m() { if $verbose; then printf "$pre%s\n" "$*"; fi; "$@"; }
e() { printf "$pre%s\n" "$*"; }
die() { printf "$pre%s\n" "$*" >&2; echo "exiting with status 1" >&2; exit 1; }
m() { if $verbose; then printf "$pre%s\n" "$*"; fi; "$@"; }
e() { printf "$pre%s\n" "$*"; }
die() { printf "$pre%s\n" "$*" >&2; echo "exiting with status 1" >&2; exit 1; }