echo -e "${@}"

		if [[ ! -z "${@}" ]]; then
			echo -e "${@}"
		else
			echo
		fi

lt "@function:logThis/lt selftest" &&\

lt "@function:logThis/lt testing..." &&\

#@todo exit if lt fails
versionControlSystem='pijul'
function v {
	eval "${versionControlSystem} ${@}"
}
lt "@function:v loaded"
function vcs {
	v record
}
lt "@function:vcs loaded"

		local trimmedInput=$(echo "${@:0:2}" | cut -d' ' -f2)

		lt
		local trimmedInput="${@:1}"

			lt "${@:3:5}"
			if [[ "${@:3:5}" == "run" ]]; then

			echo "${@:1:1}"
			if [[ "${@:1:1}" == '--run' ]]; then

				local cmd="mkdir '${@:2}.repo' && v init '${@:2}.repo'"
				echo -e "to create repo, run:\n '${cmd}'"

			echo "Dry run: using '--run' option would create directory '${@}' and initialize a repository at that location."

			echo "Dry run: using '--run' option would:"
			echo -e "\t- create directory '${@}.repo'"
			echo -e "\t- initialize a '${versionControlSystem}' repository inside directory '${@}.repo'"

	lt "not yet implemented"

	lt "\tdiscreet testing function not yet implemented,\n\tsee above for inline tests"

lt
lt "running self-test function 'selfTest':"
selfTest
#@todo port over function registration
lt "\n> loading complete, see above for available functions"

# intended to be linked as ~/.profile or similar for autoloading
# eg "ln -s /absolute/path/to/file.src ~/.profile"