diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4a67a5a..2a5b530 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 all:
-	@echo
-	@echo Run: make redomod
-	@echo
+	GO111MODULE=off go build
 
 goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go
diff --git a/branchesBox.go b/branchesBox.go
index d24af80..c1de0e2 100644
--- a/branchesBox.go
+++ b/branchesBox.go
@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
 package repostatus
 
 import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) makeBranchesBox() {
-	rs.gitBranchesGroup = rs.window.Box().NewGroup("branches")
+func (rs *RepoStatus) makeBranchesBox(parent *gui.Node) {
+	rs.gitBranchesGroup = parent.NewGroup("branches") // `progname:"BRANCHES"` // can the toolkits use these for i18n support?
 	newgrid := rs.gitBranchesGroup.NewGrid("gridnuts", 0, 0)
 
-	rs.lasttag = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "last tag")
+	rs.lasttag = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "last tag") // `progname:"LASTTAG"`
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
-	rs.masterBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "master")
+	rs.masterBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "master") // `progname:"MASTERBRANCH"`
 	newgrid.NextRow()
-	rs.develBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "devel")
+	rs.develBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "devel") // `progname:"DEVELBRANCH"`
 	newgrid.NextRow()
-	rs.userBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "user")
+	rs.userBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "user") // `progname:"USERBRANCH"`
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
-	rs.currentBranch = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "current branch")
+	rs.currentBranch = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "current branch") // `progname:"CURRENTBRANCH"`
 	newgrid.NextRow()
-	rs.currentVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "current version")
+	rs.currentVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "current version") // `progname:"CURRENTVERSION"`
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
-	rs.switchBranchB = newgrid.NewButton("Switch Branch", func() {
+	rs.switchBranchB = newgrid.NewButton("Switch Branch", func() { // `progname:"SWITCH"`
 		bname := rs.targetBranch.String()
 		log.Info("Should switch to branch", bname, "here")
 
@@ -38,12 +41,16 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) makeBranchesBox() {
 		rs.UpdateCurrent()
 	})
 
-	rs.targetBranch = newgrid.NewDropdown()
+	rs.targetBranch = newgrid.NewDropdown() // `progname:"TARGET"`
 	// rs.targetBranch.AddText("master")
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
 	rs.showBranchesButton = newgrid.NewButton("scan branches()", func() {
-		all := rs.getBranches()
+		err, out := rs.RunCmd([]string{"git", "branch", "--all"})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Log(WARN, "git branch failed", rs.String())
+		}
+		all := strings.Split(out, "\n")
 		for i, s := range all {
 			log.Log(WARN, "found branch", i, s)
 			rs.targetBranch.AddText(s)
diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index bc518be..1b0f7a6 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -17,6 +17,30 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Changed() bool {
 	return rs.changed
 }
 
+// deprecate this. returns the gopath right now
+func (rs *RepoStatus) String() string {
+	log.Warn("RepoStatus.String() is to be deprecated")
+	return rs.path.String()
+}
+
+// returns the go path for the repo. "go.wit.com/apps/autotypist"
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GoName() string {
+	return rs.goSrcPath.String()
+}
+
+// returns the filesystem path to the repo
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Path() string {
+	return rs.realPath.String()
+}
+
+/*
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetPath() string {
+	return rs.path.String()
+}
+*/
+
+
+/*
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Draw() {
 	if !rs.Ready() {
 		return
@@ -24,6 +48,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Draw() {
 	log.Log(CHANGE, "Draw() window ready =", rs.ready)
 	rs.window.TestDraw()
 }
+*/
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Show() {
 	if !rs.Ready() {
@@ -100,7 +125,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Build() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	log.Info("need to build here", rs.String())
-	rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "build", "-v", "-x"})
+	// rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "build", "-v", "-x"})
+	rs.XtermBash([]string{"go", "build", "-v", "-x"})
 	if rs.Exists(name) {
 		log.Warn("build worked", name)
 		return true
diff --git a/draw.go b/draw.go
index 6c8b61a..4790230 100644
--- a/draw.go
+++ b/draw.go
@@ -4,30 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
-// creates the actual widgets.
-// it's assumed you are always passing in a box
-func (rs *RepoStatus) draw() {
-	if !rs.Ready() {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// display the status of the git repository
-	rs.drawGitStatus()
-
-	// display the git branches and options
-	rs.makeBranchesBox()
-
-	// show standard git commit and merge controls
-	rs.drawGitCommands()
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitStatus() {
-	rs.gitStatusGroup = rs.window.Box().NewGroup("What GIT Knows It Has")
+func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitStatus(box *gui.Node) {
+	rs.gitStatusGroup = box.NewGroup("What GIT Knows It Has")
 	newgrid := rs.gitStatusGroup.NewGrid("gridnuts", 2, 2)
 	newgrid.Margin()
 	newgrid.Pad()
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 3c8efae..4875812 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package repostatus
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -9,16 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) String() string {
-	return rs.path.String()
-}
-
-/*
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetPath() string {
-	return rs.path.String()
-}
-*/
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetCurrentBranchName() string {
 	return rs.currentBranch.String()
 }
@@ -27,6 +18,10 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GetCurrentBranchVersion() string {
 	return rs.currentVersion.String()
 }
 
+func (rs *RepoStatus) LastTagAge() (time.Time, string) {
+	return time.Now(), rs.lasttag.String()
+}
+
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetLastTagVersion() string {
 	return rs.lasttag.String()
 }
diff --git a/modifyBox.go b/modifyBox.go
index 14b5926..2a294b0 100644
--- a/modifyBox.go
+++ b/modifyBox.go
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package repostatus
 
 import (
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands() {
-	rs.gitCommandsGroup = rs.window.Box().NewGroup("modify")
+func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
+	rs.gitCommandsGroup = box.NewGroup("modify")
 	newgrid := rs.gitCommandsGroup.NewGrid("gridnuts", 0, 0)
 
 	newgrid.NewButton("update", func() {
@@ -25,19 +26,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands() {
 		}
 	})
 
-	newgrid.NewButton("git tags window", func() {
-		if rs.TagsW == nil {
-			log.Warn("error: found rs.TagsW == nil")
-			rs.TagsW = rs.TagWindow()
-			return
-		}
-		if rs.TagsW.Hidden() {
-			rs.TagsW.Show()
-		} else {
-			rs.TagsW.Show()
-		}
-	})
-
 	newgrid.NewButton("show .git/config", func() {
 		if rs.gitConfig == nil {
 			log.Log(WARN, "Nonexistant or damaged .git/config", rs.String())
diff --git a/new.go b/new.go
index f7f4b86..8d11c8d 100644
--- a/new.go
+++ b/new.go
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import (
 
 var windowMap map[string]*RepoStatus
 
+func init() {
+	windowMap = make(map[string]*RepoStatus)
+}
+
 func ListAll() {
 	for path, rs := range windowMap {
 		log.Warn(rs.GetMasterVersion(), path)
@@ -35,16 +39,27 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) *RepoStatus {
 		return windowMap[path]
 	}
 
+	var realpath string
+
 	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Log(WARN, "Error getting home directory:", err)
 		return nil
 	}
-
 	goSrcDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/src")
-	realpath := filepath.Join(goSrcDir, path)
 
-	filename := filepath.Join(goSrcDir, path, ".git/config")
+	// allow arbitrary paths, otherwise, assume the repo is in ~/go/src
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") {
+		realpath = path
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(path, "~") {
+		// TODO: example this to homedir
+		tmp := strings.TrimPrefix(path, "~")
+		realpath = filepath.Join(homeDir, tmp)
+	} else {
+		realpath = filepath.Join(goSrcDir, path)
+	}
+
+	filename := filepath.Join(realpath, ".git/config")
 
 	_, err = os.Open(filename)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -60,18 +75,34 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) *RepoStatus {
 	rs.window = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("GO Repo Details " + path)
 	rs.window.Horizontal()
 	rs.window.Make()
+	basebox := rs.window.Box()
+	group := basebox.NewGroup("stuff")
+	primarybox := group.Box()
+	primarybox.Horizontal()
+	box2 := group.Box()
 	rs.ready = true
 	rs.window.Custom = func() {
 		rs.Hide()
 		log.Warn("repostatus user closed the window()")
 	}
-	rs.draw()
+
+	// display the status of the git repository
+	rs.drawGitStatus(primarybox)
+
+	// display the git branches and options
+	rs.makeBranchesBox(primarybox)
+
+	// show standard git commit and merge controls
+	rs.drawGitCommands(primarybox)
 
 	// save ~/go/src & the whole path strings
 	rs.path.SetValue(path)
 	rs.goSrcPath.SetValue(goSrcDir)
 	rs.realPath.SetValue(realpath)
 
+	// add all the tags
+	rs.makeTagBox(box2)
+
 	rs.readGitConfig()
 
 	rs.readOnly.SetValue("true")
@@ -86,7 +117,3 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) *RepoStatus {
 	windowMap[path] = rs
 	return rs
 }
-
-func init() {
-	windowMap = make(map[string]*RepoStatus)
-}
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index b0453b5..a8f4698 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ type RepoStatus struct {
 
 	window *gadgets.BasicWindow
 
-	// a window to manage your .git tags
-	TagsW *repoTags
+	// a box of all the git tags
+	Tags *gitTagBox
 
 	dirtyLabel  *gadgets.OneLiner
 	readOnly    *gadgets.OneLiner
diff --git a/tagWindow.go b/tagWindow.go
index c92e961..c476f8d 100644
--- a/tagWindow.go
+++ b/tagWindow.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -30,13 +29,8 @@ type repoTag struct {
 	deleteB *gui.Node
 }
 
-type repoTags struct {
-	// the originating repository
-	rs *RepoStatus
-
-	// the window for the tags
-	window *gadgets.BasicWindow
-
+// a GUI box of all the tags in a repo
+type gitTagBox struct {
 	// the box to list all the tags in
 	box   *gui.Node
 	group *gui.Node
@@ -46,64 +40,43 @@ type repoTags struct {
 	tags []*repoTag
 }
 
-func (tw *repoTags) Hidden() bool {
-	return tw.window.Hidden()
-}
+func (rs *RepoStatus) makeTagBox(box *gui.Node) {
+	if rs.Tags != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "already scanned tags")
+		return
+	}
+	tagB := new(gitTagBox)
+	rs.Tags = tagB
+	tagB.group = box.NewGroup(".git tags for " + rs.String())
 
-func (tw *repoTags) Show() {
-	log.Info("tw *repoTags Show()")
-	tw.window.Show()
-}
-
-func (tw *repoTags) Hide() {
-	log.Info("tw *repoTags Hide()")
-	tw.window.Hide()
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) TagWindow() *repoTags {
-	// return the window if it was already created
-	tags := new(repoTags)
-	rs.TagsW = tags
-	tags.rs = rs
-
-	tags.window = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("tags " + rs.String()).Make()
-	vbox := tags.window.Box()
-
-	tags.newTagBox(vbox)
-	return tags
-}
-
-func (tagW *repoTags) newTagBox(box *gui.Node) {
-	tagW.group = box.NewGroup(".git tags for " + tagW.rs.String())
-
-	//	tagW.group.NewButton("prune tags", func() {
-	//		tagW.Prune()
+	//	tagB.group.NewButton("prune tags", func() {
+	//		tagB.Prune()
 	//	})
 	var dups *gui.Node
 
-	dups = tagW.group.NewCheckbox("Show duplicate tags").SetChecked(false)
+	dups = tagB.group.NewCheckbox("Show duplicate tags").SetChecked(false)
 	dups.Custom = func() {
 		if dups.Checked() {
-			tagW.Prune()
+			tagB.Prune()
 		} else {
-			for _, t := range tagW.tags {
+			for _, t := range tagB.tags {
 				t.Show()
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	tagW.group.NewButton("delete all", func() {
-		for i, t := range tagW.tags {
+	tagB.group.NewButton("delete all", func() {
+		for i, t := range tagB.tags {
 			if t.hidden {
 				// log.Info("tag is hidden", i, t.tag.String())
 				continue
 			}
 			log.Info("tag is shown", i, t.tag.String())
-			tagW.Delete(t)
+			rs.DeleteTag(t)
 		}
 	})
 
-	grid := tagW.group.NewGrid("tags", 0, 0)
-	tagW.grid = grid
+	grid := tagB.group.NewGrid("tags", 0, 0)
+	tagB.grid = grid
 
 	grid.NewLabel("version")
 	grid.NewLabel("ref")
@@ -117,11 +90,11 @@ func (tagW *repoTags) newTagBox(box *gui.Node) {
 	// git rev-parse HEAD
 	// if last tag == HEAD, then remove it
 
-	tags := []string{"%(tag)", "%(*objectname)", "%(taggerdate:raw)", "%(subject)"}
+	tags := []string{"%(tag)", "%(*objectname)", "%(taggerdate:raw)", "%(subject)", "%(*authorname)", "%(*authoremail)"}
 	format := strings.Join(tags, "_,,,_")
 	cmd := []string{"git", "for-each-ref", "--sort=taggerdate", "--format", format}
 	log.Info("RUNNING:", strings.Join(cmd, " "))
-	err, output := tagW.rs.RunCmd(cmd)
+	err, output := rs.RunCmd(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		output = "git error_,,,_a_,,,_b_,,,c"
 	}
@@ -129,7 +102,7 @@ func (tagW *repoTags) newTagBox(box *gui.Node) {
 	lines := strings.Split(output, "\n")
 	// reverse the git order
 	slices.Reverse(lines)
-	tagW.tags = make([]*repoTag, 0)
+	tagB.tags = make([]*repoTag, 0)
 
 	for i, line := range lines {
 		var parts []string
@@ -143,7 +116,7 @@ func (tagW *repoTags) newTagBox(box *gui.Node) {
 		rTag.tag = grid.NewLabel(parts[0])
 		rTag.ref = grid.NewEntrybox(parts[1])
 
-		stamp, dur := getDateStamp(parts[2]) //
+		_, stamp, dur := getDateStamp(parts[2]) //
 		rTag.date = grid.NewLabel(stamp)
 		grid.NewLabel(dur)
 
@@ -155,14 +128,14 @@ func (tagW *repoTags) newTagBox(box *gui.Node) {
 			all = append(all, []string{"git", "tag", "--delete", tagversion})
 			all = append(all, []string{"git", "push", "--delete", "origin", tagversion})
 
-			if tagW.rs.DoAll(all) {
-				log.Info("TAG DELETED", tagW.rs.String(), tagversion)
+			if rs.DoAll(all) {
+				log.Info("TAG DELETED", rs.String(), tagversion)
 			} else {
-				log.Info("TAG DELETE FAILED", tagW.rs.String(), tagversion)
+				log.Info("TAG DELETE FAILED", rs.String(), tagversion)
 			}
 		})
 
-		tagW.tags = append(tagW.tags, rTag)
+		tagB.tags = append(tagB.tags, rTag)
 		// works like a typerwriter
 		grid.NextRow()
 	}
@@ -170,7 +143,7 @@ func (tagW *repoTags) newTagBox(box *gui.Node) {
 	// slices.Reverse(rtags.tags)
 }
 
-func (rtags *repoTags) ListAll() []*repoTag {
+func (rtags *gitTagBox) ListAll() []*repoTag {
 	var tags []*repoTag
 	for _, t := range rtags.tags {
 		tags = append(tags, t)
@@ -178,7 +151,7 @@ func (rtags *repoTags) ListAll() []*repoTag {
 	return tags
 }
 
-func (rtags *repoTags) List() []*repoTag {
+func (rtags *gitTagBox) List() []*repoTag {
 	var tags []*repoTag
 	for _, t := range rtags.tags {
 		if t.hidden {
@@ -191,7 +164,7 @@ func (rtags *repoTags) List() []*repoTag {
 	return tags
 }
 
-func (rtags *repoTags) Prune() {
+func (rtags *gitTagBox) Prune() {
 	dups := make(map[string]*repoTag)
 	for i, t := range rtags.tags {
 		if t == nil {
@@ -212,7 +185,7 @@ func (rtags *repoTags) Prune() {
 }
 
 // hide tags worth keeping
-func (rtags *repoTags) PruneSmart() {
+func (rtags *gitTagBox) PruneSmart() {
 	// always keep the first tag
 	var first bool = true
 
@@ -265,9 +238,7 @@ func (rtags *repoTags) PruneSmart() {
 // deleting it locally triggers some but when
 // the git server was uncontactable (over IPv6 if that matters, probably it doesn't)
 // and then the local delete re-added it into the tag
-func (rtags *repoTags) Delete(rt *repoTag) {
-	rs := rtags.rs
-
+func (rs *RepoStatus) DeleteTag(rt *repoTag) {
 	cmd := []string{"git", "push", "--delete", "origin", rt.tag.String()}
 	log.Info("RUN:", cmd)
 	err, output := rs.RunCmd(cmd)
diff --git a/unix.go b/unix.go
index 903adba..7e295e8 100644
--- a/unix.go
+++ b/unix.go
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ func splitVersion(version string) (a, b, c string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (rs *RepoStatus) RunCmdEcho(parts []string) (error, string) {
+	log.Info("RunCmdEcho()", parts)
+	return rs.RunCmd(parts)
+}
+
 func (rs *RepoStatus) RunCmd(parts []string) (error, string) {
 	path := rs.realPath.String()
 	err, _, output := shell.RunCmd(path, parts)
@@ -269,22 +274,23 @@ func readFileToString(filename string) (string, error) {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(string(data)), nil
 }
 
-func getDateStamp(raw string) (string, string) {
+func getDateStamp(raw string) (time.Time, string, string) {
 	parts := strings.Split(raw, " ")
 	if len(parts) == 0 {
 		// raw was blank here
-		return "Jan 4 1977", "40y" // eh, why not. it'll be easy to grep for this
+		// return "Jan 4 1977", "40y" // eh, why not. it'll be easy to grep for this
+		return time.Now(), "Jan 4 1977", "40y" // eh, why not. it'll be easy to grep for this
 	}
 	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(parts[0], 10, 64) // base 10 string, return int64
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn("Error converting timestamp:", raw)
 		log.Warn("Error converting timestamp err =", err)
-		return raw, ""
+		return time.Now(), "", ""
 	}
 
 	// Parse the Unix timestamp into a time.Time object
 	gitTagDate := time.Unix(i, 0)
-	return gitTagDate.UTC().Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05 UTC"), getDurationStamp(gitTagDate)
+	return gitTagDate, gitTagDate.UTC().Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05 UTC"), getDurationStamp(gitTagDate)
 }
 
 func getDurationStamp(t time.Time) string {
@@ -323,16 +329,18 @@ func formatDuration(d time.Duration) string {
 	return result
 }
 
+func (rs *RepoStatus) XtermNohup(cmdline string) {
+	shell.XtermCmd(rs.Path(), []string{cmdline})
+}
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Xterm(cmdline string) {
+	shell.XtermCmd(rs.Path(), []string{cmdline})
+}
+func (rs *RepoStatus) XtermWait(cmdline string) {
+	shell.XtermCmdWait(rs.Path(), []string{cmdline})
+}
+/*
 func (rs *RepoStatus) XtermNohup(args []string) {
 	var argsX = []string{"xterm", "-geometry", "120x40"}
-	/*
-	   if xtermHold.Checked() {
-	           log.Println("hold = true")
-	           argsXterm = append(argsXterm, "-hold")
-	   } else {
-	           log.Println("hold = false")
-	   }
-	*/
 	argsX = append(argsX, "-e", "bash", "-c")
 	argsX = append(argsX, args...)
 	log.Info("xterm cmd=", argsX)
@@ -353,17 +361,11 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) XtermNohup(args []string) {
 		log.Info("cmd =", argsX)
 	}
 }
+*/
 
+/*
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Xterm(args []string) {
 	var argsX = []string{"-geometry", "120x40"}
-	/*
-	   if xtermHold.Checked() {
-	           log.Println("hold = true")
-	           argsXterm = append(argsXterm, "-hold")
-	   } else {
-	           log.Println("hold = false")
-	   }
-	*/
 	argsX = append(argsX, "-e", "bash", "-c")
 	argsX = append(argsX, args...)
 	log.Info("xterm cmd=", argsX)
@@ -382,18 +384,36 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Xterm(args []string) {
 		log.Info("cmd = xterm", argsX)
 	}
 }
+*/
 
+/*
 func (rs *RepoStatus) XtermHold(args []string) {
 	var argsX = []string{"-hold", "-geometry", "120x40"}
-	/*
-	   if xtermHold.Checked() {
-	           log.Println("hold = true")
-	           argsXterm = append(argsXterm, "-hold")
-	   } else {
-	           log.Println("hold = false")
-	   }
-	*/
-	argsX = append(argsX, "-e", "bash", "-c")
+	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.realPath.String()
+	cmd.Dir = path
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		log.Info("xterm.Run() failed")
+		log.Info("path =", path)
+		log.Info("cmd = xterm", argsX)
+	} else {
+		log.Info("xterm.Run() worked")
+		log.Info("path =", path)
+		log.Info("cmd = xterm", argsX)
+	}
+}
+*/
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) 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