diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index 9df963e..5710ebc 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -285,12 +285,10 @@ setup-alias() {
     alias gm='git checkout main && git merge'
     alias gc="git clone --recurse-submodule"
     alias gd="git diff"
-    # alias ga="gd $1 && git add"
-    alias gp='echo "${CYAN}Updating submodules..${NC}" && git submodule update --init --recursive && echo "${CYAN}Pulling down submodules..${NC}" && git pull --recurse-submodule'
+    alias gp='printf "${CYAN}Updating submodules..${NC}\n" && git submodule update --init --recursive && printf "${CYAN}Pulling down submodules..${NC}\n" && git pull --recurse-submodule'
     alias gms='git maintenance start'
     alias gcm="git commit -m"
     alias gpu="git push --recurse-submodule=on-demand"
-
     # ╭──────────────────────────────────────╮
     # │ git add with commit like..           │
     # │ `git add "<file>" "<commitmessage>"` │
@@ -343,49 +341,49 @@ setup-alias() {
     # where you JUST want to fetch all the latest changes from all submodules of
     # one `big` repo
     gsu() {
-      echo "${CYAN}Updating submodules recursively with -> ${YELLOW}${BOLD}git submodule update --init --recursive${NC}"
+      printf "${CYAN}Updating submodules recursively with -> ${YELLOW}${BOLD}git submodule update --init --recursive${NC}\n"
       git submodule update --init --recursive &&
-        echo "${CYAN}${BOLD}-- Updated submodules recursively --${NC}"
+        printf "${CYAN}${BOLD}-- Updated submodules recursively --${NC}\n"
 
-      echo "${CYAN}${BOLD}-- Checking submodule branches... --${NC}"
+      printf "${CYAN}${BOLD}-- Checking submodule branches... --${NC}\n"
       git submodule foreach '
-        echo "${RED}Submodule: $name ${NC}"
+        printf "${RED}Submodule: $name ${NC}\n"
         branch=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "detached")
         if [ "$branch" = "detached" ]; then
           default_branch=$(git config -f $toplevel/.gitmodules submodule.$name.branch || echo "main")
-          echo "${RED}${BOLD}Submodule $name is detached. Checking out ${YELLOW} $default_branch${RED}...${NC}"
+          printf "${RED}${BOLD}Submodule $name is detached. Checking out ${YELLOW} $default_branch${RED}...${NC}\n"
           git checkout $default_branch
         else
-          echo "${GREEN}${BOLD}Submodule $name is on branch $branch.${NC}"
+          printf "${GREEN}${BOLD}Submodule $name is on branch $branch.${NC}\n"
         fi
       '
 
-      echo "${CYAN}Pulling down updates recursively with -> ${YELLOW}${BOLD}git submodule foreach git pull --recurse-submodule${NC}"
+      printf "${CYAN}Pulling down updates recursively with -> ${YELLOW}${BOLD}git submodule foreach git pull --recurse-submodule${NC}\n"
       git submodule foreach git pull --recurse-submodule &&
-        echo "${GREEN}${BOLD}-- pulled down submodules recursively --${NC}"
+        printf "${GREEN}${BOLD}-- pulled down submodules recursively --${NC}\n"
 
       gUpdateModules() {
         if ! git diff --exit-code .; then
-          echo "${CYAN}${BOLD}Staging changes...${NC}"
+          printf "${CYAN}${BOLD}Staging changes...${NC}\n"
           git add . || echo "GIT ADD MISSFUNCTION"
           sleep 0.3
           if git commit -m " update: submodules"; then
-            echo "${GREEN}${BOLD}commit message ${RED}' update: submodules'${GREEN} successfully commited${NC}"
+            printf "${GREEN}${BOLD}commit message ${RED}' update: submodules'${GREEN} successfully commited${NC}\n"
           else
-            echo "${RED}${BOLD}Failed to commit changes.${NC}"
+            printf "${RED}${BOLD}Failed to commit changes.${NC}\n"
             return 1
           fi
         else
-          echo "${GREEN}${BOLD}No changes to commit.${NC}"
+          printf "${GREEN}${BOLD}No changes to commit.${NC}\n"
           return 1
         fi
       }
 
       if gUpdateModules; then
         if git push; then
-          echo "${GREEN}${BOLD}Push successful.${NC}"
+          printf "${GREEN}${BOLD}Push successful.${NC}\n"
         else
-          echo "${RED}${BOLD}Failed to push changes.${NC}"
+          printf "${RED}${BOLD}Failed to push changes.${NC}\n"
           return 1
         fi
       fi
@@ -401,10 +399,10 @@ setup-alias() {
     # $> gwip 'files and folders' 'commit message'
     gwip() {
       local BOLD GREEN YELLOW NC
-      BOLD=$'\e[1m'
-      GREEN=$'\e[92m'
-      YELLOW=$'\e[93m'
-      NC=$'\e[0m'
+      BOLD='\e[1m'
+      GREEN='\e[92m'
+      YELLOW='\e[93m'
+      NC='\e[1m'
 
       # Fetch the latest changes from the remote
       git fetch
@@ -428,8 +426,8 @@ setup-alias() {
             fi
           done
         else
-          echo "${BOLD}${YELLOW}You have to provide the command like..:"
-          echo "${GREEN}'gwip <list of files> <commit message>' or like 'gwip .'${NC}"
+          printf "${BOLD}${YELLOW}You have to provide the command like..:\n"
+          printf "${GREEN}'gwip <list of files> <commit message>' or like 'gwip .'${NC}\n"
 
           return
         fi
@@ -443,7 +441,7 @@ setup-alias() {
             trimmed_files+=("${f#./}")
           done
 
-          echo "${GREEN}Committed files/folders: ${BOLD}${trimmed_files[*]}${NC}"
+          printf "${GREEN}Committed files/folders: ${BOLD}${trimmed_files[*]}${NC}\n"
           ;;
         esac
 
@@ -451,7 +449,7 @@ setup-alias() {
           [[ -z "$commit_files" ]] && commit_files=.
           [[ -z "$commit_message" ]] && commit_message=wip
 
-          echo "${CYAN}No changes on the remote branch. Adding changes and pushing with ${RED}${BOLD}'$commit_message'${NC}${CYAN} commit.${NC}"
+          printf "${CYAN}No changes on the remote branch. Adding changes and pushing with ${RED}${BOLD}'$commit_message'${NC}${CYAN} commit.${NC}\n"
 
           if (("${#commit_files}" <= 1)); then
             git add $commit_files
@@ -463,13 +461,13 @@ setup-alias() {
           git commit -m "${commit_message:-wip}"
           git push
         else
-          echo "${RED}${BOLD}There was something wrong with:${NC}"
-          echo "${YELLOW}- commit-files '$commit_files'"
+          printf "${RED}${BOLD}There was something wrong with:${NC}\n"
+          printf "${YELLOW}- commit-files '$commit_files'\n"
           echo "or.."
-          echo "${YELLOW}- commit-message '$commit_message'${NC}"
+          printf "${YELLOW}- commit-message '$commit_message'${NC}\n"
         fi
       else
-        echo "${RED}${BOLD}There are changes on the remote branch. Please pull the latest changes first.${NC}"
+        printf "${RED}${BOLD}There are changes on the remote branch. Please pull the latest changes first.${NC}\n"
       fi
     }
     ;;