diff --git a/globalBuildOptions.go b/globalBuildOptions.go
index bcbdf72..78d708f 100644
--- a/globalBuildOptions.go
+++ b/globalBuildOptions.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 )
 
 func doesExist(path string) bool {
@@ -24,14 +24,6 @@ func doesExist(path string) bool {
 
 // only errors on bad errors
 func quickCmd(fullpath string, cmd []string) bool {
-	var err error
-	var b bool
-	var output string
-
-	//	if me.autoWorkingPwd.String() != fullpath {
-	//		me.autoWorkingPwd.SetValue(fullpath)
-	//	}
-
 	if me.autoDryRun.Checked() {
 		log.Warn("RUN --dry-run", fullpath, cmd)
 		return false
@@ -39,19 +31,19 @@ func quickCmd(fullpath string, cmd []string) bool {
 		log.Warn("RUN:", fullpath, cmd)
 	}
 
-	err, b, output = repostatus.RunCmd(fullpath, cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("cmd =", cmd)
-		log.Warn("err =", err)
-		log.Warn("b =", b)
-		log.Warn("output =", string(output))
+	result := shell.PathRun(fullpath, cmd)
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		log.Warn("quickCmd() cmd =", cmd)
+		log.Warn("quickCmd() err =", result.Error)
+		log.Warn("quickCmd() b =", result.Exit)
+		log.Warn("quickCmd() output =", result.Stdout)
 		return false
-	} else if !b {
-		log.Warn("b =", b)
-		log.Warn("output =", string(output))
+	} else if result.Exit != 0 {
+		log.Warn("quickCmd() b =", result.Exit)
+		log.Warn("quickCmd() output =", result.Stdout)
 		return true
 	}
-	log.Warn("output = ", string(output))
+	log.Warn("quickCmd() output = ", result.Stdout)
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -97,78 +89,3 @@ func globalBuildOptions(vbox *gui.Node) {
 	me.autoCreateBranches = grid.NewCheckbox("create if missing").SetChecked(true)
 	grid.NextRow()
 }
-
-// this code isn't ready yet
-/*
-	s.gitPullB = grid.NewButton("git pull", func() {
-		me.Disable()
-		defer me.Enable()
-		for _, repo := range repolist.AllRepos() {
-			// gitcmd := []string{"git", "fetch", "origin"}
-			gitcmd := []string{"git", "pull"}
-			err, output := repo.RunCmd(gitcmd)
-			log.Info("output =", output)
-			if err == nil {
-				log.Info("git fetch worked", repo.Name())
-			} else {
-				log.Info("git fetch failed", repo.Name())
-				return
-			}
-		}
-		gitPullB.SetText("GOOD")
-		// update the stats
-		// s.Update()
-	})
-
-	s.gitPushB = grid.NewButton("git push", func() {
-		me.Disable()
-		defer me.Enable()
-		for _, repo := range repolist.AllRepos() {
-			gitcmd := []string{"git", "push"}
-			err, output := repo.RunCmd(gitcmd)
-			log.Info("output =", output)
-			if err == nil {
-				log.Info("git push worked", repo.Name())
-			} else {
-				log.Info("git push failed", repo.Name())
-				return
-			}
-		}
-		s.gitPushB.SetText("GOOD")
-		// update the stats
-		s.Update()
-	})
-
-	s.checkB = s.grid.NewButton("Check repos are working", func() {
-			me.Disable()
-			defer me.Enable()
-			for _, repo := range repolist.AllRepos() {
-				if repo.GitURL() != "" {
-					log.Info("repo already checked. do they match?")
-					log.Info("go.wit.com =", repo.GoURL())
-					log.Info("localurl   =", repo.Path())
-				} else {
-					ok, giturl := gowit.CheckRegistered(repo)
-					if ok {
-						log.Info("is url correct?", repo.Path(), "vs", giturl)
-						repo.giturl = giturl
-						if giturl != repo.Path() {
-							log.Info("repo check failed", repo.String())
-							s.unknownOL.SetText(repo.String())
-							s.unknownOL.Show()
-							s.unknownSubmitB.Show()
-							return
-						}
-					} else {
-						log.Info("repo check failed", repo.String())
-						repo.giturl = "look in .git/config"
-						s.unknownOL.SetText(repo.String())
-						s.unknownOL.Show()
-						s.unknownSubmitB.Show()
-						return
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			s.checkB.SetText("GOOD")
-	})
-*/
diff --git a/submitPatches.go b/submitPatches.go
index 9092efc..74608b1 100644
--- a/submitPatches.go
+++ b/submitPatches.go
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ func submitPatchesBox(box *gui.Node) *patchSummary {
 		}
 	}
 	s.submitB = s.grid.NewButton("Create Patch Set", func() {
-		dirname :=  "submit-patchset.quilt"
+		dirname := "submit-patchset.quilt"
 		patchdir := filepath.Join(me.userHomePwd.String(), dirname)
 		if shell.Exists(patchdir) {
 			log.Info("patchset dir already exists", patchdir)
-			shell.RunCmd(me.userHomePwd.String(), []string{"rm", "-rf", dirname})
+			shell.PathRun(me.userHomePwd.String(), []string{"rm", "-rf", dirname})
 		}
 		shell.Mkdir(patchdir)
 		if !shell.Exists(patchdir) {