diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0d71830..62c3f36 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ COPY . .
 RUN cd embedded/sim-dir && go mod tidy && go build -o /bin/sim sim.go exp.go
 
 # remember to use "-v" to map in /tmp/extern
-WORKDIR /tmp/extern
+WORKDIR /pcesapps/embedded
diff --git a/embedded/sim-dir/go.mod b/embedded/sim-dir/go.mod
index b33d3bd..396ae0f 100644
--- a/embedded/sim-dir/go.mod
+++ b/embedded/sim-dir/go.mod
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/iti/evt/evtm v0.1.4
 	github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5
 	github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16
-	github.com/iti/pces v0.0.12
+	github.com/iti/pces v0.0.13
 	github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241210194714-1829a127f884
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/embedded/sim-dir/go.sum b/embedded/sim-dir/go.sum
index bb7a081..168dae7 100644
--- a/embedded/sim-dir/go.sum
+++ b/embedded/sim-dir/go.sum
@@ -6,29 +6,16 @@ github.com/iti/evt/evtq v0.1.4 h1:cLkfhqiCRUSeiDVN/YN2ZC2L1mznL9n5o9CFKt/pwkc=
 github.com/iti/evt/evtq v0.1.4/go.mod h1:85Zm3A+dgRd72YV8DS2VoNExUCt3Ckq2GqYnI4oqlBY=
 github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5 h1:5d2O3ZGb9OruBkBxZ1PzyXBlHkAUmW27jz9fUXHc6MI=
 github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5/go.mod h1:NtgQQ20CSeaLxWNsAROKuHtAdeXNZ86Wg6ox2l5LtrU=
-<<<<<<< HEAD:beta/db/go.sum
-github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.13 h1:r+iqkgblIgjvLmgzIaW6oNzU3l7E5Eunu07v9fKxIk4=
-github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.13/go.mod h1:cFguMaOXLfIOljE+lKuTxXm4m6/N8Aml6YhObQ5NsnU=
-github.com/iti/pces v0.0.11 h1:+/foFvEOi6r5sNaQdJWcxlHM7ZprWK4pWJlITc0VXLM=
-github.com/iti/pces v0.0.11/go.mod h1:2mPmi47Z2qWjiHhI0C6+SkOiPSHNqjTahr7MBH/2XGU=
-github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2 h1:9cfSikwWPW1Yie+RjdJ23uUuMryLu+Ou38/TChYLPZ8=
-github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2/go.mod h1:sf9vdWtEjVW4dxOocgIqbivkNIrfcl10H8jEeeqFNnQ=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241004190924-225e2abe05e6 h1:1wqE9dj9NpSm04INVsJhhEUzhuDVjbcyKH91sVyPATw=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241004190924-225e2abe05e6/go.mod h1:NQtJDoLvd6faHhE7m4T/1IY708gDefGGjR/iUW8yQQ8=
-gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.0 h1:2lYxjRbTYyxkJxlhC+LvJIx3SsANPdRybu1tGj9/OrQ=
-gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.0/go.mod h1:xzZVBJBtS+Mz4q0Yl2LJTk+OxOg4jiXZ7qBoM0uISGo=
-=======
 github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16 h1:TiyBzSFo4teG0EvKjbdOPHhvC6HywDmGmVRRtD06wkI=
 github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16/go.mod h1:1P8kC384qaei5i84ZK42VYDrXmRLiYZHmx52yeLL37E=
-github.com/iti/pces v0.0.12 h1:bggUNxGbC3DTgMyH8X/n0GyNvWSAYOVswn+erskAbqw=
-github.com/iti/pces v0.0.12/go.mod h1:YvZkVcKJkgt7o4G1RLIoaqJ+JanofW6Kpyd0j0tvi9s=
+github.com/iti/pces v0.0.13 h1:5WoM6X/rNH8YQS4uiwACT8euMLm/JokMyiFAbQdaWsw=
+github.com/iti/pces v0.0.13/go.mod h1:YvZkVcKJkgt7o4G1RLIoaqJ+JanofW6Kpyd0j0tvi9s=
 github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2 h1:9cfSikwWPW1Yie+RjdJ23uUuMryLu+Ou38/TChYLPZ8=
 github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2/go.mod h1:sf9vdWtEjVW4dxOocgIqbivkNIrfcl10H8jEeeqFNnQ=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c h1:7dEasQXItcW1xKJ2+gg5VOiBnqWrJc+rq0DPKyvvdbY=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c/go.mod h1:NQtJDoLvd6faHhE7m4T/1IY708gDefGGjR/iUW8yQQ8=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241210194714-1829a127f884 h1:Y/Mj/94zIQQGHVSv1tTtQBDaQaJe62U9bkDZKKyhPCU=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241210194714-1829a127f884/go.mod h1:qj5a5QZpwLU2NLQudwIN5koi3beDhSAlJwa67PuM98c=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1 h1:FNy7N6OUZVUaWG9pTiD+jlhdQ3lMP+/LcTpJ6+a8sQ0=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1/go.mod h1:eZTZuRFrzu5pcyjN5wJhcIhnUdNijYxX1T2IcrOGY0o=
->>>>>>> chgflow:embedded/sim-dir/go.sum
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/embedded/sim-dir/sim.go b/embedded/sim-dir/sim.go
index 56715d4..66453a0 100644
--- a/embedded/sim-dir/sim.go
+++ b/embedded/sim-dir/sim.go
@@ -60,24 +60,24 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// if container is set change inputDir and outputDir
-	// to be /tmp/external/input and /tmp/external/output
+	// to be /tmp/extern/input and /tmp/extern/output
 	if container {
-		// create /tmp/external if needed
-		inputDir = "/tmp/external/input"
-		outputDir = "/tmp/external/output"
+		// create /tmp/extern if needed
+		inputDir = "/tmp/extern/input"
+		outputDir = "/tmp/extern/output"
 
-		if _, err := os.Stat("/tmp/external"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			err := os.Mkdir("/tmp/external", 0755)
+		if _, err := os.Stat("/tmp/extern"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			err := os.Mkdir("/tmp/extern", 0755)
 			if err != nil {
-				panic(errors.New("unable to create /tmp/external"))
+				panic(errors.New("unable to create /tmp/extern"))
 			}
-			os.Mkdir("/tmp/external/input", 0755)
-			os.Mkdir("/tmp/external/output", 0755)
+			os.Mkdir("/tmp/extern/input", 0755)
+			os.Mkdir("/tmp/extern/output", 0755)
 		}
-		if _, err := os.Stat("/tmp/external/output"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			err := os.Mkdir("/tmp/external", 0755)
+		if _, err := os.Stat("/tmp/extern/output"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			err := os.Mkdir("/tmp/extern", 0755)
 			if err != nil {
-				panic(errors.New("unable to create /tmp/external/output"))
+				panic(errors.New("unable to create /tmp/extern/output"))
 			}
 
 		}	
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func main() {
 			traceFile = filepath.Join(outputDir, traceFile)
 		} else {
 			baseFile := filepath.Base(traceFile)
-			traceFile = filepath.Join("/tmp/external/output", baseFile)
+			traceFile = filepath.Join("/tmp/extern/output", baseFile)
 		}
 		outputFiles = append(outputFiles, traceFile)
 	} 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func main() {
 			msrFile = filepath.Join(outputDir, msrFile)
 		} else {
 			baseFile := filepath.Base(msrFile)
-			msrFile = filepath.Join("/tmp/external/output", baseFile)
+			msrFile = filepath.Join("/tmp/extern/output", baseFile)
 		}
 		outputFiles = append(outputFiles, msrFile)
 	} 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b33d3bd..396ae0f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/iti/evt/evtm v0.1.4
 	github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5
 	github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16
-	github.com/iti/pces v0.0.12
+	github.com/iti/pces v0.0.13
 	github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241210194714-1829a127f884
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 59d15fa..168dae7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5 h1:5d2O3ZGb9OruBkBxZ1PzyXBlHkAUmW27jz9fUXHc6MI=
 github.com/iti/evt/vrtime v0.1.5/go.mod h1:NtgQQ20CSeaLxWNsAROKuHtAdeXNZ86Wg6ox2l5LtrU=
 github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16 h1:TiyBzSFo4teG0EvKjbdOPHhvC6HywDmGmVRRtD06wkI=
 github.com/iti/mrnes v0.0.16/go.mod h1:1P8kC384qaei5i84ZK42VYDrXmRLiYZHmx52yeLL37E=
-github.com/iti/pces v0.0.12 h1:bggUNxGbC3DTgMyH8X/n0GyNvWSAYOVswn+erskAbqw=
-github.com/iti/pces v0.0.12/go.mod h1:YvZkVcKJkgt7o4G1RLIoaqJ+JanofW6Kpyd0j0tvi9s=
+github.com/iti/pces v0.0.13 h1:5WoM6X/rNH8YQS4uiwACT8euMLm/JokMyiFAbQdaWsw=
+github.com/iti/pces v0.0.13/go.mod h1:YvZkVcKJkgt7o4G1RLIoaqJ+JanofW6Kpyd0j0tvi9s=
 github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2 h1:9cfSikwWPW1Yie+RjdJ23uUuMryLu+Ou38/TChYLPZ8=
 github.com/iti/rngstream v0.2.2/go.mod h1:sf9vdWtEjVW4dxOocgIqbivkNIrfcl10H8jEeeqFNnQ=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c h1:7dEasQXItcW1xKJ2+gg5VOiBnqWrJc+rq0DPKyvvdbY=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c/go.mod h1:NQtJDoLvd6faHhE7m4T/1IY708gDefGGjR/iUW8yQQ8=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241210194714-1829a127f884 h1:Y/Mj/94zIQQGHVSv1tTtQBDaQaJe62U9bkDZKKyhPCU=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241210194714-1829a127f884/go.mod h1:qj5a5QZpwLU2NLQudwIN5koi3beDhSAlJwa67PuM98c=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1 h1:FNy7N6OUZVUaWG9pTiD+jlhdQ3lMP+/LcTpJ6+a8sQ0=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1/go.mod h1:eZTZuRFrzu5pcyjN5wJhcIhnUdNijYxX1T2IcrOGY0o=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=