diff --git a/cmd/obp/cmd/hugo.go b/cmd/obp/cmd/hugo.go
index 1c375fe..e690fc6 100644
--- a/cmd/obp/cmd/hugo.go
+++ b/cmd/obp/cmd/hugo.go
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"code.ndumas.com/ndumas/obsidian-pipeline"
 )
 
-var source, target string
-
 var hugoCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "hugo",
 	Short: "convert a set of Obsidian notes into a Hugo compatible directory structure",
@@ -26,6 +24,9 @@ var hugoCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		target := viper.GetString("target")
 		source := viper.GetString("source")
+		log.Printf("provided source: %q\n", source)
+		log.Printf("provided target: %q\n", target)
+		return nil
 
 		err := obp.CopyPosts(source, target)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -47,18 +48,19 @@ var hugoCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	hugoCmd.Flags().StringP("source", "s", "", "path to vault directory containing hugo posts")
-	hugoCmd.Flags().StringP("target", "t", "", "hugo content/ directory")
-	hugoCmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("source", "target")
 
 	err := viper.BindPFlag("source", hugoCmd.Flags().Lookup("source"))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panicln("error binding viper to source flag:", err)
 	}
 
+	hugoCmd.Flags().StringP("target", "t", "", "hugo content/ directory")
 	err = viper.BindPFlag("target", hugoCmd.Flags().Lookup("target"))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panicln("error binding viper to target flag:", err)
 	}
 
+	hugoCmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("source", "target")
+
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(hugoCmd)
 }
diff --git a/hugo.go b/hugo.go
index 10cb9ff..b5d3f2b 100644
--- a/hugo.go
+++ b/hugo.go
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func CopyPosts(src, dst string) error {
-	/*
-		err := os.MkdirAll(dst, 0777)
-		if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error creating target directory %q: %w", dst, err)
-		}
-	*/
-
 	posts := make([]string, 0)
 
 	srcRoot := os.DirFS(src)
@@ -39,7 +32,25 @@ func CopyPosts(src, dst string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("walkfunc failed: %w", err)
 	}
-	log.Printf("%#+v\n", posts)
+
+	for _, post := range posts {
+		base := filepath.Base(post)
+
+		splitPostName := strings.Split(base, ".")
+
+		postName := strings.Join(splitPostName[:len(splitPostName)-1], ".")
+
+		log.Printf("provided dst: %q\n", dst)
+		postDir := filepath.Join(dst, postName)
+		log.Printf("postDir: %q\n", postDir)
+		return nil
+
+		err := os.MkdirAll(postDir, 0777)
+
+		if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error creating target directory %q: %w", dst, err)
+		}
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }