diff --git a/.config/zsh/.zshrc b/.config/zsh/.zshrc
index 23121b0..ac02a6f 100644
--- a/.config/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/.config/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 export GOPATH="$HOME/go"
 export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$GOPATH/bin:$HOME/scripts
 
-source ./themes/inkletblotsh.zsh
+source "$ZDOTDIR/themes/inkletblotsh.zsh"
 
 # Enable colors and change prompt:
 autoload -U colors && colors	# Load colors
diff --git a/.local/bin/bash-status-git b/.local/bin/bash-status-git
index 9d297a3..31e9cd1 100755
--- a/.local/bin/bash-status-git
+++ b/.local/bin/bash-status-git
@@ -1,22 +1,83 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if git status &>/dev/null; then
-    branch=$(git branch --show-current)
+# Thanks alrra, https://github.com/alrra/dotfiles/blob/main/src/shell/bash_prompt
 
-    if [ -z "$branch" ]; then
-        echo "(detached)"
-        exit 0
-    fi
+branchName=""
+tmp=""
+sync=""
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+# Check if the current directory is in a Git repository.
+
+! git rev-parse &>/dev/null \
+    && exit
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+# Check if in `.git/` directory (some of the following
+# checks don't make sense/won't work in the `.git` directory).
+
+[ "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-git-dir)" == "true" ] \
+    && exit
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+# Check for uncommitted changes in the index.
+
+if ! git diff --quiet --ignore-submodules --cached; then
+    tmp="$tmp+";
+fi
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+# Check for unstaged changes.
+
+if ! git diff-files --quiet --ignore-submodules --; then
+    tmp="$tmp*";
+fi
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+# Check for untracked files.
+
+if [ -n "$(git ls-files --others --exclude-standard)" ]; then
+    tmp="$tmp?";
+fi
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+# Check for stashed files.
+
+if git rev-parse --verify refs/stash &>/dev/null; then
+    tmp="$tmp""[s]";
+fi
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+[ -z "$tmp" ] && \
+    tmp="~";
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+branchName="$( printf "%s" "$( git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null \
+        || git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null \
+    || printf " (unknown)" )" | \
+tr -d "\n" )"
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+# Count how many commits behind and ahead we are.
+
+if git rev-list --left-right --count "$branchName"...origin/"$branchName" &>/dev/null; then
+    read -ra counts <<< "$(git rev-list --left-right --count "$branchName"...origin/"$branchName")"
 
-    read -ra counts <<< "$(git rev-list --left-right --count "$branch"...origin/"$branch")"
     to_push=${counts[0]}
     to_pull=${counts[1]}
 
-    extras=$([[ ${counts[0]} -eq 0 && ${counts[1]} -eq 0 ]] || echo " $to_push↑ $to_pull↓")
-
-    if [[ $(git diff --shortstat 2> /dev/null | tail -n1) != "" ]]; then
-        echo "($branch*$extras)"
-    else
-        echo "($branch~$extras)"
-    fi
+    sync=$([[ ${counts[0]} -eq 0 && ${counts[1]} -eq 0 ]] || echo " $to_push↑ $to_pull↓")
 fi
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+printf "%s" "($branchName$tmp$sync)"
diff --git a/.local/bin/cron/checkup b/.local/bin/cron/checkup
index ea0f6d0..cae1011 100755
--- a/.local/bin/cron/checkup
+++ b/.local/bin/cron/checkup
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Syncs repositories and downloads updates, meant to be run as a cronjob.
+# make sure you have set up passwordless sudo in SUDOERS file for this script
 
 notify-send "Repository Sync" "Checking for package updates..."
 
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ sudo pacman -Syyuw --noconfirm || notify-send "Error downloading updates.
 
 Check your internet connection, if pacman is already running, or run update manually to see errors."
 
+pkill -RTMIN+8 "${STATUSBAR:-dwmblocks}"
+
 if pacman -Qu | grep -v "\[ignored\]"
 then
     notify-send "Repository Sync" "Sync comelete. You have updates $(pacman -Qu | grep -vc "\[ignored\]") available."
diff --git a/.local/bin/status-vol b/.local/bin/status-vol
index 1288d4c..3828a39 100755
--- a/.local/bin/status-vol
+++ b/.local/bin/status-vol
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ split() {
     set -- $1
     printf '%s' "$@"
 }
+
 vol="$(split "$vol" ".")"
 vol="${vol##0}"
 
 case 1 in
     $((vol >= 70)) ) icon="" ;;
-$((vol >= 30)) ) icon="" ;;
-$((vol >= 1)) ) icon="" ;;
-* ) echo  && exit ;;
+    $((vol >= 30)) ) icon="" ;;
+    $((vol >= 1)) ) icon="" ;;
+    * ) echo "  " && exit ;;
 esac
 
 echo "$icon $vol%"