diff --git a/sync/1globals.go b/sync/1globals.go
index e6180b0..d6b9900 100644
--- a/sync/1globals.go
+++ b/sync/1globals.go
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ package sync
 
 import "github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton/core"
 
-var rootLength = len(core.EntryRoot) // length of core.EntryRoot string
+var RootLength = len(core.EntryRoot) // length of core.EntryRoot string
diff --git a/sync/commonUNIX.go b/sync/commonUNIX.go
index b4f6cf4..cd8f019 100644
--- a/sync/commonUNIX.go
+++ b/sync/commonUNIX.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func WalkEntryDir() ([]string, []string) {
 			}
 
 			// trim root path from each path before storing
-			trimmedPath := fullPath[rootLength:]
+			trimmedPath := fullPath[RootLength:]
 
 			// append the path to the appropriate slice
 			if !entry.IsDir() {
diff --git a/sync/commonWIN.go b/sync/commonWIN.go
index 57f3a70..cf7fe25 100644
--- a/sync/commonWIN.go
+++ b/sync/commonWIN.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func WalkEntryDir() ([]string, []string) {
 			}
 
 			// trim root path from each path before storing and replace backslashes with forward slashes
-			trimmedPath := strings.ReplaceAll(fullPath[rootLength:], "\\", "/")
+			trimmedPath := strings.ReplaceAll(fullPath[RootLength:], "\\", "/")
 
 			// append the path to the appropriate slice
 			if !entry.IsDir() {