diff --git a/args.go b/args.go
index 0f45f70..0711ba4 100644
--- a/args.go
+++ b/args.go
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-	// GadgetDisplay    string `arg:"env:DISPLAY"`
-	// GadgetTmpLog     bool   `arg:"--tmp-log" help:"automatically send STDOUT to /tmp"`
-	// GadgetVerboseDNS bool   `arg:"--verbose" help:"debug your dns settings"`
+// GadgetDisplay    string `arg:"env:DISPLAY"`
+// GadgetTmpLog     bool   `arg:"--tmp-log" help:"automatically send STDOUT to /tmp"`
+// GadgetVerboseDNS bool   `arg:"--verbose" help:"debug your dns settings"`
 var args struct {
-	TmpLog     bool   `arg:"--tmp-log" help:"automatically send STDOUT to /tmp"`
+	DownloadAll   bool `arg:"--download-all" help:"download everything from go.wit.com"`
+	GitPull       bool `arg:"--git-pull" help:"do git pull in every repository"`
+	CheckoutUser  bool `arg:"--switch-to-user-branch" help:"switch everything to your user branch"`
+	CheckoutDevel bool `arg:"--switch-to-devel-branch" help:"switch everything to the devel branch"`
+	TmpLog        bool `arg:"--tmp-log" help:"automatically send STDOUT to /tmp"`
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/globalResetOptions.go b/globalResetOptions.go
index 5f7f347..bab1934 100644
--- a/globalResetOptions.go
+++ b/globalResetOptions.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ func globalResetOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	me.autoDryRun = group2.NewCheckbox("autotypist --dry-run")
 	me.autoDryRun.SetChecked(true)
 
-
 	buildOptions := group2.NewGrid("buildOptions", 2, 1)
 
 	buildOptions.NewLabel("start over")
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ func globalResetOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 func attemptAutoRebuild() {
 	os.Setenv("GO111MODULE", "off")
 
-	version := "v0.19.1"
+	version := "latest"
 
 	homeDir := me.userHomePwd.String()
 	quickCmd(homeDir, []string{"mkdir", "-p", "go/src/go.wit.com/apps/"})
diff --git a/handleCmdLine.go b/handleCmdLine.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e49be8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handleCmdLine.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+/*
+This will process the command line arguements like --git-pull
+
+It should do them in a smart order. If any of them are called,
+don't show the GUI at all and just exit.
+*/
+
+func argGitPull() bool {
+	log.Info("running git pull everywhere")
+	me.autotypistWindow.Hide()
+	cmd := []string{"git", "pull"}
+	var failed int = 0
+	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+		log.Info("Running:", repo.String(), cmd)
+		err, output := repo.status.RunCmd(cmd)
+		if err == nil {
+			log.Info(output)
+		} else {
+			failed += 1
+			log.Info("Something went wrong. Got err", err)
+			log.Info("output =", output)
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	log.Info("Ran git pull in all repos. failure count =", failed)
+	return true
+}
+
+func argCheckoutDevel() bool {
+	log.Info("running git checkout devel everwhere")
+	me.autotypistWindow.Hide()
+	var failed int = 0
+	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+		if repo.status.CheckDirty() {
+			log.Info("skipping dirty repo", repo.String())
+			continue
+		}
+		branch := repo.status.GetDevelBranchName()
+		cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", branch}
+		log.Info("Running:", cmd, "in", repo.String())
+		err, output := repo.status.RunCmd(cmd)
+		if err == nil {
+			log.Info("git checkout worked", output)
+		} else {
+			failed += 1
+			log.Info("git checkout failed")
+			log.Info("Something went wrong. Got err", err)
+			log.Info("output =", output)
+			// return false
+		}
+	}
+	log.Info("Ran git checkout in all repos. failure count =", failed)
+	return true
+}
+
+func argCheckoutUser() bool {
+	log.Info("running git checkout devel everwhere")
+	me.autotypistWindow.Hide()
+	var failed int = 0
+	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+		if repo.status.CheckDirty() {
+			log.Info("skipping dirty repo", repo.String())
+			continue
+		}
+		branch := repo.status.GetUserBranchName()
+		cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", branch}
+		log.Info("Running:", cmd, "in", repo.String())
+		err, output := repo.status.RunCmd(cmd)
+		if err == nil {
+			log.Info("git checkout worked", output)
+		} else {
+			failed += 1
+			log.Info("git checkout failed")
+			log.Info("Something went wrong. Got err", err)
+			log.Info("output =", output)
+			// return false
+		}
+	}
+	log.Info("Ran git checkout in all repos. failure count =", failed)
+	return true
+}
+
+func handleCmdLine() {
+	var doExit bool = false
+
+	if args.CheckoutDevel {
+		argCheckoutDevel()
+		doExit = true
+	} else {
+		log.Info("not switching to devel branches")
+	}
+
+	if args.CheckoutUser {
+		argCheckoutUser()
+		doExit = true
+	} else {
+		log.Info("not switching to user branches")
+	}
+
+	if args.GitPull {
+		if argGitPull() {
+			log.Info("git pull everywhere worked")
+		} else {
+			log.Info("git failed somewhere")
+		}
+		doExit = true
+	} else {
+		log.Info("not running git pull everywhere")
+	}
+
+	if doExit {
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 753013d..7016d47 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ func main() {
 	autotypistWindow()
 	repolistWindow()
 
+	// process everything on the command line
+	handleCmdLine()
+
 	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
 		repo.status.Update()
 		repo.newScan()