diff --git a/load/alias/02-git b/load/alias/02-git
index 4b8d442..481402a 100644
--- a/load/alias/02-git
+++ b/load/alias/02-git
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-alias gitdis="git clean -df"
\ No newline at end of file
+alias gitdisall="git restore ."
+
+alias gitdis="git restore" 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/utility/copy.func b/modules/utility/copy.func
index 41fec41..4d2808b 100644
--- a/modules/utility/copy.func
+++ b/modules/utility/copy.func
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 export COPY_MODULE_PATH="$(dirname $(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE:-$0}"))"
 module_load debug
 module_load confirm
+module_load helpers
 
 copy () {
 
   if ! which rsync &> /dev/null; then echo rsync must be installed to use this function; return 6; fi    
 
   local SHOST; local DHOST; local sshargs; local args
-  local SRC; local DEST; local mirror; local quiet 
+  local SRC; local DEST; local mirror; local quiet; local Mirror 
   local SPATH; local DPATH; local exec; local list; local verbose
-  local usesudo;local cmd;local noconfirm;local merge
+  local usesudo;local cmd;local noconfirm;local insert
 
   args=()
 
@@ -29,8 +30,9 @@ Available Script Options
     great for generating a rsync command to be used elsewhere 
 -p, make path at destination if need be.  careful  will creating missing subdirectories    
 -e, rsync --exclude , as many of these as desired
--m, merge source inside destination instead of making folder at destination, good for changing destination folder name
--M, copy as "mirror"  uses options.   -a --numeric-ids --delete --delete-excluded --force
+-i, insert source inside destination instead of making folder at destination, good for changing destination folder name
+-m, copy as "mirror"  uses options.   -a --numeric-ids --delete --force
+-M, copy as "mirror" above -m plus '--delete-excluded' added.  A perfect mirror
 -f, rsync --exclude-from <path>, can have multiple 
 -F, copy a filesystem, uses -M mirror plus  -xHAXS, and uses sudo (i.e. -s script option)
 -n, no confirm, will always confirm command unless this is set
@@ -52,9 +54,10 @@ EOF
   local OPTION
   local OPTARG
   local OPTIND
-  while getopts 'avMqpf:le:rcCmd:shnF' OPTION; do
+  while getopts 'avMqpf:le:rcCmd:shnFi' OPTION; do
     # echo OPTION $OPTION ARG $OPTARG INDX $OPTIND
     case "$OPTION" in
+    # TODO add D and S for destion and source path
       s)
         usesudo=sudo
         ;;
@@ -88,11 +91,15 @@ EOF
         ;;            
       p)
         args+=("--mkpath")
+        ;;   
+      i)
+        insert=true
         ;;          
       m)
-        merge=true
+        mirror=true
         ;;
       M)
+        Mirror=true
         mirror=true
         ;;
       l)
@@ -146,6 +153,7 @@ EOF
    [[ $DHOST && $SHOST ]] && echo this script can not process remote host to remote host transfer && return 5
   # is source or destination is remote, create -e ssh sync option
   if [[ $DHOST || $SHOST ]]; then
+    # echo remote copy, loading ssh
     if ! module_load ssh &>/dev/null; then 
       echo unable to load ssh module
       echo likely the uci network repo has not been installed
@@ -157,6 +165,13 @@ EOF
       >&2 echo fatal: the host ${DHOST:-$SHOST} is not valid, aborting remote copy
       return 1
     fi 
+  # else 
+  #   echo local rsync copy
+  fi  
+
+  [[ ! $SHOST ]] && SPATH=$(realpath $SPATH) 
+  [[ ! $DHOST ]] && DPATH=$(realpath $DPATH) 
+   
     # parse ssh arguments from the rest
     debug $( ( IFS=$','; echo all arguments: "$*" ) )
     for ((d=1; d<$#; ++d)); do
@@ -172,23 +187,25 @@ EOF
         args+=("${@:1}")
     fi
     args+=( "$(remove_end_spaces "-e '$(ssh -l "${sshargs[*]}")'")") 
-  fi    
 
   # assemble options
   [[ ! $exec ]] && args+=(--dry-run -v)
   [[ ! $quiet ]] && args+=(--info=progress2 $verbose)
-  [[ $mirror ]] && args+=(-a --numeric-ids --delete --delete-excluded --force)
+  [[ $mirror ]] && args+=(-a --numeric-ids --delete --force)
+  [[ $Mirror ]] && args+=(--delete-excluded)
 
   [[ ! -v PS1 ]] && noconfirm=true
   if [[ ! $noconfirm && ! $list ]]; then
-    if [[ $merge ]]; then
+    if [[ $insert ]]; then
      # todo mirror option
-     confirm The contents within $SPATH will be $([[ $mirror ]] && echo mirrored || echo placed ) inside $DPATH || return 0
+     confirm The contents within $([[ $SHOST ]] && echo $SHOST:)$SPATH will be \
+     $([[ $mirror ]] && echo mirrored || echo placed ) inside $([[ $DHOST ]] && echo $DHOST:)$DPATH || return 0
      else
-     confirm the directory $(basename $SPATH) of $SPATH will be $([[ $mirror ]] && echo mirrored || echo put ) at destination $DPATH/$(basename $SPATH)? || return 0
+     confirm the directory $(basename $SPATH) of $([[ $SHOST ]] && echo $SHOST:)$SPATH will be \
+     $([[ $mirror ]] && echo mirrored || echo put ) at destination $([[ $DHOST ]] && echo $DHOST:)$DPATH/$(basename $SPATH)? || return 0
     fi
   fi  
-  cmd="$usesudo $(which rsync) ${args[*]} $SRC$([[ $merge ]] && echo "/") $DEST" 
+  cmd="$usesudo $(which rsync) ${args[*]} $SRC$([[ $insert ]] && echo "/") $DEST" 
   [[ $list ]] && echo "$cmd" && return 0  
   if [[ ! $quiet ]]; then  [[ $exec ]] && echo executing the copy command || echo dry run of command, use -r to execute; fi
   if eval $cmd; then
@@ -201,7 +218,76 @@ EOF
     fi
    }
 
-  alias fcopy="copy -r -q -m -n -a "
-  # for copying chromium profile use
-  #  --exclude=Singleton*
+  alias fcpy="copy -r -q -i -n -a "
+
+  # alias mirror="copy -i -a -M" 
+
+  mirror_shell () {
+
+    local dir; local dest
+    #TODO don't overwrite hostname
+
+    [ $# -lt 2 ] && echo "both a directory and remote host need to be passed" && return 2    
+    dir=$1
+    [[ ! -d $dir ]] && echo no directory $dir to mirror && return 1
+    dest=$2
+    shift 2
+    copy $@ -i -a -c -M "$dir" "$dest:$dir" --exclude=archive*
+
+  }
+
+    rpush () {
+
+    local dir; local dest
+    #TODO don't overwrite hostname
+
+    [ $# -lt 2 ] && echo "both a directory and remote host need to be passed" && return 2    
+    dir=$1
+    [[ ! -d $dir ]] && echo no directory $dir to mirror && return 1
+    dest=$2
+    shift 2
+    copy "$@" -i -a "$dir" "$dest:$dir"
+
+  }
+
+  rpull () {
+
+    local dir; local src; local dest
+    #TODO don't overwrite hostname
+
+    [ $# -lt 2 ] && echo "remote pull, both a directory and remote host need to be passed" && return 2    
+    dir=$1
+    src=$2
+    shift 2
+    if [[ ! $1 == "-"* ]]; then
+     dest=$1
+     shift
+     echo pulling to alternate directory $dest
+    fi 
+    copy "$@" -l -i "$src:$dir" "${dest:-dir}"
+    copy "$@" -i "$src:$dir" "${dest:-dir}"
+  }
+
+  rpushmirror () {
+    rpush "$@" -M -c
+  }
+
+  rpullmirror () {
+    rpull "$@" -M -c
+  }
+  
+  rbrowser_copy () {
+
+    local browser; local dest
+
+    [ $# -lt 2 ] && echo "both a browser directory (within /opt/chromium) and remote host need to be passed" && return 2    
+    browser=$1
+    [[ ! -d /opt/chromium/$browser ]] && echo no browser directory /opt/chromium/$browser && return 1
+    dest=$2
+    shift 2
+    copy $@ -a -c -M "/opt/chromium/$browser" "$dest:/opt/chromium" --exclude=Singleton*
+
+  }
+  
+