enable parsing multiple file inputs

            if [[ "$1" != "" ]]

                then

               arg=$1

                while [[ ! "$arg" == "-"* ]] && [[ "$arg" != "" ]]

               namesarray=($arg)

               for i in ${!namesarray[@]}

                    do

                    echo "file: $arg"

                    read1+=("${1/%\//}_R1_001")

                    read2+=("${1/%\//}_R2_001")

                    name=${namesarray}[$i]}

                    echo "file: $name"

                    read1+=("${name}_R1_001")

                    read2+=("${name}_R2_001")

                    shift

                    arg=$1

                done

        fi

        bash $(basename "$0") -t $technology --setup

        setup=false

        echo "setup is $setup"

    fi

else    

        echo " using setup $technology from previous whitelist configuration ..."