diff --git a/globalBuildOptions.go b/globalBuildOptions.go
index a91b18f..39bc467 100644
--- a/globalBuildOptions.go
+++ b/globalBuildOptions.go
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
-	"go.wit.com/gui/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 )
 
 func doesExist(path string) bool {
@@ -52,18 +53,69 @@ func globalBuildOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 		setCurrentBranch.Set("set all branches to " + me.toMoveToBranch)
 		me.mainBranch.Disable()
 	}
+	me.rerunGoMod = groupvbox.NewButton("re-run go mod & go tidy", func() {
+		me.rerunGoMod.Disable()
+		log.Warn("scanning allrepos")
+		os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
+		for repo, path := range me.allrepos {
+			var cmd []string
+			var err error
+			var b bool
+			var output string
+
+			log.Warn("found repo", path, repo.String())
+			fullpath := "/home/jcarr/go/src/" + path
+
+			me.rerunGoMod.SetText("Running go.mod " + fullpath)
+
+			cmd = []string{"rm", "go.mod", "go.sum"}
+			// log.Warn("Actually RUN path =", fullpath, "cmd =", cmd)
+			err, b, output = repostatus.RunCmd(fullpath, cmd)
+			log.Warn(err, b, string(output))
+
+			log.Sleep(.1)
+
+			cmd = []string{"go", "mod", "init"}
+			// log.Warn("Actually RUN path =", fullpath, "cmd =", cmd)
+			err, b, output = repostatus.RunCmd(fullpath, cmd)
+			log.Warn(err, b, string(output))
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+
+			log.Sleep(.1)
+
+			cmd = []string{"go", "mod", "tidy"}
+			// log.Warn("Actually RUN path =", fullpath, "cmd =", cmd)
+			err, b, output = repostatus.RunCmd(fullpath, cmd)
+			log.Warn(err, b, string(output))
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+
+			log.Sleep(.2)
+
+			cmd = []string{"git", "status"}
+			// log.Warn("Actually RUN path =", fullpath, "cmd =", cmd)
+			err, b, output = repostatus.RunCmd(fullpath, cmd)
+			log.Warn(err, b, string(output))
+		}
+		me.rerunGoMod.SetText("re-run go mod & go tidy")
+		me.rerunGoMod.Enable()
+	})
 	setCurrentBranch = groupvbox.NewButton("set all branches to", func() {
-		for _, repo := range allrepos {
+		log.Warn("scanning allrepos")
+		for repo, path := range me.allrepos {
+			log.Warn("found repo", repo.String())
 			var changeBranch [][]string
 			// realname, realversion := repo.status.CheckoutBranch(me.toMoveToBranch)
 			// log.Warn("GOT", realname, realversion)
-			path := repo.status.GetPath()
+			// path := repo.status.GetPath()
 			changeBranch = append(changeBranch, []string{"cd", "go/src/" + path})
 			changeBranch = append(changeBranch, []string{"git", "checkout", me.toMoveToBranch})
 			me.script = changeBranch
 			setGitCommands()
-			goMake("--doit")
-			return
+			// goMake("--doit")
 		}
 	})
 	var everything *gui.Node
@@ -71,7 +123,7 @@ func globalBuildOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 		var perfect bool = true
 		var newCmds [][]string
 		// usr, _ := user.Current()
-		newCmds = append(newCmds, []string{"cd", "go/src/gui/app/myrepos"})
+		newCmds = append(newCmds, []string{"cd", "go/src/go.wit.com/apps/myrepos"})
 		repos := myrepolist()
 		for _, line := range repos {
 			log.Warn("repo =", line)
diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index 996e701..79c1b23 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
-	"go.wit.com/gui/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	// "go.wit.com/gui/gadgets"
 )
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 		hidePerfect()
 	})
 	groupvbox.NewButton("show all", func() {
-		for _, repo := range allrepos {
+		for repo, _ := range me.allrepos {
 			if repo.dirtyLabel.String() == "PERFECT" {
 				if repo.hidden {
 					repo.show()
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	})
 
 	groupvbox.NewButton("status.Update() all", func() {
-		for _, repo := range allrepos {
+		for repo, _ := range me.allrepos {
 			repo.status.Update()
 		}
 	})
 
 	groupvbox.NewButton("rescan all", func() {
-		for _, repo := range allrepos {
+		for repo, _ := range me.allrepos {
 			repo.newScan()
 		}
 	})
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 }
 
 func hidePerfect() {
-	for _, repo := range allrepos {
+	for repo, _ := range me.allrepos {
 		if repo.dirtyLabel.String() == "PERFECT" {
 			if repo.hidden {
 				continue
diff --git a/globalResetOptions.go b/globalResetOptions.go
index 99816e7..750cf9c 100644
--- a/globalResetOptions.go
+++ b/globalResetOptions.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"go.wit.com/gui/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func globalResetOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	buildOptions.NewButton("Find", func() {
 		log.Warn("delete every repo marked PERFECT")
 		var newCmds [][]string
-		for _, repo := range allrepos {
+		for repo, _ := range me.allrepos {
 			status := repo.getStatus()
 			if status == "PERFECT" {
 				var line []string
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ func globalResetOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	buildOptions.NewButton("Find", func() {
 		log.Warn("delete every repo marked PERFECT")
 		var newCmds [][]string
-		for _, repo := range allrepos {
+		for repo, path := range me.allrepos {
 			status := repo.getStatus()
 			if status == "PERFECT" {
 				var line []string
-				line = append(line, "rm", "-rf", "go/src/"+repo.path)
+				line = append(line, "rm", "-rf", "go/src/"+path)
 				newCmds = append(newCmds, line)
 			}
 		}
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func globalResetOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	buildOptions.NewButton("rm ~/go/src & ~/go/pkg", func() {
 		var newCmds [][]string
 		var dirty bool = false
-		for _, repo := range allrepos {
+		for repo, _ := range me.allrepos {
 			status := repo.getStatus()
 			if status == "dirty" {
 				dirty = true
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 403d54a..89c27b1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
 module go.wit.com/apps/myrepos
 
 go 1.21.4
-
-require (
-	go.wit.com/apps/control-panel-dns v0.12.3
-	go.wit.com/gui/gadgets v0.12.5
-	go.wit.com/gui/gui v0.12.9
-	go.wit.com/gui/lib/repostatus v0.12.7
-	go.wit.com/log v0.5.4
-)
-
-require (
-	go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5 // indirect
-	go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1 // indirect
-	go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.4 // indirect
-	go.wit.com/gui/widget v1.1.3 // indirect
-)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b6ce31..0000000
--- a/go.sum
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-go.wit.com/apps/control-panel-dns v0.12.3 h1:rjQE5YKyieRu6ARzwsNSSiRM9aN325O71MaHRuDUDiA=
-go.wit.com/apps/control-panel-dns v0.12.3/go.mod h1:wV1THUmfQNaPYetXLSFnotc9m3/nplumk1yiT/yEW4U=
-go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5 h1:asDx5f9IlfpknKjPBqqb2qndE91Pbo7ZDkWUgddfMhY=
-go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5/go.mod h1:wnWc+c6z8kSdDKYriMf6RpM+FiXmo5RYp/t4FNi0MU0=
-go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1 h1:loXOcbVnd+8YeJRLey+XXidecBiedMDO00zQ26TvKNs=
-go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1/go.mod h1:+rYsfxqdI2cwA8kJ7GCMwWbNJvfvWUurOCXLiwdTtSs=
-go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.4 h1:C9hj/rjlUpdK+E6aroyLjCbS5MFcyNUOuP1ICLWdNek=
-go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.4/go.mod h1:sihvWmnQ/09FWplnEmozt90CCVqBtGuPXM811tgfhFA=
-go.wit.com/gui/gadgets v0.12.5 h1:Eg7UbwnvwGgYlNX+sgKQNVcbRMZyYL4ChDmS2p/DHtM=
-go.wit.com/gui/gadgets v0.12.5/go.mod h1:OB7MtEZy/VK2HrU3yiEuzY9n4LjZwO0L06NYUAFybJs=
-go.wit.com/gui/gui v0.12.9 h1:Xrs8v/gbbQnsjCnF3BCNXgddH5oB8xTjlysL9Ul1aRs=
-go.wit.com/gui/gui v0.12.9/go.mod h1:YgbFWxsGqZb45oLGaHim2GukPzPgMLQcVRRI0QkrGS8=
-go.wit.com/gui/lib/repostatus v0.12.7 h1:YF+jfEXlfbacthWrwy+844Uk4UyRQQP35MuRL3bHKOo=
-go.wit.com/gui/lib/repostatus v0.12.7/go.mod h1:WgfUiAc/WQCTndBfwj+oUeDXifwMh7wEIs7zOW2hsNY=
-go.wit.com/gui/widget v1.1.3 h1:GvLzGSOF9tfmoh6HNbFdN+NSlBo2qeS/Ba2TnQQ1A1U=
-go.wit.com/gui/widget v1.1.3/go.mod h1:A6/FaiFQtAHTjgo7c4FrokXe6bXX1Cowo35b2Lgi31E=
-go.wit.com/log v0.5.4 h1:vijLRPTUgChb8J5tx/7Uma/lGTUxeSXosFbheAmL914=
-go.wit.com/log v0.5.4/go.mod h1:BaJBfHFqcJSJLXGQ9RHi3XVhPgsStxSMZRlaRxW4kAo=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a944ca8..d7365d6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
-	"go.wit.com/gui/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 )
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ import (
 var resToolkit embed.FS
 
 func main() {
-	myGui = gui.New()
-	myGui.InitEmbed(resToolkit)
-	myGui.LoadToolkit("nocui")
-	myGui.Default()
+	me = new(repoType)
+	me.allrepos = make(map[*repo]string)
+
+	me.myGui = gui.New()
+	me.myGui.InitEmbed(resToolkit)
+	me.myGui.LoadToolkit("nocui")
+	me.myGui.Default()
 
 	autotypistWindow()
 	// repoworld()
@@ -64,26 +67,26 @@ func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel string, user stri
 		newRepo.cButton.Hide()
 		newRepo.pButton.Hide()
 	}
-	newRepo.status = repostatus.New(myGui, newRepo.path)
+	newRepo.status = repostatus.New(me.myGui, newRepo.path)
 	newRepo.status.SetMasterName(master)
 	newRepo.status.SetDevelName(devel)
 	newRepo.status.SetUserName(user)
 	newRepo.hidden = false
 	newRepo.status.Update()
 	newRepo.newScan()
-	allrepos = append(allrepos, newRepo)
+	me.allrepos[newRepo] = path
 }
 
 func autotypistWindow() {
 	/*
-		me.autotypistWindow = gadgets.NewBasicWindow(myGui, "autotypist for GO & git. it types faster than you can.")
+		me.autotypistWindow = gadgets.NewBasicWindow(me.myGui, "autotypist for GO & git. it types faster than you can.")
 		me.autotypistWindow.Make()
 		me.autotypistWindow.StandardExit()
 
 		box := me.autotypistWindow.Box()
 		me.autotypistWindow.Draw()
 	*/
-	win := myGui.NewWindow("autotypist for GO & git. it types faster than you can.")
+	win := me.myGui.NewWindow("autotypist for GO & git. it types faster than you can.")
 	box := win.NewBox("bw hbox", true)
 	globalDisplayOptions(box)
 	globalBuildOptions(box)
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ func autotypistWindow() {
 
 // This creates a window
 func repoworld() {
-	reposwin = gadgets.NewBasicWindow(myGui, "All git repositories in ~/go/src/")
+	reposwin = gadgets.NewBasicWindow(me.myGui, "All git repositories in ~/go/src/")
 	reposwin.Make()
 
 	reposbox = reposwin.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
diff --git a/repolist.go b/repolist.go
index 49e9963..170627e 100644
--- a/repolist.go
+++ b/repolist.go
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+func (r *repo) String() string {
+	return r.status.String()
+}
+
 func (r *repo) getPath() string {
 	return r.path
 }
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index ecbed45..552159b 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -2,22 +2,23 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"go.wit.com/gui/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 )
 
 // the main window nodes
-var myGui *gui.Node
 var reposwin *gadgets.BasicWindow
 var reposbox *gui.Node
 var reposgrid *gui.Node
 var reposgroup *gui.Node
 
-var me repoType
+var me *repoType
 
 type repoType struct {
-	script [][]string
+	script   [][]string
+	allrepos map[*repo]string
+	myGui    *gui.Node
 
 	// #### autotypist window
 	autotypistWindow *gadgets.BasicWindow
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ type repoType struct {
 	develBranch *gadgets.BasicCombobox
 	userBranch  *gadgets.BasicCombobox
 
+	// this button will regenerate everyones go.mod & go.sum
+	rerunGoMod *gui.Node
 	// #### autotypist Global Distructive & Reset Options
 	// #### autotypist window end
 }
@@ -44,8 +47,6 @@ var cmds *gui.Node
 var doit *gui.Node
 var dryrun *gui.Node
 
-var allrepos []*repo
-
 type repo struct {
 	hidden     bool
 	path       string