diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 1cb30b4..d4adfb7 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -56,15 +56,19 @@ setopt PROMPT_SUBST
 # Comfortable aliases
 alias ..='cd ..'
 alias cp='cp -v'
+alias l='ls -F -h'
+alias la='ls -F -h -a'
+alias mv='mv -v'
+alias view='vim -R'
+
+# Comfortable git aliases
 alias g='git'
 alias gc='g commit'
 alias gd='g diff'
 alias glog='g log --graph --oneline'
 alias gst='g status --short --branch'
-alias l='ls -F -h'
-alias la='ls -F -h -a'
-alias mv='mv -v'
-alias view='vim -R'
+# update all repositories within the current directory
+alias update_repositories='find . -type d -name .git -execdir git pull \;'
 
 # Suppresses line numbers in less
 alias less='less --line-numbers'