diff --git a/checkout.go b/checkout.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b88250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkout.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package gitpb
+
+import "go.wit.com/log"
+
+func (repo *Repo) CheckoutMaster() bool {
+	bName := repo.GetMasterBranchName()
+	if repo.checkoutBranch(bName) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (repo *Repo) CheckoutDevel() bool {
+	bName := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+	if repo.checkoutBranch(bName) {
+		repo.UserBranchName = bName
+		return true
+		// switch ok
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (repo *Repo) CheckoutUser() bool {
+	bName := repo.GetUserBranchName()
+	if repo.checkoutBranch(bName) {
+		repo.UserBranchName = bName
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (repo *Repo) BranchExists(bName string) bool {
+	// fixme after move to protobuf
+	return true
+}
+
+func (repo *Repo) checkoutBranch(bName string) bool {
+	if !repo.BranchExists(bName) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if bName == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if repo.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Log(GITPB, repo.GetFullPath(), "is dirty")
+		return false
+	}
+	cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", bName}
+	r := repo.Run(cmd)
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Log(GITPB, "git checkout error:", r.Error)
+	}
+
+	realname := repo.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	realversion := repo.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
+	log.Log(GITPB, repo.GetFullPath(), "realname =", realname, "realversion =", realversion)
+
+	if realname != bName {
+		log.Log(GITPB, "git checkout failed", repo.GetFullPath(), bName, "!=", realname)
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/currentVersions.go b/currentVersions.go
index d0a9c3f..4e9d843 100644
--- a/currentVersions.go
+++ b/currentVersions.go
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ package gitpb
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 	"unicode"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -215,29 +213,3 @@ func trimNonNumericFromStart(s string) string {
 	}
 	return ""
 }
-
-func (all *GitTags) SortByAge() *GitTagIterator {
-	packs := all.selectAllGitTag()
-
-	sort.Sort(GitTagAge(packs))
-
-	iterator := NewGitTagIterator(packs)
-	return iterator
-}
-
-type GitTagAge []*GitTag
-
-func (a GitTagAge) Len() int { return len(a) }
-
-// sorts in ? order
-func (a GitTagAge) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	if time.Since(a[i].Authordate.AsTime()) < time.Since(a[j].Authordate.AsTime()) {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-func (a GitTagAge) Swap(i, j int) { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
-
-func (repo *Repo) SetTargetVersion(target string) {
-	repo.TargetVersion = target
-}
diff --git a/goDep.isPrimitive.go b/goDep.isPrimitive.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a894ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/goDep.isPrimitive.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package gitpb
+
+// only reads in the go.mod file. doesn't change anything
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// Detect a 'Primative' package. Sets the isPrimative flag
+// will return true if the repo is truly not dependent on _anything_ else
+// like spew or lib/widget
+// it assumes go mod ran init and tidy ran without error
+func (repo *Repo) isPrimativeGoMod() (bool, error) {
+	// go mod init & go mod tidy ran without errors
+	log.Log(GITPB, "isPrimativeGoMod()", repo.FullPath)
+	tmp := filepath.Join(repo.FullPath, "go.mod")
+	gomod, err := os.Open(tmp)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(GITPB, "missing go.mod", repo.FullPath)
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer gomod.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gomod)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+
+		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
+		log.Log(GITPB, "  gomod:", parts)
+		if len(parts) >= 1 {
+			log.Log(GITPB, "  gomod: part[0] =", parts[0])
+			if parts[0] == "require" {
+				log.Log(GITPB, "  should return false here")
+				return false, errors.New("go.mod file is not primative")
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
+	repo.GoPrimitive = true
+	repo.GoDeps = nil
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/goDep.parseGoSum.go b/goDep.parseGoSum.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69e4826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/goDep.parseGoSum.go
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package gitpb
+
+// does processing on the go.mod and go.sum files
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// reads and parses the go.sum file
+// does not change anything
+func (repo *Repo) ParseGoSum() (bool, error) {
+	// empty out what was there before
+	repo.GoDeps = nil
+	tmp := filepath.Join(repo.FullPath, "go.sum")
+	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn("missing go.sum", repo.FullPath)
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer gosum.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
+	log.Info("gosum:", tmp)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+
+		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
+		if len(parts) == 3 {
+			godep := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
+			version := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+			if strings.HasSuffix(version, "/go.mod") {
+				version = strings.TrimSuffix(version, "/go.mod")
+			}
+			new1 := GoDep{
+				GoPath:  godep,
+				Version: version,
+			}
+			if repo.GoDeps == nil {
+				repo.GoDeps = new(GoDeps)
+			}
+			repo.GoDeps.AppendUniqueGoPath(&new1)
+		} else {
+			return false, errors.New("go.sum parse error invalid: " + line)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		repo.GoDeps = nil
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// reads and parses the go.sum file
+// is identical to the one above, change that
+func (repo *Repo) UpdatePublished() (bool, error) {
+	// empty out what was there before
+	repo.Published = nil
+	tmp := filepath.Join(repo.FullPath, "go.sum")
+	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn("missing go.sum", repo.FullPath)
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer gosum.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
+	log.Info("gosum:", tmp)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+
+		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
+		if len(parts) == 3 {
+			godep := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
+			version := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+			if strings.HasSuffix(version, "/go.mod") {
+				version = strings.TrimSuffix(version, "/go.mod")
+			}
+			new1 := GoDep{
+				GoPath:  godep,
+				Version: version,
+			}
+			if repo.Published == nil {
+				repo.Published = new(GoDeps)
+			}
+			repo.Published.AppendUniqueGoPath(&new1)
+		} else {
+			return false, errors.New("go.sum parse error invalid: " + line)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		repo.Published = nil
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/goDep.redoGoMod.go b/goDep.redoGoMod.go
index 1313039..de689fd 100644
--- a/goDep.redoGoMod.go
+++ b/goDep.redoGoMod.go
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ package gitpb
 // does processing on the go.mod and go.sum files
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -60,50 +58,6 @@ func (repo *Repo) RedoGoMod() (bool, error) {
 	return false, errors.New("MakeRedomod() logic failed")
 }
 
-// reads and parses the go.sum file
-// does not change anything
-func (repo *Repo) ParseGoSum() (bool, error) {
-	// empty out what was there before
-	repo.GoDeps = nil
-	tmp := filepath.Join(repo.FullPath, "go.sum")
-	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("missing go.sum", repo.FullPath)
-		return false, err
-	}
-	defer gosum.Close()
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
-	log.Info("gosum:", tmp)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
-
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		if len(parts) == 3 {
-			godep := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
-			version := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
-			if strings.HasSuffix(version, "/go.mod") {
-				version = strings.TrimSuffix(version, "/go.mod")
-			}
-			new1 := GoDep{
-				GoPath:  godep,
-				Version: version,
-			}
-			if repo.GoDeps == nil {
-				repo.GoDeps = new(GoDeps)
-			}
-			repo.GoDeps.AppendUniqueGoPath(&new1)
-		} else {
-			return false, errors.New("go.sum parse error invalid: " + line)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		repo.GoDeps = nil
-		return false, err
-	}
-	return true, nil
-}
 func (repo *Repo) RepoType() string {
 	if repo == nil {
 		return "nil"
@@ -139,50 +93,6 @@ func (repo *Repo) goListRepoType() string {
 	return output
 }
 
-// reads and parses the go.sum file
-func (repo *Repo) UpdatePublished() (bool, error) {
-	// empty out what was there before
-	repo.Published = nil
-	tmp := filepath.Join(repo.FullPath, "go.sum")
-	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("missing go.sum", repo.FullPath)
-		return false, err
-	}
-	defer gosum.Close()
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
-	log.Info("gosum:", tmp)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
-
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		if len(parts) == 3 {
-			godep := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
-			version := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
-			if strings.HasSuffix(version, "/go.mod") {
-				version = strings.TrimSuffix(version, "/go.mod")
-			}
-			new1 := GoDep{
-				GoPath:  godep,
-				Version: version,
-			}
-			if repo.Published == nil {
-				repo.Published = new(GoDeps)
-			}
-			repo.Published.AppendUniqueGoPath(&new1)
-		} else {
-			return false, errors.New("go.sum parse error invalid: " + line)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		repo.Published = nil
-		return false, err
-	}
-	return true, nil
-}
-
 // returns true if the last published
 func (repo *Repo) GoDepsLen() int {
 	if repo.GoDeps == nil {
diff --git a/makePatches.go b/makePatches.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a94b5b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makePatches.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package gitpb
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+type Patch struct {
+	GoPath  string
+	Ref     string
+	giturl  string
+	comment string
+}
+
+// move all this to repolist and gowit repos
+
+func (repo *Repo) GetPatches(oldname string, newname string) (int, []*Patch) {
+	var patchcount int
+	patches := make([]*Patch, 0, 0)
+
+	if oldname == newname {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	// log.Info("repo userv, develv", userv, develv)
+	gitcmd := []string{"git", "log", "--oneline", oldname + ".." + newname}
+	log.Info("Run:", gitcmd)
+	r := repo.Run(gitcmd)
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Info("git failed ", repo.GetGoPath(), "err =", r.Error)
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	// patches = strings.Split(output, "\n")
+	log.Info("Run:", r.Stdout)
+	for _, line := range r.Stdout {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
+		newp := new(Patch)
+		newp.Ref = parts[0]
+		newp.comment = strings.Join(parts[1:], " ")
+		log.Info("Patch line:", line, repo.GetGoPath())
+		patchcount += 1
+		patches = append(patches, newp)
+	}
+	return patchcount, patches
+}
+
+func (repo *Repo) GetUserPatches() (int, []*Patch) {
+	usern := repo.GetUserBranchName()
+	develn := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+	userv := repo.GetUserVersion()
+	develv := repo.GetDevelVersion()
+
+	if userv == develv {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	c, all := repo.GetPatches(develn, usern)
+	log.Info("GetPatches() guireleaser", develn, usern, "count =", c)
+	return c, all
+}
+
+func (repo *Repo) GetMasterPatches() (int, []*Patch) {
+	lasttag := repo.GetLastTag()
+	mastern := repo.GetMasterBranchName()
+	masterv := repo.GetMasterVersion()
+
+	if lasttag == masterv {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	c, all := repo.GetPatches(lasttag, mastern)
+	log.Info("GetPatches() guireleaser", lasttag, mastern, "count =", c)
+	return c, all
+}
+
+func (all *Repos) MakePatchset(setdir string) bool {
+	loop := all.SortByGoPath()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		repo := loop.Next()
+		log.Info("repo", repo.GetGoPath())
+		userv := repo.GetUserVersion()
+		develv := repo.GetDevelVersion()
+		usern := repo.GetUserBranchName()
+		develn := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+		if userv == develv {
+			// this repo is unchanged
+			continue
+		}
+
+		repodir := filepath.Join(setdir, repo.GetGoPath())
+		shell.Mkdir(repodir)
+		// git format-patch branch1..branch2
+		gitcmd := []string{"git", "format-patch", "-o", repodir, develn + ".." + usern}
+		log.Info("Run:", gitcmd)
+		r := repo.Run(gitcmd)
+		log.Info("output =", r.Stdout)
+		if r.Error == nil {
+			log.Info("patches made okay for:", repo.GetGoPath())
+			continue
+		}
+		log.Info("patches failed for:", repo.GetGoPath())
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/repo.new.go b/repo.new.go
index dc7f17e..9404d7b 100644
--- a/repo.new.go
+++ b/repo.new.go
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package gitpb
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
@@ -15,16 +13,21 @@ import (
 // TODO: try adding python, rails, perl, rust, other language things?
 // I probably will never have time to try that, but I'd take patches for anyone
 // that might see this note and feel so inclined.
-func (all *Repos) NewGoPath(basepath string, gopath string) (*Repo, error) {
+func (all *Repos) NewGoPath(basepath string, gopath string, url string) (*Repo, error) {
+	if gopath == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("blank gopath")
+	}
 	if r := all.FindByGoPath(gopath); r != nil {
 		// already had this gopath
-		return r, nil
+		return nil, errors.New("duplicate gopath " + gopath)
 	}
+	log.Info("gitpb.NewGoPath() Attempting to add new path", basepath, gopath)
 
 	// if .git doesn't exist, error out here
 	gitpath := filepath.Join(basepath, gopath, ".git")
 	_, err := os.Stat(gitpath)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn("gitpb.NewGoPath() not a git directory", gitpath)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ func (all *Repos) NewGoPath(basepath string, gopath string) (*Repo, error) {
 	newr := Repo{
 		FullPath: filepath.Join(basepath, gopath),
 		GoPath:   gopath,
+		URL:      url,
 	}
 	newr.Tags = new(GitTags)
 	// newr.UpdateGit()
@@ -40,53 +44,21 @@ func (all *Repos) NewGoPath(basepath string, gopath string) (*Repo, error) {
 	// newr.RedoGoMod()
 
 	switch newr.goListRepoType() {
+	case "plugin":
+		newr.GoPlugin = true
+	case "protobuf":
+		newr.GoProtobuf = true
 	case "library":
 		newr.GoLibrary = true
 	case "binary":
 		newr.GoBinary = true
 	}
 
-	all.AppendUniqueGoPath(&newr)
-	return &newr, nil
-}
-
-// Detect a 'Primative' package. Sets the isPrimative flag
-// will return true if the repo is truly not dependent on _anything_ else
-// like spew or lib/widget
-// it assumes go mod ran init and tidy ran without error
-func (repo *Repo) isPrimativeGoMod() (bool, error) {
-	// go mod init & go mod tidy ran without errors
-	log.Log(GITPB, "isPrimativeGoMod()", repo.FullPath)
-	tmp := filepath.Join(repo.FullPath, "go.mod")
-	gomod, err := os.Open(tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(GITPB, "missing go.mod", repo.FullPath)
-		repo.GoDeps = nil
-		return false, err
+	if all.AppendUniqueGoPath(&newr) {
+		// worked
+		return &newr, nil
 	}
-	defer gomod.Close()
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gomod)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
-
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		log.Log(GITPB, "  gomod:", parts)
-		if len(parts) >= 1 {
-			log.Log(GITPB, "  gomod: part[0] =", parts[0])
-			if parts[0] == "require" {
-				log.Log(GITPB, "  should return false here")
-				return false, errors.New("go.mod file is not primative")
-			}
-
-		}
-	}
-	repo.GoPrimitive = true
-	return true, nil
-}
-
-func (repo *Repo) SetMasterBranchName(bname string) {
-	repo.MasterBranchName = bname
+	return nil, errors.New("repo already exists: " + gopath)
 }
 
 func (repo *Repo) SetDevelBranchName(bname string) {
diff --git a/repo.proto b/repo.proto
index ec3b6fb..bd6e269 100644
--- a/repo.proto
+++ b/repo.proto
@@ -12,22 +12,25 @@ import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Time
 // global settings for autogenpb `autogenpb:mutex`
 
 message Repo {						// `autogenpb:marshal`
-	string fullPath		= 1;			// the actual path to the .git directory: '/home/devel/golang.org/x/tools'
-	google.protobuf.Timestamp lastPull	= 2;	// last time a git pull was done
-	string masterBranchName	= 3; 			// git 'main' or 'master' branch name
-	string develBranchName	= 4; 			// whatever the git 'devel' branch name is
-	string userBranchName	= 5; 			// whatever your username branch is
-	GitTags tags		= 6;			// known tags
-	string goPath		= 7;			// `autogenpb:unique` 	// the logical path as used by golang: 'go.wit.com/apps/helloworld'
-	bool goLibrary 		= 8;			// is this a golang library?
-	bool goBinary  		= 9;			// is this a golang binary?
-	bool goPrimitive 	= 10;			// if this is a golang primitive (only has go.mod)
-	bool goPlugin		= 11;			// is this a golang plugin?
-	GoDeps	goDeps 		= 12;			// what is in the go.sum file
-	google.protobuf.Timestamp lastGoDep	= 13;	// last time go.sum was processed
-	bool dirty		= 14;			// if git says things have been changed
-	GoDeps	published	= 15;			// the last published go.mod/go.sum
-	string targetVersion	= 16; 			// useful during the package release process
+	string 	fullPath			= 1;		// the actual path to the .git directory: '/home/devel/golang.org/x/tools'
+	google.protobuf.Timestamp lastPull	= 2;		// last time a git pull was done
+	string 	masterBranchName		= 3; 		// git 'main' or 'master' branch name
+	string 	develBranchName			= 4; 		// whatever the git 'devel' branch name is
+	string 	userBranchName			= 5; 		// whatever your username branch is
+	GitTags tags				= 6;		// known tags
+	string	goPath				= 7;	// `autogenpb:unique` 	// the logical path as used by golang: 'go.wit.com/apps/helloworld'
+	bool	goLibrary 			= 8;		// is this a golang library?
+	bool	goBinary  			= 9;		// is this a golang binary?
+	bool	goPrimitive		 	= 10;		// if this is a golang primitive (only has go.mod)
+	bool	goPlugin			= 11;		// is this a golang plugin?
+	GoDeps	goDeps 				= 12;		// what is in the go.sum file
+	google.protobuf.Timestamp lastGoDep	= 13;		// last time go.sum was processed
+	bool	dirty				= 14;		// if git says things have been changed
+	GoDeps	published			= 15;		// the last published go.mod/go.sum
+	string	targetVersion			= 16; 		// useful during the package release process
+	bool	readOnly			= 17; 		// tracks access to 'git push'
+	string	URL				= 18; 		// the URL. amazingly I didn't add this earlier. duh.
+	bool	goProtobuf			= 19;		// autogen go files from .proto
 }
 
 message Repos {				// `autogenpb:marshal`
diff --git a/rill.go b/rill.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1b6b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rill.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package gitpb
+
+// runs git, parses output
+// types faster than you can
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func (all *GitTags) SortByAge() *GitTagIterator {
+	packs := all.selectAllGitTag()
+
+	sort.Sort(GitTagAge(packs))
+
+	iterator := NewGitTagIterator(packs)
+	return iterator
+}
+
+type GitTagAge []*GitTag
+
+func (a GitTagAge) Len() int { return len(a) }
+
+// sorts in ? order
+func (a GitTagAge) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	if time.Since(a[i].Authordate.AsTime()) < time.Since(a[j].Authordate.AsTime()) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+func (a GitTagAge) Swap(i, j int) { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
+
+// rill is awesome. long live rill
+// attempt scan with rill
+func (all *Repos) rillGitPull() error {
+	loop := all.SortByGoPath()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		t := loop.Next()
+		log.Info("repo", t.GoPath)
+	}
+	/*
+		packs := all.selectAllRepo()
+		// Convert a slice of user IDs into a channel
+		ids := rill.FromSlice(packs, nil)
+
+		// Read users from the API.
+		// Concurrency = 20
+		dirs := rill.Map(ids, 20, func(id string) (*Repo, error) {
+			return packs[id], nil
+		})
+
+		// Activate users.
+		// Concurrency = 10
+		err := rill.ForEach(dirs, 10, func(repo *Repo) error {
+			// could do something here
+			// fmt.Printf("Repo found : %s\n", repo.GoPath)
+			// repo.Run([]string{"git", "pull"})
+			return nil
+		})
+	*/
+	return nil
+}
+
+var ErrorMissingGitConfig error = errors.New("missing .git/config")
+var ErrorGitPullOnLocal error = errors.New("git pull on local only branch")
+
+// checks to see if you can do a 'git pull'
+func (repo *Repo) IsOnlyLocalTag(currentName string) bool {
+	log.Warn("IsOnlyLocalTag(currentName string) not re-implemented yet")
+	return false
+}
+
+func (repo *Repo) GitPull() (string, error) {
+	currentName := repo.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	if repo.IsOnlyLocalTag(currentName) {
+		return "", ErrorGitPullOnLocal
+	}
+	var cmd []string
+	cmd = append(cmd, "git", "pull")
+	r := repo.Run(cmd)
+	output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		output = "git error_,,,_a_,,,_b_,,,c"
+	}
+	if r.Error == nil {
+		log.Log(GITPBWARN, "git pull ran", repo.GetGoPath())
+		log.Log(GITPBWARN, "git pull output", output)
+	} else {
+		log.Log(GITPBWARN, "git pull error", repo.GetGoPath(), r.Error)
+	}
+	return output, r.Error
+}
diff --git a/set.go b/set.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8821e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/set.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package gitpb
+
+func (repo *Repo) SetReadOnly(b bool) {
+	repo.ReadOnly = b
+}
+
+func (repo *Repo) SetTargetVersion(target string) {
+	repo.TargetVersion = target
+}
+
+func (repo *Repo) SetMasterBranchName(s string) {
+	repo.MasterBranchName = s
+}