diff --git a/_reformat-common.bash b/_reformat-common.bash
index bec6707..e3d1d7f 100644
--- a/_reformat-common.bash
+++ b/_reformat-common.bash
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+function log () {
+    msg=$@
+    
+    if [[ ! -z "${LOG_TO+}" ]]  ; then
+        echo "$msg" >> $LOG_TO
+    fi
+}
+
 function get_os() {
     un=$(uname)
 
@@ -139,12 +147,13 @@ function sniff_file_type() {
         file_type="css"
     elif [[ $ff == *.scss ]]; then
         file_type="scss"
-    elif [[ $ff = *.sh ]]; then
-        file_type="sh"
     elif [[ $ff = *.go ]]; then
         file_type="golang"
-    elif [[ $ff = *.dart ]]; then
+    elif [[ $ff = *.dart ]]; then       
         file_type="dart"
+    elif [[ $ff = *.sh ]]; then
+        # .sh isn't enough; we'll need other extns
+        file_type="shell"
     elif [[ $ff = *.pl ]]; then
         file_type="perl"
     elif [[ $ff = *.rs ]] ; then
@@ -186,8 +195,7 @@ function choose_wrapper() {
         $file_type = "jsx" ||
         $file_type = "tsx" ||
         $file_type == "css" ||
-        $file_type == "scss" ||
-        $file_type = "sh" ]]; then
+        $file_type == "scss" ]]; then
         out="$WF_ROOT"/./prettier.sh
     elif [[ $file_type == "python" ]]; then
         out="$WF_ROOT"/./isort-and-black.sh
@@ -197,6 +205,8 @@ function choose_wrapper() {
         out="$WF_ROOT"/./rustfmt.sh
     elif [[ $file_type == "dart" ]]; then
         out="$WF_ROOT"/./dart_format.sh
+    elif [[ $file_type == "shell" ]] ; then
+        out="$WF_ROOT"/./shfmt.sh
     else
         out="$WF_ROOT"/./default.sh
     fi
diff --git a/do-reformat.sh b/do-reformat.sh
index 5c183eb..c8ec9af 100755
--- a/do-reformat.sh
+++ b/do-reformat.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
 source "$DIR/_reformat-common.bash"
 
+#export LOG_DEST="$LOG_TO"
+
 file="$1"
 
 PROJECT_ROOT=$(project_root "$file")
diff --git a/would-reformat.sh b/would-reformat.sh
index 99cee8e..fb16f01 100755
--- a/would-reformat.sh
+++ b/would-reformat.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 # wrflog before sourcing common funcs, I think i am in dir: $(pwd)
 source "$DIR/_reformat-common.bash"
 
+#export LOG_DEST="$LOG_TO"
+
+log "is this thing on"
+
+log i think it is on
+
 file="$1"
 PROJECT_ROOT=$(project_root "$file")
 export PROJECT_ROOT="$PROJECT_ROOT"
@@ -24,11 +30,19 @@ export WOULD_REFORMAT=would_reformat
 
 wrapper=$(choose_wrapper "$file_type")
 
+log wrapper is "$wrapper"
+
 set +e
+echo asdf
 out=$("$wrapper" "$file" 2>&1 >/dev/null)
 retval="$?"
+echo fdsa
+
 set -e
 
+
+echo retval "$retval"
+
 success_retval=0
 would_reformat_retval=1
 syntax_error_retval=2