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diff --git a/scripts/core/functions.sh b/scripts/core/functions.sh
index af8a852f..6572a486 100644
--- a/scripts/core/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/functions.sh
@@ -83,16 +83,10 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
   # when passed a list of things, this will return the unique items from that list as an echo.
   function uniquify()
   {
-    # change the eol character so things are easier.
-echo "list before uniquify: $*" >~/uniquify.out
-    HOLDIFS="$IFS"
-    IFS=' '
-    # do the uniquification.
-    local chewed="$(echo $* | sort | uniq)"
-    echo $chewed
-echo "list after uniquify: $chewed" >~/uniquify.out
-    # return the former eol characters to their place.
-    IFS="$HOLDIFS"
+    # do the uniquification: split the space separated items into separate lines, then
+    # sort the list, then run the uniq tool on the list.  results will be packed back onto
+    # one line when invoked like: local fredlist="$(uniquify a b c e d a e f a e d b)"
+    echo $* | tr ' ' '\n' | sort | uniq
   }
 
   # sets the variable in parameter 1 to the value in parameter 2, but only if