diff --git a/tools/git.sh b/tools/git.sh
index be21ed8..eeeeae7 100644
--- a/tools/git.sh
+++ b/tools/git.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 GREEN="\033[32m"
 RED="\033[31m"
-DEFAULTC="\033[0m"
+CLEAR_COLOR="\033[0m"
 
-echo "${GREEN}Setting up git$DEFAULTC"
+echo "${GREEN}Setting up git$CLEAR_COLOR"
 read -p "Enter your name for commits: " GITNAME
 git config --global user.name "$GITNAME"
 read -p "Enter your email for commits: " GITEMAIL
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ then
 fi
 git config --global core.editor $GITEDITOR
 
-echo "\n${RED}Git configured with:$DEFAULTC"
-echo "${GREEN}user.name:       ${DEFAULTC}$GITNAME"
-echo "${GREEN}user.email:      ${DEFAULTC}$GITEMAIL"
-echo "${GREEN}core.editor:     ${DEFAULTC}$GITEDITOR"
-echo "${GREEN}pull.rebase:     ${DEFAULTC}false (merge)"
+echo "\n${RED}Git configured with:$CLEAR_COLOR"
+echo "${GREEN}user.name:       ${CLEAR_COLOR}$GITNAME"
+echo "${GREEN}user.email:      ${CLEAR_COLOR}$GITEMAIL"
+echo "${GREEN}core.editor:     ${CLEAR_COLOR}$GITEDITOR"
+echo "${GREEN}pull.rebase:     ${CLEAR_COLOR}false (merge)"
 
 if [[ $answer = [Yy] ]] 
 then
-echo "${GREEN}commit.codesign: ${DEFAULTC}true"
-echo "${GREEN}gpg.program:     ${DEFAULTC}gpg2"
-echo "${GREEN}user.signingkey: ${DEFAULTC}$GPGKEYID"
+echo "${GREEN}commit.codesign: ${CLEAR_COLOR}true"
+echo "${GREEN}gpg.program:     ${CLEAR_COLOR}gpg2"
+echo "${GREEN}user.signingkey: ${CLEAR_COLOR}$GPGKEYID"
 else
-echo "${GREEN}commit.codesign: ${DEFAULTC}false"
+echo "${GREEN}commit.codesign: ${CLEAR_COLOR}false"
 fi
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diff --git a/tools/install.sh b/tools/install.sh
index fb121f7..c75d526 100644
--- a/tools/install.sh
+++ b/tools/install.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 CURRENTDIR="$(pwd)"
 GREEN="\033[32m"
 RED="\033[31m"
-DEFAULTC="\033[0m"
+CLEAR_COLOR="\033[0m"
 
-echo "${GREEN}Welcome to ivabus .dotfiles installer$DEFAULTC"
+echo "${GREEN}Welcome to ivabus .dotfiles installer$CLEAR_COLOR"
 echo "Dotfiles will be installed to $HOME/.dotfiles"
 echo "Press enter to continue"
 read A
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ read A
 if ! command -v zsh > /dev/null
 then
     echo "zsh is not installed"
-    echo "${RED}Aborting.$DEFAULTC"
+    echo "${RED}Aborting.$CLEAR_COLOR"
     exit 255
 fi
 
 # install oh-my-zsh and plugins
-
+echo "${GREEN}Installing oh-my-zsh and plugins$CLEAR_COLOR"
 ZSH="$HOME/.dotfiles/oh-my-zsh" sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" "" --unattended > /dev/null
 curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ivabus/ivabus-zsh-theme/master/ivabus.zsh-theme -o $HOME/.dotfiles/oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/ivabus.zsh-theme > /dev/null
 git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git $HOME/.dotfiles/oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting > /dev/null
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions $HOME/.dotfiles/oh-my
 
 # linking dotfiles to their original locations
 
+echo "${GREEN}Linking binaries$CLEAR_COLOR"
+
 sh $HOME/.dotfiles/tools/relink.sh
 
 cd $CURRENTDIR
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ then
     sh tools/mac.sh
 fi
 
-echo "${GREEN}Dotfiles installed and linked.$DEFAULTC"
+echo "${GREEN}Dotfiles installed and linked.$CLEAR_COLOR"
 read -p "Would you like to configure git? (y/N): " answer
 if [[ $answer = [Yy] ]]; then
 	sh tools/git.sh
diff --git a/tools/mac.sh b/tools/mac.sh
index d13bd8f..6b482b6 100644
--- a/tools/mac.sh
+++ b/tools/mac.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 GREEN="\033[32m"
 RED="\033[31m"
-DEFAULTC="\033[0m"
+CLEAR_COLOR="\033[0m"
 
 # configuring mac-only things
 
 # installing homebrew
 
-echo "${GREEN}Installing Homebrew${DEFAULTC}"
+echo "${GREEN}Installing Homebrew${CLEAR_COLOR}"
 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
 
 if [ "$(arch)" == "arm64" ]
diff --git a/tools/relink.sh b/tools/relink.sh
index 26561c1..99556d4 100644
--- a/tools/relink.sh
+++ b/tools/relink.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 # do not run manually
 
 GREEN="\033[32m"
-DEFAULTC="\033[0m"
+CLEAR_COLOR="\033[0m"
 
 mkdir -p $HOME/.config/nvim >/dev/null 2>&1
 rm $HOME/.zshrc $HOME/.config/nvim/init.vim >/dev/null 2>&1
 ln -s $HOME/.dotfiles/zshrc $HOME/.zshrc
-echo "${GREEN}.zshrc linked: $DEFAULTC$HOME/.dotfiles/zshrc $GREEN-> $DEFAULTC$HOME/.zshrc"
+echo "${GREEN}.zshrc linked: $CLEAR_COLOR$HOME/.dotfiles/zshrc $GREEN-> $CLEAR_COLOR$HOME/.zshrc"
 ln -s $HOME/.dotfiles/nvim.vim $HOME/.config/nvim/init.vim
-echo "${GREEN}neovim config linked: $DEFAULTC$HOME/.dotfiles/nvim.vim $GREEN-> $DEFAULTC$HOME/.config/nvim/init.vim"
+echo "${GREEN}neovim config linked: $CLEAR_COLOR$HOME/.dotfiles/nvim.vim $GREEN-> $CLEAR_COLOR$HOME/.config/nvim/init.vim"
diff --git a/tools/upgrade.sh b/tools/upgrade.sh
index fdc0fd5..534dc50 100644
--- a/tools/upgrade.sh
+++ b/tools/upgrade.sh
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 
 CURRENTDIR="$(pwd)"
 GREEN="\033[32m"
-DEFAULTC="\033[0m"
+CLEAR_COLOR="\033[0m"
 
 cd $HOME/.dotfiles
-echo "${GREEN}Upgrading dotfiles$DEFAULTC"
+echo "1) ${GREEN}Upgrading dotfiles$CLEAR_COLOR"
 git pull
 sh tools/relink.sh
-echo "${GREEN}Upgrading oh-my-zsh$DEFAULTC"
+echo "2) ${GREEN}Upgrading oh-my-zsh$CLEAR_COLOR"
 zsh -c "source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh && omz update" > /dev/null
 cd $CURRENTDIR
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