diff --git a/8edf884dbde5828a30a4dccad503f28a/state b/8edf884dbde5828a30a4dccad503f28a/state
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e3b09d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/8edf884dbde5828a30a4dccad503f28a/state
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+wontdo
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diff --git a/a97c817024233be0e34536dfb1323070/description b/a97c817024233be0e34536dfb1323070/description
index 4feea71..a20505b 100644
--- a/a97c817024233be0e34536dfb1323070/description
+++ b/a97c817024233be0e34536dfb1323070/description
@@ -1 +1 @@
-update ent new to output the issue ID
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+update `ent new` to output the issue ID
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diff --git a/e089400e8a9e11fe9bf10d50b2f889d7/description b/e089400e8a9e11fe9bf10d50b2f889d7/description
index 6a4ff9e..7b853a3 100644
--- a/e089400e8a9e11fe9bf10d50b2f889d7/description
+++ b/e089400e8a9e11fe9bf10d50b2f889d7/description
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-keep local `entomologist-data` branch in sync with remote
+add `ent sync` to keep local `entomologist-data` branch in sync with remote
 
 My git workflow does not use `git pull`, instead i:
 1. `git fetch`
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ When i run `git fetch` to fetch new issues, my local
 `entomologist-data` branch does not get automatically synchronized with
 `origin/entomologist-data`.
 
-The clumsy workaround is:
+My current clumsy manual workaround is:
 1. `git fetch`
 2. `git checkout entomologist-data`
 3. `git merge origin/entomologist-data`
 4. `git checkout ${BRANCH}`
+5. `git push origin entomologist-data`
diff --git a/e089400e8a9e11fe9bf10d50b2f889d7/state b/e089400e8a9e11fe9bf10d50b2f889d7/state
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..505c028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e089400e8a9e11fe9bf10d50b2f889d7/state
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+inprogress
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