diff --git a/proper_pipe_pane.tmux b/proper_pipe_pane.tmux
index 2fbaa72..781cebd 100755
--- a/proper_pipe_pane.tmux
+++ b/proper_pipe_pane.tmux
@@ -4,28 +4,28 @@ CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 source $CURRENT_DIR/scripts/shared.sh
 
-default_pipe_pane_key="P"
+default_pipe_pane_key="P"			# Shift-p
 default_pane_screenshot_key="M-p"   # Alt-p
-default_pane_scrollback_key="M-P"   # Alt-Shift-p
+default_scrollback_dump_key="M-P"   # Alt-Shift-p
 
 setup_pipe_pane_key_binding() {
-	local pipe_pane_key=$(get_tmux_option "@ppp_pipe_pane_key" "$default_pipe_pane_key")
-	tmux bind-key "$pipe_pane_key" run-shell "$CURRENT_DIR/scripts/tmux_proper_pipe_pane.sh"
+	local key=$(get_tmux_option "@pipe_pane_key" "$default_pipe_pane_key")
+	tmux bind-key "$key" run-shell "$CURRENT_DIR/scripts/tmux_proper_pipe_pane.sh"
 }
 
 setup_pane_screenshot_key_binding() {
-	local pane_screenshot_key=$(get_tmux_option "@ppp_pane_screenshot_key" "$default_pane_screenshot_key")
-	tmux bind-key "$pane_screenshot_key" run-shell "$CURRENT_DIR/scripts/tmux_pane_screenshot.sh"
+	local key=$(get_tmux_option "@pane_screenshot_key" "$default_pane_screenshot_key")
+	tmux bind-key "$key" run-shell "$CURRENT_DIR/scripts/tmux_pane_screenshot.sh"
 }
 
-setup_pane_scrollback_key_binding() {
-	local pane_scrollback_key=$(get_tmux_option "@ppp_pane_scrollback_key" "$default_pane_scrollback_key")
-	tmux bind-key "$pane_scrollback_key" run-shell "$CURRENT_DIR/scripts/tmux_scrollback_dump.sh"
+setup_scrollback_dump_key_binding() {
+	local key=$(get_tmux_option "@scrollback_dump_key" "$default_scrollback_dump_key")
+	tmux bind-key "$key" run-shell "$CURRENT_DIR/scripts/tmux_scrollback_dump.sh"
 }
 
 main() {
 	setup_pipe_pane_key_binding
 	setup_pane_screenshot_key_binding
-	setup_pane_scrollback_key_binding
+	setup_scrollback_dump_key_binding
 }
 main
diff --git a/scripts/tmux_proper_pipe_pane.sh b/scripts/tmux_proper_pipe_pane.sh
index 927f966..3ad467b 100755
--- a/scripts/tmux_proper_pipe_pane.sh
+++ b/scripts/tmux_proper_pipe_pane.sh
@@ -5,45 +5,29 @@ CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 default_log_path="$HOME"
 default_log_name="tmux-#{session_name}-#{window_index}-#{pane_index}-%Y%m%dT%H%M%S.log"
 
+log_path_option="@pipe_pane_path"
+log_name_option="@pipe_pane_filename"
+
 source $CURRENT_DIR/shared.sh
 
 get_log_path() {
-	get_tmux_option "@ppp_path" "$default_log_path"
+	get_tmux_option "$log_path_option" "$default_log_path"
 }
 
 get_log_name() {
-	get_tmux_option "@ppp_name" "$default_log_name"
-}
-
-ansifilter_installed() {
-	type ansifilter >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
-}
-
-system_osx() {
-	[ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]
+	get_tmux_option "$log_name_option" "$default_log_name"
 }
 
 start_pipe_pane() {
-	local log_path=$(get_log_path)
-	local log_name=$(get_log_name)
-	if ansifilter_installed; then
-		tmux pipe-pane "exec cat - | ansifilter >> $log_path/$log_name"
-	elif system_osx; then
-		# OSX uses sed '-E' flag and a slightly different regex
-		# Warning, very complex regex ahead.
-		# Some characters below might not be wisible from github web view.
-		tmux pipe-pane "exec cat - | sed -E \"s/(\[([0-9]{1,3}((;[0-9]{1,3})*)?)?[m|K]|
|]0;[^]+|[[:space:]]+$)//g\" >> $log_path/$log_name"
-	else
-		tmux pipe-pane "exec cat - | sed -r 's/(\x1B\[([0-9]{1,2}(;[0-9]{1,2})?)?[m|K]|
)//g' >> $log_path/$log_name"
-	fi
-	display_message "Started logging to $log_path/$log_name"
+	local file="$(get_log_path)/$(get_log_name)"
+	$CURRENT_DIR/tmux_start_pipe_pane.sh "$file"
+	display_message "Started logging to $file"
 }
 
 stop_pipe_pane() {
-	local log_path=$(get_log_path)
-	local log_name=$(get_log_name)
+	local file="$(get_log_path)/$(get_log_name)"
 	tmux pipe-pane
-	display_message "Ended logging to $log_path/$log_name"
+	display_message "Ended logging to $file"
 }
 
 # returns a string unique to current pane
@@ -51,6 +35,7 @@ pane_unique_id() {
 	tmux display-message -p "#{session_name}_#{window_index}_#{pane_index}"
 }
 
+# saving 'logging' 'not logging' status in a variable unique to pane
 set_logging_variable() {
 	local value=$1
 	local pane_unique_id="$(pane_unique_id)"
diff --git a/scripts/tmux_start_pipe_pane.sh b/scripts/tmux_start_pipe_pane.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f45a093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tmux_start_pipe_pane.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# path to log file
+file=$1
+
+ansifilter_installed() {
+	type ansifilter >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
+}
+
+system_osx() {
+	[ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]
+}
+
+pipe_pane_ansifilter() {
+	local file=$1
+	tmux pipe-pane "exec cat - | ansifilter >> $file"
+}
+
+pipe_pane_sed_osx() {
+	local file=$1
+	# Warning, very complex regex ahead.
+	# Some characters below might not be visible from github web view.
+	local ansi_codes_osx="(\[([0-9]{1,3}((;[0-9]{1,3})*)?)?[m|K]|
|]0;[^]+|[[:space:]]+$)"
+	tmux pipe-pane "exec cat - | sed -E \"s/$ansi_codes_osx//g\" >> $file"
+}
+
+pipe_pane_sed() {
+	local file=$1
+	local ansi_codes="(\x1B\[([0-9]{1,2}(;[0-9]{1,2})?)?[m|K]|
)"
+	tmux pipe-pane "exec cat - | sed -r 's/$ansi_codes//g' >> $file"
+}
+
+start_pipe_pane() {
+	local file=$1
+	if ansifilter_installed; then
+		pipe_pane_ansifilter "$file"
+	elif system_osx; then
+		# OSX uses sed '-E' flag and a slightly different regex
+		pipe_pane_sed_osx "$file"
+	else
+		pipe_pane_sed "$file"
+	fi
+}
+
+main() {
+	local file=$1
+	start_pipe_pane "$file"
+}
+main "$file"