diff --git a/modules/utility/copy.lib b/modules/utility/copy.lib
index df25678..15400a9 100644
--- a/modules/utility/copy.lib
+++ b/modules/utility/copy.lib
@@ -203,18 +203,25 @@ EOF
   [[ $Mirror ]] && args+=(--delete-excluded)
 
   [[ ! -v PS1 ]] && noconfirm=true
-  if [[ ! $noconfirm && ! $list ]]; then
+
+  cmd="$usesudo $(which rsync) ${args[*]} $SRC$([[ $insert ]] && echo "/") $DEST" 
+  [[ $list ]] && echo "$cmd" 
+
+  if [[ ! $noconfirm ]]; then
     if [[ $insert ]]; then
      # todo mirror option
      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 $([[ $SHOST ]] && echo $SHOST:)$SPATH will be \
-     $([[ $mirror ]] && echo mirrored || echo put ) at destination $([[ $DHOST ]] && echo $DHOST:)$DPATH/$(basename $SPATH)? || return 0
+     $([[ $mirror ]] && echo mirrored || echo put ) at destination $([[ $DHOST ]] && echo $DHOST:)$DPATH/$(basename $SPATH) || return 0
     fi
   fi  
-  cmd="$usesudo $(which rsync) ${args[*]} $SRC$([[ $insert ]] && echo "/") $DEST" 
-  [[ $list ]] && echo "$cmd" && return 0  
+
+  if [[ $list && ! $noconfirm ]]; then
+    confirm list command during dry run, do you want to continue with dry run || return 0
+  fi
+     
   if [[ ! $quiet ]]; then  [[ $exec ]] && echo executing the copy command || echo dry run of command, use -r to execute; fi
   if eval $cmd; then
       [[ ! $quiet ]] && echo copy success! 
@@ -224,7 +231,7 @@ EOF
       >&2 echo $cmd
       return 1
     fi
-   }
+  }
 
   alias fcpy="copy -r -q -i -n -a "