diff --git a/push.sh b/push.sh
index 9e018c2..fc8b333 100644
--- a/push.sh
+++ b/push.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ source "$PWD/.ionvcs/src.config"
 # Set the remote path for rsync
 REMOTE_PATH="$csrc"
 
-
 while getopts ":of" opt; do
     case $opt in
         f)
@@ -26,6 +25,13 @@ while getopts ":of" opt; do
     esac
 done
 
+# Set the destination folder
+if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+    DEST_FOLDER="$PWD/$2"
+else
+    DEST_FOLDER="$PWD"
+fi
+
 
 # Use rsync with sshpass to check for differences without copying
 DIFF_OUTPUT=$(/usr/bin/sshpass -p "$password" rsync -avcn --delete -e ssh "$REMOTE_PATH" "$DEST_FOLDER")
diff --git a/status.sh b/status.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f78c2b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/status.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Navigate to the current working directory
+cd "$PWD"
+
+if [ ! -f "$HOME/ionsrc/creds.txt" ]; then
+    echo "credentials file not found!"
+    exit 1
+elif [ ! -f "$PWD/.ionvcs/src.config"]; then
+    echo "config file not found!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+source "$HOME/ionsrc/creds.txt"
+source "$PWD/.ionvcs/src.config"
+
+REMOTE_PATH="$csrc"
+
+# Set the destination folder
+if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+    DEST_FOLDER="$PWD/$2"
+else
+    DEST_FOLDER="$PWD"
+fi
+
+# Use rsync with sshpass to check for differences without copying
+DIFF_OUTPUT=$(/usr/bin/sshpass -p "$password" rsync -avcn --delete -e ssh "$REMOTE_PATH" "$DEST_FOLDER")
+
+# Check if there are differences
+if [ ! -z "$DIFF_OUTPUT" ]; then
+    echo "$DIFF_OUTPUT"
+    exit 1;
+else
+    echo "no changes found!"
+fi
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