enter                Enter repository; spawn new $SHELL
    init <repo>          Initialize a new repository
    list                 List all repositories
+   rename <repo> \\
+          <newname>     Rename repository
    run <repo> \\
        <command>        Use this repository
 
        echo "$SELF: info: $1"
 }
 
-setup() {
-       git config core.worktree     "$GIT_WORK_TREE"
-       git config core.excludesfile ".gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
-       git config vcsh.vcsh         'true'
-       touch   "$HOME/.gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
-       git add "$HOME/.gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
-}
-
-init() {
-       verbose "init() begin"
-       [ ! -e "$GIT_DIR" ] || fatal "'$GIT_DIR' exists" 10
-       export GIT_WORK_TREE="$HOME"
-       mkdir -p "$GIT_WORK_TREE"
-       cd "$GIT_WORK_TREE" || fatal "could not enter '$GIT_WORK_TREE'" 11
-       cd "$GIT_WORK_TREE"
-       git init
-       setup
-       verbose "init() end"
-}
-
-use() {
-       verbose "use() begin"
-       if [ ! -d "$GIT_DIR" ]; then
-               error "no repository found for '$VCSH_REPO_NAME'"
-               return 12
-       fi
-       export GIT_DIR
-       export GIT_WORK_TREE="$(git config --get core.worktree)"
-       export VCSH_DIRECTORY="$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
-       verbose "use() end"
-}
-
-
-if [ "$1" = 'clone' ]; then
-       export VCSH_COMMAND="$1"
-       GIT_REMOTE="$2"
-       export GIT_REMOTE
-       VCSH_REPO_NAME="$3"
-       [ -z "$VCSH_REPO_NAME" ] && VCSH_REPO_NAME=$(basename "$GIT_REMOTE" .git)
-       export VCSH_REPO_NAME
-       export GIT_DIR="$VCSH_BASE/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.git"
-elif [ "$1" = 'delete' ] ||
-     [ "$1" = 'enter' ] ||
-     [ "$1" = 'init' ] ||
-     [ "$1" = 'run' ] ||
-     [ "$1" = 'seed-gitignore' ] ||
-     [ "$1" = 'setup' ]; then
-       [ -z $2 ] && fatal "$1: please specify repository to work on" 1
-       export VCSH_COMMAND="$1"
-       export VCSH_REPO_NAME="$2"
-       export GIT_DIR="$VCSH_BASE/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.git"
-       shift 2
-       export VCSH_EXTERNAL_COMMAND="$*"
-       if [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'run' ]; then
-               [ -z "$VCSH_EXTERNAL_COMMAND" ] && fatal "$1 $2: please specify a command" 1
-       fi
-elif [ "$1" = 'help' ] ||
-     [ "$1" = 'list' ]; then
-       export VCSH_COMMAND="$1"
-else
-       [ -z $1 ] && help && exit 0
-       export VCSH_COMMAND='run'
-       export VCSH_REPO_NAME="$1"
-       export GIT_DIR="$VCSH_BASE/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.git"
-       [ -d $GIT_DIR ] || { help; exit 1; }
-       shift 1
-       export VCSH_EXTERNAL_COMMAND="git $*"
-fi
-
-
-for check_directory in "$VCSH_BASE" "$HOME/.gitignore.d"
-do
-       if [ ! -d "$check_directory" ]; then
-               if [ -e "$check_directory" ]; then
-                       fatal "'$check_directory' exists but is not a directory" 13
-               else
-                       info "attempting to create '$check_directory'"
-                       mkdir -p "$check_directory" || fatal "could not create '$check_directory'" 50
-               fi
-       fi
-done
-
-
-if [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'clone' ]; then
-       verbose "clone begin"
+clone() {
        init
        git remote add origin "$GIT_REMOTE"
        git config branch.master.remote origin
                fatal "will stop after fetching and not try to merge!
   Once this situation has been resolved, run 'vcsh run $VCSH_REPO_NAME git pull' to finish cloning.\n" 17
        git merge origin/master
-       verbose "clone end"
-
-#elif [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'help' ] || [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
-elif [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'help' ]; then
-       help
+}
 
-elif [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'delete' ]; then
-       verbose "delete begin"
+delete() {
        old_dir="$PWD"
        cd "$HOME"
-       use || exit $?
+       use
        info "This operation WILL DETROY DATA!"
        files=$(git ls-files)
        echo "These files will be deleted:
        for file in $files; do
                rm -f $file || info "could not delete '$file', continuing with deletion"
        done
-       rm -rf "$GIT_DIR" || info "could not delete '$GIT_DIR'"
+       rmdir "$GIT_DIR" || info "could not delete '$GIT_DIR'"
        cd "$old_dir"
-       verbose "delete end"
+}
 
-elif [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'enter' ]; then
-       verbose "enter begin"
-       use || exit $?
+enter() {
+       use
        $SHELL
-       verbose "enter end"
+}
 
-elif [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'init' ]; then
-       verbose "init begin"
-       init
-       verbose "init end"
+git_dir_exists() {
+       [ -d "$GIT_DIR" ] || fatal "no repository found for '$VCSH_REPO_NAME'" 12
+}
+
+init() {
+       [ ! -e "$GIT_DIR" ] || fatal "'$GIT_DIR' exists" 10
+       export GIT_WORK_TREE="$HOME"
+       mkdir -p "$GIT_WORK_TREE"
+       cd "$GIT_WORK_TREE" || fatal "could not enter '$GIT_WORK_TREE'" 11
+       git init
+       setup
+}
 
-elif [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'list' ]; then
-       verbose "list begin"
+list() {
        for i in "$VCSH_BASE"/*.git; do
                echo $(basename "$i" .git)
        done
-       verbose "list end"
+}
+
+rename() {
+       git_dir_exists
+       [ -d "$GIT_DIR_NEW" ] && fatal "'$GIT_DIR_NEW' exists" 54
+       mv -f "$GIT_DIR" "$GIT_DIR_NEW" || fatal "Could not mv '$GIT_DIR' '$GIT_DIR_NEW'" 52
+
+}
 
-elif [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'run' ]; then
-       verbose "run begin"
-       use || exit $?
+run() {
+       use
        $VCSH_EXTERNAL_COMMAND
-       verbose "run end"
+}
 
-elif [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'seed-gitignore' ]; then
-       verbose "seed-gitignore begin"
-       use || exit $?
+seed_gitignore() {
+       use
        # Switching directory as this has to be executed from $HOME to be of any use.
        # Going back into old directory at the end in case `vcsh use` is reactivated.
        old_dir="$PWD"
        mv -f "$tempfile" "$HOME/.gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME" ||
                fatal "could not move '$tempfile' to '$HOME/.gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME'" 53
        cd "$old_dir"
-       verbose "seed-gitignore end"
+}
 
-elif [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'setup' ]; then
-       verbose "seed-gitignore begin"
-       use   || exit $?
-       setup || exit $?
-       verbose "seed-gitignore end"
+setup() {
+       use
+       git config core.worktree     "$GIT_WORK_TREE"
+       git config core.excludesfile ".gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
+       git config vcsh.vcsh         'true'
+       touch   "$HOME/.gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
+       git add "$HOME/.gitignore.d/$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
+}
 
-else
-       verbose "defaulting to calling help()"
-       help
-       fatal "You should never reach this code. File a bug, please." 99
+use() {
+       git_dir_exists
+       export GIT_WORK_TREE="$(git config --get core.worktree)"
+       export VCSH_DIRECTORY="$VCSH_REPO_NAME"
+}
 
+if [ "$1" = 'clone' ]; then
+       [ -z $2 ] && fatal "$1: please specify a remote" 1
+       export VCSH_COMMAND="$1"
+       GIT_REMOTE="$2"
+       [ -n "$3" ] && VCSH_REPO_NAME="$3" || VCSH_REPO_NAME=$(basename "$GIT_REMOTE" .git)
+       export VCSH_REPO_NAME
+       export GIT_DIR="$VCSH_BASE/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.git"
+elif [ "$1" = 'delete' ] ||
+     [ "$1" = 'enter' ] ||
+     [ "$1" = 'init' ] ||
+     [ "$1" = 'rename' ] ||
+     [ "$1" = 'run' ] ||
+     [ "$1" = 'seed-gitignore' ] ||
+     [ "$1" = 'setup' ]; then
+       [ -z $2 ]                      && fatal "$1: please specify repository to work on" 1
+       [ "$1" = 'rename' -a -z "$3" ] && fatal "$1: please specify a target name" 1
+       [ "$1" = 'run' -a -z "$3" ]    && fatal "$1: please specify a command" 1
+       export VCSH_COMMAND="$1"
+       export VCSH_REPO_NAME="$2"
+       export GIT_DIR="$VCSH_BASE/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.git"
+       [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'rename' ]         && export GIT_DIR_NEW="$VCSH_BASE/$3.git"
+       [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'run' ] && shift 2 && export VCSH_EXTERNAL_COMMAND="$@"
+       [ "$VCSH_COMMAND" = 'seed-gitignore' ] && export VCSH_COMMAND='seed_gitignore'
+elif [ "$1" = 'list' ]; then
+       export VCSH_COMMAND="$1"
+elif [ -n "$1" ]; then
+       export VCSH_COMMAND=run
+       export VCSH_REPO_NAME="$1"
+       export GIT_DIR="$VCSH_BASE/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.git"
+       [ -d $GIT_DIR ] || { help; exit 1; }
+       shift 1
+       export VCSH_EXTERNAL_COMMAND="git $*"
+else
+       # $1 is empty, or 'help'
+       help && exit
 fi
+
+for check_directory in "$VCSH_BASE" "$HOME/.gitignore.d"
+do
+       if [ ! -d "$check_directory" ]; then
+               if [ -e "$check_directory" ]; then
+                       fatal "'$check_directory' exists but is not a directory" 13
+               else
+                       info "attempting to create '$check_directory'"
+                       mkdir -p "$check_directory" || fatal "could not create '$check_directory'" 50
+               fi
+       fi
+done
+
+verbose "$VCSH_COMMAND begin"
+$VCSH_COMMAND
+verbose "$VCSH_COMMAND end, exiting"