diff --git a/sh/lsz b/sh/lsz
index f2f4389..3457220 100755
--- a/sh/lsz
+++ b/sh/lsz
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
-# TODO: safe-ify echos and prints
-local din=${1:-$(pwd)}
-din=${din%/} # TODO: hackish
+
+emulate -L zsh
+setopt ksh_typeset typeset_silent
 
 local -A unames gnames us
 while IFS=: read -rA A; do unames[${A[3]}]=${A[1]} done < /etc/passwd
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ for x in $(groups); do us[$x]=1 done
 
 local -a colors
 colors=(bla red gre yel blu pur cya whi)
-local i= $=colors ${(U)=colors} clr=$'\e[0m'
+local i $=colors ${(U)=colors} clr=$'\e[0m'
 for i in {0..7}; do
     local x=${colors[$((i+1))]}
     eval "$x=$'\\e[3${i}m'" "${(U)x}=$'\\e[9${i}m'"
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ done
 local s=1 m h d y B=1 K M G T
 noglob let m=60*s h=60*m d=24*h y=365*d K=1024*B M=1024*K G=1024*M T=1024*G 
 
-local -a ft fut fct fs fus fcs
-
 local s_ft='
 y*10 y BLA
 y*2  y blu
@@ -52,32 +50,24 @@ local permcolors="$BLA $WHI $yel $YEL $blu $BLU $gre $GRE"
 permcolors=($=permcolors)
 
 #                            chr       dir       blk      file       sym
-local typecolors="$RED $BLA $BLA $BLA $BLU $BLA $BLA $BLA $clr $BLA $CYA"
+local typecolors="$RED $BLA $YEL $BLA $BLU $BLA $yel $BLA $clr $BLA $CYA"
 typecolors=($=typecolors)
 
+local ft fs
 local min unit color
 for min unit color in $=s_ft; do
-    # TODO: consider dereferencing color
     ft+=($(($min)) $unit $color)
 done
 for min unit color in $=s_fs; do
     fs+=($(($min)) $unit $color)
 done
 
-trunc() { # deprecate me for speed...
-    local len=${1:-$COLUMNS} c='…' L
-    local end=$((len-1))
-    while read -r L; do
-        [ ${#L} -gt $len ] && echo ${L[1,$end]}$c || echo $L
-    done
-}
-
 prettify() {
     local min unit color
     for min unit color in ${(P)2}; do
         [ $1 -lt $min ] && continue
         local unitified=$(($1/$unit))
-        echo -n "${(P)color}${(l:4:)unitified}$clr$unit "
+        echo -n "${(P)color}${(l:4:)unitified}$clr$unit"
         break
     done
 }
@@ -99,26 +89,48 @@ permprint() {
 }
 
 typeprint() {
-    echo -n ${typecolors[$(($1+1))]} #${(l:3:)1}
+    echo -n ${typecolors[$(($1+1))]}
 }
 
 local now=$(date +%s)
 dateprint() {
     [ $1 -lt 32 ] \
-    && echo -n "$BLA  N/A$clr " \
+    && echo -n "$BLA  N/A$clr" \
     || prettify $((now-$1)) ft
+    echo -n ' '
 }
 
-local dinf=$(readlink -f $din/)
-local f="$dinf/*(D)"
+_lsz() {
+    local din=${1:-$(pwd)}
+    din=${din%/}
+
+    local dinf=$(readlink -f ${din:-/})
+    local glob=$dinf
+    [ -d "$dinf" ] && glob=$dinf/*(DN)
+
+    local count=$2
+    [ $count -gt 1 ] && echo "$WHI$dinf"
+
+    local -a matches
+    matches=(${~glob})
+    [ ${#matches} -eq 0 ] && return
+
+    stat -t -- ${matches[@]} | while read -r; do
+        __lsz "$REPLY" "$dinf"
+    done
+}
+
+__lsz() {
+    local A dinf=$2
+    read -rA A <<<$1
 
-stat -t -- ${~f} | while read -rA A; do
     local uid=${A[-12]} gid=${A[-11]} is_me=0 is_us=0
     local uname=${unames[$uid]} gname=${gnames[$gid]}
     [ $uid -eq $UID ] && is_me=1
     [ -n "$gname" ] && [[ ${us[$gname]} -eq 1 ]] && is_us=1
 
-    local bits=$((16#${A[-13]})) type= uperm= gperm= operm= our_perm=
+    local bits type uperm gperm operm our_perm
+    bits=$((16#${A[-13]}))
     let 'type=(bits & 8#170000) >> 12'
     let 'uperm=(bits & 8#700) >> 6'
     let 'gperm=(bits & 8#70) >> 3'
@@ -126,14 +138,17 @@ stat -t -- ${~f} | while read -rA A; do
     let 'our_perm=(is_me?uperm:0) | (is_us?gperm:0) | operm'
 
     case $type in
-        2)  echo -n '    c ' ;;
-        6)  echo -n '    b ' ;;
-        4)  echo -n '    / ' ;;
-        10) echo -n '    > ' ;;
+        2)  echo -n '    c' ;;
+        6)  echo -n '    b' ;;
+        4)  echo -n '    /' ;;
+        10) echo -n '    >' ;;
         *)  prettify ${A[-15]} fs ;;
     esac
 
-    permprint $our_perm
+    true && {
+        echo -n ' '
+        permprint $our_perm
+    }
 
     true && {
         echo -n ' '
@@ -157,4 +172,7 @@ stat -t -- ${~f} | while read -rA A; do
     n=${n##$dinf/}
     typeprint $type
     echo $n$clr
-done
+}
+
+local f
+for f; _lsz $f ${#@}