diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ca8ff4d..0aa66dd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ info: install
 	@echo "make dirty     # CheckDirty()"
 	@echo "make user      # git checkout user"
 	@echo "make master    # git checkout master"
-	forge
+	# forge
 
 vet:
 	@GO111MODULE=off go vet
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index f8a0620..a6c4ade 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ type FindCmd struct {
 }
 
 type args struct {
-	List         *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:list"                      help:"just show a table of the current state"`
-	Dirty        *EmptyCmd    `arg:"subcommand:dirty"                     help:"check if your git repos are dirty"`
-	User         *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:user"                      help:"git checkout user"`
-	Devel        *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:devel"                     help:"git checkout devel"`
-	Master       *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:master"                    help:"git checkout master"`
+	List  *FindCmd  `arg:"subcommand:list"                      help:"just show a table of the current state"`
+	Dirty *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:dirty"                     help:"check if your git repos are dirty"`
+	// User         *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:user"                      help:"git checkout user"`
+	// Devel        *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:devel"                     help:"git checkout devel"`
+	// Master       *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:master"                    help:"git checkout master"`
 	Checkout     *CheckoutCmd `arg:"subcommand:checkout"                    help:"switch git branches"`
-	Pathc        *PatchCmd    `arg:"subcommand:patch"                    help:"examine and make patch sets"`
+	Patch        *PatchCmd    `arg:"subcommand:patch"                    help:"examine and make patch sets"`
 	GitPull      *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:pull"                      help:"run 'git pull'"`
 	Config       *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:config"                    help:"show your .config/forge/ settings"`
 	ListPatchSet bool         `arg:"--list-patchset"                      help:"list patch sets"`
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ func (args) doBashHelp() {
 		// if this is not the name of the command, the user already started doing something
 		return
 	}
+	if argv.BashAuto[0] == name {
+		me.pp.WriteHelp(os.Stderr)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "hello world")
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "")
+}
+
+func (args) doBashHelpDebug() {
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "hello world")
 	var more string
@@ -110,54 +120,26 @@ func (args) doBashAuto() {
 	name := "forge"
 	argv.doBashHelp()
 	switch argv.BashAuto[0] {
-	case "dirty":
-		fmt.Println("")
 	case "list":
 		fmt.Println("--all --mine --favorites --private")
-	case "user":
-	case "devel":
-		fmt.Println("reset --mine")
 	case "checkout":
 		fmt.Println("user devel master")
-	case "patches":
+	case "patch":
 		fmt.Println("--list --submit --show")
+	case "pull":
+	case "dirty":
+	case "user":
+	case "devel":
+	case "master":
 	default:
 		if argv.BashAuto[0] == name {
 			// list the subcommands here
-			fmt.Println("--bash patches checkout list dirty pull user devel master")
+			fmt.Println("patch checkout list dirty pull")
 		}
 	}
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
-// complete -F forge --bash forge
-func (args) doBashNotes() {
-	fmt.Println("#/usr/bin/env bash")
-	fmt.Println("")
-	fmt.Println("# if we add a 'hidden' go-arg option --bash")
-	fmt.Println("#")
-	fmt.Println("# then this is all we have to output:")
-	fmt.Println("# complete -C forge --bash go")
-	fmt.Println("")
-	fmt.Println("_forge_complete()")
-	fmt.Println("{")
-	fmt.Println("	# sets local to this func vars")
-	fmt.Println("	local cur prev all")
-	fmt.Println("	cur=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}")
-	fmt.Println("	prev=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}")
-	fmt.Println("	all=${COMP_WORDS[@]}")
-	fmt.Println("")
-	fmt.Println("	# this is where we generate the go-arg output")
-	fmt.Println("        FORGE=$(forge --bash-auto -- $prev \\'$cur\\' $all)")
-	fmt.Println("")
-	fmt.Println("	# this compares the command line input from the user")
-	fmt.Println("	# to whatever strings we output")
-	fmt.Println("        COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W \"$FORGE\" -- $cur) )  # THIS WORKS")
-	fmt.Println("	return 0")
-	fmt.Println("}")
-	os.Exit(0)
-}
-
 // complete -F forge --bash forge
 func (args) doBash() {
 	name := "forge"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 05e72a6..5a4a0a6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -51,31 +51,33 @@ func main() {
 	me.forge = forgepb.Init()
 	me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
 
-	if argv.User != nil {
-		me.forge.CheckoutUser()
-		me.forge = forgepb.Init()
-		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
-		argv.User.findRepos()
-		doCobol()
-		okExit("")
-	}
+	if argv.Checkout != nil {
+		if argv.Checkout.User != nil {
+			me.forge.CheckoutUser()
+			me.forge = forgepb.Init()
+			me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+			argv.Checkout.User.findRepos()
+			doCobol()
+			okExit("")
+		}
 
-	if argv.Devel != nil {
-		me.forge.CheckoutDevel()
-		me.forge = forgepb.Init()
-		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
-		argv.Devel.findRepos()
-		doCobol()
-		okExit("")
-	}
+		if argv.Checkout.Devel != nil {
+			me.forge.CheckoutDevel()
+			me.forge = forgepb.Init()
+			me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+			argv.Checkout.Devel.findRepos()
+			doCobol()
+			okExit("")
+		}
 
-	if argv.Master != nil {
-		me.forge.CheckoutMaster()
-		me.forge = forgepb.Init()
-		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
-		argv.Master.findRepos()
-		doCobol()
-		okExit("")
+		if argv.Checkout.Master != nil {
+			me.forge.CheckoutMaster()
+			me.forge = forgepb.Init()
+			me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+			argv.Checkout.Master.findRepos()
+			doCobol()
+			okExit("")
+		}
 	}
 
 	if argv.Register != "" {