diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index f4893e5..b71fbe4 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 var REPO *log.LogFlag
-var REPOWARN *log.LogFlag
+var WARN *log.LogFlag
 
 func init() {
 	full := "go.wit.com/lib/gui/repo"
 	short := "repo"
 
 	REPO = log.NewFlag("REPO", false, full, short, "general repo things")
-	REPOWARN = log.NewFlag("REPOWARN", true, full, short, "repo warnings")
+	WARN = log.NewFlag("REPOWARN", true, full, short, "repo warnings")
 }
diff --git a/newRepo.go b/newRepo.go
index 7f0a953..d0e5588 100644
--- a/newRepo.go
+++ b/newRepo.go
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ func (r *RepoList) AddRepo(pb *gitpb.Repo) (*RepoRow, error) {
 
 	newRepo.endBox.NewButton("show diff", func() {
 		r.reposbox.Disable()
-		log.Log(REPOWARN, "show diff currentName =", newRepo.currentName.String())
-		log.Log(REPOWARN, "show diff masterVersion =", newRepo.masterVersion.String())
+		log.Log(WARN, "show diff currentName =", newRepo.currentName.String())
+		log.Log(WARN, "show diff masterVersion =", newRepo.masterVersion.String())
 		// newRepo.Status.XtermNohup([]string{"git diff"})
-		newRepo.Status.Xterm("git diff; bash")
+		newRepo.Xterm("git diff; bash")
 		r.reposbox.Enable()
 	})
 
@@ -117,17 +117,17 @@ func (r *RepoList) AddRepo(pb *gitpb.Repo) (*RepoRow, error) {
 			return
 		}
 		if !pb.IsUserBranch() {
-			log.Log(REPOWARN, "can not commit on non user branch")
+			log.Log(WARN, "can not commit on non user branch")
 			return
 		}
 		r.reposbox.Disable()
 
 		// restore anything staged so everything can be reviewed
 		pb.RunRealtimeVerbose([]string{"git", "restore", "--staged", "."})
-		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git diff")
-		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git add --all")
-		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git commit -a")
-		newRepo.Status.XtermWait("git push")
+		newRepo.XtermWait("git diff")
+		newRepo.XtermWait("git add --all")
+		newRepo.XtermWait("git commit -a")
+		newRepo.XtermWait("git push")
 		if newRepo.Status.CheckDirty() {
 			// commit was not done, restore diff
 			pb.RunRealtimeVerbose([]string{"git", "restore", "--staged", "."})
diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index c68828d..f13f83a 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ func (r *RepoRow) UpdatePb(newpb *gitpb.Repo) {
 func (r *RepoRow) NewScan() int {
 	var changed int = 0
 	if r.Status == nil {
-		log.Log(REPOWARN, "repo.Status = nil. not initialized for some reason")
+		log.Log(WARN, "repo.Status = nil. not initialized for some reason")
 		return changed
 	}
 	pb := r.pb
 	if pb == nil {
-		log.Log(REPOWARN, "NewScan() pb = nil")
+		log.Log(WARN, "NewScan() pb = nil")
 		return changed
 	}
 
diff --git a/watchdog.go b/watchdog.go
index a14b33b..87a2141 100644
--- a/watchdog.go
+++ b/watchdog.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (r *RepoList) Watchdog(f func()) {
 			}
 			// print every 'delay' seconds
 			if i%delay == 0 {
-				log.Log(REPOWARN, "Not auto scanning", i, "REPO_AUTO_SCAN =", os.Getenv("REPO_AUTO_SCAN"))
+				log.Log(WARN, "Not auto scanning", i, "REPO_AUTO_SCAN =", os.Getenv("REPO_AUTO_SCAN"))
 			}
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/xterm.go b/xterm.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9722209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xterm.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package repolist
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func (rs *RepoRow) XtermNohup(cmdline string) {
+	p := rs.pb.GetFullPath()
+	shell.XtermCmd(p, []string{cmdline})
+}
+func (rs *RepoRow) Xterm(cmdline string) {
+	p := rs.pb.GetFullPath()
+	shell.XtermCmd(p, []string{cmdline})
+}
+func (rs *RepoRow) XtermWait(cmdline string) {
+	p := rs.pb.GetFullPath()
+	shell.XtermCmdWait(p, []string{cmdline})
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoRow) XtermBash(args []string) {
+	var argsX = []string{"-geometry", "120x40"}
+	tmp := strings.Join(args, " ") + ";bash"
+	argsX = append(argsX, "-e", "bash", "-c", tmp)
+	argsX = append(argsX, args...)
+	log.Info("xterm cmd=", argsX)
+	// set less to not exit on small diff's
+	os.Setenv("LESS", "-+F -+X -R")
+	cmd := exec.Command("xterm", argsX...)
+	path := rs.pb.GetFullPath()
+	cmd.Dir = path
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "xterm.Run() failed")
+		log.Log(WARN, "path =", path)
+		log.Log(WARN, "cmd = xterm", argsX)
+	} else {
+		log.Log(WARN, "xterm.Run() worked")
+		log.Log(WARN, "path =", path)
+		log.Log(WARN, "cmd = xterm", argsX)
+	}
+}