From cc7ead38db8403089e428caf1ef634b42455389e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 04:18:51 -0500
Subject: various twiddiling

---
 argv.go      |  3 ++-
 doClean.go   |  7 +++++--
 doMode.go    | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 doNewUser.go |  3 +--
 4 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 7eb9541..893ebde 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@ type RepoCmd struct {
 
 type ModeCmd struct {
 	Master *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:master"              help:"keep all repos on the master branch"`
-	Devel  *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:devel"               help:"use user branches"`
+	Devel  *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:devel"               help:"use devel branches"`
 	User   *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:user"                help:"use user branches"`
 	Normal *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:normal"              help:"use the 'normal' forge development mode"`
+	Clean  *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:clean"               help:"clean mode. removes everything to origin/HEAD"`
 }
 
 type CommitCmd struct {
diff --git a/doClean.go b/doClean.go
index 33b2298..13154ce 100644
--- a/doClean.go
+++ b/doClean.go
@@ -40,15 +40,18 @@ func doResetRepo(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 // reverts all repos back to the original master branches
 // automatically deletes local devel and user branches
 func doClean() (string, error) {
+	var s string
+	var err error
+
 	if argv.Clean.List != nil {
-		s, err := doCleanList()
+		s, err = doCleanList()
 		return s, err
 	}
 
 	if me.forge.Config.Mode == forgepb.ForgeMode_NORMAL {
 		s := fmt.Sprintf("Reset all (%d) git repos to the original state (non-destructive)?", me.forge.Repos.Len())
 		if !fhelp.QuestionUser(s) {
-			log.Info("Run: 'forge checkout master'")
+			s, err = doModeMaster()
 		}
 	}
 	me.forge.SetMode(forgepb.ForgeMode_CLEAN)
diff --git a/doMode.go b/doMode.go
index a1c6279..aaf881b 100644
--- a/doMode.go
+++ b/doMode.go
@@ -23,17 +23,33 @@ func doMode() (string, error) {
 		return "user mode on", nil
 	}
 	if argv.Mode.Devel != nil {
-		me.forge.SetMode(forgepb.ForgeMode_DEVEL)
-		err = me.forge.DoAllCheckoutDevelNew(argv.Force)
-		s = "devel mode on"
+		s, err = doModeDevel()
 	}
 	if argv.Mode.Master != nil {
-		me.forge.SetMode(forgepb.ForgeMode_MASTER)
-
-		err = me.forge.DoAllCheckoutMaster()
-		me.forge.ScanRepoDir() // looks for new dirs, checks existing repos for changes
-		me.forge.SaveRepos()
-		s = "master mode on"
+		s, err = doModeMaster()
 	}
 	return s, err
 }
+
+func doModeMaster() (string, error) {
+	var s string
+	var err error
+
+	me.forge.SetMode(forgepb.ForgeMode_MASTER)
+
+	err = me.forge.DoAllCheckoutMaster()
+	me.forge.ScanRepoDir() // looks for new dirs, checks existing repos for changes
+	me.forge.SaveRepos()
+	s = "master mode on"
+	return s, err
+}
+
+func doModeDevel() (string, error) {
+	var s string
+	var err error
+
+	me.forge.SetMode(forgepb.ForgeMode_DEVEL)
+	err = me.forge.DoAllCheckoutDevelNew(argv.Force)
+	s = "devel mode on"
+	return s, err
+}
diff --git a/doNewUser.go b/doNewUser.go
index 6cb359b..b4a5eda 100644
--- a/doNewUser.go
+++ b/doNewUser.go
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ func doNewUser() (string, error) {
 		} else {
 			log.Info("question false")
 		}
-		me.forge.Config.Mode = forgepb.ForgeMode_MASTER
-		err := me.forge.ConfigSave()
+		me.forge.SetMode(forgepb.ForgeMode_CLEAN)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Info("ConfigSave() failed", err)
 		} else {
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