diff --git a/.local/bin/ssh-encode b/.local/bin/ssh-encode
index 64f015e..76d7f91 100755
--- a/.local/bin/ssh-encode
+++ b/.local/bin/ssh-encode
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ssh-encode FILE SSH-ALIAS
 FILE=$1
 OTHER=$2
 EXTENSION=".new.mp4"
+# probably best this file is on a tmpfs mount as to reduce
+# rw wear
 TEMP="/tmp/"