I have just spent a few hours getting familiar with this cool tool. Drush allows most housekeeping for Drupal sites to be done from a command line - it's a wonderful thing. Just take a look at how much I got done executing this single command:
sudo drush @veo up
And here's what it did for me:
donmc@jbt:/var/www/VEOffice$ sudo drush @veo up
Update information last refreshed: Sat, 04/28/2012 - 16:25
Update status information on all installed and enabled Drupal projects:
Name Installed version Proposed Status
version
AddThis (addthis) 7.x-2.1-beta1 7.x-2.1-beta1 Up to date
Apps (apps) 7.x-1.0-beta5 7.x-1.0-beta6 Update available
Backup and Migrate (backup_migrate) 7.x-2.2 7.x-2.2 Up to date
Backup and Migrate Files (backup_migrate_files) 7.x-1.x-dev 7.x-1.x-dev Up to date
Drupal 7.12 7.12 Up to date
Boxes (boxes) 7.x-1.0-beta6 7.x-1.0-beta8 Update available
CAPTCHA (captcha) 7.x-1.0-alpha3 7.x-1.0-beta2 Update available
Colorbox (colorbox) 7.x-1.2 7.x-1.3 Update available
OpenPublic (openpublic) 7.x-1.0-beta8 7.x-1.0-beta8 Up to date
Comment notify (comment_notify) 7.x-1.0 7.x-1.0 Up to date
Conditional Stylesheets (conditional_styles) 7.x-2.0 7.x-2.1 Update available
Context (context) 7.x-3.0-beta2 7.x-3.0-beta2 Up to date
Context Bool Field (context_bool_field) 7.x-1.0-beta1 7.x-1.0-beta1 Up to date
Context Breadcrumb Current Page 7.x-1.0-beta2 7.x-1.0-beta2 Up to date
(context_breadcrumb_current_page)
Context Field (context_field) 7.x-1.0-beta2+10-dev 7.x-1.0-beta3 Update available
Chaos tools (ctools) 7.x-1.0-rc1 7.x-1.0 SECURITY UPDATE available
Date (date) 7.x-2.0-alpha4 7.x-2.5 Update available
Default Content (defaultcontent) 7.x-1.0-alpha4 7.x-1.0-alpha6 Update available
Delta API (delta) 7.x-3.0-beta8 7.x-3.0-beta9 Update available
Diff (diff) 7.x-2.0 7.x-2.0 Up to date
Entity API (entity) 7.x-1.0-beta10 7.x-1.0-rc2 Update available
Entity Autocomplete (entity_autocomplete) 7.x-1.0-beta1 7.x-1.0-beta1 Up to date
Entity cache (entitycache) 7.x-1.1 7.x-1.1 Up to date
Features (features) 7.x-1.0-beta4 7.x-1.0-rc2 Update available
Fieldgroup (field_group) 7.x-1.1 7.x-1.1 Up to date
Follow (follow) 7.x-1.0-alpha1+0-dev 7.x-1.0-alpha1 Up to date
google_analytics 7.x-1.2 7.x-1.2 Up to date
IMCE (imce) 7.x-1.5 7.x-1.5 Up to date
IMCE Wysiwyg API bridge (imce_wysiwyg) 7.x-1.0 7.x-1.0 Up to date
Link (link) 7.x-1.0-beta1 7.x-1.0 Update available
References (references) 7.x-2.0-beta3 7.x-2.0 Update available
Node Reference View Formatter 7.x-1.0-beta2 7.x-1.0-beta3 Update available
(node_reference_view_formatter)
Nodeblock (nodeblock) 7.x-1.2 7.x-1.2 Up to date
Node Connect (nodeconnect) 7.x-1.0-alpha1 7.x-1.0-alpha2 Update available
Nodequeue (nodequeue) 7.x-2.0-alpha1 7.x-2.0-beta1 Update available
Panels (panels) 7.x-3.0 7.x-3.2 Update available
Password policy (password_policy) 7.x-1.0-rc1 7.x-1.0-rc2 Update available
Pathauto (pathauto) 7.x-1.0-rc2 7.x-1.0 Update available
reCAPTCHA (recaptcha) 7.x-1.7 7.x-1.7 Up to date
Secure Pages (securepages) 7.x-1.x-dev Installed version not supported
Strongarm (strongarm) 7.x-2.0-beta4 7.x-2.0-rc1 Update available
Token (token) 7.x-1.0-beta6 7.x-1.0 Update available
Twitter Pull (twitter_pull) 7.x-1.0-rc1 7.x-1.0-rc1 Up to date
Views (views) 7.x-3.0-rc1 7.x-3.3 SECURITY UPDATE available
Views Boxes (views_boxes) 7.x-1.0-beta6 7.x-1.0-beta8 Update available
Webform (webform) 7.x-3.13 7.x-3.17 SECURITY UPDATE available
Wysiwyg (wysiwyg) 7.x-2.1 7.x-2.1 Up to date
XML sitemap (xmlsitemap) 7.x-2.0-beta3 7.x-2.0-rc1 Update available
Omega (omega) 7.x-3.0 7.x-3.1 Update available
Rubik (rubik) 7.x-4.0-beta8 7.x-4.0-beta8 Up to date
Tao (tao) 7.x-3.0-beta4 7.x-3.0-beta4 Up to date
Security and code updates will be made to the following projects: Apps [apps-7.x-1.0-beta6], Boxes [boxes-7.x-1.0-beta8], CAPTCHA [captcha-7.x-1.0-beta2], Colorbox [colorbox-7.x-1.3], Conditional Stylesheets [conditional_styles-7.x-2.1], Context Field [context_field-7.x-1.0-beta3], Chaos tool suite (ctools) [ctools-7.x-1.0], Date [date-7.x-2.5], Default Content [defaultcontent-7.x-1.0-alpha6], Delta [delta-7.x-3.0-beta9], Entity API [entity-7.x-1.0-rc2], Features [features-7.x-1.0-rc2], Link [link-7.x-1.0], References [references-7.x-2.0], Node Reference View Formatter [node_reference_view_formatter-7.x-1.0-beta3], Node Connect [nodeconnect-7.x-1.0-alpha2], Nodequeue [nodequeue-7.x-2.0-beta1], Panels [panels-7.x-3.2], Password policy [password_policy-7.x-1.0-rc2], Pathauto [pathauto-7.x-1.0], Secure Pages [securepages-7.x-1.x-dev], Strongarm [strongarm-7.x-2.0-rc1], Token [token-7.x-1.0], Views [views-7.x-3.3], Views Boxes [views_boxes-7.x-1.0-beta8], Webform [webform-7.x-3.17], XML sitemap [xmlsitemap-7.x-2.0-rc1], Omega - Responsive HTML5 Base Theme [omega-7.x-3.1]
Note: A backup of your project will be stored to backups directory if it is not managed by a supported version control system.
Note: If you have made any modifications to any file that belongs to one of these projects, you will have to migrate those modifications after updating.
Do you really want to continue with the update process? (y/n): y
Project apps was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0-beta6.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/apps. [ok]
Project boxes was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0-beta8.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/boxes. [ok]
Project captcha was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0-beta2.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/captcha. [ok]
Project colorbox was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.3.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/colorbox. [ok]
Project conditional_styles was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-2.1.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/conditional_styles. [ok]
Project context_field was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0-beta3.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/context_field. [ok]
Project ctools was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/ctools. [ok]
Project date was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-2.5.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/date. [ok]
Project defaultcontent was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0-alpha6.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/defaultcontent. [ok]
Project delta was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-3.0-beta9.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/delta. [ok]
Project entity was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0-rc2.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/entity. [ok]
Project features was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0-rc2.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/features. [ok]
Project link was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/link. [ok]
Project references was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-2.0.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/references. [ok]
Project node_reference_view_formatter was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0-beta3.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/node_reference_view_formatter. [ok]
Project nodeconnect was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0-alpha2.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/nodeconnect. [ok]
Project nodequeue was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-2.0-beta1.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/nodequeue. [ok]
Project panels was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-3.2.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/panels. [ok]
Project password_policy was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0-rc2.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/password_policy. [ok]
Project pathauto was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/pathauto. [ok]
Project securepages was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.x-dev.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/securepages. [ok]
Project strongarm was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-2.0-rc1.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/strongarm. [ok]
Project token was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/token. [ok]
Project views was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-3.3.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/views. [ok]
Project views_boxes was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-1.0-beta8.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/views_boxes. [ok]
Project webform was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-3.17.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/webform. [ok]
Project xmlsitemap was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-2.0-rc1.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/modules/xmlsitemap. [ok]
Project omega was updated successfully. Installed version is now 7.x-3.1.
Backups were saved into the directory /home/donmc/drush-backups/VEOffice/20120428202647/themes/omega. [ok]
donmc@jbt:/var/www/VEOffice$ sudo drush @veo updatedb
No database updates required [success]
Finished performing updates. [ok]
donmc@jbt:/var/www/VEOffice$ sudo drush @veo up
Update information last refreshed: Sat, 04/28/2012 - 16:27
Update status information on all installed and enabled Drupal projects:
Name Installed version Proposed Status
version
AddThis (addthis) 7.x-2.1-beta1 7.x-2.1-beta1 Up to date
Apps (apps) 7.x-1.0-beta6 7.x-1.0-beta6 Up to date
Backup and Migrate (backup_migrate) 7.x-2.2 7.x-2.2 Up to date
Backup and Migrate Files (backup_migrate_files) 7.x-1.x-dev 7.x-1.x-dev Up to date
Drupal 7.12 7.12 Up to date
Boxes (boxes) 7.x-1.0-beta8 7.x-1.0-beta8 Up to date
CAPTCHA (captcha) 7.x-1.0-beta2 7.x-1.0-beta2 Up to date
Colorbox (colorbox) 7.x-1.3 7.x-1.3 Up to date
OpenPublic (openpublic) 7.x-1.0-beta8 7.x-1.0-beta8 Up to date
Comment notify (comment_notify) 7.x-1.0 7.x-1.0 Up to date
Conditional Stylesheets (conditional_styles) 7.x-2.1 7.x-2.1 Up to date
Context (context) 7.x-3.0-beta2 7.x-3.0-beta2 Up to date
Context Bool Field (context_bool_field) 7.x-1.0-beta1 7.x-1.0-beta1 Up to date
Context Breadcrumb Current Page 7.x-1.0-beta2 7.x-1.0-beta2 Up to date
(context_breadcrumb_current_page)
Context Field (context_field) 7.x-1.0-beta3 7.x-1.0-beta3 Up to date
Chaos tools (ctools) 7.x-1.0 7.x-1.0 Up to date
Date (date) 7.x-2.5 7.x-2.5 Up to date
Default Content (defaultcontent) 7.x-1.0-alpha6 7.x-1.0-alpha6 Up to date
Delta API (delta) 7.x-3.0-beta9 7.x-3.0-beta9 Up to date
Diff (diff) 7.x-2.0 7.x-2.0 Up to date
Entity API (entity) 7.x-1.0-rc2 7.x-1.0-rc2 Up to date
Entity Autocomplete (entity_autocomplete) 7.x-1.0-beta1 7.x-1.0-beta1 Up to date
Entity cache (entitycache) 7.x-1.1 7.x-1.1 Up to date
Features (features) 7.x-1.0-rc2 7.x-1.0-rc2 Up to date
Fieldgroup (field_group) 7.x-1.1 7.x-1.1 Up to date
Follow (follow) 7.x-1.0-alpha1+0- 7.x-1.0-alpha1 Up to date
dev
google_analytics 7.x-1.2 7.x-1.2 Up to date
IMCE (imce) 7.x-1.5 7.x-1.5 Up to date
IMCE Wysiwyg API bridge (imce_wysiwyg) 7.x-1.0 7.x-1.0 Up to date
Link (link) 7.x-1.0 7.x-1.0 Up to date
References (references) 7.x-2.0 7.x-2.0 Up to date
Node Reference View Formatter 7.x-1.0-beta3 7.x-1.0-beta3 Up to date
(node_reference_view_formatter)
Nodeblock (nodeblock) 7.x-1.2 7.x-1.2 Up to date
Node Connect (nodeconnect) 7.x-1.0-alpha2 7.x-1.0-alpha2 Up to date
Nodequeue (nodequeue) 7.x-2.0-beta1 7.x-2.0-beta1 Up to date
Panels (panels) 7.x-3.2 7.x-3.2 Up to date
Password policy (password_policy) 7.x-1.0-rc2 7.x-1.0-rc2 Up to date
Pathauto (pathauto) 7.x-1.0 7.x-1.0 Up to date
reCAPTCHA (recaptcha) 7.x-1.7 7.x-1.7 Up to date
Secure Pages (securepages) 7.x-1.x-dev 7.x-1.x-dev Up to date
Strongarm (strongarm) 7.x-2.0-rc1 7.x-2.0-rc1 Up to date
Token (token) 7.x-1.0 7.x-1.0 Up to date
Twitter Pull (twitter_pull) 7.x-1.0-rc1 7.x-1.0-rc1 Up to date
Views (views) 7.x-3.3 7.x-3.3 Up to date
Views Boxes (views_boxes) 7.x-1.0-beta8 7.x-1.0-beta8 Up to date
Webform (webform) 7.x-3.17 7.x-3.17 Up to date
Wysiwyg (wysiwyg) 7.x-2.1 7.x-2.1 Up to date
XML sitemap (xmlsitemap) 7.x-2.0-rc1 7.x-2.0-rc1 Up to date
Omega (omega) 7.x-3.1 7.x-3.1 Up to date
Rubik (rubik) 7.x-4.0-beta8 7.x-4.0-beta8 Up to date
Tao (tao) 7.x-3.0-beta4 7.x-3.0-beta4 Up to date
No code updates available.