diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b8ffdf..6b13981 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ list: build
 	reset
 	./forge --list
 
+list-real: build
+	reset
+	./forge --list --real
+
+
 list-config: build
 	./forge --list-conf
 
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 81668c1..71959a2 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ type args struct {
 	Pull      bool `arg:"--git-pull"                     help:"run 'git pull' on all your repos"`
 	Build     bool `arg:"--build"      default:"true"    help:"also try to build it"`
 	Install   bool `arg:"--install"                      help:"try to install every binary package"`
-	RedoGoMod bool `arg:"--go-reset"                     help:"remake all the go.sum and go.mod files"`
+	RedoGoMod bool `arg:"--RedoGoMod"                    help:"remake all the go.sum and go.mod files"`
 	DryRun    bool `arg:"--dry-run"                      help:"show what would be run"`
+	Real      bool `arg:"--real"                         help:"do the change, save config & exit"`
 }
 
 func (args) Version() string {
diff --git a/list.go b/list.go
index 646db57..e475d95 100644
--- a/list.go
+++ b/list.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -17,25 +18,24 @@ func list() {
 		repos := me.forge.Repos.SortByGoPath()
 		for repos.Scan() {
 			repo := repos.Next()
-			var rtype string
-			if !repo.IsValid() {
-				rtype = "rm?"
-				continue
-			} else {
-				rtype = repo.RepoType()
-			}
-			if me.forge.IsReadOnly(repo.GetGoPath()) {
-				continue
-			}
 			var end string
 			if repo.CheckDirty() {
 				end += "(dirty) "
 			}
-			mver := repo.GetMasterVersion()
-			dver := repo.GetDevelVersion()
-			uver := repo.GetUserVersion()
-			s := fmt.Sprintf("%-50s %-8s %-10s %-10s %-10s", repo.GetGoPath(), rtype, mver, dver, uver)
-			log.Info(s, end)
+			s := make(map[string]string)
+			if !verify(repo, s) {
+				log.Info("going to delete", repo.GoPath)
+				if argv.Real {
+					me.forge.Repos.DeleteByGoPath(repo.GetGoPath())
+					me.forge.Repos.ConfigSave()
+				} else {
+					log.Info("need argv --real to delete", repo.GoPath)
+				}
+				os.Exit(0)
+			}
+			start := fmt.Sprintf("%-50s %-8s %-10s %-10s %-10s %-10s", s["gopath"], s["rtype"], s["mver"], s["dver"], s["uver"], s["cver"])
+			end += fmt.Sprintf("(%s,%s,%s,%s) ", s["mname"], s["dname"], s["uname"], s["cname"])
+			log.Info(start, end)
 		}
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
@@ -50,3 +50,83 @@ func list() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 }
+
+func whichOne(repo *gitpb.Repo, a map[string]any, hmm string) any {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func updateRepo(repo *gitpb.Repo, a map[string]any) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func Delete(repo *gitpb.Repo, s map[string]string) bool {
+	if repo.Published == nil {
+		log.Info("published is nil", repo.Published)
+	} else {
+		log.Info("published len", repo.Published.Len())
+	}
+
+	// add a new one here
+	newr := gitpb.Repo{
+		FullPath:         repo.FullPath,
+		GoPath:           repo.GoPath,
+		URL:              repo.URL,
+		Tags:             repo.Tags,
+		LastPull:         repo.LastPull,
+		MasterBranchName: repo.MasterBranchName,
+		DevelBranchName:  repo.DevelBranchName,
+		UserBranchName:   repo.UserBranchName,
+		GoLibrary:        repo.GoLibrary,
+		GoBinary:         repo.GoBinary,
+		GoPrimitive:      repo.GoPrimitive,
+		GoPlugin:         repo.GoPlugin,
+		GoDeps:           repo.GoDeps,
+		LastGoDep:        repo.LastGoDep,
+		Dirty:            repo.Dirty,
+		Published:        repo.Published,
+		TargetVersion:    repo.TargetVersion,
+		ReadOnly:         repo.ReadOnly,
+		GoProtobuf:       repo.GoProtobuf,
+	}
+	if argv.Real {
+		me.forge.Repos.AppendUniqueGoPath(&newr)
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func verify(repo *gitpb.Repo, s map[string]string) bool {
+	if ! repo.IsValid() {
+		return false
+	}
+	s["gopath"] = repo.GetGoPath()
+	s["rtype"] = repo.RepoType()
+
+	s["mname"] = repo.GetMasterBranchName()
+	if s["mname"] == "" {
+		log.Info("verify() no master branch name")
+		return false
+	}
+	// only verify the master branch name with read-only repos
+	if me.forge.IsReadOnly(repo.GoPath) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	s["dname"] = repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+	if s["dname"] == "" {
+		log.Info("verify() no devel branch name")
+		return false
+	}
+	s["uname"] = repo.GetUserBranchName()
+	if s["uname"] == "" {
+		log.Info("verify() no user branch name")
+		return false
+	}
+	s["cname"] = repo.GetCurrentBranchName()
+
+	s["mver"] = repo.GetMasterVersion()
+	s["dver"] = repo.GetDevelVersion()
+	s["uver"] = repo.GetUserVersion()
+	s["cver"] = repo.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
+
+	return true
+}