diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a9ced4f..e37338f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use std::env::current_dir as current_dir;
-use std::env::var_os as var_os;
-use std::env::args as args;
-use colored::Colorize;
+use std::env::current_dir;
+use std::env::var_os;
+use std::env::args;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::ffi::OsString;
+//use std::ffi::OsString;
+use colored::Colorize;
 
 fn get_shell_char (shell: String) -> String {
     let shell_char = match shell.as_str() {
@@ -39,29 +39,23 @@ fn abrev_path (pwd: PathBuf, homedir: String) -> String {
  
          for p in &parts[0..len] {
              let part = p;
-             fch = part.chars().next().expect("REASON").to_string();    //1st char of p
-             short_dir = short_dir.replace(part, &fch);
+             if part.to_string() != "" {                            // to avoid "/"
+                fch = part.chars().next().expect(p).to_string();    //1st char of p
+                short_dir = short_dir.replace(part, &fch);
+             }
          }
      }
      short_dir
 }
 
-fn root_user (user: Option<OsString>) -> bool {
-    let u = user.expect("UnknownUser").to_str().expect("UnknownUser").to_string();
-    if u == "root"
-        { true }
-    else
-        { false }
-}
-
 fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let angle = "❯";
     let pwd = current_dir()?;
     let args: Vec<String> = args().collect();
     let shell: String;
-    let user = var_os("USER"); //.expect("UnknownUser").to_str().expect("UnknownUser").to_string();
-    //let user = var_os("USER").expect("UnknownUser").to_str().expect("UnknownUser").to_string();
+    let _user = var_os("USER").expect("UnknownUser").to_str().expect("UnknownUser").to_string();
     let homedir = var_os("HOME").expect("UnknownDir").to_str().expect("UnknownDir").to_string();
+
     
     if args.len() > 1 {
         shell = args[1].clone();
@@ -69,9 +63,10 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     else {
         shell = "none".to_string();
     }
-    //if root_user(user) {
-    //    println!("heh");
-    //}
+    /*
+    if user == "root" {
+        println!("heh");
+    }*/
     
     print!("{} {}{} ",
                 get_shell_char(shell).truecolor(75,75,75),