diff --git a/- b/-
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c78d4a..0000000
--- a/-
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-esp32
-esp32s2
-esp32c3
-esp32s3
-esp32c2
-esp32c6
-esp32h2
-esp32p4
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 8bcc501..f42e47d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-9-rc-11
+9-rc-12
     created CHANGELOG.txt
     fixed erase-flash
-    changeesp and add-to-export.txt now dynamically pull targets from idf.py --list-targets
\ No newline at end of file
+    changeesp and add-to-export.txt now dynamically pull targets from idf.py --list-targets
+    simplified alias for idf-tools-cmd
+
+9-rc-final
+    fixed and renamed ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb29534..25f360b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Some take optional [branch] paramater
 * `create-project` alone prompts for a project name
 	* `create-project <project name>` creates a project with <project name>
 		* ex. `create-project hello-world`
-* `esp-install-monitor` monitors install.log. alias for `tail -n 75 -f $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR/install.log`
+* `esp-install-monitor` monitors install.log. alias for `tail -n 75 -f $ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR/install.log`
 * `esp-install-logs` displays full text of install.log and version-data.txt
 * `$examples` is a shortcut for examples directory in esp-idf
 	* ex. cd `$examples`
diff --git a/add-to-export-sh.txt b/add-to-export-sh.txt
index 8078af8..9b993ae 100644
--- a/add-to-export-sh.txt
+++ b/add-to-export-sh.txt
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ commitHash=commitTAG
 installDate=installDateTAG
 branchData=branchDataTAG
 
-if [ -z $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR ]; then
-    echo -e "\nFAIL: ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR environment variable not found!\nReinstall via script or manually add to ~/.zshrc\n"
+if [ -z $ESPIDTOOLS_INSTALLDIR ]; then
+    echo -e "\nFAIL: ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR environment variable not found!\nReinstall via script or manually add to ~/.zshrc\n"
     exit
 fi
 
-binDir="$ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR/.custom_bin"
+binDir="$ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR/.custom_bin"
 
 echo -e "\nTTY devices found in dmesg:"
 COUNTER=0
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ echo -e "Set esp target:\n\tOne of: $(getTargets)"
 read esp
 
 # echo -e "\nSetting environment variables\n"
-export PATH="$ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR/.custom_bin:$PATH"
+export PATH="$ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR/.custom_bin:$PATH"
 export ESPPORT=$ttyselect
 export ESPBAUD=460800
 export ESPTARGET=$esp
-export examples="$ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR/esp-idf/examples"
+export examples="$ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR/esp-idf/examples"
 
 echo -e "Installation Variables:"
-tail -1 "$ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR/version-data.log"
+tail -1 "$ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR/version-data.log"
 echo -e "\tesp-idf-toolsversion: $versionData"
 echo -e "\tesp-idf version: $ESP_IDF_VERSION"
 echo -e "\tcommmit hash: $commitHash"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ echo -e "\nEnvironment Variables:"
 echo -e "\tESPBAUD = $ESPBAUD"
 echo -e "\tESPTARGET = $ESPTARGET"
 echo -e "\tESPPORT = $ESPPORT"
-echo -e "\tESPIDF_INSTALLDIR = $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR"
+echo -e "\tESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR = $ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR"
 echo -e "\tESP_IDF_VERSION = $ESP_IDF_VERSION"
 echo -e "\tbinDir = $binDir"
 echo -e "\texamples = $examples"
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ alias changebaud="source $binDir/changebaud.sh"
 alias changeesp="source $binDir/changeesp.sh"
 alias exit-esp-tools="source $binDir/exit-esp-tools.sh"
 
-# echo -e "Changing dir to $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR"
-cd $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR
+# echo -e "Changing dir to $ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR"
+# cd $ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR
 
 echo -e "\nesp-idf version: $ESP_IDF_VERSION commit $commitHash from branch $branchData"
 
diff --git a/custom_bin/espinfo b/custom_bin/espinfo
index 360072e..e2be0a5 100644
--- a/custom_bin/espinfo
+++ b/custom_bin/espinfo
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-echo "esp-idf-tools install dir: $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR"
-echo "esp-idf-tools custom_bin dir: $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR/.custom_bin/"
-echo "esp-idf-tools version: $(cat $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR/.custom_bin/version.txt)"
-echo "esp-idf-tools last install: $(tail -1 $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR/version-data.log)"
+echo "esp-idf-tools install dir: $ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR"
+echo "esp-idf-tools custom_bin dir: $ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR/.custom_bin/"
+echo "esp-idf-tools version: $(cat $ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR/.custom_bin/version.txt)"
+echo "esp-idf-tools last install: $(tail -1 $ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR/version-data.log)"
 echo "esp-idf path: $IDF_PATH"
 echo "esp-idf version: $ESP_IDF_VERSION"
 echo "esp-idf python path: $IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH"
diff --git a/custom_bin/exit-esp-tools.sh b/custom_bin/exit-esp-tools.sh
index 04092ef..c969bce 100644
--- a/custom_bin/exit-esp-tools.sh
+++ b/custom_bin/exit-esp-tools.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-unset ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR
+unset ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR
 unset IDF_PATH
 unset ESP_IDF_VERSION
 unset IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH
diff --git a/custom_bin/help-esp-tools b/custom_bin/help-esp-tools
index fc17042..0d65898 100644
--- a/custom_bin/help-esp-tools
+++ b/custom_bin/help-esp-tools
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cat $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR/.custom_bin/help.txt
+cat $ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR/.custom_bin/help.txt
diff --git a/esp-idf b/esp-idf
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..565cca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esp-idf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 565cca2feef765c0a24146b1392eccbf4b3a6276
diff --git a/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh b/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh
index d08237b..5ce9085 100644
--- a/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh
+++ b/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh
@@ -12,26 +12,19 @@ rcFile=$HOME/.zshrc # shell rc file
 gitJobs=5 # number of jobs to download from github with
 # gitJobs=default # default for no --jobs x arg, integar for a number of jobs
 rebootMins=3 # minutes of warning before reboot
+defaultInstallDir="$HOME/esp"
 
 # get us our FUCKING ALIASES HOLY FUCK GOD DAMN SHIT FUCK IT\
 source $rcFile 2>/dev/null # >2?/dev/null is to redirect any errors
-# echo -e "\n\nSource $rcFile\n\t retval: $?\n\n"
 
-if [ -z $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR ]; then
-	installDir=$HOME/esp # path to install to. $HOME/esp by default
-else
-	installDir=$ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR
-fi
-
-log=$installDir/install.log # log file
-versionData=$installDir/version-data.log # version data log file
-idfDir=$installDir/esp-idf # esp-idf path
+log="" # log file
+versionData="" # version data log file
+idfDir="" # esp-idf path
+customBinLocation="" # where custom bin scripts are placed
 espressifLocation=$HOME/.espressif # espressif tools install location
-customBinLocation=$installDir/.custom_bin # where custom bin scripts are placed
 runningDir="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
 customBinFrom=$runningDir/custom_bin # dir where custom scripts are coming FROM
 helpText=$runningDir/help.txt
-exportScript=$idfDir/export.sh # export script
 exportBackupScript=$runningDir/export.sh.bak # back up to running dir
 scriptVers=$(cat $runningDir/version.txt) # make sure version.txt does NOT have newline
 arg=$1 # just rename the argument var for clarity with the functions
@@ -43,8 +36,6 @@ else
 	gitCloneCmd="git clone --single-branch --depth 1 --recursive --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
 fi
 
-# gitCloneCmd="git clone --recursive --single-branch --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
-
 gitUpdateCmd="git -C $idfDir reset --hard; git -C $idfDir clean -df; git -C $idfDir pull $idfDir" # mayhapsnasst?
 
 installCmd="$idfDir/install.sh all"
@@ -241,7 +232,7 @@ function handleExport() {
 }
 
 function handleSetupEnvironment() {
-	# writeToLog "Handling setup environment (function ran)\n"
+	# writeToLog "Handling setup environment (function ran)\n
 	if [ ! -d "$installDir" ]; then
 		writeToLog "creating $installDir"
 		mkdir $installDir
@@ -288,18 +279,9 @@ function handleAliasEnviron() {
 	testAppendAlias "run-esp-cmd" "alias run-esp-cmd='bash $runningDir/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh'"
 	testAppendAlias "esp-install-monitor" "alias esp-install-monitor='tail -n 75 -f $log'"
 	testAppendAlias "esp-install-logs" "alias esp-install-logs='less $versionData;less $log'"
-
-	if [ -z $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR ]; then
-		writeToLog "ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR environment variable not found, appending to $rcFile"
-		echo -e "export ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR=\"$installDir\"\n" >> $rcFile
-		returnStatus
-		aliasInstallDirChk=$?
-	else
-		writeToLog "ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR environment variable already installed, skipping\n"
-		aliasInstallDirChk=0
-	fi
 }
 
+
 function handleDownloadInstall() {
 	# writeToLog "Handling download and install (function ran)\n"
 	if [[ "$idfGet" == "download" || ! -d "$idfDir" ]]; then
@@ -388,14 +370,25 @@ function handleCheckEspIdf() {
 }
 
 function handleStart() {
-	if [ -z $sleepMins ]; then 
-		sleepMins="disabled"
+	if [ -z $ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR ]; then
+		writeToLog "ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR environment variable not found, appending to $rcFile"
+		echo "export ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR=\"$defaultInstallDir\"" >> $rcFile
+		installDir="$defaultInstallDir"
+		aliasInstallDirChk=$?
+	else
+		writeToLog "ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR environment variable already installed, skipping\n"
+		installDir="$ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR"
+		aliasInstallDirChk=0
 	fi
 
-	if [ -z $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR ]; then
-		installDirEnvvar="not set"
-	else
-		installDirEnvvar=$ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR
+	log=$installDir/install.log # log file
+	versionData=$installDir/version-data.log # version data log file
+	idfDir=$installDir/esp-idf # esp-idf path
+	exportScript=$idfDir/export.sh # export script
+	customBinLocation=$installDir/.custom_bin # where custom bin scripts are placed
+
+	if [ -z $sleepMins ]; then 
+		sleepMins="disabled"
 	fi
 
 	if [ "$arg" != "interactive" -a "$arg" != "i" ]; then
@@ -407,7 +400,7 @@ function handleStart() {
 	handleCheckEspIdf
 	handleCheckInstallPackages
 
-	writeToLog "\n\tvars:\n\t\tuser: $USER\n\t\tscriptVers: $scriptVers\n\t\tversionData: $versionData\n\t\tlog: $log\n\t\tsleepMins: $sleepMins\n\t\tinstallDir: $installDir\n\t\tgitJobs: $gitJobs\n\t\tgitBranch: $gitBranch\n\t\tgitCloneCmd: $gitCloneCmd\n\t\tgitUpdateCmd: $gitUpdateCmd\n\t\t\tGitrunningDir: $runningDir\n\t\tidfDir: $idfDir\n\t\tespressifLocation: $espressifLocation\n\t\tcustomBinLocation: $customBinLocation\n\t\tcustomBinFrom: $customBinFrom\n\t\tinstallCmd: $installCmd\n\t\ttoolsInstallCmd: $toolsInstallCmd\n\t\trcFile: $rcFile\n\t\t(envvar) ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR: $installDirEnvvar\n\t\tidfGet: $idfGet\n"
+	writeToLog "\n\tvars:\n\t\tuser: $USER\n\t\tscriptVers: $scriptVers\n\t\tversionData: $versionData\n\t\tlog: $log\n\t\tsleepMins: $sleepMins\n\t\tinstallDir: $installDir\n\t\tgitJobs: $gitJobs\n\t\tgitBranch: $gitBranch\n\t\tgitCloneCmd: $gitCloneCmd\n\t\tgitUpdateCmd: $gitUpdateCmd\n\t\t\tGitrunningDir: $runningDir\n\t\tidfDir: $idfDir\n\t\tespressifLocation: $espressifLocation\n\t\tcustomBinLocation: $customBinLocation\n\t\tcustomBinFrom: $customBinFrom\n\t\tinstallCmd: $installCmd\n\t\ttoolsInstallCmd: $toolsInstallCmd\n\t\trcFile: $rcFile\n\t\t(envvar) ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR: $installDir\n\t\tidfGet: $idfGet\n"
 }
 
 function handleEmptyLogs() {
@@ -433,7 +426,7 @@ function handleUninstall() {
 }
 
 function handleChk() {
-	retCodes="Error Checking:\n\tPackages install: $pkgInstallChk\n\tGit pull/clone: $gitChk\n\tInstall script: $installChk\n\tInstall tools: $toolsInstallChk\n\tExport append: $exportCatChk\n\tExport edit return: $exportSedReturnChk\n\tExport version: $exportSedVersionChk\n\tExport date: $exportSedDateChk\n\tExport git hash: $exportSedHashChk\n\trun-esp-reinstall alias: $aliasRunEspReinstallChk\n\tesp-monitor alias: $aliasEspMonitorchk\n\tesp-logs alias: $aliasEspLogsChk\n\tESPIDF_INSTALLDIR envvar: $aliasInstallDirChk\n\tWarned Users: $warnChk\n\tLogged out users: $logoutChk\n\tAppended git log to version-data.txt: $gitLogChk\n\tAcquired git hash: $gitHashChk\n\tDeleted esp-idf dir: $rmIdfDirChk\n\tDeleted .espressif dir: $rmEspressifChk\n\tCreated install dir: $mkInstallDirChk\n\tRestored export.sh.bak: $restoreExportScriptChk\n\tDeleted old export.sh: $rmExportScriptCh\n\tBacked up export.sh to export.sh.bak: $backupExportScriptChk\n\tDeleted backup export export.bak.sh: $rmExportBackupChk\n\tMade custom scripts executable: $customBinExecChk\n\tCopied custom scripts: $cpCustomBinChk\n\tDeleted old custom scripts dir: $rmCustomBinChk\n\tWoke from sleep: $sleepChk"
+	retCodes="Error Checking:\n\tPackages install: $pkgInstallChk\n\tGit pull/clone: $gitChk\n\tInstall script: $installChk\n\tInstall tools: $toolsInstallChk\n\tExport append: $exportCatChk\n\tExport edit return: $exportSedReturnChk\n\tExport version: $exportSedVersionChk\n\tExport date: $exportSedDateChk\n\tExport git hash: $exportSedHashChk\n\trun-esp-reinstall alias: $aliasRunEspReinstallChk\n\tesp-monitor alias: $aliasEspMonitorchk\n\tesp-logs alias: $aliasEspLogsChk\n\tESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR envvar: $installDir\n\tWarned Users: $warnChk\n\tLogged out users: $logoutChk\n\tAppended git log to version-data.txt: $gitLogChk\n\tAcquired git hash: $gitHashChk\n\tDeleted esp-idf dir: $rmIdfDirChk\n\tDeleted .espressif dir: $rmEspressifChk\n\tCreated install dir: $mkInstallDirChk\n\tRestored export.sh.bak: $restoreExportScriptChk\n\tDeleted old export.sh: $rmExportScriptCh\n\tBacked up export.sh to export.sh.bak: $backupExportScriptChk\n\tDeleted backup export export.bak.sh: $rmExportBackupChk\n\tMade custom scripts executable: $customBinExecChk\n\tCopied custom scripts: $cpCustomBinChk\n\tDeleted old custom scripts dir: $rmCustomBinChk\n\tWoke from sleep: $sleepChk"
 
 	totalErrorLoad=$(($pkgInstallChk+$gitChk+$gitChk+$installChk+$toolsInstallChk+$exportSedHashChk+$exportCatChk+$exportSedReturnChk+$aliasRunEspReinstallChk+$aliasEspMonitorchk+$aliasEspLogsChk+$aliasInstallDirChk+$warnChk+$logoutChk+$gitLogChk+$gitHashChk+$rmIdfDirChk+$rmEspressifChk+$mkInstallDirChk+$restoreExportScriptChk+$rmExportScriptChk+$backupExportScriptChk+$customBinExecChk+$rmCustomBinChk+$sleepChk+$rmExportBackupChk))
 
diff --git a/help.txt b/help.txt
index 8c76eb9..34e446d 100644
--- a/help.txt
+++ b/help.txt
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Features:
 	`create-project` alone prompts for a project name
 		`create-project <project name>` creates a project with <project name>
 			ex. `create-project hello-world`
-	`esp-install-monitor` monitors install.log. alias for `tail -n 75 -f $ESPIDF_INSTALLDIR/install.log`
+	`esp-install-monitor` monitors install.log. alias for `tail -n 75 -f $ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR/install.log`
 	`esp-install-logs` displays full text of install.log and version-data.txt
 	`$examples` is a shortcut for examples directory in esp-idf
 		ex. cd $examples`
diff --git a/sed b/sed
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c78d4a..0000000
--- a/sed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-esp32
-esp32s2
-esp32c3
-esp32s3
-esp32c2
-esp32c6
-esp32h2
-esp32p4
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index f42ecda..b108bee 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ text export and changeesp
 test help on cmd, help-esp-tools
 test sourced scrips changebaud, changeesp, changeport
 test menuconfig, monitor, flashmonitor, exit-esp-tools
+test / fix / remove esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh options
+remove unneeded code
 audit readme
     maybe pretty up
 test all for bugs
+
+add error handling to changeesp, changeport, and export on esp and port functions
+
 figure out esp32 disable sanity check
     create blank project as master
     add Kconfig.projbuild sample
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index c67470b..d9a5a4a 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9-rc-11
\ No newline at end of file
+9-rc-final
\ No newline at end of file