diff --git a/core/2globalsWIN.go b/core/2globalsWIN.go
index 8e6eb6c..c9c3c0a 100644
--- a/core/2globalsWIN.go
+++ b/core/2globalsWIN.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 package core
 
+import "github.com/rwinkhart/go-boilerplate/back"
+
 var (
-	EntryRoot  = Home + "\\AppData\\Local\\libmutton\\entries" // Path to libmutton entry directory
-	ConfigDir  = Home + "\\AppData\\Local\\libmutton\\config"  // Path to libmutton configuration directory
-	ConfigPath = ConfigDir + "\\libmutton.ini"                 // Path to libmutton configuration file
+	EntryRoot  = back.Home + "\\AppData\\Local\\libmutton\\entries" // Path to libmutton entry directory
+	ConfigDir  = back.Home + "\\AppData\\Local\\libmutton\\config"  // Path to libmutton configuration directory
+	ConfigPath = ConfigDir + "\\libmutton.ini"                      // Path to libmutton configuration file
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/core/clipClearProcessDROID.go b/core/clipClearProcessDROID.go
index 450fc29..cfc1294 100644
--- a/core/clipClearProcessDROID.go
+++ b/core/clipClearProcessDROID.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/rwinkhart/go-boilerplate/back"
 	"golang.design/x/clipboard"
 )
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 func clipClearProcess(assignedContents string) {
 	clearClipboard := func() {
 		clipboard.Write(clipboard.FmtText, []byte(""))
-		Exit(0)
+		back.Exit(0)
 	}
 
 	// if assignedContents is empty, clear the clipboard immediately and unconditionally
diff --git a/core/copyDARWIN.go b/core/copyDARWIN.go
index 5e858c5..56219d1 100644
--- a/core/copyDARWIN.go
+++ b/core/copyDARWIN.go
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/rwinkhart/go-boilerplate/back"
 )
 
 // copyString copies a string to the clipboard.
 func copyString(continuous bool, copySubject string) {
 	cmd := exec.Command("pbcopy")
-	writeToStdin(cmd, copySubject)
+	back.WriteToStdin(cmd, copySubject)
 	err := cmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
-		PrintError("Failed to copy to clipboard: "+err.Error(), ErrorClipboard, true)
+		back.PrintError("Failed to copy to clipboard: "+err.Error(), ErrorClipboard, true)
 	}
 
 	if !continuous {
@@ -23,6 +25,6 @@ func copyString(continuous bool, copySubject string) {
 // getClipCommands returns the commands for pasting and clearing the clipboard contents.
 func getClipCommands() (*exec.Cmd, *exec.Cmd) {
 	cmdClear := exec.Command("pbcopy")
-	writeToStdin(cmdClear, "")
+	back.WriteToStdin(cmdClear, "")
 	return exec.Command("pbpaste"), cmdClear
 }
diff --git a/core/copyTERMUX.go b/core/copyTERMUX.go
index aaa808e..8f5ab88 100644
--- a/core/copyTERMUX.go
+++ b/core/copyTERMUX.go
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/rwinkhart/go-boilerplate/back"
 )
 
 // copyString copies a string to the clipboard.
 func copyString(continuous bool, copySubject string) {
 	cmd := exec.Command("termux-clipboard-set")
-	writeToStdin(cmd, copySubject)
+	back.WriteToStdin(cmd, copySubject)
 	err := cmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
-		PrintError("Failed to copy to clipboard: "+err.Error(), ErrorClipboard, true)
+		back.PrintError("Failed to copy to clipboard: "+err.Error(), ErrorClipboard, true)
 	}
 
 	if !continuous {
@@ -23,6 +25,6 @@ func copyString(continuous bool, copySubject string) {
 // getClipCommands returns the commands for pasting and clearing the clipboard contents.
 func getClipCommands() (*exec.Cmd, *exec.Cmd) {
 	cmdClear := exec.Command("termux-clipboard-set")
-	writeToStdin(cmdClear, "")
+	back.WriteToStdin(cmdClear, "")
 	return exec.Command("termux-clipboard-get"), cmdClear
 }
diff --git a/core/copyWIN.go b/core/copyWIN.go
index 29cf5f8..cb8c753 100644
--- a/core/copyWIN.go
+++ b/core/copyWIN.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/rwinkhart/go-boilerplate/back"
 )
 
 // copyString copies a string to the clipboard.
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ func copyString(continuous bool, copySubject string) {
 	cmd := exec.Command("powershell.exe", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo '%s' | Set-Clipboard", strings.ReplaceAll(copySubject, "'", "''")))
 	err := cmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
-		PrintError("Failed to copy to clipboard: "+err.Error(), ErrorClipboard, true)
+		back.PrintError("Failed to copy to clipboard: "+err.Error(), ErrorClipboard, true)
 	}
 
 	if !continuous {
diff --git a/core/launchClipClearProcessCLIGeneric.go b/core/launchClipClearProcessCLIGeneric.go
index 27bc563..7a2fb27 100644
--- a/core/launchClipClearProcessCLIGeneric.go
+++ b/core/launchClipClearProcessCLIGeneric.go
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ package core
 import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/rwinkhart/go-boilerplate/back"
 )
 
 // LaunchClipClearProcess launches the timed clipboard clearing process.
 // For non-interactive CLI implementations, an entirely separate process is created for this purpose.
 func LaunchClipClearProcess(copySubject string) {
 	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[0], "clipclear")
-	writeToStdin(cmd, copySubject)
+	back.WriteToStdin(cmd, copySubject)
 	cmd.Start()
 	os.Exit(0) // use os.Exit directly since this version of this function is only meant for non-interactive CLI implementations
 }
diff --git a/sync/commonWIN.go b/sync/commonWIN.go
index cf7fe25..3a82be5 100644
--- a/sync/commonWIN.go
+++ b/sync/commonWIN.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/rwinkhart/go-boilerplate/back"
 	"github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton/core"
 )
 
@@ -25,9 +26,9 @@ func WalkEntryDir() ([]string, []string) {
 			// check for errors encountered while walking directory
 			if err != nil {
 				if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-					core.PrintError("The entry directory does not exist - Initialize libmutton to create it", core.ErrorOther, true)
+					back.PrintError("The entry directory does not exist - Initialize libmutton to create it", back.ErrorOther, true)
 				} else {
-					core.PrintError("An unexpected error occurred while generating the entry list: "+err.Error(), core.ErrorOther, true)
+					back.PrintError("An unexpected error occurred while generating the entry list: "+err.Error(), back.ErrorOther, true)
 				}
 			}