diff --git a/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
index 397ddbf..fe2d61b 100644
--- a/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@ const (
 
 type config struct {
 	targets     []string
-	mergeme     string
 	root        string
 	tags        []string
 	search      string
 	edit        bool
-	dry         bool
 	add         string
 	addSchedule string
 	addTags     string
@@ -50,27 +48,22 @@ func main() {
 
 func _main() error {
 	config := getConfig()
-	if config.mergeme != "" {
-		if err := merge(config.dry, config.targets[0], config.mergeme); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
 	if config.add != "" {
 		v := pttodo.Todo{
 			Todo:     config.add,
 			Schedule: pttodo.Schedule(config.addSchedule),
 			Tags:     config.addTags,
 		}
-		if err := add(config.dry, config.targets, v); err != nil {
+		if err := add(config.targets, v); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	if config.edit {
-		if err := edit(config.dry, config.targets); err != nil {
+		if err := edit(config.targets); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return dump(config.dry, os.Stdout, config.targets, config.tags, config.search, config.root)
+	return dump(os.Stdout, config.targets, config.tags, config.search, config.root)
 }
 
 func getConfig() config {
@@ -82,13 +75,11 @@ func getConfig() config {
 	var config config
 	var target string
 	flag.StringVar(&target, "f", defaultFilepath, "($PTTODO_FILE) path to yaml file or dir (starting with root then alphabetical for dir)")
-	flag.StringVar(&config.mergeme, "g", "", "path to yaml file to merge into -f (modifies f)")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.root, "root", DUMP_TODO, "path to pretty print ("+fmt.Sprint([]string{DUMP_ALL, DUMP_TODO, DUMP_SCHEDULED, DUMP_DONE})+")")
 	var tagss string
 	flag.StringVar(&tagss, "tags", "", "csv of all tags to find, -x to invert")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.search, "search", "", "fts case insensitive")
 	flag.BoolVar(&config.edit, "e", false, "edit file")
-	flag.BoolVar(&config.dry, "dry", false, "dry run")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.add, "add", "", "todo to add")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.addSchedule, "add-schedule", "", "todo to add schedule")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.addTags, "add-tags", "", "todo to add csv tags")
@@ -122,13 +113,13 @@ func verifyRoot(root pttodo.Root) error {
 }
 
 func verifyFile(path string) error {
-	if err := dump(true, io.Discard, []string{path}, nil, "", DUMP_ALL); err != nil {
+	if err := dump(io.Discard, []string{path}, nil, "", DUMP_ALL); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed verifying file %s: %w", path, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func add(dry bool, filepaths []string, todo pttodo.Todo) error {
+func add(filepaths []string, todo pttodo.Todo) error {
 	target := filepaths[0]
 	var original pttodo.Root
 
@@ -146,9 +137,6 @@ func add(dry bool, filepaths []string, todo pttodo.Todo) error {
 	c, err := yaml.Marshal(original)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if dry {
-		log.Printf("wouldve written...\n%s", c)
-		return nil
 	} else if err := ioutil.WriteFile(target, c, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -156,7 +144,7 @@ func add(dry bool, filepaths []string, todo pttodo.Todo) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func edit(dry bool, filepaths []string) error {
+func edit(filepaths []string) error {
 	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "edit-pttodo-*")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -208,9 +196,6 @@ func edit(dry bool, filepaths []string) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if dry {
-		return nil
-	}
 	for _, target := range filepaths {
 		r, err := filePathReader(path.Join(tempDir, path.Base(target)))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -255,7 +240,7 @@ func edit(dry bool, filepaths []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func _edit(dry bool, filepaths []string) error {
+func _edit(filepaths []string) error {
 	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "edit-pttodo")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -330,10 +315,6 @@ func _edit(dry bool, filepaths []string) error {
 			//log.Printf("no changes to %s", filepath)
 			return nil
 		}
-		if dry {
-			log.Printf("would've saved %s as %s", tempFile, filepath)
-			return nil
-		}
 		return os.Rename(tempFile, filepath)
 	}
 	save := func() error {
@@ -350,9 +331,7 @@ func _edit(dry bool, filepaths []string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	if !dry {
-		os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
-	}
+	os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -399,7 +378,7 @@ func vimd(d string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func merge(dry bool, filepath string, mergeTargetFilePath string) error {
+func merge(filepath string, mergeTargetFilePath string) error {
 	baseReader, err := filePathReader(filepath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -435,10 +414,6 @@ func merge(dry bool, filepath string, mergeTargetFilePath string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if dry {
-		log.Printf("would've moved %s to %s when adding %s", tmppath, filepath, mergeTargetFilePath)
-		return nil
-	}
 	return os.Rename(tmppath, filepath)
 }
 
@@ -458,7 +433,7 @@ func marshalRootToTempFile(root pttodo.Root) (string, error) {
 	return filepath, err
 }
 
-func dump(dry bool, writer io.Writer, filepaths []string, tags []string, search, rootDisplay string) error {
+func dump(writer io.Writer, filepaths []string, tags []string, search, rootDisplay string) error {
 	var root pttodo.Root
 
 	for _, filepath := range filepaths {
@@ -482,19 +457,17 @@ func dump(dry bool, writer io.Writer, filepaths []string, tags []string, search,
 
 		root2.MoveScheduledToTodo()
 
-		if !dry {
-			if !root2.Equals(root2post) {
-				log.Printf("refreshing %s", filepath)
-				b3, err := yaml.Marshal(root2)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				if err := os.WriteFile(filepath, b3, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-			} else {
-				//log.Printf("not refreshing %s", filepath)
+		if !root2.Equals(root2post) {
+			log.Printf("refreshing %s", filepath)
+			b3, err := yaml.Marshal(root2)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
+			if err := os.WriteFile(filepath, b3, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			//log.Printf("not refreshing %s", filepath)
 		}
 
 		root.MergeIn(root2)