diff --git a/alias/00-basic b/alias/00-basic
index 7f6edc9..407a12f 100644
--- a/alias/00-basic
+++ b/alias/00-basic
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ alias grep='grep --color'
 alias ls='ls -F --color=auto'
 alias l='ls'
 alias la='ls -a'
+alias lag='ls -a | grep'
 alias ll='ls -l'
 alias lla='ls -l -a'
 alias llag='ls -l -a | grep'
diff --git a/modules/utility/file.lib b/modules/utility/file.lib
index be7c0f0..817f95b 100644
--- a/modules/utility/file.lib
+++ b/modules/utility/file.lib
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # export BASH_DEBUG=true
+module_load debug
 
 build_file () {
   [[ -f "$2" ]] || (echo "output file $2 does not exist";return 1)
diff --git a/modules/utility/notify.sh b/modules/utility/notify.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8ee688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utility/notify.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+function dtnotify () {
+  (notify-send "$1") &
+}
+
+function login_notify () {
+  (sleep 10;notify-send "$1") &
+}
+
diff --git a/setup/etc/profile b/setup/etc/profile
index b202743..682e317 100644
--- a/setup/etc/profile
+++ b/setup/etc/profile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
 # set directory for base shell repo
 export BASH_SHELL_BASE=THISWILLCHANGEDBYDEPLOYSCRIPT
 # now bootstrap by souring the shell repo envinroment
-. $BASH_SHELL_BASE/shell.env
+source $BASH_SHELL_BASE/shell.env
 # uncomment to NOT load the BASH SHELL Repos for interactive login shell
 # NO_LOGIN_BASHRC=true
 if [[ $- == *i* ]]; then # interactive?
diff --git a/setup/etc/profile.d/03-startup.sh b/setup/etc/profile.d/03-startup.sh
index 29ac0b9..42bd158 100755
--- a/setup/etc/profile.d/03-startup.sh
+++ b/setup/etc/profile.d/03-startup.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   if  [ "$SHELL" = "/bin/bash" ] && [ "${BASH_SHELL_STARTUP}" ] && [ "$(ps -o comm= $PPID)" != "su" ]; then
     # uncomment for debugging
     if [[ -f $BASH_SHELL_STARTUP ]] && [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
-     llog "running startup script $BASH_SHELL_STARTUP async"
-     (${BASH_SHELL_STARTUP}) &
+     llog "sourcing startup script $BASH_SHELL_STARTUP"
+    #  (${BASH_SHELL_STARTUP}) &
+    source ${BASH_SHELL_STARTUP}
    fi
  fi
diff --git a/startup.sh b/startup.sh
index 003b431..f73728d 100755
--- a/startup.sh
+++ b/startup.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-function startup_load () {
-local SDIRS
-local SDIR
-local DIRS
-local DIR
-local excludes
-
 
 [[ $(declare -F | grep module_load) ]] && echo module lib already loaded || source "$BASH_SHELL_BASE/module.lib"
 module_load file
 [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && echo unable to access the file module, aboarting load && return 1
 
-
-[[ $1 ]] && DIRS=($1) || DIRS=(${BASH_SHELL_DIRS})
+DIRS=(${BASH_SHELL_DIRS})
 # llog "startup directories to try ${DIRS[*]}"
 SDIRS=()
 j=0
@@ -34,7 +26,3 @@ IGNORE_FILE="$([[ -f "$DIR/.bash-shell-ignore" ]] && echo "$DIR" || echo "$BASH_
 llog "startup dir to source $SDIR"
 source_dir -f "$IGNORE_FILE" -d 0 $SDIR
 done
-}
-
-# if script was executed then call the function
-(return 0 2>/dev/null) || startup_load