diff --git a/gitfield-github b/gitfield-github
index 7f1ac0d..6211108 100755
--- a/gitfield-github
+++ b/gitfield-github
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
 set -euo pipefail
 IFS=$'\n\t'
 
@@ -8,16 +7,18 @@ REPO_NAME=$(basename "$(pwd)")
 DEFAULT_NAME="Mark Randall Havens"
 DEFAULT_EMAIL="mark.r.havens@gmail.com"
 
-# ────────────────
-# Logging Helpers
-# ────────────────
-info()  { echo -e "\e[1;34m[INFO]\e[0m $*"; }
-warn()  { echo -e "\e[1;33m[WARN]\e[0m $*"; }
-error() { echo -e "\e[1;31m[ERROR]\e[0m $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+# ─────────────────────────────
+# LOGGING UTILITY
+# ─────────────────────────────
+info()  { echo -e "\033[1;34m[INFO]\033[0m $*"; }
+warn()  { echo -e "\033[1;33m[WARN]\033[0m $*"; }
+error() { echo -e "\033[1;31m[ERROR]\033[0m $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+# ─────────────────────────────
+# ENSURE DEPENDENCIES
+# ─────────────────────────────
+info "Checking for required tools..."
 
-# ────────────────
-# Ensure Git is Installed
-# ────────────────
 if ! command -v git &>/dev/null; then
   info "Installing Git..."
   sudo apt update && sudo apt install git -y || error "Failed to install Git"
@@ -25,41 +26,35 @@ else
   info "Git already installed: $(git --version)"
 fi
 
-# ────────────────
-# Ensure GitHub CLI is Installed
-# ────────────────
 if ! command -v gh &>/dev/null; then
   info "Installing GitHub CLI..."
-  type -p curl >/dev/null || sudo apt install curl -y
-  curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | \
-    sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg
+  sudo apt install curl -y
+  curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg
   sudo chmod go+r /usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg
-  echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] \
-    https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | \
+  echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | \
     sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null
   sudo apt update && sudo apt install gh -y || error "Failed to install GitHub CLI"
 else
   info "GitHub CLI already installed: $(gh --version | head -n 1)"
 fi
 
-# ────────────────
-# Ensure GitHub CLI is Authenticated
-# ────────────────
+# ─────────────────────────────
+# AUTHENTICATE GH
+# ─────────────────────────────
 if ! gh auth status &>/dev/null; then
   info "Authenticating GitHub CLI..."
-  gh auth login || error "GitHub authentication failed"
+  gh auth login || error "Authentication failed"
 else
   info "GitHub CLI authenticated."
 fi
 
-# ────────────────
-# Ensure Git Identity is Set
-# ────────────────
+# ─────────────────────────────
+# CONFIGURE GIT IDENTITY
+# ─────────────────────────────
 USER_NAME=$(git config --global user.name || true)
 USER_EMAIL=$(git config --global user.email || true)
 
 if [[ -z "$USER_NAME" || -z "$USER_EMAIL" ]]; then
-  info "Setting global Git identity..."
   git config --global user.name "$DEFAULT_NAME"
   git config --global user.email "$DEFAULT_EMAIL"
   info "Git identity set to: $DEFAULT_NAME <$DEFAULT_EMAIL>"
@@ -67,40 +62,48 @@ else
   info "Git identity already set to: $USER_NAME <$USER_EMAIL>"
 fi
 
-# ────────────────
-# Initialize Git Repo If Missing
-# ────────────────
+# ─────────────────────────────
+# INITIALIZE IF NEEDED
+# ─────────────────────────────
 if [ ! -d ".git" ]; then
-  info "Initializing local Git repository..."
-  git init || error "Failed to initialize git"
-  git add . || warn "Nothing to add"
+  info "Initializing local git repository..."
+  git init
+  git add .
   git commit -m "Initial commit" || warn "Nothing to commit"
 else
   info "Git repository already initialized."
 fi
 
-# ────────────────
-# Ensure at Least One Commit Exists
-# ────────────────
+# ─────────────────────────────
+# CREATE FIRST COMMIT IF MISSING
+# ─────────────────────────────
 if ! git rev-parse HEAD &>/dev/null; then
   info "Creating first commit..."
-  git add . || warn "Nothing to add"
+  git add .
   git commit -m "Initial commit" || warn "Nothing to commit"
 fi
 
-# ────────────────
-# Create Remote GitHub Repo If Missing
-# ────────────────
+# ─────────────────────────────
+# LINK OR CREATE GITHUB REPO
+# ─────────────────────────────
+USERNAME=$(gh api user | jq -r .login)
+REMOTE_URL="https://github.com/$USERNAME/$REPO_NAME.git"
+
 if ! git remote get-url "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" &>/dev/null; then
-  info "Creating GitHub repository '$REPO_NAME'..."
-  gh repo create "$REPO_NAME" --public --source=. --remote="$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" || error "Failed to create GitHub repo"
+  if gh repo view "$USERNAME/$REPO_NAME" &>/dev/null; then
+    info "Linking to existing GitHub repo: $REMOTE_URL"
+    git remote add "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" "$REMOTE_URL"
+  else
+    info "Creating GitHub repository '$REPO_NAME'..."
+    gh repo create "$REPO_NAME" --public --source=. --remote="$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" || error "Failed to create GitHub repo"
+  fi
 else
   info "Remote '$GIT_REMOTE_NAME' already set to: $(git remote get-url $GIT_REMOTE_NAME)"
 fi
 
-# ────────────────
-# Commit Changes If Needed
-# ────────────────
+# ─────────────────────────────
+# COMMIT CHANGES IF ANY
+# ─────────────────────────────
 if ! git diff --quiet || ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
   info "Changes detected — committing..."
   git add .
@@ -109,15 +112,16 @@ else
   info "No uncommitted changes found."
 fi
 
-# ────────────────
-# Final Push — Always Push, Even If No Upstream
-# ────────────────
-BRANCH_NAME=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
-
-if ! git config --get branch."$BRANCH_NAME".remote &>/dev/null; then
-  info "No upstream detected. Setting upstream and pushing..."
-  git push -u "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" "$BRANCH_NAME" || error "Failed to push and set upstream"
+# ─────────────────────────────
+# PUSH TO GITHUB
+# ─────────────────────────────
+BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+if ! git config --get branch."$BRANCH".remote &>/dev/null; then
+  info "Setting upstream and pushing..."
+  git push -u "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" "$BRANCH" || error "Push failed"
 else
   info "Pushing to remote '$GIT_REMOTE_NAME'..."
-  git push "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" "$BRANCH_NAME" || error "Push failed"
+  git push "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" "$BRANCH" || error "Push failed"
 fi
+
+info "✅ Sync complete: https://github.com/$USERNAME/$REPO_NAME"
diff --git a/github/gitfield-github-old b/github/gitfield-github-old
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7f1ac0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github/gitfield-github-old
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+GIT_REMOTE_NAME="github"
+REPO_NAME=$(basename "$(pwd)")
+DEFAULT_NAME="Mark Randall Havens"
+DEFAULT_EMAIL="mark.r.havens@gmail.com"
+
+# ────────────────
+# Logging Helpers
+# ────────────────
+info()  { echo -e "\e[1;34m[INFO]\e[0m $*"; }
+warn()  { echo -e "\e[1;33m[WARN]\e[0m $*"; }
+error() { echo -e "\e[1;31m[ERROR]\e[0m $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+# ────────────────
+# Ensure Git is Installed
+# ────────────────
+if ! command -v git &>/dev/null; then
+  info "Installing Git..."
+  sudo apt update && sudo apt install git -y || error "Failed to install Git"
+else
+  info "Git already installed: $(git --version)"
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Ensure GitHub CLI is Installed
+# ────────────────
+if ! command -v gh &>/dev/null; then
+  info "Installing GitHub CLI..."
+  type -p curl >/dev/null || sudo apt install curl -y
+  curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | \
+    sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg
+  sudo chmod go+r /usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg
+  echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] \
+    https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | \
+    sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null
+  sudo apt update && sudo apt install gh -y || error "Failed to install GitHub CLI"
+else
+  info "GitHub CLI already installed: $(gh --version | head -n 1)"
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Ensure GitHub CLI is Authenticated
+# ────────────────
+if ! gh auth status &>/dev/null; then
+  info "Authenticating GitHub CLI..."
+  gh auth login || error "GitHub authentication failed"
+else
+  info "GitHub CLI authenticated."
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Ensure Git Identity is Set
+# ────────────────
+USER_NAME=$(git config --global user.name || true)
+USER_EMAIL=$(git config --global user.email || true)
+
+if [[ -z "$USER_NAME" || -z "$USER_EMAIL" ]]; then
+  info "Setting global Git identity..."
+  git config --global user.name "$DEFAULT_NAME"
+  git config --global user.email "$DEFAULT_EMAIL"
+  info "Git identity set to: $DEFAULT_NAME <$DEFAULT_EMAIL>"
+else
+  info "Git identity already set to: $USER_NAME <$USER_EMAIL>"
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Initialize Git Repo If Missing
+# ────────────────
+if [ ! -d ".git" ]; then
+  info "Initializing local Git repository..."
+  git init || error "Failed to initialize git"
+  git add . || warn "Nothing to add"
+  git commit -m "Initial commit" || warn "Nothing to commit"
+else
+  info "Git repository already initialized."
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Ensure at Least One Commit Exists
+# ────────────────
+if ! git rev-parse HEAD &>/dev/null; then
+  info "Creating first commit..."
+  git add . || warn "Nothing to add"
+  git commit -m "Initial commit" || warn "Nothing to commit"
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Create Remote GitHub Repo If Missing
+# ────────────────
+if ! git remote get-url "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" &>/dev/null; then
+  info "Creating GitHub repository '$REPO_NAME'..."
+  gh repo create "$REPO_NAME" --public --source=. --remote="$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" || error "Failed to create GitHub repo"
+else
+  info "Remote '$GIT_REMOTE_NAME' already set to: $(git remote get-url $GIT_REMOTE_NAME)"
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Commit Changes If Needed
+# ────────────────
+if ! git diff --quiet || ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
+  info "Changes detected — committing..."
+  git add .
+  git commit -m "Update: $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" || warn "Nothing to commit"
+else
+  info "No uncommitted changes found."
+fi
+
+# ────────────────
+# Final Push — Always Push, Even If No Upstream
+# ────────────────
+BRANCH_NAME=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+
+if ! git config --get branch."$BRANCH_NAME".remote &>/dev/null; then
+  info "No upstream detected. Setting upstream and pushing..."
+  git push -u "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" "$BRANCH_NAME" || error "Failed to push and set upstream"
+else
+  info "Pushing to remote '$GIT_REMOTE_NAME'..."
+  git push "$GIT_REMOTE_NAME" "$BRANCH_NAME" || error "Push failed"
+fi