diff --git a/bin/portzap b/bin/portzap
index f1282e8..6b38656 100755
--- a/bin/portzap
+++ b/bin/portzap
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require_dependency() {
 }
 
 printerr() {
-    "${libexec}"/print-err "$1"
+    "${libexec}"/printerr "$1"
 }
 
 ##
diff --git a/bin/setup-portzap b/bin/setup-portzap
index 8412225..92bd72e 100755
--- a/bin/setup-portzap
+++ b/bin/setup-portzap
@@ -3,35 +3,45 @@ set -e
 
 ##
 # variables
-localbase="${LOCALBASE:-/usr/local}"
+localbase="${LOCALBASE:-$(realpath $(dirname $0)/..)}"
+libexec="${localbase}/libexec/portzap"
 conf=$(cat "${localbase}"/share/portzap/doas.conf)
 doas="${localbase}"/etc/doas.conf
 
+##
+# functions
+printok() {
+    "${libexec}"/printok "$1"
+}
+
+printerr() {
+    "${libexec}"/printerr "$1"
+}
+
 ##
 # main
 if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
-    echo "ERR This command must be run by root"
+    printerr "you must be root"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 if id -u _portzap > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "[-] The _portzap user exists"
-    echo "[-] Add user(s) to the _portzap group:"
-    echo "root# pw groupmod -n _portzap -m user1,user2"
+    printok "_portzap user exists"
 else
     pw useradd -n _portzap \
         -c "portzap user" \
         -m \
         -s /sbin/nologin
     chmod u=rwX,g=rX,o= /home/_portzap/
-    echo "[-] The _portzap user, group and home directory have been created."
-    echo "[-] Add user(s) to the _portzap group:"
-    echo "root# pw groupmod -n _portzap -m user1,user2"
+    printok "create _portzap user"
 fi
 
 if grep -F "^${conf}$" "${doas}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "[-] No changes made to ${doas}"
+    printok "${doas} is up to date"
 else
     echo "$conf" >> "$doas"
-    echo "[-] ${doas} has been changed. Please review the changes"
+    printok "update ${doas} (note: review the update)"
 fi
+
+printf "Add user(s) to the _portzap group:\n"
+printf "root# pw groupmod -n _portzap -m user1,user2\n"
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/portzap-checkout b/libexec/portzap/portzap-checkout
index 4210d32..8fade8a 100644
--- a/libexec/portzap/portzap-checkout
+++ b/libexec/portzap/portzap-checkout
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ gitexec()
 }
 
 printerr() {
-    "${libexec}"/print-err "$1"
+    "${libexec}"/printerr "$1"
 }
 
 ##
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/portzap-clone b/libexec/portzap/portzap-clone
index 67a2464..ad8511d 100755
--- a/libexec/portzap/portzap-clone
+++ b/libexec/portzap/portzap-clone
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ gitexec()
          /bin/sh -c "umask ${mode}; ${git} ${1}"
 }
 
+printok() {
+    "${libexec}"/printok "$1"
+}
+
 printerr() {
-    "${libexec}"/print-err "$1"
+    "${libexec}"/printerr "$1"
 }
 
 ##
@@ -45,6 +49,5 @@ gitexec "clone ${giturl} ${gitdir}"
 cd "${gitdir}"
 gitexec "config core.filemode off"
 set +x
-echo "[-] git checkout ${branch}"
-gitexec "checkout -t origin/${branch} > /dev/null 2>&1"
-echo "[-] Done"
+gitexec "checkout -t origin/${branch}"
+printok "clone complete"
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/portzap-install b/libexec/portzap/portzap-install
index 2c347d5..32bcd49 100755
--- a/libexec/portzap/portzap-install
+++ b/libexec/portzap/portzap-install
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ run_install()
     install -o root -g _portzap -m "${mode}" -v "$@"
 }
 
+printok() {
+    "${libexec}"/printok "$1"
+}
+
 printerr() {
-    "${libexec}"/print-err "$1"
+    "${libexec}"/printerr "$1"
 }
 
 ##
@@ -80,3 +84,4 @@ else
     perform_install
 fi
 "${libexec}"/git-rev "${gitdir}" > "${revfile}"
+printok "install complete"
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/portzap-pull b/libexec/portzap/portzap-pull
index ce4e134..fc55a66 100755
--- a/libexec/portzap/portzap-pull
+++ b/libexec/portzap/portzap-pull
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ gitexec()
          /bin/sh -c "umask ${mode}; ${git} ${1}"
 }
 
+printok() {
+    "${libexec}"/printok "$1"
+}
+
 printerr() {
-    "${libexec}"/print-err "$1"
+    "${libexec}"/printerr "$1"
 }
 
 ##
@@ -42,3 +46,4 @@ set -x
 cd "${gitdir}"
 branch=$(gitexec "branch --show-current")
 gitexec "pull --rebase origin ${branch}"
+printok "pull complete"
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/portzap-rm b/libexec/portzap/portzap-rm
index b82138f..18c869e 100644
--- a/libexec/portzap/portzap-rm
+++ b/libexec/portzap/portzap-rm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ erase()
 }
 
 printerr() {
-    "${libexec}"/print-err "$1"
+    "${libexec}"/printerr "$1"
 }
 
 ##
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/print-err b/libexec/portzap/printerr
similarity index 100%
rename from libexec/portzap/print-err
rename to libexec/portzap/printerr
diff --git a/libexec/portzap/printok b/libexec/portzap/printok
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..315f891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libexec/portzap/printok
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+##
+# variables
+msg="${1}"
+
+##
+# main
+printf "ok: %s\n" "${msg}" > /dev/stdout