diff --git a/modules/filesystem/btrfs/btrfs.mod b/modules/filesystem/btrfs/btrfs.mod
index bba1fac..dc229ec 100644
--- a/modules/filesystem/btrfs/btrfs.mod
+++ b/modules/filesystem/btrfs/btrfs.mod
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+export BTRFS_BIN=$(which btrfs)
+module_load confirm
+module_load helpers
+
+# set this for sudo
+# ALL ALL = (root) NOPASSWD:/bin/btrfs
+
 make_subvol() {
   local usesudo
   local uid
@@ -6,26 +13,38 @@ make_subvol() {
   [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] && usesudo=sudo
   uid=${2:-$USER}
   gid=${3:-$uid}
-  echo $usesudo btrfs subvolume create $1
-  $usesudo btrfs subvolume create $1
+  echo $usesudo $BTRFS_BIN subvolume create $1
+  $usesudo $BTRFS_BIN subvolume create $1
   echo $usesudo chown $uid:$gid $1
   $usesudo chown $uid:$gid $1
 }
 
-make_base_subvols() {
-  svols="shell admin opt data docker images temp"
-  BTRFSDATAROOT=${BTRFSDATAROOT:-/mnt/data}
-  # cd $BTRFSDATAROOT || exit
-  for svol in $svols; do
-    make_subvol $BTRFSDATAROOT/$svol $@
-  done
+del_subvol() {
+  local usesudo; local delete
+  [[ $1 == "-d" ]] && delete=true && shift
+  [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] && usesudo=sudo
+  if $usesudo $BTRFS_BIN subvolume show "$1" &> /dev/null; then
+    if [[ -v PS1 && ! $delete ]]; then
+     confirm "DELETE the subvolume $(realpath "$1") (pass -d to avoid confirm)" || return 1
+    fi
+    $usesudo $BTRFS_BIN subvolume delete $1
+   else 
+    echo "$1 not a btrfs subvolume, nothing to delete"
+  fi
+
 }
 
+# make_base_subvols() {
+#   svols="shell admin opt data docker images temp"
+#   BTRFSDATAROOT=${BTRFSDATAROOT:-/mnt/data}
+#   # cd $BTRFSDATAROOT || exit
+#   for svol in $svols; do
+#     make_subvol $BTRFSDATAROOT/$svol $@
+#   done
+# }
+
 #ssudo mount -o subvol=opt /dev/sda4 /test
 
-alias btvl="sudo btrfs subvolume list"
-
-
 snapshot_restore () {
   local src=$1
   local dest=$2
@@ -34,23 +53,23 @@ snapshot_restore () {
   echo copying $src at $PWD to $2 then renaming to $name
   # TODO check for snapshot, strip volume from source path, remove extra snapshot when done
   [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] && usesudo=sudo
-  $usesudo btrfs send $src | $usesudo btrfs -q receive $dest
+  $usesudo $BTRFS_BIN send $src | $usesudo $BTRFS_BIN -q receive $dest
   # cd $2 || return
-  $usesudo btrfs subvolume snapshot $dest/$src $dest/$name  
+  $usesudo $BTRFS_BIN subvolume snapshot $dest/$src $dest/$name  
   # todo check for snapshot then delete transfered one
 }
 
-# ALL ALL = (root) NOPASSWD:/bin/btrfs
+
 
 subvolume_size () {
  local all;
  [[ $1 == "-a" ]] && all=true 
  if [[ $all ]]; then 
- sudo btrfs qgroup show "${2:-$PWD}" --kbytes | tail -n +3
- str=$(sudo btrfs qgroup show "${2:-$PWD}" --kbytes | tail -n +3);
+ sudo $BTRFS_BIN qgroup show "${2:-$PWD}" --kbytes | tail -n +3
+ str=$(sudo $BTRFS_BIN qgroup show "${2:-$PWD}" --kbytes | tail -n +3);
 else
-  sudo btrfs qgroup show "${2:-$PWD}" --kbytes | grep $1
-  str=$(sudo btrfs qgroup show "${2:-$PWD}" --kbytes  | grep $1)
+  sudo $BTRFS_BIN qgroup show "${2:-$PWD}" --kbytes | grep $1
+  str=$(sudo $BTRFS_BIN qgroup show "${2:-$PWD}" --kbytes  | grep $1)
 fi
 # echo $str
 
@@ -76,7 +95,7 @@ find_subvolumes() {
   sudo /bin/find "$dir" -maxdepth $dep -type d -exec bash -c '
    for d do
       subv=$(basename $d)
-      sudo btrfs subvolume show "$d" >/dev/null 2>&1 && printf "%s\n" "$subv"
+      sudo $BTRFS_BIN subvolume show "$d" >/dev/null 2>&1 && printf "%s\n" "$subv"
    done' find-sh {} +
 }
 
@@ -86,12 +105,55 @@ folder_snapshot() {
     if [[ -d $2/$sv ]]; then
       echo snapshot $sv already exists in $2. You must manually delete target snapshots!
     else
-      sudo btrfs sub snap $1/$sv $2
+      sudo $BTRFS_BIN sub snap $1/$sv $2
     fi
   done
 
 }
 
+mount_subvolume () {
+  echo sudo mount $1 -o subvol=$2 $3
+  if mountpoint $3; then
+  echo $3 already a mountpoint, aborting subvolume mount
+  else
+  mkdir -p $3
+  sudo mount $1 -o subvol=$2 $3
+  fi
+}
+
+named_snapshot () {
+local usage; local subvol; local target; local run; local usesudo
+[[ $1 == "-r" ]] && run=true && shift
+[[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] && usesudo=sudo
+subvol=$(realpath "$1")
+usage="usage: named_snapshot <-r> <subvolume/snapshot> <new extension name> <optional target directory>"
+if sudo $BTRFS_BIN subvolume show "$1" &> /dev/null; then
+    # if [[ -v PS1 && ! $delete ]]; then
+[[ ! $2 ]] && echo no extension name for named snapshot && echo $usage && return 1
+if [[ $3 ]]; then
+  [[ ! -d $3 ]] && echo "target directory $3 does not exist, can not make snapshot" && echo $usage && return 2
+  target=$(realpath "$3")/$(basename "$(rm_ext "$subvol")").$2
+ else 
+  target="$(rm_ext "$subvol").$2"  
+fi  
+[[ -v PS1 && ! $run ]] && confirm "make snapshot of $subvol to $target (pass -r to avoid confirm )" || return 4  
+$usesudo "$BTRFS_BIN" sub snap "$subvol" "$target"
+else 
+echo "$subvol not a btrfs subvolume, can't make named snapshot"
+echo $usage
+return 3
+fi
+
+}
+
+# alias
+alias btvl="sudo $BTRFS_BIN subvolume list"
+alias btrfs="sudo $BTRFS_BIN"
+alias btsub="sudo $BTRFS_BIN subvolume"
+
+
+
+
 
 
 
@@ -110,13 +172,3 @@ folder_snapshot() {
 #            btrfs subvolume show "$d" >/dev/null 2>&1 && printf "%s\n" "$d"
 #         done
 #      ' find-sh {} + \) \)
-
-mount_subvolume () {
-  echo sudo mount $1 -o subvol=$2 $3
-  if mountpoint $3; then
-  echo $3 already a mountpoint, aborting subvolume mount
-  else
-  mkdir -p $3
-  sudo mount $1 -o subvol=$2 $3
-  fi
-}
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