--- vee	2007-09-21 23:13:23.000000000 -0400
+++ /usr/local/bin/vee	2007-11-10 21:36:42.000000000 -0500
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 OUTPUT_BOT=output_bottom
 # define custom format file
 FORMAT_CUSTOM_DEFS=./vee-custom.sh              # see example in vee/sample-custom-format/   
+FORMAT_CUSTOM_SETUP=setup
 
 #
 # vee is a zero configuration, commandline blog tool that
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@
 }
 
 # generates INDEX file if none exists
- setup()
+default_setup()
 { mkdir -p ${DIR} || echo ${DIR} exists...
   if [ ! -e ${INDEX} ]; then
     echo
@@ -577,6 +578,10 @@
   fi
 }
 
+setup() {
+$FORMAT_CUSTOM_SETUP
+}
+
  sort_index()
 { #echo sorting ${INDEX} ...
   #sort -t";" +0f -1 +1nr ${INDEX} > .${INDEX}.$$.sorted