diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# radio
+My janky liquidsoap scripts
+
+## basic use
+setup your passwords file
+
+```
+# passwords.liq
+
+user="lickthecheese"
+password="hackme"
+```
+
+make a playlist in m3u or just use genplaylist
+
+```
+./genplaylist > spooky.m3u
+```
+
+it will then use fuzzy finder to find your music lol.
+
+Your moosic probably should follow Music/Artist\_-\_This\_is\_a\_song.mp3
+
+
+
+now just run the liquidsoap you want lol
+
+
diff --git a/tr-play.liq b/tr-play.liq
index 4f05d6d..313e130 100755
--- a/tr-play.liq
+++ b/tr-play.liq
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set("log.file.path","/tmp/xfnw-basic-radio.log")
 radio = crossfade(normalize(random([playlist.once(argv(1),random=false)])))
 
 output.icecast(%vorbis,
-host="radio.tildeverse.org",user="lickthecheese",port=8005,password=password,
+host="radio.tildeverse.org",user=user,port=8005,password=password,
 mount="/",
 on_blank(shutdown,radio),
 on_stop=shutdown,
diff --git a/tr-random.liq b/tr-random.liq
index 042e89a..db8ad0c 100755
--- a/tr-random.liq
+++ b/tr-random.liq
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set("log.file.path","/tmp/xfnw-basic-radio.log")
 radio = crossfade(normalize(random([playlist.once(argv(1),random=true)])))
 
 output.icecast(%vorbis,
-host="radio.tildeverse.org",user="lickthecheese",port=8005,password=password,
+host="radio.tildeverse.org",user=user,port=8005,password=password,
 mount="/",
 on_blank(shutdown,radio),
 on_stop=shutdown,
diff --git a/tr-test-random.liq b/tr-test-random.liq
index 3045b8c..c0fee98 100755
--- a/tr-test-random.liq
+++ b/tr-test-random.liq
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set("log.file.path","/tmp/xfnw-basic-radio.log")
 radio = crossfade(normalize(random([playlist.once(argv(1),random=true)])))
 
 output.icecast(%vorbis,
-host="radio.tildeverse.org",user="lickthecheese",port=8015,password=password,
+host="radio.tildeverse.org",user=user,port=8015,password=password,
 mount="/",
 on_blank(shutdown,radio),
 on_stop=shutdown,
diff --git a/tr-test.liq b/tr-test.liq
index b349249..75186dc 100755
--- a/tr-test.liq
+++ b/tr-test.liq
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set("log.file.path","/tmp/xfnw-basic-radio.log")
 radio = crossfade(normalize(random([playlist.once(argv(1),random=false)])))
 
 output.icecast(%vorbis,
-host="radio.tildeverse.org",user="lickthecheese",port=8015,password=password,
+host="radio.tildeverse.org",user=user,port=8015,password=password,
 mount="/",
 on_blank(shutdown,radio),
 on_stop=shutdown,