diff --git a/reinstall-esp-idf.sh b/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
index 14cc2ba..ce0a0d5 100644
--- a/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
+++ b/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
@@ -1,64 +1,89 @@
-echo "\n===== LFGGGGGGGG ======\n"
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e # exit on any error
 
-echo "\nInstalling prerequisites\n"
+runningDir="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
+
+echo -e "\n===== LFGGGGGGGG ======\n"
+
+echo -e "\nInstalling prerequisites\n"
 sudo apt install -y git wget flex bison gperf python3 python3-pip python3-venv cmake ninja-build ccache libffi-dev libssl-dev dfu-util libusb-1.0-0
 
-echo "\nCleaning up environment\n"
-if ! [ -d ~/esp ]; then
-	echo "\n~/esp not found, creating\n"
-	mkdir ~/esp
-	else
-	echo "\n~/esp found, skipping\n"
+echo -e "\n"
+
+read -p "Enter directory to install/reinstall to (default ${HOME}/esp):" installDir
+
+installDir=${installDir:-$HOME/esp}
+idfDir="${installDir}/esp-idf"
+
+echo -e "\nInstalling to ${installDir} esp-idf path will be ${idfDir}\n"
+
+echo -e "\nCleaning up environment\n"
+if ! [ -d $installDir ]; then
+	echo -e "\n${installDir} not found, creating\n"
+	mkdir $installDir
+else
+	echo -e "\n${installDir} found, skipping delete\n"
 fi
 
-if [ -d ~/esp/esp-idf ]; then
-	echo "\n~/esp/esp-idf found, deleting\n"
-	rm -rf ~/esp/esp-idf
-	else
-	echo "\n~/esp/esp-idf not found, skipping\n"
+if [ -d "${idfDir}" ]; then
+	echo -e "\n${idfDir} found, deleting\n"
+	rm -rf $idfDir
+else
+	echo -e "\n${idfDir} not found, skipping delete\n"
 fi
 
-if [ -d ~/.espressif ]; then
-	echo "\n~/.espressif found, deleting\n"
-	rm -rf ~/.espressif
-	else
-	echo "\n~/.espressif not found, skipping\n"
+if [ -d "${HOME}/.espressif" ]; then
+	echo -e "\n${HOME}/.espressif found, deleting\n"
+	rm -rf "${HOME}/.espressif"
+else
+	echo -e "\n${HOME} not found, skipping delete\n"
 fi
 
-if [ -d ~/esp/.custom_bin ]; then
-	echo "\n~/esp/.custom_bin found, deleting\n"
-	rm -rf ~/esp/.custom_bin
+if [ -d "${installDir}/.custom_bin" ]; then
+	echo -e "\n${installDir}/.custom_bin found, deleting\n"
+	rm -rf "${installDir}/.custom_bin"
+else
+	echo -e "\n${installDir}/.custom_bin not found, skipping delete\n"
 fi
 
-echo "\nPlacing and enabeling custom bins\n"
-cp -r .custom_bin ~/esp
-chmod +x ~/esp/.custom_bin/*
+echo -e "\nPlacing and enabeling custom bins\n"
+cp -r .custom_bin $installDir
+chmod +x "${installDir}/.custom_bin/*"
 
-echo "\nPulling latest esp-idf code from github\n"
-git clone --recursive --jobs 5 https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git ~/esp/esp-idf
+echo -e "\nPulling latest esp-idf code from github\n"
+git clone --recursive --jobs 5 https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf.git $idfDir
 
-echo "\nRunning install script\n"
-bash ~/esp/esp-idf/install.sh all
+echo -e "\nRunning install script\n"
+bash "${idfDir}/install.sh all"
 
-echo "\nInstalling optional tools\n"
-python ~/esp/esp-idf/tools/idf_tools.py install all
+echo -e "\nInstalling optional tools\n"
+python "${idfDir}/tools/idf_tools.py install all"
 
 if ! [ -z $(alias | grep get_idf) ]; then
-	echo "\nget_idf alias not found, appending to ~/.zshrc\n"
-	echo "alias get_idf='. ~/esp/esp-idf/export.sh'" >> ~/.zshrc
-	else
-	echo "\nget_idf alias already installed, skipping\n"
+	echo -e "\nget_idf alias not found, appending to ${HOME}/.zshrc\n"
+	echo "alias get_idf='. ${idfDir}export.sh'" >> ~/.zshrc
+else
+	echo -e "\nget_idf alias already installed, skipping\n"
 fi
 
-echo "\nMaking a backup of ~/esp/esp-idf/export.sh to ~/esp/esp-idf/export.sh.bak\n"
-cp ~/esp/esp-idf/export.sh ~/esp/esp-idf/export.sh.bak
+echo -e "\nMaking a backup of ${idfDir}/export.sh to 
+${idfDir}/export.sh.bak\n"
+cp "${idfDir}/export.sh" "${idfDir}/export.sh.bak"
 
-echo "\nEditing ~/esp/esp-idf/export.sh\n"
-sed -i 's/return 0/# return 0/g' ~/esp/esp-idf/export.sh
+echo -e "\nEditing ${idfDir}/export.sh\n"
+sed -i 's/return 0/# return 0/g' "${idfDir}/export.sh"
 
-echo "\nAppending custom additions to ~/esp/esp-idf/export.sh\n"
-cat ./add-to-export-sh.txt >> ~/esp/esp-idf/export.sh
+echo -e "\nAppending custom additions to ${idfDir}/export.sh\n"
+cat "${runningDir}/add-to-export-sh.txt" >> "${idfDir}/export.sh"
 
-echo '\nRestart shell with `source ~/.zshrc` and run `get_idf` to use\n'
-echo  "\nEnjoy your new esp-idf install and environment\n"
-echo "\nAll done :3\n"
+echo -e "\nCreating version/commit and date file at ${idfDir}/version-date.txt\n"
+
+datestamp=$(date +"%A, %B %-d %Y at %r %Z (epoch %s)")
+commitHash=$(git -C "${idfDir} rev-parse HEAD")
+gitBranch=$(git -C "${idfDir} rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD")
+
+echo -e "Installed at:\n\t${datestamp}\n\tat commit ${commitHash}\n\tfrom branch ${gitBranch}\n\tsource: https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf" > "${idfDir}/version-data.txt"
+
+echo -e '\nRestart shell with `source ~/.zshrc` and run `get_idf` to use\n'
+echo  -e "\nEnjoy your new esp-idf install and environment\n"
+echo -e "\nAll done :3\n"
diff --git a/test-scratch.sh b/test-scratch.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5434e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-scratch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Script executed from: ${PWD}"
+
+BASEDIR=$(dirname $0)
+echo "Script location: ${BASEDIR}"
+
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
+echo $DIR
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