diff --git a/app/mk/inc/std/install b/app/mk/inc/std/install
index 40c1946..3c26cea 100644
--- a/app/mk/inc/std/install
+++ b/app/mk/inc/std/install
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ install-sh:VQ: build
 	if test -d app ; then
 		echo Installing application files...
 		echo "'$APPDIR'"
-		mkdir -p $APPDIR/$PKG_NAME && cp -rf app/* $APPDIR/$PKG_NAME/
+		echo `goblin paths app/* $APPDIR/$PKG_NAME/`
+		#goblin mkdir -p `goblin path $APPDIR/$PKG_NAME` && cp -rf `goblin paths app/* $APPDIR/$PKG_NAME/`
 		echo Done installing application files
 	fi
 	if test -d exe ; then
 		echo Installing executables...
-		mkdir -p $EXEDIR
+		goblin mkdir -p $EXEDIR
 		cp -rf exe/* $EXEDIR/
 		files=`goblin basename $(ls exe)`
 		for i in $files ; do
diff --git a/src/pathx/main.go b/src/pathx/main.go
index ddb0261..c692e4a 100644
--- a/src/pathx/main.go
+++ b/src/pathx/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package pathx
 // paths.
 
 import (
+	//"fmt"
 	"path"
 	fp "path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -28,10 +29,10 @@ func From(p string) Path {
 		return ret
 	}
 
-	/*	p = path.Clean(p)
-		if p[0] == '/' {
-			ret.IsAbs = true
-		} */
+	p = path.Clean(p)
+	if p[0] == '/' {
+		ret.IsAbs = true
+	}
 	p, _ = strings.CutSuffix(p, "/")
 	svalues := strings.Split(p, "/")
 
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ func From(p string) Path {
 }
 
 func FromReal(p string) Path {
-	return From(fp.ToSlash(p))
+	ret := From(fp.ToSlash(p))
+	//fmt.Println("from real:", ret)
+	return ret
 }
 
 func (v Value) IsValid() bool {
diff --git a/src/tool/mk/parse.go b/src/tool/mk/parse.go
index 552da6a..c75fb54 100644
--- a/src/tool/mk/parse.go
+++ b/src/tool/mk/parse.go
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ func parseRedirInclude(p *parser, t token) parserStateFun {
 		file, err := os.Open(pths.Real())
 		if err != nil {
 			p.basicWarnAtToken(fmt.Sprintf("cannot open %s", filename), p.tokenbuf[0])
-			//fmt.Printf("%q %q %q\n", pths.Values, pths.Real(), pths.String())
 			//p.basicErrorAtToken(fmt.Sprintf("cannot open %s", filename), p.tokenbuf[0])
 		}
 		input, _ := io.ReadAll(file)
diff --git a/src/tool/mkdir/mkdir.go b/src/tool/mkdir/mkdir.go
index 67c5458..217048f 100644
--- a/src/tool/mkdir/mkdir.go
+++ b/src/tool/mkdir/mkdir.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package mkdir
 
-import(
+import (
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"flag"
+
+	"github.com/surdeus/goblin/src/pathx"
 )
 
 func Run(args []string) {
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ func Run(args []string) {
 	args = args[1:]
 	var (
 		parentFlag bool
-		 modeArg int
+		modeArg    int
 	)
 	flagSet := flag.NewFlagSet(arg0, flag.ExitOnError)
 	flagSet.BoolVar(&parentFlag, "p", false, "No error if existing, make parent as needed.")
@@ -24,14 +26,16 @@ func Run(args []string) {
 	args = flagSet.Args()
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		flagSet.Usage()
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	mode := os.FileMode(modeArg)
-	for _,  path := range args {
+	for _, path := range args {
 		var e error
+		pth := pathx.From(path).Real()
 		if parentFlag {
-			e = os.MkdirAll(path, mode)
+			e = os.MkdirAll(pth, mode)
 		} else {
-			e =  os.Mkdir(path, mode)
+			e = os.Mkdir(pth, mode)
 		}
 		if e != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s: %s.\n", arg0, e)
diff --git a/src/tool/paths/main.go b/src/tool/paths/main.go
index 6c494e0..752ceb5 100644
--- a/src/tool/paths/main.go
+++ b/src/tool/paths/main.go
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 package paths
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"flag"
 	"bufio"
-	"os"
-	"github.com/surdeus/goblin/src/pathx"
-	"path"
-	"log"
 	"errors"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+
+	"github.com/surdeus/goblin/src/pathx"
 )
 
 var (
-	part string
-	handlers = map[string] func(string) string {
-		"base" : path.Base,
-		"ext" : path.Ext,
-		"dir" : path.Dir,
-		"all" : func(v string) string {return v},
+	part     string
+	handlers = map[string]func(string) string{
+		"base": path.Base,
+		"ext":  path.Ext,
+		"dir":  path.Dir,
+		"all":  func(v string) string { return v },
+		"fr": func(v string) string {
+			return pathx.FromReal(v).String()
+		},
 	}
-	handler func(string) string
-	r bool
+	handler   func(string) string
+	r         bool
 	noPartErr = errors.New("no such part")
 )
 
-
-
 func handlePath(p string) {
 	if handler != nil {
 		p = handler(p)
@@ -63,4 +65,3 @@ func Run(args []string) {
 		handlePath(rd.Text())
 	}
 }
-