diff --git a/bibview b/bibview
deleted file mode 100755
index f11326b..0000000
--- a/bibview
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-if [ "$1" == "-h" ] ; then
-    echo "
-    bibview - search for citekey in a bibjson.json and preview pdf
-         usage:
-          bibview
-
-         depends: 
-          fzf
-          zathura (or other fast pdf viewer)
-
-         defaults:
-          Set the required default file locations (csl file, bib file)
- 
-    "
-    exit 0
-fi
-#Setup defaults
-bibdFile=${2:-$HOME/projects/bibd/OMEGA.json}
-#pandoc-citeproc --bib2json ~/projects/bibd/OMEGA.bib > OMEGA.json
-cd $(dirname $bibdFile)
-set -e #exit if an error
-
-# export citeKey=$1
-# doiStr=$(jq -r '.[] | select(.id==env.citeKey).DOI' $bibdFile)
-# urlStr=$(jq -r '.[] | select(.id==env.citeKey).URL' $bibdFile)
-
-#actually this is the good one, opens pdfs quickly
-jq -r '.[] | [.id, .title, .abstract, .keyword, .DOI, .PMID, .author[]?.family, .issued[]?[0]?[0], .["container-title"], .URL] | join("  ")' $bibdFile | fzf --preview 'echo {}' --preview-window=:up:70%:wrap --bind "enter:execute-silent(zathura {-1} &)"
-
diff --git a/f b/f
index 39bda17..d26e934 100755
--- a/f
+++ b/f
@@ -15,19 +15,13 @@ if [ "$1" == "-h" ] ; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-#Setup defaults
-# cslFile=${2:-$HOME/projects/bibd/bibd-md.csl}
-# bibdFile=${3:-$HOME/projects/bibd/OMEGA.bib}
-# cd $(dirname $bibdFile)
 set -e #exit if an error
-inFlag=${1:-"-i --files"}
-
 
 if [ "$1" == "p" ]; then
 
     ls *.pdf | fzf --preview 'pdftotext -l 2 -nopgbrk -q {1} -' \
         --preview-window=up:70% --bind "enter:execute-silent(zathura {} &)" \
-        --bind "ctrl-s:execute(pdf2bib.sh {})+reload(ls *.pdf)"
+        --bind "ctrl-s:execute(spdf.sh {})+reload(ls *.pdf)"
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/sbib b/sbib
index 664d6fb..254f5d2 100755
--- a/sbib
+++ b/sbib
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 if [ "$1" == "-h" ] ; then
     echo "
-    sbib - search for citekey in a bibtex.bib (or maybe eventually bibjson.json) file and return a bibliography entry in markdown or possibly other format
+    sbib - search for citekey in a bibtex.bib or bibjson.json file, preview pdf, or return a bibliography entry in markdown or other format
+
          usage:
           sbib
           # use 'a' flag to search all 
           sbib a
+          # use 'j' flag for bibjson quick search and preview
+          sbib j
           # pass a custom citation style and database
           sbib a citeprocStyle.csl bibdFile.json
 
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@ if [ "$1" == "-h" ] ; then
           bat or less
           pandoc
           pandoc-citeproc
+          zathura (or other fast pdf viewer)
           echo
           wl-copy
 
@@ -29,16 +33,12 @@ fi
 #Setup defaults
 cslFile=${2:-$HOME/projects/bibd/bibd-md.csl}
 bibdFile=${3:-$HOME/projects/bibd/OMEGA.bib}
+# bibdFile=${2:-$HOME/projects/bibd/OMEGA.json}
 cd $(dirname $bibdFile)
 set -e #exit if an error
 
-#set pattern to the null character '\0' for search all, else search only cite keys
-if [ "$1" == "a" ]; then
-    sPattern='\0'
-else
-    sPattern="@[a-zA-Z_-]+\{"
-fi
 
+view_bib() {
 # Use fzf to search citation
 # Initial scroll offset is set to the line number of each line
 # of git grep output *minus* 5 lines (-5)
@@ -70,3 +70,30 @@ rm $tmpName
 # fzf --preview="file {}" --preview-window=down:1
 echo $outCitation
 echo $outCitation | wl-copy
+}
+
+
+view_json() {
+# export citeKey=$1
+# doiStr=$(jq -r '.[] | select(.id==env.citeKey).DOI' $bibdFile)
+# urlStr=$(jq -r '.[] | select(.id==env.citeKey).URL' $bibdFile)
+
+#actually this is the good one, opens pdfs quickly
+jq -r '.[] | [.id, .title, .abstract, .keyword, .DOI, .PMID, .author[]?.family, .issued[]?[0]?[0], .["container-title"], .URL] | join("  ")' $bibdFile | fzf --preview 'echo {}' --preview-window=:up:70%:wrap --bind "enter:execute-silent(zathura {-1} &)"
+}
+
+
+
+#set pattern to the null character '\0' for search all, else search only cite keys
+if [ "$1" == "a" ]; then
+    sPattern='\0'
+else
+    sPattern="@[a-zA-Z_-]+\{"
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" == "j" ]; then
+    bibdFile=${3:-$HOME/projects/bibd/OMEGA.json}
+    view_json
+else
+    view_bib
+fi
diff --git a/sdoi.sh b/sdoi.sh
index 37f3b48..d9a307c 100755
--- a/sdoi.sh
+++ b/sdoi.sh
@@ -17,18 +17,19 @@ if [ "$1" == "-h" ] ; then
     exit 0
 fi 
 
+set -e #exit if an error
+# set -v -x -e #debugging
+
 #Setup defaults
+doi=$1
+fn=$2
 styleSheet=${pubmedStyleSheet:-$HOME/bin/pubmed2bibtex.xsl}
 bibdFileOut=${bibdFileOut:-$HOME/projects/bibd/OMEGA.bib}
 pdfPathOut=${pdfPathOut:-$HOME/projects/bibd/papers}
 relPath=$(basename $pdfPathOut)
-doi=$1
-fn=$2
 
-set -e #exit if an error
-# set -v -x -e #debugging
-
-function import_bib {
+#define functions
+import_bib() {
   #decide whether to process and move an associated pdf or just exit
   if [ -z "$fn" ]; then
     append_bibfile
@@ -41,19 +42,19 @@ function import_bib {
   fi
 }
 
-function fetchBib_pubmed {
+fetchBib_pubmed() {
   #request pubmed xml and transform into bibtex
   curl -s "https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/efetch.fcgi?db=pubmed&id=$uid&retmode=xml" > $tmpBib.xml
   xsltproc --novalid $styleSheet $tmpBib.xml > $tmpBib
 }
 
-function fetchBib_doiDotOrg {
+fetchBib_doiDotOrg() {
   echo "pubmed id not found, trying doi.org.."
   curl -LH 'Accept: application/x-bibtex' "http//dx.doi.org/"$doi >> $tmpBib
   echo -e "\n" >> $tmpBib
 }
 
-function extract_name {
+extract_name() {
   #extract some strings to make a nice filename for the pdf
   key="LastName"; 
   author=$(grep $key --max-count=1 $tmpBib.xml | sed -E "s|\W*<$key>(.+)</$key>\W*|\1|" | tr -d " ")
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ function extract_name {
 
 }
 
-function append_bibfile {
+append_bibfile() {
   #import bibtex
   #first grep for a uid (doi) in case its already in db
   if [[ -z $(rg $doi $bibdFileOut) ]]; then
@@ -78,22 +79,23 @@ function append_bibfile {
 }
 
 
-function append_pdf {
+append_pdf() {
   fn2=${author}_${journal}$year-$uid.pdf
-  #move pdf file to papers repository, add file name to bibtex file field
+  #move pdf file to papers repository, add file name to bibtex url field
   mv $fn $pdfPathOut/$fn2
   echo "moved to $pdfPathOut/$fn2"
-  sed -i -E "s|(\W*file = \{).*(\}.*)|\1$relPath/$fn2\2|" $tmpBib
+  sed -i -E "s|(\W*url = \{).*(\}.*)|\1$relPath/$fn2\2|" $tmpBib
 }
 
 
-function clean_up {
+clean_up() {
   #clean up
   rm -f $tmpBib $tmpBib.xml
   exit 1
 }
 
 
+#main
 uid=$(curl -s "https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=$doi&field=doi&retmode=xml" | grep -E "<Id>[0-9]+</Id>" | sed -E "s|<Id>([0-9]+)</Id>|\1|")
 
 tmpBib=$(mktemp -p ./ --suffix=.bib)
diff --git a/pdf2bib.sh b/spdf.sh
similarity index 50%
rename from pdf2bib.sh
rename to spdf.sh
index c86ae35..9d72a81 100755
--- a/pdf2bib.sh
+++ b/spdf.sh
@@ -17,17 +17,12 @@ if [ "$1" == "-h" ] ; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
+set -e #exit if an error
+# set -v -x -e #debugging
+
 #Setup defaults
-styleSheet=${pubmedStyleSheet:-$HOME/bin/pubmed2bibtex.xsl}
-bibdFileOut=${bibdFileOut:-$HOME/projects/bibd/OMEGA.bib}
-pdfPathOut=${pdfPathOut:-$HOME/projects/bibd/papers}
-relPath=$(basename $pdfPathOut)
 fn=$1
 
-set -e #exit if an error
-
-echo "using $pdfPathOut"
-echo "using $bibdFileOut"
 
 #try to extract doi from pdf and retrieve a pubmed id
 #for 'DOI:' syntax
@@ -56,43 +51,5 @@ if [ -z "$doi" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+sdoi.sh $doi $fn
 
-## TODO: dedupe this with sdoi.sh
-uid=$(curl -s "https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=$doi&field=doi&retmode=xml" | grep -E "<Id>[0-9]+</Id>" | sed -E "s|<Id>([0-9]+)</Id>|\1|")
-
-if [ -z "$uid" ]; then
-  echo "pubmed id not found"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-#request pubmed xml and transform into bibtex
-curl -s "https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/efetch.fcgi?db=pubmed&id=$uid&retmode=xml" > $uid.xml
-xsltproc --novalid $styleSheet $uid.xml > $uid.bib
-
-#extract some strings to make a nice filename for the pdf
-key="LastName"; 
-author=$(grep $key --max-count=1 $uid.xml | sed -E "s|\W*<$key>(.+)</$key>\W*|\1|" | tr -d " ")
-
-key="MedlineTA"; 
-journal=$(grep $key --max-count=1 $uid.xml | sed -E "s|\W*<$key>(.+)</$key>\W*|\1|" | tr -d " ")
-
-key1="PubDate"; 
-key2="Year"; year=$(awk "/<$key1>/,/<\/$key1>/" $uid.xml | grep $key2 | sed -E "s|\W*<$key2>(.+)</$key2>\W*|\1|")
-
-fn2=${author}_${journal}$year-$uid.pdf
-
-#move pdf file to papers repository, add file name to bibtex file field
-mv $fn $pdfPathOut/$fn2
-echo "moved to $pdfPathOut/$fn2"
-sed -i -E "s|(\W*file = \{).*(\}.*)|\1$relPath/$fn2\2|" $uid.bib
-
-if [[ -z $(rg $uid $bibdFileOut) ]]; then
-  #import bibtex
-  echo "importing $uid.bib"
-  cat $uid.bib >> $bibdFileOut
-else
-  echo "$uid already found in $bibdFileOut, exiting"
-fi
-
-#clean up
-rm $uid.xml $uid.bib
diff --git a/spmid.sh b/spmid.sh
index 75fd356..7e16410 100755
--- a/spmid.sh
+++ b/spmid.sh
@@ -7,61 +7,101 @@ if [ "$1" == "-h" ] ; then
           spmid.sh '12345678' download.pdf
 
          depends: 
-          xsltproc - xml processor, from GNOME project
-          pubmed2bibtex.xsl - xml processor stylesheet
-
-         defaults:
-          Set the three required default file locations (xsl file, bib file, pdf directory)
+          sdoi.sh
  
     "
     exit 0
 fi
 
+#TODO: deprecate this function, add pmid logic into sdoi
+
+set -e #exit if an error
+# set -v -x -e #debugging
+
 #Setup defaults
+uid=$1
+fn=$2
 styleSheet=${pubmedStyleSheet:-$HOME/bin/pubmed2bibtex.xsl}
 bibdFileOut=${bibdFileOut:-$HOME/projects/bibd/OMEGA.bib}
 pdfPathOut=${pdfPathOut:-$HOME/projects/bibd/papers}
 relPath=$(basename $pdfPathOut)
-uid=$1
-fn=$2
 
-set -e #exit if an error
+#define functions
+import_bib() {
+  #decide whether to process and move an associated pdf or just exit
+  if [ -z "$fn" ]; then
+    append_bibfile
+    clean_up
+  else
+    extract_name
+    append_pdf
+    append_bibfile
+    clean_up
+  fi
+}
 
-#request pubmed xml and transform into bibtex
-curl -s "https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/efetch.fcgi?db=pubmed&id=$uid&retmode=xml" > $uid.xml
-xsltproc --novalid $styleSheet $uid.xml > $uid.bib
+fetchBib_pubmed() {
+  #request pubmed xml and transform into bibtex
+  curl -s "https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/efetch.fcgi?db=pubmed&id=$uid&retmode=xml" > $tmpBib.xml
+  xsltproc --novalid $styleSheet $tmpBib.xml > $tmpBib
+}
 
-#decide whether to process and move an associated pdf or just exit
-if [ -z "$fn" ]; then
-  #clean up
-  rm $uid.xml $uid.bib
-  exit 1
-else
+fetchBib_doiDotOrg() {
+  echo "pubmed id not found, trying doi.org.."
+  curl -LH 'Accept: application/x-bibtex' "http//dx.doi.org/"$doi >> $tmpBib
+  echo -e "\n" >> $tmpBib
+}
+
+extract_name() {
   #extract some strings to make a nice filename for the pdf
   key="LastName"; 
-  author=$(grep $key --max-count=1 $uid.xml | sed -E "s#\W*<$key>(.+)</$key>\W*#\1#" | tr -d " ")
+  author=$(grep $key --max-count=1 $tmpBib.xml | sed -E "s|\W*<$key>(.+)</$key>\W*|\1|" | tr -d " ")
 
   key="MedlineTA"; 
-  journal=$(grep $key --max-count=1 $uid.xml | sed -E "s#\W*<$key>(.+)</$key>\W*#\1#" | tr -d " ")
+  journal=$(grep $key --max-count=1 $tmpBib.xml | sed -E "s|\W*<$key>(.+)</$key>\W*|\1|" | tr -d " ")
 
   key1="PubDate"; 
-  key2="Year"; year=$(awk "/<$key1>/,/<\/$key1>/" $uid.xml | grep $key2 | sed -E "s#\W*<$key2>(.+)</$key2>\W*#\1#")
+  key2="Year"; year=$(awk "/<$key1>/,/<\/$key1>/" $tmpBib.xml | grep $key2 | sed -E "s|\W*<$key2>(.+)</$key2>\W*|\1|")
 
+}
+
+append_bibfile() {
+  #import bibtex
+  #first grep for a uid (doi) in case its already in db
+  if [[ -z $(rg $doi $bibdFileOut) ]]; then
+    echo "importing $tmpBib"
+    cat $tmpBib >> $bibdFileOut
+  else
+    echo "$doi already found in $bibdFileOut, exiting"
+  fi
+}
+
+
+append_pdf() {
   fn2=${author}_${journal}$year-$uid.pdf
-
-  #move pdf file to papers repository, add file name to bibtex file field
+  #move pdf file to papers repository, add file name to bibtex url field
   mv $fn $pdfPathOut/$fn2
   echo "moved to $pdfPathOut/$fn2"
-  sed -i -E "s|(\W*file = \{).*(\}.*)|\1$relPath/$fn2\2|" $uid.bib
+  sed -i -E "s|(\W*url = \{).*(\}.*)|\1$relPath/$fn2\2|" $tmpBib
+}
 
-  if [[ -z $(rg $uid $bibdFileOut) ]]; then
-    #import bibtex
-    echo "importing $uid.bib"
-    cat $uid.bib >> $bibdFileOut
-  else
-    echo "$uid already found in $bibdFileOut, exiting"
-  fi
-  
+
+clean_up() {
   #clean up
-  rm $uid.xml $uid.bib
+  rm -f $tmpBib $tmpBib.xml
+  exit 1
+}
+
+
+#main
+tmpBib=$(mktemp -p ./ --suffix=.bib)
+
+fetchBib_pubmed
+
+if [ -s "$tmpBib" ]; then
+  import_bib
+else
+  echo "sorry, doi not found.."
+  clean_up
 fi
+
diff --git a/spubmed.sh b/spubmed.sh
index 2a68313..8fc04fb 100755
--- a/spubmed.sh
+++ b/spubmed.sh
@@ -18,20 +18,16 @@ if [ "$1" == "-h" ] ; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-#Setup defaults
-styleSheet=${pubmedStyleSheet:-$HOME/bin/pubmed2bibtex.xsl}
-bibdFileOut=${bibdFileOut:-$HOME/projects/bibd/OMEGA.bib}
-pdfPathOut=${pdfPathOut:-$HOME/projects/bibd/papers}
-relPath=$(basename $pdfPathOut)
+set -e #exit if an error
+# set -v -x -e #debugging
 
+#Setup defaults
 author=$1
 journal=$2
 year=$3
 
-set -e #exit if an error
-
 #curl's option globoff needed for using brackets in a uri
-uid=$(curl -s --globoff "https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=$author[au]+AND+$journal[ta]+AND+$year[dp]&retmode=xml" | grep -E "<Id>[0-9]+</Id>" | sed -E "s#<Id>([0-9]+)</Id>#\1#")
+uid=$(curl -s --globoff "https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=$author[au]+AND+$journal[ta]+AND+$year[dp]&retmode=xml" | grep -E "<Id>[0-9]+</Id>" | sed -E "s|<Id>([0-9]+)</Id>|\1|")
 
 if [ -z "$uid" ]; then
   echo "pubmed id not found"
@@ -45,16 +41,7 @@ if [[ $(echo $uid | wc -w) -gt 1 ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo $uid | xclip -selection clipboard
 echo $uid
+# echo $uid | xclip -selection clipboard
+echo $uid | wl-copy
 
-# #request pubmed xml and transform into bibtex
-# curl -s "https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/efetch.fcgi?db=pubmed&id=$uid&retmode=xml" > $uid.xml
-# xsltproc --novalid $styleSheet $uid.xml > $uid.bib
-# 
-# #import bibtex
-# echo "importing $uid.bib"
-# cat $uid.bib >> $bibdFileOut
-# 
-# #clean up
-# rm $uid.xml $uid.bib