diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index b5f15c5..fb76877 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -159,15 +159,18 @@ forge -- a tool to manage lots of git repos. forge includes a GUI and TUI.
 // arg1 should be the 'current' thing the user is typing
 // it should be empty if the user doesn't have a partial string to match
 func DoAutoComplete(autoArgv *prep.Auto) {
+	// autoArgv.FastHelp()
 	dur := autoArgv.Duration.AsDuration()
 	if dur < time.Millisecond*300 {
 		autoArgv.Debug = true
 		autoArgv.Debugf("TODO: show extended help here '%s' '%s' %v dur=%v\n", autoArgv.Arg0, autoArgv.Arg1, autoArgv.Argv, shell.FormatDuration(dur))
+		autoArgv.AutoDebug()
 	}
 
-	switch autoArgv.Argv[0] {
+	switch autoArgv.Cmd {
 	case "checkout":
-		fmt.Println("devel master user")
+		// argv.Checkout.Autocomplete("devel master user")
+		autoArgv.Autocomplete(argv.Checkout, "devel master user")
 	case "clean":
 		// me.pp.WriteHelp(os.Stderr)
 		// me.pp.WriteUsageForSubcommand(os.Stderr, me.pp.SubcommandNames()...)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 180cfb5..0093d82 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func getVersion(repo *gitpb.Repo, name string) string {
 
 func main() {
 	me = new(mainType)
-	prep.Bash2(ARGNAME, argv.DoAutoComplete) // this line should be:  prep.Bash(argv)
+	prep.Bash2(ARGNAME, argv.DoAutoComplete) // this line should be:  prep.Bash(&argv)
 	me.myGui = prep.Gui()                    // prepares the GUI package for go-args
 	me.pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)