diff --git a/pull.sh b/pull.sh
index 7d64b56..fd6d403 100755
--- a/pull.sh
+++ b/pull.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ do
 		cd $component
 		sayAndDo git pull
 		sayAndDo git submodule update --remote
-		sayAndDo git submodule foreach 'git checkout master'
-		sayAndDo git submodule foreach 'git pull'
+		sayAndDo git submodule foreach --recursive 'git pull'
 		cd ..
 		echo
 	fi
diff --git a/switchto.sh b/switchto.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ec99f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/switchto.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright 2014 Range Networks, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# See the COPYING file in the main directory for details.
+#
+
+sayAndDo () {
+	echo $@
+	eval $@
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "# ERROR: command failed!"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+usage () {
+	echo "# usage: ./switchto.sh branch-name"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+	usage
+fi
+
+for component in a53 CommonLibs openbts RRLP smqueue sqlite3 subscriberRegistry
+do
+	if [ -d $component ]; then
+		echo "########################################################################"
+		echo "# $component"
+		cd $component
+		sayAndDo git checkout $1
+		sayAndDo git submodule foreach --recursive "git checkout $1"
+		cd ..
+		echo
+	fi
+done
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