diff --git a/bin/braid b/bin/braid
index cafc8a3..283faa7 100755
--- a/bin/braid
+++ b/bin/braid
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ Main {
       . braid update local/dir
     TXT
 
-    mixin :optional_path, :option_revision, :option_head, :option_verbose
+    mixin :optional_path, :option_branch, :option_revision, :option_head, :option_verbose
 
     run {
       Braid.verbose = verbose
-      Braid::Command.run(:update, path, { "revision" => revision, "head" => head })
+      Braid::Command.run(:update, path, { "branch" => branch, "revision" => revision, "head" => head })
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/braid.gemspec b/braid.gemspec
index 24daf68..90b0f95 100644
--- a/braid.gemspec
+++ b/braid.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{braid}
-  s.version = "0.531"
+  s.version = "0.532"
 
   s.specification_version = 2 if s.respond_to? :specification_version=
 
diff --git a/lib/braid.rb b/lib/braid.rb
index 31e48d4..6e5eac9 100644
--- a/lib/braid.rb
+++ b/lib/braid.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 module Braid
   VERSION = "0.5"
 
-  CONFIG_FILE = ".braids"
+  # CONFIG_FILE = ".braids"
+  # CONFIG_FILE = "CONFIGFILE"
+  CONFIG_FILE = ".gitnest"
   REQUIRED_GIT_VERSION = "1.6"
 
   def self.verbose; @verbose || false; end
diff --git a/lib/braid/commands/add.rb b/lib/braid/commands/add.rb
index 16353ba..3dbad2d 100644
--- a/lib/braid/commands/add.rb
+++ b/lib/braid/commands/add.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def run(url, options = {})
           
           if mirror.type == "git-clone"
             gitclone.add_gitignore(mirror.path)
-            mirror.rspec_git.update options["revision"]
+            mirror.rspec_git.update mirror.branch
             commit_message = "Added clone repository #{mirror.rspec_git.url} in #{mirror.path}"
           else
             mirror.fetch
diff --git a/lib/braid/commands/update.rb b/lib/braid/commands/update.rb
index 925e9a9..e9d1636 100644
--- a/lib/braid/commands/update.rb
+++ b/lib/braid/commands/update.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ def update_one(path, options = {})
           msg "Updating mirror '#{mirror.path}'#{revision_message}."
 
           if mirror.type == "git-clone"
-            mirror.rspec_git.update options["revision"]
+            mirror.branch = options["branch"] || mirror.branch 
+            # config.update(mirror)
+            mirror.rspec_git.update mirror.branch
+            config.update(mirror)
+            add_config_file
+            commit_message = "Updated clone repository '#{mirror.path}' to #{mirror.branch}"
           else
             
             # check options for lock modification
@@ -88,10 +93,10 @@ def update_one(path, options = {})
               File.open(".git/MERGE_MSG", 'w') { |f| f.puts(commit_message) }
               return
             end
-
-            git.commit(commit_message)
-            msg commit_message
           end
+
+          git.commit(commit_message)
+          msg commit_message
         end
 
         def generate_tree_hash(mirror, revision)
diff --git a/lib/braid/config.rb b/lib/braid/config.rb
index c3e9a70..e6e34d0 100644
--- a/lib/braid/config.rb
+++ b/lib/braid/config.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 require 'yaml'
 require 'yaml/store'
 
+class Hash
+  # Replacing the to_yaml function so it'll serialize hashes sorted (by their keys)
+  # Original function is in /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml/rubytypes.rb
+  def to_yaml( opts = {} )
+    YAML::quick_emit( object_id, opts ) do |out|
+      out.map( taguri, to_yaml_style ) do |map|
+        sort.each do |k, v|   # <-- here's my addition (the 'sort')
+          map.add( k, v )
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 module Braid
   class Config
     class PathAlreadyInUse < BraidError
diff --git a/lib/braid/mirror.rb b/lib/braid/mirror.rb
index 64b6f27..36c6328 100644
--- a/lib/braid/mirror.rb
+++ b/lib/braid/mirror.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 require 'rspec_git.rb'
 
 module Braid
-  class Mirror
+  class Mirror 
     TYPES = %w(git svn git-clone)
     ATTRIBUTES = %w(url remote type branch squashed revision lock)
 
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ def self.new_from_options(url, options = {})
 
       branch = options["branch"] || "master"
 
-      if type = options["type"] || extract_type_from_url(url)
-        raise UnknownType, type unless TYPES.include?(type)
-      else
-        raise CannotGuessType, url
-      end
+      # if type = options["type"] || extract_type_from_url(url)
+      #   raise UnknownType, type unless TYPES.include?(type)
+      # else
+      #   raise CannotGuessType, url
+      # end
 
       unless path = options["path"] || extract_path_from_url(url)
         raise PathRequired
@@ -55,33 +55,43 @@ def self.new_from_options(url, options = {})
         path = "vendor/gems/#{path}"
       end
       
-      if type != "git-clone"
-        remote = "braid/#{path}".gsub("_", '-') # stupid git svn changes all _ to ., weird
-        squashed = !options["full"]
-        branch = nil if type == "svn"
-      end
+      # if type != "git-clone"
+      #   remote = "braid/#{path}".gsub("_", '-') # stupid git svn changes all _ to ., weird
+      #   squashed = !options["full"]
+      #   branch = nil if type == "svn"
+      # end
       
-      attributes = { "url" => url, "remote" => remote, "type" => type, "branch" => branch, "squashed" => squashed }
+      # attributes = { "url" => url, "remote" => remote, "type" => type, "branch" => branch, "squashed" => squashed }
+      attributes = { "url" => url, "branch" => branch }
       self.new(path, attributes)
     end
-
+    
     def ==(comparison)
       path == comparison.path && attributes == comparison.attributes
     end
 
     def type
       # override Object#type
-      attributes["type"]
+      # attributes["type"]
+      return "git-clone"
     end
 
     def locked?
       !!lock
     end
 
+    # def squashed?
+    #   !!squashed
+    # end
+
     def squashed?
-      !!squashed
+      return true
     end
 
+    def remote
+      return "braid/#{path}"
+    end
+    
     def merged?(commit)
       # tip from spearce in #git:
       # `test z$(git merge-base A B) = z$(git rev-parse --verify A)`
diff --git a/lib/braid/rspec_git.rb b/lib/braid/rspec_git.rb
index 4fd5cd9..b0f1030 100644
--- a/lib/braid/rspec_git.rb
+++ b/lib/braid/rspec_git.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ def update(target)
           end
         else
           msg "** Fetching #{r[:name]}"
-          system "git clone #{r[:url]} #{r[:path]}"
+          unless system "git clone #{r[:url]} #{r[:path]}"
+            msg "Error cloning #{r[:url]}"
+            exit 1
+          end            
         end
       end
       msg "*** all repos updated successfully ***"