diff --git a/modules/filesystem/btrfs/btrfs.mod b/modules/filesystem/btrfs/btrfs.mod
index 5b172f7..e947ab1 100644
--- a/modules/filesystem/btrfs/btrfs.mod
+++ b/modules/filesystem/btrfs/btrfs.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 export BTRFS_BIN=$(which btrfs)
 module_load confirm
 module_load helpers
+module_load path
 
 # NOTE: set this for sudo
 # ALL ALL = (root) NOPASSWD:/bin/btrfs
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ snapshot_send() {
    echo "[[ "$tsnap" ]] && sudo $BTRFS_BIN sub del $tsnap"
   else 
    sudo $BTRFS_BIN send $([[ $tsnap ]] && echo $tsnap || echo $src) | btrfs receive $dest
-   mv $dest/$snap $dest/$name$ext
+   sudo mv $dest/$snap $dest/$name$ext
    [[ "$tsnap" ]] && sudo $BTRFS_BIN sub del $tsnap
    echo transfer is complete
    ls -la $dest
diff --git a/modules/utility/bindfs.lib b/modules/utility/bindfs.lib
index 29b9726..adf56db 100644
--- a/modules/utility/bindfs.lib
+++ b/modules/utility/bindfs.lib
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ if [ -v PS1 ]; then
  alias bfs="dir_bind"
  alias bfsum="dir_bind_unmount"
  alias bfse="bfs_vscode"
-
- sudo mkdir $BFS_MOUNT_DIR 2> /dev/null
- sudo chown $USER:$USER $BFS_MOUNT_DIR
+ 
+ if [[ ! -d $BFS_MOUNT_DIR ]]; then
+  sudo mkdir $BFS_MOUNT_DIR 2> /dev/null
+  sudo chown $USER:$USER $BFS_MOUNT_DIR
+ fi
 fi
 
 mounted () {
diff --git a/modules/utility/cache-trash-log.exc b/modules/utility/cache-trash-log.exc
index 3c6a166..fbf7d1e 100644
--- a/modules/utility/cache-trash-log.exc
+++ b/modules/utility/cache-trash-log.exc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 *[Tt]rash/
 tmp/*
-node_modules/*
 *[Cc]ache/*
 *[lL]ogs/*
 [Ll]og/*
diff --git a/modules/utility/copy.lib b/modules/utility/copy.lib
index 15400a9..8d488ac 100644
--- a/modules/utility/copy.lib
+++ b/modules/utility/copy.lib
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ copy () {
   cat <<EOF  
 
 usage:
-rsync <script options> source destination <rsync options> -- <ssh options>
+rsync <script options> source destination <rsync options> -- <ssh script options> --- <ssh options>
 
 Available Script Options
 -r, run the command by this script uses --dry-run.  When ready pass this flag.  
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ EOF
     case "$OPTION" in
     # TODO add D and S for destion and source path
       s)
-        usesudo=sudo
+        usesudo="sudo -E"
         ;;
       c) 
       # clean out unneeded folders like cache, trash, log
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ EOF
         args+=("--exclude-from=$COPY_MODULE_PATH/cache-trash-log.exc")
         Mirror=true
         mirror=true
-        usesudo=sudo
+        usesudo="sudo -E"
         ;;            
       p)
         args+=("--mkpath")
@@ -155,9 +155,50 @@ EOF
    DPATH=$DEST
    fi
    [[ $DHOST && $SHOST ]] && echo this script can not process remote host to remote host transfer && return 5
+
+  [[ ! $SHOST ]] && SPATH=$(realpath $SPATH) 
+  [[ ! $DHOST ]] && DPATH=$(realpath $DPATH) 
+
+  # additional argument processing
+  debug $( ( IFS=$','; echo all remaining arguments: "$*" ) )
+  value="++"
+  sci=$(( $(printf "%s\n" "$@" | sed -n '/^'$value'$/{=;q}') - 1 ))
+  value="--"
+  si=$(( $(printf "%s\n" "$@" | sed -n '/^'$value'$/{=;q}') - 1 ))
+  debug $sci $si
+
+  local sca=()
+  local sa=()
+  if [[ $sci -ge 0 ]]; then
+    args+=("${@:1:$sci}")
+    if [[ $si -ge 0 ]]; then
+    debug both ssh args 
+      sca=("${@:$sci+2:$#-$si+1}") 
+      sa=("${@:$si+1:$#}") 
+    else 
+      debug only script args
+      sca=("${@:$sci+2:$#}")   
+    fi  
+   else 
+    if [[ $si -ge 0 ]]; then
+     debug only ssh run args
+     args+=("${@:1:$si}")
+     sa=("${@:$si+1:$#}") 
+     else 
+     debug in args only
+     args+=("${@:1:$#+1}")
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  debug args: up before ssh:  ${args[*]}
+
   # is source or destination is remote, create -e ssh sync option
   if [[ $DHOST || $SHOST ]]; then
-    # echo remote copy, loading ssh
+    debug remote copy, loading ssh
+    debug ssh script args: ${sca[*]}
+    debug ssh run args: ${sa[*]}
+    debug remote host: ${DHOST:-$SHOST} 
+
     if ! module_load ssh &>/dev/null; then 
       echo unable to load ssh module
       echo likely the uci network repo has not been installed
@@ -169,34 +210,23 @@ EOF
       >&2 echo fatal: the host ${DHOST:-$SHOST} is not valid, aborting remote copy
       return 1
     fi 
-  # else 
-  #   echo local rsync copy
+
+    local sshcmd
+    # sshcmd="ssh -l "${ssshargs[*]}"  "${sshargs[*]}""
+    # echo $sshcmd
+        # if ! sshcmd=$(ssh -l "${ssshargs[*]}" ${DHOST:-$SHOST}); then
+    # double quotes on array expansion not good
+    if ! sshcmd=$(ssh -l ${sca[*]} ${DHOST:-$SHOST} ${sa[*]}); then
+     echo failed to build ssh command for rsync, aborting
+     debug sshcmd: ${sshcmd}
+     return 5
+    fi 
+    debug sshcmd: ${sshcmd}
+    args+=("-e '$sshcmd'") 
+    debug args: inclcuding ssh:  ${args[*]}
   fi  
 
-  [[ ! $SHOST ]] && SPATH=$(realpath $SPATH) 
-  [[ ! $DHOST ]] && DPATH=$(realpath $DPATH) 
-   
-  # BASH_DEBUG="stdout" 
-  debug $( ( IFS=$','; echo all remaining arguments: "$*" ) )
-  for ((d=1; d<$#+1; ++d)); do
-   echo in loop $d, ${!d}
-   [[ ${!d} == "--" ]] && sargs=true && break
-  done
-
-  if [[ $sargs ]]; then  # if there are extra ssh arguments
-    sshargs=("${@:$d+1:$#}") 
-    debug $( ( IFS=$','; echo "ssh arguments: ${sshargs[*]}" ) )
-    [[ $DHOST || $SHOST ]] && args+=( "$(remove_end_spaces "-e '$(ssh -l "${sshargs[*]}")'")") 
-  fi
-
-  # remove --
-  # args=+("${@:1:$d-1}")
-  # debug $( ( IFS=$','; echo remaining arguments to parse: "$*" ) )
-  # else 
-  #   echo again: ${args[*]}
-  #   args=("${@:1}")
-
-  # assemble arguments from options
+  # assemble remaining arguments from options
   [[ ! $exec ]] && args+=(--dry-run -v)
   [[ ! $quiet ]] && args+=(--info=progress2 $verbose)
   [[ $mirror ]] && args+=(-a --numeric-ids --delete --force)
@@ -237,6 +267,9 @@ EOF
 
   # alias mirror="copy -i -a -M" 
 
+
+  # custom copy commands as functions
+
   mirror_shell () {
 
     local dir; local dest
@@ -251,7 +284,7 @@ EOF
 
   }
 
-    rpush () {
+  rpush () {
 
     local dir; local dest
     #TODO don't overwrite hostname