diff --git a/man8/snap-pac.8 b/man8/snap-pac.8
index 2e174b7..9eb2f85 100644
--- a/man8/snap-pac.8
+++ b/man8/snap-pac.8
@@ -30,46 +30,14 @@ but your setup has to be properly configured to use it. The exact procedure
 depends on your specific setup. Be careful.
 
 .SH CONFIGURATION
-Configuration is done via the snapper configuration files, with extra variables
-specific to these pacman hooks (see \fBsnapper-configs\fR(5)). The defaults
-of the following should be suitable for most users.
+Configuration is done via configuration files. The defaults of the
+following should be suitable for most users. Follow the pattern
+of bash shell variables (VAR=setting) in each configuration file below.
 
-The following are possible settings you can place in each snapper configuration
-file (e.g., \fI/etc/snapper/configs/root\fR, etc.). Follow the pattern of other
-variables in the configuration file (VAR=setting).
+The following setting can be changed in the main snap-pac configuration file
+\fI/etc/snap-pac.conf\fR:
 
-\fBPACMAN_PRE_POST=\fR\fB\fIyes\fR\fR\fB or \fR\fB\fIno\fR\fR
-.RS 4
-Perform pacman pre/post snapshots for this configuration.
-
-Default is "no", except for the root configuration which is "yes".
-.RE
-
-.BR PACMAN_CLEANUP_ALGORITHM
-.RS 4
-Snapper algorithm used in cleaning up the pacman pre/post snapshots. See \fBsnapper\fR(8) for list of valid options.
-
-Default is "number". 
-.RE
-
-\fBPACMAN_PRE_DESCRIPTION=\fR\fB\fIstring\fR\fR
-.RS 4
-snapper description used for the pacman pre snapshot.
-
-Default is the parent program (usually pacman) that called the snapshot script.  
-.RE
-
-\fBPACMAN_POST_DESCRIPTION=\fR\fB\fIstring\fR\fR
-.RS 4
-snapper description used for the pacman post snapshot.
-
-Default is the parent program (usually pacman) that called the snapshot script.  
-.RE
-
-The following setting can be changed in the snapper configuration file
-\fI/etc/conf.d/snapper\fR:
-
-\fBPACMAN_ABORT_ON_FAIL=\fR\fB\fIyes\fR\fR\fB or \fR\fB\fIno\fR\fR
+\fBABORT_ON_FAIL=\fR\fB\fIyes\fR\fR\fB or \fR\fB\fIno\fR\fR
 .RS 4
 When set to "yes" this causes pacman to abort a transaction if the snap-pac pre
 hook fails.  This prevents an upgrade/installation/removal from occurring if a
@@ -78,6 +46,51 @@ pre snapshot cannot be performed.
 Default is "no".
 .RE
 
+\fBDESC_LENGTH=\fR\fB\fIinteger\fR\fR
+.RS 4
+Number of characters to limit length of descriptions used for snapper.
+
+Default is "48".
+.RE
+
+The following are possible settings used on each specific snapper
+configuration you have. To use them, first create the folder
+\fI/etc/snap-pac\fR if it does not already exist. Then create a file
+for the snapper configuration file you want these settings to apply
+to. For example, for the snapper configuration named \fIroot\fR,
+create the file \fI/etc/snap-pac/root.conf\fR. \fIsnap-pac\fR requires
+and expects  configuration files to end in \fI.conf\fR.
+
+\fBPRE_POST=\fR\fB\fIyes\fR\fR\fB or \fR\fB\fIno\fR\fR
+.RS 4
+Perform pacman pre/post snapshots for this configuration. In other
+words, if you want snapper to run before and after a pacman
+transaction, set this to "yes".
+
+Default is "no", except for the root configuration which is "yes".
+.RE
+
+.BR CLEANUP_ALGORITHM
+.RS 4
+Snapper algorithm used in cleaning up the pacman pre/post snapshots. See \fBsnapper\fR(8) for list of valid options.
+
+Default is "number". 
+.RE
+
+\fBPRE_DESCRIPTION=\fR\fB\fIstring\fR\fR
+.RS 4
+snapper description used for the pacman pre snapshot.
+
+Default is the parent program (usually pacman) that called the snapshot script.  
+.RE
+
+\fBPOST_DESCRIPTION=\fR\fB\fIstring\fR\fR
+.RS 4
+snapper description used for the pacman post snapshot.
+
+Default is the parent program (usually pacman) that called the snapshot script.  
+.RE
+
 .SH EXAMPLE
 
 Installing the nano package as normal:
@@ -178,8 +191,8 @@ Follow the instructions pacman gives you (e.g., removing the lock file).
 
 .SH FAQ
 .SS Does snap-pac backup non-btrfs /boot partitions?
-Nope. But you can add hook that does it for you. It would be something like the
-following:
+Nope. But you can add a hook that does it for you. It would be
+something like the following:
 
 .EX
 
diff --git a/scripts/snap-pac b/scripts/snap-pac
index 86804cc..934a2c6 100755
--- a/scripts/snap-pac
+++ b/scripts/snap-pac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # snap-pac
 # https://github.com/wesbarnett/snap-pac
-# Copyright (C) 2016, 2017 James W. Barnett
+# Copyright (C) 2016, 2017, 2018 James W. Barnett
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -18,22 +18,37 @@
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-declare -r SNAPPER_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/conf.d/snapper
-declare -r DESC_LIMIT=48
+set -o errtrace
+
 declare -r name="snap-pac"
-declare PACMAN_ABORT_ON_FAIL="no"
+declare -r SNAPPAC_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/snap-pac.conf
+declare -r SNAPPER_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/conf.d/snapper
 declare -r pacman_cmd="$(ps -q $(ps -p "$$" -o ppid=) -o args=)"
 declare -r pre_or_post=$1
 
+[[ -f $SNAPPAC_CONFIG_FILE ]] && [[ -r $SNAPPAC_CONFIG_FILE ]] && source $SNAPPAC_CONFIG_FILE
+
+declare -r DESC_LIMIT=${DESC_LIMIT:-48}
+declare -r ABORT_ON_FAIL=${ABORT_ON_FAIL:-"no"}
+
 out() { printf "$1 $2\n" "${@:3}"; }
 error() { out "==> \033[00;31merror:\033[00m" "$@"; } >&2
 die() { 
-    error "$@"
-    [[ $PACMAN_ABORT_ON_FAIL == "no" ]] && exit 0
+    [[ $ABORT_ON_FAIL == "no" ]] && exit 0
     exit 1
 }
-error_exit() { die "Aborted due to error."; }
-kill_exit() { die "\nExited due to user intervention."; }
+trapkill() { 
+    error "Exited due to user intervention."
+    die
+}
+traperror() {
+    error "Exited due to error on line $1"
+    out "exit status:" "$2"
+    out "command:" "$3"
+    out "bash line:" "$4"
+    out "function name:" "$5"
+    die
+}
 
 truncate_description() {
     desc="$@"
@@ -44,29 +59,8 @@ truncate_description() {
     fi
 }
 
-set_defaults() {
-    PACMAN_PRE_POST="no"
-    [[ $CONFIG == "root" ]] && PACMAN_PRE_POST="yes"
-    PACMAN_PRE_DESCRIPTION="$pacman_cmd"
-    PACMAN_POST_DESCRIPTION="$pacman_cmd"
-    PACMAN_CLEANUP_ALGORITHM="number"
-    PACMAN_LINK_MODULES="no"
-}
-
-
-package_updated() {
-    check="$1"
-    for x in ${packages[@]}; do
-        if [[ "$x" == "$check" ]]; then
-            echo "yes"
-            return
-        fi
-    done
-    echo "no"
-}
-
-trap error_exit ERR
-trap kill_exit SIGTERM SIGINT
+trap 'traperror ${LINENO} $? "$BASH_COMMAND" $BASH_LINENO "${FUNCNAME[@]}"' ERR
+trap trapkill SIGTERM SIGINT
 
 mapfile -t packages
 kernel_updated=$(package_updated "linux")
@@ -75,30 +69,34 @@ source "$SNAPPER_CONFIG_FILE"
 
 for CONFIG in $SNAPPER_CONFIGS; do
 
-    set_defaults
-    source /etc/snapper/configs/"$CONFIG"
+    CONFIG_FILE="/etc/snap-pac/$CONFIG.conf"
+    [[ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]] && [[ -r "$CONFIG_FILE" ]] && source "$CONFIG_FILE"
 
-    [[ $PACMAN_PRE_POST == "no" ]] && continue
+    if [[ $CONFIG == "root" ]]; then 
+        PRE_POST=${PRE_POST="yes"}
+    else
+        PRE_POST=${PRE_POST="no"}
+    fi
+
+    [[ $PRE_POST == "no" ]] && continue
+
+    PRE_DESCRIPTION=${PRE_DESCRIPTION:-"$pacman_cmd"}
+    POST_DESCRIPTION=${POST_DESCRIPTION:-"$pacman_cmd"}
+    CLEANUP_ALGORITHM=${CLEANUP_ALGORITHM:-"number"}
 
     prefile="/tmp/$name-pre_$CONFIG"
-    snapper_cmd="snapper --config $CONFIG create --type $pre_or_post --cleanup-algorithm $PACMAN_CLEANUP_ALGORITHM --print-number --description"
+    snapper_cmd="snapper --config $CONFIG create --type $pre_or_post --cleanup-algorithm $CLEANUP_ALGORITHM --print-number --description"
 
     if [[ "$pre_or_post" == "pre" ]]; then
-        
-        if [[ "$PACMAN_LINK_MODULES" == "yes" && "$kernel_updated" == "yes" ]]; then
-            x=$($snapper_cmd "$(truncate_description $PACMAN_PRE_DESCRIPTION)" --userdata important=yes)
-        else
-            x=$($snapper_cmd "$(truncate_description $PACMAN_PRE_DESCRIPTION)")
-        fi
+        x=$($snapper_cmd "$(truncate_description $PRE_DESCRIPTION)")
         printf "==> %s: $(echo $x | tee "$prefile")\n" "$CONFIG"
     elif [[ -f $prefile && "$pre_or_post" == "post" ]]; then
         if [[ "$PACMAN_LINK_MODULES" == "yes" && "$kernel_updated" == "yes" ]]; then
-            printf "==> Deleting broken kernel modules symlinks...\n"
-            find /usr/lib/modules -xtype l -delete -print
             printf "==> Symlinking old kernel modules...\n"
+            find /usr/lib/modules -xtype l -delete -print
             ln -sv /.snapshots/$(<$prefile)/snapshot/usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r) /usr/lib/modules/
         fi
-        x=$($snapper_cmd "$(truncate_description $PACMAN_POST_DESCRIPTION)" --pre-number "$(< "$prefile")")
+        x=$($snapper_cmd "$(truncate_description $POST_DESCRIPTION)" --pre-number "$(< "$prefile")")
         printf "==> %s: %s\n" "$CONFIG" "$x"
         rm -f "$prefile"
     fi