diff --git a/module.lib b/module.lib
index d8219c9..7bf53f7 100644
--- a/module.lib
+++ b/module.lib
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ local NAME
 DIR=$1
 NAME=$2
 # echo finding $NAME in $DIR
-FILE="$(command find -L ${DIR} -type f -name "${NAME}.mod" -o -name "${NAME}".lib -o -name "${NAME}".func -o -name "${NAME}".sh)"
+# TODO use file instead for valid extensions
+# allow explicit extension
+FILE="$(command find -L ${DIR} -type f -name "${NAME}.mod" -o -name "${NAME}".lib -o -name "${NAME}".func -o -name "${NAME}".sh -o -name "${NAME}".env)"
 # echo files found $FILE
 COUNT=0
 if [ "$FILE" ]; then
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@ FILE=$(module_find $1)
 [ $? -ne 0 ] && echo no module $1 found && return 1
 # source $FILE "$0"
 # [[ $BASHPID -eq $$ ]] || echo $FILE
-source $FILE
+shift 1
+source $FILE "$@"
 return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/utility/dirs.sh b/modules/utility/dirs.sh
index ce215d1..d7a092f 100644
--- a/modules/utility/dirs.sh
+++ b/modules/utility/dirs.sh
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ usage()
   echo "Options:"
   echo " -d DIRPERMS, directory permissions"
   echo " -f FILEPERMS, file permissions"
-  exit 1
+  return 1
+
 }
 
 # Check if user entered arguments
 if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
  usage
+ return 1
 fi
 
 # Get options
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ ROOT=$1
 
 # Check if the root path is a valid directory
 if [ ! -d $ROOT ] ; then
- echo "$ROOT does not exist or isn't a directory!" ; exit 1
+ echo "$ROOT does not exist or isn't a directory!" ; return 2
 fi
 
 # Recursively set directory/file permissions based on the permission variables
diff --git a/modules/utility/file.lib b/modules/utility/file.lib
index be58838..de0b625 100644
--- a/modules/utility/file.lib
+++ b/modules/utility/file.lib
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # export BASH_DEBUG=true
-# module_load debug
+module_load debug
 module_load iecho
 
 isFile() {
@@ -226,4 +226,4 @@ rm -f "$tmp_fn"
 return 0
 
 # [End]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/modules/utility/filesystem.mod b/modules/utility/filesystem.mod
index 3b16651..88e2e22 100644
--- a/modules/utility/filesystem.mod
+++ b/modules/utility/filesystem.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mounted () {
  mountpoint "$1" &> /dev/null && echo yes || return 1
 }
 
-# peals back sub-directories until if finds a mountpoing
+# peals back sub-directories until if finds a mountpoint
 find_mountpoint () {
   local dir=$1
   if [[ ! $dir = "/" ]]; then
diff --git a/modules/utility/helpers.mod b/modules/utility/helpers.mod
deleted file mode 100644
index bd3b820..0000000
--- a/modules/utility/helpers.mod
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# must be json as a string, depends on jq
-get_prop_value () {
-    local value
-    # echo in $1 get $2
-    value=$(echo $1 | jq -r .$2)
-    echo $value
-}
-
-is_array() {
-    local variable_name=$1
-    [[ "$(declare -p $variable_name 2>/dev/null)" =~ "declare -a" ]]
-}
-
-filename() {
-    # passed entire path
-    echo $(basename "$1" | rev | cut -f 2- -d '.' | rev)
-}
-
-adirname() {
-    # passed entire path
-    echo "$(cd "$(dirname "$1")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P )"
-}
-
-user_exists() {
-    id -u $1 > /dev/null 2>&1
-    [[ $? == 1 ]] || echo $1
-    }
-
-
-chmod_dirs() {
-    # passed entire path
-    local usesudo
-    [[ $1 == -s ]] && usesudo="sudo" && shift 2
-    $usesudo find $1 -type f -exec chmod $2 {} +
-}
-
-
-
diff --git a/modules/utility/path.sh b/modules/utility/path.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 106c9fb..0000000
--- a/modules/utility/path.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# get full absolute bath from a current or parent path
-function abs-path {
-    local target="$1"
-    if [ "$target" == "." ]; then
-        echo "$(pwd)"
-        elif [ "$target" == ".." ]; then
-        echo "$(dirname "$(pwd)")"
-    else
-        echo "$(cd "$(dirname "$1")"; pwd)/$(basename "$1")"
-    fi
-}
-
-isAbsPath() {
-    if [[ "${1:0:1}" == / || "${1:0:2}" == ~[/a-z] ]]
-    then
-        echo "true"
-        return 0
-    else
-        return 1
-    fi
-}
diff --git a/modules/utility/user.sh b/modules/utility/user.sh
index 6ad1d54..3e8aa7b 100755
--- a/modules/utility/user.sh
+++ b/modules/utility/user.sh
@@ -4,109 +4,141 @@
 
 function clone_user_ () {
 
-module_load confirm
-type confirm
+    module_load 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 "============="
+    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 name: "
+    read newuser
 
-echo -n "New user's password: "
-read newpassword
+    echo -n "New user's password: "
+    read newpassword
 
-echo 
+    echo 
 
-echo "Current users you can clone:"
-echo "----"
-awk -F'[/:]' '{if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) print $1}' /etc/passwd
-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 -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 
+    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 $7 }' /etc/passwd)
+    olduser_GROUPS="$(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
+    echo "old user groups: "
+    echo "----"
+    echo $olduser_GROUPS
+    echo "olduser shell: "
+    echo $olduser_SHELL
 
-# useradd --groups $olduser_GROUPS --shell $olduser_SHELL $newuser
+    confirm "ready to clone user, begin?" || return 1
 
-# echo $newuser:$newpassword | chpasswd
+    useradd --groups $olduser_GROUPS --shell $olduser_SHELL $newuser
 
-# read -rsp $'ready to make home direcoty -- ctrl-c to exit...\n' -n1 key
+    echo $newuser:$newpassword | chpasswd
 
-# mkdir /home/$newuser
-# chown -R $newuser:$newuser /home/$newuser
+    read -rsp $'ready to make home direcoty -- ctrl-c to exit...\n' -n1 key
 
-# 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 $1}' /etc/passwd
+    mkdir /home/$newuser
+    chown -R $newuser:$newuser /home/$newuser
 
-# 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
+     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/$newuser
+    rsync -aPv --exclude 'Downloads' /home/$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 
+    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'
+    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 
+    echo 
+    echo "Done now."
+    echo 
+    read -rsp $'Press any key to exit...\n' -n1 key
+    echo 
+    echo 
 
 }
 
 clone_user () {
-if [[ $EUID != 0 ]]; then
+    if [[ $EUID != 0 ]]; then
 
-    clone=$(declare -f clone_user_)
-    module_load confirm
-    confirm=$(declare -f confirm)
-    sudo bash -c "$confirm; $clone; clone_user_"
-   else 
-   echo run as regular user with sudo privliges and it will elevate 
-fi
+        clone=$(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
\ No newline at end of file
+rename_user () {
+
+    module_load confirm   
+    local force; local name; local newname; local newhome
+
+    [[ $1 = "-f" ]] && { force=true; shift 1; } 
+    [[ $1 = "-h" ]] && { newhome=$2; shift 2; } 
+    # usage:  < -f, -h newhome > name newname
+    # default new user home is /home/newname
+    name=$1
+    newname=$2
+    if [[ ! ($name && $newname) ]]; then
+       echo "============="
+       echo "this script will rename an existing user"
+       echo "user running this script must to root or have sudo priviledges to run"
+       echo "---- Available Users to Rename ---"
+       awk -F'[/:]' '{if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) print $1}' /etc/passwd
+       echo "============="
+       read -r -p "Enter an available user name: " name
+       read -r -p "Enter users new name: " newname
+       read -r -p "Enter users new home directory <enter for default /home/$newname>: " newhome
+    fi
+
+    newhome=${newhome:-/home/$newname}
+
+    if [[ ! $force ]]; then 
+     echo "Changing $name to $newname with home $newhome"
+     echo sudo usermod -l $newname $name
+     echo sudo groupmod -n $newname $name
+     echo sudo usermod --d $newhome --m $name
+     confirm -s "These are the commands that will be run.  Do you want to continue?" || return 1
+    fi
+
+    sudo usermod -l $newname $name
+    echo sudo groupmod -n $newname $name
+    echo sudo usermod --d $newhome --m $name
+}