diff --git a/sns.sh b/sns.sh
index 4bbfa8c..a2be9c9 100755
--- a/sns.sh
+++ b/sns.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ readonly CONFIG_FILE="$ROOT_DIR/sns.conf"
 
 
 # Section: Functions
-function w_conf {
+function create_sns_root {
 
-if [ ! -r "$ROOT_DIR" ]; then mkdir -p "$ROOT_DIR"; fi
-if [ ! -d "$TMP_DIR"  ]; then mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR" ; fi
+if [ ! -r "$ROOT_DIR" ]; then mkdir -p "$ROOT_DIR"; WILL_INIT="TRUE"; fi
+if [ ! -d "$TMP_DIR"  ]; then mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR" ; WILL_INIT="TRUE"; fi
 
 
 cat > "$CONFIG_FILE" << EOF
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ PUBKEY=""
 EOF
 
 chmod 600 "$CONFIG_FILE"
+
+if [ "$WILL_INIT" == "TRUE" ]; then
+    printf "%s %s\n" "Environment initialized in" "$ROOT_DIR"
+else
+    printf "%s\n" "Environment already initialized."
+fi
 }
 function pause {
     read -rp "  Press [Enter] to continue."
@@ -123,7 +129,10 @@ function delete(){
     fi
 }
 function edit(){
-if [ ! -r "$NOTE" ]; then
+if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then
+    >&2 echo "Error no editor specified in environment."
+    exit
+elif [ ! -r "$NOTE" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: Note cannot be opened for editing."
     exit 40;
 fi
@@ -207,10 +216,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "$PROD_STR, $VER_STR"
 
-if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then
-   >&2 echo "Error no editor specified in environment."
-
-elif [ -n "$ERR_NO_GPG" ]; then
+if [ -n "$ERR_NO_GPG" ]; then
     >&2 echo  "  Error: Encryption was specified, but GPG is not installed."
     exit 100
 elif [ -n "$ERR_NO_KEY" ]; then
diff --git a/src/includes/create_sns_root.sns.sh b/src/includes/create_sns_root.sns.sh
index 81cfb01..d3b8bf9 100644
--- a/src/includes/create_sns_root.sns.sh
+++ b/src/includes/create_sns_root.sns.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-function w_conf {
+function create_sns_root {
 
-if [ ! -r "$ROOT_DIR" ]; then mkdir -p "$ROOT_DIR"; fi
-if [ ! -d "$TMP_DIR"  ]; then mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR" ; fi
+if [ ! -r "$ROOT_DIR" ]; then mkdir -p "$ROOT_DIR"; WILL_INIT="TRUE"; fi
+if [ ! -d "$TMP_DIR"  ]; then mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR" ; WILL_INIT="TRUE"; fi
 
 
 cat > "$CONFIG_FILE" << EOF
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@ PUBKEY=""
 EOF
 
 chmod 600 "$CONFIG_FILE"
+
+if [ "$WILL_INIT" == "TRUE" ]; then
+    printf "%s %s\n" "Environment initialized in" "$ROOT_DIR"
+else
+    printf "%s\n" "Environment already initialized."
+fi
 }
diff --git a/src/includes/edit.sns.sh b/src/includes/edit.sns.sh
index e63c412..91f0e7f 100644
--- a/src/includes/edit.sns.sh
+++ b/src/includes/edit.sns.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 function edit(){
-if [ ! -r "$NOTE" ]; then
+if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then
+    >&2 echo "Error no editor specified in environment."
+    exit
+elif [ ! -r "$NOTE" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: Note cannot be opened for editing."
     exit 40;
 fi
diff --git a/src/main/stage1.sns.sh b/src/main/stage1.sns.sh
index af57da1..d0eadd1 100644
--- a/src/main/stage1.sns.sh
+++ b/src/main/stage1.sns.sh
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "$PROD_STR, $VER_STR"
 
-if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then
-   >&2 echo "Error no editor specified in environment."
-
-elif [ -n "$ERR_NO_GPG" ]; then
+if [ -n "$ERR_NO_GPG" ]; then
     >&2 echo  "  Error: Encryption was specified, but GPG is not installed."
     exit 100
 elif [ -n "$ERR_NO_KEY" ]; then
diff --git a/src/main/stage2.sns.sh b/src/main/stage2.sns.sh
index 97c0392..b62b775 100644
--- a/src/main/stage2.sns.sh
+++ b/src/main/stage2.sns.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ else
           elif [ "$ARG"  = "-p"  ] || [ "$ARG" = "--print"  ]; then PRINT="TRUE"
           elif [ "$ARG"  = "-l"  ] || [ "$ARG" = "--list"   ]; then LIST="TRUE"
           elif [ "$ARG"  = "-h"  ] || [ "$ARG" == "--help"  ]; then help;   exit 0
-          elif [ "$ARG"  = "-w"  ] || [ "$ARG" == "--wconf" ]; then create_sns_root; exit 0
+          elif [ "$ARG"  = "-i"  ] || [ "$ARG" == "--init" ]; then create_sns_root; exit 0
         else
             if     [ -z "$NAME"     ] && [ -n "$ARG"  ]; then NAME="$ARG"
               elif [ -z "$NOTEBOOK" ] && [ -n "$ARG"  ]; then NOTEBOOK="$ARG"