diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 4098891..7147258 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -14,5 +14,37 @@
 
 - modifiers in fld/grp/map
 
-- -@ conditional drop
+- -@ conditional drop? (in selectors)
+
+fix arguments in qryd, jsnqryf etc.
+
+
+
+
+?map
+args: vec, kv
+#(expr .. expr)     do this sequence of expressions on each item in object.
+
+**
+args: vec, kv
+[expr .. expr]      filter object by these expressions
+
+$$
+{sel .. sel}        select keys/exprs from ht to new ht
+
+*$
+args: vec
+#{sel .. sel}       select from vec of hts to vec of hts
+
+$*
+args: vec
+#[sel .. sel]       select from vec of hts to vec
+
+
+args: vec, kv
+?fld
+
+args: vec, kv
+?grp
+
 
diff --git a/docs/lqn.md b/docs/lqn.md
index 30c51dc..1cea1e0 100644
--- a/docs/lqn.md
+++ b/docs/lqn.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  ; ?? names a macro:
  ;   Lambda-list: (A EXPR &OPTIONAL RES)
  ;   Documentation:
- ;     evaluate expr only iff a is not nil. returns the result of expr or res; or nil.
+ ;     evaluate expr only if a is not nil. returns the result of expr or res; or nil.
  ;   Source file: /data/x/lqn/src/qry-utils.lisp
 ```
 
@@ -1064,6 +1064,19 @@
  ;   Source file: /data/x/lqn/src/qry.lisp
 ```
 
+#### LQN:QRYDB
+
+```
+ ; LQN:QRYDB
+ ;   [symbol]
+ ; 
+ ; QRYDB names a macro:
+ ;   Lambda-list: (DAT &REST REST)
+ ;   Documentation:
+ ;     query data. rest is wrapped in the pipe operator.
+ ;   Source file: /data/x/lqn/src/qry.lisp
+```
+
 #### LQN:QRYL
 
 ```
diff --git a/src/packages.lisp b/src/packages.lisp
index 2c2600f..21d3678 100644
--- a/src/packages.lisp
+++ b/src/packages.lisp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   (:use #:common-lisp)
   (:nicknames #:cl-lqn)
   (:export #:d? #:v?
-    #:qry #:qryd #:jsnqryf #:qryl #:proc-qry
+    #:qry #:qrydb #:qryd #:jsnqryf #:qryl #:proc-qry
     #:jsnloads #:jsnloadf #:jsnout #:ldnout #:ldnload #:fmt #:out #:jsnstr #:?q #:@* #:@@ #:??
     #:read? #:some? #:none? #:all? #:empty? #:size? #:is?
     #:path? #:subdir #:subfiles #:ls #:dir? #:file? #:cwd #:now #:cmd
diff --git a/src/qry-utils.lisp b/src/qry-utils.lisp
index b6adf91..0a900f8 100644
--- a/src/qry-utils.lisp
+++ b/src/qry-utils.lisp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ match. If b is an expression, a is compared to the evaluated value of b."
                (otherwise d)))
 
 (defmacro ?? (a expr &optional res) (declare (symbol a)) ; TODO: dont require sym?
-  "evaluate expr only iff a is not nil. returns the result of expr or res; or nil."
+  "evaluate expr only if a is not nil. returns the result of expr or res; or nil."
   `(and ,a ,expr ,@(if res `(,res))))
 
 (defun @@ (a path &optional d) (declare #.*opt*)
diff --git a/src/qry.lisp b/src/qry.lisp
index ba6a5a7..714b942 100755
--- a/src/qry.lisp
+++ b/src/qry.lisp
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@
                  (∈ (:key ,kk) ,(compile/$add rec (dat/new conf dat) m kres kk expr)))))
        ($nil ,kres))))
 
+; rename this to (?@ ) or something?
 (defun compile/$* (rec conf d) ; #[...] ; sel
-  (awg (i ires itr dat par) ; TODO: adapt to support hts?
+  (awg (i ires itr dat par)
     `(loop with ,ires of-type vector = (mav)
            with ,par of-type vector = (vec! ,(gk conf :dat))
            for ,itr across ,par for ,i from 0
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@
   (loop for (m expr) in (strip-all cd) if (member m mm :test #'eq) collect expr))
 
 (defun compile/** (rec conf d) ; [...] ; sel, filter
-  (awg (i ires itr par)
+  (awg (i ires itr par) ; TODO: adapt to support hts?
     `(loop with ,ires of-type vector = (mav)
            with ,par of-type vector = (vec! ,(gk conf :dat))
            for ,itr across ,par for ,i from 0
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@
   `(qryd ,dat (|| ,@rest)))
 (abbrev ?q qry)
 (defmacro qrydb (dat &rest rest) "query data. rest is wrapped in the pipe operator."
-  `(qryd ,dat (|| ,@rest) :db t))
+  `(qryd ,dat (|| ,@rest) :db t)) ; TODO: rename to vqry?
 (defun qryl (dat q &key db) "compile lqn query and run on dat"
   (eval `(qryd ,dat ,q :db ,db)))
 (defmacro jsnqryf (fn q &key db) "run lqn query on json file, fn"