diff --git a/modules/editing/replace/replace.sh.save b/modules/editing/replace/replace.sh.save
deleted file mode 100644
index cdbb08f..0000000
--- a/modules/editing/replace/replace.sh.save
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-function replace {
-  local PATTERN=$1; shift
-  local NEW_LINE=$1; shift
-  local FILE=$1; shift
-  [ ! "$PATTERN" ] || [ ! $FILE ] && return 1
-  local BEFORE=$1
-  local NEW=$(echo "${NEW_LINE}" | sed 's/\//\\\//g')
-  echo  finding: $PATTERN Replace with $NEW before $BEFORE in $FILE
-  touch "${FILE}" || return 1
-  echo matching: $PATTERN
-  match=false
-  if [ "$NEW_LINE" ]; then
-  sed -i '/'"${PATTERN}"'/{s/.*/'"${NEW}"'/;h};${x;/./{x;q100};{x;q20}}' "${FILE}"
-   [[ $? -eq 100 ]] && match=true
-   echo match $match
-   if [ $match == false ]; then
-    echo adding new entry $NEW_LINE
-    if [ "$BEFORE" ]; then
-      echo searching for $BEFORE to add line before
-      # sed -i '/'"${BEFORE}"'/{i/.*/'"${NEW}"'/;h};${x;/./{x;q100};x}' "${FILE}"
-      sed -i '/'"${BEFORE}"'/!{q20};/'"${BEFORE}"'/i\'"${NEW}" "${FILE}"
-      echo return $?
-      exit
-      # ;/i '"${NEW}"'' "${FILE}"
-      [[ $? -eq 100 ]] && match=true || match=false
-      echo before match $match
-     fi
-   #  if [ $match == false ]; then
-   #   echo appending to file
-   #   echo "${NEW_LINE}" >> "${FILE}"
-   # fi
-    else echo line matched/replaced
-   fi
-  else
-    sed '/'"${PATTERN}"'/d' "${FILE}"
-   echo line removed
-  fi
-}
diff --git a/modules/network-dirs.sh b/modules/network-dirs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cfde7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/network-dirs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# to be sourced (below) not run in subshell!
+function network_dirs () {
+
+  (return 0 2>/dev/null) || (echo network_dirs must be sourced; return 1)
+  
+  module_load path 
+  [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && echo unable to access the file module, aboarting load && return 1
+
+
+  local network
+  [[ ! -f $1 ]] && return
+
+  while read -r network || [ -n "$network" ]
+   do
+     if [[ ${network} = *!* ]]; then 
+     network=${network/!/}
+     NETWORK_HOME=$network
+    fi
+    [[ $2 ]] && network=$2/$network
+    if [[ $(isAbsPath $network) ]]; then
+     [[ ! -d $network ]] && continue
+     else 
+       if [[ -d ${BASH_SHELL_USER}/${network} ]];then 
+      network=${BASH_SHELL_USER}/${network}
+      else 
+      if [[ -d ${BASH_NETWORKS_DIR}/${network} ]];then 
+        network=${BASH_NETWORKS_DIR}/${network}
+        else 
+        continue
+       fi 
+      fi  
+    fi
+    [[ $network =~ $NETWORK_HOME ]] && NETWORK_HOME_DIR=${network}
+    BASH_SHELL_NETWORK_DIRS+="${network} "
+    BASH_SHELL_DIRS+="${network} "
+  done < "$1"
+  export NETWORK_HOME
+  export NETWORK_HOME_DIR
+  export BASH_SHELL_NETWORK_DIRS
+}
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diff --git a/modules/shell-process-directory.sh b/modules/shell-process-directory.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95a9016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/shell-process-directory.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/bin/bash 
+
+function shell_process_directory () {
+    local SUBDIRS
+    local DIR
+
+    module_load file
+    [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && echo unable to access the file module, aborting load && return 1
+
+
+    DIR=${1:-$BASH_SHELL_BASE}
+    # echo soucring directory $DIR
+    # if [[ $DIR = "$BASH_SHELL_BASE" ]]; then
+    #   BASH_SHELL_IGNORE=$(shell_get_ignores)
+    #   excludes=$BASH_SHELL_IGNORE
+    # else
+    #   excludes=$(shell_get_ignores $DIR)
+    #   [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && excludes=$BASH_SHELL_IGNORE
+    # fi
+
+    if [ -d  "$DIR" ]; then
+      if [ "$DIR" = "$BASH_SHELL_BASE" ] && [ "$BASH_SHELL_BASE_LOADED" = "true" ]; then
+          if [ -v PS1 ]; then
+          echo base directory already sourced
+          read -p "do you want to re-source the base (not recommended)? " -n 1 -r
+          echo
+          [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] && return 1
+          # else
+            # echo non-interactive shell
+            # return 1
+          fi
+        fi
+
+      if [[ $DIR != "$BASH_SHELL_BASE" ]] && [[ -f  $DIR/load.sh ]]; then
+        # echo "$DIR/load.sh" found, running instead of default load
+        source "$DIR/load.sh"
+       else
+          # default processing
+          local SUBDIRS
+          local IGNORE_FILE
+          SUBDIRS=$([[ -f "$DIR/.bash-shell-include" ]] && cat "$DIR/.bash-shell-include" || cat "$BASH_SHELL_BASE/.bash-shell-include")
+          [[ $SSH_SESSION ]] && SUBDIRS+=" ssh/session"
+          IGNORE_FILE="$([[ -f "$DIR/.bash-shell-ignore" ]] && echo "$DIR" || echo "$BASH_SHELL_BASE")/.bash-shell-ignore"
+          for SUBDIR in $SUBDIRS;  do
+            if [ -e  "$DIR/$SUBDIR" ]; then
+              # echo processing subdirectory $DIR/$SUBDIR
+              # must quote all globs to avoid bash glob expansion which is likely on
+              # TODO have default set of ignores plus check for shell-ignore
+              # source_dir -p "archive" -x '"*.off" "*.md"  "*TODO*" "LICENSE" "*.sample"'   -d 0 $DIR/$SUBDIR
+              # source_dir -p "archive" -x "$excludes" -d 0 $DIR/$SUBDIR
+              source_dir -f "$IGNORE_FILE" -d 0 $DIR/$SUBDIR
+             #  else
+                # echo no subdirectory $DIR/$SUBDIR to process, ignorning
+            fi
+          done
+        fi
+        # echo "done sourcing directory $DIR"
+     # else
+        # echo $DIR does not exist nothing to source
+    fi
+
+  }
+
diff --git a/modules/utility/user.sh b/modules/utility/user.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6ad1d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utility/user.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# clone a user
+
+function clone_user_ () {
+
+module_load confirm
+type confirm
+
+echo "============="
+echo "this script will create a new user"
+echo "based on an existing user's data"
+echo 
+echo "You will be shown a list of users who can currently log on"
+echo "Remember which user you would like to clone."
+echo "You will be asked for the new user's name, their password"
+echo "and the old user to clone".
+echo "============="
+echo 
+
+echo -n "New user's name: "
+read newuser
+
+echo -n "New user's password: "
+read newpassword
+
+echo 
+
+echo "Current users you can clone:"
+echo "----"
+awk -F'[/:]' '{if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) print $1}' /etc/passwd
+echo 
+
+echo -n "Old user to clone: "
+read olduser
+echo "olduser uid is $(id -u $olduser)" 
+
+echo 
+echo "You have selected: "
+echo "----"
+echo "new user: $newuser"
+echo "new user password: $newpassword"
+echo "old user: $olduser"
+echo 
+
+olduser_GROUPS="$(id -Gn ${olduser} | sed "s/${olduser} //g" | sed "s/ ${olduser}//g" | sed "s/ /,/g"),$olduser"
+olduser_SHELL=$(awk -F : -v name=${olduser} '(name == $1) { print $7 }' /etc/passwd)
+
+echo "old user groups: "
+echo "----"
+echo $olduser_GROUPS
+echo "olduser shell: "
+echo $olduser_SHELL
+# read -rsp $'Press any key to continue or ctrl-c to exit...\n' -n1 key
+# return
+# confirm "ready to clone user, begin?" || return 1
+
+# useradd --groups $olduser_GROUPS --shell $olduser_SHELL $newuser
+
+# echo $newuser:$newpassword | chpasswd
+
+# read -rsp $'ready to make home direcoty -- ctrl-c to exit...\n' -n1 key
+
+# mkdir /home/$newuser
+# chown -R $newuser:$newuser /home/$newuser
+
+# echo 
+# echo "Script should be done now."
+# echo 
+# echo "Do you see your new users name below?"
+# echo 
+# awk -F'[/:]' '{if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) print $1}' /etc/passwd
+
+# echo 
+# echo "We are now going to copy the old user's home folder to the new user"
+# echo "then change ownership to the new user"
+# echo 
+# read -rsp $'Ready to copy home folder --- or ctrl-c to exit...\n' -n1 key
+
+
+rsync -aPv --exclude 'Downloads' /home/$olduser/. /home/$newuser/
+chown -R --from=$olduser $newuser:$newuser /home/$newuser
+
+echo 
+echo "Now we are going to change the names of files and folders to the new user"
+echo 
+
+grep -rlI $olduser /home/$newuser/ . | sudo xargs sed -i 's/$olduser/$newuser/g'
+
+echo 
+echo "Done now."
+echo 
+read -rsp $'Press any key to exit...\n' -n1 key
+echo 
+echo 
+
+}
+
+clone_user () {
+if [[ $EUID != 0 ]]; then
+
+    clone=$(declare -f clone_user_)
+    module_load confirm
+    confirm=$(declare -f confirm)
+    sudo bash -c "$confirm; $clone; clone_user_"
+   else 
+   echo run as regular user with sudo privliges and it will elevate 
+fi
+}
+
+# # if script was executed then call the function
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) || clone_user
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diff --git a/modules/utility/watch.sh b/modules/utility/watch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a106dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utility/watch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# (c) Wolfgang Ziegler // fago
+#
+# Inotify script to trigger a command on file changes.
+#
+# The script triggers the command as soon as a file event occurs. Events
+# occurring during command execution are aggregated and trigger a single command
+# execution only.
+#
+# Usage example: Trigger rsync for synchronizing file changes.
+# ./watch.sh rsync -Cra --out-format='[%t]--%n' --delete SOURCE TARGET
+#
+# ./watch.sh rsync -Cra --out-format='[%t]--%n' --include core \
+#  --WATCH_EXCLUDE=sites/default/files --delete ../web/ vagrant@d8.local:/var/www
+
+######### Configuration #########
+
+watch() {
+
+EVENTS="CREATE,CLOSE_WRITE,DELETE,MODIFY,MOVED_FROM,MOVED_TO"
+COMMAND="$@"
+
+# echo $COMMAND $WATCH_DIR, $WATCH_VERBOSE
+## The directory to watch.
+if [ -z "WATCH_DIR" ]; then
+  WATCH_DIR=.
+fi
+
+## WATCH_EXCLUDE Git and temporary files from PHPstorm from watching.
+if [ -z "$WATCH_EXCLUDE" ]; then
+  WATCH_EXCLUDE='(\.git|___jb_)'
+fi
+
+## Whether to enable verbosity. If enabled, change events are output.
+if [ -z "WATCH_VERBOSE" ]; then
+  WATCH_VERBOSE=0
+fi
+
+##################################
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+ echo "Usage: $0 Command"
+ exit 1;
+fi
+
+##
+## Setup pipes. For usage with read we need to assign them to file descriptors.
+##
+RUN=$(mktemp -u)
+mkfifo "$RUN"
+exec 3<>$RUN
+
+RESULT=$(mktemp -u)
+mkfifo "$RESULT"
+exec 4<>$RESULT
+
+clean_up () {
+  ## Cleanup pipes.
+  rm $RUN
+  rm $RESULT
+}
+
+## Execute "clean_up" on exit.
+trap "clean_up" EXIT
+
+
+##
+## Run inotifywait in a loop that is not blocked on command execution and ignore
+## irrelevant events.
+##
+
+inotifywait -m -q -r -e $EVENTS --exclude $WATCH_EXCLUDE --format '%w%f' $WATCH_DIR | \
+  while read FILE
+  do
+    if [ $WATCH_VERBOSE -ne 0 ]; then
+      echo [CHANGE] $FILE
+    fi
+
+    ## Clear $PID if the last command has finished.
+    if [ ! -z "$PID" ] && ( ! ps -p $PID > /dev/null ); then
+      PID=""
+    fi
+
+    ## If no command is being executed, execute one.
+    ## Else, wait for the command to finish and then execute again.
+    if [ -z "$PID" ]; then
+      ## Execute the following as background process.
+      ## It runs the command once and repeats if we tell him so.
+	  ($COMMAND; while read -t0.001 -u3 LINE; do
+	    echo running >&4
+	    $COMMAND
+	  done)&
+
+      PID=$!
+      WAITING=0
+    else
+      ## If a previous waiting command has been executed, reset the variable.
+      if [ $WAITING -eq 1 ] && read -t0.001 -u4; then
+        WAITING=0
+      fi
+
+      ## Tell the subprocess to execute the command again if it is not waiting
+      ## for repeated execution already.
+      if [ $WAITING -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "run" >&3
+        WAITING=1
+      fi
+
+      ## If we are already waiting, there is nothing todo.
+    fi
+done
+
+}
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