diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 2fb7330..f3df632 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -27,19 +27,33 @@ type args struct {
 	Patch    *PatchCmd    `arg:"subcommand:patch"                     help:"make patchsets"`
 	Pull     *PullCmd     `arg:"subcommand:pull"                      help:"run 'git pull'"`
 	Show     *ShowCmd     `arg:"subcommand:show"                      help:"print out things"`
+	Dev      *DevCmd      `arg:"subcommand:dev"                       help:"features under development"`
 	All      bool         `arg:"--all"                                help:"git commit --all"`
 	Force    bool         `arg:"--force"                              help:"try to strong-arm things"`
 	Verbose  bool         `arg:"--verbose"                            help:"show more output"`
 }
 
+func (args) Examples() string {
+	var out string
+	out += "forge merge --all     # merge all patches to devel & master\n"
+	out += "forge pull --force    # 'git pull' on all repos\n"
+	out += "forge normal          # the defaults for 'normal' forge distributed development\n"
+	return out
+}
+
+type EmptyCmd struct {
+}
+
+type testCmd string
+
 type ShowCmd struct {
 	Dirty *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:dirty"                     help:"show dirty git repos"`
-	Repo  *RepoCmd  `arg:"subcommand:repo"                      help:"print a table of the current repos"`
+	Repo  *RepoCmd  `arg:"subcommand:repos"                     help:"print a table of the current repos"`
 	Tag   *TagCmd   `arg:"subcommand:tag"                       help:"show git tags"`
-	// Build      string    `arg:"--build"                              help:"build a repo"`
-	// Install    string    `arg:"--install"                            help:"install a repo"`
-	// BuildForge bool      `arg:"--forge-rebuild"                      help:"download and rebuild forge"`
-	// URL        string    `arg:"--connect"                            help:"forge url"`
+}
+
+func (ShowCmd) Examples() string {
+	return "forge show dirty\nforge show repos --all"
 }
 
 type RepoCmd struct {
@@ -52,9 +66,6 @@ type RepoCmd struct {
 	// ReadOnly  bool `arg:"--readonly"                      help:"include read-only repos"`
 }
 
-type EmptyCmd struct {
-}
-
 type NormalCmd struct {
 	On  *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:on"        help:"turn normal mode on"`
 	Off *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:off"        help:"turn normal mode off"`
@@ -65,11 +76,22 @@ type CommitCmd struct {
 	All bool `arg:"--all"                       help:"git commit in all dirty repos"`
 }
 
-type testCmd string
+type DevCmd struct {
+	Build      string `arg:"--build"                              help:"build a repo"`
+	Install    string `arg:"--install"                            help:"install a repo"`
+	BuildForge bool   `arg:"--forge-rebuild"                      help:"download and rebuild forge"`
+	URL        string `arg:"--connect"                            help:"forge url"`
+}
 
 type CleanCmd struct {
-	// Verify *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:verify"        help:"rescan repo"`
-	// Repo   string    `arg:"--repo"                   help:"which repo to look at"`
+	Verify *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:fix"        help:"try to fix problems"`
+	Repo   string    `arg:"--repo"                   help:"which repo to look at"`
+}
+
+// matches
+func (c CleanCmd) Match(partial string) []string {
+	// return repos here
+	return []string{"go.wit.com/apps/forge", "go.wit.com/apps/virtigo"}
 }
 
 type CleanDevelCmd struct {
diff --git a/doFind.go b/doFind.go
index 839b93d..66ce22f 100644
--- a/doFind.go
+++ b/doFind.go
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ func findRepos() *gitpb.Repos {
 		return findMine()
 	}
 
+	if argv.Show.Dirty != nil {
+		return me.forge.FindDirty()
+	}
+
+	if argv.Show.Repo == nil {
+		return findAll()
+	}
+
 	if argv.Show.Repo.All {
 		return findAll()
 	}
@@ -51,10 +59,6 @@ func findRepos() *gitpb.Repos {
 		return findFavorites()
 	}
 
-	if argv.Show.Dirty != nil {
-		return me.forge.FindDirty()
-	}
-
 	if argv.Show.Repo.User {
 		return findUser()
 	}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 00da673..46ef9b1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -41,18 +41,15 @@ func getVersion(repo *gitpb.Repo, name string) string {
 
 func main() {
 	me = new(mainType)
-	me.myGui = prep.Gui()       // prepares the GUI package for go-args
-	me.auto = prep.Bash3(&argv) // this line should be:  prep.Bash(&argv)
 
-	// me.auto = prep.Bash3(argv.DoAutoComplete, &argv) // this line should be:  prep.Bash(&argv)
-	// arg.MustParse(&argv)                                      // these three lines are becoming terrible syntax
-	// me.auto = prep.MustParse(&argv)          // try to make this work?
+	// the current os.Argv processing with go-args
+	me.myGui = prep.Gui()      // adds the GUI package args support
+	me.auto = prep.Bash(&argv) // adds auto complete to go-args
 
+	// the current forge init process
 	me.forge = forgepb.Init() // init forge.pb
 	me.forge.ScanRepoDir()    // looks for new dirs, checks existing repos for changes
-
-	// initialize patches
-	doPatchInit()
+	doPatchInit()             // initialize patches
 
 	// first find the repos or gopaths to operate on
 	if argv.Config != nil {