diff --git a/global.zsh b/global.zsh
index adf3d98..0719b7a 100644
--- a/global.zsh
+++ b/global.zsh
@@ -13,51 +13,6 @@ if [[ -z $globaldots_path ]]; then
     echo 'functions require $globaldots_path to be set!'
 fi
 
-# ZCONFIG 
-
-## stuff for global dotfiles
-
-function global_path_expand()
-{
-	local bin_base=${globaldots_path}/bin
-	for pathnew in ${*}; do
-    zshlibs_path_add "${bin_base}/${pathnew}"
-	done;
-}
-
-function global_fpath_expand()
-{
-	local bin_base=${globaldots_path}/bin
-	for pathnew in ${*}; do
-    zshlibs_fpath_add "${bin_base}/${pathnew}"
-	done;
-}
-
-function global_set_useropts()
-{
-  typeset -a -g path_extra 
-}
-
-function global_configure()
-{
-  typeset -a -g path_extra 
-}
-
-function global_config_setup()
-{
-  zshlibs_log global "expanding path with '$path_extra'"
-  global_path_expand $path_extra
-  zshlibs_log global "expanding fpath with '$fpath_extra'"
-  global_fpath_expand vanilla
-  zshlibs_log global "done loading noninteractive config"
-}
-
-function global_boot()
-{
-  global_configure
-  global_config_setup
-}
-
-## normal functions
-
-
+autoload global_path_expand global_fpath_expand global_set_useropts \
+         global_configure global_config_setup global_boot 
+fpath+=(${zshlibs_install}/global)
diff --git a/global/global_boot b/global/global_boot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c1d966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/global/global_boot
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+function global_boot()
+{
+  global_configure
+  global_config_setup
+}
diff --git a/global/global_config_setup b/global/global_config_setup
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ef4e62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/global/global_config_setup
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+function global_config_setup()
+{
+  zshlibs_log global "expanding path with '$path_extra'"
+  global_path_expand $path_extra
+  zshlibs_log global "expanding fpath with '$fpath_extra'"
+  global_fpath_expand vanilla
+  zshlibs_log global "done loading noninteractive config"
+}
diff --git a/global/global_configure b/global/global_configure
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5958280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/global/global_configure
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+function global_configure()
+{
+  typeset -a -g path_extra 
+}
diff --git a/global/global_fpath_expand b/global/global_fpath_expand
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..478f37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/global/global_fpath_expand
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+function global_fpath_expand()
+{
+	local bin_base=${globaldots_path}/bin
+	for pathnew in ${*}; do
+    zshlibs_fpath_add "${bin_base}/${pathnew}"
+	done;
+}
diff --git a/global/global_path_expand b/global/global_path_expand
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce57a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/global/global_path_expand
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+function global_path_expand()
+{
+	local bin_base=${globaldots_path}/bin
+	for pathnew in ${*}; do
+    zshlibs_path_add "${bin_base}/${pathnew}"
+	done;
+}
diff --git a/global/global_set_useropts b/global/global_set_useropts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2f99da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/global/global_set_useropts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+function global_set_useropts()
+{
+  typeset -a -g path_extra 
+}