diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 96c0f1d..bdc8c43 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var argv args
 type args struct {
 	Checkout *CheckoutCmd `arg:"subcommand:checkout"                  help:"switch git branches"`
 	Config   *ConfigCmd   `arg:"subcommand:config"                    help:"show your .config/forge/ settings"`
-	Dirty    *EmptyCmd    `arg:"subcommand:dirty"                     help:"check if your git repos are dirty"`
+	Dirty    *DirtyCmd    `arg:"subcommand:dirty"                     help:"check if your git repos are dirty"`
 	GitReset *EmptyCmd    `arg:"subcommand:hard-reset"                help:"hard reset your user git branches"`
 	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"`
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ type CheckoutCmd struct {
 	Master *FindCmd `arg:"subcommand:master"                    help:"git checkout master"`
 }
 
+type DirtyCmd struct {
+	Show bool `arg:"--show-files"                         help:"also list every dirty file"`
+}
+
 type FindCmd struct {
 	All       bool `arg:"--all"                           help:"select every repo (the default)"`
 	Mine      bool `arg:"--mine"                          help:"your repos as defined in the forge config"`
diff --git a/argvAutoshell.go b/argvAutoshell.go
index 3776e39..9648908 100644
--- a/argvAutoshell.go
+++ b/argvAutoshell.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func (args) doBashAuto() {
 	case "patch":
 		fmt.Println("--list --submit --show")
 	case "dirty":
+		fmt.Println("--show-files")
 	case "user":
 		fmt.Println("--force")
 	case "devel":