diff --git a/forgeConfig.config.go b/forgeConfig.config.go
index 6102d03..f62ac35 100644
--- a/forgeConfig.config.go
+++ b/forgeConfig.config.go
@@ -23,3 +23,20 @@ func (cfg *ForgeConfigs) ConfigSave() error {
 func (c *ForgeConfigs) ConfigLoad(fullpath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
+
+/*
+	if f.Config.Username == "" {
+		usr, _ := user.Current()
+		f.Config.Username = usr.Username
+		f.SetConfigSave(true)
+	}
+
+	if f.Config.Xterm == "" {
+		f.Config.Xterm = "xterm"
+		f.Config.XtermArgv = append(f.Config.XtermArgv, "-bg")
+		f.Config.XtermArgv = append(f.Config.XtermArgv, "black")
+		f.Config.XtermArgv = append(f.Config.XtermArgv, "-fg")
+		f.Config.XtermArgv = append(f.Config.XtermArgv, "white")
+		f.SetConfigSave(true)
+	}
+*/
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index a8fc63c..b0541bb 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ package forgepb
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"os/user"
+	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/fhelp"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
@@ -21,32 +22,12 @@ func Default(opts ...OptionFunc) *Engine {
 }
 */
 
-/*
-func Init() *Forge {
-	f := InitPB()
-
-	if f.Config.Username == "" {
-		usr, _ := user.Current()
-		f.Config.Username = usr.Username
-		f.SetConfigSave(true)
-	}
-
-	if f.Config.Xterm == "" {
-		f.Config.Xterm = "xterm"
-		f.Config.XtermArgv = append(f.Config.XtermArgv, "-bg")
-		f.Config.XtermArgv = append(f.Config.XtermArgv, "black")
-		f.Config.XtermArgv = append(f.Config.XtermArgv, "-fg")
-		f.Config.XtermArgv = append(f.Config.XtermArgv, "white")
-		f.SetConfigSave(true)
-	}
-
-	// f.Machine.InitWit()
-
+func (f *Forge) InitScan() {
 	if f.hasFullScan {
 		// duplicate time checking below. which one to keep?
 		if f.FullScanAge() > time.Minute {
 			log.Log(INFO, "forgepb.Scan()     skipping scan. been run a minute ago", f.FullScanAge())
-			return f
+			return
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -71,9 +52,7 @@ func Init() *Forge {
 		f.configSave = false
 	}
 	log.Log(INFO, "update()           check took", shell.FormatDuration(time.Since(now)))
-	return f
 }
-*/
 
 func InitFromConfig(cfg *ForgeConfigs) *Forge {
 	f := new(Forge)
@@ -98,30 +77,6 @@ func InitFromConfig(cfg *ForgeConfigs) *Forge {
 }
 
 /*
-func (f *Forge) InitPB() {
-	f.setenv()
-
-	// load the ~/.config/forge/ config
-	f.Config = new(ForgeConfigs)
-	if err := f.Config.ConfigLoad(f.configDir); err != nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "forgepb.ConfigLoad() failed", err)
-	}
-
-	f.Repos = gitpb.NewRepos()
-	f.Repos.ConfigLoad()
-	if f.Repos.HasFullScan {
-		f.hasFullScan = true
-	}
-
-	// init the Patchsets
-	f.Patchsets = NewPatchsets()
-
-	// todo: play with these / determine good values based on user's machine
-	f.rillX = 10
-	f.rillY = 20
-}
-*/
-
 func (f *Forge) InitMachine() {
 	if f.Config.Username == "" {
 		usr, _ := user.Current()
@@ -130,15 +85,6 @@ func (f *Forge) InitMachine() {
 	f.hostname, _ = os.Hostname()
 	// log.Info(hostname, err)
 }
-
-/*
-// only init's the protobuf. intended to not scan or change anything
-func InitPB() *Forge {
-	f := new(Forge)
-	f.setenv()
-	f.InitPB()
-	return f
-}
 */
 
 func (f *Forge) SetConfigSave(b bool) {
@@ -155,18 +101,6 @@ func (f *Forge) Exit() {
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
-/*
-func RawInitPB() *Forge {
-	f := new(Forge)
-	f.RawInitPB()
-	return f
-}
-
-func (f *Forge) RawInitPB() {
-	f.InitPB()
-}
-*/
-
 // the first thing done is process any ENV settings
 // try to NOT use the ENV settings anywhere but here
 // all initial ENV settings should be stored in the forge struct
@@ -193,6 +127,7 @@ func (f *Forge) setenv() {
 	})
 }
 
+/*
 // if the env vars are set, this is probably not a new user
 func checkenv() bool {
 	if os.Getenv("FORGE_CONFIG") != "" {
@@ -215,6 +150,7 @@ func checkenv() bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+*/
 
 func (f *Forge) GetForgeURL() string {
 	return f.forgeURL