diff --git a/dgbuilder/git_scripts/gitstatus b/dgbuilder/git_scripts/gitstatus
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9b24ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dgbuilder/git_scripts/gitstatus
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+if [ "$#" != "1" ]
+then
+	echo "Usage $0 full_path_to_local_repository"
+	exit
+fi
+cd $1
+git status