<# .SYNOPSIS Fetches Git repository updates .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script fetches the latest updates into a local Git repository (including submodules). .PARAMETER RepoDir Specifies the file path to the local Git repository (default is working directory). .EXAMPLE PS> ./fetch-repo.ps1 C:\MyRepo ⏳ (1/3) Searching for Git executable... git version 2.41.0.windows.3 ⏳ (2/3) Checking local repository... ⏳ (3/3) Fetching updates... ✔️ Fetched updates into repo 📂MyRepo (took 2 sec) .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$RepoDir = "$PWD") try { $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() Write-Host "⏳ (1/3) Searching for Git executable... " -noNewline & git --version if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" } Write-Host "⏳ (2/3) Checking local repository..." if (!(Test-Path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access folder: $RepoDir" } $RepoDirName = (Get-Item "$RepoDir").Name Write-Host "⏳ (3/3) Fetching updates..." & git -C "$RepoDir" fetch --all --recurse-submodules --tags --prune --prune-tags --force --quiet if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git fetch --all' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" } [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ Fetched updates into repo 📂$RepoDirName (took $Elapsed sec)" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }