diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1403539..af4e270 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 forge is a GUI front end for 'git' designed with the
 intent of simplifying federated git development.
 
+FORGE NEVER DOES ANYTHING BUT EXEC's 'git'
+
 ## Theory
 
 * Software engineering is the art of making things work.
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 8a82ef9..be61247 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ func (args) Version() string {
 
 func (a args) Description() string {
 	return `
-forge -- a tool to git repos at go.wit.com
+forge -- a tool to manage lots of git repos. forge includes a GUI and TUI.
 
-	but you can probably use it for other things
+	forge only executes the 'git' command. Everything it does, you can run by hand with 'git'.
 	`
 }
 
diff --git a/doCommit.go b/doCommit.go
index 404171a..dceba44 100644
--- a/doCommit.go
+++ b/doCommit.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ func doCommitRepo(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := shell.ExecCheck([]string{"git", "commit", "--all"}); err != nil {
+		shell.ExecCheck([]string{"git", "reset"})
 		return err
 	}
 	log.Info("git commit ok. forge done")
diff --git a/doSync.go b/doSync.go
index 92e11dc..19c9e86 100644
--- a/doSync.go
+++ b/doSync.go
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ func doSyncClean() error {
 }
 
 func doSyncUser() error {
-	if count, err := me.forge.RillRepo(10, 20, syncDevelBranch); err != nil {
-		log.Info("RillFunc() failed", err)
-		return err
+	me.forge.ConfigRill(10, 20)
+	if allerr := me.forge.RillRepos(syncDevelBranch); len(allerr) != 0 {
+		log.Info("RillFunc() failed", allerr)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Rill doSyncUser() error count = %d", len(allerr))
 	} else {
-		log.Info("Rill syncDevelBranch() ok count =", count)
+		log.Info("Rill syncDevelBranch() ok count =", len(allerr))
 	}
 
 	argv.Force = true
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..725de11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+forge -- a tool to git repos at go.wit.com
+
+	but you can probably use it for other things
+
+A video demonstration of the terminal UI is available at:
+https://mirrors.wit.com/guidemo/forge-gocui-demo.webm
+
+forge v0.22.124-2-g8c25ed1    Built on 2025.07.21_1348
+Usage: forge [--debugger] [--logger] [--no-gui] [--gui GUI] [--gui-file GUI-FILE] [--gui-test GUI-TEST] [--gui-verbose] [--connect CONNECT] [--all] [--build BUILD] [--install INSTALL] [--forge-rebuild] [--force] [--verbose] [--bash] [--auto-complete AUTO-COMPLETE] <command> [<args>]
+
+Options:
+
+	--debugger             open the debugger window
+	--logger               open the log.* control window
+	--no-gui               ignore all these gui problems
+	--gui GUI              Use this gui toolkit [andlabs,gocui,nocui,stdin]
+	--gui-file GUI-FILE    Use a specific plugin.so file
+	--gui-test GUI-TEST    test a specific plugin.so will load
+	--gui-verbose          enable all logging
+	--connect CONNECT      forge url
+	--all                  git commit --all
+	--build BUILD          build a repo
+	--install INSTALL      install a repo
+	--forge-rebuild        download and rebuild forge
+	--force                try to strong arm things
+	--verbose              show more output
+	--bash                 generate bash completion
+	--auto-complete AUTO-COMPLETE
+	                       todo: move this to go-arg
+	--help, -h             display this help and exit
+	--version              display version and exit
+
+Commands:
+
+	checkout               switch branches using 'git checkout'
+	clean                  start over at the beginning
+	commit                 'git commit' but errors out if on wrong branch
+	config                 show your .config/forge/ settings
+	debug                  debug forge
+	dirty                  show dirty git repos
+	fetch                  run 'git fetch master'
+	list                   print a table of the current repos
+	merge                  merge branches
+	patch                  make patchsets
+	pull                   run 'git pull'
+*/
+package main