diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af066b4..4e29077 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ devel:
 	forge clean devel --force --verbose
 
 pull: install
-	forge pull dirty
-	FORGE_URL="https://forge.grid.wit.com/" forge pull
+	# forge pull dirty
+	# FORGE_URL="https://forge.grid.wit.com/" forge pull dirty
+	# FORGE_URL="https://forge.grid.wit.com/" forge pull patches
+	FORGE_URL="https://forge.grid.wit.com/" forge pull check
 	# forge pull patches
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index be61247..9b7601b 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ type PatchCmd struct {
 }
 
 type PullCmd struct {
-	Test    *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:test"          help:"list repos that need 'git pull'"`
+	Check   *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:check"         help:"check repo versions"`
 	Dirty   *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:dirty"         help:"only check dirty repos"`
 	Patches *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:patches"       help:"only check repos with patches"`
 	Sync    *SyncCmd  `arg:"subcommand:sync"                      help:"sync repos with upstream"`
diff --git a/doPull.go b/doPull.go
index adc83f3..d174d24 100644
--- a/doPull.go
+++ b/doPull.go
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ func doGitPullNew() error {
 		check = findReposWithPatches()
 	}
 
+	if argv.Pull.Check != nil {
+		// TODO: never wrote this yet
+		// update, err := me.forge.CheckVersions()
+		// return err
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if check.Len() == 0 {
 		// check = doFind()
 		check = findAll()
@@ -79,6 +86,11 @@ func doGitPullNew() error {
 	}
 
 	me.forge.PrintHumanTableFull(check)
+	if argv.Pull.Dirty != nil {
+		log.Info("dirty count =", check.Len())
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	found, err := me.forge.LookupPB(check)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("LookupPB() failed", err, "len(check)=", check.Len())