diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index fb76877..f134f5f 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -161,14 +161,21 @@ forge -- a tool to manage lots of git repos. forge includes a GUI and TUI.
 func DoAutoComplete(autoArgv *prep.Auto) {
 	// autoArgv.FastHelp()
 	dur := autoArgv.Duration.AsDuration()
-	if dur < time.Millisecond*300 {
+	if dur < time.Millisecond*200 {
 		autoArgv.Debug = true
 		autoArgv.Debugf("TODO: show extended help here '%s' '%s' %v dur=%v\n", autoArgv.Arg0, autoArgv.Arg1, autoArgv.Argv, shell.FormatDuration(dur))
 		autoArgv.AutoDebug()
+		fmt.Println(" ")
 	}
 
 	switch autoArgv.Cmd {
 	case "checkout":
+		if dur < time.Millisecond*200 {
+			// me.pp.WriteHelpForSubcommand(os.Stderr, "checkout")
+			autoArgv.Debugf("master: checkout the master branches on all repos")
+			autoArgv.Debugf("devel:  checkout the devel branches on all repos")
+			autoArgv.Debugf("user:   checkout the user branches on all repos")
+		}
 		// argv.Checkout.Autocomplete("devel master user")
 		autoArgv.Autocomplete(argv.Checkout, "devel master user")
 	case "clean":
@@ -178,7 +185,7 @@ func DoAutoComplete(autoArgv *prep.Auto) {
 		// me.pp.WriteHelpForSubcommand(os.Stderr, "clean")
 		fmt.Println("--force verify --repo")
 	case "commit":
-		fmt.Println("--all")
+		autoArgv.Autocomplete(argv.Commit, "--all")
 	case "config":
 		fmt.Println("add fix list")
 	case "dirty":