# gruntwork-io/git-xargs

git-xargs is a command-line tool (CLI) for making updates across multiple Github repositories with a single command.

Repository: https://github.com/gruntwork-io/git-xargs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-xargs
Homepage: https://blog.gruntwork.io/introducing-git-xargs-an-open-source-tool-to-update-multiple-github-repos-753f9f3675ec
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: productivity, git, automation, golang, cli
Last push: 2026-08-12T07:48:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1996, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 538, "gap_med": 6.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1123, forks 74 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:40.580892+00:00)

## What it is
git-xargs is a Go-based command-line tool for applying a script or command across multiple GitHub repositories in one run. It clones each repo, executes the command, commits changes, opens pull requests, and prints a detailed summary report, using goroutines for parallelism.

## Use cases
- add a file to every repo in a GitHub organization
- run a search-and-replace across 150 repos with one command
- upgrade Terraform module syntax across many repositories
- add or update CI/CD config files on a subset of repos
- bulk-update dependency versions across an org's repos
- open pull requests with automated changes to multiple repos

## When to choose
- you manage many GitHub repos and need to apply the same change everywhere
- you want automated commits and pull requests with a run report
- you need fast, parallel bulk repo updates from the CLI

## When to avoid
- you only need to update a single repository
- you use a forge other than GitHub (e.g., GitLab or Bitbucket)
- you need interactive, per-repo review before each change is committed

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, workflow-automation, version-control
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: github, bulk-updates, pull-requests, multi-repo, golang, git, automation, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- gruntwork-io/git-xargs (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.580892+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:40:52.528183+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gruntwork-io/git-xargs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.580892+00:00, sha b98ad6e55f53)
  - homepage: https://blog.gruntwork.io/introducing-git-xargs-an-open-source-tool-to-update-multiple-github-repos-753f9f3675ec (fetched 2026-08-29T12:44:17.929367+00:00, sha fc10fc69a17f)
  - site_page: https://www.gruntwork.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:44:17.938930+00:00, sha 4e7a3521f080)
  - site_page: https://docs.gruntwork.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:44:17.934464+00:00, sha 7e0d30a2f012)
  - site_page: https://www.gruntwork.io/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T12:44:17.936226+00:00, sha 6b22b4afc581)
  - site_page: https://www.gruntwork.io/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T12:44:17.932247+00:00, sha ccbc757242dc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.