diff --git a/startup_hooks/tcshrc b/startup_hooks/tcshrc
index 0de7de5..58b25bd 100644
--- a/startup_hooks/tcshrc
+++ b/startup_hooks/tcshrc
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
     echo "Set CSHENV_DIR to: " ${CSHENV_DIR}
 endif
 
-alias _debug 'eval "if ( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) echo \!*"'
+alias _debug "eval 'if ( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) echo \!*'"
+_debug "Debug setup..."
+_debug "Debug setup... (Paren test)"
 
 setenv LC_NUMERIC en_US.UTF-8
 setenv LC_MEASUREMENT en_US.UTF-8
diff --git a/tcshrc.prompt.defs b/tcshrc.prompt.defs
index 2633246..a41d7f7 100644
--- a/tcshrc.prompt.defs
+++ b/tcshrc.prompt.defs
@@ -132,9 +132,7 @@ set date_prompt="%{%Y-%W-%D%}"
 set time_prompt="%{%P%}"
 #unset edit
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Building Cool prompt"
-endif
+_debug "Building Cool prompt"
 
 
 set depth_prompt="(${shlvl})"
diff --git a/tcshrc.prompt.final b/tcshrc.prompt.final
index c33ff1d..056bba2 100644
--- a/tcshrc.prompt.final
+++ b/tcshrc.prompt.final
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 #    echo "Loaded prompt session information."
 #endif
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-    echo "Setting up dynamic colour loading..."
-endif
+_debug "Setting up dynamic colour loading..."
 
 # Recompute cached sgr codes from any configuration updates
 if( ! $?curr_branch_color ) then
@@ -145,7 +143,7 @@ if( "${curr_prompt_color}" != "${prompt_color}" ) then
     set prompt_color_seq="%{[`__build_sgr_code no-csi reset ${curr_prompt_color}`m%}"
 endif
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) echo "Dynamic color loading processed..."
+_debug "Dynamic color loading processed..."
 
 
 
@@ -167,9 +165,7 @@ set strong_battery_level   = 75
 
 
 while( ${prompt_hcolor} == 0 )
-    if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-        echo colorshuffle
-    endif
+	_debug colorshuffle
     #echo 
     # Shuffle, if supported
     if( $?CSHENV_DETECTED_SHUF ) then
@@ -189,9 +185,7 @@ end
     
 
 while( ${prompt_hsym} == 0 )
-    if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-        echo symbolshuffle
-    endif
+	_debug symbolshuffle
     #echo 
     if( $?CSHENV_DETECTED_SHUF ) then
         set referencechars=`shuf -e $referencechars`
@@ -213,8 +207,8 @@ end
 @ prompt_hsym = ${prompt_hsym} + 1
 
 if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-    echo ${prompt_hcolor} ${prompt_hsym}
-    echo "Setting prompt"
+    _debug ${prompt_hcolor} ${prompt_hsym}
+    _debug "Setting prompt"
 endif
 
 
@@ -330,9 +324,7 @@ set date_prompt_view=""
 set battery_prompt_view=""
 set internal_bracket_view=""
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-    echo "About to setup prompt members, with disable checks"
-endif
+_debug "About to setup prompt members, with disable checks"
 
 if( ! $?CSHENV_DISABLE_PROMPT_SIGIL ) then
     set prompt_reference_view="${prompt_reference}"
@@ -358,9 +350,7 @@ if( ! $?CSHENV_DISABLE_PROMPT_ENV_VIEW ) then
 	set cshenv_prompt_view="%{${cshenv_prompt}%}"
 endif
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-    echo "Up to the user and host checks..."
-endif
+_debug "Up to the user and host checks..."
 set host_prompt_tail=": "
 if( ! $?CSHENV_DISABLE_PROMPT_USER ) then
     set user_prompt_view="${user_color_seq}${user_prompt}%{${sgr_reset}%}"
@@ -390,9 +380,7 @@ if( ! $?CSHENV_DISABLE_PROMPT_DIRS ) then
 	endif
 endif
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-    echo "Up to the time, date, and battery checks..."
-endif
+_debug "Up to the time, date, and battery checks..."
 if( ! $?CSHENV_DISABLE_PROMPT_TIME ) then
     set time_prompt_view="%{${time_color_seq}%}${time_prompt}%{${sgr_reset}%}"
 endif
@@ -403,9 +391,7 @@ if( ! $?CSHENV_DISABLE_PROMPT_BATTERY ) then
 	set battery_prompt_view="${battery_prefix}${battery_prompt}"
 endif
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-    echo "Doing the internal bracket setup..."
-endif
+_debug "Doing the internal bracket setup..."
 set internal_bracket_prompt="${prompt_reference_view}${line_prompt_view}${depth_prompt_view}${line_spacer_view}${user_prompt_view}${at_view}${host_prompt_view}${git_prompt_view}${path_prompt_view}${dirs_prompt_view}"
 if( "" != "${internal_bracket_prompt}" ) then
 	#echo "I see scratch -${prompt_reference_view}${line_prompt_view}${depth_prompt_view}${line_spacer_view}${user_prompt_view}${at_view}${host_prompt_view}${git_prompt_view}${path_prompt_view}${dirs_prompt_view}-"
diff --git a/tcshrc.system b/tcshrc.system
index 5d78918..1822e82 100644
--- a/tcshrc.system
+++ b/tcshrc.system
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Running tcshrc.system..."
-endif
+_debug "Running tcshrc.system..."
 
 setenv CSHENV_SYSTEM `uname`
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo 'Initially detected that you are running on a "'${CSHENV_SYSTEM}'" system'
-endif
+_debug 'Initially detected that you are running on a "'${CSHENV_SYSTEM}'" system'
 
 
 
@@ -15,9 +11,7 @@ endif
     #setenv CSHENV_SYSTEM Cygwin
 #endsw
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo 'Detected that you are running on a "'${CSHENV_SYSTEM}'" system'
-endif
+_debug 'Detected that you are running on a "'${CSHENV_SYSTEM}'" system'
 
 
 # Source the common bits, since many systems often have lots in common.
diff --git a/tcshrc.system.Darwin b/tcshrc.system.Darwin
index 046e8ae..01ef112 100644
--- a/tcshrc.system.Darwin
+++ b/tcshrc.system.Darwin
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Sourcing tcshrc.system.Darwin..."
-endif
+_debug "Sourcing tcshrc.system.Darwin..."
 
 # Set the acknowledgement bit, essentially
 setenv CSHENV_SYSTEM_CONFIGURED Darwin
@@ -21,9 +19,7 @@ setenv INFOPATH /opt/homebrew/share/info`test ${?INFOPATH} -eq 1 && echo :${INFO
 
 alias printf gprintf
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Done sourcing tcshrc.system.Darwin..."
-endif
+_debug "Done sourcing tcshrc.system.Darwin..."
 
 ###########################
 # vim: ft=tcsh
diff --git a/tcshrc.system.FreeBSD b/tcshrc.system.FreeBSD
index 87827ce..ff0dc7a 100644
--- a/tcshrc.system.FreeBSD
+++ b/tcshrc.system.FreeBSD
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Sourcing tcshrc.system.FreeBSD..."
-endif
+_debug "Sourcing tcshrc.system.FreeBSD..."
 
 # Set the acknowledgement bit, essentially
 setenv CSHENV_SYSTEM_CONFIGURED FreeBSD
@@ -10,9 +8,7 @@ setenv PAGER less
 
 alias printf gprintf
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Done sourcing tcshrc.system.FreeBSD..."
-endif
+_debug "Done sourcing tcshrc.system.FreeBSD..."
 
 ###########################
 # vim: ft=tcsh
diff --git a/tcshrc.system.Linux b/tcshrc.system.Linux
index 8acfc47..3bde16c 100644
--- a/tcshrc.system.Linux
+++ b/tcshrc.system.Linux
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Sourcing tcshrc.system.Linux..."
-endif
+_debug "Sourcing tcshrc.system.Linux..."
 
 unsetenv CSHENV_BATTERY_DEVICE
 unsetenv CSHENV_SHOW_BATTERY_LEVEL
@@ -12,9 +10,7 @@ end
 # Set the acknowledgement bit, essentially
 setenv CSHENV_SYSTEM_CONFIGURED Linux
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Done sourcing tcshrc.system.Linux..."
-endif
+_debug "Done sourcing tcshrc.system.Linux..."
 
 ###########################
 # vim: ft=tcsh
diff --git a/tcshrc.system.common b/tcshrc.system.common
index b617a06..b2071aa 100644
--- a/tcshrc.system.common
+++ b/tcshrc.system.common
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Sourcing tcshrc.system.common"
-endif
+_debug "Sourcing tcshrc.system.common"
 
 set uname=`uname`
 set uname_a=`uname -a`
 set uname_p=`uname -p`
 set uname_m=`uname -m`
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Setting uname -i tracker, based upon OS."
-endif
+_debug "Setting uname -i tracker, based upon OS."
 
 switch( ${CSHENV_SYSTEM} )
 	case Cygwin:
@@ -27,48 +23,37 @@ switch( ${CSHENV_SYSTEM} )
 	breaksw
 endsw
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Setting CSHENV_BASESYSTEM..."
-endif
+_debug "Setting CSHENV_BASESYSTEM..."
 setenv CSHENV_BASESYSTEM "${uname}"
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Setting CSHENV_FULLSYSTEM..."
-endif
+_debug "Setting CSHENV_FULLSYSTEM..."
 setenv CSHENV_FULLSYSTEM "${uname_a}"
+_debug "Done setting CSHENV_FULLSYSTEM..."
 
 switch ( ${CSHENV_SYSTEM} )
 
 	case Cygwin:
-		if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-			echo "Using a Cygwin system..."
-		endif
+		_debug "Using a Cygwin system..."
 
 		#Cygwin is like Linux, so we just...
 
 		#FALLTHROUGH
 
 	case Linux:
-		if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-			echo "Using a Linux-like system (GLIBC, probably)..."
-		endif
+		_debug "Using a Linux-like system (GLIBC, probably)..."
 
 		setenv CSHENV_CPU "${uname_m}"
 		setenv CSHENV_MACH "${uname_p}"
 
 		switch( CSHENV_CPU )
 			case m68k:
-				if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-					echo "Running on a m68k based CPU, tweaks for system."
-				endif
+				_debug "Running on a m68k based CPU, tweaks for system."
 				
 				setenv CSHENV_ARCH ${uname_p}
 			breaksw
 
 			case armv71:
-				if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-					echo "Running on an arm based CPU, tweaks for system."
-				endif
+				_debug "Running on an arm based CPU, tweaks for system."
 				setenv CSHENV_ARCH arm
 			breaksw
 
@@ -80,9 +65,7 @@ switch ( ${CSHENV_SYSTEM} )
 	breaksw
 
 	case Darwin:
-		if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-			echo "Using a Darwin/MacosX system..."
-		endif
+		_debug "Using a Darwin/MacosX system..."
 
 		setenv CSHENV_CPU ${uname_p}
 		setenv CSHENV_MACH ${uname_m}
@@ -92,9 +75,7 @@ switch ( ${CSHENV_SYSTEM} )
 	breaksw
 
 	case FreeBSD:
-		if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-			echo "Using a FreeBSD system..."
-		endif
+		_debug "Using a FreeBSD system..."
 
 		setenv CSHENV_CPU ${uname_p}
 		setenv CSHENV_MACH ${uname_m}
@@ -108,56 +89,42 @@ switch ( ${CSHENV_SYSTEM} )
 	breaksw
 endsw
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Detecting hostname hacks needed."
-endif
+_debug "Detecting hostname hacks needed."
 
 switch( ${CSHENV_SYSTEM} )
 
 	#Broken or Non-BSD like hostname commands:
 	case Cygwin:
 	case SunOS:
-		if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-			echo "SYSV hostname hack."
-		endif
+		_debug "SYSV hostname hack."
 
 		setenv CSHENV_HOSTNAME `hostname | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]"`
 	breaksw
 
 	#Linux may be different, yet still
 	case Linux:
-		if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-			echo "BSD-like hostname hack."
-		endif
+		_debug "BSD-like hostname hack."
 
 		setenv CSHENV_HOSTNAME `hostname | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]"`
 	breaksw
 
 	#BSD like hostnames, and non-broken ones.
 	default:
-		if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-			echo "BSD-like hostname hack."
-		endif
+		_debug "BSD-like hostname hack."
 
 		setenv CSHENV_HOSTNAME `hostname -s| tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]"`
 	breaksw
 endsw
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Hostname detected as ${CSHENV_HOSTNAME}..."
-endif
+_debug "Hostname detected as ${CSHENV_HOSTNAME}..."
 
 if( $?CSHENV_VIRTUAL_HOSTNAME ) then
 	setenv CSHENV_HOSTNAME ${CSHENV_VIRTUAL_HOSTNAME}
-	if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-		echo "Hostname overriden as ${CSHENV_HOSTNAME}..."
-	endif
+	_debug "Hostname overriden as ${CSHENV_HOSTNAME}..."
 endif
 
 
-if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
-	echo "Done sourcing tcshrc.system.common"
-endif
+_debug "Done sourcing tcshrc.system.common"
 
 ###########################
 # vim: ft=tcsh