diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 7d57324..b89dcc3 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -7,16 +7,24 @@ package main
 */
 
 type args struct {
-	// Repo string `arg:"positional"               help:"go import path"`
-	// Increment    bool   `arg:"--increment"              help:"auto increment"`
-	// Release      bool   `arg:"--release"                help:"do a release an exit"`
-	DryRun       bool   `arg:"--dry-run,env:DRYRUN"     help:"don't actually do the release"`
-	Fix          bool   `arg:"--fix"                    help:"run fixGoMod() on startup"`
-	Minor        bool   `arg:"--minor"                  help:"increment minor verion numbers"`
-	Protobuf     bool   `arg:"--protobuf"               help:"increment protobuf repos"`
-	Reason       string `arg:"--reason"                 help:"tag message"`
-	DumpVersions bool   `arg:"--dump-versions"          help:"dump the versions file for go.wit.com"`
-	Port         int    `arg:"--port"     default:"9419"         help:"do fun stuff with curl"`
+	Quick  *QuickCmd `arg:"subcommand:quick"                     help:"only do repos with patches"`
+	DryRun bool      `arg:"--dry-run,env:DRYRUN"     help:"don't actually do the release"`
+	// Fix          bool     `arg:"--fix"                    help:"run fixGoMod() on startup"`
+	Minor    bool   `arg:"--minor"                  help:"increment minor verion numbers"`
+	Protobuf bool   `arg:"--protobuf"               help:"increment protobuf repos"`
+	Reason   string `arg:"--reason"                 help:"tag message"`
+	// DumpVersions bool     `arg:"--dump-versions"          help:"dump the versions file for go.wit.com"`
+	Port     int      `arg:"--port"     default:"9419"         help:"do fun stuff with curl"`
+	Bash     bool     `arg:"--bash"                               help:"generate bash completion"`
+	BashAuto []string `arg:"--auto-complete"                      help:"does the actual autocompletion"`
+}
+
+type QuickCmd struct {
+	List *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:list"          help:"list available patches"`
+	Show *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:show"          help:"show a specific patch"`
+}
+
+type EmptyCmd struct {
 }
 
 func (a args) Description() string {
diff --git a/argvAutoshell.go b/argvAutoshell.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb46ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argvAutoshell.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+)
+
+/*
+	handles shell autocomplete
+*/
+
+// used for shell auto completion
+// var ARGNAME string = "forge" // todo: get this from $0 ?
+
+func (args) doBashAuto() {
+	argv.doBashHelp()
+	switch argv.BashAuto[0] {
+	case "checkout":
+		usr, _ := user.Current()
+		fmt.Println("user devel master " + usr.Username)
+	case "commit":
+		fmt.Println("--all")
+	case "config":
+		fmt.Println("add fix list delete")
+	case "list":
+		fmt.Println("--all --mine --favorites --private")
+	case "pull":
+		fmt.Println("--all --mine --favorites --private")
+	case "patch":
+		fmt.Println("--list --submit --show")
+	case "dirty":
+		fmt.Println("--show-files")
+	case "user":
+		fmt.Println("--force")
+	case "devel":
+		fmt.Println("--force")
+	case "master":
+		fmt.Println("--force")
+	default:
+		if argv.BashAuto[0] == ARGNAME {
+			// list the subcommands here
+			fmt.Println("--bash quick")
+		}
+	}
+	os.Exit(0)
+}
+
+// prints help to STDERR // TODO: move everything below this to go-args
+func (args) doBashHelp() {
+	if argv.BashAuto[1] != "''" {
+		// if this is not blank, then the user has typed something
+		return
+	}
+	if argv.BashAuto[0] != ARGNAME {
+		// if this is not the name of the command, the user already started doing something
+		return
+	}
+	if argv.BashAuto[0] == ARGNAME {
+		me.pp.WriteHelp(os.Stderr)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "hello world")
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "")
+}
+
+// complete -F forge --bash forge
+func (args) doBash() {
+	fmt.Println("# add this in your bashrc:")
+	fmt.Println("")
+	fmt.Println("# todo: add this to go-arg as a 'hidden' go-arg option --bash")
+	fmt.Println("#")
+	fmt.Println("# todo: make this output work/parse with:")
+	fmt.Println("# complete -C " + ARGNAME + " --bash go")
+	fmt.Println("")
+	fmt.Println("_" + ARGNAME + "_complete()")
+	fmt.Println("{")
+	fmt.Println("	# sets local to this func vars")
+	fmt.Println("	local cur prev all")
+	fmt.Println("	cur=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}")
+	fmt.Println("	prev=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}")
+	fmt.Println("	all=${COMP_WORDS[@]}")
+	fmt.Println("")
+	fmt.Println("	# this is where we generate the go-arg output")
+	fmt.Println("        GOARGS=$(" + ARGNAME + " --auto-complete $prev \\'$cur\\' $all)")
+	fmt.Println("")
+	fmt.Println("	# this compares the command line input from the user")
+	fmt.Println("	# to whatever strings we output")
+	fmt.Println("        COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W \"$GOARGS\" -- $cur) )  # THIS WORKS")
+	fmt.Println("	return 0")
+	fmt.Println("}")
+	fmt.Println("complete -F _" + ARGNAME + "_complete " + ARGNAME)
+	fmt.Println("")
+	fmt.Println("# copy and paste the above into your bash shell should work")
+	os.Exit(0)
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 311a04d..1129afe 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var VERSION string
+var ARGNAME string = "guireleaser"
 
 //go:embed resources/*
 var resources embed.FS
@@ -26,6 +27,18 @@ var argv args
 func main() {
 	me = new(autoType)
 
+	// parse the command line
+	me.pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
+
+	if argv.Bash {
+		argv.doBash()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	if len(argv.BashAuto) != 0 {
+		argv.doBashAuto()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	// load the ~/.config/forge/ config
 	me.forge = forgepb.Init()
 	me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
@@ -53,9 +66,6 @@ func main() {
 	// me.forge.ConfigPrintTable()
 	os.Setenv("REPO_WORK_PATH", me.forge.GetGoSrc())
 
-	// parse the command line
-	arg.MustParse(&argv)
-
 	// save the ENV var here
 	me.releaseReasonS = os.Getenv("GUIRELEASE_REASON")
 
diff --git a/prepareRelease.go b/prepareRelease.go
index e4ca82f..3b0a03c 100644
--- a/prepareRelease.go
+++ b/prepareRelease.go
@@ -108,6 +108,14 @@ func rePrepareRelease() {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if argv.Quick != nil {
+			// if argv has 'quick' don't do anything
+			// that doesn't actually have a patch
+			if master == lastTag {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
 		if argv.Protobuf && check.GetRepoType() == "protobuf" {
 			// if --protobuf, this will force upgrade each one
 			forceReleaseVersion(check)
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 3113926..2631171 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 var me *autoType
 
 type autoType struct {
+	pp    *arg.Parser // for parsing the command line args.  Yay to alexf lint!
 	myGui *gui.Node
 
 	releaseReasonS string // = "gocui dropdown select"