diff --git a/scripts/module-create.sh b/scripts/module-create.sh
index cab6ae3..6bd34f6 100755
--- a/scripts/module-create.sh
+++ b/scripts/module-create.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,22 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+
+
+# function used to replace variables
+#   assumes that we're in the directory to replace files in
+#   for each argument X, it will replace @X@ with ${X}
+do_parameter_subst() {
+    do_cmd source ~/.lwbuildrc || exit 1
+    for param in AUTHOR EMAIL VIM_MODELINE KATE_MODELINE $@
+    do
+        seds="${seds} -e s,@${param}@,${!param},g"
+    done
+    do_cmd find . -type f -exec sed ${seds} -i {} \; || exit 1
+}
+
+
+
 source ${TEMPLATE}/instantiate