diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_files.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_files.sh
index fcd5378..63511af 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_files.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_files.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 DIR="$1"
 [ -z "$DIR" ] && DIR="/home/$USER/"
 cd "$DIR" || exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_record.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_record.sh
index ead4eb2..c2fb30c 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_record.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_record.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 [ -z "$SXMO_RECDIR" ] && SXMO_RECDIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/sxmo/recordings
 mkdir -p "$SXMO_RECDIR"
 
diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_reddit.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_reddit.sh
index 6fc4132..bef3f6e 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_reddit.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_reddit.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 [ -z "$SXMO_SUBREDDITS" ] && SXMO_SUBREDDITS="pine64official pinephoneofficial unixporn postmarketos linux"
 
 menu() {
diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_rss.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_rss.sh
index afa7f27..0e9b769 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_rss.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_rss.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 FETCHENABLED=1
 
 if [ -f "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/sfeedrc" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_timer.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_timer.sh
index ffac5cf..4493049 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_timer.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_timer.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 timerrun() {
 	TIME=$(
 		echo "$@" |
diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_weather.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_weather.sh
index 57ff607..9f87217 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_weather.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_weather.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 [ -z "$SXMO_GPSLOCATIONSFILES" ] && SXMO_GPSLOCATIONSFILES="/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/places_for_gps.tsv"
 ROWHOURS=12
 WEATHERXML=""
diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh
index 7778306..02609fe 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 pidof "$KEYBOARD" || "$KEYBOARD" &
 SEARCHQUERY="$(
 	echo "Close Menu" | dmenu -t -p "Search:" -c -l 20
diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_youtube.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_youtube.sh
index 896e6df..e61eb8e 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_youtube.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_youtube.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 HISTORY_FILE="$XDG_CACHE_HOME"/sxmo/youtubehistory.tsv
 NRESULTS=5
 AUDIOONLY=0
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_audioout.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_audioout.sh
index 00b0ac1..9311ab7 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_audioout.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_audioout.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 ARG="$1"
 
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 SPEAKER="Line Out"
 HEADPHONE="Headphone"
 EARPIECE="Earpiece"
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_blinkled.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_blinkled.sh
index d11b171..2a0e556 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_blinkled.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_blinkled.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 PIDS=""
 for i in "$@"; do
 	sxmo_setpineled "$i" 150 &
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_brightness.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_brightness.sh
index 0255bbb..2c7733d 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_brightness.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_brightness.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 [ -e /sys/class/backlight/edp-backlight ] && DEV=/sys/class/backlight/edp-backlight
 [ -e /sys/devices/platform/backlight/backlight/backlight ] && DEV=/sys/devices/platform/backlight/backlight/backlight
 
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_contacts.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_contacts.sh
index ce66582..85c1972 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_contacts.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_contacts.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 #
 # Prints in output format: "number: contact"
 
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 CONTACTSFILE="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/sxmo/contacts.tsv
 LOGFILE="$XDG_DATA_HOME"/sxmo/modem/modemlog.tsv
 
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_gesturehandler.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_gesturehandler.sh
index dd18454..36d6de8 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_gesturehandler.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_gesturehandler.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
 ACTION="$1"
 
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 XPROPOUT="$(xprop -id "$(xdotool getactivewindow)")"
 WMCLASS="$(echo "$XPROPOUT" | grep WM_CLASS | cut -d ' ' -f3- | cut -d ' ' -f1 | tr -d '\",')"
 
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_gpsutil.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_gpsutil.sh
index b87fdd4..56350e9 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_gpsutil.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_gpsutil.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 [ -z "$SXMO_GPSLOCATIONSFILES" ] && SXMO_GPSLOCATIONSFILES="/usr/share/sxmo/appcfg/places_for_gps.tsv"
 CTILESIZE=256
 CLN2=0.693147180559945309417
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_killwindow.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_killwindow.sh
index 57a0104..f55a076 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_killwindow.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_killwindow.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 xdotool windowkill "$(xdotool getactivewindow)"
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_lisgdstart.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_lisgdstart.sh
index b531dd6..d90d133 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_lisgdstart.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_lisgdstart.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 pkill -9 lisgd
 
 if [ -x "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/sxmo/hooks/lisgdstart ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_lock.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_lock.sh
index e4cd822..85b0a01 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_lock.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_lock.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 if [ -x "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/hooks/lock" ]; then
 	"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/hooks/lock"
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_networks.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_networks.sh
index 5043419..144f76f 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_networks.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_networks.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 connections() {
 	ACTIVE="$(nmcli -c no -t c show --active | cut -d: -f1,3 | sed 's/$/ ✓/')"
 	INACTIVE="$(nmcli -c no -t c show | cut -d: -f1,3)"
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_open.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_open.sh
index fe29a94..2a758e7 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_open.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_open.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 MIMEAPPS="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/mimeapps.list"
 DESKTOPS_CACHED_MIMEAPPS="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/desktops.mimeapps.list"
 DESKTOP_DIRS="/usr/share/sxmo/applications/|/usr/share/applications/|/usr/local/share/applications/|${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/applications/"
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_rotate.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_rotate.sh
index 85ecb71..404190c 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_rotate.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_rotate.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 applyptrmatrix() {
 	PTRID="$(
 		xinput | grep -iE 'touchscreen.+pointer' | grep -oE 'id=[0-9]+' | cut -d= -f2
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh
index 2254cf9..8b59a4c 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 trap "update" USR1
 pgrep -f sxmo_statusbar.sh | grep -v $$ | xargs -r kill -9
 
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_upgrade.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_upgrade.sh
index c40aea4..e8623f7 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_upgrade.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_upgrade.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 echo "Updating all packages from repositories"
 sudo apk update
 
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_urlhandler.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_urlhandler.sh
index a83c07f..daa8113 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_urlhandler.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_urlhandler.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 FORK="$2"
 
 if [ -n "$1" ]
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_vol.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_vol.sh
index 2361159..4b7bed9 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_vol.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_vol.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 notify() {
 	VOL="$(
 		amixer get "$(sxmo_audiocurrentdevice.sh)" |
diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_xinit.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_xinit.sh
index f09cb0d..43e4ab9 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_xinit.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_xinit.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
+
 envvars() {
 	# shellcheck disable=SC1091
 	[ -f /etc/profile ] && . /etc/profile
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ startdwm() {
 }
 
 xinit() {
+	# include common definitions
+	# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+	. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
 	envvars
 	setupxdgdir
 	xdefaults