From 785e7102c58df7fdfe973a8f3ad8a7af2181e918 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: root <root@sid8gb.lab.wit.org>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 15:14:49 -0500
Subject: add repos update

---
 argv.go   |  9 +++++----
 doPull.go | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 524c91f..324855c 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -114,9 +114,10 @@ type SubmitCmd struct {
 }
 
 type PullCmd struct {
-	Force bool      `arg:"--force"                    help:"try to strong-arm things"`
-	List  *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:list"            help:"list repo versions"`
-	Check *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:check"           help:"check for repo changes"`
+	Force  bool      `arg:"--force"                    help:"try to strong-arm things"`
+	List   *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:list"            help:"list repo versions"`
+	Check  *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:check"           help:"check for repo changes"`
+	Update *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:update"          help:"report updates"`
 }
 
 type TagCmd struct {
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ func (args) Appname() string {
 
 func (a args) DoAutoComplete(pb *prep.Auto) {
 	if pb.Cmd == "" {
-		pb.Autocomplete3([]string{"checkout", "reset", "commit", "config", "gui", "merge", "normal", "patch", "pull", "show"})
+		pb.Autocomplete3([]string{"checkout", "reset", "commit", "config", "gui", "merge", "normal", "patch", "pull", "show", "--version"})
 	} else {
 		pb.SubCommand(pb.Argv...)
 	}
diff --git a/doPull.go b/doPull.go
index 80405ff..ad9d3ef 100644
--- a/doPull.go
+++ b/doPull.go
@@ -50,6 +50,22 @@ func needToUpdateRepo(repo *gitpb.Repo) (*gitpb.Repo, error) {
 
 // is every repo on the devel branch?
 func doPull() error {
+	if argv.Pull.Update != nil {
+		submit := me.forge.PrepareCheckRepos()
+		updatepb, regPB, err := submit.HttpPost(myServer(), "updateURL")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Info("err =", err)
+		}
+		if regPB == nil {
+			log.Info("regPB==nil")
+		}
+		if updatepb == nil {
+			log.Info("server sent nil back")
+			return err
+		}
+		log.Infof("pull update pb.Len()=%d\n", updatepb.Len())
+		return nil
+	}
 	if argv.Pull.Check != nil {
 		submit := me.forge.PrepareCheckRepos()
 		updatepb, regPB, err := submit.HttpPost(myServer(), "check")
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