diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ee24d40..fad107c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ build-go-1.21:
 	@# GO111MODULE=off go build -v -ldflags "-X main.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
 install:
-	GO111MODULE="off" go install -v
+	GO111MODULE=off go install -v \
+		    -ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
 goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8c29b2d..26cff91 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -34,23 +34,33 @@ func main() {
 		log.Info(err)
 		os.Exit(-1)
 	}
-	log.Info("scanning directory:", wdir)
-	os.Setenv("REPO_WORK_PATH", wdir)
+	if wdir != "" {
+		os.Setenv("REPO_WORK_PATH", wdir)
+
+	}
+
+	fullgitdir := filepath.Join(wdir, argv.Repo, ".git")
+	if shell.IsDir(fullgitdir) {
+		if ! argv.Recursive {
+			log.Info("repo already cloned", filepath.Join(wdir, argv.Repo))
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
+	}
 
 	// readControlFile()
 
 	b := gui.RawBox()
 	rv = repolist.AutotypistView(b)
 
-	log.Info("got here")
 	if argv.Pull {
 		count := scanForRepos(wdir)
 		log.Info("Total repositories:", count)
 		log.Info("Going to run git pull in each one")
 		log.Sleep(1)
 		pull := []string{"git", "pull"}
-		loop := rv.ReposSortByName()
+
 		var trycount, errcount int
+		loop := rv.ReposSortByName()
 		for loop.Scan() {
 			repo := loop.Repo()
 			if argv.DryRun {
@@ -82,10 +92,12 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	newr.Status.MakeRedomod()
 
-	fullgitdir := filepath.Join(wdir, argv.Repo, ".git")
+	fullgitdir = filepath.Join(wdir, argv.Repo, ".git")
 	if shell.IsDir(fullgitdir) {
-		log.Info("repo already cloned", filepath.Join(wdir, argv.Repo))
-		os.Exit(0)
+		if ! argv.Recursive {
+			log.Info("repo already cloned", filepath.Join(wdir, argv.Repo))
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
 	}
 
 	log.Info("scanning for repo in:", filepath.Join(wdir, argv.Repo))
@@ -111,7 +123,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	var count int
-	for _, repo := range rv.AllRepos() {
+	loop := rv.ReposSortByName()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		repo := loop.Repo()
 		count += 1
 		if !repo.Status.Exists("go.mod") {
 			repo.Status.MakeRedomod()
@@ -127,41 +141,24 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-// look for or make a go.work file
+// look for a go.work file
 // otherwise use ~/go/src
 func findWorkFile() (string, error) {
-	if argv.GoSrc {
-		// user put --go-src on the command line so use ~/go/src
-		return useGoSrc()
-	}
-
 	pwd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err == nil {
 		// Check for go.work in the current directory and then move up until root
 		if pwd, err := digup(pwd); err == nil {
+			log.Info("using go.work file in directory", pwd)
 			// found an existing go.work file
 			os.Chdir(pwd)
 			return pwd, nil
 		}
-
-		// if the user added '--work' on the cmdline, make a work directory and init the go.work file
-		if !argv.NoWork {
-			pwd, err = os.Getwd()
-			newpwd := filepath.Join(pwd, "work")
-			shell.Mkdir(newpwd)
-			os.Chdir(newpwd)
-			if _, err := os.Stat("go.work"); err == nil {
-				return newpwd, nil
-			}
-			shell.PathRun(newpwd, []string{"go", "work", "init"})
-			if shell.Exists("go.work") {
-				return newpwd, nil
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	// there are no go.work files, resume the ~/go/src behavior from prior to golang 1.22
-	return useGoSrc()
+	pwd, err = useGoSrc()
+	log.Info("using ~/go/src directory", pwd)
+	return pwd, err
 }
 
 // this is the 'old way" and works fine for me. I use it because I like the ~/go/src directory