diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 46a1249..bf158ce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@ mine: install
 
 gui: install
 	forge --do-gui
+
+patches: install
+	forge --do-patches
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index ff8a1f0..5526312 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type args struct {
 	DoBuild       bool `arg:"--do-build"      default:"true" help:"also try to build it"`
 	DoInstall     bool `arg:"--do-install"                   help:"try to install every binary package"`
 	DoRedoGoMod   bool `arg:"--do-RedoGoMod"                 help:"remake all the go.sum and go.mod files"`
-	DoErase       bool `arg:"--do-EraseGoMod"                help:"erase the go.mod and go.sum files"`
+	DoPatchSet    bool `arg:"--do-patches"                   help:"make patch set"`
 	DoGui         bool `arg:"--do-gui"                       help:"test the gui"`
 	DryRun        bool `arg:"--dry-run"                      help:"show what would be run"`
 	Fix           bool `arg:"--fix"                          help:"fix config, save config & exit"`
diff --git a/doCommon.go b/doCommon.go
index 81578bf..85beb01 100644
--- a/doCommon.go
+++ b/doCommon.go
@@ -35,15 +35,22 @@ func doGitPull() {
 }
 
 func doFix() {
+	var fixed bool = false
 	all := me.found.SortByGoPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		if !repo.IsValid() {
-			log.Printf("%10s %-50s", "old?\n", repo.GetGoPath())
+			log.Printf("%10s %-50s", "old?\n", repo.GoPath)
+			me.forge.Repos.DeleteByGoPath(repo.GoPath)
+			fixed = true
 			continue
 		}
 		log.Printf("running on: %-50s\n", repo.GetGoPath())
 		cmd := []string{"ls"}
 		repo.Run(cmd)
 	}
+	if fixed {
+		me.forge.Repos.ConfigSave()
+		okExit("config saved")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 721cc76..35f0473 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -64,11 +64,14 @@ func main() {
 		done = true
 	}
 
+	if argv.DoPatchSet {
+		sendDevelDiff()
+		// sendMasterDiff()
+		okExit("patches")
+	}
+
 	// do the gui at the very end
 	if argv.DoGui {
-		sendDevelDiff()
-		sendMasterDiff()
-		okExit("patches")
 		doGui()
 	}
 	if !done {