diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba2906d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+main
diff --git a/data/data.go b/data/data.go
index a50a095..5a502e7 100644
--- a/data/data.go
+++ b/data/data.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ func GetLocalIP() string {
 		return ""
 	}
 	for _, address := range addrs {
-		// check the address type and if it is not a loopback the display it
 		if ipnet, ok := address.(*net.IPNet); ok && !ipnet.IP.IsLoopback() {
 			if ipnet.IP.To4() != nil {
 				return ipnet.IP.String()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 69fd71a..1f5a71f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,15 +20,12 @@ func checkforconfigfolder() {
 		os.Mkdir(data.GetHome()+"/.config", os.ModePerm)
 	}
 }
-func getSubstring(s string, indices []int) string {
-	return string(s[indices[0]:indices[1]])
-}
 
 func getShellVersion(shellCommand string) string {
 	// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPN0qhSyWy8
 	cmd := shellCommand + " --version | grep -o -E \"([0-9]\\.?)*\" | head -n1"
 	out, _ := exec.Command("bash", "-c", cmd).Output()
-	return shellCommand + " " + strings.ReplaceAll(string(out), "\n", "")
+	return filepath.Base(shellCommand) + " " + strings.ReplaceAll(string(out), "\n", "")
 }
 
 func handleConfig() {
@@ -105,10 +102,25 @@ func handlePrint(action, format string, rest string) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+func runpage() {
+	if utils.Ishelp {
+		println(`neowofetch version x (idk how to implement this)
+--nouwu           turns off uwuifying
+--usepng          uses a png (only supports arch and ubuntu rn)
+--noascii         turns off the ascii
+--nocolor         no color.
+--noconf          uses builtin config instead of looking for one in the filesystem
+--nocolorconf     same thing but for color config :P
+--16color         uses escape codes instead of RGB
+--help            YOU LITERALLY FUCKING RAN IT RIGHT NOW`)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+}
 
 func main() {
-	checkforconfigfolder()
 	utils.Initargs()
+	runpage()
+	checkforconfigfolder()
 	utils.Initcolor()
 	utils.CutePrintInit()
 	handleConfig()
diff --git a/utils/args.go b/utils/args.go
index 8992ebd..a6df40f 100644
--- a/utils/args.go
+++ b/utils/args.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var Forceddistro string
 var Defaultconf bool = false
 var Defaultcolor bool = false
 var colorold bool = false
+var Ishelp bool = false
 
 func Gethn() string {
 	cmd := exec.Command("whoami")
@@ -50,8 +51,10 @@ func Initargs() {
 				Defaultcolor = true
 			case "--16color":
 				colorold = true
+			case "--help":
+				Ishelp = true
 			default:
-				print("unknown argument: ", argument, "\n")
+				print("unknown argument: ", argument, ". please run --help for help\n")
 				os.Exit(0)
 			}
 		}