diff --git a/fetch-all.sh b/fetch-all.sh
index d6bd9fa..58d1eab 100755
--- a/fetch-all.sh
+++ b/fetch-all.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@
 # fetch does not effect local files, just updating information about repo from remote.
 #
 # will only search symbolic links when passed "-l" option, must be before any locations
-# fetch-all.sh [-l] # current location implied
-# fetch-all.sh [-l] ~/my-projects /var/group-projects
+# will only search hidden directories when passed "-h" option, must be before any locations
+# fetch-all.sh [-l][-h] # current location implied
+# fetch-all.sh [-l][-h] ~/my-projects /var/group-projects
 
-# check for "-l" in command prompt
+# check for "-l" and "-h" in command prompt
 followLinks="-H"
-while getopts "l" option; do
+checkHidden="-not -path */.*/.git"
+while getopts "lh" option; do
     case $option in
         l)
             followLinks="-L"
             ;;
+        h)
+            checkHidden=""
+            ;;
     esac
 done
 shift "$((OPTIND-1))"
@@ -23,6 +28,10 @@ if [[ "-H" == "$followLinks" ]]; then
     echo "use -l to follow symbolic links"
 fi
 
+if [[ -n "$checkHidden" ]]; then
+    echo "use -h to check hidden directories"
+fi
+
 # function to process each location
 function process_git_fetch () {
     startedIn=`pwd`
@@ -39,5 +48,5 @@ function process_git_fetch () {
 # and call process_git_fetch on each location that was found.
 # we then work on the folder that contained the ".git" folder.
 
-find "$followLinks" "$@" -type d -name ".git" | while read -r file; do process_git_fetch "$file"; done
+find "$followLinks" "$@" -type d -name ".git" $checkHidden | while read -r file; do process_git_fetch "$file"; done
 
diff --git a/list-all.sh b/list-all.sh
index 80901d3..b9ebcb6 100755
--- a/list-all.sh
+++ b/list-all.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@
 # just listing where repos are located, and their remote.
 #
 # will only search symbolic links when passed "-l" option, must be before any locations
-# list-all.sh [-l] # current location implied
-# list-all.sh [-l] ~/my-projects /var/group-projects
+# will only search hidden directories when passed "-h" option, must be before any locations
+# list-all.sh [-l][-h] # current location implied
+# list-all.sh [-l][-h] ~/my-projects /var/group-projects
 
-# check for "-l" in command prompt
+# check for "-l" and "-h" in command prompt
 followLinks="-H"
-while getopts "l" option; do
+checkHidden="-not -path */.*/.git"
+while getopts "lh" option; do
     case $option in
         l)
             followLinks="-L"
             ;;
+        h)
+            checkHidden=""
+            ;;
     esac
 done
 shift "$((OPTIND-1))"
@@ -23,6 +28,10 @@ if [[ "-H" == "$followLinks" ]]; then
     echo "use -l to follow symbolic links"
 fi
 
+if [[ -n "$checkHidden" ]]; then
+    echo "use -h to check hidden directories"
+fi
+
 # function to process each location
 function process_git_list () {
     startedIn=`pwd`
@@ -39,5 +48,5 @@ function process_git_list () {
 # and call process_git_list on each location that was found.
 # we then work on the folder that contained the ".git" folder.
 
-find "$followLinks" "$@" -type d -name ".git" | while read -r file; do process_git_list "$file"; done
+find "$followLinks" "$@" -type d -name ".git" $checkHidden | while read -r file; do process_git_list "$file"; done
 
diff --git a/pull-all.sh b/pull-all.sh
index a73b01c..cd204c9 100755
--- a/pull-all.sh
+++ b/pull-all.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@
 # pull will not go through if there are uncommitted local changes, or if the branch has no upstream.
 #
 # will only search symbolic links when passed "-l" option, must be before any locations
-# pull-all.sh [-l] # current location implied
-# pull-all.sh [-l] ~/my-projects /var/group-projects
+# will only search hidden directories when passed "-h" option, must be before any locations
+# pull-all.sh [-l][-h] # current location implied
+# pull-all.sh [-l][-h] ~/my-projects /var/group-projects
 
-# check for "-l" in command prompt
+# check for "-l" and "-h" in command prompt
 followLinks="-H"
-while getopts "l" option; do
+checkHidden="-not -path */.*/.git"
+while getopts "lh" option; do
     case $option in
         l)
             followLinks="-L"
             ;;
+        h)
+            checkHidden=""
+            ;;
     esac
 done
 shift "$((OPTIND-1))"
@@ -23,6 +28,10 @@ if [[ "-H" == "$followLinks" ]]; then
     echo "use -l to follow symbolic links"
 fi
 
+if [[ -n "$checkHidden" ]]; then
+    echo "use -h to check hidden directories"
+fi
+
 # function to process each location
 function process_git_pull () {
     startedIn=`pwd`
@@ -39,5 +48,5 @@ function process_git_pull () {
 # and call process_git_pull on each location that was found.
 # we then work on the folder that contained the ".git" folder.
 
-find "$followLinks" "$@" -type d -name ".git" | while read -r file; do process_git_pull "$file"; done
+find "$followLinks" "$@" -type d -name ".git" $checkHidden | while read -r file; do process_git_pull "$file"; done
 
diff --git a/status-all.sh b/status-all.sh
index c25d56b..c900b02 100755
--- a/status-all.sh
+++ b/status-all.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@
 # just listing current status of repos,
 #
 # will only search symbolic links when passed "-l" option, must be before any locations
-# status-all.sh [-l] # current location implied
-# status-all.sh [-l] ~/my-projects /var/group-projects
+# will only search hidden directories when passed "-h" option, must be before any locations
+# status-all.sh [-l][-h] # current location implied
+# status-all.sh [-l][-h] ~/my-projects /var/group-projects
 
-# check for "-l" in command prompt
+# check for "-l" and "-h" in command prompt
 followLinks="-H"
-while getopts "l" option; do
+checkHidden="-not -path */.*/.git"
+while getopts "lh" option; do
     case $option in
         l)
             followLinks="-L"
             ;;
+        h)
+            checkHidden=""
+            ;;
     esac
 done
 shift "$((OPTIND-1))"
@@ -23,8 +28,12 @@ if [[ "-H" == "$followLinks" ]]; then
     echo "use -l to follow symbolic links"
 fi
 
+if [[ -n "$checkHidden" ]]; then
+    echo "use -h to check hidden directories"
+fi
+
 # function to process each location
-function process_git_list () {
+function process_git_status () {
     startedIn=$(pwd)
     location=$(realpath $(dirname "$@"))
     line="--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---"
@@ -88,5 +97,5 @@ function process_git_list () {
 # and call process_git_list on each location that was found.
 # we then work on the folder that contained the ".git" folder.
 
-find "$followLinks" "$@" -type d -name ".git" | while read -r file; do process_git_list "$file"; done
+find "$followLinks" "$@" -type d -name ".git" $checkHidden | while read -r file; do process_git_status "$file"; done