diff --git a/.local/bin/shortcuts b/.local/bin/shortcuts
index 19d3ffd..c0b7d07 100755
--- a/.local/bin/shortcuts
+++ b/.local/bin/shortcuts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# Output locations. Unactivated progs should go to /dev/null.
+Output locations. Unactivated progs should go to /dev/null.
 shell_shortcuts="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/shortcutrc"
 zsh_named_dirs="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/zshnameddirrc"
 ranger_shortcuts="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/ranger/shortcuts.conf"
@@ -15,15 +15,17 @@ 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.
-sed "s/\s*#.*$//;/^\s*$/d" "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/directories" | tee >(awk '{print $1"=\"cd "$2" && ls -a\" \\"}' >> "$shell_shortcuts") \
-	>(awk '{print "hash -d "$1"="$2}' >> "$zsh_named_dirs") \
-	>(awk '{print "abbr", $1, "\"cd " $2 "; and ls -a\""}' >> "$fish_shortcuts") \
-	>(awk '{print "map g" $1, ":cd", $2 "<CR>\nmap t" $1, "<tab>:cd", $2 "<CR><tab>\nmap M" $1, "<tab>:cd", $2 "<CR><tab>:mo<CR>\nmap Y" $1, "<tab>:cd", $2 "<CR><tab>:co<CR>" }' >> "$vifm_shortcuts") \
-	>(awk '{print "config.bind(\";"$1"\", \"set downloads.location.directory "$2" ;; hint links download\")"}' >> "$qute_shortcuts") \
-	| awk '{print "map g"$1" cd "$2"\nmap t"$1" tab_new "$2"\nmap m"$1" shell mv -v %s "$2"\nmap Y"$1" shell cp -rv %s "$2}' >> "$ranger_shortcuts"
+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) >> \"$fish_shortcuts\" ;
+    printf(\"map g%s :cd %s<CR>\nmap t%s <tab>:cd %s<CR><tab>\nmap M%s <tab>:cd %s<CR><tab>:mo<CR>\nmap Y%s <tab>:cd %s<CR><tab>:co<CR> \n\",\$1,\$2, \$1, \$2, \$1, \$2, \$1, \$2) >> \"$vifm_shortcuts\" ;
+    printf(\"config.bind(';%s', \42set downloads.location.directory %s ;; hint links download\42) \n\",\$1,\$2) >> \"$qute_shortcuts\" ;
+    printf(\"map g%s cd %s\nmap t%s tab_new %s\nmap m%s shell mv -v %%s %s\nmap Y%s shell cp -rv %%s %s \n\",\$1,\$2,\$1,\$2, \$1, \$2, \$1, \$2) >> \"$ranger_shortcuts\" }" "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/directories"
 
 # Format the `files` file in the correct syntax and sent it to both configs.
-sed "s/\s*#.*$//;/^\s*$/d"  "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/files" | tee >(awk '{print $1"=\"$EDITOR "$2"\" \\"}' >> "$shell_shortcuts") \
-	>(awk '{print "abbr", $1, "\"$EDITOR "$2"\""}' >> "$fish_shortcuts") \
-	>(awk '{print "map", $1, ":e", $2 "<CR>" }' >> "$vifm_shortcuts") \
-	| awk '{print "map "$1" shell $EDITOR "$2}' >> "$ranger_shortcuts"
+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) >> \"$vifm_shortcuts\" ;
+	printf(\"map %s shell \$EDITOR %s \n\",\$1,\$2) >> \"$ranger_shortcuts\" }" "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/files"