diff --git a/dots/bin/tp.sh b/dots/bin/tp.sh
index f16babe..e0ad748 100755
--- a/dots/bin/tp.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/tp.sh
@@ -13,18 +13,29 @@ input_file=$1
 sync_dir_sym=/home/${USER}/syncDir
 syncdir_env_var=SYNCDIR_${HOSTNAME}
 sync_dir=${!syncdir_env_var} # '!' to use the name and not the value
+cwd=$(pwd)
 
 #echo ${input_file}
 #echo ${sync_dir_sym}
 #echo ${sync_dir}
+#echo ${cwd}
+
+# if input file has not path specified
+if [[ ${input_file} != *"/"* ]]; then
+  input_file=${cwd}/${input_file}
+fi
 
 # substitute parts of the old path, from using the symlink folder, to the non-symlink folder
 # example:
 #   "/home/poq/syncDir/0_downloads/topBanner.jpg" > "/home/poq/nextcloud/syncDir/0_downloads/topBanner.jpg"
 #
+# please note, if a file outside of the sync directory is tp'ed, then the replacement will not happen.
+# this is great, as trash-put should work normally outside of the sync-dir. and for files residing outside,
+# no replacemant should be done.
+#
 # new_file=${original_string//old_substring/new_substring}
 new_file=${input_file//$sync_dir_sym/$sync_dir}
 
-if [ -f ${new_file} ] ; then
-    trash-put ${new_file}
+if [[ -f ${new_file} ]] || [[ -d ${new_file} ]] ; then
+    echo ${new_file}
 fi