diff --git a/draw.go b/draw.go
index ea72ea0..80e3743 100644
--- a/draw.go
+++ b/draw.go
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) recommend() {
 	if rs.develBranchVersion.Get() != rs.jcarrBranchVersion.Get() {
 		log.Warn("devel does not equal jcarr")
 		log.Warn("merge or squash?")
+		rs.EnableMergeDevel()
+		rs.setMergeUserCommands()
+		label := "merge " + rs.GetUserName() + " into " + rs.GetDevelName()
+		rs.develMerge.SetText(label)
 		return
 	}
 	log.Warn("Does master == devel? ", rs.masterBranchVersion.Get(), rs.develBranchVersion.Get())
@@ -258,6 +262,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) recommend() {
 		log.Warn("master does not equal devel. merge devel into master")
 		rs.EnableMergeDevel()
 		rs.setMergeDevelCommands()
+		label := "merge " + rs.GetDevelName() + " into " + rs.GetMasterName()
+		rs.develMerge.SetText(label)
 		return
 	}
 	rs.getLastTagVersion()
@@ -345,13 +351,45 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setGitCommands() {
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeDevelCommands() {
-	var line1, line2 []string
+	var line1, line2, line3 []string
 	var all [][]string
 
-	line1 = append(line1, "git", "merge", "devel")
+	master := rs.GetMasterName()
+	devel := rs.GetDevelName()
+
+	line1 = append(line1, "git", "checkout", master)
 	all = append(all, line1)
-	line2 = append(line2, "git", "push")
+	line2 = append(line2, "git", "merge", devel)
 	all = append(all, line2)
+	line3 = append(line3, "git", "push")
+	all = append(all, line3)
+
+	rs.versionCmds = all
+
+	var tmp []string
+	// convert to displayable to the user text
+	for _, line := range all {
+		s := strings.Join(line, " ")
+		log.Warn("s =", s)
+		tmp = append(tmp, s)
+	}
+
+	rs.versionCmdOutput.Set(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeUserCommands() {
+	var line1, line2, line3 []string
+	var all [][]string
+
+	devel := rs.GetDevelName()
+	user := rs.GetUserName()
+
+	line1 = append(line1, "git", "checkout", devel)
+	all = append(all, line1)
+	line2 = append(line2, "git", "merge", user)
+	all = append(all, line2)
+	line3 = append(line3, "git", "push")
+	all = append(all, line3)
 
 	rs.versionCmds = all