diff --git a/core/views/uploads.py b/core/views/uploads.py
index 655738f..9fd9d44 100644
--- a/core/views/uploads.py
+++ b/core/views/uploads.py
@@ -407,7 +407,37 @@ def expofilerename(request, filepath):
     and it returns control to the original wallet edit page
     """
     def rotate_image():
-        print("ROTATE")
+        wallet = str(Path(filepath).parent).lstrip("surveyscans/")
+        cwd = settings.SCANS_ROOT / wallet
+        print(f"ROTATE \n{cwd=} \n{filename=}")
+        mogrify = settings.MOGRIFY
+        rot = subprocess.run(
+            [mogrify, "-rotate", "90", filename], cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True
+        )
+        msgdata = (
+            rot.stderr
+            + "\n"
+            + rot.stdout
+            + "\nreturn code: "
+            + str(rot.returncode)
+        )
+        message = f'! - ROTATE - Success: rotated this file {filename}.' + msgdata
+        print(message)
+        if rot.returncode != 0:
+            msgdata = (
+                "Ask a nerd to fix this.\n\n"
+                + rot.stderr
+                + "\n\n"
+                + rot.stdout
+                + "\n\nreturn code: "
+                + str(rot.returncode)
+            )
+            message = (
+                f"! - ROTATE - CANNOT blurk for this file {filename}. \n"
+                + msgdata
+            )
+            print(message)
+
         return simple_get()
         
     def simple_get():
@@ -427,6 +457,7 @@ def expofilerename(request, filepath):
         )
         
     if filepath:
+        # using EXPOFILES not SCANS_ROOT in case we want to extend this to other parts of the system
         actualpath = Path(settings.EXPOFILES) / Path(filepath)
     else:
         message = f'\n File to rename not specified "{filepath}"'
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index e428b9c..80a1de2 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ EPOCH = date.fromisoformat('1970-01-01')
 # default value, then gets overwritten by real secrets
 SECRET_KEY = "not-the-real-secret-key-a#vaeozn0---^fj!355qki*vj2"
 
+# executables:
 GIT = "git"  # command for running git
+CAVERN = "cavern"  # for parsing .svx files and producing .3d files
+SURVEXPORT = "survexport"  # for parsing .3d files and producing .pos files
+MOGRIFY = "mogrify" # for rotating images
 
 # Note that this builds upon the django system installed
 # global settings in
diff --git a/templates/renameform.html b/templates/renameform.html
index aae489b..1217968 100644
--- a/templates/renameform.html
+++ b/templates/renameform.html
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}File rename form{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}File rename or rotate form{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 
-<h2>Renaming "{{filename}}"</h2>
+<h2>Renaming or Rotating "{{filename}}"</h2>
 <a href="/expofiles/{{filepath|urlencode}}">
     <figure class=onleft>
     <img src="/expofiles/{{filepath|urlencode}}" width=150px>
@@ -23,26 +23,49 @@
         {% csrf_token %}              
        <br>                  
        <input class="fancybutton2" style="padding: 0.5em 25px; margin-left: 110px "
-       label = "Rename to" name = "renameto" id="renameto"  
+       
+       label = "Rename to" name = "renametoname" id="renameto"  
        pattern="[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_-\.]*"/> 
        <label 
        style="padding: 0.5em 25px; margin-left: 110px"
-       for="renameto">type in the new name for this file<br></label>
+       for="renametoname">type in the new name for this file<br></label>
        <br><br><br>
        
-       <button  class="fancybutton2"  style="padding: 0.5em 25px; margin-left: 110px" type = "submit" value = "Upload" >
+       <button  class="fancybutton2"  style="padding: 0.5em 25px; margin-left: 110px"  name="rename" type = "submit"  value = "Rename" >
           Rename it
        </button>
     </form>
+    <br />
+    <form method ='post' >
+        {% csrf_token %}              
+       <button  class="fancybutton2"  style="padding: 0.5em 25px; margin-left: 110px"  name="rotate" type = "submit"  value = "Rotate" >
+          Rotate it
+       </button>
+    </form>
 
     <br /><br /><br />
-                 Full urlencoded path for this file in expofiles is <a href="/expofiles/{{filepath|urlencode}}"><em>{{filepath|urlencode}}</em></a>
+    Full urlencoded path for this file in expofiles is <a href="/expofiles/{{filepath|urlencode}}"><em>{{filepath|urlencode}}</em></a>
  
 </div>
 
 <br />
-
 <hr />
+{% for np in notpics %}
+  <a href="/expofilerename/{{walletpath|urlencode}}/{{np|urlencode}}">{{np}}</a>  <br />               
+{% endfor %}
+<br />
+{% for filename in files %}
+<a href="/expofilerename/{{walletpath|urlencode}}/{{filename|urlencode}}">
+    <figure class=onleft>
+    <img src="/expofiles/{{walletpath|urlencode}}/{{filename|urlencode}}" width=75px>
+    <figcaption style="font-variant-caps: normal;">{{filename}}
+    </figcaption>
+    </figure></a>
+    
+{% empty %}
+No files found.<br />
+{% endfor %}
+
 
 
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file