adding path utils
bug
adding with atomic macro
better doc string
ignoring emacs temp files
a complete rewrite; factoring out shards, holds and tables
working on merge
bug fix
ongoing work on hold and table mngmt
the hold cannot be functional given that the writer itself by definition is not functional
better path management
continued work onon patches
drain implementation copmlete; untested.
minor bugs
ranged queries work
fixing test
bug fixes
major potential data loss bug
bug fix
unit tests pass!