diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index dedbd04..fafc11a 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func (r *RepoList) FindRepo(path string) *RepoRow {
 	return repo
 }
 
+/*
 func (r *RepoList) AllRepos() []*RepoRow {
 	var all []*RepoRow
 	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ func AllRepos() []*RepoRow {
 	}
 	return all
 }
+*/
 
 // a human readable state of the current repo
 func (r *RepoRow) State() string {
diff --git a/configfile.go b/configfile.go
index b46c5a2..c6391a6 100644
--- a/configfile.go
+++ b/configfile.go
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ func (rl *RepoList) ArgGitPull() bool {
 
 	log.Log(REPOWARN, "running git pull everywhere")
 	var failed int = 0
-	for _, repo := range rl.AllRepos() {
+	loop := rl.ReposSortByName()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		repo := loop.Repo()
 		if out, err := repo.Status.GitPull(); err == nil {
 			log.Log(REPOWARN, "Ran git pull ok", repo.Status.Path(), out)
 		} else {
@@ -142,7 +144,9 @@ func (rl *RepoList) ArgCheckoutDevel() bool {
 	log.Log(REPOWARN, "running git checkout devel everwhere")
 	var failed int = 0
 	var count int = 0
-	for _, repo := range rl.AllRepos() {
+	loop := rl.ReposSortByName()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		repo := loop.Repo()
 		count += 1
 		if repo.Status.CheckoutDevel() {
 			// checkout ok
@@ -158,7 +162,9 @@ func (rl *RepoList) ArgCheckoutMaster() bool {
 	log.Log(REPOWARN, "running git checkout master everwhere")
 	var failed int = 0
 	var count int = 0
-	for _, repo := range rl.AllRepos() {
+	loop := rl.ReposSortByName()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		repo := loop.Repo()
 		count += 1
 		if repo.Status.CheckoutMaster() {
 			// checkout ok
@@ -174,7 +180,9 @@ func (rl *RepoList) ArgCheckoutUser() bool {
 	log.Log(REPOWARN, "running git checkout master everwhere")
 	var failed int = 0
 	var count int = 0
-	for _, repo := range rl.AllRepos() {
+	loop := rl.ReposSortByName()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		repo := loop.Repo()
 		count += 1
 		if repo.Status.CheckoutUser() {
 			// checkout ok