diff --git a/RUNTIME/tw/delete_tiddler.sh b/RUNTIME/tw/delete_tiddler.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+MOATS=$(date -u +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S%4N")
+TW="$1"
+[[ ! -s $TW ]] && echo "no TW found $TW" && exit 1
+TITLE="$2"
+[[ -s $TITLE || $TITTLE == "" ]] && echo "need a $TITTLE" && exit 1
+
+tiddlywiki --load $TW \
+   --deletetiddlers "${TITLE}" \
+   --output ~/.zen/tmp --render "$:/core/save/all" "${MOATS}.html" "text/plain"
+
+[[ -s ~/.zen/tmp/${MOATS}.html ]] \
+    && cp ~/.zen/tmp/${MOATS}.html ${TW} \
+    && rm ~/.zen/tmp/${MOATS}.html \
+    || { echo "ERROR - CANNOT IMPORT ${TIDDLER} in ${TW} - ERROR" && exit 1 }
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/RUNTIME/tw/import_tiddler.sh b/RUNTIME/tw/import_tiddler.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+MOATS=$(date -u +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S%4N")
+TW="$1"
+[[ ! -s $TW ]] && echo "no TW found $TW" && exit 1
+TIDDLER="$2"
+[[ ! -s $TIDDLER || $TIDDLER == "" ]] && echo "need a $TIDDLER json file" && exit 1
+
+tiddlywiki --load ${TW} \
+    --import ${TIDDLER} 'application/json' \
+    --output ~/.zen/tmp \
+    --render "$:/core/save/all" "${MOATS}.html" "text/plain"
+
+[[ -s ~/.zen/tmp/${MOATS}.html ]] \
+    && cp ~/.zen/tmp/${MOATS}.html ${TW} \
+    && rm ~/.zen/tmp/${MOATS}.html \
+    || { echo "ERROR - CANNOT IMPORT ${TIDDLER} in ${TW} - ERROR" && exit 1 }
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/RUNTIME/tw/readme.md b/RUNTIME/tw/readme.md
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+provide elemental TW interactions
+
+* import_tiddler.sh TW TIDDLER
+https://talk.tiddlywiki.org/t/how-to-add-extract-modify-tiddlers-from-command-line-to-do-ipfs-media-transfer/4345?u=papiche
+
+* delete_tiddler.sh TW QUERY
+https://talk.tiddlywiki.org/t/how-to-filter-and-delete-multiple-tiddlers/4950
+
+add more complex queries ....