diff --git a/comp b/comp
index 0f994ba..164f105 100755
--- a/comp
+++ b/comp
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # General handler for compiling files
 
 file=$(readlink -f "$1")
-base=$(echo "$file" | sed 's/\..*//')
+base=${file%.*}
 #bang=$(sed -n "1p" "$file")
 
 case "$1" in
-    *".md") pandoc "$file" -o "$base".pdf ;;
-    *".php") php -S "$file" ;;
+    *.md) pandoc "$file" -o "$base".pdf ;;
+    *.php) php -S "$file" ;;
     *) echo "Can't compile" ;;
 esac
diff --git a/cpdragon b/cpdragon
index 1bbaccd..e8717e9 100755
--- a/cpdragon
+++ b/cpdragon
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-files=$(dragon-drag-and-drop -t -x)
 
-for file in $files
-do
-  path=${file#file://}
-  name=$(basename "$path")
-  cp "$path" "$(pwd)/$name"
-done
+while IFS= read line; do
+  path=${line##file://}
+  name=${path##*/}
+  cp "$path" "$name"
+done << EOF
+$(dragon-drag-and-drop -t -x)
+EOF
diff --git a/crf b/crf
index 0d09c17..687f529 100755
--- a/crf
+++ b/crf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Script to generate a templte react class
-printf "import React from \"react\";\n\nconst $1 = () => {\n\treturn <div></div>;\n};\n\nexport default $1;" > $(pwd)/$2/$1.js
+printf "import React from \"react\";\n\nconst $1 = () => {\n\treturn <div></div>;\n};\n\nexport default $1;" > "$2/$1.js"
diff --git a/dlfile b/dlfile
index 367912e..2b139ce 100755
--- a/dlfile
+++ b/dlfile
@@ -1,29 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Provides the ability to download a file by dropping it into a window
 
-url=$(dragon-drag-and-drop -t -x)
+url="$(dragon-drag-and-drop -t -x)"
 
-if [ -n "$url" ]; then
-  printf "File Name: "
-  name=""
-  while [ -z $name ] || [ -e $name ]
-  do
+[ -n "$url" ] || exit 1
+
+name=""
+while [ -z "$name" ] || [ -e "$name" ]
+do
+    printf "File Name: "
     read -r name
     if [ -e "$name" ]; then
-      printf "File already exists, overwrite (y|n): "
-      read -r ans
-
-      if [ "$ans" = "y" ]; then
-        break
-      else
-        printf "File Name: "
-      fi
+        printf "File already exists, overwrite (y|n): "
+        read -r ans
+        [ "$ans" = "y" ] && break
     fi
-  done
-
-  # Download the file with curl
-  [ -n "$name" ] && curl -o "$name" "$url" || exit 1
-else
-  exit 1
-fi
+done
 
+# Download the file with curl
+[ -n "$name" ] && curl -s -o "$name" "$url" || exit 1
diff --git a/encode b/encode
index 5e30810..eda34ad 100755
--- a/encode
+++ b/encode
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Performs HTML encoding on a string for special characters up to ASCII
 
-echo "$1" | sed 's/%/%25/g;s/\s/%20/g;s/!/%21/g;s/"/%22/g;s/#/%22/g;s/\$/%24/g;s/&/%26/g;s/\x27/%27/g;s/)/%29/g;s/(/%28/g;s/\*/%2A/g;s/\+/%2B/g;s/,/%2C/g;s/-/%2D/g;s/\./%2E/g;s/\//%2F/g;s/:/%3A/g;s/;/%3B/g;s/</%3C/g;s/=/%3D/g;s/>/%3E/g;s/\?/%3F/g;s/@/%40/g;s/]/%5D/g;s/\\/%5C/g;s/\[/%5B/g;s/\^/%5E/g;s/_/%5F/g;s/`/%60/g;s/}/%7D/g;s/|/%7C/g;s/{/%7B/g;s/~/%7E/g'
+sed 's/%/%25/g;s/\s/%20/g;s/!/%21/g;s/"/%22/g;s/#/%22/g;s/\$/%24/g;s/&/%26/g;s/\x27/%27/g;s/)/%29/g;s/(/%28/g;s/\*/%2A/g;s/\+/%2B/g;s/,/%2C/g;s/-/%2D/g;s/\./%2E/g;s/\//%2F/g;s/:/%3A/g;s/;/%3B/g;s/</%3C/g;s/=/%3D/g;s/>/%3E/g;s/\?/%3F/g;s/@/%40/g;s/]/%5D/g;s/\\/%5C/g;s/\[/%5B/g;s/\^/%5E/g;s/_/%5F/g;s/`/%60/g;s/}/%7D/g;s/|/%7C/g;s/{/%7B/g;s/~/%7E/g'
diff --git a/extramonitor b/extramonitor
index 2e096d4..4a4e682 100755
--- a/extramonitor
+++ b/extramonitor
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 intern="$2"
 extern="$3"
 
-case "$1" in
-    "disconnect") xrandr --output "$extern" --off --output "$intern" --auto ;;
-    "extra") xrandr --output "$extern" --set audio force-dvi --mode 1920x1080 && xrandr --output "$intern" --auto --output "$extern" --right-of "$intern" ;;
-    "duplicate") xrandr --output "$extern" --set audio force-dvi --mode 1920x1080 && xrandr --output "$intern" --auto --output "$extern" --same-as "$intern" ;;
+case $1 in
+    disconnect) xrandr --output "$extern" --off --output "$intern" --auto ;;
+         extra) xrandr --output "$extern" --set audio force-dvi --mode 1920x1080 && xrandr --output "$intern" --auto --output "$extern" --right-of "$intern" ;;
+     duplicate) xrandr --output "$extern" --set audio force-dvi --mode 1920x1080 && xrandr --output "$intern" --auto --output "$extern" --same-as "$intern" ;;
     *) notify-send "Multi Monitor" "Unknown Operation" ;;
 esac
diff --git a/mepapemaker.sh b/mepapemaker.sh
index 414da25..f711b18 100755
--- a/mepapemaker.sh
+++ b/mepapemaker.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 
-pape=$1
+pape="$1"
 
 # Get the width of the wallpaper
 height=$(magick convert "$pape" -format "%h" info:)
diff --git a/mkscript b/mkscript
index f9da5ed..0fd0eae 100755
--- a/mkscript
+++ b/mkscript
@@ -1,26 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Simple script to generate a script file in my scripts directory
 
-printf "File Name: "
-
 # Set a name for the script
+ans=
 while [ -z "$ans" ];
 do
-  read -r ans
-
-  if [ -z "$ans" ]; then
     printf "File Name: "
-  fi
+    read -r ans
 done
 
 file=$HOME/scripts/$ans
 
-if [ -d "$HOME/scripts" ]; then
-  if [ -e "$HOME/scripts/$ans" ]; then
+[ -d "$HOME/scripts" ] && exit
+if [ -e "$HOME/scripts/$ans" ]; then
     $EDITOR "$file"
-  else
-    echo "#!/bin/sh" >> "$file"
+else
+    echo '#!/bin/sh' >> "$file"
     chmod +x "$file"
     $EDITOR "$file"
-  fi
 fi
diff --git a/mntandroid b/mntandroid
index b1fb81a..ebed58a 100755
--- a/mntandroid
+++ b/mntandroid
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Mount and unmount an android device to the $HOME/cell folder
 
-dir=$HOME/cell
-
-# Make the cell directory if it doesn't exist
-if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
-  mkdir "$dir"
-fi
+mkdir -p "$HOME/cell"
 
 if [ "$(find "$dir" -maxdepth 1 | wc -l)" -gt 1 ]; then
     fusermount -u "$dir" && notify-send "Android Mount" "Device Unmounted"
diff --git a/mvdragon b/mvdragon
index dd3dc12..ee1b1b1 100755
--- a/mvdragon
+++ b/mvdragon
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-files=$(dragon-drag-and-drop -t -x)
-
-for file in $files
-do
-  path=${file#file://}
-  name=$(basename "$path")
-  mv "$path" "$(pwd)/$name"
-done
+while IFS= read line; do
+  path=${line##file://}
+  name=${path##*/}
+  mv "$path" "$name"
+done << EOF
+$(dragon-drag-and-drop -t -x)
+EOF
diff --git a/opnbrow b/opnbrow
index b754a71..62ce0de 100755
--- a/opnbrow
+++ b/opnbrow
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 # Handler script for opening a link in a browser
 
 handle_default() {
-    if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
+    if command -v "$1" >/dev/null; then
         $1 "$2"
-    elif [ ! -z "$BROWSER" ]; then
-        $BROWSER $2
+    elif [ -n "$BROWSER" ]; then
+        $BROWSER "$2"
     fi
 }
 
-if [ "$2" ]; then
-    # Special handling for browsers that support tabbing
-    case "$1" in
-        "firefox") firefox --new-tab "$2" ;;
-        *) handle_default ;;
-    esac
-fi
+[ "$2" ] || exit
+
+# Special handling for browsers that support tabbing
+case $1 in
+    firefox) firefox --new-tab "$2" ;;
+    *) handle_default "$@" ;;
+esac
diff --git a/opout b/opout
index 69056c9..57226a5 100755
--- a/opout
+++ b/opout
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 # opout: "open output": A general handler for opening a file's intended output.
 # I find this useful especially running from vim.
 
-basename="$(echo "$1" | sed 's/\.[^\/.]*$//')"
+# Avoid extension-less hidden filenames from being read as null. 
+basename_nodot=${1#.}
 
-case "$1" in
+basename=${basename_nodot%.*}
+
+case $1 in
 	*.tex|*.md|*.rmd|*.ms|*.me|*.mom) setsid "$READER" "$basename".pdf >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
 	*.html) setsid "$BROWSER" --new-window "$basename".html >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
 esac
diff --git a/prompt b/prompt
index a7d8814..65546a5 100755
--- a/prompt
+++ b/prompt
@@ -2,6 +2,4 @@
 # Opens a basic yes/no prompt with dmenu
 # This is useful for confirming whether an action should be taken
 
-if [ "$(printf "No\nYes" | dmenu -i -p "$1" -fn "JetBrains Mono Medium-10")" = "Yes" ]; then
-   $2
-fi
+[ "$(printf 'No\nYes' | dmenu -i -p "$1" -fn 'JetBrains Mono Medium-10')" = 'Yes' ] && "$2"
diff --git a/pyshell b/pyshell
index 4c9a5e2..58865f8 100755
--- a/pyshell
+++ b/pyshell
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-echo "" | dmenu -i -p "Python" | xargs -0 -I % python -c "import random;print(%)" | xargs -I % notify-send "Result" "%"
+notify-send 'Result' \
+    "$(printf '' | dmenu -p 'Python' | xargs -I % python -c "import random; print(%)")"
diff --git a/sch b/sch
index c338214..e5a1572 100755
--- a/sch
+++ b/sch
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 # Opens a dmenu prompt for selecting a search engine and providing a search query
 # To avoid issues with spaces and special characters html encoding is applied to the query
 
+hist=$HOME/.config/search/search_history
+
 url=$(sort ~/.config/search/search | sed 's/:.*//' | dmenu -i -p "Search Engine" | xargs -I % grep "%:" ~/.config/search/search | sed 's/.*://')
-search=$(sort ~/.config/search/search_history | dmenu -i -p "Search")
+search=$(sort "$hist" | dmenu -i -p "Search")
 
 # Echo to history file
-if [ ! "$(grep -q "$search" < ~/.config/search/search_history)" ]; then
-    if [ "$(wc -l < ~/.config/search/search_history)" -gt 500 ]; then
-        sed -i "1s/^/$search\n/;$ d" ~/.config/search/search_history
+if ! grep -q "$search" "$hist"; then
+    if [ $(wc -l "$hist") -gt 500 ]; then
+        sed -i "1s/^/$search\n/;$ d" "$hist"
     else
-        echo "$search" >> ~/.config/search/search_history
+        echo "$search" >> "$hist"
     fi
 fi
 
 # Open browser if search query provided
-if [ -n "$search" ] && [ "$search" != "" ]; then
-    opnbrow "$1" "$url$(encode "$search")"
-fi
+[ -n "$search" ] && opnbrow "$1" "$url$(encode "$search")"
diff --git a/screenshot b/screenshot
index 699e046..c0e4c60 100755
--- a/screenshot
+++ b/screenshot
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
 output=$HOME/pictures/screenshots/"$(date +%s_%h%d_%H:%M:%S).png"
 
 menu() {
-    echo "" | dmenu -p "How Long?" | xargs -I _ sleep "_"
+    printf '' | dmenu -p "How Long?" | xargs -I _ sleep "_"
 }
 
-case "$1" in
-    "full") maim "$output" || exit;;
-    "select") maim -s "$output" || exit ;;
-    "fulltime") menu && maim "$output" || exit ;;
-    "selecttime") menu && maim -s "$output" || exit ;;
-
+case $1 in
+          full) maim "$output" || exit;;
+        select) maim -s "$output" || exit ;;
+      fulltime) menu && maim "$output" || exit ;;
+    selecttime) menu && maim -s "$output" || exit ;;
 esac
 
-notify-send "Maim" "Screenshot Taken"
+notify-send Maim 'Screenshot Taken'
diff --git a/stripspace b/stripspace
index 8f06a9d..682b8e9 100755
--- a/stripspace
+++ b/stripspace
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Renames a file by stripping out the spaces
-newname=$(echo "$1" | sed 's/ /-/g')
+newname="$(printf "$1" | tr ' ' '-')"
 mv "$1" "$newname"
diff --git a/toggletouch b/toggletouch
index 1422cfe..35961c3 100755
--- a/toggletouch
+++ b/toggletouch
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 id="$(xinput list | grep -Eo 'Touchpad.*id=[0-9]*' | grep -Eo '[0-9]*')"
 mode="$(echo "$id" | xargs -I % xinput --list-props % | grep 'Device Enabled' | grep -Eo ':.*[0|1]' | grep -Eo '[0|1]')"
 
-if [ "$mode" -eq "1" ]; then
+if [ $mode -eq 1 ]; then
   xinput set-prop "$id" "Device Enabled" 0 && notify-send "Touchpad" "Touchpad has been disabled"
 else
   xinput set-prop "$id" "Device Enabled" 1 && notify-send "Touchpad" "Touchpad has been enabled"