diff --git a/backup-everything.sh b/backup-everything.sh
index 51426fd..d290bbb 100755
--- a/backup-everything.sh
+++ b/backup-everything.sh
@@ -1,522 +1,524 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ###
 # Micro script to backup some stuff
 #
 # IMPORTANT: do not edit this file
 #            and see 'backup-instructions.conf' instead!
 #
 # This file defines some functions and then it executes
 # your 'backup-instructions.conf'
 #
 # Author:  Valerio Bozzolan
 # Date:    Wed 25 Mar 2020
 # License: CC 0 - public domain
 ##
 
 # try to proceed even in case of errors (to do not skip any backup)
 # set -e
 
 
 # current directory
 MYDIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
 
 # load useful stuff
 . "$MYDIR"/bootstrap.sh
 
 ###
 # Create a directory with safe permissions if it does not exist
 #
 # @param string path         Pathname
 # @param int    is_file_mode Check if we are in file mode (default: directory mode)
 #
 write_safe_dir_if_unexisting() {
 
 	local path="$1"
 
 	local is_file_mode="$2"
 
 	# try to create the directory if it does not exists
 	if [ ! -d "$path" ]; then
 
 		warn "creating missing $path with 750"
 		mkdir --parents "$path"
 		chmod 750       "$path"
 	fi
 
 	# it must exists now
 	require_existing_dir "$path"
 }
 
 ###
 # Create a directory for a filename with safe permissions if it does not exist
 #
 # @param string path         Pathname to a filename
 # @param int    is_file_mode Check if we are in file mode (default: directory mode)
 #
 write_safe_basedir_if_unexisting() {
 
 	# first function argument
 	local path="$1"
 
 	# extract just the sub-directory
 	local basepath=$(dirname "$path")
 
 	# create that sub-directory
 	write_safe_dir_if_unexisting "$basepath"
 }
 
 ###
 # Require an existing directory or die
 #
 # @param string Directory path
 #
 require_existing_dir() {
 	if [ ! -d "$1" ]; then
 		error "unexisting directory $1"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 }
 
 # create these pathnames if they do not exist
 write_safe_dir_if_unexisting "$BASE"
 write_safe_dir_if_unexisting "$DAILY"
 write_safe_dir_if_unexisting "$DAILY_FILES"
 write_safe_dir_if_unexisting "$DAILY_DATABASES"
 
 # create or clean the last log file
-cat /dev/null > "$DAILY_LASTLOG"
+if [ "$WRITELOG" = 1 ]; then
+	cat /dev/null > "$DAILY_LASTLOG"
+fi
 
 #
 # Dump and compress a database
 #
 # @param db     string Database name
 # @param spaces string Cosmetic spaces
 #
 backup_database() {
 	local db="$1"
 	local spaces="$2"
 	local path="$DAILY_DATABASES"/"$db".sql.gz
 
 	log "$spaces""dumping database $db"
 
 	# no database no party
 	if ! $MYSQL "$db" -e exit > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 		warn "$spaces  skip unexisting database"
 		return
 	fi
 
 	if [ "$PORCELAIN" != 1 ]; then
 		$MYSQLDUMP "$db" | gzip > "$path"
 	fi
 }
 
 #
 # Dump and compress some databases
 #
 # @param database... string Database names
 #
 backup_databases() {
 	for database in $@; do
 		backup_database "$database"
 	done
 }
 
 #
 # Dump some databases with a shared prefix
 #
 # @param prefix string Database prefix
 # @param spaces string Cosmetic spaces
 #
 backup_databases_prefixed() {
 	local prefix="$1"
 	local spaces="$2"
 
 	log "$spaces""backup all databases prefixed with: $prefix"
 
 	databases=$($MYSQL -e 'SHOW DATABASES' | grep "$prefix")
 	for database in $databases; do
 		backup_database "$database" "$spaces  "
 	done
 }
 
 # default databases to be skipped
 DATABASE_SKIP_LIST=("^information_schema$" "^performance_schema$")
 
 #
 # Call this to skip a database
 #
 # @param string database Database pattern (Bash regex)
 #
 # This should be called before calling backup_every_database.
 #
 skip_database() {
 	local db="$1"
 	DATABASE_SKIP_LIST+=( "$db" )
 }
 
 #
 # Backup every single database. That's easy.
 #
 backup_every_database() {
 
 	# backup every damn database
 	databases=$($MYSQL -e 'SHOW DATABASES')
 	for database in $databases; do
 
 		local do_backup=1
 
 		# just skip the information_schema and the performance_schema that cannot be locked
 		for skip_entry in "${DATABASE_SKIP_LIST[@]}"; do
 			if [[ "$database" =~ $skip_entry ]]; then
 
 				# show a cute message
 				log "skippin database $database matching blacklist"
 
 				# do not backup this
 				do_backup=0
 
 				# do not check other entries
 				break
 			fi
 		done
 
 		# backup if it does not match the above skip entries
 		if [ "$do_backup" = 1 ]; then
 			backup_database "$database"
 		fi
 	done
 }
 
 #
 # Backup a database that is used by a service
 #
 # The service will be stopped before dumping.
 #
 # @param service string Systemd unit file
 # @param db      string Database name
 #
 backup_service_and_database() {
 	local service="$1"
 	local db="$2"
 	local is_active=
 
 	log "start backup service '$service' with database '$db'"
 
 	# check if the service is running
 	if systemctl is-active "$service" > /dev/null; then
 		is_active=1
 	fi
 
 	# eventually stop the service
 	if [ $is_active == 1 ]; then
 		if [ "$NO_DISSERVICE" == 1 ]; then
 			warn "  NOT stopping service: $service (to avoid any disservice)"
 		else
 			log  "  stopping service: $service"
 
 			if [ "$PORCELAIN" != 1 ]; then
 				systemctl stop "$service"
 			fi
 		fi
 	else
 		log "  service already inactive: $service"
 	fi
 
 	# backup the database now that the service is down
 	backup_database "$db" "  "
 
 	# eventually start again the service
 	if [ $is_active == 1 ]; then
 		if [ "$NO_DISSERVICE" == 1 ]; then
 			warn "  NOT starting again service: $service (to avoid any disservice)"
 		else
 			log "  starting again service: $service"
 
 			if [ "$PORCELAIN" != 1 ]; then
 				systemctl start "$service"
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi
 }
 
 #
 # Backup some databases used by a service
 #
 # The service will be stopped before dumping the databases
 #
 # @param service string Systemd unit file
 # @param db...   string Database names
 #
 backup_service_and_databases() {
 	backup_service_and_database $@
 }
 
 #
 # Backup phabricator
 #
 # @param path     string Phabricator webroot
 # @param dbprefix string Database prefix
 #
 backup_phabricator() {
 	local path="$1"
 	local dbprefix="$2"
 	local configset="$path"/bin/config
 
 	log "backup Phabricator databases"
 
 	log "  set Phabricator read only mode (and wait some time to make it effective)"
 	$configset set cluster.read-only true > /dev/null
 	sleep 5
 
 	backup_databases_prefixed "$dbprefix" "    "
 
 	log "  revert Phabricator read only mode"
 	$configset set cluster.read-only false > /dev/null
 }
 
 #
 # Backup a directory or a filename
 #
 # @param path       string Pathname to be backupped
 # @param identifier string Optional identifier of this pathname
 #
 backup_path() {
 	local path="$1"
 	local identifier="$2"
 
 	# create a default identifier
 	if [ -z "$identifier" ]; then
 		identifier="$path"
 	fi
 
 	# destination directory
 	# note that the identifier may start with a slash but this is good, just don't care
 	dest="$DAILY_FILES/$identifier"
 
 	# tell were the backup will go
 	if [ "$path" = "$identifier" ]; then
 		log "backup $path"
 	else
  		log "backup $path with identifier $identifier"
 	fi
 
 	# check if the path exists
 	if [ -e "$path" ]; then
 
 		# check if it's a directory
 		if [ -d "$path" ]; then
 
 			# this is a directory
 
 			# eventually create the destination if it does not exist
 			write_safe_dir_if_unexisting "$dest"
 
 			# backup this
 			# force the source to end with a slash in order to copy the files inside the directory
 			$RSYNC "$path/" "$dest"
 		else
 
 			# this is a filename
 
 			# eventually create the base destination if it does not exist
 			write_safe_basedir_if_unexisting "$dest"
 
 			# backup this filename
 			$RSYNC "$path" "$dest"
 		fi
 	else
 
 		# no path no party
 		warn "  path not found: $path"
 	fi
 }
 
 #
 # Backup some filenames ending with whatever
 #
 # @param path[...] string Pathname to be backupped
 #
 backup_paths() {
 
 	# pathnames
 	local paths="$@"
 
 	# process every pathname
 	for path in $paths; do
 
 		# backup every single pathname
 		backup_path "$path"
 	done
 
 }
 
 ##
 # Validate the backup host arguments
 #
 #
 validate_backup_host_args() {
 
 	# function parameters
 	local port="$3"
 
 	# no host no party
 	if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ]; then
 		error "Bad usage: backup_host REMOTE_HOST:REMOTE_PATH IDENTIFIER [PORT]"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
 	# tell what we will do
 	if [ "$port" = "22" ]; then
 		log "backup $1 in $2"
 	else
 		log "backup $1 (:$port) in $2"
 	fi
 }
 
 ##
 # Backup another host directory via rsync
 #
 # @param string Rsync host
 # @param string Rsync path to a directory
 # @param string Rsync host port
 #
 backup_host_dir() {
 
 	# function parameters
 	local hostlink="$1"
 	local identifier="$2"
 	local port="$3"
 
 	# eventually set default rsync port
 	if [ -z "$port" ]; then
 		port=22
 	fi
 
 	# validate the arguments
 	validate_backup_host_args "$hostlink" "$identifier" "$port"
 
 	# destination path
 	local dest="$BASE/$identifier"
 
 	# create the destination if it does not exist
 	write_safe_dir_if_unexisting "$dest"
 
 	# backup everything
 	# force the source to end with a slash to just copy the files inside it
 	$RSYNC --compress --rsh="ssh -p $port" "$hostlink/" "$dest"
 }
 
 ##
 # Backup another host directory via rsync
 #
 # @param string Rsync host
 # @param string Rsync path to a directory
 #
 push_path_host() {
 
 	# function parameters
 	local source="$1"
 	local hostlink="$2"
 	local port="$3"
 
 	# eventually set default rsync port
 	if [ -z "$port" ]; then
 		port=22
 	fi
 
 	# validate the arguments and print message
 	validate_backup_host_args "$source" "$hostlink" "$port"
 
 	# backup everything
 	# force the source to end with a slash to just copy the files inside it
 	$RSYNC --compress --rsh="ssh -p $port" "$source" "$hostlink"
 }
 
 ##
 # Push some pathnames into an host
 #
 # @param string    Rsync host
 # @param string    Rsync port
 # @param string... Rsync path to some directories
 #
 push_host_port_paths() {
 
 	# function parameters
 	local hostlink="$1"
 	local port="$2"
 
 	# strip the first two arguments
 	shift
 	shift
 
 	local path=""
 
 	# process every pathname
 	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
 
 		path="$1"
 		shift
 
 		# backup every single pathname
 		push_path_host "$path" "$hostlink" "$port"
 	done
 }
 
 ##
 # Push the local "daily/" directory into a remote host
 #
 # @param string Rsync host
 # @param string Rsync path to a directory
 #
 push_daily_directory() {
 
 	# function parameters
 	local hostlink="$1"
 	local port="$2"
 
 	push_path_host "$DAILY/" "$hostlink" "$port"
 }
 
 ##
 # Backup another host file via rsync
 #
 # @param string hostlink   Rsync source host and pathname e.g. ravotti94:/tmp/asd.txt
 # @param string identifier Rsync destination directory
 #
 backup_host_file() {
 
 	# function parameters
 	local hostlink="$1"
 	local identifier="$2"
 	local port="$3"
 
 	# filename
 	local filename=$(basename "$hostlink")
 
 	# eventually set default rsync port
 	if [ -z "$port" ]; then
 		port=22
 	fi
 
 	# validate the arguments
 	validate_backup_host_args "$hostlink" "$identifier" "$port"
 
 	# destination path
 	local dest="$BASE/$identifier/$filename"
 
 	# create the destination directory if it does not exist
 	write_safe_basedir_if_unexisting "$dest"
 
 	# backup everything
 	# force the source to end with a slash to just copy the files inside it
 	$RSYNC --compress --rsh="ssh -p $port" "$hostlink" "$dest"
 }
 
 log "init backup in $DAILY"
 
 . "$INSTRUCTIONS"
 
 log "backup successfully concluded"
 
 # remember the last successfully concluded backup timestamp
 date +%s > "$DAILY_LASTTIME"
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index f5eae57..c9fb7fd 100644
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,187 +1,211 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ###
 # Part of a stupid script to backup some stuff
 #
 # This bootstrap.sh file does nothing by itself but loads useful stuff.
 #
-# Author: Valerio B.
-# Date:   Wed 5 ago 2020
+# This file is loaded from 'backup-everything.sh' or 'rotate.sh'
+#
+# Author:  Valerio B.
+# Date:    Wed 5 ago 2020
+# License: CC 0 - public domain
 ##
 
 # current directory
 DIR="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"
 if [[ ! -d "$DIR" ]]; then
 	DIR="$PWD";
 fi
 
 # check if the standard input is not a terminal
 INTERACTIVE=
 if [ -t 0 ]; then
 	INTERACTIVE=1
 fi
 
 #
 # Check if this is the quiet mode
 #
+# Default - not quite.
+#
 # Actually we are in quiet mode if it's not interactive.
 # This lazy behavior is to avoid stupid emails from the crontab
 # without the need to specify some --quiet etc.
 # Note that in quiet mode only WARN and ERROR messages are shown.
 # I've not created a --quiet flag because nobody is needing it.
-QUIET=
-if [ "$INTERACTIVE" != 1 ]; then
-	QUIET=1
-fi
+#
+# Edit your options - do not edit here.
+#
+#QUIET=
+
+#
+# Eventually write a log file
+#
+# Default - don't write.
+#
+# Edit your options - do not edit here.
+#
+#WRITELOG=
 
 # path to the instructions file
 INSTRUCTIONS="$DIR/backup-instructions.conf"
 
 # path to the configuration file
 CONFIG="$DIR/options.conf"
 
 # no config no party
 if [ ! -f $CONFIG ]; then
 	echo "missing options expected in $CONFIG"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 # no instructions no party
 if [ ! -f $INSTRUCTIONS ]; then
 	echo "missing instructions expected in $INSTRUCTIONS"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 # default mysql commands
 MYSQL="mysql"
 MYSQLDUMP="mysqldump"
 
 # default rsync command
 # --archive:       Try to keep all the properties
 # --fuzzy:         Try to check if a file was renamed instead of delete and download a new one
 #                    It's efficient for example with log rotated files.
 # --delete:        Delete the destination files if not present in the source
 #                    NOTE: we want this behaviour but it's not a good idea toghether with --fuzzy
 #                          that's why we do not use --delete but we use the next flags
 # --delay-updates  Put all updated files into place at end (useful with fuzzy and delete modes)
 # --delete-delay   Delete after everything (useful with fuzzy and delete modes)
 # --hard-links     Try to look for hard links during the transfer to do not copy separate files
 RSYNC="rsync --archive --fuzzy --delay-updates --delete-delay --hard-links"
 
 # default base backup directory for all backups
 BASE="/home/backups"
 
 # default box name
 BOX="$(hostname)"
 
 # set to 1 to avoid any disservice (e.g. systemctl stop/start)
 NO_DISSERVICE=
 
 # set to 1 to do nothing
 PORCELAIN=
 
 # include the configuration to eventually override some options
 . "$CONFIG"
 
+# as default, if not interactive, set quite mode
+if [ -z "$QUIET" ] && [ "$INTERACTIVE" != 1 ]; then
+	QUIET=1
+fi
+
+# as default, if quiet, write in the log
+if [ -z "$WRITELOG" ] && [ "$QUIET" = 1 ]; then
+	WRITELOG=1
+fi
+
 # full pathnames to the backup directories
 BASEBOX="$BASE/$BOX"
 DAILY="$BASEBOX/daily"
 DAILY_FILES="$DAILY/files"
 DAILY_DATABASES="$DAILY/databases"
 DAILY_LASTLOG="$DAILY/last.log"
 DAILY_LASTTIME="$DAILY/last.timestamp"
 
 # apply the porcelain to the rsync command
 if [ "$PORCELAIN" = 1 ]; then
 	RSYNC="$RSYNC --dry-run"
 fi
 
 ###
 # Print something
 #
 # It also put the message in the backup directory
 #
 # @param string severity
 # @param string message
 #
 function printthis() {
 
 	local msg="[$(date)][$1] $2"
 
 	# print to standard output if it's not in quiet mode
 	if [ "$QUIET" != 1 ]; then
 		echo "$msg"
 	fi
 
 	# put in the log file if possible
-	if [ -f "$DAILY_LASTLOG" ]; then
+	if [ -f "$DAILY_LASTLOG" ] && [ "$WRITELOG" = 1 ]; then
 		echo "$msg" >> "$DAILY_LASTLOG"
 	fi
 }
 
 ###
 # Run an rsync
 #
 function copy() {
 
 	# show what we are doing
 	log "copy $*"
 
 	# run the rsync command
 	if [ "$PORCELAIN" != 1 ]; then
 		$RSYNC $@
 	fi
 }
 
 ###
 # Remove a pathname
 #
 function drop() {
 
 	# show what we are doing
 	log "drop $*"
 
 	# well, proceed... finger crossed... with some protections
 	if [ "$PORCELAIN" != 1 ]; then
 		rm --recursive --force --one-file-system --preserve-root -- $@
 	fi
 }
 
 ###
 # Move something somewhere
 #
 function move() {
 
 	# show what we are doing
 	log "move $*"
 
 	if [ "$PORCELAIN" != 1 ]; then
 		mv --force $@
 	fi
 }
 
 ###
 # Print a information message
 #
 # @param msg Message
 #
 function log() {
 	printthis INFO "$1"
 }
 
 ###
 # Print a warning message
 #
 # @param msg Message
 #
 function warn() {
 	printthis WARN "$1"
 }
 
 ###
 # Print an error message
 #
 # @param msg Message
 #
 function error() {
 	printthis ERROR "$1"
 }
diff --git a/options-example.conf b/options-example.conf
index 3c05584..3975ad7 100644
--- a/options-example.conf
+++ b/options-example.conf
@@ -1,28 +1,30 @@
 #
 # Generic options for 'micro-backup-script'
 #
 # See:
 #   https://sviluppo.erinformatica.it/source/micro-backup-script/
 #
 # Notes:
 #   If you have not an options.conf then copy it from options-example.conf
+#
+# This file is loaded after 'bootstrap.sh'
 #######################################################################
 
 # please uncomment and set here your hostname or something like that
 #BOX=my-important-server
 
 # eventually change the place where you want to put backups (no trailing slash)
 #BASE=/home/backups
 
 # eventually uncomment these if you have custom mysql commands to be root
 #MYSQL="mysql         --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"
 #MYSQLDUMP="mysqldump --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"
 
 # uncomment to set bandwidth in KBps or other flags
 RSYNC="$RSYNC --bwlimit=900"
 
 # eventually uncomment to avoid any disservice (e.g. avoid systemctl stop/start)
 #NO_DISSERVICE=1
 
 # eventually uncomment to test things and do nothing
 #PORCELAIN=1
diff --git a/rotate.sh b/rotate.sh
index d05d52c..fc43250 100755
--- a/rotate.sh
+++ b/rotate.sh
@@ -1,124 +1,131 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ###
 # Stupid script to rotate a backup
 #
 # Author:  Valerio B.
 # Date:    Wed 4 Ago 2020
 # License: CC 0 - public domain
 ##
 
 # do not proceed in case of errors
 set -e
 
 # current directory
 MYDIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
 
+# as default don't be quiet while rotating
+QUIET=0
+
+# as default don't write in the log while rotating
+WRITELOG=0
+
 # include all the stuff and useful functions
 . "$MYDIR"/bootstrap.sh
 
 # arguments
 place="$1"
 days="$2"
 max="$3"
 
 # expected file containing last timestamp
 last_timestamp_file="$place.timestamp"
 
 # current timestamp
 current_timestamp=$(date +%s)
 
 # show usage
 function show_help_rotate() {
 	echo "USAGE"
 	echo " $0 PATH DAYS MAX_ROTATIONS"
 	echo "EXAMPLE"
 	echo " $0 /home/backups 1 30"
 }
 
 # all the arguments must exist (just check the last one)
 if [ -z "$max" ]; then
 
 	echo "Bad usage"
 	show_help_rotate
 
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 # the place to be rotated must exist
 if [ ! -e "$place" ]; then
 	error "unexisting directory '$place'"
 
 	exit 2
 fi
 
 # validate max parameter
 if [ "$max" -lt 2 ]; then
 
 	echo "The MAX parameter must be greater than 1"
 
 	show_help_rotate
 
 	exit 3
 fi
 
 # check if the last timestamp was writed
 if [ -f "$last_timestamp_file" ]; then
 
 	# check the timestamp saved in the file
 	timestamp=$(<"$last_timestamp_file")
 	if [ "$timestamp" -lt 1000 ]; then
 		echo "bad format in file $last_timestamp_file"
 		exit
 	fi
 
 	# seconds spent from the last rotation
 	diff_seconds=$(expr "$current_timestamp" - "$timestamp")
 
 	# expected seconds from the last rotation before continuing
 	# NOTE: leave the star escaped to avoid syntax error in expr
 	expected_seconds=$(expr "$days" "*" 86400)
 
 	# check if it's not passed enought time
 	if [ "$diff_seconds" -lt "$expected_seconds" ]; then
 		warn "Doing nothing: last rotation was executed $diff_seconds seconds ago (expected at least $expected_seconds)"
 		exit
 	fi
 fi
 
 # save the last timestamp before rotating everything
 # this will avoid even parallel rotations
-echo $(date +%s) > "$last_timestamp_file"
+echo "$(date +%s)" > "$last_timestamp_file"
 
 # eventually drop the last backup step
 # if it does not exist, don't care
 max_path="$place.$max"
 drop "$max_path"
 
 # shift all the backups
 after="$max"
 while [[ "$after" -gt 1 ]]; do
 
 	before=$(expr "$after" - 1)
 
 	# do not process the root directory for no reason in the world if you type that by mistake
 	# the --preserve-root is already implicit but... let's be sure! asd
 
 	before_path="$place.$before"
 	after_path="$place.$after"
 
 	# the source must exist. asd
 	if [ -e "$before_path" ]; then
 
 		# the trailing slash means: copy files and not just the directory
 		move "$before_path/" "$after_path"
 	fi
 
 	# next
 	after="$before"
 done
 
 # at the end, move the base forward
 # the trailing slash means: copy files and not just the directory
 copy "$place/" "$place.1"
 
-# now you are ready to overwrite "$place"
+# yeah!
+log "rotation concluded"