diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
index bf0849747acfe4687d71d559c5a39af6380c690d..1e66b4db2c319380410828aa4a5e91530e4775c3 100644
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 Richard Hartmann <richih.mailinglist@gmail.com> <richih+github.com@richih.org>
+Alexander Skurikhin <a.skurihin@gmail.com> <a.skurihin@gmail.com>
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 76741599431da3da7b45a26a2af09ada3ecd7960..abea9e09c8fa72f4120dd75aa764ac3fcecdb478 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 Alphabetical list of everyone who ever committed to this repository
 
 Vincent Demeester <vincent@demeester.fr>
+Thomas Ferris Nicolaisen <tfnico@gmail.com>
 martin f. krafft <madduck@madduck.net>
+Alessandro Ghedini <alessandro@ghedini.me>
 Valentin Haenel <valentin.haenel@gmx.de>
 Richard Hartmann <richih.mailinglist@gmail.com>
 mek-apelsin <mek@pels.in>
 Dieter Plaetinck <dieter@plaetinck.be>
 Corey Quinn <corey@sequestered.net>
 Gernot Schulz <post@gernot-schulz.com>
+Alexander Skurikhin <a.skurihin@gmail.com>
 Jonathan Sternberg <jonathansternberg@gmail.com>
 Frank Terbeck <ft@bewatermyfriend.org>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68031ff877ef0dd23dfb7733e0efbdedd350b421..a83325d979ee4482a828111802d7882a4dbe141c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ Let's say you want to version control your `vim` configuration:
     vcsh vim commit -m 'Initial commit of my Vim configuration'
     # optionally push your files to a remote
     vcsh vim remote add origin <remote>
-    vcsh vim push origin master:master
-    vcsh vim branch --track master origin/master
+    vcsh vim push -u origin master
+    # from now on you can push additional commits like this
+    vcsh vim push
 
 If all that looks a _lot_ like standard `git`, that's no coincidence; it's
 a design feature.
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ ignore this fact for now and follow the examples.
 
 ## Initialize a new repository "vim"
 
-    vcsh init vcsh
+    vcsh init vim
 
 ## Clone an existing repository
 
diff --git a/_vcsh b/_vcsh
index 2367fb44c9f513741ae9776fc62f3c3e0bf952e2..47dbd9e69a9582540c563cfc27c0362fc046d453 100644
--- a/_vcsh
+++ b/_vcsh
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ function _vcsh-list-tracked-by () {
 	(( CURRENT == 2 )) && __vcsh_repositories
 }
 
+function _vcsh-pull () {
+	_nothing
+}
+
+function _vcsh-push () {
+	_nothing
+}
+
 function _vcsh-rename () {
 	(( CURRENT == 2 )) && __vcsh_repositories
 	(( CURRENT == 3 )) && _message "new repository name"
@@ -88,6 +96,7 @@ function _vcsh () {
 		"list:list all local vcsh repositories"
 		"list-tracked:list all files tracked by vcsh"
 		"list-tracked-by:list files tracked by a repository"
+		"pull:pull from all vcsh remotes"
 		"rename:rename a repository"
 		"run:run command with <\$GIT_DIR> and <\$GIT_WORK_TREE> set"
 		"upgrade:upgrade repository to currently recommended settings"
@@ -114,8 +123,7 @@ function _vcsh () {
 			if ! (( ${+functions[_vcsh-$vcshcommand]} )); then
 				# There is no handler function, so this is probably the name
 				# of a repository. Act accordingly.
-				_message "git sub-command"
-				#TODO and now we need to complete on git subcommands
+				_dispatch git git
 			else
 				curcontext="${curcontext%:*:*}:vcsh-${vcshcommand}:"
 				_call_function ret _vcsh-${vcshcommand}
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index c835962e1bc7345b85f3de5ab8287ea979a73aef..0dd7c3f0314956acda80f724461390dfcf16f36a 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+2013-07-23  Richard Hartmann <richih.mailinglist@gmail.com>
+
+	* Release 1.20130723
+	* Support $VCSH_GITIGNORE == none
+	* Documentation improvements,
+	* Improved zsh completion
+	* Add support for `vcsh pull`
+	* Add support for `vcsh push`
+	* Add retire() to tear down vcsh ENV
+	* Add clone hooks, including one witout vcsh ENV to
+	  allow subsequent cloning of other repos
+	* Fix `vcsh rename`
+	* Improve general code robustness
+
 2013-06-14  Richard Hartmann <richih.mailinglist@gmail.com>
 
 	* Release 1.20130614
diff --git a/doc/hooks b/doc/hooks
index 5547131cddc8c625e095bf13789833ac403a7fd6..3c72ef88e336f6eb8f109a6871aa7f2068eee469 100644
--- a/doc/hooks
+++ b/doc/hooks
@@ -1,9 +1,25 @@
 Available hooks are:
-pre-command
-post-command
-pre-enter
-post-enter
-pre-run
-post-run
-pre-upgrade
-post-upgrade
+
+* pre-clone
+* post-clone
+* post-clone-retired
+	Use this if you need to operate on different git repositories after cloning.
+	This hook can be useful if your configuration needs some remote
+	repositories, but you do not want to include it into your vcsh
+	repository. For instance, if you use vim plugins manager (vundle,
+	NeoBundle), zsh configuration frameworks (oh-my-zsh, prezto), etc.
+* pre-command
+* post-command
+* pre-enter
+* post-enter
+* pre-pull
+* post-pull
+* pre-push
+* post-push
+* pre-run
+* post-run
+* pre-upgrade
+* post-upgrade
+
+If you write any interesting or useful hooks, please send them upstream
+so they can be included in an examples section.
diff --git a/doc/vcsh.1.ronn b/doc/vcsh.1.ronn
index 08e8c04a08df4964e64a224714c47f9e02d815ee..b1957078400381993313762d03449e68b1128790 100644
--- a/doc/vcsh.1.ronn
+++ b/doc/vcsh.1.ronn
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ vcsh(1) - Version Control System for $HOME - multiple Git repositories in $HOME
 
 `vcsh` list-tracked-by <repo>
 
+`vcsh` pull
+
+`vcsh` push
+
 `vcsh` rename <repo> <newname>
 
 `vcsh` run <repo> <shell command>
@@ -77,6 +81,9 @@ an interactive user.
 * clone:
   Clone an existing repository.
 
+  If you need to clone a bundle of repositories, look into the
+  `post-clone-retired` hook.
+
 * delete:
   Delete an existing repository.
 
@@ -98,6 +105,12 @@ an interactive user.
 * list-tracked-by:
   List files tracked by a repository.
 
+* pull:
+  Pull from all vcsh remotes.
+
+* push:
+  Push to all vcsh remotes.
+
 * rename:
   Rename a repository.
 
@@ -151,14 +164,16 @@ executed in the context of your shell.
 Interesting knobs you can turn:
 
 * <$VCSH_GITIGNORE>:
-  Can be either <exact> or <recursive>.
+  Can be <exact>, <recursive>, or <none>.
 
-  <exact> will seed the repo-specific <.gitignore> with all file and directory
+  <exact> will seed the repo-specific ignore file with all file and directory
   names which `git ls-files` returns.
 
   <recursive> will descend through all directories recursively additionally to
   the above.
 
+  <none> will not write any ignore file.
+
   Defaults to <exact>.
 
 Less interesting knobs you could turn:
@@ -259,7 +274,7 @@ This manpage and `vcsh` itself were written by Richard "RichiH" Hartmann.
 
 ## COPYRIGHT
 
-Copyright 2011-2012 Richard Hartmann <richih.mailinglist@gmail.com>
+Copyright 2011-2013 Richard Hartmann <richih.mailinglist@gmail.com>
 
 Licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or higher.
 
diff --git a/vcsh b/vcsh
index 71789fa6572a327832df49e390209b394e5793cc..ea889318796f40217aff83f34941ceaf233025a2 100755
--- a/vcsh
+++ b/vcsh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # While the following is not legally binding, the author would like to
 # explain the choice of GPLv2+ over GPLv3+.
 # The author prefers GPLv3+ over GPLv2+ but feels it's better to maintain
-# full compatibility's with git. In case git ever changes its licensing terms,
+# full compatibility's with Git. In case Git ever changes its licensing terms,
 # which is admittedly extremely unlikely to the point of being impossible,
 # this software will most likely follow suit.
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ basename() {
 }
 
 SELF=$(basename $0)
-VERSION='1.20130614'
+VERSION='1.20130723'
 
 fatal() {
 	echo "$SELF: fatal: $1" >&2
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ help() {
    list-tracked         List all files tracked by vcsh
    list-tracked-by \\
         <repo>          List files tracked by a repository
+   pull                 Pull from all vcsh remotes
+   push                 Push to vcsh remotes
    rename <repo> \\
           <newname>     Rename repository
    run <repo> \\
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ info() {
 }
 
 clone() {
+	hook pre-clone
 	init
 	git remote add origin "$GIT_REMOTE"
 	git config branch.master.remote origin
@@ -149,6 +152,9 @@ clone() {
 		fatal "will stop after fetching and not try to merge!
   Once this situation has been resolved, run 'vcsh run $VCSH_REPO_NAME git pull' to finish cloning.\n" 17
 	git merge origin/master
+	hook post-clone
+	retire
+	hook post-clone-retired
 }
 
 delete() {
@@ -220,11 +226,44 @@ list_tracked_by() {
 	git ls-files | sort -u
 }
 
+pull() {
+	hook pre-pull
+	for VCSH_REPO_NAME in $(list); do
+		echo -n "$VCSH_REPO_NAME: "
+		export GIT_DIR="$VCSH_REPO_D/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.git"
+		use
+		git pull
+	done
+	hook post-pull
+}
+
+push() {
+	hook pre-push
+	for VCSH_REPO_NAME in $(list); do
+		echo -n "$VCSH_REPO_NAME: "
+		export GIT_DIR="$VCSH_REPO_D/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.git"
+		use
+		git push
+	done
+	hook post-push
+}
+
+retire() {
+	unset GIT_WORK_TREE
+	unset VCSH_DIRECTORY
+}
+
 rename() {
 	git_dir_exists
 	[ -d "$GIT_DIR_NEW" ] && fatal "'$GIT_DIR_NEW' exists" 54
 	mv -f "$GIT_DIR" "$GIT_DIR_NEW" || fatal "Could not mv '$GIT_DIR' '$GIT_DIR_NEW'" 52
 
+	# Now that the repository has been renamed, we need to fix up its configuration
+	# Overwrite old name..
+	GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR_NEW"
+	$VCSH_REPO_NAME="$VCSH_REPO_NAME_NEW"
+	# ..and clobber all old configuration
+	upgrade
 }
 
 run() {
@@ -238,7 +277,7 @@ upgrade() {
 	hook pre-upgrade
 	use
 	git config core.worktree     "$GIT_WORK_TREE"
-	git config core.excludesfile ".gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
+	[ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xnone' ] && git config core.excludesfile ".gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
 	git config vcsh.vcsh         'true'
 	[ -e "$VCSH_BASE/.gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME" ] && git add -f "$VCSH_BASE/.gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
 	hook post-upgrade
@@ -259,6 +298,12 @@ which() {
 }
 
 write_gitignore() {
+	# Don't do anything if the user does not want to write gitignore
+	if [ "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xnone' ]; then
+		info "Not writing gitignore as '\$VCSH_GITIGNORE' is set to 'none'"
+		exit
+	fi
+
 	use
 	cd "$VCSH_BASE" || fatal "could not enter '$VCSH_BASE'" 11
 	gitignores=$(for file in $(git ls-files); do
@@ -272,7 +317,7 @@ write_gitignore() {
 	echo '*' > "$tempfile" || fatal "could not write to '$tempfile'" 57
 	for gitignore in $gitignores; do
 		echo "$gitignore" | sed 's@^@!/@' >> "$tempfile" || fatal "could not write to '$tempfile'" 57
-		if [ x$VCSH_GITIGNORE = x'recursive' ] && [ -d "$gitignore" ]; then
+		if [ "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xrecursive' ] && [ -d "$gitignore" ]; then
 			{ echo "$gitignore/*" | sed 's@^@!/@' >> "$tempfile" || fatal "could not write to '$tempfile'" 57; }
 		fi
 	done
@@ -289,8 +334,8 @@ write_gitignore() {
 		fatal "could not move '$tempfile' to '$VCSH_BASE/.gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME'" 53
 }
 
-if [ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xexact' ] && [ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xrecursive' ]; then
-	fatal "'\$VCSH_GITIGNORE' must be either 'exact' or 'recursive'" 1
+if [ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xexact' ] && [ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xnone' ] && [ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xrecursive' ]; then
+	fatal "'\$VCSH_GITIGNORE' must equal 'exact', 'none', or 'recursive'" 1
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" = 'clone' ]; then
@@ -318,15 +363,17 @@ elif [ "$1" = 'delete' ]           ||
      [ "$1" = 'write-gitignore' ]; then
 	[ -z $2 ]                      && fatal "$1: please specify repository to work on" 1
 	[ "$1" = 'rename' -a -z "$3" ] && fatal "$1: please specify a target name" 1
-	[ "$1" = 'run' -a -z "$3" ]    && fatal "$1: please specify a command" 1
+	[ "$1" = 'run'    -a -z "$3" ] && fatal "$1: please specify a command" 1
 	export VCSH_COMMAND="$1"
 	export VCSH_REPO_NAME="$2"
 	export GIT_DIR="$VCSH_REPO_D/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.git"
-	[ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'rename' ]         && export GIT_DIR_NEW="$VCSH_REPO_D/$3.git"
-	[ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'run' ] && shift 2
-	[ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'write-gitignore' ]
+	[ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'rename' ] && { export VCSH_REPO_NAME_NEW="$3";
+	                                    export GIT_DIR_NEW="$VCSH_REPO_D/$VCSH_REPO_NAME_NEW.git"; }
+	[ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'run' ]    && shift 2
 elif [ "$1" = 'list' ] ||
-     [ "$1" = 'list-tracked' ]; then
+     [ "$1" = 'list-tracked' ] ||
+     [ "$1" = 'pull' ] ||
+     [ "$1" = 'push' ]; then
 	export VCSH_COMMAND="$1"
 elif [ -n "$2" ]; then
 	export VCSH_COMMAND='run'
@@ -352,9 +399,8 @@ if echo $VCSH_REPO_NAME | grep -q '/'; then
 	export VCSH_REPO_NAME=$(basename "$VCSH_REPO_NAME" .git)
 fi
 
-
-for check_directory in "$VCSH_REPO_D" "$VCSH_BASE/.gitignore.d"
-do
+check_dir() {
+	check_directory="$1"
 	if [ ! -d "$check_directory" ]; then
 		if [ -e "$check_directory" ]; then
 			fatal "'$check_directory' exists but is not a directory" 13
@@ -363,7 +409,10 @@ do
 			mkdir -p "$check_directory" || fatal "could not create '$check_directory'" 50
 		fi
 	fi
-done
+}
+
+check_dir "$VCSH_REPO_D"
+[ ! "x$VCSH_GITIGNORE" = 'xnone' ] && check_dir "$VCSH_BASE/.gitignore.d"
 
 verbose "$VCSH_COMMAND begin"
 export VCSH_COMMAND=$(echo $VCSH_COMMAND | sed 's/-/_/g')