diff --git a/README-instructions.txt b/README-instructions.txt
index 12da2c4..9a580e9 100644
--- a/README-instructions.txt
+++ b/README-instructions.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # Verifiably, Attributably Secure Archives
 verifuably, durably, and attributing information as anonymously as desired
 
-## Scripts
+## Scripts (Linux Only)
 - [verify-everything.sh](./verify-everything.sh) verifies the integrity of the data
 - [test_validate_passphrase.sh](./test_validate_passphrase.sh)
 
 ## Files
-- README.md
-- checksums.sha512
-- attribution-checksum.sha512
-- 
\ No newline at end of file
+- README.md : this file
+- checksums.sha512 : sha512 checksums of all the files in the outer archive (here)
+- attribution-checksum.sha512 : sha512 checksum of a passphrase+contents.7z to test for attribution by passphrase
+- anonymous_signer : holds ed25519 public key and name (anonymous)
+- contents.7z.sig : ed25519 signature file of contents.7z
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5021dd9..7511ee9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ todo
 todo
 
 ## todo
-1. validate attribution thing
-2. clean up output
-3. sanity checks
+1. x validate attribution thing
+2. ? clean up output
+3. x sanity checks
 4. this README.md
-5. the README-instructions.txt and placedment for archive
+5. x the README-instructions.txt and placedment for archive
 6. passphrase strength/length checks
 7. sha256 mode with independant passphrase(?)
 8. encrypt archive option
    1. inner
    2. outer
 9. random data optional
-   1.  now only takes up 20Kb!
+   1.  x now only takes up 2Kb!
 10. writeup in this README
 11. usage in this README
 12. specification definition