diff --git a/generate.go b/generate.go
index 3e26aa8..a1f7ca9 100644
--- a/generate.go
+++ b/generate.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 	// add iterators for all the structs to be used
 	for _, msg := range pf.allMsg() {
 		funcdef := newIter(wSort, msg)
-		log.Printf("%20s %s\n", "", funcdef)
+		log.Printf("Adding %s\n", funcdef)
 	}
 
 	// log.Printf("START COMPARE\n")
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 			}
 			VARNAME := v.VarName
 			funcdef := newSortType(wSort, PARENT, VARNAME)
-			log.Printf("%20s %s\n", "", funcdef)
+			log.Printf("Adding %s\n", funcdef)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 		}
 
 		funcdef := msg.newIterAll(wSort, FRUIT, APPLE, APPLES, LOCK)
-		log.Printf("%20s %s\n", "", funcdef)
+		log.Printf("Adding %s\n", funcdef)
 	}
 
 	// log.Printf("START SELECT\n")
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 		}
 
 		funcdef := msg.addSelectAll(wSort, PARENT, CHILD, VARNAME, LOCK)
-		log.Printf("%20s %s\n", "", funcdef)
+		log.Printf("Adding %s\n", funcdef)
 	}
 	// log.Printf("END SELECT\n")
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 					sortname := s.VarType + v.VarName
 					selectName := "selectAll" + VARNAME
 					funcdef := newSortBy(wSort, PARENT, s.VarType, sortname, sortby, selectName, v.VarName)
-					log.Printf("%20s %s\n", "", funcdef)
+					log.Printf("Adding %s\n", funcdef)
 				} else {
 					// funcdef := "func (x *" + FUNCTYPE + ") SortBy" + v.VarName + "(" + v.VarType + ") *[]iter" + s.VarType + " # can not do this yet"
 				}
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 					// special case
 					funcdef := addLenFunc(wSort, PARENT, VARNAME, LOCK) // + " " + v.VarType + " name:" + v.VarName
 					funcdef += "  # is special struct=varname"
-					log.Printf("%20s %s\n", "", funcdef)
+					log.Printf("Adding %s\n", funcdef)
 				}
 				if PARENT == VARNAME {
 					// FUNCNAME := "Append"
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 
 		if PARENT == VARNAME {
 			funcdef := addAllFunc(wSort, PARENT, CHILD, VARNAME)
-			log.Printf("%20s %s\n", "", funcdef)
+			log.Printf("Adding %s\n", funcdef)
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 
 				funcdef := msg.generateFindBy(wSort, FUNCNAME, PARENT, VARNAME, s.VarType, v.VarName)
 				// func (msg *MsgName) generateFindBy(w io.Writer, FUNCNAME, STRUCT, VARNAME, VARTYPE, COLOR string) string {
-				log.Printf("%20s %s\n", "", funcdef)
+				log.Printf("Adding %s\n", funcdef)
 			} else {
 				if v.VarType == "string" {
 					// probably dumb. move to a database if you need this
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 			} else {
 				funcdef = msg.deleteBy(wSort, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR, FUNCNAME, v.VarName)
 			}
-			log.Printf("%20s %s\n", "", funcdef)
+			log.Printf("Adding %s\n", funcdef)
 		}
 
 		// AppendBy() functions. todo: fix these so Append() is for simple things and Insert() is for unique keys
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) error {
 			} else {
 				FUNCNAME = "Append" + VARNAME + "By" + v.VarName
 				funcdef := msg.addAppendBy(wSort, PARENT, FUNCNAME, VARNAME, v.VarName, s.VarType)
-				log.Printf("%20s %s\n", "", funcdef)
+				log.Printf("Adding %s\n", funcdef)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -320,46 +320,3 @@ func (pf *File) specialBases(wFind io.Writer) {
 	pf.Bases.simpleAppend(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE)
 
 }
-
-/*
-func (parent *MsgName) addInsertByMsg(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string) {
-	// log.Printf("\tINSERT: %s %s for %s\n", APPLES, APPLE, FRUIT)
-	for _, v := range parent.Vars {
-		if v.HasUnique {
-			var COLOR string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(v.VarName)
-			log.Printf("\tINSERT: (x %s) InsertBy%s(string) *%s\n", FRUIT, COLOR, APPLE)
-			parent.insertBy(w, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (parent *MsgName) addAppendByMsg(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string) {
-	// log.Printf("\tAPPEND!: %s %s for %s\n", APPLES, APPLE, FRUIT)
-	var COLORS []string
-
-	for _, v := range parent.Vars {
-		if v.HasUnique {
-			var COLOR string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(v.VarName)
-			COLORS = append(COLORS, COLOR)
-
-			log.Printf("\tAPPEND: (x %s) AppendUniqueBy%s(%s)\n", FRUIT, COLOR, APPLE)
-			parent.appendUniqueCOLOR(w, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
-		}
-	}
-	if len(COLORS) > 0 {
-		parent.appendUnique(w, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLORS)
-	}
-}
-
-func (parent *MsgName) addSortByMsg(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string) {
-	log.Printf("\tSORT!: %s %s for %s\n", APPLES, APPLE, FRUIT)
-
-	for _, v := range parent.Vars {
-		if v.HasSort {
-			// log.Printf("\tSort!: %s %s for %s\n", APPLES, APPLE, v.VarName)
-			newS := cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(v.VarName)
-			log.Printf("\t\t(x %s) SortdBy%s() *%sIter\n", FRUIT, newS, APPLE)
-		}
-	}
-}
-*/
diff --git a/generateMarshal.go b/generateMarshal.go
index 9cb1a4e..18758bb 100644
--- a/generateMarshal.go
+++ b/generateMarshal.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-
-	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 // makes Marshal and Unmarshal functions for protoWIRE protoTEXT and protoJSON
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ func (pb *Files) marshal(f *File) {
 		if msg.DoMarshal {
 			marshalThing(w, msg.Name)
 		} else {
-			log.Info("Skipping. DoMarshal = false for", msg.Name)
+			// log.Info("Skipping. DoMarshal = false for", msg.Name)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/generateMutex.go b/generateMutex.go
index 790816b..0361895 100644
--- a/generateMutex.go
+++ b/generateMutex.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (pf *File) syncLock(w io.Writer) {
 
 func (pb *Files) addMutex(f *File) error {
 	fullname := f.Pbfilename
-	log.Info("pb filename:", fullname)
+	// log.Info("pb filename:", fullname)
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(fullname)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("pb filename failed to read:", err)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (pb *Files) addMutex(f *File) error {
 	// check if autogenpb has already looked at this file
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(data), "\n") {
 		if strings.Contains(line, "autogenpb DO NOT EDIT") {
-			log.Info("autogenpb has already been run on", fullname)
+			// log.Info("autogenpb has already been run on", fullname)
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (pb *Files) addMutex(f *File) error {
 	lines := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
 	for _, line := range lines {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "package ") {
-			log.Info("CHANGING package:", line, "to package:", f.Package)
+			// log.Info("CHANGING package:", line, "to package:", f.Package)
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "package "+f.Package)
 			// log.Info("CHANGING package:", line, "to package:main")
 			// fmt.Fprintln(w, "package "+"main")
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ func (pb *Files) addMutex(f *File) error {
 
 		if f.structMatch(line) {
 			if argv.Mutex {
-				log.Info("Adding Mutex to:", line)
+				// log.Info("Adding Mutex to:", line)
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, line)
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "\tLock sync.RWMutex // auto-added by go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb") // this must be 'Lock' or Marshal() panics?
 				// fmt.Fprintln(w, "\t// auto-added by go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb")
 				// fmt.Fprintln(w, "\tsync.RWMutex")
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 			} else {
-				log.Info("Skipping. Mutex = false for:", line)
+				// log.Info("Skipping. Mutex = false for:", line)
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, line)
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "\t// Lock sync.RWMutex // autogenpb skipped this. needs --mutex command line arg")
 				fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
diff --git a/human.go b/human.go
index 6c96bd1..d6f460f 100644
--- a/human.go
+++ b/human.go
@@ -129,13 +129,14 @@ func (msg *MsgName) printMsg() {
 }
 
 func checkCmd(cmd string) {
-	path, err := exec.LookPath(cmd)
+	// path, err := exec.LookPath(cmd)
+	_, err := exec.LookPath(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("\n%s is not in the PATH\n", cmd)
+		// fmt.Printf("\n%s is not in the PATH\n", cmd)
 		userInstructions()
 		log.Sleep(2)
 	} else {
-		fmt.Printf("%s is available at %s\n", cmd, path)
+		// fmt.Printf("%s is available at %s\n", cmd, path)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/protoParse.go b/protoParse.go
index 53f1b6a..2c995fe 100644
--- a/protoParse.go
+++ b/protoParse.go
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func (pb *Files) protoParse(pf *File) error {
 	if err := pb.hasPluralMessage(pf); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	log.Info(pf.Filename, "is valid so far")
 
 	// read in the .proto file
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(pf.Filename)
@@ -101,13 +100,13 @@ func (pb *Files) protoParse(pf *File) error {
 			continue
 		}
 		if msgvar.IsRepeated {
-			log.Info("ADDING ITER MAP", curmsg.Name, msgvar.VarType)
+			// log.Info("ADDING ITER MAP", curmsg.Name, msgvar.VarType)
 			pf.IterMap[curmsg.Name] = msgvar.VarType
 		}
 
 		if strings.Contains(line, "autogenpb:sort") {
 			newS := cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(parts[1])
-			log.Info("Addded Sort:", newS, "in struct", curmsg.Name)
+			// log.Info("Addded Sort:", newS, "in struct", curmsg.Name)
 			curmsg.Sort = append(curmsg.Sort, newS)
 			msgvar.HasSort = true
 		}
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func (pb *Files) protoParse(pf *File) error {
 		if strings.Contains(line, "autogenpb:unique") {
 			newU := parts[1]
 			newU = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(newU)
-			log.Info("Added Unique:", newU, "in struct", curmsg.Name)
+			// log.Info("Added Unique:", newU, "in struct", curmsg.Name)
 			curmsg.Unique = append(curmsg.Unique, newU)
 			msgvar.HasUnique = true
 		}
@@ -208,22 +207,22 @@ func (pf *File) parseForMessage(line string) *MsgName {
 	}
 
 	msgName := cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(fields[1])
-	log.Info("found messge:", msgName)
+	// log.Info("found messge:", msgName)
 	msg.Name = msgName
 	msg.Lockname = pf.Filebase + "Mu" // this should be lowercase. do not export the Mutex
 	msg.NeedIter = true
 
 	if strings.Contains(line, "`autogenpb:mutex`") {
 		msg.DoMutex = true
-		log.Info("Added Mutex=true:", msg.Name)
+		// log.Info("Added Mutex=true:", msg.Name)
 	}
 	if strings.Contains(line, "`autogenpb:nomutex`") {
 		msg.NoMutex = true
-		log.Info("Added Mutex=true:", msg.Name)
+		// log.Info("Added Mutex=true:", msg.Name)
 	}
 	if strings.Contains(line, "`autogenpb:marshal`") {
 		msg.DoMarshal = true
-		log.Info("Added Marshal=true:", msg.Name)
+		// log.Info("Added Marshal=true:", msg.Name)
 	}
 	return msg
 }