diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6dc65bc..f922733 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,14 @@
 # transfer_scripts
 A few scripts for estimating size and transferring files
+
+## Function
+
+transfer.pl - Use rsync to copy over files in a list or directory.
+
+estimate.pl - Estimate the total size of a list of files or a directory.
+
+fixlist.sh - fix your file list to the format these programs expect
+
+## Usage
+
+
diff --git a/estimate.pl b/estimate.pl
index e521014..25862ea 100755
--- a/estimate.pl
+++ b/estimate.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
-# Author: Elia Farin 2024
+# Author: Elia Farin
 # Written: 8/9/24
 # Modified: 8/9/24
 # License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
diff --git a/fixlist.sh b/fixlist.sh
index 20fe060..ac941b5 100755
--- a/fixlist.sh
+++ b/fixlist.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Modified: 8/9/24
 # License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 #
-#    Copyright (C) 2024 Elia Farin
+#   Copyright (C) 2024 Elia Farin
 #
 #   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 #
 #   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 #   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
+#
+#
 if [ -z "${1}" ]; then
 	echo "Usage: ${0} <filename>"
 	exit 1
diff --git a/transfer.pl b/transfer.pl
index dd649fd..e43b7c9 100755
--- a/transfer.pl
+++ b/transfer.pl
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/perl
-
-use strict;
-use Getopt::Long;
-use Proc::Pidfile;
-
 # Transfer script transfer.pl
 # Author: Elia Farin 
 # Written: 8/9/24
@@ -25,25 +20,17 @@ use Proc::Pidfile;
 #   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 #   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
-my $pidfile;
-# if we are root, create a pidfile
-if ($> = 0) {
-	my $pp = Proc::Pidfile->new( pidfile => "/var/run/transfer.pl.pid" );
-} else {
-# if not, create our home pidfile
-	my $home = $ENV("$HOME");
-	my $pp = Proc::Pidfile->new( pidfile => "$home/transfer.pl.pid");
-}
-
-# die if we cannot get pidfile lock
-$pidfile = $pp->$pidfile();
+use strict;
+use Getopt::Long;
+use re;
+my $username = getlogin() || (getpwuid($<))[0] || $ENV{LOGNAME} || $ENV{USER};
 
 # sane defaults
 my $file = "";
-my $host = "192.168.42.100";
+my $host = "";
 my $directory = ".";
-my $user = "char";
-my $dest= "/home/char/Downloads/";
+my $user = $username;
+my $dest= "/home/$username/Downloads/";
 my $flags = "rvz";
 my $verbose;
 my $help;
@@ -87,9 +74,6 @@ else {
 	help();
 }
 
-# remove the pidfile
-undef $pp;
-
 # help subroutine
 sub help {
 	print "Usage: $ARGV[0] --file= --host= --directory= --user= --dest= --flags= [--verbose] [--help]\n