diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a7dbd0b4ca77a8bb1934f9ed025afdad2fab005f..76630aa8ac5dd6c22ee9246c87df961886fd4b5d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -66,14 +66,17 @@ setup_pip_install:
 love:
 	@echo "not war!"
 
-git_commit:
-	git add *
+vcs_commit:
+	git add .
 	git commit -m "git_commit_and_push via make"
 
-git_push:
+vcs_push:
 	git push
 
-git: git_commit git_push
+vcs_pull:
+	git pull
+
+vcs: vcs_commit vcs_push vcs_pull
 
 clean_eggs:
 	@echo "clean_eggs"