diff --git a/header.go b/header.go
index 1947705..8d5fbfb 100644
--- a/header.go
+++ b/header.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 func pbHeaderComment(w io.Writer) {
 	// technically this should be the first line and in this exact format:
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// Code modified by go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb. DO NOT EDIT.")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// Code modified by go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb DO NOT EDIT.")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "//")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// user defined Mutex locks were auto added")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "//")
@@ -19,18 +19,14 @@ func pbHeaderComment(w io.Writer) {
 
 func headerComment(w io.Writer) {
 	// technically this should be the first line and in this exact format:
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// Code generated by go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb. DO NOT EDIT.")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// Code generated by go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb DO NOT EDIT.")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// This file was autogenerated with autogenpb", VERSION, BUILDTIME)
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "//     go install go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb@latest")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "//")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// You can use it on simple protobuf files")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// The .proto file must have a singular and plural form of a message")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// (for those of you that know ruby on rails, it's like that)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// define which structs (messages) you want to use in the .proto file")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// Then sort.pb.go and marshal.pb.go files are autogenerated")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "//")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// You can mark which repos you want to auto generate sort.pb.go and marshal.pb.go files for")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "//")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// For an example,")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "//       go-clone go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// autogenpb uses it and has an example .proto file with instructions")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "//")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e0d22c6..6e85d5b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 //go:build go1.20
 // +build go1.20
 
+// protobuf the way I am using them, require GO 1.20. I think. I could be wrong.
+
+// go:generate go-mod-clean
+// go:generate autogenpb auto.proto
+
 package main
 
 import (
diff --git a/newsort.go b/newsort.go
index 5b6084b..aa6a8c2 100644
--- a/newsort.go
+++ b/newsort.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) {
@@ -10,12 +12,15 @@ func (pb *Files) makeNewSortfile(pf *File) {
 
 	header(f, pf)
 
-	if sortmap["lock"] == "all" {
-		// if the lock is set to 'all' this means the mutex was put in the protoc-gen-go struct
-	} else {
-		syncLock(f, sortmap)
+	for _, msg := range pf.MsgNames {
+		if msg.DoMutex {
+			pf.syncLock(f, msg.Lockname)
+			pf.iterTop(f, msg.Name)
+		} else {
+			log.Info("Skipping syncLock() for", msg.Name, "DoMutex = false")
+		}
 	}
-	iterTop(f, sortmap)
+
 	iterNext(f, sortmap)
 	iterAppend(f, sortmap) // Append() enforce no unique keys
 	iterSortAll(f, sortmap)
diff --git a/sort.go b/sort.go
index 1d202a6..b098897 100644
--- a/sort.go
+++ b/sort.go
@@ -13,12 +13,7 @@ func (pb *Files) makeSortfile(pf *File) {
 
 	header(f, pf)
 
-	if sortmap["lock"] == "all" {
-		// if the lock is set to 'all' this means the mutex was put in the protoc-gen-go struct
-	} else {
-		syncLock(f, sortmap)
-	}
-	iterTop(f, sortmap)
+	pf.iterTop(f, sortmap["base"])
 	iterNext(f, sortmap)
 	iterAppend(f, sortmap) // Append() enforce no unique keys
 	iterSortAll(f, sortmap)
@@ -60,25 +55,28 @@ func (pb *Files) makeSortfile(pf *File) {
 	iterEnd(f, sortmap)
 }
 
-func syncLock(w io.Writer, names map[string]string) {
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// bad global lock until I figure out some other plan")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// redo/fix protoc-gen-go 1.35 and do it there?")
+func (pf *File) syncLock(w io.Writer, lock string) {
+	var LOCK string = lock
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// bad global lock until modifying the .pb.go file is tested")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// sync.RWMutex or sync.Mutex?")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "var "+names["lock"]+" sync.RWMutex")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "var "+LOCK+" sync.RWMutex")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 }
 
-func iterTop(w io.Writer, names map[string]string) {
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "type "+names["Base"]+"Iterator struct {")
+func (pf *File) iterTop(w io.Writer, base string) {
+	var BASE string = base
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "type "+BASE+"Iterator struct {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	sync.RWMutex")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	things []*"+names["Base"])
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	things []*"+BASE)
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	index int")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// New"+names["Base"]+"Iterator initializes a new iterator.")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func New"+names["Base"]+"Iterator(things []*"+names["Base"]+") *"+names["Base"]+"Iterator {")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return &"+names["Base"]+"Iterator{things: things}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// New"+BASE+"Iterator initializes a new iterator.")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func New"+BASE+"Iterator(things []*"+BASE+") *"+BASE+"Iterator {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return &"+BASE+"Iterator{things: things}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// Scan moves to the next element and returns false if there are no more things.")
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ func iterTop(w io.Writer, names map[string]string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "//		d := iterator.Next(")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "//		fmt.Println(\"found UUID:\", d.Uuid")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "//	}")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (it *"+names["Base"]+"Iterator) Scan() bool {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (it *"+BASE+"Iterator) Scan() bool {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	if it.index >= len(it.things) {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		return false")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")