diff --git a/modules/btrbk.lib b/modules/btrbk.lib
index 837430d..1f6d534 100644
--- a/modules/btrbk.lib
+++ b/modules/btrbk.lib
@@ -25,17 +25,62 @@ btrbk_conf () {
  return 1
 }
 
-btrbk_run () {
+btrbk_src () {
+  local file=$(btrbk_conf $1)
+  [[ ! $file ]] && return 1
+  sudo btrbk -c $file list config  --format col:h:source_subvolume
+}
 
-local dry_run="-n"
-local dry_run_echo="echo"
-[[ $1 == "-e" ]] && dry_run="" && dry_run_echo="" && shift  
+btrbk_dests () {
+local file=$(btrbk_conf $1)
+[[ ! $file ]] && return 1
+local dests=$(sudo btrbk -c $file list config  --format col:h:snapshot_path | tail -1)
+dests+=" $(sudo btrbk -c $file list target  --format col:h:target_path)"
+echo $dests
+}
+
+btrbk_latest_links () {
+
+local dry_run="echo"
+[[ $1 == "-e" ]] && dry_run="" && shift 
 
 local file=$(btrbk_conf $1)    
 [[ ! $file ]] && echo unable to find conf file for ${1:-btrbk.conf} && return 1
 shift
 
-local src=$(sudo btrbk -c $file list config  --format col:h:source_subvolume)
+local latest=$(sudo btrbk -c $file list latest --format col:h:snapshot_subvolume | xargs -I % sh -c 'basename %' | sed '$!N; /^\(.*\)\n\1$/!P; D')
+[[ ( ! $latest ) || $latest == "-" ]] && echo "no latest snapshots so can't make .latest links" && return 3
+local dests=$(btrbk_dests $file)
+
+if [[ $dry_run ]]; then
+ echo dry run for making latest links for following destinations, NOTE: use -e to actually make them
+ echo $dests
+ echo "-------------------"
+fi
+
+echo making .latest symlinks in each destination 
+for dest in $dests; do
+for snap in $latest; do
+# [[ -e $dest/${snap%%.*}.latest ]] && $dry_run_echo sudo rm $dest/${snap%%.*}.latest
+local cmd="sudo ln -srfn  $dest/$snap $dest/${snap%%.*}.latest"
+echo $cmd
+[[ ! $dry_run ]] && $cmd
+done
+done
+
+}
+
+btrbk_run () {
+
+local dry_run="-n"
+local dry_run_echo="echo"
+[[ $1 == "-e" ]] && dry_run="" && shift  
+
+local file=$(btrbk_conf $1)    
+[[ ! $file ]] && echo unable to find conf file for ${1:-btrbk.conf} && return 1
+shift
+
+local src=$(btrbk_src $file)
 
 local snaps=$(sudo btrbk -c $file list source  --format col:h:snapshot_name) 
 
@@ -60,35 +105,18 @@ echo from $src
 echo at these destinations $dests
 echo additional passed arguments: $@
 
-# so snaps
+# do snaps and backups
 [[ $dry_run ]] && echo backup dry run || echo Taking snapshost and making backups now...
 sudo btrbk -c $file run $dry_run --progress $@
 
+# post snap/backup
 
-local latest=$(sudo btrbk -c $file list latest --format col:h:snapshot_subvolume | xargs -I % sh -c 'basename %' | sed '$!N; /^\(.*\)\n\1$/!P; D')
+btrbk_latest_links $([[ $dry_run ]] || printf "%s" -e) $file
 
-if [[ $dry_run ]]; then
-
-echo Latest Snaphosts: $latest
-fi
-
-[[ ( ! $latest ) || $latest == "-" ]] && echo "no latest snapshots so can't make .latest links" && return 3
-
-# post snap tasks
-echo making .latest symlinks in each destination 
-for dest in $dests; do
-for snap in $latest; do
-[[ -e $dest/${snap%%.*}.latest ]] && $dry_run_echo sudo rm $dest/${snap%%.*}.latest
-$dry_run_echo sudo ln -sr  $dest/$snap $dest/${snap%%.*}.latest
-done
-done
 }
 
 (return 0 2>/dev/null) || btrbk_run $@
 
-latest_links () {
-  btrbk_run -e $@ -n
-}
 
 latest_clone () {