diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe210e3..249d23d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 installs/reinstalls full esp-idf with my own additions on linux.  
 pulls from master so its the very latest
 
-built for debian-like systems
-only currently tested on zsh bash theoretically supported
+only currently tested on zsh and bash under debian-like, your mileage may vary depending on what features are used
 some features require user to have passwordless sudo rights  
   
 Literally the most schizophrenically overengineered thing I have ever made. idk why I did that  
diff --git a/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh b/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh
index 5ee2fc0..6cb244a 100644
--- a/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh
+++ b/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ function testAppendAlias() {
 	ret=$?
 	if [ ! $ret -eq 0 ]; then
 		writeToLog "ailas $1 not found, appending to $rcFile"
-		echo "$2" >> "$rcFile"
+		echo -e "$2" >> "$rcFile"
 		returnStatus
 	else
 		writeToLog "$1 found in $rcFile, skipping\n"
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index dfd67e9..613230f 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# sudo apt update
+# sudo apt install git wget flex bison gperf python3 python3-pip python3-venv cmake ninja-build ccache libffi-dev libssl-dev dfu-util libusb-1.0-0
 mkdir -p ~/esp
 git clone --recursive https://github.com/PrincessPi3/esp-idf-tools.git ~/esp/esp-idf-tools
 bash ~/esp/esp-idf-tools/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh # run as default noninteractive mode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 5811fa3..bb7204d 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ x test da shit proper in bash finafrickingly lmfao
     x recheck changebaud/changebaud.sh
     x recheck exit-esp-info
 README/help
-    add install size to README
-    add installer to README
-    add uninstaller to README
+    installer command
+        curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PrincessPi3/esp-idf-tools/refs/heads/master/install.sh | exec $SHELL
+    uninstaller command
+        curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PrincessPi3/esp-idf-tools/refs/heads/master/uninstall.sh | exec $SHELL
 uninstaller
     make uninstaller interactive by default to make sure of paths
     check envvars for info