diff --git a/.local/bin/shortcuts b/.local/bin/shortcuts
index 15ef298..6d25231 100755
--- a/.local/bin/shortcuts
+++ b/.local/bin/shortcuts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ printf "# vim: filetype=sh\\nalias " > "$shell_shortcuts"
 printf "\" vim: filetype=vim\\n" > "$vifm_shortcuts"
 
 # Format the `directories` file in the correct syntax and sent it to all three configs.
-awk "!/^\s*$/{gsub(\"\\\s*#.*$\",\"\");
+awk "!/^\s*#/ {gsub(\"\\\s*#.*$\",\"\");
     printf(\"%s=\42cd %s && ls -a\42 \\\ \n\",\$1,\$2)   >> \"$shell_shortcuts\" ;
     printf(\"hash -d %s=%s \n\",\$1,\$2)                 >> \"$zsh_named_dirs\"  ;
     printf(\"abbr %s \42cd %s; and ls -a\42\n\",\$1,\$2) >> \"$fish_shortcuts\"  ;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ awk "!/^\s*$/{gsub(\"\\\s*#.*$\",\"\");
     printf(\"map g%s cd %s\nmap t%s tab_new %s\nmap m%s shell mv -v %%s %s\nmap Y%s shell cp -rv %%s %s \n\",\$1,\$2,\$1,\$2, \$1, \$2, \$1, \$2) >> \"$ranger_shortcuts\" }" "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/directories"
 
 # Format the `files` file in the correct syntax and sent it to both configs.
-awk "!/^\s*$/{gsub(\"\\\s*#.*$\",\"\");
+awk "!/^\s*#/ {gsub(\"\\\s*#.*$\",\"\");
     printf(\"%s=\42\$EDITOR %s\42 \\\ \n\",\$1,\$2)  >> \"$shell_shortcuts\" ;
 	printf(\"abbr %s \42\$EDITOR %s\42 \n\",\$1,\$2) >> \"$fish_shortcuts\"  ;
 	printf(\"map %s :e %s<CR> \n\",\$1,\$2)          >> \"$vifm_shortcuts\"  ;