diff --git a/glacierupload.sh b/glacierupload.sh
index 8ebfc45..17b5a93 100644
--- a/glacierupload.sh
+++ b/glacierupload.sh
@@ -5,62 +5,146 @@
 # sudo dnf install parallel
 # sudo pip install awscli
 
-byteSize=4194304
-
-# count the number of files that begin with "part"
-fileCount=$(ls -1 | grep "^part" | wc -l)
-echo "Total parts to upload: " $fileCount
-
-# get the list of part files to upload.  Edit this if you chose a different prefix in the split command
-files=$(ls | grep "^part")
-
-# initiate multipart upload connection to glacier
-init=$(aws glacier initiate-multipart-upload --account-id - --part-size $byteSize --vault-name media1 --archive-description "November 2015 Pictures and Videos")
-
-echo "---------------------------------------"
-# xargs trims off the quotes
-# jq pulls out the json element titled uploadId
-uploadId=$(echo $init | jq '.uploadId' | xargs)
-
-# create temp file to store commands
-touch commands.txt
-
-# create upload commands to be run in parallel and store in commands.txt
-i=0
-for f in $files 
-  do
-     byteStart=$((i*byteSize))
-     byteEnd=$((i*byteSize+byteSize-1))
-     echo aws glacier upload-multipart-part --body $f --range "'"'bytes '"$byteStart"'-'"$byteEnd"'/*'"'" --account-id - --vault-name media1 --upload-id $uploadId >> commands.txt
-     i=$(($i+1))
-     
-  done
-
-# run upload commands in parallel
-#   --load 100% option only gives new jobs out if the core is than 100% active
-#   -a commands.txt runs every line of that file in parallel, in potentially random order
-#   --notice supresses citation output to the console
-#   --bar provides a command line progress bar
-parallel --load 100% -a commands.txt --no-notice --bar
-
-echo "List Active Multipart Uploads:"
-echo "Verify that a connection is open:"
-aws glacier list-multipart-uploads --account-id - --vault-name media1
-
-# end the multipart upload
-aws glacier abort-multipart-upload --account-id - --vault-name media1 --upload-id $uploadId
-
-# list open multipart connections
-echo "------------------------------"
-echo "List Active Multipart Uploads:"
-echo "Verify that the connection is closed:"
-aws glacier list-multipart-uploads --account-id - --vault-name media1
-
-#echo "-------------"
-#echo "Contents of commands.txt"
-#cat commands.txt
-echo "--------------"
-echo "Deleting temporary commands.txt file"
-rm commands.txt
+jqCMD=$( which jq )
+parallelCMD=$( which parallel )
+pipCMD=$( which pip )
+awsCMD=$( which aws )
 
+if [ -z "$jqCMD" ] || [ -z "$pipCMD" ] || [ -z "$parallelCMD" ] || [ -z "$awsCMD" ]; then
+	echo; echo;
+	echo Missing prerequisites:
+	echo       jq [ $jqCMD ]
+	echo      pip [ $pipCMD ]
+	echo      aws [ $awsCMD ]
+	echo paralell [ $paralellCMD ]
+	echo; echo;
 
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ]  || [ -z "$3" ] || [ -z "$4" ]; then
+	echo; echo;
+	echo "Syntax: $0 [ Source File Name ] [ Profile Name ] [ Vault Name ] [ Archive Description ]"
+	echo; echo;
+
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+srcFile=$1
+profileName=$2
+vaultName=$3
+archiveDesc=$4
+
+if [ ! -s "$srcFile" ]; then
+	echo; echo; 
+	echo "Source file does not exist [ $srcFile ]"
+	echo; echo; 
+	
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+partPrefix="glacierPart_"
+
+# chunkMb needs to be 1, 2, 4, 8, 32, 64 - It's not recommended to go above 100mb chunks for uploads
+chunkMb=32
+byteSize=$( bc <<<"1024*1024*$chunkMb" )
+
+srcFileSize=$( stat -c%s $srcFile )
+
+if [[ $srcFileSize < $byteSize ]]; then
+	echo; echo
+	echo "file [ $srcFile ] size [ $srcFileSize ] < [ $byteSize ] "
+	echo; echo
+
+	aws glacier upload-archive --profile $profileName --account-id - --vault-name $vaultName --body $srcFile
+else
+
+
+	# make tmp directory to split file
+	ramDisk="/dev/shm"
+	tmpPrefix="glacierUpload_"
+	
+	previousTmpDirs=$(ls $ramDisk/$tmpPrefix* 2> /dev/null )
+	if [ ! -z "$previousTmpDirs" ]; then
+		echo ; echo
+	
+		echo Previous temp directories exist
+		echo $previousTmpDirs
+		echo remove contents before continuing. This Only happens when the previous execution fails!
+	
+		echo ; echo
+		
+		exit 
+	fi
+	
+	tmpDir="$ramDisk/$tmpPrefix$( date +"%s" )"
+	echo "Creating [ $tmpDir ]"
+	mkdir -p $tmpDir
+	
+	# split the file
+	split --bytes=$byteSize --verbose $srcFile $tmpDir/$partPrefix
+	
+	# count the number of files that begin with "$partPrefix"
+	fileCount=$(ls -1 $tmpDir | grep "^$partPrefix" | wc -l)
+	echo "Total parts to upload: " $fileCount
+	
+	cd $tmpDir
+	
+	# get the list of part files to upload.  Edit this if you chose a different prefix in the split command
+	files=$(ls | grep "^$partPrefix")
+	echo "Files: ${#files[@]}"
+	
+	# initiate multipart upload connection to glacier
+	init=$(aws glacier initiate-multipart-upload --profile $profileName --account-id - --part-size $byteSize --vault-name $vaultName --archive-description "$archiveDesc")
+	
+	echo "---------------------------------------"
+	# xargs trims off the quotes
+	# jq pulls out the json element titled uploadId
+	uploadId=$(echo $init | jq '.uploadId' | xargs)
+	
+	echo uploadID [ $uploadId ]
+	
+	# create temp file to store commands
+	touch commands.txt
+	
+	# create upload commands to be run in parallel and store in commands.txt
+	i=0
+	for f in $files 
+	  do
+	     byteStart=$((i*byteSize))
+	     byteEnd=$((i*byteSize+byteSize-1))
+	     echo aws glacier upload-multipart-part --body $f --range "'"'bytes '"$byteStart"'-'"$byteEnd"'/*'"'" --profile $profileName --account-id - --vault-name $vaultName --upload-id $uploadId >> commands.txt
+	     i=$(($i+1))
+	     
+	  done
+	
+	# run upload commands in parallel
+	#   --load 100% option only gives new jobs out if the core is than 100% active
+	#   -a commands.txt runs every line of that file in parallel, in potentially random order
+	#   --notice supresses citation output to the console
+	#   --bar provides a command line progress bar
+	parallel --load 100% -a commands.txt --eta --progress
+	
+	echo "List Active Multipart Uploads:"
+	echo "Verify that a connection is open:"
+	aws glacier list-multipart-uploads --profile $profileName --account-id - --vault-name $vaultName
+	
+	# end the multipart upload
+	aws glacier abort-multipart-upload --profile $profileName --account-id - --vault-name $vaultName --upload-id $uploadId
+	
+	# list open multipart connections
+	echo "------------------------------"
+	echo "List Active Multipart Uploads:"
+	echo "Verify that the connection is closed:"
+	aws glacier list-multipart-uploads --profile $profileName --account-id - --vault-name $vaultName
+	
+	#echo "-------------"
+	#echo "Contents of commands.txt"
+	cat commands.txt
+	echo "--------------"
+	echo "Deleting temporary commands.txt file"
+	rm commands.txt
+	
+	rm -rf $tmpDir
+
+fi
diff --git a/listGlacierJobs.sh b/listGlacierJobs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7d6a704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/listGlacierJobs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ ! "$1" ] || [ ! "$2" ]; then
+	echo; echo;
+	echo $0 [ Profile name ] [ Vault Name ]
+	echo; echo;
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+profile=$1
+vaultName=$2
+
+aws glacier list-jobs --profile $profile --account-id - --vault-name $vaultName