diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fc08a69..45052b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@
   },
   "pnpm": {
     "overrides": {
-      "simple-git@<3.3.0": ">=3.3.0",
-      "simple-git@<3.5.0": ">=3.5.0",
-      "sharp@<0.30.5": ">=0.30.5"
+      "simple-git@<3.5.0": ">=3.5.0"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 726fa25..8e78e8e 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ lockfileVersion: 5.4
 overrides:
   simple-git@<3.3.0: '>=3.3.0'
   simple-git@<3.5.0: '>=3.5.0'
-  sharp@<0.30.5: '>=0.30.5'
 
 specifiers:
   '@types/command-line-args': ^5.2.0
@@ -2364,7 +2363,7 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
 
   /events/1.1.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-kEcvvCBByWXGnZy6JUlgAp2gBIUjfCAV6P6TgT1/aaQKcmuAEC4OZTV1I4EWQLz2gxZw76atuVyvHhTxvi0Flw==}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha1-nr23Y1rQmccNzEwqH1AEKI6L2SQ=}
     engines: {node: '>=0.4.x'}
     dev: false
 
@@ -4920,7 +4919,7 @@ packages:
       punycode: 2.3.0
 
   /url/0.10.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-hzSUW2q06EqL1gKM/a+obYHLIO6ct2hwPuviqTTOcfFVc61UbfJ2Q32+uGL/HCPxKqrdGB5QUwIe7UqlDgwsOQ==}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha1-Ah5NnHcF8hu/N9A861h2dAJ3TGQ=}
     dependencies:
       punycode: 1.3.2
       querystring: 0.2.0
diff --git a/src/commands/autoindex/parts/autoindex.ts b/src/commands/autoindex/parts/autoindex.ts
index c7da39a..4f65e57 100644
--- a/src/commands/autoindex/parts/autoindex.ts
+++ b/src/commands/autoindex/parts/autoindex.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { getMonoRepoPackages, getSubdirectories } from "src/shared/file";
  * the file's current directory
  */
 export const handler: DoDevopsHandler<IAutoindexOptions> = async ({ opts, observations, argv }) => {
+
   // the sfc flag on CLI is inverted logically
   opts = {
     ...opts,
diff --git a/src/commands/autoindex/parts/description.ts b/src/commands/autoindex/parts/description.ts
index 591a46e..ac6dab5 100644
--- a/src/commands/autoindex/parts/description.ts
+++ b/src/commands/autoindex/parts/description.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
-import chalk from "chalk";
+
 import { IDoDevopsCommand } from "src/@types";
-const autoindex = chalk.bgWhite.black`autoindex`;
+// const autoindex = chalk.bgWhite.black`autoindex`;
+// const autoindexComment = chalk.bgWhiteBright.blackBright`// autoindex`;
 
 export const description: IDoDevopsCommand["description"] = {
-  short: `Automates the building of ${chalk.italic`index.ts`} files to aggregate folder's content`,
-  complete: `Automates the building of ${chalk.italic`index`} files; if you include a comment starting with ${chalk.bold.yellow`\n// #autoindex\n`}in a index file it will be auto-indexed when calling ${chalk.blue`do autoindex`}.
-  
-By default ${autoindex} will assume that you are using ${chalk.italic`named`} exports but this can be configured to what you need. Options are: ${chalk.italic`named, default,`} and ${chalk.italic`named-offset`}. To configure, simply add something like ${chalk.bold.yellow`\n// #autoindex:default\n`}to your file.
-
-If you need to exclude certain files you can state the exclusions after the autoindex declaration: ${chalk.bold.yellow`#autoindex, exclude:a,b,c`}`,
+  short: `Automates the building of index files`,
+  complete: `Automates the building of index files`
 };
+
+
+// {
+//   short: `Automates the building of ${chalk.italic`index.[ts | js]`} files`,
+//   complete: `Automates the building of ${chalk.italic`index`} files in a given repo.
+  
+//   Any index file (JS or TS) which is either completely empty ${chalk.italic`or`} contains a comment
+//   which looks has a line that starts with ${autoindexComment} will be managed by the ${autoindex}
+//   command.`,
+// };
diff --git a/src/commands/autoindex/parts/options.ts b/src/commands/autoindex/parts/options.ts
index 000be15..d552775 100644
--- a/src/commands/autoindex/parts/options.ts
+++ b/src/commands/autoindex/parts/options.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import chalk from "chalk";
 import { IOptionDefinition } from "src/@types/option-types";
 
 export interface IAutoindexOptions {
   config: boolean;
   add: string;
   glob: string;
+  /**
+   * Reports what would happen _if_ you were to run the command without actually making any changes
+   */
   dryRun: boolean;
   /**
    * boolean flag to indicate whether VueJS SFC files should have their default
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ export const options: IOptionDefinition = {
     multiple: true,
     type: String,
     group: "local",
-    description: `${chalk.italic`optionally`} state one or more explicit autoindex files to evaluate instead of glob patterns`,
+    description: `optionally state one or more explicit autoindex files to evaluate instead of glob patterns`,
     typeLabel: "string[]",
   },
 
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ export const options: IOptionDefinition = {
     alias: "w",
     type: Boolean,
     group: "local",
-    description: `watches for changes and runs ${chalk.italic`autoindex`} when detected`,
+    description: `watches for changes and runs autoindex when detected`,
   },
   force: {
     alias: "f",
@@ -84,6 +86,6 @@ export const options: IOptionDefinition = {
     alias: "p",
     type: Boolean,
     group: "local",
-    description: `exports -- by default -- will ${chalk.italic`not`} include the file's ${chalk.blue`.js`} extension but sometimes with ES modules you want to include this. If you do then you should set this flag.`,
+    description: `by default exports do not include the file's .js extension but sometimes with ES modules you want to include this. If you do then you should set this flag.`,
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/commands/info/parts/thisRepo.ts b/src/commands/info/parts/thisRepo.ts
index 11ea1f3..d1abf21 100644
--- a/src/commands/info/parts/thisRepo.ts
+++ b/src/commands/info/parts/thisRepo.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from "src/shared/git";
 import { askConfirmQuestion, resolvePackageManagerConflict } from "src/shared/interactive";
 import { getExternalPackageJson, getPackageJson } from "src/shared/npm";
-import { dim, emoji, green } from "src/shared/ui";
+import {  emoji, green } from "src/shared/ui";
 import { monorepoInfo } from "./components/monorepo";
 import { currentDirectory } from "src/shared/file/base-paths/currentDirectory";
 import { symlinks } from "src/shared/file/utility/symlinks";
diff --git a/src/dd.ts b/src/dd.ts
index 39728a2..24509ea 100755
--- a/src/dd.ts
+++ b/src/dd.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import { isDevopsError } from "./@type-guards";
     // Show help on the command
     if (cmdInput.opts.help) {
       commandAnnouncement(cmdDefn, cmdInput);
+      
       help(observations, cmdDefn);
       process.exit();
     }
diff --git a/src/shared/core/help.ts b/src/shared/core/help.ts
index 706c4a1..8438330 100644
--- a/src/shared/core/help.ts
+++ b/src/shared/core/help.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ export function help(
         options: globalOptions,
       } as Finalized<IDoDevopsCommand>);
 
+  console.log({kind,subCommands,description,syntax,options});
+  
+
   const sections: commandLineUsage.Section[] = [
     {
       header: "Description",
diff --git a/src/shared/core/helpContent.ts b/src/shared/core/helpContent.ts
index 29432e6..6393f02 100644
--- a/src/shared/core/helpContent.ts
+++ b/src/shared/core/helpContent.ts
@@ -18,17 +18,18 @@ import { getObservations } from "../observations";
  * command. If not provided a default syntax will be used.
  */
 export function getSyntax(fn?: string): string {
-  if (!fn) {
-    return "dd [command] <options>";
-  } else {
+  if (fn) {
     const validCommands = keys(commands);
     if ((validCommands as string[]).includes(fn)) {
       const defn: IDoDevopsCommand<any> = commands[fn as keyof typeof commands];
       const hasSubCommands = defn?.subCommands ? true : false;
       return defn.syntax ?? `do ${fn} ${hasSubCommands ? "[command] " : ""}`;
     } else {
-      return `dd [command] <options>\nnote: the command {red ${fn}} is not recognized!`;
+      const fnName = chalk.red(fn);
+      return `dd [command] <options>\nnote: the command ${fnName} is not recognized!`;
     }
+  } else {
+    return "dd [command] <options>";
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/core/parseCmdArgs.ts b/src/shared/core/parseCmdArgs.ts
index 20e6f41..977da1d 100644
--- a/src/shared/core/parseCmdArgs.ts
+++ b/src/shared/core/parseCmdArgs.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ export function parseCmdArgs(cmd: IDoDevopsCommand, incomingArgv: string[]) {
     }
   );
 
-  // opts come from both "local" and "global" options
-  const opts = { ...(global ? global : {}), ...(local ? local : {}) };
+  // combine "local" and "global" options
+  const opts = { ...global, ...local };
 
   const sc = subCommand ? (cmd.greedy ? subCommand?.command[0] : subCommand?.command) : undefined;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/core/util/argv.ts b/src/shared/core/util/argv.ts
index f776dc2..857cb10 100644
--- a/src/shared/core/util/argv.ts
+++ b/src/shared/core/util/argv.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { IDoDevopsCommand } from "src/@types/command";
 import { IOptionDefinition } from "src/@types/option-types";
 
 /**
- * Determines if a given commmand has an `argv` parameter
+ * Determines if a given command has an `argv` parameter
  */
 export function hasArgv(cmd: IDoDevopsCommand<any>) {
   return !Object.keys(cmd?.options || {}).every(
diff --git a/src/shared/core/util/commandAnnouncement.ts b/src/shared/core/util/commandAnnouncement.ts
index fa6847f..90354d7 100644
--- a/src/shared/core/util/commandAnnouncement.ts
+++ b/src/shared/core/util/commandAnnouncement.ts
@@ -10,23 +10,26 @@ import { doDevopsVersion } from "./doDevopsVersion";
 export function commandAnnouncement(cmdDefn?: IDoDevopsCommand, cmd?: ICommandParsing) {
   const log = logger(cmd ? cmd.opts : {});
   const version = doDevopsVersion();
-
-  const argv = cmd && cmd.argv.length > 0 ? ` ${chalk.italic(cmd.argv.join(" "))}` : "";
-
+  const argv = cmd && cmd.argv.length > 0 
+    ? chalk.italic` ${cmd.argv.join(" ")}` 
+    : "";
+  
   const subCmd = cmd && cmd.subCommand ? chalk.dim`  ${cmd.subCommand}` : "";
 
   const helpText =
     (!cmdDefn && !cmd) || (cmd && cmd.opts?.help)
       ? cmdDefn
-        ? chalk.gray`  [help, v${version}]`
-        : chalk.gray`  v${version}`
+        ? ` [ help, v${version} ]`
+        : `  v${version}`
       : "";
 
+  const brand = cmdDefn 
+    ? chalk.green.italic.bold(`${cmdDefn.kind}${subCmd}${argv}`)
+    : chalk.green.italic.bold("Help");
+    
   log.info(
     chalk.bold(
-      `\ndo-devops ${chalk.green.italic.bold(
-        cmdDefn ? `${cmdDefn.kind}${subCmd}${argv}` : "Help"
-      )}${helpText}\n`
+      `\ndo-devops ${brand}${chalk.gray(helpText)}\n`
     )
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/core/util/finalizeCommandDefinition.ts b/src/shared/core/util/finalizeCommandDefinition.ts
index 00644fe..0e77aeb 100644
--- a/src/shared/core/util/finalizeCommandDefinition.ts
+++ b/src/shared/core/util/finalizeCommandDefinition.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ export function finalizeCommandDefinition(
     ? cmdDefn.subCommands(observations, options)
     : cmdDefn.subCommands;
 
-  const argv = hasArgv(cmdDefn) ? chalk.italic.dim` argv[]}}` : "";
+  const argv = hasArgv(cmdDefn) ? chalk.italic.dim` argv[]` : "";
+  const argvStatic = chalk.bold.blue("[argv]:");
+  console.log({argvOption: getArgvOption(cmdDefn)?.description, argvStatic});
+  
   const argvDescription = getArgvOption(cmdDefn)?.description
-    ? `\n\n\t\t${chalk.bold.blue`[argv]:`} ${getArgvOption(cmdDefn)?.description}`
+    ? `\n\n\t\t${argvStatic} ${getArgvOption(cmdDefn)?.description}`
     : "";
 
   const subCommandSyntax =
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ export function finalizeCommandDefinition(
     handler: cmdDefn.handler,
     syntax:
       cmdDefn.syntax ||
-      `dd ${cmdDefn.kind}${subCommandSyntax}${argv} [${chalk.italic`options`}]${argvDescription}`,
+      `dd ${cmdDefn.kind}${subCommandSyntax}${argv} [${chalk.dim.italic`options`}]${argvDescription}`,
     description,
     subCommands,
     options: { ...cmdDefn.options, ...globalOptions },
diff --git a/src/shared/file/crud/write.ts b/src/shared/file/crud/write.ts
index f8235d6..12217d7 100644
--- a/src/shared/file/crud/write.ts
+++ b/src/shared/file/crud/write.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { IWriteOptions } from "src/@types";
 import { interpolateFilePath } from "../../../shared/file/helpers";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { isClassification } from "../../../@type-guards";
+import chalk from "chalk";
 
 /**
  * **write**
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ export function write(filename: string, data: any, options: IWriteOptions = {})
 
     filename = interpolateFilePath(filename);
 
-    // avoid collisions if offset avoidence is enabled
+    // avoid collisions if offset avoidance is enabled
     let offset: number | undefined;
     while (options.offsetIfExists && fileExists(filename)) {
       const before = new RegExp(`-${offset}.(.*)$`);
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/highlightFilepath.ts b/src/shared/ui/highlightFilepath.ts
index e30fcc2..2b465f4 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/highlightFilepath.ts
+++ b/src/shared/ui/highlightFilepath.ts
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ export function highlightFilepath(
       ? chalk[highForeground]`${file}}`
       : `${file}}`;
 
-  return `${filePath}${fileName}`;
+  return `${fp}${fileName}`;
 }
diff --git a/test/hashcode.spec.ts b/test/hashcode.spec.ts
index cec7017..16b11db 100644
--- a/test/hashcode.spec.ts
+++ b/test/hashcode.spec.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from "vitest";
-import xxhash, { Exports } from "xxhash-wasm";
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import xxhash from "xxhash-wasm";
+const { h32 } = await xxhash();
+
 
 describe("Validate that same inputs produce same hash", () => {
   const person1 = { id: 1, name: "Bob", age: 35 };
   const person2 = { id: 2, name: "Jane", age: 22 };
   const person3 = { id: 3, name: "Max", age: 12 };
-  let xx: Exports["h32"];
-  beforeAll(async () => {
-    const { h32 } = await xxhash();
-    xx = h32;
-  });
 
   it("different data is different with same seed", () => {
-    const t1 = xx(JSON.stringify(person1), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
-    const t2 = xx(JSON.stringify(person2), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
-    const t3 = xx(JSON.stringify(person3), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
+    const t1 =  h32(JSON.stringify(person1), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
+    const t2 = h32(JSON.stringify(person2), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
+    const t3 = h32(JSON.stringify(person3), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
 
     expect(t1).not.toBe(t2);
     expect(t1).not.toBe(t3);
@@ -23,9 +20,9 @@ describe("Validate that same inputs produce same hash", () => {
   });
 
   it("same hash is always the same, even with same seed", () => {
-    const t1 = xx(JSON.stringify(person1), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
-    const t2 = xx(JSON.stringify(person1), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
-    const t3 = xx(JSON.stringify(person1), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
+    const t1 = h32(JSON.stringify(person1), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
+    const t2 = h32(JSON.stringify(person1), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
+    const t3 = h32(JSON.stringify(person1), 0xCA_FE_BA_BE);
 
     expect(t1).toBe(t2);
     expect(t1).toBe(t3);