diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9efe5c9..c790943 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,80 +1,6 @@
-*/.netrwhist
-**/gopass-logo-small.png
-
-# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/vim,linux
-# Edit at https://www.gitignore.io/?templates=vim,linux
-
-### Linux ###
-*~
-
-# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
-.fuse_hidden*
-
-# KDE directory preferences
-.directory
-
-# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
-.Trash-*
-
-# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
-.nfs*
-
-### Vim ###
-# Swap
-[._]*.s[a-v][a-z]
-[._]*.sw[a-p]
-[._]s[a-rt-v][a-z]
-[._]ss[a-gi-z]
-[._]sw[a-p]
-
-# Session
-Session.vim
-Sessionx.vim
-
-# Temporary
-.netrwhist
-
-# Auto-generated tag files
-tags
-
-# Persistent undo
-[._]*.un~
-
-# Coc configuration directory
-.vim
-
-### Zsh ###
-# Zsh compiled script + zrecompile backup
-*.zwc
-*.zwc.old
-
-# Zsh completion-optimization dumpfile
-*zcompdump*
-
-# Zsh zcalc history
-.zcalc_history
-
-# A popular plugin manager's files
-._zplugin
-.zplugin_lstupd
-
-# zdharma/zshelldoc tool's files
-zsdoc/data
-
-# robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/plugins/per-directory-history plugin's files
-# (when set-up to store the history in the local directory)
-.directory_history
-
-# MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv plugin's files
-# (for Zsh plugins using Python)
-.venv
-
-# Zunit tests' output
-/tests/_output/*
-!/tests/_output/.gitkeep
-
-# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/vim,linux,zsh
-
+# no idea why gopass adds this image to config path
+gopass-logo-small.png
+#
 # Ignore dynamic colorschemes set by styler
 colorscheme.vim
 colorscheme
diff --git a/sh/.config/sh/alias b/sh/.config/sh/alias
index c3a37cd..daf913f 100644
--- a/sh/.config/sh/alias
+++ b/sh/.config/sh/alias
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ if exist git; then
   alias gd='git diff'
   alias gds='git diff --staged'
 
+  alias gi='git ignore'
+
   alias glog='git log --stat'
   alias glg='git log --oneline --decorate --graph'
   alias glga='git log --oneline --decorate --graph --remotes --all'
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ if exist git; then
   alias grv='git remote -v'
 
   alias grs='git restore --staged'
-  alias grss='git restore'
+  alias grs!='git restore'
 
   alias grbi='git rebase -i'
   alias grbc='git rebase --continue'
@@ -94,9 +96,11 @@ if exist fzf; then
   # Display fuzzy-searchable history
   alias fzf_history="history | fzf --tac --height 20"
   # Fuzzy search packages to install
-  alias fzf_yay="yay -Slq | fzf -m --preview 'yay -Si {1}' | xargs -ro yay -S"
-  # Fuzzy uninstall packages
-  alias fzf_yayrns="yay -Qeq | fzf -m --preview 'yay -Qi {1}' | xargs -ro yay -Rns"
+  if exist yay; then
+    alias fzf_yay="yay -Slq | fzf -m --preview 'yay -Si {1}' | xargs -ro yay -S"
+    # Fuzzy uninstall packages
+    alias fzf_yayrns="yay -Qeq | fzf -m --preview 'yay -Qi {1}' | xargs -ro yay -Rns"
+  fi
 fi
 
 # vifm
@@ -106,5 +110,3 @@ if exist vifm; then
   # enable picture preview script
   exist vifmrun && alias vifm=vifmrun
 fi
-
-unset -f exist
diff --git a/sh/.config/sh/env b/sh/.config/sh/env
index 9b3737a..af817db 100644
--- a/sh/.config/sh/env
+++ b/sh/.config/sh/env
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ export GOPATH="$HOME/projects/gopath/"
 export PATH="$PATH:$GOPATH/bin"
 
 ## LANG LOCALE UTF-8
-export LC_ALL="en_US.utf-8"
-export LANG="en_US.utf-8"
+export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
+export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
diff --git a/zsh/.config/zsh/.p10k.zsh b/zsh/.config/zsh/.p10k.zsh
index 1edecff..a1422a8 100644
--- a/zsh/.config/zsh/.p10k.zsh
+++ b/zsh/.config/zsh/.p10k.zsh
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
 
   # Untracked files icon. It's really a question mark, your font isn't broken.
   # Change the value of this parameter to show a different icon.
-  typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_UNTRACKED_ICON='?'
+  typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_UNTRACKED_ICON='…'
   POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_UNTRACKED_ICON=${(g::)POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_UNTRACKED_ICON}
 
   # Formatter for Git status.
@@ -409,19 +409,19 @@
       res+="${meta}:${clean}${(V)VCS_STATUS_REMOTE_BRANCH//\%/%%}"  # escape %
     fi
 
-    # ⇣42 if behind the remote.
-    (( VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_BEHIND )) && res+=" ${clean}⇣${VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_BEHIND}"
-    # ⇡42 if ahead of the remote; no leading space if also behind the remote: ⇣42⇡42.
+    # ⇣42 if behind the remote. customized to ↓
+    (( VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_BEHIND )) && res+=" ${clean}↓${VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_BEHIND}"
+    # ⇡42 if ahead of the remote; no leading space if also behind the remote: ⇣42⇡42. ch to ↑
     (( VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_AHEAD && !VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_BEHIND )) && res+=" "
-    (( VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_AHEAD  )) && res+="${clean}⇡${VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_AHEAD}"
+    (( VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_AHEAD  )) && res+="${clean}↑${VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_AHEAD}"
     # *42 if have stashes.
-    (( VCS_STATUS_STASHES        )) && res+=" ${clean}*${VCS_STATUS_STASHES}"
+    (( VCS_STATUS_STASHES        )) && res+=" ${clean}⚑${VCS_STATUS_STASHES}"
     # 'merge' if the repo is in an unusual state.
     [[ -n $VCS_STATUS_ACTION     ]] && res+=" ${conflicted}${VCS_STATUS_ACTION}"
     # ~42 if have merge conflicts.
-    (( VCS_STATUS_NUM_CONFLICTED )) && res+=" ${conflicted}~${VCS_STATUS_NUM_CONFLICTED}"
+    (( VCS_STATUS_NUM_CONFLICTED )) && res+=" ${conflicted}✖${VCS_STATUS_NUM_CONFLICTED}"
     # +42 if have staged changes.
-    (( VCS_STATUS_NUM_STAGED     )) && res+=" ${modified}+${VCS_STATUS_NUM_STAGED}"
+    (( VCS_STATUS_NUM_STAGED     )) && res+=" ${modified}●${VCS_STATUS_NUM_STAGED}"
     # !42 if have unstaged changes.
     (( VCS_STATUS_NUM_UNSTAGED   )) && res+=" ${modified}!${VCS_STATUS_NUM_UNSTAGED}"
     # ?42 if have untracked files. It's really a question mark, your font isn't broken.
diff --git a/zsh/.config/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.config/zsh/.zshrc
index aaf7f05..21cd645 100644
--- a/zsh/.config/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.config/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env zsh
 #
 
+CONFDIR="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"
+ZSHCONFDIR="$CONFDIR/zsh"
+
 # Set completion style
 # The following lines were added by compinstall
 zstyle ':completion:*' completer _complete _ignored _approximate
@@ -8,7 +11,7 @@ zstyle ':completion:*' list-colors ''
 zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list '' '+m:{[:lower:]}={[:upper:]} r:|[._-]=** r:|=**'
 zstyle ':completion:*' menu select=1
 zstyle ':completion:*' select-prompt %SScrolling active: current selection at %p%s
-zstyle :compinstall filename '/home/marty/.config/zsh/.zshrc'
+zstyle :compinstall filename "$ZSHCONFDIR/.zshrc"
 # End of lines added by compinstall
 autoload -Uz compinit zmv
 compinit
@@ -22,13 +25,13 @@ fi
 
 
 # load all plugins
-[ -f "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh/plugins.zsh" ] && source "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh/plugins.zsh"
+[ -f "$ZSHCONFDIR/plugins.zsh" ] && source "$ZSHCONFDIR/plugins.zsh"
 
 # shellcheck source=alias
-[ -f "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sh/alias" ] && source "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sh/alias"
+[ -f "$CONFDIR/sh/alias" ] && source "$CONFDIR/sh/alias"
 # load additional aliases
-if [ -d "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sh/alias.d" ]; then
-  for _alias in "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sh/alias.d"/*.sh; do
+if [ -d "$CONFDIR/sh/alias.d" ]; then
+  for _alias in "$CONFDIR/sh/alias.d"/*.sh; do
     . "$_alias"
   done
   unset _alias
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ ENABLE_CORRECTION="true"
 # Speed up autocomplete, force prefix mapping
 zstyle ':completion:*' accept-exact '*(N)'
 zstyle ':completion:*' use-cache on
-zstyle ':completion:*' cache-path ~/.zsh/cache
+zstyle ':completion:*' cache-path "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/zshcompcache" 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016
 zstyle -e ':completion:*:default' list-colors 'reply=("${PREFIX:+=(#bi)($PREFIX:t)*==34=34}:${(s.:.)LS_COLORS}")'
 
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ export HISTSIZE=100000
 export SAVEHIST=100000
 export HISTFILE="$XDG_DATA_HOME/zsh_history"
 export HISTIGNORE="ls:cd:cd -:pwd:exit:date:* --help"
+
 ## Set ZSH History aliases
 # Show the top 5 commands used in recent history
 history_top() {
@@ -89,11 +93,7 @@ bindkey " " globalias
 bindkey "^ " magic-space           # control-space to bypass completion
 bindkey -M isearch " " magic-space # normal space during searches
 
-# To customize prompt, run `p10k configure` or edit ~/.config/zsh/.p10k.zsh.
-[[ ! -f "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/zsh/.p10k.zsh ]] || source "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/zsh/.p10k.zsh
-
-# In case a plugin adds a redundant path entry, remove duplicate entries
-# from PATH
+# Deduplicate PATH - remove any duplicate entries from PATH
 # from: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/40749/remove-duplicate-path-entries-with-awk-command
 get_var() {
   eval 'printf "%s\n" "${'"$1"'}"'
@@ -110,3 +110,8 @@ dedup_pathvar() {
 dedup_pathvar PATH
 dedup_pathvar MANPATH
 
+# To customize prompt, run `p10k configure` or edit ~/.config/zsh/.p10k.zsh.
+[[ ! -f "$ZSHCONFDIR/.p10k.zsh" ]] || source "$ZSHCONFDIR/.p10k.zsh"
+
+unset CONFDIR
+unset ZSHCONFDIR