diff --git a/add-to-export-sh.txt b/add-to-export-sh.txt
index 59a1d58..54f7f13 100644
--- a/add-to-export-sh.txt
+++ b/add-to-export-sh.txt
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ echo "\nEnter TTY Number You'd Like:"
 read tty
 ttyselect=$devarr[(($tty+1))]
 
-echo "Set esp target (esp32, esp32s3, esp32c6, esp8266, etc)"
+echo "Set esp target:\n\tOne of: esp32, esp32s2, esp32c3, esp32s3, esp32c2, esp32c6, esp32h2, esp32p4, linux, esp32c5, or esp32c61"
 read esp
 
 echo "Setting environment variables"
 echo "Adding Custom bins to PATH"
-export PATH="${HOME}/esp/.custom_bin:${PATH}"
+export PATH="${ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR}/.custom_bin:${PATH}"
 echo "ESPPORT = ${ESPPORT}"
 export ESPPORT="${ttyselect}"
 export ESPBAUD=460800
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ echo "ESPBAUD = ${ESPBAUD}"
 export ESPTARGET=$esp
 echo "ESPTARGET = ${ESPTARGET}"
 
-binDir="${HOME}/esp/.custom_bin"
+binDir="${ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR}/.custom_bin"
+
 echo "Setting alias"
 alias changeport="source ${binDir}/changeport.sh"
 alias changebaud="source ${binDir}/changebaud.sh"
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ alias monitor="idf.py monitor"
 alias flashmonitor="idf.py flash monitor"
 alias menuconfig="idf.py menuconfig"
 
-echo "Changing dir to ${HOME}/esp"
-cd "${HOME}/esp"
+echo "Changing dir to ${ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR}"
+cd "${ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR}"
 
 echo "\nAll done :3\n"
 
diff --git a/cron-reinstall-esp-idf.sh b/cron-reinstall-esp-idf.sh
index 90dae68..f4b5eff 100644
--- a/cron-reinstall-esp-idf.sh
+++ b/cron-reinstall-esp-idf.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # set -e # for testan, die on error
 startTime=$(date '+%s')
 
+# testing:
+
+
 # redo these notes:
 # testing:
 # 	bash $HOME/esp/esp-install-custom/cron-reinstall-esp-idf.sh test
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ espressifLocation=$HOME/.espressif
 customBinLocation=$installDir/.custom_bin
 runningDir="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
 customBinFrom=$runningDir/custom_bin
+rcFile=${HOME}/.zshrc
 # cronVers=55-dev.3 # version of this script
 scriptVers=$(cat $runningDir/version.txt) # make sure version.txt does NOT have newline
 
@@ -59,6 +63,8 @@ function handleCustomBins() {
 		writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): deleting ${customBinLocation}"
 		rm -rf $customBinLocation
 		returnStatus
+	else
+		writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): ${customBinLocation} not found, skipping delete"
 	fi
 
 	writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): copying scripts from ${customBinFrom} to ${customBinLocation}"
@@ -108,6 +114,24 @@ function handleSetupEnvironment() {
 	fi
 }
 
+function handleAliasEnviron() {
+	if ! [ -z $(alias | grep get_idf) ]; then
+		writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): get_idf alias not found, appending to ${$rcFile}"
+		echo -e "\nalias get_idf='. ${idfDir}/export.sh'" >> $rcFile
+		returnStatus
+	else
+		writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): get_idf alias already installed, skipping"
+	fi
+
+	if [ -z $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR ]; then
+		writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR environment variable not found, appending to ${rcFile}" 
+		echo -e "export ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR=\"${installDir}\"\n"
+		returnStatus
+	else
+		writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR environment variable already installed, skipping"
+	fi
+}
+
 function handleDownloadInstall() {
 	writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): Handling download and install (function ran)"
 
@@ -123,7 +147,6 @@ function handleDownloadInstall() {
 	eval "$toolsInstallCmd"
 	returnStatus
 
-	# check up on if dis be workan
 	writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): getting the commit hash"
 	commitHash=$(git -C $idfDir rev-parse HEAD)
 	returnStatus
@@ -139,7 +162,7 @@ handleReboot() {
 
 	rebootMsg="$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): rebooting in $sleepMins minutes. save and log out"
 	writeToLog "$rebootMsg"
-	# warn_all_users "$rebootMsg"
+
 	echo "$rebootMsg" | sudo write "$myUser"
 	returnStatus
 }
@@ -173,10 +196,12 @@ function handleStart() {
 		sleepMins="disabled"
 	fi
 
-	writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)')\nvars:\n\tmyUser: $myUser\n\tscriptVers: $scriptVers\n\tversionData: $versionData\n\tlog: $log\n\tsleepMins: $sleepMins\n\tinstallDir: $installDir\n\tgitJobs: $gitJobs\n\tgitBranch: $gitBranch\n\tgitCmd: $gitCmd\n\trunningDir: $runningDir\n\tidfDir: $idfDir\n\tespressifLocation: $espressifLocation\n\tcustomBinLocation: $customBinLocation\n\tcustomBinFrom: $customBinFrom\n\tinstallCmd: $installCmd\n\ttoolsInstallCmd: $toolsInstallCmd"
-
-	writeToLog " === $(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): new ${action} ==="
+	writeToLog "\n === $(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): new ${action} ==="
 	writeToLog "Version: ${scriptVers}"
+
+	returnStatus
+	writeToLog "\n$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)')\nvars:\n\tmyUser: $myUser\n\tscriptVers: $scriptVers\n\tversionData: $versionData\n\tlog: $log\n\tsleepMins: $sleepMins\n\tinstallDir: $installDir\n\tgitJobs: $gitJobs\n\tgitBranch: $gitBranch\n\tgitCmd: $gitCmd\n\trunningDir: $runningDir\n\tidfDir: $idfDir\n\tespressifLocation: $espressifLocation\n\tcustomBinLocation: $customBinLocation\n\tcustomBinFrom: $customBinFrom\n\tinstallCmd: $installCmd\n\ttoolsInstallCmd: $toolsInstallCmd\n\trcFile: $rcFile"
+
 }
 
 function handleEmptyLogs() {
@@ -193,6 +218,8 @@ function handleEnd() {
 	endTime=$(date '+%s')
 	timeElapsed=$(($endTime-$startTime))
 
+	echo -e "\nesp-idf re/installed! run \`source $rcFile\` and then \`get_idf\`\n to go\n\nAll done :3\n\n"
+
 	writeToLog "reinstall completed in $timeElapsed seconds"
 	writeToLog " === $(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): finished ===\n\n"
 }
@@ -206,13 +233,14 @@ function handleEnd() {
 # handleCustomBins
 # handleDownloadInstall
 # handleExport
+# handleAliasEnviron
 # handleLogoutAllUsers
 # handleEnd
 # handleReboot
 # exit
 
 
-if [ "$arg" == "test" ]; then
+if [ "$arg" == "test" ]; then # minimal actions taken, echo the given commands and such
  	action="TEST"
  
  	gitCmd="echo git clone --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch --single-branch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
@@ -224,15 +252,15 @@ if [ "$arg" == "test" ]; then
 	sleepMins=0
 
 	handleStart
-	# handleLogoutAllUsers
 	handleCustomBins
 	handleDownloadInstall
 	handleExport
-	# handleEmptyLogs
+	handleAliasEnviron
+	handleEmptyLogs
 	handleEnd
 	exit
 
-elif [ "$arg" == "nologout" ]; then
+elif [ "$arg" == "nologout" ]; then # full reinstall without logout, reboot, or sleeps
 	action="REINSTALL (NOLOGOUT)"
 	
  	gitCmd="git clone --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch --single-branch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
@@ -246,10 +274,11 @@ elif [ "$arg" == "nologout" ]; then
 	handleCustomBins
 	handleDownloadInstall
 	handleExport
+	handleAliasEnviron
 	handleEnd
 	exit
 
-elif [ "$arg" == "retool" ]; then
+elif [ "$arg" == "retool" ]; then # just reinstall bins and export
 	action="RETOOL"
 
 	handleStart
@@ -277,198 +306,4 @@ else # full install with warn, sleep, and reboot
 	handleEnd
 	handleReboot
 	exit
-fi
-
-# startTime=$(date '+%s')
-
-# 	if [ "$arg" == "test" ]; then
-# 		# rm -f $log
-# 		# touch $log
-# 		# 
-# 		# rm -f $versionData
-# 		# touch $versionData
-# 	else
-# 		handleReboot
-# 	fi
-# }
-
-# function warn_all_users() {
-# 	who | sudo awk '$1 !~ /root/{ cmd="echo '$1' | /usr/bin/write " $1; system(cmd)}'
-#}
-
-# 	# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): NOLOGOUT mode"
-# 	action="REINSTALL (NOLOGOUT)"
-# 
-# 	sleepMins=0 # minutes of warning to wait for user to log out
-# 
-# 	gitCmd="git clone --recursive --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
-# 	installCmd="$idfDir/install.sh all"
-# 	toolsInstallCmd="python $idfDir/tools/idf_tools.py install all"
-# 
-# 	function logout_all_users() {
-# 		return 0;
-# 	}
-# elif [ "$arg" == "retool" ]; then
-# 	action="RETOOL"
-# 
-# 	writeToLog " === $(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): new ${action} ==="
-# 	writeToLog "Version: ${scriptVers}"
-# 
-# 	writeToLog "deleting old export.sh"
-# 	rm $idfDir/export.sh
-# 	returnStatus
-# 
-# 	writeToLog "Replacing original export.sh from export.sh.bak"
-# 	cp $idfDir/export.sh.bak $idfDir/export.sh
-# 	returnStatus
-# 
-# 	writeToLog "Editing ${idfDir}/export.sh"
-# 	sed -i 's/return 0/# return 0/g' $idfDir/export.sh
-# 	returnStatus
-# 
-# 	writeToLog "Appending new add-to-export-sh.txt to export.sh"
-# 	cat $runningDir/add-to-export-sh.txt >> $idfDir/export.sh
-# 	returnStatus
-# 
-# 	handleCustomBins
-# 
-# 	# writeToLog "Deleting .custom_bin dir"
-# 	# rm -rf $customBinLocation
-# 	# returnStatus
-# # 
-# 	# writeToLog "Coppying new custom_bin and making them executable"
-# 	# cp -r $customBinFrom $customBinLocation
-# 	# chmod +x $customBinLocation/*
-# 	# returnStatus
-# 
-# 	exit
-# else
-# 	# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): LIVE mode"
-# 
-# 	sleepMins=3 # minutes of warning to wait for user to log out
-# 
-# 	gitCmd="git clone --recursive --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
-# 	installCmd="$idfDir/install.sh all"
-# 	toolsInstallCmd="python $idfDir/tools/idf_tools.py install all"
-# 
-# 	function logout_all_users() {
-# 		who | sudo awk '$1 !~ /root/{ cmd="/usr/bin/loginctl terminate-user " $1; system(cmd)}'
-# 		return $?
-# 	}
-# fi
-# 
-# writeToLog " === $(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): new ${action} ==="
-# writeToLog "Version: ${scriptVers}"
-
-# sleepSecs=$((sleepMins*60)) # calculated seconds of warning to wait for user to log out
-
-# warningString="\nWARNING:\n\tReinstalling esp-idf in ${sleepMins} minutes! You will be force logged out in ${sleepMins} minutes! Save and log out!\n\tmonitor with \`tail -f -n 50 $HOME/esp/install.log\`\n\tterminate with \`sudo killall cron-reinstall-esp-idf.sh\`\n\t$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)')"
-
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): sending warning message to $myUser"
-# writeToLog "$warningString"
-# echo -e "$warningString" | sudo write "$myUser"
-# # warn_all_users "$warningString"
-# returnStatus
-
-# sleepHold
-
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): force logging out all users"
-# logout_all_users
-# returnStatus
-
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)')\nvars:\n\tmyUser: $myUser\n\tscriptVers: $scriptVers\n\tversionData: $versionData\n\tlog: $log\n\tsleepMins: $sleepMins\n\tsleepSecs: $sleepSecs\n\tinstallDir: $installDir\n\tgitJobs: $gitJobs\n\tgitBranch: $gitBranch\n\tgitCmd: $gitCmd\n\trunningDir: $runningDir\n\tidfDir: $idfDir\n\tespressifLocation: $espressifLocation\n\tcustomBinLocation: $customBinLocation\n\tcustomBinFrom: $customBinFrom\n\tinstallCmd: $installCmd\n\ttoolsInstallCmd: $toolsInstallCmd"
-# returnStatus
-
-# if ! [ -d $installDir ]; then
-# 	writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): creating ${installDir}"
-# 	mkdir $installDir
-# 	returnStatus
-# fi
-# 
-# if [ -d $idfDir ]; then
-# 	writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): deleting ${idfDir}"
-# 	rm -rf $idfDir
-# 	returnStatus
-# fi
-# 
-# if [ -d $espressifLocation ]; then
-# 	writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): deleting ${espressifLocation}"
-# 	rm -rf "${espressifLocation}"
-# 	returnStatus
-# fi
-
-# if [ -d $customBinLocation ]; then
-# 	writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): deleting ${customBinLocation}"
-# 	rm -rf $customBinLocation
-# 	returnStatus
-# fi
-# 
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): copying scripts from ${customBinFrom} to ${customBinLocation}"
-# cp -r $customBinFrom $customBinLocation
-# returnStatus
-# 
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): making scripts executable at ${customBinLocation}"
-# chmod -R +x $customBinLocation
-# returnStatus
-
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): cloning git branch ${gitBranch} with ${gitJobs} jobs to ${idfDir}"
-# eval "$gitCmd"
-# returnStatus
-# 
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): installing with ${idfDir}/install.sh all"
-# eval "$installCmd"
-# returnStatus
-# 
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): installing tools with python ${idfDir}/tools/idf_tools.py install all"
-# eval "$toolsInstallCmd"
-# returnStatus
-
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): backing up ${idfDir}/export.sh to ${idfDir}/export.sh.bak"
-# cp $idfDir/export.sh $idfDir/export.sh.bak
-# returnStatus
-# 
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): editing ${idfDir}/export.sh"
-# sed -i 's/return 0/# return 0/g' $idfDir/export.sh
-# returnStatus
-# 
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): adding ${runningDir}/add-to-export-sh.txt to ${idfDir}/export.sh"
-# cat $runningDir/add-to-export-sh.txt >> $idfDir/export.sh
-# returnStatus
-
-# writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): getting the commit hash"
-# commitHash=$(git -C $idfDir rev-parse HEAD)
-# returnStatus
-
-# gitDataLog="$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): installed esp-idf from commit $commitHash from branch $gitBranch using $scriptVers"
-# writeToLog "$gitDataLog"
-# echo -e "$gitDataLog" >> $versionData
-# returnStatus
-
-# rebootMsg="$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): rebooting in $sleepMins minutes. save and log out"
-# writeToLog "$rebootMsg"
-# # warn_all_users "$rebootMsg"
-# echo "$rebootMsg" | sudo write "$myUser"
-# returnStatus
-
-# sleepHold
-
-#writeToLog "$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): force logging out all users"
-# logout_all_users
-# returnStatus
-
-# endTime=$(date '+%s')
-# timeElapsed=$(($endTime-$startTime))
-# writeToLog "reinstall completed in $timeElapsed seconds"
-# writeToLog " === $(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z (%s)'): finished ===\n\n"
-
-# if [ "$arg" == "test" ]; then
-# 	echo sudo reboot
-# 
-# 	rm -f $log
-# 	touch $log
-# 
-# 	rm -f $versionData
-# 	touch $versionData
-# else
-# 	sudo reboot
-# fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index e52165b..3edcd91 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-60-dev.3
\ No newline at end of file
+60-dev.5
\ No newline at end of file