diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4490a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/archive/
diff --git a/env/backup.env b/env/backup.env
deleted file mode 100755
index 2563ee5..0000000
--- a/env/backup.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# set this if you have all networks common backup server api
-# export BACKUP_SERVER=https://backup.xxxx.net
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/function/net-utils.sh b/function/net-utils.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88d1c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/function/net-utils.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+publicip () {
+dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com
+}
+
+getip () {
+dig +short $1 | tail -1
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/remote.func b/modules/remote.mod
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/remote.func
rename to modules/remote.mod
diff --git a/modules/ssh-config.func b/modules/ssh-config.mod
similarity index 58%
rename from modules/ssh-config.func
rename to modules/ssh-config.mod
index 33ce2e8..8d0b345 100644
--- a/modules/ssh-config.func
+++ b/modules/ssh-config.mod
@@ -2,25 +2,50 @@
 # this will superceed the ssh binary in order to source all the config files
 module_load file # loads find and build_file
 
-[[ ! $SSH_CONFIG ]] && export SSH_CONFIG="$BASH_SHELL_ANY_NETWORK/ssh/_config"
-
 function ssh_config() {
   local CDIRS
   local CDIR
   local DIRS
   local DIR
   local PDIRS
+  local RESET
+  local FILE
 
   declare OPTION
   declare OPTARG
   declare OPTIND
-  while getopts 'd:' OPTION; do
+  while getopts 'd:glrf:' OPTION; do
     # echo $OPTION $OPTARG
     case "$OPTION" in
     d)
-      PDIRS=$OPTARG
+      DIRS=$($OPTARG)
+      PDIRS=true
       # echo option d: $DIRS
       ;;
+    f)   
+    # todo if file is relative add $HOME/ssh
+      FILE=$OPTARG
+      ;&
+    r)   
+      RESET=true
+      rm -f $SSH_CONFIG > /dev/null
+      unset SSH_CONFIG
+      ;;
+    g) 
+      shift 1
+      ssh_config_get $@
+      return $?
+      ;;
+    l) 
+      shift 1
+      if [[ $1 ]]; then 
+      cat $SSH_CONFIG | grep -F "$1"
+      else 
+      cat $SSH_CONFIG
+      fi
+      echo -e "\n"
+      return 1
+     ;;
     *)
       echo unknown option $OPTION
       ;;
@@ -29,7 +54,24 @@ function ssh_config() {
 
   shift $((OPTIND - 1))
 
-  [[ $PDIRS ]] && DIRS=($PDIRS) || DIRS=(${BASH_SHELL_DIRS} "$HOME/$BASH_SHELL_USER")
+    # if more arguments passsed then just get the entry otherwise build the file
+  [[ $1 ]] && ssh_config_get $@ && return $?
+
+if [[ (! $SSH_CONFIG || $RESET ) ]]; then
+    [[ -f $SSH_CONFIG ]] && rm "$SSH_CONFIG"
+    SSH_CONFIG=${FILE:-$SSH_CONFIG}
+    export SSH_CONFIG=${SSH_CONFIG:-"$HOME/.ssh/_config"}
+  fi
+
+ if [[ ! -f $SSH_CONFIG ]]; then
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$SSH_CONFIG")"
+    touch $SSH_CONFIG
+    chmod 600 $SSH_CONFIG
+  fi 
+
+
+
+  [[ ! $DIRS ]] && DIRS=($BASH_SHELL_NETWORK_DIRS "$BASH_SHELL_HOST" "$HOME/$BASH_SHELL_USER" "$BASH_SHELL_DEV")
   # echo DIRS "${DIRS[@]}"
   # echo $SSH_CONFIG
   CDIRS=()
@@ -39,7 +81,7 @@ function ssh_config() {
     # echo $i of $cnt
     # looks in ssh/config subdirectory of each DIRS if not passed
     DIR="${DIRS[i]}$([[ ! $PDIRS ]] && echo /ssh/config)"
-    # echo ----- trying $DIR
+    # echo ----- $i, ${DIRS[i]} trying $DIR
     [ -d $DIR ] && CDIRS[j]=$DIR
     j+=1 || echo no directory $DIR
   done
@@ -56,23 +98,38 @@ function ssh_config() {
   module_load debug
   module_load file
 
-  debug ssh config file at: $SSH_CONFIG
-  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$SSH_CONFIG")"
   echo -e "$HEADER" >$SSH_CONFIG
   # build_file appends the given file to output file cleanly with checks
   # append any system config
   build_file "/etc/ssh/ssh_config" $SSH_CONFIG
   # echo existing dirs ${CDIRS[@]}
   # will append any .cfg file found in ssh/config subdir of any BASH_SHELL_DIRS, including home shell
+
+  # echo "set -a" > /tmp/config.env
+  > /tmp/config.env
+   
   for CDIR in "${CDIRS[@]}"; do
     # FILES=$(find -n '*.cfg' -d 0 $CDIR)
     for f in $(_find -n '*.cfg' -p 'archive off' -d 0 $CDIR); do
       # echo "Processing $f";
       [[ $f ]] && build_file "$f" $SSH_CONFIG
     done
+    [[ -f $CDIR/config.env ]] && build_file $CDIR/config.env /tmp/config.env
   done
+
   # append any tradtional home config
-  [[ -f "$HOME/.ssh/config" ]] && build_file "$HOME/.ssh/config" $SSH_CONFIG
+  [[ -f "$HOME/.ssh/config" ]] && build_file -l "$HOME/.ssh/config" $SSH_CONFIG
+  [[ -f "$HOME/.ssh/config.env" ]] && build_file "$HOME/.ssh/config.env" "/tmp/config.env"
+
+# now replace any variables in file
+#  echo -e "\nset +a" >> /tmp/config.env
+# cat /tmp/config.env
+#  return 
+#  (. /tmp/config.env; envsubst < $SSH_CONFIG) > /tmp/cfg
+#   if [[ $(ssh_config_get x 1> /dev/null) ]]; then
+#   echo error
+#   awk 'NR==193' /tmp/cfg
+#   fi
 }
 
 
@@ -90,6 +147,7 @@ ssh_config_get () {
 
   ssh="$(which ssh) $cfg -G" 
   # echo ssh cmd: "$ssh"  
+  # echo $@
 
  local OPTION; local OPTARG; local OPTIND
   while getopts 'uhpai' OPTION; do
@@ -120,7 +178,7 @@ ssh_config_get () {
 
   [[ ! $1 ]] && { echo must pass a config host; return 1; }
 
-  [[ ! $(cat "$SSH_CONFIG" | grep "[Hh]ost $1") ]] && return 2
+  [[ ! $(cat "$SSH_CONFIG" | grep "[Hh]ost" | grep $1) ]] && echo "no host alias $1" && return 2
   
   props=$($ssh $1)
   [[ $all ]] && { echo "$props"; return 0; }
@@ -135,3 +193,19 @@ ssh_config_get () {
          
 }
 
+ssh_config_env () {
+
+    SSH_CONFIG_ENV={$SSH_CONFIG_ENV:-$HOME/.ssh/config.env}
+  SSH_CONFIG_TEMP={$SSH_CONFIG_TEMP:-$HOME/.ssh/.config}
+
+
+  [[ ! -f "$SSH_CONFIG" ]] && ssh_config "$SSH_CONFIG"
+  if [[ -f $SSH_CONFIG ]]; then
+    env=[[ -f $SSH_CONFIG_ENV ]] && echo $SSH_CONFIG_ENV || echo ""
+    env_merge_file $SSH_CONFIG $SSH_CONFIG_ENV > $SSH_CONFIG_TEMP
+    cfg="-F $SSH_CONFIG_TEMP"
+    cat $SSH_CONFIG_TEMP | grep -a6 newbox
+  fi   
+
+  return
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/ssh.func b/modules/ssh.func
index 1026ff2..d2a9c69 100644
--- a/modules/ssh.func
+++ b/modules/ssh.func
@@ -17,18 +17,19 @@
 # > String::split ret "$(ssh -p f filename -m -r test -p 32)"
 # > host=${ret[0]}; opts=${ret[1]};sshpass=${ret[2]}
 
+# module_load file
 module_load net-utils
 module_load ssh-config
 
 ssh() {
 
-  local pw;local cfg;local opts;local mp; local sshpass; local dr
-  local host; local user; local script; local ret ; local key 
+  local pw;local cfg;local opts;local mp; local sshpass; local dr; local sshcmd
+  local host; local user; local script; local ret ; local key; local efile; local tfile 
 
   if [[ $SSH_CONFIG ]]; then
-    [[ ! -f "$SSH_CONFIG" ]] && ssh_config "$SSH_CONFIG"
-    cfg="-F $SSH_CONFIG"
-    fi
+   [[ ! -f "$SSH_CONFIG" ]] && ssh_config "$SSH_CONFIG"
+   cfg="-F $SSH_CONFIG"
+  fi
 
   # echo passed: $*  
 
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ ssh() {
           host=$(sed 's/.*@\(.*\)/\1/' <<<"$host")
           # option takes precedence
           host=$user@$host 
-      fi    
+      fi  
       opts+=" $cfg"
   fi
 
@@ -131,8 +132,8 @@ if [[ $ret ]]; then
   # run remote commands right here
   sshcmd="$sshpass $(which ssh) $opts $host"
   # echo extra args: "$@"
-  # echo running command: $ "$sshcmd"
-  [[ ! $dr ]] && $sshcmd "$@" || echo $sshcmd "$@"
+  # echo running command: "$sshcmd"
+  [[ ! $dr ]] && $sshcmd "$@" || echo SSH Command Failed: $sshcmd "$@"
 fi  
 
 } # end ssh
diff --git a/modules/sshfs.sh b/modules/sshfs.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1625b38..0000000
--- a/modules/sshfs.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# depends on sshfs  fuse for ssh
-module_load filesystem # mounted
-module_load net-utils  # host_reachable
-module_load ssh
-
-function smount() {
-
-  local HOST
-  local PORT
-  local CONFIG=$SSH_CONFIG
-  local PORT=22
-
-  declare SSHOPTS
-  declare OPTION
-  declare OPTARG
-  declare OPTIND
-  declare MNTUSER
-  while getopts 'u:np:o:F:' OPTION; do
-    # echo $OPTION $OPTARG
-    case "$OPTION" in
-    p)
-      PORT=$OPTARG
-      # echo option d: $DIRS
-      ;;
-    u)
-      MNTUSER=$OPTARG
-      ;;  
-    n)
-      MNTUSER=_NONE_
-    ;; 
-    o)
-      echo "adding sshfs option: $OPTARG"
-      SSHOPTS="$SSHOPTS -o $OPTARG"
-      ;;    
-    F)
-      echo "using SSH Config file at: $OPTARG"
-      CONFIG=$OPTARG
-      ;;
-
-    *)
-      echo unknown option $OPTION
-      ;;  
-    esac
-  done
-
-  shift $((OPTIND - 1))
-
-  # first item is nowsource, second is local mount point, third is possbile local user 
-  HOST=$(sed 's/.*@\(.*\):.*/\1/' <<<"$1")
-
-  [[ ! $(host_reachable $HOST $PORT) ]] && echo host $HOST not reachable, aborting mount && return 1
-  if [[ $(mounted $2) ]]; then
-    echo "aborting mount: $1 already mounted at $2"
-  else
-    mkdir -p $2
-    # can add any options after mount point directory like -o default_permissions
-    config=$([[ -f $CONFIG ]] && echo "-F $CONFIG")
-    if [[ ! $MNTUSER == "_NONE_" ]]; then
-    MNTUSER=${MNTUSER:-$USER}
-    id=$(id -u ${MNTUSER})
-    if [[ $id ]]; then
-          SSHOPTS="$SSHOPTS -o uid=$id -o allow_other"
-        else
-        echo no user ${MNTUSER} on this machine, aborting mount
-        return 1
-       fi   
-     else 
-     MNTUSER=""  
-     fi    
-    args="-p $PORT $SSHOPTS $config $1 $2"
-    echo SSHFS $([[ $MNTUSER ]] && echo mounted as user ${MNTUSER}): $args
-    sshfs $args
-  fi
-}
-
-function usmount() {
-  if [[ $(mounted $1) ]]; then
-    echo "unmounting remote file system at $1"
-    fusermount -u $1
-  else
-    echo "nothing mounted at $1, aborting unmount"
-  fi
-}
-
-function mntBackup() {
-  smount root@$1:/backup /backup/remote -p 22 -o allow_other
-}
-
-function umntBackup() {
-  usmount /backup/remote
-}