diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index 26771e6..e1de155 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ func drawWindow(win *gadgets.BasicWindow) {
 		doCheckDirtyAndConfigSave()
 		found := findDirty()
 		_, box := makeStandardReposWindow("dirty repos", found)
-		box.NewButton("commit all", func() {
+		hbox := box.Box().Horizontal()
+		hbox.NewButton("commit all", func() {
 			all := found.SortByFullPath()
 			for all.Scan() {
 				repo := all.Next()
diff --git a/windowForgePatchsets.go b/windowForgePatchsets.go
index e4c5f55..2f9314e 100644
--- a/windowForgePatchsets.go
+++ b/windowForgePatchsets.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ func (r *patchesWindow) submitPatchesBox() {
 
 	// make the header table for repo stats
 	r.totalOL = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "Total")
+	grid.NewButton("reset user branches", func() {
+		resetUserBranchesWindow()
+	})
+
 	grid.NextRow()
 	r.dirtyOL = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "dirty")
 	grid.NextRow()
@@ -227,3 +232,60 @@ func (r *patchesWindow) Update() {
 	r.readonlyOL.SetText(strconv.Itoa(readonly) + " repos")
 	r.rw.SetText(fmt.Sprintf("%d repos", rw))
 }
+
+func resetUserBranchesWindow() {
+	found := gitpb.NewRepos()
+	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
+	for all.Scan() {
+		repo := all.Next()
+		uname := repo.GetUserBranchName()
+		dname := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+		if repo.GetCurrentBranchName() == uname {
+			log.Info("Repo is on the user branch. Can't delete it.", repo.GetGoPath())
+			continue
+		}
+		b1 := repo.CountDiffObjects(uname, dname)
+		b2 := repo.CountDiffObjects(dname, uname)
+		log.Info("user vs devel count", b1, b2)
+		if b1 == 0 && b2 == 0 {
+			cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", uname}
+			log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
+			repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+			repo.Reload()
+			continue
+		}
+		found.Append(repo)
+
+	}
+
+	win := gadgets.RawBasicWindow("reset user branches")
+	win.Make()
+	win.Show()
+	win.Custom = func() {
+		// sets the hidden flag to false so Toggle() works
+		win.Hide()
+	}
+	box := win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
+
+	group := box.NewGroup("test buttons")
+	hbox := group.Box().Horizontal()
+	hbox.NewButton("force delete user branch", func() {
+		win.Disable()
+		defer win.Enable()
+		all := found.SortByFullPath()
+		for all.Scan() {
+			repo := all.Next()
+			brname := repo.GetUserBranchName()
+			cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "-D", brname}
+			log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
+			// repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+			// repo.Reload()
+		}
+		me.forge.SetConfigSave(true)
+		me.forge.ConfigSave()
+	})
+
+	t := makeStandardReposGrid(found)
+	t.SetParent(box)
+	t.ShowTable()
+}
diff --git a/windowRepoProblems.go b/windowRepoProblems.go
index 1f61fd1..b8f39d8 100644
--- a/windowRepoProblems.go
+++ b/windowRepoProblems.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
@@ -96,8 +97,18 @@ func makeRepoProblemsWindow() *repoProblemsWindow {
 
 		found := develBehindMasterProblem()
 		group := box.NewGroup("test buttons")
-		group.NewButton("hello", func() {
-			log.Info("world")
+		hbox := group.Box().Horizontal()
+		hbox.NewButton("git merge master devel", func() {
+			all := found.SortByFullPath()
+			for all.Scan() {
+				repo := all.Next()
+				mname := repo.GetMasterBranchName()
+				dname := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+				cmd := []string{"git", "merge", mname, dname}
+				log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
+			}
+		})
+		hbox.NewButton("test", func() {
 		})
 
 		t := makeStandardReposGrid(found)
@@ -119,7 +130,8 @@ func makeRepoProblemsWindow() *repoProblemsWindow {
 
 		found := remoteUserBranchProblem()
 		group := box.NewGroup("test buttons")
-		group.NewButton("git branch delete", func() {
+		hbox := group.Box().Horizontal()
+		hbox.NewButton("git branch delete", func() {
 			win.Disable()
 			defer win.Enable()
 			all := found.SortByFullPath()
@@ -127,9 +139,11 @@ func makeRepoProblemsWindow() *repoProblemsWindow {
 				repo := all.Next()
 				brname := repo.GetUserBranchName()
 				// git push origin --delete jcarr
+				os.Setenv("GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT", "0")
 				cmd := []string{"git", "push", "origin", "--delete", brname}
-				log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
+				log.Info("You may want to run:", repo.GetGoPath(), cmd)
 				repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+				os.Unsetenv("GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT")
 
 				// git branch --delete --remote origin/jcarr
 				cmd = []string{"git", "branch", "--delete", "--remote", "origin/" + brname}