diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 23e0435..fe70446 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ func (m *Repos) ConfigLoad() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	m.SampleConfig()
 	// first time user. make a template config file
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/forgeConfig/main.go b/forgeConfig/main.go
index 20df841..434f222 100644
--- a/forgeConfig/main.go
+++ b/forgeConfig/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
@@ -20,39 +19,41 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	if argv.List {
 		log.Info(forgepb.RepoHeader())
-		loop := repos.SortByName() // get the list of repos
+		loop := repos.SortByPath() // get the list of repos
 		for loop.Scan() {
 			r := loop.Repo()
-			log.Info("repo:", r.Name, r.GoPath)
+			log.Info("repo:", r.GoPath)
 		}
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	if argv.Update {
-		if repos.UpdateGoPath(argv.Name, argv.GoPath) {
-			// save updated config file
-			repos.ConfigSave()
-		}
+		/*
+			if repos.UpdateGoPath(argv.Name, argv.GoPath) {
+				// save updated config file
+				repos.ConfigSave()
+			}
+		*/
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	if argv.Add {
-		log.Info("going to add a new repo", argv.Name, argv.GoPath)
+		log.Info("going to add a new repo", argv.GoPath)
 		new1 := new(forgepb.Repo)
-		new1.Name = argv.Name
 		new1.GoPath = argv.GoPath
 		if repos.Append(new1) {
-			log.Info("added", new1.Name, "ok")
+			log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "ok")
 		} else {
-			log.Info("added", new1.Name, "failed")
+			log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "failed")
 			os.Exit(-1)
 		}
 		repos.ConfigSave()
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	testMemoryCorruption(repos)
+	// testMemoryCorruption(repos)
 	repos.ConfigSave()
 }
 
+/*
 // this fucks shit up
 func testMemoryCorruption(all *forgepb.Repos) *forgepb.Repos {
 	new1 := new(forgepb.Repo)
@@ -110,3 +111,4 @@ func testMemoryCorruption(all *forgepb.Repos) *forgepb.Repos {
 	fmt.Println("packages are:", len(all.Repos))
 	return all
 }
+*/
diff --git a/repo.proto b/repo.proto
index 4e07d79..4b087b4 100644
--- a/repo.proto
+++ b/repo.proto
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Time
 // for example 'zookeeper' is packaged as 'zookeeper-go'
 //      due to the prior apache foundation project. This happens and is ok!
 message Repo {
-  string name 			= 1;
-  string version 		= 2;
-  string masterBranch		= 3; // git 'main' or 'master' branch name
-  string develBranch		= 4; // whatever the git 'devel' branch name is
-  string userBranch		= 5; // whatever your username branch is
-  bool readonly			= 6; // if you have write access to the repo
-  bool private			= 7; // if the repo can be published
-  string debname 		= 8; // this is the actual .deb name of the package
-  string goPath			= 9; // Examples: 'go.wit.com/apps/go-clone' or "~/mythings" or "/home/src/foo"
+  string goPath			= 1; // Examples: 'go.wit.com/apps/go-clone' or "~/mythings" or "/home/src/foo"
+  bool writable			= 2; // if you have write access to the repo
+  bool readOnly			= 3; // the opposite, but needed for now because I don't know what I'm doing
+  bool private			= 4; // if the repo can be published
+  bool directory		= 5; // everything in this directory should use these writable & private values
+  string masterBranch		= 6; // git 'main' or 'master' branch name
+  string develBranch		= 7; // whatever the git 'devel' branch name is
+  string userBranch		= 8; // whatever your username branch is
+  string debname 		= 9; // this is the actual .deb name of the package
   google.protobuf.Timestamp     verstamp      = 10;    // the git commit timestamp of the version
 }
 
diff --git a/repos.go b/repos.go
index 4222ab9..5340e62 100644
--- a/repos.go
+++ b/repos.go
@@ -61,22 +61,22 @@ func (r *Repos) All() *RepoIterator {
 	return iterator
 }
 
-func (r *Repos) SortByName() *RepoIterator {
+func (r *Repos) SortByPath() *RepoIterator {
 	packs := r.selectAllRepos()
 
-	sort.Sort(ByRepoName(packs))
+	sort.Sort(ByRepoPath(packs))
 
 	iterator := NewRepoIterator(packs)
 	return iterator
 }
 
-// enforces no duplicate repo names
+// enforces no duplicate repo paths
 func (r *Repos) Append(newP *Repo) bool {
 	reposLock.Lock()
 	defer reposLock.Unlock()
 
 	for _, p := range r.Repos {
-		if p.Name == newP.Name {
+		if p.GoPath == newP.GoPath {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ func (r *Repo) Age(newP *Repo) time.Duration {
 	return t
 }
 
-// find a repo by name
-func (r *Repos) FindByName(name string) *Repo {
+// find a repo by path
+func (r *Repos) FindByPath(gopath string) *Repo {
 	reposLock.RLock()
 	defer reposLock.RUnlock()
 
 	for _, p := range r.Repos {
-		if p.Name == name {
+		if p.GoPath == gopath {
 			return p
 		}
 	}
@@ -112,20 +112,20 @@ func (r *Repos) Len() int {
 	return len(r.Repos)
 }
 
-type ByRepoName []*Repo
+type ByRepoPath []*Repo
 
-func (a ByRepoName) Len() int           { return len(a) }
-func (a ByRepoName) Less(i, j int) bool { return a[i].Name < a[j].Name }
-func (a ByRepoName) Swap(i, j int)      { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
+func (a ByRepoPath) Len() int           { return len(a) }
+func (a ByRepoPath) Less(i, j int) bool { return a[i].GoPath < a[j].GoPath }
+func (a ByRepoPath) Swap(i, j int)      { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
 
-func (all *Repos) DeleteByName(name string) *Repo {
+func (all *Repos) DeleteByPath(gopath string) *Repo {
 	reposLock.Lock()
 	defer reposLock.Unlock()
 
 	var newr Repo
 
 	for i, _ := range all.Repos {
-		if all.Repos[i].Name == name {
+		if all.Repos[i].GoPath == gopath {
 			newr = *all.Repos[i]
 			all.Repos[i] = all.Repos[len(all.Repos)-1]
 			all.Repos = all.Repos[:len(all.Repos)-1]
diff --git a/sampleConfig.go b/sampleConfig.go
index b849468..39e47bf 100644
--- a/sampleConfig.go
+++ b/sampleConfig.go
@@ -8,55 +8,55 @@ import (
 
 func (all *Repos) SampleConfig() {
 	new1 := new(Repo)
-	new1.Name = "bash"
-	new1.Version = "5.2.21"
+	new1.GoPath = "go.wit.com"
+	new1.Writable = true
+	new1.Directory = true
 	if all.Append(new1) {
-		log.Info("added", new1.Name, "ok")
+		log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "ok")
 	} else {
-		log.Info("added", new1.Name, "failed")
+		log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "failed")
 	}
 
 	new1 = new(Repo)
-	new1.Name = "zookeeper"
+	new1.GoPath = "go.wit.com/apps/zookeeper"
 	new1.Debname = "zookeeper-go"
 	if all.Append(new1) {
-		log.Info("added", new1.Name, "ok")
+		log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "ok")
 	} else {
-		log.Info("added", new1.Name, "failed")
+		log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "failed")
 	}
 
 	new1 = new(Repo)
-	new1.Name = "wit-package"
+	new1.GoPath = "go.wit.com/apps/wit-package"
 	new1.Private = true
 	if all.Append(new1) {
-		log.Info("added", new1.Name, "ok")
+		log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "ok")
 	} else {
-		log.Info("added", new1.Name, "failed")
+		log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "failed")
 	}
 
 	new1 = new(Repo)
-	new1.Name = "networkQuality"
+	new1.GoPath = "go.wit.com/apps/networkQuality"
 	new1.Debname = "networkquality"
-	new1.Readonly = true
+	new1.ReadOnly = true
 	if all.Append(new1) {
-		log.Info("added", new1.Name, "ok")
+		log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "ok")
 	} else {
-		log.Info("added", new1.Name, "failed")
+		log.Info("added", new1.GoPath, "failed")
 	}
 
 	new2 := new(Repo)
-	new2.Name = "go-clone"
-	new2.Version = "0.6.8" // good version of the macos
+	new2.GoPath = "go.wit.com/apps/go-clone"
 	if all.Append(new2) {
-		log.Info("added", new2.Name, "ok")
+		log.Info("added", new2.GoPath, "ok")
 	} else {
-		log.Info("added", new2.Name, "failed")
+		log.Info("added", new2.GoPath, "failed")
 	}
 
 	if all.Append(new2) {
-		log.Info("added", new2.Name, "ok (this is bad)")
+		log.Info("added", new2.GoPath, "ok (this is bad)")
 	} else {
-		log.Info("added", new2.Name, "failed (but ok)")
+		log.Info("added", new2.GoPath, "failed (but ok)")
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("first time user. adding an example config file with", len(all.Repos), "repos")
diff --git a/update.go b/update.go
index f1f1af3..8dce1a0 100644
--- a/update.go
+++ b/update.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package forgepb
 
 func (all *Repos) UpdateGoPath(name string, gopath string) bool {
-	oldr := all.DeleteByName(name)
+	oldr := all.DeleteByPath(name)
 	if oldr == nil {
 		// nothing to update
 		return false