diff --git a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
index cb6f796b..d2ed8045 100644
--- a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
+++ b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
@@ -9387,7 +9387,6 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::args {
                                                 set chosen $bestmatch
                                                 set choice_in_list 1
                                             }
-                                            puts ">>>>> chosen: $chosen bestmatch: $bestmatch for c_check: $c_check choices_test: $choices_test allchoices: $allchoices"
                                         } else {
                                             set chosen [tcl::prefix::match -error "" [list {*}[lsort -unique $allchoices] {*}$choiceprefixreservelist] $c_check]
                                             if {$chosen eq "" || $chosen in $choiceprefixreservelist} {
@@ -9413,7 +9412,6 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::args {
                                         if {$choicemultiple_max != -1 && $choicemultiple_max < 2} {
                                             #single choice allowed per clause-member
                                             if {$is_multiple} {
-                                                puts ">>>>> existing:'$existing' element_index:$element_index choice_index:$choice_idx chosen: $chosen"
                                                 if {$clause_size == 1} {
                                                     #no list wrapping of single element in $dname dict - so don't index into it with element_index
                                                     #lset existing       $element_index $chosen ;#wrong - test::punk::args test: choice_multiple_with_choiceprefix.
diff --git a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
index c64720d2..750e6518 100644
--- a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
+++ b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
     #Note that windows terminal cooked mode seems to use 8 for interactive use even if set differently
     #e.g typing tab characters may still be echoed 8-spaced while writing to stdout my obey the terminal's tab stops.
     variable has_twapi 0
+
+
     variable previous_stty_state_stdin ""
     variable previous_stty_state_stdout ""
     variable previous_stty_state_stderr ""
@@ -565,7 +567,128 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
             return done
         }
     }
+    namespace eval system {
+        proc enableRaw_unix {{channel stdin}} {
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] eq ""} {
+                if {[catch {exec {*}$sttycmd -g <@$channel} previous_stty_state_$channel]} {
+                    set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                }
+            }
 
+            #REVIEW
+            switch $channel {
+                stdin {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd -icanon -echo -isig
+                }
+                default {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 1
+            }
+            return [dict create previous [set previous_stty_state_$channel]]
+        }
+        proc disableRaw_unix {{channel stdin}} {
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] ne ""} {
+                exec {*}$sttycmd [set previous_stty_state_$channel]
+                set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+            } else {
+                #REVIEW
+                switch $channel {
+                    stdin {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd icanon echo isig
+                    }
+                    default {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd -raw echo <@$channel
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 0
+            }
+            return done
+        }
+        proc enableRaw_mintty {{channel stdin}} {
+            #mintty specific enableRaw
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] eq ""} {
+                if {[catch {exec {*}$sttycmd -g <@$channel} previous_stty_state_$channel]} {
+                    set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                }
+            }
+
+            #REVIEW
+            switch $channel {
+                stdin {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd -icanon -echo -isig
+                }
+                default {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 1
+            }
+            #sometimes mintty on windows has -inputmode available - sometimes not
+            #sometimes mintty seems to need -inputmode to be set manually.
+            catch {
+                chan configure stdin -inputmode raw
+            }
+            return [dict create previous [set previous_stty_state_$channel]]
+        }
+        proc disableRaw_mintty {{channel stdin}} {
+            #mintty specific disableRaw
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] ne ""} {
+                exec {*}$sttycmd [set previous_stty_state_$channel]
+                set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                puts stderr "previous stty state restored"
+            } else {
+                #REVIEW
+                switch $channel {
+                    stdin {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd icanon echo isig
+                    }
+                    default {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd -raw echo <@$channel
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 0
+            }
+            #sometimes mintty on windows has -inputmode available - sometimes not
+            #sometimes mintty seems to need -inputmode to be set manually.
+            catch {
+                chan configure stdin -inputmode normal
+            }
+            return done
+        }
+    }
+    if {"windows" eq $::tcl_platform(platform) && [info exists ::env(TERM)] &&  $::env(TERM) eq "mintty"} {
+        #note - TERM could also be mintty-direct - apparently for use with wsl.
+        # - we don't use terminfo or termcap here as we try to use ansi device queries etc. Todo - review.
+
+        #we seem to be running in mintty on windows - probably without winpty - so we should be able to use stty to set raw mode.
+        #override the windows enableRaw and disableRaw with the unix versions which use stty - as the twapi versions don't work in this environment.
+
+        #git bash uses mintty - but it seems to behave differently to msys mintty launched directly.
+
+        proc enableRaw {{channel stdin}} [info body ::punk::console::system::enableRaw_mintty]
+        proc disableRaw {{channel stdin}} [info body ::punk::console::system::disableRaw_mintty]
+    }
     #review - document and decide granularity required. should we enable/disable more than one at once?
     proc enable_mouse {} {
         puts -nonewline stdout \x1b\[?1000h
diff --git a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
index ad27135d..1ebad3f0 100644
--- a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
+++ b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
@@ -1227,11 +1227,19 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
             #only add to seen_entries after we have passed a glob regex check, to avoid marking entries as seen that we haven't actually processed yet.
             set seen_entries [dict create]
 
+            if {$opt_patterndebug} {
+                set debugreport ""
+                foreach win_glob $win_glob_list tcl_re $tcl_regex_list {
+                    append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi winglob: $win_glob" \n
+                    append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclre  : $tcl_re" \n
+                }
+                append debugreport "------------------------------------" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi folderpath: $folderpath" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclglob   : $tcl_glob" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi querycount: [llength $win_glob_list]" \n
+                puts stderr $debugreport
+            }
             foreach win_glob $win_glob_list tcl_re $tcl_regex_list {
-                if {$opt_patterndebug} {
-                    puts stderr ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi winglob: $win_glob"
-                    puts stderr ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclre  : $tcl_re"
-                }
 
                 #REVIEW! windows api pattern match https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/the-unexpected-behaviour-of-directoryinfo-getfiles-with-three-letter-extensions is .. weird. partly due to 8.3 filenames
                 #https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/the-unexpected-behaviour-of-directoryinfo-getfiles-with-three-letter-extensions/
@@ -1384,6 +1392,8 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
 
                     set entry_archive 0
                     set entry_directory 0
+                    set entry_link_to_file 0
+                    set entry_link_to_directory 0
                     set entry_hidden 0
                     set entry_readonly 0
                     set entry_reparse_point 0
@@ -1519,9 +1529,6 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                         #this concept doesn't correspond 1-to-1 with unix links
                         #https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/reparse-points
                         #review - and see which if any actually belong in the links key of our return
-                        if {$skip_links} {
-                            continue
-                        }
 
                         #One thing it could be, is a 'mounted folder' https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/determining-whether-a-directory-is-a-volume-mount-point
                         #
@@ -1539,41 +1546,55 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                         #
                         #Note also - a shortcut created in explorer with drag and drop to an existant folder is a different animal to a symlink (file with .lnk extension) even though it looks the same in explorer window.
                         #
-                        #links are techically files too, whether they point to a file/dir or nothing.
+
+                        #--------------------------------------
+                        #review
+                        #for consistency with tcl glob - we can't skip - it may point to a file or directory.
+                        #--------------------------------------
+
                         if {!$entry_directory} {
-                            #review - other attributes? will we see a link to a link here?
+                            set entry_link_to_file 1
                             dict set linkdata target_type file
                         } else {
+                            set entry_link_to_directory 1
                             dict set linkdata target_type directory
                         }
-                        lappend links $fullname
-                        #set ftype "l"
+                        #review - other attributes? will we see a link to a link here?
+                        #this branch will never be taken as we're currently setting either entry_link_to_file or entry_link_to_directory
+                        #if {$skip_links && !$entry_link_to_directory && !$entry_link_to_file} {
+                        #    continue
+                        #}
+
+
+                        if {!$skip_links} {
+                            lappend links $fullname
+                            dict set linkdata linktype reparse_point
+                            if {$opt_linkinfo} {
+                                #dict set linkdata reparseinfo [dict get $attrdict -reparseinfo]
+                                dict set linkdata reparseinfo $entry_reparse_info
+                            }
+                        }
                         set do_sizes $do_sizes_l
                         set do_times $do_times_l
-
-                        dict set linkdata linktype reparse_point
-                        if {$opt_linkinfo} {
-                            #dict set linkdata reparseinfo [dict get $attrdict -reparseinfo]
-                            dict set linkdata reparseinfo $entry_reparse_info
-                        }
                     }
-                    if {$entry_directory} {
-                        #consider all directories to be executable for now - as this what TCL glob does on windows.
-                        #review - should check ACLS if 'x' type is given, as seems to be done on unix.
-                        if {$skip_dirs} {
-                            continue
-                        }
-                        if {!$entry_reparse_point} {
+
+                    if {$skip_dirs && ($entry_directory || $entry_link_to_directory)} {
+                        continue
+                    } elseif {$entry_directory} {
+                            #consider all directories to be executable for now - as this what TCL glob does on windows.
+                            #review - should check ACLS if 'x' type is given, as seems to be done on unix.
+                        #if {!$entry_reparse_point} {
                             lappend dirs $fullname
                             #set ftype "d"
                             set do_sizes $do_sizes_d
                             set do_times $do_times_d
-                        } else {
-                            #other mechanisms can't immediately classify a link as file vs directory - so we don't return this info in the main dirs/files collections 
-                            dict set linkdata target_type directory
-                        }
+                        #} else {
+                        #    dict set linkdata target_type directory
+                        #}
                     }
-                    if {!$entry_reparse_point && !$entry_directory} {
+
+
+                    if {$entry_link_to_file || (!$entry_reparse_point && !$entry_directory)} {
                         #review - is anything that isn't a reparse_point or a directory, some sort of 'file' in this context? What about the 'device' attribute? Can that occur in a directory listing of some sort?
                         if {$skip_files} {
                             continue
@@ -1620,9 +1641,6 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                             m [twapi::large_system_time_to_secs_since_1970 [dict get $iteminfo mtime]]\
                         ]
                     }
-                    #if {[dict size $linkdata]} {
-                    #    dict set linkinfo $fullname $linkdata
-                    #}
                     if {[llength $linkdata]} {
                         dict set linkinfo $fullname $linkdata
                     }
@@ -1686,14 +1704,17 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
             }
             return $vfsmounts
         }
-        #work around the horrible tilde-expansion thing (not needed for tcl 9+)
+
         proc file_join_one {base newtail} {
+            #work around the horrible tilde-expansion thing (not needed for tcl 9+)
+            #note base could be c: or c:/
+            # we need to be careful not to introduce extra slashes - file join should already do the right thing.
             if {[string index $newtail 0] ne {~}} {
-                #return [file join $base $newtail]
-                return $base/$newtail
+                return [file join $base $newtail]
+                #return $base/$newtail
             }
-            #return [file join $base ./$newtail]
-            return $base/./$newtail
+            return [file join $base ./$newtail]
+            #return $base/./$newtail
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
index fe8cfc7e..08e870eb 100644
--- a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
+++ b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::lib::check {
     #These are reported in warning output of 'help tcl' - or used for workarounds in some cases.
 
     proc has_tclbug_caseinsensitiveglob_windows {} {
-        #https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl/tktview/108904173c - not accepted
+        #https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl/tktview/108904173c
 
+        set bug 0 ;#default only
         if {"windows" ne $::tcl_platform(platform)} {
             set bug 0
         } else {
@@ -151,10 +152,10 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::lib::check {
                     break
                 }
             }
-            return [dict create bug $bug bugref 108904173c description "glob with patterns on windows can return inconsistently cased results - apparently by design." level warning]
-            #possibly related anomaly is that a returned result with case that doesn't match that of the file in the underlying filesystem can't be normalized
-            # to the correct case without doing some sort of string manipulation on the result such as 'string range $f 0 end' to affect the internal representation.
         }
+        #possibly related anomaly is that a returned result with case that doesn't match that of the file in the underlying filesystem can't be normalized
+        # to the correct case without doing some sort of string manipulation on the result such as 'string range $f 0 end' to affect the internal representation.
+        return [dict create bug $bug bugref 108904173c description "glob with patterns on windows can return inconsistently cased results" level medium]
     }
 
     #todo: it would be nice to test for the other portion of issue 108904173c - that on unix with a mounted case-insensitive filesystem we get other inconsistencies.
diff --git a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
index 6d877c5f..729d0ffb 100644
--- a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
+++ b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         #This means accounting for prefixes of valid options and determining if they accept a parameter (which is allowed to begin with a dash) or not.
         #Any argument that is in a possible option position and begins with a dash but isn't a valid option (or the -- itself)
         #should raise an error rather than being treated as a literal glob pattern.
-        #set valid_options [list -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types]
+        set valid_options [list -patterndebug -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types]
         #set solo_options [list -nocomplain -join -tails]
         set options [dict create] ;#for solos we will set the value to 1, for options that take parameters we will set the value to the parameter
         set patterns [list]
@@ -1669,9 +1669,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 break
             }
             #flag-like argument before -- we need to check if arg is a valid option or not
-            set full_option_name [tcl::prefix::match {-directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types} $a]
+            set full_option_name [tcl::prefix::match {-patterndebug -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types} $a]
             switch -- $full_option_name {
-                -directory - -path - -types {
+                -patterndebug - -directory - -path - -types {
                     #option takes a parameter - so next arg is parameter even if it looks like an option
                     if {$j < $arglen} {
                         dict set options $full_option_name [lindex $args $j]
@@ -1681,9 +1681,12 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                         error "fglob: option \"$a\" requires a parameter but none found"
                     }
                 }
-                default {
+                -join - -nocomplain - -tails {
                     dict set options $full_option_name 1
                 }
+                default {
+                    error "fglob: bad option \"$a\": must be a unique prefix of [join $valid_options ", "] or --"
+                }
             }
         }
         #return [dict create options $options patterns $patterns]
@@ -1701,6 +1704,11 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         } else {
             set types {}
         }
+        if {[dict exists $options -patterndebug]} {
+            set opt_patterndebug [dict get $options -patterndebug]
+        } else {
+            set opt_patterndebug 0
+        }
 
         #todo - fix for multiple absolute paths supplied.
         #e.g c:/cmdfiles/*.exe c:/repo/jn/shellspy/bin/*.exe
@@ -1711,7 +1719,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         #It does not seem to sort or de-dup, or group results by type.
         set results [list]
         foreach pattern $patterns {
-            set resultd [dirfiles_dict -portabilitycheck 0 -searchbase $basedir  -with_times 0 -with_sizes 0 -link_info 0 -types $types -tailglob $pattern]
+            set resultd [dirfiles_dict -patterndebug $opt_patterndebug -portabilitycheck 0 -searchbase $basedir  -with_times 0 -with_sizes 0 -link_info 0 -types $types -tailglob $pattern]
             #puts [showdict $resultd]
             #todo - other types?
             lappend results {*}[dict get $resultd dirs] {*}[dict get $resultd files] {*}[dict get $resultd links]
@@ -1809,9 +1817,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
             foreach fileset [list dirs files links underlayfiles flaggedhidden flaggedreadonly flaggedsystem nonportable vfsmounts] {
                 set stripped [list]
                 foreach fullname [set $fileset] {
-                    set shortname [strip_prefix_depth $fullname $common_base]
-                    dict set fkeys $shortname $fullname ;#cache so we can retrieve already normalised name without re-hitting filesystem
-                    lappend stripped $shortname
+                    set base_relative_path [strip_prefix_depth $fullname $common_base]
+                    dict set fkeys $base_relative_path $fullname ;#cache so we can retrieve already normalised name without re-hitting filesystem
+                    lappend stripped $base_relative_path
                 }
                 set $fileset $stripped
             }
@@ -1826,6 +1834,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         set file_symlinks   [list]
         set dir_symlinks    [list]
         set dir_shortcuts   [list]  ;#windows shell links (.lnk) that have a target that is a directory
+        set file_shortcuts  [list]  ;#windows shell links (.lnk) that have a target that is a file
         foreach s $links {
             if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $s target_type]} {
                 #some mechanisms such as twapi can provide the target_type info so we don't have to re-hit the filesystem.
@@ -1836,7 +1845,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     }
                     directory {
                         lappend dir_symlinks $s
-                        lappend dirs $s
+                        #lappend dirs $s
                     }
                     default {
                         puts stderr "Warning - cannot determine link type for link $s (target_type value is:$target_type)"
@@ -1849,7 +1858,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     #will be appended in finfo_plus later
                 } elseif {[file isdirectory $s]} {
                     lappend dir_symlinks $s
-                    lappend dirs $s
+                    #lappend dirs $s
                 } else {
                     #dunno - warn for now
                     puts stderr "Warning - cannot determine link type for link $s"
@@ -1899,36 +1908,52 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 set ts "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents times]]"
             }
             set note ""
+            if {$f in $file_symlinks} {
+                set note "link" ;#default only
+                if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
+                    if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
+                        set note "reparse_point"
+                        if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
+                            append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             lappend finfo [list file $f display "[overtype::left $c2a $f] [overtype::right $c2b $s] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
         }
         set flink_style [punk::ansi::a+ undercurly underline undt-green] ;#curly green underline with fallback to normal underline
         set dlink_style [punk::ansi::a+ undercurly underline undt-green]
         #We use an underline so the visual styling of a link can coexist with fg/bg colors applied for other attributes such as hidden
-        foreach flink $file_symlinks {
-            if {[dict size $fkeys]} {
-                set key [dict get $fkeys $flink]
-            } else {
-                set key $flink
-            }
-            if {[dict exists $contents times $key m]} {
-                set mtime [dict get $contents times $key m]
-                set ts [tcl::clock::format $mtime -format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"]
-            } else {
-                set ts "[string repeat { } 19]"
-            }
-            set note "link" ;#default only
-            if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
-                if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
-                    set note "reparse_point"
-                    if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
-                        append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
-                }
-            }
-            lappend finfo [list file $flink display "$flink_style[overtype::left $c2a $flink] [overtype::right $c2b 0] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
-        }
+
+        #review
+        #foreach flink $file_symlinks {
+        #    if {[dict size $fkeys]} {
+        #        set key [dict get $fkeys $flink]
+        #    } else {
+        #        set key $flink
+        #    }
+        #    if {[dict exists $contents times $key m]} {
+        #        set mtime [dict get $contents times $key m]
+        #        set ts [tcl::clock::format $mtime -format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"]
+        #    } else {
+        #        set ts "[string repeat { } 19]"
+        #    }
+        #    set note "link" ;#default only
+        #    if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
+        #        if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
+        #            set note "reparse_point"
+        #            if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
+        #                append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
+        #            }
+        #        } else {
+        #            append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
+        #        }
+        #    }
+        #    lappend finfo [list file $flink display "$flink_style[overtype::left $c2a $flink] [overtype::right $c2b 0] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
+        #}
 
         set fshortcut_style [punk::ansi::a+ underdotted underline undt-hotpink]
         set dshortcut_style [punk::ansi::a+ underdotted underline undt-hotpink]
@@ -1988,6 +2013,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                                 }
                                 dict set fdict display $display
                                 lappend finfo_plus $fdict
+                                lappend file_shortcuts $fname
                             }
                             directory {
                                 #target of link is a dir - for display/categorisation purposes we want to see it as a dir
@@ -2064,29 +2090,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     #lappend d1_overrides underline undt-red ;#we use underlins to indicate symlinks and shortcuts, so we shouldn't use underlines here if possible.
                     lappend d1_overrides italic bold
                 }
-                #if {$d in $vfsmounts} {
-                #    if {$d in $flaggedhidden} {
-                #        #we could have a hidden dir which is also a vfs.. colour will be overridden giving no indication of 'hidden' status - REVIEW
-                #        #(This situation encountered on windows - even though file attr showed -hidden 0 - the glob with -types hidden returned it.. possibly a tcl glob bug on windows)
-                #        #mark it differently for now.. (todo bug report?)
-                #        if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red Yellow bold]
-                #        } else {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ green Purple bold]
-                #        }
-                #    } else {
-                #        if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red White bold]
-                #        } else {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ green bold]
-                #        }
-                #    }
-                #} else {
-                #    if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #        set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red bold]
-                #    }
-                #}
-                #dlink-style & dshortcut_style are for underlines - can be added with colours already set
+                #dlink_style & dshortcut_style are for underlines - can be added with colours already set
 
                 if {[llength $d1_overrides]} {
                     set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ {*}$d1_overrides]
@@ -2111,6 +2115,10 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 if {[llength $f1_overrides]} {
                     set f1 [punk::ansi::a+ {*}$f1_overrides]
                 }
+                if {$fname in $file_symlinks} {
+                    append f1 $flink_style
+                }
+                #fshortcut_style already set in the display string for shortcuts targeting files, so we don't need to add it here.
                 lappend displaylist [overtype::left $col1 $d1$d$RST]$f1$fdisp$RST
             } else {
                 #either there are no files or opt_listing is / = show dirs only (some of which may have actually been files that were links/shortcuts to directories)
diff --git a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
index 486720e8..73e5c925 100644
--- a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
+++ b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
@@ -92,8 +92,27 @@ package require textblock
 
 
 if {![info exists ::env(SHELL)]} {
-    set ::env(SHELL) punk86
+    #we'll follow posix convention of env(SHELL) being set to the absolute path of the shell executable
+    #reference: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/basedefs/V1_chap08.html
+
+    #For example if we launch mintty from within punk, it will pick this up and then launch the new mintty with this shell. seems reasonable.
+    #some terminals launched from within punk will ignore this - but maintain the value: e.g tabby, rio
+    #others might ignore it but also clear or not pass it e.g wt, wezterm
+
+    #terminals that ignore it are presumably using a stored default shell from their own config.
+
+    #shell programs such as cmd.exe, powershell.exe seem to maintain the env variable if launched from within punk.
+
+    #we will respect the existing env(SHELL) if it is set
+    #- as that is the standard way to indicate the user's preferred shell - but if it isn't set, we'll set it to the current executable.
+    #This allows child processes launched from the shell to pick up on the fact they are running in a shell environment, and also allows nested shells to work correctly.
+
+    #review - what about the args the current shell was launched with?
+
+    set ::env(SHELL) [file normalize [info nameofexecutable]]
 }
+
+
 if {![info exists ::env(TERM)]} {
     # tset -r seems to rely on env(TERM) - so this doesn't seem to work
     #if {![catch {exec tset -r} result]} {
@@ -1429,6 +1448,8 @@ proc repl::repl_handler {inputchan readmore prompt_config} {
     set rawmode 0
     set original_input_conf [chan configure $inputchan] ;#whether repl is in line or raw mode - we restore the inputchan (stdin) state
     if {[dict exists $original_input_conf -inputmode]} {
+        #review - when terminal is mintty and we switch to raw mode, the change isn't relected in chan configures '-inputmode' why?
+
         if {[dict get $original_input_conf -inputmode] eq "raw"} {
             #user or script has apparently put stdin into raw mode - update punk::console::is_raw to match
             set rawmode 1
diff --git a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
index 6c31f56a..ee70e368 100644
--- a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
+++ b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::winlnk {
                 -summary\
                 "Show information about a .lnk file (windows shortcut)"\
                 -help\
-                "Print to stdout the information obtained by parsing the binary data in a windows .lnk file, in a human readable format.
+                "Return information obtained by parsing the binary data in a windows .lnk file, in a human readable format.
                 If the .lnk header check fails, then the .lnk file probably isn't really a shortcut file and an error message will be printed."
             @values -min 1 -max 1
             path -type string -help "Path to the .lnk file to resolve"
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::winlnk {
                     append querystring "$field "
                 }
             }
-            puts "querystring: $querystring"
+            #puts "querystring: $querystring"
             return [punk::lib::showdict $info {*}$querystring]
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/punk/args-999999.0a1.0.tm b/src/modules/punk/args-999999.0a1.0.tm
index 7e8715eb..392727bc 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/args-999999.0a1.0.tm
+++ b/src/modules/punk/args-999999.0a1.0.tm
@@ -9387,7 +9387,6 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::args {
                                                 set chosen $bestmatch
                                                 set choice_in_list 1
                                             }
-                                            puts ">>>>> chosen: $chosen bestmatch: $bestmatch for c_check: $c_check choices_test: $choices_test allchoices: $allchoices"
                                         } else {
                                             set chosen [tcl::prefix::match -error "" [list {*}[lsort -unique $allchoices] {*}$choiceprefixreservelist] $c_check]
                                             if {$chosen eq "" || $chosen in $choiceprefixreservelist} {
@@ -9413,7 +9412,6 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::args {
                                         if {$choicemultiple_max != -1 && $choicemultiple_max < 2} {
                                             #single choice allowed per clause-member
                                             if {$is_multiple} {
-                                                puts ">>>>> existing:'$existing' element_index:$element_index choice_index:$choice_idx chosen: $chosen"
                                                 if {$clause_size == 1} {
                                                     #no list wrapping of single element in $dname dict - so don't index into it with element_index
                                                     #lset existing       $element_index $chosen ;#wrong - test::punk::args test: choice_multiple_with_choiceprefix.
diff --git a/src/modules/punk/console-999999.0a1.0.tm b/src/modules/punk/console-999999.0a1.0.tm
index ed881786..e28f2180 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/console-999999.0a1.0.tm
+++ b/src/modules/punk/console-999999.0a1.0.tm
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
     #Note that windows terminal cooked mode seems to use 8 for interactive use even if set differently
     #e.g typing tab characters may still be echoed 8-spaced while writing to stdout my obey the terminal's tab stops.
     variable has_twapi 0
+
+
     variable previous_stty_state_stdin ""
     variable previous_stty_state_stdout ""
     variable previous_stty_state_stderr ""
@@ -565,7 +567,128 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
             return done
         }
     }
+    namespace eval system {
+        proc enableRaw_unix {{channel stdin}} {
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] eq ""} {
+                if {[catch {exec {*}$sttycmd -g <@$channel} previous_stty_state_$channel]} {
+                    set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                }
+            }
 
+            #REVIEW
+            switch $channel {
+                stdin {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd -icanon -echo -isig
+                }
+                default {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 1
+            }
+            return [dict create previous [set previous_stty_state_$channel]]
+        }
+        proc disableRaw_unix {{channel stdin}} {
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] ne ""} {
+                exec {*}$sttycmd [set previous_stty_state_$channel]
+                set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+            } else {
+                #REVIEW
+                switch $channel {
+                    stdin {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd icanon echo isig
+                    }
+                    default {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd -raw echo <@$channel
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 0
+            }
+            return done
+        }
+        proc enableRaw_mintty {{channel stdin}} {
+            #mintty specific enableRaw
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] eq ""} {
+                if {[catch {exec {*}$sttycmd -g <@$channel} previous_stty_state_$channel]} {
+                    set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                }
+            }
+
+            #REVIEW
+            switch $channel {
+                stdin {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd -icanon -echo -isig
+                }
+                default {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 1
+            }
+            #sometimes mintty on windows has -inputmode available - sometimes not
+            #sometimes mintty seems to need -inputmode to be set manually.
+            catch {
+                chan configure stdin -inputmode raw
+            }
+            return [dict create previous [set previous_stty_state_$channel]]
+        }
+        proc disableRaw_mintty {{channel stdin}} {
+            #mintty specific disableRaw
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] ne ""} {
+                exec {*}$sttycmd [set previous_stty_state_$channel]
+                set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                puts stderr "previous stty state restored"
+            } else {
+                #REVIEW
+                switch $channel {
+                    stdin {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd icanon echo isig
+                    }
+                    default {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd -raw echo <@$channel
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 0
+            }
+            #sometimes mintty on windows has -inputmode available - sometimes not
+            #sometimes mintty seems to need -inputmode to be set manually.
+            catch {
+                chan configure stdin -inputmode normal
+            }
+            return done
+        }
+    }
+    if {"windows" eq $::tcl_platform(platform) && [info exists ::env(TERM)] &&  $::env(TERM) eq "mintty"} {
+        #note - TERM could also be mintty-direct - apparently for use with wsl.
+        # - we don't use terminfo or termcap here as we try to use ansi device queries etc. Todo - review.
+
+        #we seem to be running in mintty on windows - probably without winpty - so we should be able to use stty to set raw mode.
+        #override the windows enableRaw and disableRaw with the unix versions which use stty - as the twapi versions don't work in this environment.
+
+        #git bash uses mintty - but it seems to behave differently to msys mintty launched directly.
+
+        proc enableRaw {{channel stdin}} [info body ::punk::console::system::enableRaw_mintty]
+        proc disableRaw {{channel stdin}} [info body ::punk::console::system::disableRaw_mintty]
+    }
     #review - document and decide granularity required. should we enable/disable more than one at once?
     proc enable_mouse {} {
         puts -nonewline stdout \x1b\[?1000h
diff --git a/src/modules/punk/du-999999.0a1.0.tm b/src/modules/punk/du-999999.0a1.0.tm
index 71aa9090..8532deea 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/du-999999.0a1.0.tm
+++ b/src/modules/punk/du-999999.0a1.0.tm
@@ -1227,11 +1227,19 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
             #only add to seen_entries after we have passed a glob regex check, to avoid marking entries as seen that we haven't actually processed yet.
             set seen_entries [dict create]
 
+            if {$opt_patterndebug} {
+                set debugreport ""
+                foreach win_glob $win_glob_list tcl_re $tcl_regex_list {
+                    append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi winglob: $win_glob" \n
+                    append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclre  : $tcl_re" \n
+                }
+                append debugreport "------------------------------------" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi folderpath: $folderpath" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclglob   : $tcl_glob" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi querycount: [llength $win_glob_list]" \n
+                puts stderr $debugreport
+            }
             foreach win_glob $win_glob_list tcl_re $tcl_regex_list {
-                if {$opt_patterndebug} {
-                    puts stderr ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi winglob: $win_glob"
-                    puts stderr ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclre  : $tcl_re"
-                }
 
                 #REVIEW! windows api pattern match https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/the-unexpected-behaviour-of-directoryinfo-getfiles-with-three-letter-extensions is .. weird. partly due to 8.3 filenames
                 #https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/the-unexpected-behaviour-of-directoryinfo-getfiles-with-three-letter-extensions/
@@ -1384,6 +1392,8 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
 
                     set entry_archive 0
                     set entry_directory 0
+                    set entry_link_to_file 0
+                    set entry_link_to_directory 0
                     set entry_hidden 0
                     set entry_readonly 0
                     set entry_reparse_point 0
@@ -1519,9 +1529,6 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                         #this concept doesn't correspond 1-to-1 with unix links
                         #https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/reparse-points
                         #review - and see which if any actually belong in the links key of our return
-                        if {$skip_links} {
-                            continue
-                        }
 
                         #One thing it could be, is a 'mounted folder' https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/determining-whether-a-directory-is-a-volume-mount-point
                         #
@@ -1539,41 +1546,55 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                         #
                         #Note also - a shortcut created in explorer with drag and drop to an existant folder is a different animal to a symlink (file with .lnk extension) even though it looks the same in explorer window.
                         #
-                        #links are techically files too, whether they point to a file/dir or nothing.
+
+                        #--------------------------------------
+                        #review
+                        #for consistency with tcl glob - we can't skip - it may point to a file or directory.
+                        #--------------------------------------
+
                         if {!$entry_directory} {
-                            #review - other attributes? will we see a link to a link here?
+                            set entry_link_to_file 1
                             dict set linkdata target_type file
                         } else {
+                            set entry_link_to_directory 1
                             dict set linkdata target_type directory
                         }
-                        lappend links $fullname
-                        #set ftype "l"
+                        #review - other attributes? will we see a link to a link here?
+                        #this branch will never be taken as we're currently setting either entry_link_to_file or entry_link_to_directory
+                        #if {$skip_links && !$entry_link_to_directory && !$entry_link_to_file} {
+                        #    continue
+                        #}
+
+
+                        if {!$skip_links} {
+                            lappend links $fullname
+                            dict set linkdata linktype reparse_point
+                            if {$opt_linkinfo} {
+                                #dict set linkdata reparseinfo [dict get $attrdict -reparseinfo]
+                                dict set linkdata reparseinfo $entry_reparse_info
+                            }
+                        }
                         set do_sizes $do_sizes_l
                         set do_times $do_times_l
-
-                        dict set linkdata linktype reparse_point
-                        if {$opt_linkinfo} {
-                            #dict set linkdata reparseinfo [dict get $attrdict -reparseinfo]
-                            dict set linkdata reparseinfo $entry_reparse_info
-                        }
                     }
-                    if {$entry_directory} {
-                        #consider all directories to be executable for now - as this what TCL glob does on windows.
-                        #review - should check ACLS if 'x' type is given, as seems to be done on unix.
-                        if {$skip_dirs} {
-                            continue
-                        }
-                        if {!$entry_reparse_point} {
+
+                    if {$skip_dirs && ($entry_directory || $entry_link_to_directory)} {
+                        continue
+                    } elseif {$entry_directory} {
+                            #consider all directories to be executable for now - as this what TCL glob does on windows.
+                            #review - should check ACLS if 'x' type is given, as seems to be done on unix.
+                        #if {!$entry_reparse_point} {
                             lappend dirs $fullname
                             #set ftype "d"
                             set do_sizes $do_sizes_d
                             set do_times $do_times_d
-                        } else {
-                            #other mechanisms can't immediately classify a link as file vs directory - so we don't return this info in the main dirs/files collections 
-                            dict set linkdata target_type directory
-                        }
+                        #} else {
+                        #    dict set linkdata target_type directory
+                        #}
                     }
-                    if {!$entry_reparse_point && !$entry_directory} {
+
+
+                    if {$entry_link_to_file || (!$entry_reparse_point && !$entry_directory)} {
                         #review - is anything that isn't a reparse_point or a directory, some sort of 'file' in this context? What about the 'device' attribute? Can that occur in a directory listing of some sort?
                         if {$skip_files} {
                             continue
@@ -1620,9 +1641,6 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                             m [twapi::large_system_time_to_secs_since_1970 [dict get $iteminfo mtime]]\
                         ]
                     }
-                    #if {[dict size $linkdata]} {
-                    #    dict set linkinfo $fullname $linkdata
-                    #}
                     if {[llength $linkdata]} {
                         dict set linkinfo $fullname $linkdata
                     }
@@ -1686,14 +1704,17 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
             }
             return $vfsmounts
         }
-        #work around the horrible tilde-expansion thing (not needed for tcl 9+)
+
         proc file_join_one {base newtail} {
+            #work around the horrible tilde-expansion thing (not needed for tcl 9+)
+            #note base could be c: or c:/
+            # we need to be careful not to introduce extra slashes - file join should already do the right thing.
             if {[string index $newtail 0] ne {~}} {
-                #return [file join $base $newtail]
-                return $base/$newtail
+                return [file join $base $newtail]
+                #return $base/$newtail
             }
-            #return [file join $base ./$newtail]
-            return $base/./$newtail
+            return [file join $base ./$newtail]
+            #return $base/./$newtail
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/modules/punk/lib-999999.0a1.0.tm b/src/modules/punk/lib-999999.0a1.0.tm
index c6e2c636..a46d1be6 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/lib-999999.0a1.0.tm
+++ b/src/modules/punk/lib-999999.0a1.0.tm
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::lib::check {
     #These are reported in warning output of 'help tcl' - or used for workarounds in some cases.
 
     proc has_tclbug_caseinsensitiveglob_windows {} {
-        #https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl/tktview/108904173c - not accepted
+        #https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl/tktview/108904173c
 
+        set bug 0 ;#default only
         if {"windows" ne $::tcl_platform(platform)} {
             set bug 0
         } else {
@@ -151,10 +152,10 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::lib::check {
                     break
                 }
             }
-            return [dict create bug $bug bugref 108904173c description "glob with patterns on windows can return inconsistently cased results - apparently by design." level warning]
-            #possibly related anomaly is that a returned result with case that doesn't match that of the file in the underlying filesystem can't be normalized
-            # to the correct case without doing some sort of string manipulation on the result such as 'string range $f 0 end' to affect the internal representation.
         }
+        #possibly related anomaly is that a returned result with case that doesn't match that of the file in the underlying filesystem can't be normalized
+        # to the correct case without doing some sort of string manipulation on the result such as 'string range $f 0 end' to affect the internal representation.
+        return [dict create bug $bug bugref 108904173c description "glob with patterns on windows can return inconsistently cased results" level medium]
     }
 
     #todo: it would be nice to test for the other portion of issue 108904173c - that on unix with a mounted case-insensitive filesystem we get other inconsistencies.
diff --git a/src/modules/punk/nav/fs-999999.0a1.0.tm b/src/modules/punk/nav/fs-999999.0a1.0.tm
index 78098df7..ccbd0f32 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/nav/fs-999999.0a1.0.tm
+++ b/src/modules/punk/nav/fs-999999.0a1.0.tm
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         #This means accounting for prefixes of valid options and determining if they accept a parameter (which is allowed to begin with a dash) or not.
         #Any argument that is in a possible option position and begins with a dash but isn't a valid option (or the -- itself)
         #should raise an error rather than being treated as a literal glob pattern.
-        #set valid_options [list -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types]
+        set valid_options [list -patterndebug -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types]
         #set solo_options [list -nocomplain -join -tails]
         set options [dict create] ;#for solos we will set the value to 1, for options that take parameters we will set the value to the parameter
         set patterns [list]
@@ -1669,9 +1669,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 break
             }
             #flag-like argument before -- we need to check if arg is a valid option or not
-            set full_option_name [tcl::prefix::match {-directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types} $a]
+            set full_option_name [tcl::prefix::match {-patterndebug -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types} $a]
             switch -- $full_option_name {
-                -directory - -path - -types {
+                -patterndebug - -directory - -path - -types {
                     #option takes a parameter - so next arg is parameter even if it looks like an option
                     if {$j < $arglen} {
                         dict set options $full_option_name [lindex $args $j]
@@ -1681,9 +1681,12 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                         error "fglob: option \"$a\" requires a parameter but none found"
                     }
                 }
-                default {
+                -join - -nocomplain - -tails {
                     dict set options $full_option_name 1
                 }
+                default {
+                    error "fglob: bad option \"$a\": must be a unique prefix of [join $valid_options ", "] or --"
+                }
             }
         }
         #return [dict create options $options patterns $patterns]
@@ -1701,6 +1704,11 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         } else {
             set types {}
         }
+        if {[dict exists $options -patterndebug]} {
+            set opt_patterndebug [dict get $options -patterndebug]
+        } else {
+            set opt_patterndebug 0
+        }
 
         #todo - fix for multiple absolute paths supplied.
         #e.g c:/cmdfiles/*.exe c:/repo/jn/shellspy/bin/*.exe
@@ -1711,7 +1719,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         #It does not seem to sort or de-dup, or group results by type.
         set results [list]
         foreach pattern $patterns {
-            set resultd [dirfiles_dict -portabilitycheck 0 -searchbase $basedir  -with_times 0 -with_sizes 0 -link_info 0 -types $types -tailglob $pattern]
+            set resultd [dirfiles_dict -patterndebug $opt_patterndebug -portabilitycheck 0 -searchbase $basedir  -with_times 0 -with_sizes 0 -link_info 0 -types $types -tailglob $pattern]
             #puts [showdict $resultd]
             #todo - other types?
             lappend results {*}[dict get $resultd dirs] {*}[dict get $resultd files] {*}[dict get $resultd links]
@@ -1809,9 +1817,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
             foreach fileset [list dirs files links underlayfiles flaggedhidden flaggedreadonly flaggedsystem nonportable vfsmounts] {
                 set stripped [list]
                 foreach fullname [set $fileset] {
-                    set shortname [strip_prefix_depth $fullname $common_base]
-                    dict set fkeys $shortname $fullname ;#cache so we can retrieve already normalised name without re-hitting filesystem
-                    lappend stripped $shortname
+                    set base_relative_path [strip_prefix_depth $fullname $common_base]
+                    dict set fkeys $base_relative_path $fullname ;#cache so we can retrieve already normalised name without re-hitting filesystem
+                    lappend stripped $base_relative_path
                 }
                 set $fileset $stripped
             }
@@ -1826,6 +1834,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         set file_symlinks   [list]
         set dir_symlinks    [list]
         set dir_shortcuts   [list]  ;#windows shell links (.lnk) that have a target that is a directory
+        set file_shortcuts  [list]  ;#windows shell links (.lnk) that have a target that is a file
         foreach s $links {
             if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $s target_type]} {
                 #some mechanisms such as twapi can provide the target_type info so we don't have to re-hit the filesystem.
@@ -1836,7 +1845,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     }
                     directory {
                         lappend dir_symlinks $s
-                        lappend dirs $s
+                        #lappend dirs $s
                     }
                     default {
                         puts stderr "Warning - cannot determine link type for link $s (target_type value is:$target_type)"
@@ -1849,7 +1858,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     #will be appended in finfo_plus later
                 } elseif {[file isdirectory $s]} {
                     lappend dir_symlinks $s
-                    lappend dirs $s
+                    #lappend dirs $s
                 } else {
                     #dunno - warn for now
                     puts stderr "Warning - cannot determine link type for link $s"
@@ -1899,36 +1908,52 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 set ts "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents times]]"
             }
             set note ""
+            if {$f in $file_symlinks} {
+                set note "link" ;#default only
+                if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
+                    if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
+                        set note "reparse_point"
+                        if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
+                            append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             lappend finfo [list file $f display "[overtype::left $c2a $f] [overtype::right $c2b $s] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
         }
         set flink_style [punk::ansi::a+ undercurly underline undt-green] ;#curly green underline with fallback to normal underline
         set dlink_style [punk::ansi::a+ undercurly underline undt-green]
         #We use an underline so the visual styling of a link can coexist with fg/bg colors applied for other attributes such as hidden
-        foreach flink $file_symlinks {
-            if {[dict size $fkeys]} {
-                set key [dict get $fkeys $flink]
-            } else {
-                set key $flink
-            }
-            if {[dict exists $contents times $key m]} {
-                set mtime [dict get $contents times $key m]
-                set ts [tcl::clock::format $mtime -format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"]
-            } else {
-                set ts "[string repeat { } 19]"
-            }
-            set note "link" ;#default only
-            if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
-                if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
-                    set note "reparse_point"
-                    if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
-                        append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
-                }
-            }
-            lappend finfo [list file $flink display "$flink_style[overtype::left $c2a $flink] [overtype::right $c2b 0] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
-        }
+
+        #review
+        #foreach flink $file_symlinks {
+        #    if {[dict size $fkeys]} {
+        #        set key [dict get $fkeys $flink]
+        #    } else {
+        #        set key $flink
+        #    }
+        #    if {[dict exists $contents times $key m]} {
+        #        set mtime [dict get $contents times $key m]
+        #        set ts [tcl::clock::format $mtime -format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"]
+        #    } else {
+        #        set ts "[string repeat { } 19]"
+        #    }
+        #    set note "link" ;#default only
+        #    if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
+        #        if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
+        #            set note "reparse_point"
+        #            if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
+        #                append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
+        #            }
+        #        } else {
+        #            append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
+        #        }
+        #    }
+        #    lappend finfo [list file $flink display "$flink_style[overtype::left $c2a $flink] [overtype::right $c2b 0] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
+        #}
 
         set fshortcut_style [punk::ansi::a+ underdotted underline undt-hotpink]
         set dshortcut_style [punk::ansi::a+ underdotted underline undt-hotpink]
@@ -1988,6 +2013,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                                 }
                                 dict set fdict display $display
                                 lappend finfo_plus $fdict
+                                lappend file_shortcuts $fname
                             }
                             directory {
                                 #target of link is a dir - for display/categorisation purposes we want to see it as a dir
@@ -2064,29 +2090,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     #lappend d1_overrides underline undt-red ;#we use underlins to indicate symlinks and shortcuts, so we shouldn't use underlines here if possible.
                     lappend d1_overrides italic bold
                 }
-                #if {$d in $vfsmounts} {
-                #    if {$d in $flaggedhidden} {
-                #        #we could have a hidden dir which is also a vfs.. colour will be overridden giving no indication of 'hidden' status - REVIEW
-                #        #(This situation encountered on windows - even though file attr showed -hidden 0 - the glob with -types hidden returned it.. possibly a tcl glob bug on windows)
-                #        #mark it differently for now.. (todo bug report?)
-                #        if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red Yellow bold]
-                #        } else {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ green Purple bold]
-                #        }
-                #    } else {
-                #        if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red White bold]
-                #        } else {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ green bold]
-                #        }
-                #    }
-                #} else {
-                #    if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #        set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red bold]
-                #    }
-                #}
-                #dlink-style & dshortcut_style are for underlines - can be added with colours already set
+                #dlink_style & dshortcut_style are for underlines - can be added with colours already set
 
                 if {[llength $d1_overrides]} {
                     set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ {*}$d1_overrides]
@@ -2111,6 +2115,10 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 if {[llength $f1_overrides]} {
                     set f1 [punk::ansi::a+ {*}$f1_overrides]
                 }
+                if {$fname in $file_symlinks} {
+                    append f1 $flink_style
+                }
+                #fshortcut_style already set in the display string for shortcuts targeting files, so we don't need to add it here.
                 lappend displaylist [overtype::left $col1 $d1$d$RST]$f1$fdisp$RST
             } else {
                 #either there are no files or opt_listing is / = show dirs only (some of which may have actually been files that were links/shortcuts to directories)
diff --git a/src/modules/punk/repl-999999.0a1.0.tm b/src/modules/punk/repl-999999.0a1.0.tm
index efe4b7dd..3345d607 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/repl-999999.0a1.0.tm
+++ b/src/modules/punk/repl-999999.0a1.0.tm
@@ -92,8 +92,27 @@ package require textblock
 
 
 if {![info exists ::env(SHELL)]} {
-    set ::env(SHELL) punk86
+    #we'll follow posix convention of env(SHELL) being set to the absolute path of the shell executable
+    #reference: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/basedefs/V1_chap08.html
+
+    #For example if we launch mintty from within punk, it will pick this up and then launch the new mintty with this shell. seems reasonable.
+    #some terminals launched from within punk will ignore this - but maintain the value: e.g tabby, rio
+    #others might ignore it but also clear or not pass it e.g wt, wezterm
+
+    #terminals that ignore it are presumably using a stored default shell from their own config.
+
+    #shell programs such as cmd.exe, powershell.exe seem to maintain the env variable if launched from within punk.
+
+    #we will respect the existing env(SHELL) if it is set
+    #- as that is the standard way to indicate the user's preferred shell - but if it isn't set, we'll set it to the current executable.
+    #This allows child processes launched from the shell to pick up on the fact they are running in a shell environment, and also allows nested shells to work correctly.
+
+    #review - what about the args the current shell was launched with?
+
+    set ::env(SHELL) [file normalize [info nameofexecutable]]
 }
+
+
 if {![info exists ::env(TERM)]} {
     # tset -r seems to rely on env(TERM) - so this doesn't seem to work
     #if {![catch {exec tset -r} result]} {
@@ -1429,6 +1448,8 @@ proc repl::repl_handler {inputchan readmore prompt_config} {
     set rawmode 0
     set original_input_conf [chan configure $inputchan] ;#whether repl is in line or raw mode - we restore the inputchan (stdin) state
     if {[dict exists $original_input_conf -inputmode]} {
+        #review - when terminal is mintty and we switch to raw mode, the change isn't relected in chan configures '-inputmode' why?
+
         if {[dict get $original_input_conf -inputmode] eq "raw"} {
             #user or script has apparently put stdin into raw mode - update punk::console::is_raw to match
             set rawmode 1
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
index cb6f796b..d2ed8045 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
@@ -9387,7 +9387,6 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::args {
                                                 set chosen $bestmatch
                                                 set choice_in_list 1
                                             }
-                                            puts ">>>>> chosen: $chosen bestmatch: $bestmatch for c_check: $c_check choices_test: $choices_test allchoices: $allchoices"
                                         } else {
                                             set chosen [tcl::prefix::match -error "" [list {*}[lsort -unique $allchoices] {*}$choiceprefixreservelist] $c_check]
                                             if {$chosen eq "" || $chosen in $choiceprefixreservelist} {
@@ -9413,7 +9412,6 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::args {
                                         if {$choicemultiple_max != -1 && $choicemultiple_max < 2} {
                                             #single choice allowed per clause-member
                                             if {$is_multiple} {
-                                                puts ">>>>> existing:'$existing' element_index:$element_index choice_index:$choice_idx chosen: $chosen"
                                                 if {$clause_size == 1} {
                                                     #no list wrapping of single element in $dname dict - so don't index into it with element_index
                                                     #lset existing       $element_index $chosen ;#wrong - test::punk::args test: choice_multiple_with_choiceprefix.
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
index c64720d2..750e6518 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
     #Note that windows terminal cooked mode seems to use 8 for interactive use even if set differently
     #e.g typing tab characters may still be echoed 8-spaced while writing to stdout my obey the terminal's tab stops.
     variable has_twapi 0
+
+
     variable previous_stty_state_stdin ""
     variable previous_stty_state_stdout ""
     variable previous_stty_state_stderr ""
@@ -565,7 +567,128 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
             return done
         }
     }
+    namespace eval system {
+        proc enableRaw_unix {{channel stdin}} {
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] eq ""} {
+                if {[catch {exec {*}$sttycmd -g <@$channel} previous_stty_state_$channel]} {
+                    set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                }
+            }
 
+            #REVIEW
+            switch $channel {
+                stdin {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd -icanon -echo -isig
+                }
+                default {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 1
+            }
+            return [dict create previous [set previous_stty_state_$channel]]
+        }
+        proc disableRaw_unix {{channel stdin}} {
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] ne ""} {
+                exec {*}$sttycmd [set previous_stty_state_$channel]
+                set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+            } else {
+                #REVIEW
+                switch $channel {
+                    stdin {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd icanon echo isig
+                    }
+                    default {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd -raw echo <@$channel
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 0
+            }
+            return done
+        }
+        proc enableRaw_mintty {{channel stdin}} {
+            #mintty specific enableRaw
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] eq ""} {
+                if {[catch {exec {*}$sttycmd -g <@$channel} previous_stty_state_$channel]} {
+                    set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                }
+            }
+
+            #REVIEW
+            switch $channel {
+                stdin {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd -icanon -echo -isig
+                }
+                default {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 1
+            }
+            #sometimes mintty on windows has -inputmode available - sometimes not
+            #sometimes mintty seems to need -inputmode to be set manually.
+            catch {
+                chan configure stdin -inputmode raw
+            }
+            return [dict create previous [set previous_stty_state_$channel]]
+        }
+        proc disableRaw_mintty {{channel stdin}} {
+            #mintty specific disableRaw
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] ne ""} {
+                exec {*}$sttycmd [set previous_stty_state_$channel]
+                set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                puts stderr "previous stty state restored"
+            } else {
+                #REVIEW
+                switch $channel {
+                    stdin {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd icanon echo isig
+                    }
+                    default {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd -raw echo <@$channel
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 0
+            }
+            #sometimes mintty on windows has -inputmode available - sometimes not
+            #sometimes mintty seems to need -inputmode to be set manually.
+            catch {
+                chan configure stdin -inputmode normal
+            }
+            return done
+        }
+    }
+    if {"windows" eq $::tcl_platform(platform) && [info exists ::env(TERM)] &&  $::env(TERM) eq "mintty"} {
+        #note - TERM could also be mintty-direct - apparently for use with wsl.
+        # - we don't use terminfo or termcap here as we try to use ansi device queries etc. Todo - review.
+
+        #we seem to be running in mintty on windows - probably without winpty - so we should be able to use stty to set raw mode.
+        #override the windows enableRaw and disableRaw with the unix versions which use stty - as the twapi versions don't work in this environment.
+
+        #git bash uses mintty - but it seems to behave differently to msys mintty launched directly.
+
+        proc enableRaw {{channel stdin}} [info body ::punk::console::system::enableRaw_mintty]
+        proc disableRaw {{channel stdin}} [info body ::punk::console::system::disableRaw_mintty]
+    }
     #review - document and decide granularity required. should we enable/disable more than one at once?
     proc enable_mouse {} {
         puts -nonewline stdout \x1b\[?1000h
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
index ad27135d..1ebad3f0 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
@@ -1227,11 +1227,19 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
             #only add to seen_entries after we have passed a glob regex check, to avoid marking entries as seen that we haven't actually processed yet.
             set seen_entries [dict create]
 
+            if {$opt_patterndebug} {
+                set debugreport ""
+                foreach win_glob $win_glob_list tcl_re $tcl_regex_list {
+                    append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi winglob: $win_glob" \n
+                    append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclre  : $tcl_re" \n
+                }
+                append debugreport "------------------------------------" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi folderpath: $folderpath" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclglob   : $tcl_glob" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi querycount: [llength $win_glob_list]" \n
+                puts stderr $debugreport
+            }
             foreach win_glob $win_glob_list tcl_re $tcl_regex_list {
-                if {$opt_patterndebug} {
-                    puts stderr ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi winglob: $win_glob"
-                    puts stderr ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclre  : $tcl_re"
-                }
 
                 #REVIEW! windows api pattern match https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/the-unexpected-behaviour-of-directoryinfo-getfiles-with-three-letter-extensions is .. weird. partly due to 8.3 filenames
                 #https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/the-unexpected-behaviour-of-directoryinfo-getfiles-with-three-letter-extensions/
@@ -1384,6 +1392,8 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
 
                     set entry_archive 0
                     set entry_directory 0
+                    set entry_link_to_file 0
+                    set entry_link_to_directory 0
                     set entry_hidden 0
                     set entry_readonly 0
                     set entry_reparse_point 0
@@ -1519,9 +1529,6 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                         #this concept doesn't correspond 1-to-1 with unix links
                         #https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/reparse-points
                         #review - and see which if any actually belong in the links key of our return
-                        if {$skip_links} {
-                            continue
-                        }
 
                         #One thing it could be, is a 'mounted folder' https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/determining-whether-a-directory-is-a-volume-mount-point
                         #
@@ -1539,41 +1546,55 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                         #
                         #Note also - a shortcut created in explorer with drag and drop to an existant folder is a different animal to a symlink (file with .lnk extension) even though it looks the same in explorer window.
                         #
-                        #links are techically files too, whether they point to a file/dir or nothing.
+
+                        #--------------------------------------
+                        #review
+                        #for consistency with tcl glob - we can't skip - it may point to a file or directory.
+                        #--------------------------------------
+
                         if {!$entry_directory} {
-                            #review - other attributes? will we see a link to a link here?
+                            set entry_link_to_file 1
                             dict set linkdata target_type file
                         } else {
+                            set entry_link_to_directory 1
                             dict set linkdata target_type directory
                         }
-                        lappend links $fullname
-                        #set ftype "l"
+                        #review - other attributes? will we see a link to a link here?
+                        #this branch will never be taken as we're currently setting either entry_link_to_file or entry_link_to_directory
+                        #if {$skip_links && !$entry_link_to_directory && !$entry_link_to_file} {
+                        #    continue
+                        #}
+
+
+                        if {!$skip_links} {
+                            lappend links $fullname
+                            dict set linkdata linktype reparse_point
+                            if {$opt_linkinfo} {
+                                #dict set linkdata reparseinfo [dict get $attrdict -reparseinfo]
+                                dict set linkdata reparseinfo $entry_reparse_info
+                            }
+                        }
                         set do_sizes $do_sizes_l
                         set do_times $do_times_l
-
-                        dict set linkdata linktype reparse_point
-                        if {$opt_linkinfo} {
-                            #dict set linkdata reparseinfo [dict get $attrdict -reparseinfo]
-                            dict set linkdata reparseinfo $entry_reparse_info
-                        }
                     }
-                    if {$entry_directory} {
-                        #consider all directories to be executable for now - as this what TCL glob does on windows.
-                        #review - should check ACLS if 'x' type is given, as seems to be done on unix.
-                        if {$skip_dirs} {
-                            continue
-                        }
-                        if {!$entry_reparse_point} {
+
+                    if {$skip_dirs && ($entry_directory || $entry_link_to_directory)} {
+                        continue
+                    } elseif {$entry_directory} {
+                            #consider all directories to be executable for now - as this what TCL glob does on windows.
+                            #review - should check ACLS if 'x' type is given, as seems to be done on unix.
+                        #if {!$entry_reparse_point} {
                             lappend dirs $fullname
                             #set ftype "d"
                             set do_sizes $do_sizes_d
                             set do_times $do_times_d
-                        } else {
-                            #other mechanisms can't immediately classify a link as file vs directory - so we don't return this info in the main dirs/files collections 
-                            dict set linkdata target_type directory
-                        }
+                        #} else {
+                        #    dict set linkdata target_type directory
+                        #}
                     }
-                    if {!$entry_reparse_point && !$entry_directory} {
+
+
+                    if {$entry_link_to_file || (!$entry_reparse_point && !$entry_directory)} {
                         #review - is anything that isn't a reparse_point or a directory, some sort of 'file' in this context? What about the 'device' attribute? Can that occur in a directory listing of some sort?
                         if {$skip_files} {
                             continue
@@ -1620,9 +1641,6 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                             m [twapi::large_system_time_to_secs_since_1970 [dict get $iteminfo mtime]]\
                         ]
                     }
-                    #if {[dict size $linkdata]} {
-                    #    dict set linkinfo $fullname $linkdata
-                    #}
                     if {[llength $linkdata]} {
                         dict set linkinfo $fullname $linkdata
                     }
@@ -1686,14 +1704,17 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
             }
             return $vfsmounts
         }
-        #work around the horrible tilde-expansion thing (not needed for tcl 9+)
+
         proc file_join_one {base newtail} {
+            #work around the horrible tilde-expansion thing (not needed for tcl 9+)
+            #note base could be c: or c:/
+            # we need to be careful not to introduce extra slashes - file join should already do the right thing.
             if {[string index $newtail 0] ne {~}} {
-                #return [file join $base $newtail]
-                return $base/$newtail
+                return [file join $base $newtail]
+                #return $base/$newtail
             }
-            #return [file join $base ./$newtail]
-            return $base/./$newtail
+            return [file join $base ./$newtail]
+            #return $base/./$newtail
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
index fe8cfc7e..08e870eb 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::lib::check {
     #These are reported in warning output of 'help tcl' - or used for workarounds in some cases.
 
     proc has_tclbug_caseinsensitiveglob_windows {} {
-        #https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl/tktview/108904173c - not accepted
+        #https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl/tktview/108904173c
 
+        set bug 0 ;#default only
         if {"windows" ne $::tcl_platform(platform)} {
             set bug 0
         } else {
@@ -151,10 +152,10 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::lib::check {
                     break
                 }
             }
-            return [dict create bug $bug bugref 108904173c description "glob with patterns on windows can return inconsistently cased results - apparently by design." level warning]
-            #possibly related anomaly is that a returned result with case that doesn't match that of the file in the underlying filesystem can't be normalized
-            # to the correct case without doing some sort of string manipulation on the result such as 'string range $f 0 end' to affect the internal representation.
         }
+        #possibly related anomaly is that a returned result with case that doesn't match that of the file in the underlying filesystem can't be normalized
+        # to the correct case without doing some sort of string manipulation on the result such as 'string range $f 0 end' to affect the internal representation.
+        return [dict create bug $bug bugref 108904173c description "glob with patterns on windows can return inconsistently cased results" level medium]
     }
 
     #todo: it would be nice to test for the other portion of issue 108904173c - that on unix with a mounted case-insensitive filesystem we get other inconsistencies.
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
index 6d877c5f..729d0ffb 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         #This means accounting for prefixes of valid options and determining if they accept a parameter (which is allowed to begin with a dash) or not.
         #Any argument that is in a possible option position and begins with a dash but isn't a valid option (or the -- itself)
         #should raise an error rather than being treated as a literal glob pattern.
-        #set valid_options [list -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types]
+        set valid_options [list -patterndebug -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types]
         #set solo_options [list -nocomplain -join -tails]
         set options [dict create] ;#for solos we will set the value to 1, for options that take parameters we will set the value to the parameter
         set patterns [list]
@@ -1669,9 +1669,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 break
             }
             #flag-like argument before -- we need to check if arg is a valid option or not
-            set full_option_name [tcl::prefix::match {-directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types} $a]
+            set full_option_name [tcl::prefix::match {-patterndebug -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types} $a]
             switch -- $full_option_name {
-                -directory - -path - -types {
+                -patterndebug - -directory - -path - -types {
                     #option takes a parameter - so next arg is parameter even if it looks like an option
                     if {$j < $arglen} {
                         dict set options $full_option_name [lindex $args $j]
@@ -1681,9 +1681,12 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                         error "fglob: option \"$a\" requires a parameter but none found"
                     }
                 }
-                default {
+                -join - -nocomplain - -tails {
                     dict set options $full_option_name 1
                 }
+                default {
+                    error "fglob: bad option \"$a\": must be a unique prefix of [join $valid_options ", "] or --"
+                }
             }
         }
         #return [dict create options $options patterns $patterns]
@@ -1701,6 +1704,11 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         } else {
             set types {}
         }
+        if {[dict exists $options -patterndebug]} {
+            set opt_patterndebug [dict get $options -patterndebug]
+        } else {
+            set opt_patterndebug 0
+        }
 
         #todo - fix for multiple absolute paths supplied.
         #e.g c:/cmdfiles/*.exe c:/repo/jn/shellspy/bin/*.exe
@@ -1711,7 +1719,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         #It does not seem to sort or de-dup, or group results by type.
         set results [list]
         foreach pattern $patterns {
-            set resultd [dirfiles_dict -portabilitycheck 0 -searchbase $basedir  -with_times 0 -with_sizes 0 -link_info 0 -types $types -tailglob $pattern]
+            set resultd [dirfiles_dict -patterndebug $opt_patterndebug -portabilitycheck 0 -searchbase $basedir  -with_times 0 -with_sizes 0 -link_info 0 -types $types -tailglob $pattern]
             #puts [showdict $resultd]
             #todo - other types?
             lappend results {*}[dict get $resultd dirs] {*}[dict get $resultd files] {*}[dict get $resultd links]
@@ -1809,9 +1817,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
             foreach fileset [list dirs files links underlayfiles flaggedhidden flaggedreadonly flaggedsystem nonportable vfsmounts] {
                 set stripped [list]
                 foreach fullname [set $fileset] {
-                    set shortname [strip_prefix_depth $fullname $common_base]
-                    dict set fkeys $shortname $fullname ;#cache so we can retrieve already normalised name without re-hitting filesystem
-                    lappend stripped $shortname
+                    set base_relative_path [strip_prefix_depth $fullname $common_base]
+                    dict set fkeys $base_relative_path $fullname ;#cache so we can retrieve already normalised name without re-hitting filesystem
+                    lappend stripped $base_relative_path
                 }
                 set $fileset $stripped
             }
@@ -1826,6 +1834,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         set file_symlinks   [list]
         set dir_symlinks    [list]
         set dir_shortcuts   [list]  ;#windows shell links (.lnk) that have a target that is a directory
+        set file_shortcuts  [list]  ;#windows shell links (.lnk) that have a target that is a file
         foreach s $links {
             if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $s target_type]} {
                 #some mechanisms such as twapi can provide the target_type info so we don't have to re-hit the filesystem.
@@ -1836,7 +1845,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     }
                     directory {
                         lappend dir_symlinks $s
-                        lappend dirs $s
+                        #lappend dirs $s
                     }
                     default {
                         puts stderr "Warning - cannot determine link type for link $s (target_type value is:$target_type)"
@@ -1849,7 +1858,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     #will be appended in finfo_plus later
                 } elseif {[file isdirectory $s]} {
                     lappend dir_symlinks $s
-                    lappend dirs $s
+                    #lappend dirs $s
                 } else {
                     #dunno - warn for now
                     puts stderr "Warning - cannot determine link type for link $s"
@@ -1899,36 +1908,52 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 set ts "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents times]]"
             }
             set note ""
+            if {$f in $file_symlinks} {
+                set note "link" ;#default only
+                if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
+                    if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
+                        set note "reparse_point"
+                        if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
+                            append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             lappend finfo [list file $f display "[overtype::left $c2a $f] [overtype::right $c2b $s] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
         }
         set flink_style [punk::ansi::a+ undercurly underline undt-green] ;#curly green underline with fallback to normal underline
         set dlink_style [punk::ansi::a+ undercurly underline undt-green]
         #We use an underline so the visual styling of a link can coexist with fg/bg colors applied for other attributes such as hidden
-        foreach flink $file_symlinks {
-            if {[dict size $fkeys]} {
-                set key [dict get $fkeys $flink]
-            } else {
-                set key $flink
-            }
-            if {[dict exists $contents times $key m]} {
-                set mtime [dict get $contents times $key m]
-                set ts [tcl::clock::format $mtime -format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"]
-            } else {
-                set ts "[string repeat { } 19]"
-            }
-            set note "link" ;#default only
-            if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
-                if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
-                    set note "reparse_point"
-                    if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
-                        append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
-                }
-            }
-            lappend finfo [list file $flink display "$flink_style[overtype::left $c2a $flink] [overtype::right $c2b 0] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
-        }
+
+        #review
+        #foreach flink $file_symlinks {
+        #    if {[dict size $fkeys]} {
+        #        set key [dict get $fkeys $flink]
+        #    } else {
+        #        set key $flink
+        #    }
+        #    if {[dict exists $contents times $key m]} {
+        #        set mtime [dict get $contents times $key m]
+        #        set ts [tcl::clock::format $mtime -format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"]
+        #    } else {
+        #        set ts "[string repeat { } 19]"
+        #    }
+        #    set note "link" ;#default only
+        #    if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
+        #        if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
+        #            set note "reparse_point"
+        #            if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
+        #                append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
+        #            }
+        #        } else {
+        #            append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
+        #        }
+        #    }
+        #    lappend finfo [list file $flink display "$flink_style[overtype::left $c2a $flink] [overtype::right $c2b 0] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
+        #}
 
         set fshortcut_style [punk::ansi::a+ underdotted underline undt-hotpink]
         set dshortcut_style [punk::ansi::a+ underdotted underline undt-hotpink]
@@ -1988,6 +2013,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                                 }
                                 dict set fdict display $display
                                 lappend finfo_plus $fdict
+                                lappend file_shortcuts $fname
                             }
                             directory {
                                 #target of link is a dir - for display/categorisation purposes we want to see it as a dir
@@ -2064,29 +2090,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     #lappend d1_overrides underline undt-red ;#we use underlins to indicate symlinks and shortcuts, so we shouldn't use underlines here if possible.
                     lappend d1_overrides italic bold
                 }
-                #if {$d in $vfsmounts} {
-                #    if {$d in $flaggedhidden} {
-                #        #we could have a hidden dir which is also a vfs.. colour will be overridden giving no indication of 'hidden' status - REVIEW
-                #        #(This situation encountered on windows - even though file attr showed -hidden 0 - the glob with -types hidden returned it.. possibly a tcl glob bug on windows)
-                #        #mark it differently for now.. (todo bug report?)
-                #        if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red Yellow bold]
-                #        } else {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ green Purple bold]
-                #        }
-                #    } else {
-                #        if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red White bold]
-                #        } else {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ green bold]
-                #        }
-                #    }
-                #} else {
-                #    if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #        set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red bold]
-                #    }
-                #}
-                #dlink-style & dshortcut_style are for underlines - can be added with colours already set
+                #dlink_style & dshortcut_style are for underlines - can be added with colours already set
 
                 if {[llength $d1_overrides]} {
                     set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ {*}$d1_overrides]
@@ -2111,6 +2115,10 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 if {[llength $f1_overrides]} {
                     set f1 [punk::ansi::a+ {*}$f1_overrides]
                 }
+                if {$fname in $file_symlinks} {
+                    append f1 $flink_style
+                }
+                #fshortcut_style already set in the display string for shortcuts targeting files, so we don't need to add it here.
                 lappend displaylist [overtype::left $col1 $d1$d$RST]$f1$fdisp$RST
             } else {
                 #either there are no files or opt_listing is / = show dirs only (some of which may have actually been files that were links/shortcuts to directories)
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
index 486720e8..73e5c925 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
@@ -92,8 +92,27 @@ package require textblock
 
 
 if {![info exists ::env(SHELL)]} {
-    set ::env(SHELL) punk86
+    #we'll follow posix convention of env(SHELL) being set to the absolute path of the shell executable
+    #reference: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/basedefs/V1_chap08.html
+
+    #For example if we launch mintty from within punk, it will pick this up and then launch the new mintty with this shell. seems reasonable.
+    #some terminals launched from within punk will ignore this - but maintain the value: e.g tabby, rio
+    #others might ignore it but also clear or not pass it e.g wt, wezterm
+
+    #terminals that ignore it are presumably using a stored default shell from their own config.
+
+    #shell programs such as cmd.exe, powershell.exe seem to maintain the env variable if launched from within punk.
+
+    #we will respect the existing env(SHELL) if it is set
+    #- as that is the standard way to indicate the user's preferred shell - but if it isn't set, we'll set it to the current executable.
+    #This allows child processes launched from the shell to pick up on the fact they are running in a shell environment, and also allows nested shells to work correctly.
+
+    #review - what about the args the current shell was launched with?
+
+    set ::env(SHELL) [file normalize [info nameofexecutable]]
 }
+
+
 if {![info exists ::env(TERM)]} {
     # tset -r seems to rely on env(TERM) - so this doesn't seem to work
     #if {![catch {exec tset -r} result]} {
@@ -1429,6 +1448,8 @@ proc repl::repl_handler {inputchan readmore prompt_config} {
     set rawmode 0
     set original_input_conf [chan configure $inputchan] ;#whether repl is in line or raw mode - we restore the inputchan (stdin) state
     if {[dict exists $original_input_conf -inputmode]} {
+        #review - when terminal is mintty and we switch to raw mode, the change isn't relected in chan configures '-inputmode' why?
+
         if {[dict get $original_input_conf -inputmode] eq "raw"} {
             #user or script has apparently put stdin into raw mode - update punk::console::is_raw to match
             set rawmode 1
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
index 6c31f56a..ee70e368 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::winlnk {
                 -summary\
                 "Show information about a .lnk file (windows shortcut)"\
                 -help\
-                "Print to stdout the information obtained by parsing the binary data in a windows .lnk file, in a human readable format.
+                "Return information obtained by parsing the binary data in a windows .lnk file, in a human readable format.
                 If the .lnk header check fails, then the .lnk file probably isn't really a shortcut file and an error message will be printed."
             @values -min 1 -max 1
             path -type string -help "Path to the .lnk file to resolve"
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::winlnk {
                     append querystring "$field "
                 }
             }
-            puts "querystring: $querystring"
+            #puts "querystring: $querystring"
             return [punk::lib::showdict $info {*}$querystring]
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
index cb6f796b..d2ed8045 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
@@ -9387,7 +9387,6 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::args {
                                                 set chosen $bestmatch
                                                 set choice_in_list 1
                                             }
-                                            puts ">>>>> chosen: $chosen bestmatch: $bestmatch for c_check: $c_check choices_test: $choices_test allchoices: $allchoices"
                                         } else {
                                             set chosen [tcl::prefix::match -error "" [list {*}[lsort -unique $allchoices] {*}$choiceprefixreservelist] $c_check]
                                             if {$chosen eq "" || $chosen in $choiceprefixreservelist} {
@@ -9413,7 +9412,6 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::args {
                                         if {$choicemultiple_max != -1 && $choicemultiple_max < 2} {
                                             #single choice allowed per clause-member
                                             if {$is_multiple} {
-                                                puts ">>>>> existing:'$existing' element_index:$element_index choice_index:$choice_idx chosen: $chosen"
                                                 if {$clause_size == 1} {
                                                     #no list wrapping of single element in $dname dict - so don't index into it with element_index
                                                     #lset existing       $element_index $chosen ;#wrong - test::punk::args test: choice_multiple_with_choiceprefix.
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
index c64720d2..750e6518 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
     #Note that windows terminal cooked mode seems to use 8 for interactive use even if set differently
     #e.g typing tab characters may still be echoed 8-spaced while writing to stdout my obey the terminal's tab stops.
     variable has_twapi 0
+
+
     variable previous_stty_state_stdin ""
     variable previous_stty_state_stdout ""
     variable previous_stty_state_stderr ""
@@ -565,7 +567,128 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
             return done
         }
     }
+    namespace eval system {
+        proc enableRaw_unix {{channel stdin}} {
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] eq ""} {
+                if {[catch {exec {*}$sttycmd -g <@$channel} previous_stty_state_$channel]} {
+                    set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                }
+            }
 
+            #REVIEW
+            switch $channel {
+                stdin {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd -icanon -echo -isig
+                }
+                default {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 1
+            }
+            return [dict create previous [set previous_stty_state_$channel]]
+        }
+        proc disableRaw_unix {{channel stdin}} {
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] ne ""} {
+                exec {*}$sttycmd [set previous_stty_state_$channel]
+                set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+            } else {
+                #REVIEW
+                switch $channel {
+                    stdin {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd icanon echo isig
+                    }
+                    default {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd -raw echo <@$channel
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 0
+            }
+            return done
+        }
+        proc enableRaw_mintty {{channel stdin}} {
+            #mintty specific enableRaw
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] eq ""} {
+                if {[catch {exec {*}$sttycmd -g <@$channel} previous_stty_state_$channel]} {
+                    set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                }
+            }
+
+            #REVIEW
+            switch $channel {
+                stdin {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd -icanon -echo -isig
+                }
+                default {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 1
+            }
+            #sometimes mintty on windows has -inputmode available - sometimes not
+            #sometimes mintty seems to need -inputmode to be set manually.
+            catch {
+                chan configure stdin -inputmode raw
+            }
+            return [dict create previous [set previous_stty_state_$channel]]
+        }
+        proc disableRaw_mintty {{channel stdin}} {
+            #mintty specific disableRaw
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] ne ""} {
+                exec {*}$sttycmd [set previous_stty_state_$channel]
+                set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                puts stderr "previous stty state restored"
+            } else {
+                #REVIEW
+                switch $channel {
+                    stdin {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd icanon echo isig
+                    }
+                    default {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd -raw echo <@$channel
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 0
+            }
+            #sometimes mintty on windows has -inputmode available - sometimes not
+            #sometimes mintty seems to need -inputmode to be set manually.
+            catch {
+                chan configure stdin -inputmode normal
+            }
+            return done
+        }
+    }
+    if {"windows" eq $::tcl_platform(platform) && [info exists ::env(TERM)] &&  $::env(TERM) eq "mintty"} {
+        #note - TERM could also be mintty-direct - apparently for use with wsl.
+        # - we don't use terminfo or termcap here as we try to use ansi device queries etc. Todo - review.
+
+        #we seem to be running in mintty on windows - probably without winpty - so we should be able to use stty to set raw mode.
+        #override the windows enableRaw and disableRaw with the unix versions which use stty - as the twapi versions don't work in this environment.
+
+        #git bash uses mintty - but it seems to behave differently to msys mintty launched directly.
+
+        proc enableRaw {{channel stdin}} [info body ::punk::console::system::enableRaw_mintty]
+        proc disableRaw {{channel stdin}} [info body ::punk::console::system::disableRaw_mintty]
+    }
     #review - document and decide granularity required. should we enable/disable more than one at once?
     proc enable_mouse {} {
         puts -nonewline stdout \x1b\[?1000h
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
index ad27135d..1ebad3f0 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
@@ -1227,11 +1227,19 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
             #only add to seen_entries after we have passed a glob regex check, to avoid marking entries as seen that we haven't actually processed yet.
             set seen_entries [dict create]
 
+            if {$opt_patterndebug} {
+                set debugreport ""
+                foreach win_glob $win_glob_list tcl_re $tcl_regex_list {
+                    append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi winglob: $win_glob" \n
+                    append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclre  : $tcl_re" \n
+                }
+                append debugreport "------------------------------------" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi folderpath: $folderpath" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclglob   : $tcl_glob" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi querycount: [llength $win_glob_list]" \n
+                puts stderr $debugreport
+            }
             foreach win_glob $win_glob_list tcl_re $tcl_regex_list {
-                if {$opt_patterndebug} {
-                    puts stderr ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi winglob: $win_glob"
-                    puts stderr ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclre  : $tcl_re"
-                }
 
                 #REVIEW! windows api pattern match https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/the-unexpected-behaviour-of-directoryinfo-getfiles-with-three-letter-extensions is .. weird. partly due to 8.3 filenames
                 #https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/the-unexpected-behaviour-of-directoryinfo-getfiles-with-three-letter-extensions/
@@ -1384,6 +1392,8 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
 
                     set entry_archive 0
                     set entry_directory 0
+                    set entry_link_to_file 0
+                    set entry_link_to_directory 0
                     set entry_hidden 0
                     set entry_readonly 0
                     set entry_reparse_point 0
@@ -1519,9 +1529,6 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                         #this concept doesn't correspond 1-to-1 with unix links
                         #https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/reparse-points
                         #review - and see which if any actually belong in the links key of our return
-                        if {$skip_links} {
-                            continue
-                        }
 
                         #One thing it could be, is a 'mounted folder' https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/determining-whether-a-directory-is-a-volume-mount-point
                         #
@@ -1539,41 +1546,55 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                         #
                         #Note also - a shortcut created in explorer with drag and drop to an existant folder is a different animal to a symlink (file with .lnk extension) even though it looks the same in explorer window.
                         #
-                        #links are techically files too, whether they point to a file/dir or nothing.
+
+                        #--------------------------------------
+                        #review
+                        #for consistency with tcl glob - we can't skip - it may point to a file or directory.
+                        #--------------------------------------
+
                         if {!$entry_directory} {
-                            #review - other attributes? will we see a link to a link here?
+                            set entry_link_to_file 1
                             dict set linkdata target_type file
                         } else {
+                            set entry_link_to_directory 1
                             dict set linkdata target_type directory
                         }
-                        lappend links $fullname
-                        #set ftype "l"
+                        #review - other attributes? will we see a link to a link here?
+                        #this branch will never be taken as we're currently setting either entry_link_to_file or entry_link_to_directory
+                        #if {$skip_links && !$entry_link_to_directory && !$entry_link_to_file} {
+                        #    continue
+                        #}
+
+
+                        if {!$skip_links} {
+                            lappend links $fullname
+                            dict set linkdata linktype reparse_point
+                            if {$opt_linkinfo} {
+                                #dict set linkdata reparseinfo [dict get $attrdict -reparseinfo]
+                                dict set linkdata reparseinfo $entry_reparse_info
+                            }
+                        }
                         set do_sizes $do_sizes_l
                         set do_times $do_times_l
-
-                        dict set linkdata linktype reparse_point
-                        if {$opt_linkinfo} {
-                            #dict set linkdata reparseinfo [dict get $attrdict -reparseinfo]
-                            dict set linkdata reparseinfo $entry_reparse_info
-                        }
                     }
-                    if {$entry_directory} {
-                        #consider all directories to be executable for now - as this what TCL glob does on windows.
-                        #review - should check ACLS if 'x' type is given, as seems to be done on unix.
-                        if {$skip_dirs} {
-                            continue
-                        }
-                        if {!$entry_reparse_point} {
+
+                    if {$skip_dirs && ($entry_directory || $entry_link_to_directory)} {
+                        continue
+                    } elseif {$entry_directory} {
+                            #consider all directories to be executable for now - as this what TCL glob does on windows.
+                            #review - should check ACLS if 'x' type is given, as seems to be done on unix.
+                        #if {!$entry_reparse_point} {
                             lappend dirs $fullname
                             #set ftype "d"
                             set do_sizes $do_sizes_d
                             set do_times $do_times_d
-                        } else {
-                            #other mechanisms can't immediately classify a link as file vs directory - so we don't return this info in the main dirs/files collections 
-                            dict set linkdata target_type directory
-                        }
+                        #} else {
+                        #    dict set linkdata target_type directory
+                        #}
                     }
-                    if {!$entry_reparse_point && !$entry_directory} {
+
+
+                    if {$entry_link_to_file || (!$entry_reparse_point && !$entry_directory)} {
                         #review - is anything that isn't a reparse_point or a directory, some sort of 'file' in this context? What about the 'device' attribute? Can that occur in a directory listing of some sort?
                         if {$skip_files} {
                             continue
@@ -1620,9 +1641,6 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                             m [twapi::large_system_time_to_secs_since_1970 [dict get $iteminfo mtime]]\
                         ]
                     }
-                    #if {[dict size $linkdata]} {
-                    #    dict set linkinfo $fullname $linkdata
-                    #}
                     if {[llength $linkdata]} {
                         dict set linkinfo $fullname $linkdata
                     }
@@ -1686,14 +1704,17 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
             }
             return $vfsmounts
         }
-        #work around the horrible tilde-expansion thing (not needed for tcl 9+)
+
         proc file_join_one {base newtail} {
+            #work around the horrible tilde-expansion thing (not needed for tcl 9+)
+            #note base could be c: or c:/
+            # we need to be careful not to introduce extra slashes - file join should already do the right thing.
             if {[string index $newtail 0] ne {~}} {
-                #return [file join $base $newtail]
-                return $base/$newtail
+                return [file join $base $newtail]
+                #return $base/$newtail
             }
-            #return [file join $base ./$newtail]
-            return $base/./$newtail
+            return [file join $base ./$newtail]
+            #return $base/./$newtail
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
index fe8cfc7e..08e870eb 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::lib::check {
     #These are reported in warning output of 'help tcl' - or used for workarounds in some cases.
 
     proc has_tclbug_caseinsensitiveglob_windows {} {
-        #https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl/tktview/108904173c - not accepted
+        #https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl/tktview/108904173c
 
+        set bug 0 ;#default only
         if {"windows" ne $::tcl_platform(platform)} {
             set bug 0
         } else {
@@ -151,10 +152,10 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::lib::check {
                     break
                 }
             }
-            return [dict create bug $bug bugref 108904173c description "glob with patterns on windows can return inconsistently cased results - apparently by design." level warning]
-            #possibly related anomaly is that a returned result with case that doesn't match that of the file in the underlying filesystem can't be normalized
-            # to the correct case without doing some sort of string manipulation on the result such as 'string range $f 0 end' to affect the internal representation.
         }
+        #possibly related anomaly is that a returned result with case that doesn't match that of the file in the underlying filesystem can't be normalized
+        # to the correct case without doing some sort of string manipulation on the result such as 'string range $f 0 end' to affect the internal representation.
+        return [dict create bug $bug bugref 108904173c description "glob with patterns on windows can return inconsistently cased results" level medium]
     }
 
     #todo: it would be nice to test for the other portion of issue 108904173c - that on unix with a mounted case-insensitive filesystem we get other inconsistencies.
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
index 6d877c5f..729d0ffb 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         #This means accounting for prefixes of valid options and determining if they accept a parameter (which is allowed to begin with a dash) or not.
         #Any argument that is in a possible option position and begins with a dash but isn't a valid option (or the -- itself)
         #should raise an error rather than being treated as a literal glob pattern.
-        #set valid_options [list -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types]
+        set valid_options [list -patterndebug -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types]
         #set solo_options [list -nocomplain -join -tails]
         set options [dict create] ;#for solos we will set the value to 1, for options that take parameters we will set the value to the parameter
         set patterns [list]
@@ -1669,9 +1669,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 break
             }
             #flag-like argument before -- we need to check if arg is a valid option or not
-            set full_option_name [tcl::prefix::match {-directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types} $a]
+            set full_option_name [tcl::prefix::match {-patterndebug -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types} $a]
             switch -- $full_option_name {
-                -directory - -path - -types {
+                -patterndebug - -directory - -path - -types {
                     #option takes a parameter - so next arg is parameter even if it looks like an option
                     if {$j < $arglen} {
                         dict set options $full_option_name [lindex $args $j]
@@ -1681,9 +1681,12 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                         error "fglob: option \"$a\" requires a parameter but none found"
                     }
                 }
-                default {
+                -join - -nocomplain - -tails {
                     dict set options $full_option_name 1
                 }
+                default {
+                    error "fglob: bad option \"$a\": must be a unique prefix of [join $valid_options ", "] or --"
+                }
             }
         }
         #return [dict create options $options patterns $patterns]
@@ -1701,6 +1704,11 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         } else {
             set types {}
         }
+        if {[dict exists $options -patterndebug]} {
+            set opt_patterndebug [dict get $options -patterndebug]
+        } else {
+            set opt_patterndebug 0
+        }
 
         #todo - fix for multiple absolute paths supplied.
         #e.g c:/cmdfiles/*.exe c:/repo/jn/shellspy/bin/*.exe
@@ -1711,7 +1719,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         #It does not seem to sort or de-dup, or group results by type.
         set results [list]
         foreach pattern $patterns {
-            set resultd [dirfiles_dict -portabilitycheck 0 -searchbase $basedir  -with_times 0 -with_sizes 0 -link_info 0 -types $types -tailglob $pattern]
+            set resultd [dirfiles_dict -patterndebug $opt_patterndebug -portabilitycheck 0 -searchbase $basedir  -with_times 0 -with_sizes 0 -link_info 0 -types $types -tailglob $pattern]
             #puts [showdict $resultd]
             #todo - other types?
             lappend results {*}[dict get $resultd dirs] {*}[dict get $resultd files] {*}[dict get $resultd links]
@@ -1809,9 +1817,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
             foreach fileset [list dirs files links underlayfiles flaggedhidden flaggedreadonly flaggedsystem nonportable vfsmounts] {
                 set stripped [list]
                 foreach fullname [set $fileset] {
-                    set shortname [strip_prefix_depth $fullname $common_base]
-                    dict set fkeys $shortname $fullname ;#cache so we can retrieve already normalised name without re-hitting filesystem
-                    lappend stripped $shortname
+                    set base_relative_path [strip_prefix_depth $fullname $common_base]
+                    dict set fkeys $base_relative_path $fullname ;#cache so we can retrieve already normalised name without re-hitting filesystem
+                    lappend stripped $base_relative_path
                 }
                 set $fileset $stripped
             }
@@ -1826,6 +1834,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         set file_symlinks   [list]
         set dir_symlinks    [list]
         set dir_shortcuts   [list]  ;#windows shell links (.lnk) that have a target that is a directory
+        set file_shortcuts  [list]  ;#windows shell links (.lnk) that have a target that is a file
         foreach s $links {
             if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $s target_type]} {
                 #some mechanisms such as twapi can provide the target_type info so we don't have to re-hit the filesystem.
@@ -1836,7 +1845,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     }
                     directory {
                         lappend dir_symlinks $s
-                        lappend dirs $s
+                        #lappend dirs $s
                     }
                     default {
                         puts stderr "Warning - cannot determine link type for link $s (target_type value is:$target_type)"
@@ -1849,7 +1858,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     #will be appended in finfo_plus later
                 } elseif {[file isdirectory $s]} {
                     lappend dir_symlinks $s
-                    lappend dirs $s
+                    #lappend dirs $s
                 } else {
                     #dunno - warn for now
                     puts stderr "Warning - cannot determine link type for link $s"
@@ -1899,36 +1908,52 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 set ts "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents times]]"
             }
             set note ""
+            if {$f in $file_symlinks} {
+                set note "link" ;#default only
+                if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
+                    if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
+                        set note "reparse_point"
+                        if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
+                            append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             lappend finfo [list file $f display "[overtype::left $c2a $f] [overtype::right $c2b $s] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
         }
         set flink_style [punk::ansi::a+ undercurly underline undt-green] ;#curly green underline with fallback to normal underline
         set dlink_style [punk::ansi::a+ undercurly underline undt-green]
         #We use an underline so the visual styling of a link can coexist with fg/bg colors applied for other attributes such as hidden
-        foreach flink $file_symlinks {
-            if {[dict size $fkeys]} {
-                set key [dict get $fkeys $flink]
-            } else {
-                set key $flink
-            }
-            if {[dict exists $contents times $key m]} {
-                set mtime [dict get $contents times $key m]
-                set ts [tcl::clock::format $mtime -format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"]
-            } else {
-                set ts "[string repeat { } 19]"
-            }
-            set note "link" ;#default only
-            if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
-                if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
-                    set note "reparse_point"
-                    if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
-                        append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
-                }
-            }
-            lappend finfo [list file $flink display "$flink_style[overtype::left $c2a $flink] [overtype::right $c2b 0] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
-        }
+
+        #review
+        #foreach flink $file_symlinks {
+        #    if {[dict size $fkeys]} {
+        #        set key [dict get $fkeys $flink]
+        #    } else {
+        #        set key $flink
+        #    }
+        #    if {[dict exists $contents times $key m]} {
+        #        set mtime [dict get $contents times $key m]
+        #        set ts [tcl::clock::format $mtime -format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"]
+        #    } else {
+        #        set ts "[string repeat { } 19]"
+        #    }
+        #    set note "link" ;#default only
+        #    if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
+        #        if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
+        #            set note "reparse_point"
+        #            if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
+        #                append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
+        #            }
+        #        } else {
+        #            append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
+        #        }
+        #    }
+        #    lappend finfo [list file $flink display "$flink_style[overtype::left $c2a $flink] [overtype::right $c2b 0] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
+        #}
 
         set fshortcut_style [punk::ansi::a+ underdotted underline undt-hotpink]
         set dshortcut_style [punk::ansi::a+ underdotted underline undt-hotpink]
@@ -1988,6 +2013,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                                 }
                                 dict set fdict display $display
                                 lappend finfo_plus $fdict
+                                lappend file_shortcuts $fname
                             }
                             directory {
                                 #target of link is a dir - for display/categorisation purposes we want to see it as a dir
@@ -2064,29 +2090,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     #lappend d1_overrides underline undt-red ;#we use underlins to indicate symlinks and shortcuts, so we shouldn't use underlines here if possible.
                     lappend d1_overrides italic bold
                 }
-                #if {$d in $vfsmounts} {
-                #    if {$d in $flaggedhidden} {
-                #        #we could have a hidden dir which is also a vfs.. colour will be overridden giving no indication of 'hidden' status - REVIEW
-                #        #(This situation encountered on windows - even though file attr showed -hidden 0 - the glob with -types hidden returned it.. possibly a tcl glob bug on windows)
-                #        #mark it differently for now.. (todo bug report?)
-                #        if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red Yellow bold]
-                #        } else {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ green Purple bold]
-                #        }
-                #    } else {
-                #        if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red White bold]
-                #        } else {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ green bold]
-                #        }
-                #    }
-                #} else {
-                #    if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #        set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red bold]
-                #    }
-                #}
-                #dlink-style & dshortcut_style are for underlines - can be added with colours already set
+                #dlink_style & dshortcut_style are for underlines - can be added with colours already set
 
                 if {[llength $d1_overrides]} {
                     set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ {*}$d1_overrides]
@@ -2111,6 +2115,10 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 if {[llength $f1_overrides]} {
                     set f1 [punk::ansi::a+ {*}$f1_overrides]
                 }
+                if {$fname in $file_symlinks} {
+                    append f1 $flink_style
+                }
+                #fshortcut_style already set in the display string for shortcuts targeting files, so we don't need to add it here.
                 lappend displaylist [overtype::left $col1 $d1$d$RST]$f1$fdisp$RST
             } else {
                 #either there are no files or opt_listing is / = show dirs only (some of which may have actually been files that were links/shortcuts to directories)
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
index 486720e8..73e5c925 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
@@ -92,8 +92,27 @@ package require textblock
 
 
 if {![info exists ::env(SHELL)]} {
-    set ::env(SHELL) punk86
+    #we'll follow posix convention of env(SHELL) being set to the absolute path of the shell executable
+    #reference: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/basedefs/V1_chap08.html
+
+    #For example if we launch mintty from within punk, it will pick this up and then launch the new mintty with this shell. seems reasonable.
+    #some terminals launched from within punk will ignore this - but maintain the value: e.g tabby, rio
+    #others might ignore it but also clear or not pass it e.g wt, wezterm
+
+    #terminals that ignore it are presumably using a stored default shell from their own config.
+
+    #shell programs such as cmd.exe, powershell.exe seem to maintain the env variable if launched from within punk.
+
+    #we will respect the existing env(SHELL) if it is set
+    #- as that is the standard way to indicate the user's preferred shell - but if it isn't set, we'll set it to the current executable.
+    #This allows child processes launched from the shell to pick up on the fact they are running in a shell environment, and also allows nested shells to work correctly.
+
+    #review - what about the args the current shell was launched with?
+
+    set ::env(SHELL) [file normalize [info nameofexecutable]]
 }
+
+
 if {![info exists ::env(TERM)]} {
     # tset -r seems to rely on env(TERM) - so this doesn't seem to work
     #if {![catch {exec tset -r} result]} {
@@ -1429,6 +1448,8 @@ proc repl::repl_handler {inputchan readmore prompt_config} {
     set rawmode 0
     set original_input_conf [chan configure $inputchan] ;#whether repl is in line or raw mode - we restore the inputchan (stdin) state
     if {[dict exists $original_input_conf -inputmode]} {
+        #review - when terminal is mintty and we switch to raw mode, the change isn't relected in chan configures '-inputmode' why?
+
         if {[dict get $original_input_conf -inputmode] eq "raw"} {
             #user or script has apparently put stdin into raw mode - update punk::console::is_raw to match
             set rawmode 1
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
index 6c31f56a..ee70e368 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::winlnk {
                 -summary\
                 "Show information about a .lnk file (windows shortcut)"\
                 -help\
-                "Print to stdout the information obtained by parsing the binary data in a windows .lnk file, in a human readable format.
+                "Return information obtained by parsing the binary data in a windows .lnk file, in a human readable format.
                 If the .lnk header check fails, then the .lnk file probably isn't really a shortcut file and an error message will be printed."
             @values -min 1 -max 1
             path -type string -help "Path to the .lnk file to resolve"
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::winlnk {
                     append querystring "$field "
                 }
             }
-            puts "querystring: $querystring"
+            #puts "querystring: $querystring"
             return [punk::lib::showdict $info {*}$querystring]
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
index cb6f796b..d2ed8045 100644
--- a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
+++ b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
@@ -9387,7 +9387,6 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::args {
                                                 set chosen $bestmatch
                                                 set choice_in_list 1
                                             }
-                                            puts ">>>>> chosen: $chosen bestmatch: $bestmatch for c_check: $c_check choices_test: $choices_test allchoices: $allchoices"
                                         } else {
                                             set chosen [tcl::prefix::match -error "" [list {*}[lsort -unique $allchoices] {*}$choiceprefixreservelist] $c_check]
                                             if {$chosen eq "" || $chosen in $choiceprefixreservelist} {
@@ -9413,7 +9412,6 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::args {
                                         if {$choicemultiple_max != -1 && $choicemultiple_max < 2} {
                                             #single choice allowed per clause-member
                                             if {$is_multiple} {
-                                                puts ">>>>> existing:'$existing' element_index:$element_index choice_index:$choice_idx chosen: $chosen"
                                                 if {$clause_size == 1} {
                                                     #no list wrapping of single element in $dname dict - so don't index into it with element_index
                                                     #lset existing       $element_index $chosen ;#wrong - test::punk::args test: choice_multiple_with_choiceprefix.
diff --git a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
index c64720d2..750e6518 100644
--- a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
+++ b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/console-0.1.1.tm
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
     #Note that windows terminal cooked mode seems to use 8 for interactive use even if set differently
     #e.g typing tab characters may still be echoed 8-spaced while writing to stdout my obey the terminal's tab stops.
     variable has_twapi 0
+
+
     variable previous_stty_state_stdin ""
     variable previous_stty_state_stdout ""
     variable previous_stty_state_stderr ""
@@ -565,7 +567,128 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
             return done
         }
     }
+    namespace eval system {
+        proc enableRaw_unix {{channel stdin}} {
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] eq ""} {
+                if {[catch {exec {*}$sttycmd -g <@$channel} previous_stty_state_$channel]} {
+                    set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                }
+            }
 
+            #REVIEW
+            switch $channel {
+                stdin {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd -icanon -echo -isig
+                }
+                default {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 1
+            }
+            return [dict create previous [set previous_stty_state_$channel]]
+        }
+        proc disableRaw_unix {{channel stdin}} {
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] ne ""} {
+                exec {*}$sttycmd [set previous_stty_state_$channel]
+                set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+            } else {
+                #REVIEW
+                switch $channel {
+                    stdin {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd icanon echo isig
+                    }
+                    default {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd -raw echo <@$channel
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 0
+            }
+            return done
+        }
+        proc enableRaw_mintty {{channel stdin}} {
+            #mintty specific enableRaw
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] eq ""} {
+                if {[catch {exec {*}$sttycmd -g <@$channel} previous_stty_state_$channel]} {
+                    set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                }
+            }
+
+            #REVIEW
+            switch $channel {
+                stdin {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd -icanon -echo -isig
+                }
+                default {
+                    exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 1
+            }
+            #sometimes mintty on windows has -inputmode available - sometimes not
+            #sometimes mintty seems to need -inputmode to be set manually.
+            catch {
+                chan configure stdin -inputmode raw
+            }
+            return [dict create previous [set previous_stty_state_$channel]]
+        }
+        proc disableRaw_mintty {{channel stdin}} {
+            #mintty specific disableRaw
+            upvar ::punk::console::previous_stty_state_$channel previous_stty_state_$channel
+
+            set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
+            if {[set previous_stty_state_$channel] ne ""} {
+                exec {*}$sttycmd [set previous_stty_state_$channel]
+                set previous_stty_state_$channel ""
+                puts stderr "previous stty state restored"
+            } else {
+                #REVIEW
+                switch $channel {
+                    stdin {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd icanon echo isig
+                    }
+                    default {
+                        exec {*}$sttycmd -raw echo <@$channel
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            catch {
+                tsv::set console is_raw 0
+            }
+            #sometimes mintty on windows has -inputmode available - sometimes not
+            #sometimes mintty seems to need -inputmode to be set manually.
+            catch {
+                chan configure stdin -inputmode normal
+            }
+            return done
+        }
+    }
+    if {"windows" eq $::tcl_platform(platform) && [info exists ::env(TERM)] &&  $::env(TERM) eq "mintty"} {
+        #note - TERM could also be mintty-direct - apparently for use with wsl.
+        # - we don't use terminfo or termcap here as we try to use ansi device queries etc. Todo - review.
+
+        #we seem to be running in mintty on windows - probably without winpty - so we should be able to use stty to set raw mode.
+        #override the windows enableRaw and disableRaw with the unix versions which use stty - as the twapi versions don't work in this environment.
+
+        #git bash uses mintty - but it seems to behave differently to msys mintty launched directly.
+
+        proc enableRaw {{channel stdin}} [info body ::punk::console::system::enableRaw_mintty]
+        proc disableRaw {{channel stdin}} [info body ::punk::console::system::disableRaw_mintty]
+    }
     #review - document and decide granularity required. should we enable/disable more than one at once?
     proc enable_mouse {} {
         puts -nonewline stdout \x1b\[?1000h
diff --git a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
index ad27135d..1ebad3f0 100644
--- a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
+++ b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/du-0.1.0.tm
@@ -1227,11 +1227,19 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
             #only add to seen_entries after we have passed a glob regex check, to avoid marking entries as seen that we haven't actually processed yet.
             set seen_entries [dict create]
 
+            if {$opt_patterndebug} {
+                set debugreport ""
+                foreach win_glob $win_glob_list tcl_re $tcl_regex_list {
+                    append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi winglob: $win_glob" \n
+                    append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclre  : $tcl_re" \n
+                }
+                append debugreport "------------------------------------" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi folderpath: $folderpath" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclglob   : $tcl_glob" \n
+                append debugreport ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi querycount: [llength $win_glob_list]" \n
+                puts stderr $debugreport
+            }
             foreach win_glob $win_glob_list tcl_re $tcl_regex_list {
-                if {$opt_patterndebug} {
-                    puts stderr ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi winglob: $win_glob"
-                    puts stderr ">>>du_dirlisting_twapi tclre  : $tcl_re"
-                }
 
                 #REVIEW! windows api pattern match https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/the-unexpected-behaviour-of-directoryinfo-getfiles-with-three-letter-extensions is .. weird. partly due to 8.3 filenames
                 #https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/the-unexpected-behaviour-of-directoryinfo-getfiles-with-three-letter-extensions/
@@ -1384,6 +1392,8 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
 
                     set entry_archive 0
                     set entry_directory 0
+                    set entry_link_to_file 0
+                    set entry_link_to_directory 0
                     set entry_hidden 0
                     set entry_readonly 0
                     set entry_reparse_point 0
@@ -1519,9 +1529,6 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                         #this concept doesn't correspond 1-to-1 with unix links
                         #https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/reparse-points
                         #review - and see which if any actually belong in the links key of our return
-                        if {$skip_links} {
-                            continue
-                        }
 
                         #One thing it could be, is a 'mounted folder' https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/determining-whether-a-directory-is-a-volume-mount-point
                         #
@@ -1539,41 +1546,55 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                         #
                         #Note also - a shortcut created in explorer with drag and drop to an existant folder is a different animal to a symlink (file with .lnk extension) even though it looks the same in explorer window.
                         #
-                        #links are techically files too, whether they point to a file/dir or nothing.
+
+                        #--------------------------------------
+                        #review
+                        #for consistency with tcl glob - we can't skip - it may point to a file or directory.
+                        #--------------------------------------
+
                         if {!$entry_directory} {
-                            #review - other attributes? will we see a link to a link here?
+                            set entry_link_to_file 1
                             dict set linkdata target_type file
                         } else {
+                            set entry_link_to_directory 1
                             dict set linkdata target_type directory
                         }
-                        lappend links $fullname
-                        #set ftype "l"
+                        #review - other attributes? will we see a link to a link here?
+                        #this branch will never be taken as we're currently setting either entry_link_to_file or entry_link_to_directory
+                        #if {$skip_links && !$entry_link_to_directory && !$entry_link_to_file} {
+                        #    continue
+                        #}
+
+
+                        if {!$skip_links} {
+                            lappend links $fullname
+                            dict set linkdata linktype reparse_point
+                            if {$opt_linkinfo} {
+                                #dict set linkdata reparseinfo [dict get $attrdict -reparseinfo]
+                                dict set linkdata reparseinfo $entry_reparse_info
+                            }
+                        }
                         set do_sizes $do_sizes_l
                         set do_times $do_times_l
-
-                        dict set linkdata linktype reparse_point
-                        if {$opt_linkinfo} {
-                            #dict set linkdata reparseinfo [dict get $attrdict -reparseinfo]
-                            dict set linkdata reparseinfo $entry_reparse_info
-                        }
                     }
-                    if {$entry_directory} {
-                        #consider all directories to be executable for now - as this what TCL glob does on windows.
-                        #review - should check ACLS if 'x' type is given, as seems to be done on unix.
-                        if {$skip_dirs} {
-                            continue
-                        }
-                        if {!$entry_reparse_point} {
+
+                    if {$skip_dirs && ($entry_directory || $entry_link_to_directory)} {
+                        continue
+                    } elseif {$entry_directory} {
+                            #consider all directories to be executable for now - as this what TCL glob does on windows.
+                            #review - should check ACLS if 'x' type is given, as seems to be done on unix.
+                        #if {!$entry_reparse_point} {
                             lappend dirs $fullname
                             #set ftype "d"
                             set do_sizes $do_sizes_d
                             set do_times $do_times_d
-                        } else {
-                            #other mechanisms can't immediately classify a link as file vs directory - so we don't return this info in the main dirs/files collections 
-                            dict set linkdata target_type directory
-                        }
+                        #} else {
+                        #    dict set linkdata target_type directory
+                        #}
                     }
-                    if {!$entry_reparse_point && !$entry_directory} {
+
+
+                    if {$entry_link_to_file || (!$entry_reparse_point && !$entry_directory)} {
                         #review - is anything that isn't a reparse_point or a directory, some sort of 'file' in this context? What about the 'device' attribute? Can that occur in a directory listing of some sort?
                         if {$skip_files} {
                             continue
@@ -1620,9 +1641,6 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
                             m [twapi::large_system_time_to_secs_since_1970 [dict get $iteminfo mtime]]\
                         ]
                     }
-                    #if {[dict size $linkdata]} {
-                    #    dict set linkinfo $fullname $linkdata
-                    #}
                     if {[llength $linkdata]} {
                         dict set linkinfo $fullname $linkdata
                     }
@@ -1686,14 +1704,17 @@ namespace eval punk::du {
             }
             return $vfsmounts
         }
-        #work around the horrible tilde-expansion thing (not needed for tcl 9+)
+
         proc file_join_one {base newtail} {
+            #work around the horrible tilde-expansion thing (not needed for tcl 9+)
+            #note base could be c: or c:/
+            # we need to be careful not to introduce extra slashes - file join should already do the right thing.
             if {[string index $newtail 0] ne {~}} {
-                #return [file join $base $newtail]
-                return $base/$newtail
+                return [file join $base $newtail]
+                #return $base/$newtail
             }
-            #return [file join $base ./$newtail]
-            return $base/./$newtail
+            return [file join $base ./$newtail]
+            #return $base/./$newtail
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
index fe8cfc7e..08e870eb 100644
--- a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
+++ b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/lib-0.1.6.tm
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::lib::check {
     #These are reported in warning output of 'help tcl' - or used for workarounds in some cases.
 
     proc has_tclbug_caseinsensitiveglob_windows {} {
-        #https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl/tktview/108904173c - not accepted
+        #https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl/tktview/108904173c
 
+        set bug 0 ;#default only
         if {"windows" ne $::tcl_platform(platform)} {
             set bug 0
         } else {
@@ -151,10 +152,10 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::lib::check {
                     break
                 }
             }
-            return [dict create bug $bug bugref 108904173c description "glob with patterns on windows can return inconsistently cased results - apparently by design." level warning]
-            #possibly related anomaly is that a returned result with case that doesn't match that of the file in the underlying filesystem can't be normalized
-            # to the correct case without doing some sort of string manipulation on the result such as 'string range $f 0 end' to affect the internal representation.
         }
+        #possibly related anomaly is that a returned result with case that doesn't match that of the file in the underlying filesystem can't be normalized
+        # to the correct case without doing some sort of string manipulation on the result such as 'string range $f 0 end' to affect the internal representation.
+        return [dict create bug $bug bugref 108904173c description "glob with patterns on windows can return inconsistently cased results" level medium]
     }
 
     #todo: it would be nice to test for the other portion of issue 108904173c - that on unix with a mounted case-insensitive filesystem we get other inconsistencies.
diff --git a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
index 6d877c5f..729d0ffb 100644
--- a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
+++ b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/nav/fs-0.1.0.tm
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         #This means accounting for prefixes of valid options and determining if they accept a parameter (which is allowed to begin with a dash) or not.
         #Any argument that is in a possible option position and begins with a dash but isn't a valid option (or the -- itself)
         #should raise an error rather than being treated as a literal glob pattern.
-        #set valid_options [list -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types]
+        set valid_options [list -patterndebug -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types]
         #set solo_options [list -nocomplain -join -tails]
         set options [dict create] ;#for solos we will set the value to 1, for options that take parameters we will set the value to the parameter
         set patterns [list]
@@ -1669,9 +1669,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 break
             }
             #flag-like argument before -- we need to check if arg is a valid option or not
-            set full_option_name [tcl::prefix::match {-directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types} $a]
+            set full_option_name [tcl::prefix::match {-patterndebug -directory -join -nocomplain -path -tails -types} $a]
             switch -- $full_option_name {
-                -directory - -path - -types {
+                -patterndebug - -directory - -path - -types {
                     #option takes a parameter - so next arg is parameter even if it looks like an option
                     if {$j < $arglen} {
                         dict set options $full_option_name [lindex $args $j]
@@ -1681,9 +1681,12 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                         error "fglob: option \"$a\" requires a parameter but none found"
                     }
                 }
-                default {
+                -join - -nocomplain - -tails {
                     dict set options $full_option_name 1
                 }
+                default {
+                    error "fglob: bad option \"$a\": must be a unique prefix of [join $valid_options ", "] or --"
+                }
             }
         }
         #return [dict create options $options patterns $patterns]
@@ -1701,6 +1704,11 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         } else {
             set types {}
         }
+        if {[dict exists $options -patterndebug]} {
+            set opt_patterndebug [dict get $options -patterndebug]
+        } else {
+            set opt_patterndebug 0
+        }
 
         #todo - fix for multiple absolute paths supplied.
         #e.g c:/cmdfiles/*.exe c:/repo/jn/shellspy/bin/*.exe
@@ -1711,7 +1719,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         #It does not seem to sort or de-dup, or group results by type.
         set results [list]
         foreach pattern $patterns {
-            set resultd [dirfiles_dict -portabilitycheck 0 -searchbase $basedir  -with_times 0 -with_sizes 0 -link_info 0 -types $types -tailglob $pattern]
+            set resultd [dirfiles_dict -patterndebug $opt_patterndebug -portabilitycheck 0 -searchbase $basedir  -with_times 0 -with_sizes 0 -link_info 0 -types $types -tailglob $pattern]
             #puts [showdict $resultd]
             #todo - other types?
             lappend results {*}[dict get $resultd dirs] {*}[dict get $resultd files] {*}[dict get $resultd links]
@@ -1809,9 +1817,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
             foreach fileset [list dirs files links underlayfiles flaggedhidden flaggedreadonly flaggedsystem nonportable vfsmounts] {
                 set stripped [list]
                 foreach fullname [set $fileset] {
-                    set shortname [strip_prefix_depth $fullname $common_base]
-                    dict set fkeys $shortname $fullname ;#cache so we can retrieve already normalised name without re-hitting filesystem
-                    lappend stripped $shortname
+                    set base_relative_path [strip_prefix_depth $fullname $common_base]
+                    dict set fkeys $base_relative_path $fullname ;#cache so we can retrieve already normalised name without re-hitting filesystem
+                    lappend stripped $base_relative_path
                 }
                 set $fileset $stripped
             }
@@ -1826,6 +1834,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
         set file_symlinks   [list]
         set dir_symlinks    [list]
         set dir_shortcuts   [list]  ;#windows shell links (.lnk) that have a target that is a directory
+        set file_shortcuts  [list]  ;#windows shell links (.lnk) that have a target that is a file
         foreach s $links {
             if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $s target_type]} {
                 #some mechanisms such as twapi can provide the target_type info so we don't have to re-hit the filesystem.
@@ -1836,7 +1845,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     }
                     directory {
                         lappend dir_symlinks $s
-                        lappend dirs $s
+                        #lappend dirs $s
                     }
                     default {
                         puts stderr "Warning - cannot determine link type for link $s (target_type value is:$target_type)"
@@ -1849,7 +1858,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     #will be appended in finfo_plus later
                 } elseif {[file isdirectory $s]} {
                     lappend dir_symlinks $s
-                    lappend dirs $s
+                    #lappend dirs $s
                 } else {
                     #dunno - warn for now
                     puts stderr "Warning - cannot determine link type for link $s"
@@ -1899,36 +1908,52 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 set ts "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents times]]"
             }
             set note ""
+            if {$f in $file_symlinks} {
+                set note "link" ;#default only
+                if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
+                    if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
+                        set note "reparse_point"
+                        if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
+                            append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             lappend finfo [list file $f display "[overtype::left $c2a $f] [overtype::right $c2b $s] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
         }
         set flink_style [punk::ansi::a+ undercurly underline undt-green] ;#curly green underline with fallback to normal underline
         set dlink_style [punk::ansi::a+ undercurly underline undt-green]
         #We use an underline so the visual styling of a link can coexist with fg/bg colors applied for other attributes such as hidden
-        foreach flink $file_symlinks {
-            if {[dict size $fkeys]} {
-                set key [dict get $fkeys $flink]
-            } else {
-                set key $flink
-            }
-            if {[dict exists $contents times $key m]} {
-                set mtime [dict get $contents times $key m]
-                set ts [tcl::clock::format $mtime -format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"]
-            } else {
-                set ts "[string repeat { } 19]"
-            }
-            set note "link" ;#default only
-            if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
-                if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
-                    set note "reparse_point"
-                    if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
-                        append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
-                }
-            }
-            lappend finfo [list file $flink display "$flink_style[overtype::left $c2a $flink] [overtype::right $c2b 0] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
-        }
+
+        #review
+        #foreach flink $file_symlinks {
+        #    if {[dict size $fkeys]} {
+        #        set key [dict get $fkeys $flink]
+        #    } else {
+        #        set key $flink
+        #    }
+        #    if {[dict exists $contents times $key m]} {
+        #        set mtime [dict get $contents times $key m]
+        #        set ts [tcl::clock::format $mtime -format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"]
+        #    } else {
+        #        set ts "[string repeat { } 19]"
+        #    }
+        #    set note "link" ;#default only
+        #    if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key linktype]} {
+        #        if {[dict get $contents linkinfo $key linktype] eq "reparse_point"} {
+        #            set note "reparse_point"
+        #            if {[dict exists $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]} {
+        #                append note " " [dict get $contents linkinfo $key reparseinfo tag]
+        #            }
+        #        } else {
+        #            append note "$key vs [dict keys [dict get $contents linkinfo]]"
+        #        }
+        #    }
+        #    lappend finfo [list file $flink display "$flink_style[overtype::left $c2a $flink] [overtype::right $c2b 0] [overtype::left $c2c "$ts $note"]"]
+        #}
 
         set fshortcut_style [punk::ansi::a+ underdotted underline undt-hotpink]
         set dshortcut_style [punk::ansi::a+ underdotted underline undt-hotpink]
@@ -1988,6 +2013,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                                 }
                                 dict set fdict display $display
                                 lappend finfo_plus $fdict
+                                lappend file_shortcuts $fname
                             }
                             directory {
                                 #target of link is a dir - for display/categorisation purposes we want to see it as a dir
@@ -2064,29 +2090,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                     #lappend d1_overrides underline undt-red ;#we use underlins to indicate symlinks and shortcuts, so we shouldn't use underlines here if possible.
                     lappend d1_overrides italic bold
                 }
-                #if {$d in $vfsmounts} {
-                #    if {$d in $flaggedhidden} {
-                #        #we could have a hidden dir which is also a vfs.. colour will be overridden giving no indication of 'hidden' status - REVIEW
-                #        #(This situation encountered on windows - even though file attr showed -hidden 0 - the glob with -types hidden returned it.. possibly a tcl glob bug on windows)
-                #        #mark it differently for now.. (todo bug report?)
-                #        if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red Yellow bold]
-                #        } else {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ green Purple bold]
-                #        }
-                #    } else {
-                #        if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red White bold]
-                #        } else {
-                #            set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ green bold]
-                #        }
-                #    }
-                #} else {
-                #    if {$d in $nonportable} {
-                #        set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ red bold]
-                #    }
-                #}
-                #dlink-style & dshortcut_style are for underlines - can be added with colours already set
+                #dlink_style & dshortcut_style are for underlines - can be added with colours already set
 
                 if {[llength $d1_overrides]} {
                     set d1 [punk::ansi::a+ {*}$d1_overrides]
@@ -2111,6 +2115,10 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::nav::fs {
                 if {[llength $f1_overrides]} {
                     set f1 [punk::ansi::a+ {*}$f1_overrides]
                 }
+                if {$fname in $file_symlinks} {
+                    append f1 $flink_style
+                }
+                #fshortcut_style already set in the display string for shortcuts targeting files, so we don't need to add it here.
                 lappend displaylist [overtype::left $col1 $d1$d$RST]$f1$fdisp$RST
             } else {
                 #either there are no files or opt_listing is / = show dirs only (some of which may have actually been files that were links/shortcuts to directories)
diff --git a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
index 486720e8..73e5c925 100644
--- a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
+++ b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/repl-0.1.2.tm
@@ -92,8 +92,27 @@ package require textblock
 
 
 if {![info exists ::env(SHELL)]} {
-    set ::env(SHELL) punk86
+    #we'll follow posix convention of env(SHELL) being set to the absolute path of the shell executable
+    #reference: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/basedefs/V1_chap08.html
+
+    #For example if we launch mintty from within punk, it will pick this up and then launch the new mintty with this shell. seems reasonable.
+    #some terminals launched from within punk will ignore this - but maintain the value: e.g tabby, rio
+    #others might ignore it but also clear or not pass it e.g wt, wezterm
+
+    #terminals that ignore it are presumably using a stored default shell from their own config.
+
+    #shell programs such as cmd.exe, powershell.exe seem to maintain the env variable if launched from within punk.
+
+    #we will respect the existing env(SHELL) if it is set
+    #- as that is the standard way to indicate the user's preferred shell - but if it isn't set, we'll set it to the current executable.
+    #This allows child processes launched from the shell to pick up on the fact they are running in a shell environment, and also allows nested shells to work correctly.
+
+    #review - what about the args the current shell was launched with?
+
+    set ::env(SHELL) [file normalize [info nameofexecutable]]
 }
+
+
 if {![info exists ::env(TERM)]} {
     # tset -r seems to rely on env(TERM) - so this doesn't seem to work
     #if {![catch {exec tset -r} result]} {
@@ -1429,6 +1448,8 @@ proc repl::repl_handler {inputchan readmore prompt_config} {
     set rawmode 0
     set original_input_conf [chan configure $inputchan] ;#whether repl is in line or raw mode - we restore the inputchan (stdin) state
     if {[dict exists $original_input_conf -inputmode]} {
+        #review - when terminal is mintty and we switch to raw mode, the change isn't relected in chan configures '-inputmode' why?
+
         if {[dict get $original_input_conf -inputmode] eq "raw"} {
             #user or script has apparently put stdin into raw mode - update punk::console::is_raw to match
             set rawmode 1
diff --git a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
index 6c31f56a..ee70e368 100644
--- a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
+++ b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/winlnk-0.1.1.tm
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::winlnk {
                 -summary\
                 "Show information about a .lnk file (windows shortcut)"\
                 -help\
-                "Print to stdout the information obtained by parsing the binary data in a windows .lnk file, in a human readable format.
+                "Return information obtained by parsing the binary data in a windows .lnk file, in a human readable format.
                 If the .lnk header check fails, then the .lnk file probably isn't really a shortcut file and an error message will be printed."
             @values -min 1 -max 1
             path -type string -help "Path to the .lnk file to resolve"
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval punk::winlnk {
                     append querystring "$field "
                 }
             }
-            puts "querystring: $querystring"
+            #puts "querystring: $querystring"
             return [punk::lib::showdict $info {*}$querystring]
         }
     }