diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index d213c49..7ed223b 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# packages: 7zip, shred, secure-delete
 set -e
 
 unix_seconds=$(date +%s)
@@ -35,38 +36,36 @@ reset() {
     checkcode $?
 
     echo "autoshredding out..."
-    srm -r -z -l -l ./out
+    srm -r -z -l -l "$out_dir"
     checkcode $?
 
     echo "rebuilding out..."
     printf "making out dir structure..."
-    mkdir -p out/contents
+    mkdir -p "$inner_dir"
     checkcode $?
-    printf "updating out/contents/READMD.md..."
-    echo "put files to verifiably archive in here" > out/contents/README.md
+    printf "updating $inner_dir/READMD.md..."
+    echo "put files to verifiably archive in here" > "$inner_dir/README.md"
     checkcode $?
-    printf "updating out/README.md..."
-    echo "# todo: make this nice" > ./out/README.md 
+    printf "updating $out_dir/README.md..."
+    echo "# todo: make this nice" > "$out_dir/README.md"
     checkcode $?
 
-    printf "making out/test_validate_passphrase.sh..."
-    cp test_validation_passphrase.txt out/test_validate_passphrase.sh
+    printf "making "$out_dir"/test_validate_passphrase.sh..."
+    cp test_validation_passphrase.txt "$out_dir/test_validate_passphrase.sh"
     checkcode $?
-    printf "making out/test_validate_passphrase.sh executable..."
-    chmod +x out/test_validate_passphrase.sh
+    printf "making $out_dir/test_validate_passphrase.sh executable..."
+    chmod +x "$out_dir/test_validate_passphrase.sh"
     checkcode $?
-    printf "making out/verify-everything.sh..."
-    cp verify-everything.txt out/verify-everything.sh
+    printf "making $out_dir/verify-everything.sh..."
+    cp verify-everything.txt "$out_dir"/verify-everything.sh
     checkcode $?
-    printf "making out/verify-everything.sh executable"...
-    chmod +x out/verify-everything.sh
+    printf "making $out_dir/verify-everything.sh executable"...
+    chmod +x "$out_dir/verify-everything.sh"
     checkcode $?
-
-    echo -e "\n\033[0;32mreset done :3\033[0m\n"
 }
 
 printf "setting up environment..."
-bash reset.sh
+reset
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "ssh-keygen: makin new key: ${key_path}..."
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ checkcode $?
 unset keystore_passphrase
 
 printf "resetting environment..."
-bash reset.sh
+reset
 checkcode $?
 
 echo -e "\n\n\033[0;32mdone :3\033[0m\n\n"
diff --git a/reset.sh b/reset.sh
index 58904fe..34a3f16 100755
--- a/reset.sh
+++ b/reset.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ checkcode () {
     if [ $retcode -ne 0 ]; then
         echo -e "\e[31mERROR!\033[0m Response Code: $retcode"
     else
-        printf ' \e[1;32mOK!\e[0m\n'
+        printf '\e[1;32mOK!\e[0m\n'
     fi
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ checkcode $?
 printf "making out/verify-everything.sh..."
 cp verify-everything.txt out/verify-everything.sh
 checkcode $?
-printf "making out/verify-everything.sh executable"...
+printf "making out/verify-everything.sh executable"
 chmod +x out/verify-everything.sh
 checkcode $?