diff --git a/backup_new.sh b/backup_new.sh
index a505e9e..c52a7c9 100755
--- a/backup_new.sh
+++ b/backup_new.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ warn=$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 3)
 ok=$(tput setaf 2)
 yellow=$(tput setaf 3)
 cyan=$(tput setaf 6)
-mag=$(tput setaf 5)
+magenta=$(tput setaf 5)
 
 
 ### functions
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ fi
 
 
 ### start logging
-printf "${mag}[%s] --- Start %s execution ---${norm}\n" \
+printf "${magenta}[%s] --- Start %s execution ---${norm}\n" \
     "$(stamp)" "$scriptName" >> "$logFile"
 printf "${cyan}[%s] -- [INFO] Log located at ${yellow}%s${cyan} --${norm}\n" \
     "$(stamp)" "$logFile" >> "$logFile"
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ elif [ ! -d "${borgBaseDir}" ]; then
     badDetails dne 'borgBaseDir'
 fi
 printf "${magenta}details:borgBaseDir ${norm}-- ${ok}[OK]${norm}\n" \
-    >> "$logfile"
+    >> "$logFile"
 export BORG_BASE_DIR="${borgBaseDir%/}"
 
 ## check path to SSH keyfile
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ elif [ ! -d "${borgSSHKey}" ]; then
     badDetails dne 'borgSSHKey'
 fi
 printf "${magenta}details:borgSSHKey ${norm}-- ${ok}[OK]${norm}\n" \
-    >> "$logfile"
+    >> "$logFile"
 export BORG_RSH="ssh -i ${borgSSHKey}"
 
 ## check borg repo connect string
@@ -450,13 +450,13 @@ if [ -z "${borgConnectRepo}" ]; then
     badDetails empty 'borgConnectRepo'
 fi
 printf "${magenta}details:borgConnectRepo ${norm}-- ${ok}[OK]${norm}\n" \
-    >> "$logfile"
+    >> "$logFile"
 export BORG_REPO="${borgConnectRepo}"
 
 ## check borg repo password
 if [ -n "${borgRepoPassphrase}" ]; then
     printf "${magenta}details:borgRepoPassphrase ${norm}-- ${ok}[OK]${norm}\n" \
-    >> "$logfile"
+    >> "$logFile"
     export BORG_PASSPHRASE="${borgRepoPassphrase}"
 else
     # if passwd is blank intentionally, this is insecure
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ if [ -n "${borgXtraListPath}" ]; then
     $( sed -e '/^\s*#.*$/d' -e '/^\s*$/d' "${borgXtraListPath}" )
 EOF
 printf "${magenta}details:borgXtraListPath ${norm}-- ${ok}[OK]${norm}\n" \
-    >> "$logfile"
+    >> "$logFile"
 includeXtra=1
 fi
 
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ fi
 if [ -n "${borgPruneSettings}" ]; then
     printf "${cyan}[%s] -- [INFO] Executing borg prune operation --${norm}\n" \
         "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
-    borg prune --show-rc -v ${borgPruneParams} ${borgPruneSettings} \
+    borg prune --show-rc -v "${borgPruneParams}" "${borgPruneSettings}" \
         2>> "$logFile"
     borgPruneResult="$?"
 else
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ cleanup
 # note complete success, tally warnings and exit
 printf "${ok}[%s] -- [SUCCESS] All processes completed --${norm}\n" \
     "$(stamp)" >> "$logFile"
-printf "${mag}[%s] --- %s execution completed ---${norm}\n" \
+printf "${magenta}[%s] --- %s execution completed ---${norm}\n" \
     "$(stamp)" "$scriptName" >> "$logFile"
 if [ "$warnCount" -gt 0 ]; then
     printf "${warn}%s warnings issued!${norm}\n" "${warnCount}" >> "$logFile"