diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2ce67a1..1e40608 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ import 	(
 
 var myGui *gui.Node
 
+var allrepos []*repo
+
+type repo struct {
+	path string
+
+	pLabel *gui.Node // path label
+	bLabel *gui.Node // branch label
+	vLabel *gui.Node // version label
+	sLabel *gui.Node // git state (dirty or not?)
+
+	cButton *gui.Node // commit button
+	pButton *gui.Node // push button
+}
+
 func main() {
 	myGui = gui.New().Default()
 
@@ -23,28 +37,41 @@ func main() {
 	gui.Watchdog()
 }
 
-func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string) {
-	grid.NewLabel(path)
-	ver := grid.NewLabel("VERSION")
-	b, out := run(path, "git", "describe --tags")
+func (r *repo) scan() {
+	log.Info("r.path", r.path)
+	b, out := run(r.path, "git", "describe --tags")
 	if b {
-		ver.SetText(out)
+		r.vLabel.SetText(out)
 	}
 
 	// cmd := "dig +noall +answer www.wit.com A"
 	// out = shell.Run(cmd)
-	grid.NewLabel("jcarr")
-	grid.NewLabel("dirty")
+}
 
-	grid.NewButton("commit", func () {
-		log.Println("world")
-		hellosmart()
-	})
-	grid.NewButton("push", func () {
-		log.Println("world")
-		hellosmart()
-	})
+func checkrepos() {
+	for i, r := range allrepos {
+		r.scan()
+		log.Info("scanned them all", i)
+	}
+}
 
+func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string) *repo {
+	newRepo := new(repo)
+
+	newRepo.path = path
+	newRepo.pLabel = grid.NewLabel(path)
+	newRepo.vLabel = grid.NewLabel("VER")
+	newRepo.bLabel = grid.NewLabel("jcarr")
+	newRepo.sLabel = grid.NewLabel("dirty")
+
+	newRepo.cButton = grid.NewButton("commit", func () {
+		log.Println("commit")
+	})
+	newRepo.cButton = grid.NewButton("push", func () {
+		log.Println("push")
+	})
+	allrepos = append(allrepos, newRepo)
+	return newRepo
 }
 
 // This creates a window
@@ -62,7 +89,8 @@ func helloworld() {
 	grid.NewLabel("commit")
 	grid.NewLabel("push to")
 
-	addRepo(grid, "go.wit.com/log")
+	newr := addRepo(grid, "go.wit.com/log")
+	newr.scan()
 	addRepo(grid, "go.wit.com/arg")
 	addRepo(grid, "go.wit.com/spew")
 	addRepo(grid, "go.wit.com/shell")
@@ -70,6 +98,9 @@ func helloworld() {
 	addRepo(grid, "go.wit.com/gui/gadgets")
 	addRepo(grid, "go.wit.com/gui/gadgets")
 
+	box.NewButton("checkrepos()", func () {
+		checkrepos()
+	})
 	box.NewButton("hello", func () {
 		log.Println("world")
 		hellosmart()