diff --git a/pyn/commands.py b/pyn/commands.py
index 8b81938..eadfd50 100644
--- a/pyn/commands.py
+++ b/pyn/commands.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ def cmd_add_note(config, title, notebook):
     if not body:
         notes.edit_file(config, filename)
 
+    notes.run_git(
+        config, ["add", str(filename.relative_to(config.directory))], quiet=True
+    )
+
 
 add_note = group.add_parser("add", aliases=["a"])
 add_note.add_argument("--notebook", "-n", help="add to this notebook [general]")
@@ -79,6 +83,9 @@ list_notes.set_defaults(func=cmd_list_notes)
 def cmd_edit_note(config, title, notebook: str) -> None:
     filename = notes.search_filenames(config, title, notebook)
     notes.edit_file(config, filename)
+    notes.run_git(
+        config, ["add", str(filename.relative_to(config.directory))], quiet=True
+    )
 
 
 edit_note = group.add_parser("edit", aliases=["e"])
@@ -98,3 +105,28 @@ show_note = group.add_parser("show", aliases=["s", "cat"])
 show_note.add_argument("title", help="note title", nargs="?")
 show_note.add_argument("--notebook", "-n", help="limit to this notebook")
 show_note.set_defaults(func=cmd_show_note)
+
+### Git
+
+
+def cmd_git(config: Config, cmd: list[str]) -> None:
+    output = notes.run_git(config, cmd)
+    sys.stdout.write(output)
+
+
+git = group.add_parser("git", help="run a git command in the note directory")
+git.add_argument("cmd", help="git command", nargs="*")
+git.set_defaults(func=cmd_git)
+
+### Sync
+
+
+def cmd_sync(config: Config) -> None:
+    output = notes.run_git(config, ["pull"])
+    sys.stdout.write(f"Pull: {output}\n")
+    output = notes.run_git(config, ["push"])
+    sys.stdout.write(f"Push: {output}\n")
+
+
+git = group.add_parser("sync", help="synchronise the notes")
+git.set_defaults(func=cmd_sync)
diff --git a/pyn/notes.py b/pyn/notes.py
index 45c7cfc..4e95bd9 100644
--- a/pyn/notes.py
+++ b/pyn/notes.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import pathlib
 import sys
 
 from pyn.config import Config
+from pyn.common import logger
 
 from datetime import datetime
 from shutil import copyfileobj
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ def search_contents(
     if full_line:
         cmd.append("-x")
 
+    logger.debug("Executing: %r", cmd)
     try:
         output = subprocess.check_output(cmd)
         for line in output.decode("utf-8").strip().split("\n"):
@@ -132,3 +134,17 @@ def search_contents(
         if e.returncode == 1:
             return
         raise
+
+
+def run_git(config: Config, cmd: list[str], quiet: bool = False) -> str:
+    if not (config.directory / ".git").is_dir():
+        if quiet:
+            return ""
+        raise RuntimeError("Notes not currently tracked")
+
+    cmd = ["git", "-C", str(config.directory)] + cmd
+    try:
+        output = subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        return output.decode("utf-8").strip()
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        raise RuntimeError(str(e))
diff --git a/pyn/todo.py b/pyn/todo.py
index 25b2a8e..c595cca 100644
--- a/pyn/todo.py
+++ b/pyn/todo.py
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ def cmd_list_pending(config: Config, notebook: str):
         entry = notes.file_entry(config, result.filename)
         if entry.notebook != nb:
             nb = entry.notebook
-            print(f"\nNotebook: {entry.notebook}")
+            print(f"\nNotebook: \033[32m{entry.notebook}\033[0m")
         name = result.filename.name
         sys.stdout.write(result.snippet)
-        sys.stdout.write(" " * (cols - len(result.snippet) - len(name)))
+        sys.stdout.write(" " * (cols - len(result.snippet) - len(name) - 1))
         sys.stdout.write(name)
         sys.stdout.write("\n")
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def cmd_mark_complete(
     item_str = " ".join(item)
     results = list(
         notes.search_contents(
-            config, f"* [{unchecked}] {item}", notebook, full_line=True
+            config, f"* [{unchecked}] {item_str}", notebook, full_line=True
         )
     )