diff --git a/example/cmd_sops.sh b/example/cmd_sops.sh
index 2d64eea..660fd2d 100755
--- a/example/cmd_sops.sh
+++ b/example/cmd_sops.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -ueo pipefail
 
-curdir="$(realpath $( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"))"
-
-# keys_dir="$(realpath $( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/..)"
-# sops_cfg_dir="${curdir}"
-# secrets_file="${sops_cfg_dir}/mock_secrets.yaml"
-# ---
 keys_dir="$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.."
 # deliberate just "dot" for current dir
 sops_cfg_dir=.
 secrets_file="mock_secrets.yaml"
-#---
 
-# prereq: idempotent create file with a mock secret, src: https://bash-org-archive.com/?244321
+# prerequisite: for verification of sops config, idempotent create file with a mock secret, src: https://bash-org-archive.com/?244321
 test -e "${secrets_file}" || (yq -n '.demo.credentials.secret = "hunter2"' > "${secrets_file}" && sops -e -i "${secrets_file}" )
 
-# ./bin/update_sops.sh "${curdir}" "${PWD}"/
-
 set -x
 ../bin/update_sops.sh "${keys_dir}" "${sops_cfg_dir}" "${secrets_file}"