diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 5d71db3..0f4d357 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type args struct {
 	List     *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:list"                      help:"just show a table of the current state"`
 	Patch    *PatchCmd    `arg:"subcommand:patch"                     help:"examine and make patch sets"`
 	GitPull  *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:pull"                      help:"run 'git pull'"`
+	GitFetch *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:fetch"                     help:"run 'git fetch master'"`
 	Rescan   *EmptyCmd    `arg:"subcommand:rescan"                    help:"recreate the git protobuf repos.pb file"`
 	Delete   *EmptyCmd    `arg:"subcommand:delete"                    help:"untrack a repo"`
 	Commit   *EmptyCmd    `arg:"subcommand:commit"                    help:"smart 'git commit' (errors out if on wrong branch)"`
diff --git a/argvAutoshell.go b/argvAutoshell.go
index 725efdb..2e80fdf 100644
--- a/argvAutoshell.go
+++ b/argvAutoshell.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (args) doBashAuto() {
 	case "list":
 		fmt.Println("--all --mine --favorites --private patches")
 	case "pull":
-		fmt.Println("--all --mine --favorites --private")
+		fmt.Println("--verbose")
 	case "patch":
 		fmt.Println("list --submit show")
 	case "user":
diff --git a/doCheckout.go b/doCheckout.go
index 40522e7..eb85818 100644
--- a/doCheckout.go
+++ b/doCheckout.go
@@ -199,14 +199,16 @@ func rillCheckoutMaster(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		repo.CheckoutMaster()
 		return nil
 	}
-	if repo.GetUserVersion() != repo.GetDevelVersion() {
-		// don't switch branches if the user branch has uncommitted patches
-		return nil
-	}
-	if repo.GetDevelVersion() != repo.GetMasterVersion() {
-		// don't switch braches if the devel branch does not match master (needs merge)
-		return nil
-	}
+	/*
+		if repo.GetUserVersion() != repo.GetDevelVersion() {
+			// don't switch branches if the user branch has uncommitted patches
+			return nil
+		}
+		if repo.GetDevelVersion() != repo.GetMasterVersion() {
+			// don't switch braches if the devel branch does not match master (needs merge)
+			return nil
+		}
+	*/
 	repo.CheckoutMaster()
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/doPull.go b/doPull.go
index 09ade34..1604800 100644
--- a/doPull.go
+++ b/doPull.go
@@ -1,10 +1,50 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
+func rillPull(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
+	if repo.IsDirty() {
+		// never do dirty repos
+		return nil
+	}
+	t, _ := repo.LastGitPull()
+	if time.Since(t) < time.Hour {
+		if argv.Verbose {
+			log.Info(repo.GetFullPath(), "git pulled too recently", shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(t)))
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var cmd []string
+	cmd = append(cmd, "git", "pull")
+	_, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info(repo.GetFullPath(), "git pull err:", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// is every repo on the devel branch?
+
+func doGitPullNew() {
+	now := time.Now()
+	me.forge.RillFuncError(rillPull)
+	count := me.forge.RillReload()
+	if count != 0 {
+		me.forge.ConfigSave()
+	}
+
+	total, count, nope, _ := IsEverythingOnMaster()
+	log.Printf("Master branch check. %d total repos. (%d git pulled) (%d not on master branch) (%s)\n", total, count, nope, shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
+}
+
+/*
 func doGitPull() {
 	allerr := me.found.RillGitPull(40, 5)
 
@@ -29,6 +69,7 @@ func doGitPull() {
 	}
 
 }
+*/
 
 // git fetch origin master:master
 func rillFetchMaster(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0313596..4493572 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -119,12 +119,18 @@ func main() {
 		okExit("")
 	}
 
-	if argv.GitPull != nil {
+	if argv.GitFetch != nil {
 		// argv.GitPull.findRepos()
 		doGitFetch()
 		okExit("")
 	}
 
+	if argv.GitPull != nil {
+		// argv.GitPull.findRepos()
+		doGitPullNew()
+		okExit("")
+	}
+
 	if argv.GitReset != nil {
 		findAll() // select all the repos
 		doGitReset()