update
Update a skill or tracked repository to the latest version.
skillshare update my-skill # Update single skill
skillshare update team-skills # Update tracked repo
skillshare update --all # Update everything
What Happens
For Tracked Repositories
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ skillshare update _team-skills │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. Check for uncommitted changes │
│ → "Repository has uncommitted changes" │
│ → Use --force to discard and update │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ (clean)
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 2. Run git pull │
│ → Fetching from origin... │
│ → 3 commits, 5 files changed │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 3. Show changes │
│ → abc1234 Add new feature │
│ → def5678 Fix bug in parser │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
For Regular Skills
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ skillshare update my-skill │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. Read metadata │
│ → Source: github.com/user/skills │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 2. Re-install from source │
│ → Cloning repository... │
│ → Updated my-skill │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Options
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--all, -a | Update all tracked repos and skills with metadata |
--force, -f | Discard local changes and force update |
--dry-run, -n | Preview without making changes |
--help, -h | Show help |
Update All
Update everything at once:
skillshare update --all
This updates:
- All tracked repositories (git pull)
- All skills with source metadata (re-install)
Example Output
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ skillshare update --all │
│ Updating 2 tracked repos + 3 skills │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
[1/5] ✓ _team-skills Already up to date
[2/5] ✓ _personal-repo 3 commits, 2 files
[3/5] ✓ my-skill Reinstalled from source
[4/5] ! other-skill has uncommitted changes (use --force)
[5/5] ✓ another-skill Reinstalled from source
┌────────────────────────────┐
│ Summary │
│ Total: 5 │
│ Updated: 4 │
│ Skipped: 1 │
└────────────────────────────┘
Handling Conflicts
If a tracked repo has uncommitted changes:
# Option 1: Commit your changes first
cd ~/.config/skillshare/skills/_team-skills
git add . && git commit -m "My changes"
skillshare update _team-skills
# Option 2: Discard and force update
skillshare update _team-skills --force
After Updating
Run skillshare sync to distribute changes to all targets:
skillshare update --all
skillshare sync