"opening and editing"

main.go

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ var (
 	ErrSubprocess = errors.New("running subprocess")
 	subprocess    *exec.Cmd
 	startTime     time.Time
-	debugging     bool
 
 	// Rev - Git Revision
 	Rev string
@@ -27,9 +26,9 @@ var (
 	// Version - Version number
 	Version = "unversioned"
 
-	builddate        string
-	debuggingPointer = flag.Bool("debug", false, "a boolean")
-	versionFlag      = flag.Bool("v", false, "Print the current version")
+	builddate     string
+	debuggingFlag = flag.Bool("debug", false, "a boolean")
+	versionFlag   = flag.Bool("v", false, "Print the current version")
 )
 
 func homeDirectory() string {
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ func commandLog(objects ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func localLog(colour color.Attribute, path string, objects ...interface{}) {
-	if !debugging {
+	if !*debuggingFlag {
 		return
 	}
 	f, _ := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ func navigateToRepoRootDirectory() {
 
 func main() {
 	startTime = time.Now()
-	debugging = *debuggingPointer
 	devLog("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n")
 	flag.Parse()
 	if *versionFlag {