diff --git a/modules/supervisor.py b/modules/supervisor.py
index f2ef637..7453a66 100644
--- a/modules/supervisor.py
+++ b/modules/supervisor.py
@@ -108,24 +108,60 @@ def restart():
 
 
 @task
-def edit():
+def edit(param='help'):
     """
     calls up mvim on the Supervisor conf file
     """
 
     configuration = env.config
-    param = _initialize(configuration)
 
     if env.debug:
         logger = loggify('supervisor', 'edit')
+        logger.debug()
 
-    conf_path = param['conf_path']
+    configuration_path = _initialize(configuration)['conf_path']
 
-    if env.debug:
-        logger.debug("conf path         : %s" % conf_path)
+    locations = {
+        'configuration': {
+            'path': configuration_path,
+            'desc': "supervisor configuration path",
+        },
 
+        'log.out': {
+            'path': configuration.logging.supervisor.out,
+            'desc': "out logging file",
+        },
+
+        'log.err': {
+            'path': configuration.logging.supervisor.err,
+            'desc': "err logging file",
+        },
+    }
+
+    print("\n\n\nlocations: %s\n\n\n" % locations)
+    print("\n\n\nlocations.keys: %s\n\n\n" % locations.keys())
+    print("\n\n\nparam: %s\n\n\n" % param)
+
+    if param in locations.keys():
+        remote_path = locations[param]['path']
+        maintenance_edit(remote_path=remote_path)
     else:
-        maintenance_edit(remote_path=conf_path)
+        # if param == 'help':
+
+        print("""
+        "fab django.edit" automates editing files important to django whether
+        locally or remotely
+
+        to use this you must pass one of the editable locations in as a
+        parameter
+
+        currently editable locations are:
+        """)
+
+        for k_loc in locations.keys():
+            print("\t{0: <20} - {1}".format(k_loc, locations[k_loc]['desc']))
+
+        return
 
 
 @task