diff --git a/global.funcs.zsh b/global.funcs.zsh
index 912ad73..807e07b 100644
--- a/global.funcs.zsh
+++ b/global.funcs.zsh
@@ -13,91 +13,9 @@ if [[ -z $globaldots_path ]]; then
     echo 'functions require $globaldots_path to be set!'
 fi
 
-#### BASIC ZSHLIBS TOOLS
-
-function zshlibs_update()
-{
-  zshlibs_log zlibs_update "preparing self update …"
-  if [[ -n "$zshlibs_install" ]] 
-  then
-    zshlibs_log zlibs_update "cd into '$zshlibs_install' …"
-    pushd $zshlibs_install 2>&1 > /dev/null
-    zshlibs_log zlibs_update "git pull …"
-    (
-    git pull 2>&1 |zshlibs_log zlibs_update & # > "${HOME}/.log/z_zshlibs_update" &
-    )
-    zshlibs_log zlibs_update "update done"
-    popd 2>&1 > /dev/null
-  else
-    echo "\$zshlibs_install not set!"
-    return 1
-    zlibs_install
-  fi
-}
-
-function zshlibs_ensure()
-{
-  target=${2}
-  typ=${1}
-  if ! test -e ${target}
-  then
-    zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure "creating '${target}' ($typ) …"
-    case $typ in
-      -d)
-        mkdir -p ${target} \
-          || zshlibs_log $0 "unable to create directory '${target}'"  \
-          && return 2
-        ;;
-      -f)
-        touch ${target} \
-          || zshlibs_log $0 "unable to create file '${target}'" \
-          && return 2
-    esac
-    zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure "target '${target}' created"
-  elif test ${typ} ${target}
-  then 
-    zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure "target '${target}' ($typ) present"
-    return 0
-  else
-    zshlibs_log zshlibs_ensure "target '${target}' already exists and it is not a directory"
-    return 1
-  fi
-}
-
-function zshlibs_log()
-{
-  local facility=$1
-  shift
-  if [[ -n "${@}" ]]
-  then
-    echo "$(date -Ins) ${@}" >> "${HOME}/.log/z_$facility.log"
-  else
-    echo "$(date -Ins) $(cat)" >> "${HOME}/.log/z_$facility.log"
-  fi
-}
-
-function zshlibs_path_add()
-{
-  local pathtoadd="${1}"
-  zshlibs_log $0 "adding path '$pathtoadd' to \$PATH"
-  if [[ ! ${path[(r)${pathtoadd}]} ]]
-  then
-    path+=(${pathtoadd})
-  fi
-}
-
-function zshlibs_fpath_add()
-{
-  local fpathtoadd="${1}"
-  zshlibs_log $0 "adding fpath '$fpathtoadd' to \$fpath"
-  if [[ ! ${fpath[(r)${fpathtoadd}]} ]]
-  then
-    path+=(${fpathtoadd})
-  fi
-}
-
-##### GLOBAL BUCKET STUFF
+# ZCONFIG 
 
+## stuff for global dotfiles
 
 function global_path_expand()
 {
@@ -115,84 +33,24 @@ function global_fpath_expand()
 	done;
 }
 
-##### CONFIGURATION 
-
-
-function zconfig_checkload()
+function global_set_useropts()
 {
-  typeset -a -g zconfig_loaded
-  if [[ ! ${zconfig_loaded[(r)${1}]} ]] 
-  then
-    zshlibs_log zbootstrap "sourcing config '$1'"
-    . -- $1 2>&1 >(zshlibs_log zbootstrap) # >> "${HOME}/.log/z_zbootstrap.log"
-    zconfig_loaded+=("$1")
-    zshlibs_log zbootstrap "end sourcing config '$1'"
-  else
-    zshlibs_log zbootstrap "config '$1' already loaded"
-  fi
+  typeset -a -g path_extra 
 }
 
-function zconfigs_load()
+function global_configure()
 {
-  for configfile in ${*}; do
-    zconfig_checkload $configfile
-  done
 }
 
-
-
-function zconfigs_local_load()
+function global_config_setup()
 {
-  if [[ ! -a ${zconfig_local_path} ]]; then
-    zshlibs_log $0 "local config missing, recreating from '${zconfig_shared_path}/zshconfig.example'"
-    mkdir -p -m 700 ${zconfig_local_path}
-    cp ${zconfig_shared_path}/zshconfig.example ${zconfig_local_path}/local.config.zsh
-  fi
-  if [[ ! -d ${zconfig_local_path} ]]; then
-    zshlibs_log zconfigs ""
-    zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_local_path}
-  else
-    zconfigs_load ${zconfig_local_path}/*.config.zsh;
-  fi
-}
-
-
-function zshlibs_boot()
-{
-  # ensure log directory
-  zshlibs_log zbootstrap "ensure directory '${HOME}/.log/'"
-  zshlibs_ensure -d "${HOME}/.log/"
-  # loading configs
-  typeset -a -g zconfig_loaded
-  typeset -a -g path_extra
-  typeset -a -g config_extra
-  typeset -g zconfig_shared_path="${zshlibs_install}/config"
-  typeset -g zconfig_local_path="${HOME}/.config/zsh"
-}
-
-function zbootstrap_noninteractive()
-{
-  zshlibs_log zbootstrap 'load global config'
-  zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_shared_path}/global.config.zsh
-  zshlibs_log zbootstrap 'load local configs'
-  zconfigs_local_load
-  for zconfig in $config_extra; do
-    zshlibs_log zbootstrap 'load config extra $zconfig'
-    zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_shared_path}/${zconfig}.config.zsh
-  done
-  # expanding settings
-  zshlibs_log zbootstrap "expanding path with '$path_extra'"
+  zshlibs_log global "expanding path with '$path_extra'"
   global_path_expand $path_extra
-  zshlibs_log zbootstrap "expanding fpath with '$fpath_extra'"
+  zshlibs_log global "expanding fpath with '$fpath_extra'"
   global_fpath_expand vanilla
-  zshlibs_log zbootstrap "done loading noninteractive config"
+  zshlibs_log global "done loading noninteractive config"
 }
 
-function zbootstrap ()
-{
-  zshlibs_boot
-  zbootstrap_noninteractive
-  zconfig_checkload ${zconfig_shared_path}/global.style.zsh
-  zshlibs_update
-  zshlibs_log zbootstrap "done loading interactive config"
-}
+## normal functions
+
+
diff --git a/zbootstrap.zsh b/zbootstrap.zsh
index 4cbb1c4..ea98396 100644
--- a/zbootstrap.zsh
+++ b/zbootstrap.zsh
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ if ! [[ -d ${zshlibs_install} ]]
 then
   zlibs_install
 fi
+source ${zshlibs_install}/tools.funcs.zsh
 
+source ${zshlibs_install}/zconfig.funcs.zsh
 source ${zshlibs_install}/global.funcs.zsh
 source ${zshlibs_install}/zssh.funcs.zsh