diff --git a/homemaker.go b/homemaker.go
index 13e61e2..351ade2 100644
--- a/homemaker.go
+++ b/homemaker.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	taskName := flag.String("task", "default", "name of task to execute")
-	dstDir := flag.String("dest", currUsr.HomeDir, "target directory for tasks")
+	dstDir := flag.String("dest_dir", currUsr.HomeDir, "target directory for tasks")
 	force := flag.Bool("force", true, "create parent directories to target")
 	clobber := flag.Bool("clobber", false, "delete files and directories at target")
 	verbose := flag.Bool("verbose", false, "verbose output")
diff --git a/link.go b/link.go
index 618c48e..523490d 100644
--- a/link.go
+++ b/link.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func createPath(loc string, flags int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (this *link) source() string {
+func (this *link) destination() string {
 	if len(*this) > 0 {
 		return (*this)[0]
 	}
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ func (this *link) source() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (this *link) destination() string {
+func (this *link) source() string {
 	if len(*this) > 1 {
 		return (*this)[1]
 	}
 
-	return this.source()
+	return this.destination()
 }
 
 func (this *link) valid() bool {