diff --git a/dots/bin/tp.sh b/dots/bin/tp.sh
index fa97797..7d953d6 100755
--- a/dots/bin/tp.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/tp.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ sync_dir=${!syncdir_env_var} # '!' to use the name and not the value
 cwd=$(pwd)
 
 # nifty for debugging:
+log_file="/home/poq/syncDir/0_downloads/tp.log"
 #echo
 #echo "debugging values:"
 #echo "input args:    $@"
@@ -23,32 +24,43 @@ cwd=$(pwd)
 #echo "sync_dir:      ${sync_dir}"
 #echo "cwd:           ${cwd}"
 #echo
-echo "$@" >> /home/poq/syncDir/0_downloads/tp.log
+echo "---" >> ${log_file}
+echo "$@" >> ${log_file}
 
 # loop through all files to delete
 for input_file in "$@"; do
 
-    # if input file has not path specified
-    if [[ ${input_file} != *"/"* ]]; then
-        input_file="${cwd}/${input_file}"
-    fi
+    # lf file manager sends multiple files as one input parameter, split by with newlines
+#    while IFS= read -r line; do
+#        echo "... $line ..."
 
-    # 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.
+    while read input_file ; do
+        echo === $input_file ===
+    done
 
-    # new_file=${original_string//old_substring/new_substring}
-    new_file=${input_file//$sync_dir_sym/$sync_dir}
+#    for input_file in
 
-    if [[ -f "${new_file}" ]] || [[ -d "${new_file}" ]] ; then
-        #trash-put "${new_file}"
-        echo "${new_file}"
-    else
-        echo "error: unable to delete \"${new_file}\""
-    fi
+#    # if input file has no 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}" ]] || [[ -d "${new_file}" ]] ; then
+#        #trash-put "${new_file}"
+#        echo "${new_file}"
+#    else
+#        echo "error: unable to delete \"${new_file}\""
+#    fi
 
 done