diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index e6651a5..1c7c2e3 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"os/user"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/prep"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -52,34 +52,15 @@ func (args) Version() string {
 	handles shell autocomplete
 */
 
-func (a args) DoAutoComplete(argv []string) {
-	switch argv[0] {
-	case "checkout":
-		usr, _ := user.Current()
-		fmt.Println("user devel master " + usr.Username)
-	case "commit":
-		fmt.Println("--all")
-	case "config":
-		fmt.Println("add fix list delete")
-	case "list":
-		fmt.Println("--all --mine --favorites --private")
-	case "pull":
-		fmt.Println("--all --mine --favorites --private")
-	case "patch":
-		fmt.Println("--list --submit --show")
-	case "dirty":
-		fmt.Println("--show-files")
-	case "user":
-		fmt.Println("--force")
-	case "devel":
-		fmt.Println("--force")
-	case "master":
-		fmt.Println("--force")
-	default:
-		if argv[0] == ARGNAME {
-			// list the subcommands here
-			fmt.Println("--bash quick")
-		}
+func (args) Appname() string {
+	return ARGNAME
+}
+
+func (a args) DoAutoComplete(pb *prep.Auto) {
+	if pb.Cmd == "" {
+		pb.Autocomplete3([]string{"--bash", "quick"})
+	} else {
+		pb.SubCommand(pb.Argv...)
 	}
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index af89b57..547b988 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/fhelp"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/prep"
@@ -27,9 +26,8 @@ var argv args
 
 func main() {
 	me = new(autoType)
-	prep.Bash(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)
+	me.myGui = prep.Gui()       // prepares the GUI package for go-args
+	me.auto = prep.Bash3(&argv) // this line should be:  prep.Bash(&argv)
 
 	me.forge = forgepb.Init()
 	me.forge.ScanRepoDir() // looks for new dirs, checks existing repos for changes
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 3c0bd2f..10f8e32 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/prep"
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 var me *autoType
 
 type autoType struct {
-	pp             *arg.Parser            // for parsing the command line args.  Yay to alexf lint!
+	auto           *prep.Auto             // more experiments for bash handling
 	myGui          *prep.GuiPrep          // the gui handle itself
 	releaseReasonS string                 // = "gocui dropdown select"
 	release        releaseStruct          // notsure