diff --git a/forgeConfig/main.go b/forgeConfig/main.go
index 739fa8b..ccb3596 100644
--- a/forgeConfig/main.go
+++ b/forgeConfig/main.go
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ func main() {
 		log.Warn("forgepb.ConfigLoad() failed", err)
 		os.Exit(-1)
 	}
+
 	if argv.List {
+		repos.PrintTable()
+		/*
 		log.Info(forgepb.RepoHeader())
 		loop := repos.SortByPath() // get the list of repos
 		for loop.Scan() {
 			r := loop.Repo()
 			log.Info("repo:", r.GoPath)
 		}
+		*/
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
diff --git a/human.go b/human.go
index 393e9a3..66d1211 100644
--- a/human.go
+++ b/human.go
@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ import (
 // so reporting tables of the status of what droplets and hypervisors
 // are in text columns and rows that can be easily read in a terminal
 
-func RepoHeader() string {
-	return "Name          Path"
-}
-
 func standardHeader() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%-4s %40s %s", "r/w", "Path", "flags")
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%-4s %-40s %s", "", "Path", "flags")
 }
 
 func (all *Repos) standardHeader(r *Repo) string {
@@ -28,6 +24,9 @@ func (all *Repos) standardHeader(r *Repo) string {
 	if all.IsPrivate(r.GoPath) {
 		flags += "(private) "
 	}
+	if all.IsFavorite(r.GoPath) {
+		flags += "(favorite) "
+	}
 	if all.IsReadOnly(r.GoPath) {
 		readonly = ""
 	} else {
diff --git a/settings.go b/settings.go
index e5bc65c..f40bdb4 100644
--- a/settings.go
+++ b/settings.go
@@ -84,6 +84,30 @@ func (all *Repos) IsReadOnly(gopath string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// returns the deb package name
+// this let's you check a git tag version against a package .deb version
+// allows gopath's to not need to match the .deb name
+// this is important in lots of cases! It is normal and happens often enough.
+func (all *Repos) DebName(gopath string) string {
+	// get "zookeeper" from "go.wit.com/apps/zookeeper"
+	normalBase := filepath.Base(gopath)
+
+	loop := all.SortByPath()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		r := loop.Repo()
+		if r.GoPath == gopath {
+			// returns "zookeeper-go" for "go.wit.com/apps/zookeeper"
+			if r.DebName != "" {
+				// log.Info("FOUND DebName", r.DebName)
+				return r.DebName
+			} else {
+				return normalBase
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return normalBase
+}
+
 // is this a non-publishable repo?
 // matches package names from apt
 //
@@ -131,26 +155,36 @@ func (all *Repos) IsPrivate(thing string) bool {
 	return match.Private
 }
 
-// returns the deb package name
-// this let's you check a git tag version against a package .deb version
-// allows gopath's to not need to match the .deb name
-// this is important in lots of cases! It is normal and happens often enough.
-func (all *Repos) DebName(gopath string) string {
-	// get "zookeeper" from "go.wit.com/apps/zookeeper"
-	normalBase := filepath.Base(gopath)
+// IsFavorite() -- fun option for the config
+// file that lets you set things as favorites
+// so you can just go-clone a bunch of common things
+// on a new box or after you reset/delete your ~/go/src dir
+func (all *Repos) IsFavorite(thing string) bool {
+	var match *Repo
 
-	loop := all.SortByPath()
+	loop := all.SortByPath() // get the list of repos
 	for loop.Scan() {
 		r := loop.Repo()
-		if r.GoPath == gopath {
-			// returns "zookeeper-go" for "go.wit.com/apps/zookeeper"
-			if r.DebName != "" {
-				// log.Info("FOUND DebName", r.DebName)
-				return r.DebName
-			} else {
-				return normalBase
+		if r.GoPath == thing {
+			if r.Favorite {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		base := filepath.Base(r.GoPath)
+		if base == thing {
+			if r.Favorite {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		if r.Directory {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(thing, r.GoPath) {
+				match = r
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return normalBase
+	if match == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return match.Favorite
 }