diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 4084a92..929121a 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export LS_COLORS='no=00:fi=00:di=34:ow=34;40:ln=35:pi=30;44:so=35;44:do=35;44:bd
 # {{{ prompt
 prompt_command() {
     case "$TERM" in
-        (screen*) printf '\ek%s\e\'  "${HOSTNAME%%.*}";;
+        (screen*) printf '\ek%s\e\\' "${HOSTNAME%%.*}";;
         (*)       printf '\e]0;%s\a' "${HOSTNAME%%.*}";;
     esac
 }
diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 88c6ee6..79749ff 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -6,38 +6,42 @@ bind h select-pane -L
 bind j select-pane -D
 bind k select-pane -U
 bind l select-pane -R
-bind r display "resize" \; switch-client -T resize
-bind -T resize -r h resize-pane -L 5
-bind -T resize -r j resize-pane -D 5
-bind -T resize -r k resize-pane -U 5
-bind -T resize -r l resize-pane -R 5
-bind p command-prompt -p "ssh:" "new-window 's %%'"
-bind t command-prompt -p "attach pane to:"  "join-pane -t '%%'"
 bind y command-prompt break-pane
 bind N new-session
 bind -n M-w next-window
 bind -n M-q previous-window
 set -g prefix C-g
-set -g terminal-overrides "*:Tc"
-set -g update-environment "DISPLAY SSH_ASKPASS SSH_AGENT_PID SSH_CONNECTION WINDOWID XAUTHORITY"
 set -g mode-keys "vi"
-set -g set-titles "on"
-set -g set-titles-string "[#h:#S] #W"
 set -g escape-time "0"
 set -g history-limit "10000"
+
+# newer options, not universally compatible
+bind p command-prompt -p "ssh:" "new-window 's %%'"
+bind t command-prompt -p "attach pane to:"  "join-pane -t '%%'"
+set -g terminal-overrides "*:Tc"
+set -g update-environment "DISPLAY SSH_ASKPASS SSH_AGENT_PID SSH_CONNECTION WINDOWID XAUTHORITY"
 set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
-set -g message-style "bg=colour11,fg=colour15"
-set -g message-command-style "bg=colour1,fg=colour15"
+bind r display "resize" \; switch-client -T resize
+bind -T resize -r h resize-pane -L 5
+bind -T resize -r j resize-pane -D 5
+bind -T resize -r k resize-pane -U 5
+bind -T resize -r l resize-pane -R 5
+set -g set-titles "on"
+set -g set-titles-string "[#h:#S] #W"
+set -g automatic-rename on
+set -g automatic-rename-format "#T"
+
+# styling, new incompatible format
 set -g pane-border-status "off"
 set -g pane-border-style "fg=colour11"
 set -g pane-active-border-style "fg=colour4"
+set -g message-style "bg=colour4,fg=colour7"
+set -g message-command-style "bg=colour1,fg=colour7"
 set -g status on
-set -g status-style "bg=colour7,fg=colour11"
-set -g status-format[0] "#[fg=colour15,bg=colour4] #h #[fg=colour15,bg=colour14] #S #[default]#{W: #I:#W ,#[reverse] #I:#W #[default]}#[align=right]#[fg=colour15,bg=colour14] %a %e #[fg=colour7,bg=colour11] %k:%M "
+set -g status-style "bg=default,fg=default"
+set -g status-format[0] "#[bg=colour4,fg=colour7] #h[#S] #[default]#{W: #I:#W ,#[reverse] #I:#W #[default]}#[align=right]#[fg=colour7,bg=colour2] %a %e %k:%M "
 set -g status-interval 2
 set -g status-position "bottom"
 set -g status-justify "left"
 set -g status-left-length "100"
 set -g status-right-length "100"
-set -g automatic-rename on
-set -g automatic-rename-format "#T"
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 9c3307f..3af6528 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ PROMPT3='%k%f[ ?# ] '
 PROMPT4='%k%f[ +%N:%i ] '
 precmd.title() {
     case $TERM in
-        (screen*) printf '\033k%s\033\'  ${HOST%%.*};;
+        (screen*) printf '\033k%s\033\\' ${HOST%%.*};;
         (*)       printf '\033]2;%s\007' ${HOST%%.*};;
     esac
 }
@@ -182,8 +182,18 @@ rscreen() { command screen -Dr }
 scr()     { command screen sudo -Es }
 
 # vim
-vi()  { $(whence -p nvim || whence -p vim || return 1) $@ }
-vim() { vi $@ }
+vi()  { command vim $@ }
+
+# package management
+if [[ -x $(whence -p paru) ]]; then
+    pacman() { command paru $@ }
+    yay()    { pacman $@ }
+fi
+
+# because old servers don't have new termcap dbs :<
+if [[ -x $(whence -p termcompat) ]]; then
+   ssh() { command termcompat ssh $@ }
+fi
 # }}}
 # {{{ plugins
 # grc
@@ -198,15 +208,12 @@ if [[ -x $(whence -p grc) ]]; then
     unset cmds cmd
 fi
 # some cool git stuff
-gdiff() { /usr/bin/git diff --color $@; }
-gdf() {
-    typeset difftool
-    if difftool=$(whence -p diff-so-fancy); then
-        gdiff $@ | $difftool | less --tabs=4 -RSFX
-    else
-        gdiff $@
-    fi
-}
+gdiff() { command git diff --color $@; }
+if [[ -x $(whence -p diff-so-fancy) ]]; then
+    gdf() { gdiff $@ | command diff-so-fancy | command less --tabs=4 -RSFX }
+else
+    gdf() { gdiff $@ }
+fi
 greset() {
     echo "OK to reset and clean teh repo?"
     read -sq _