diff --git a/home/bashrc b/home/bashrc
index 7c0fbd4..1694a97 100644
--- a/home/bashrc
+++ b/home/bashrc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ret_fail="$_title${Cfail}$_line1\n${Cfail}$_line2"
 
 PROMPT_COMMAND='[ $? = 0 ] && PS1=${ret_succ} || PS1=${ret_fail}'
 
-. ~/.-shrc
+. ~/.shrc
 
 # this doesn't work for all scripts at the moment, but
 ADDPATH "$HOME/sh"
diff --git a/home/-shrc b/home/shrc
similarity index 99%
rename from home/-shrc
rename to home/shrc
index e960044..856134c 100644
--- a/home/-shrc
+++ b/home/shrc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export EA_AUTH="auth"
 export EA_DIR="t"
 export EA_DOMAIN="https://eaguru.guru"
 export EDITOR=vim
-export ENV="$HOME/.-shrc" # for dash
+export ENV="$HOME/.shrc" # for dash and ash
 export PAGER=less
 export PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8 # damnit python!
 export SSH_AUTH_SOCK=0 # more info: https://0x0.st/NUnw
diff --git a/home/zshrc b/home/zshrc
index 8c91435..1c4f45b 100644
--- a/home/zshrc
+++ b/home/zshrc
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ else
     hash -d py=~/Dropbox/py
 fi
 
-. ~/.-shrc
+. ~/.shrc
 
 alias -g OMFG="1>/dev/null" ### @ OMFG - silence stdout.
 alias -g STFU="2>/dev/null" ### @ STFU - silence stderr.
diff --git a/install b/install
index 9838bda..9239153 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ cd "${HOME:?HOME variable empty or unset}" || die "failed to change directory"
 backup_dir="$rc/backup-$(date -u '+%s')"
 [ ! -d "$backup_dir" ] || die "backup directory already exists"
 
-for f in .bashrc .zshrc .prep .-shrc .prezto-compinit .ls_colors \
+for f in .shrc .bashrc .zshrc .prep .prezto-compinit .ls_colors \
   .vimrc .inputrc .Xresources .screenrc .tmux.conf; do
     hardlink "$f" "$rc/home/${f#.}"
 done
diff --git a/regenerate b/regenerate
index 102983a..aa81b5e 100755
--- a/regenerate
+++ b/regenerate
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ else
 
     #( cd temp; HOME="$rc/temp" dash ./install )
     ln temp/home/zshrc temp/.zshrc || die 'failed to copy files'
-    ln temp/home/-shrc temp/.-shrc || die 'failed to copy files'
+    ln temp/home/shrc temp/.shrc || die 'failed to copy files'
     ln temp/home/bashrc temp/.bashrc || die 'failed to copy files'
 
     # use new documentation-generating scripts on old shell scripts.
diff --git a/sh/compile b/sh/compile
index 693f543..322549e 100755
--- a/sh/compile
+++ b/sh/compile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ compile() { ### @-
     ### # debug build
     ### compile rd.c
     ### compile debug rd.c
-    ### # debug build with warning/error flags defined in .-shrc
+    ### # debug build with warning/error flags defined in ~/sh/arrays
     ### # (requires .zshrc for global alias expansion)
     ### compile WHOA rd.c
     ### # likewise for C++
diff --git a/sh/document b/sh/document
index a9e6b9d..bc18565 100755
--- a/sh/document
+++ b/sh/document
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ document1() {
     fi
 
     # sanity check:
-    [ -d sh ] && [ -f .zshrc ] && [ -f .-shrc ] && [ -f .bashrc ] || return 3
+    [ -d sh ] && [ -f .zshrc ] && [ -f .shrc ] && [ -f .bashrc ] || return 3
 
     # create new output file (with a tilde as not to overwrite just yet):
     : > "$out" || return 4
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ document1() {
     printf '\n## %s\n' 'miscellaneous' >> "$out" || return 5
     document2 .zshrc >> "$out" || return
     document2 .bashrc >> "$out" || return
-    document2 .-shrc >> "$out" || return
+    document2 .shrc >> "$out" || return
 }
 
 document() { ### @-