diff --git a/stow/.config/fish/functions/0x0.fish b/stow/.config/fish/functions/0x0.fish
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c45280c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stow/.config/fish/functions/0x0.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+function 0x0 --description 'Uploads a file or folder to 0x0.st'
+  if test -d "$argv"
+    set TMPFILE "$(mktemp --suffix '.tar')"
+    tar cvf "$TMPFILE" "$argv"
+    curl -F file="@$TMPFILE" -F expires=24 https://0x0.st
+  else
+    curl -F file=@"$argv" -F expires=24 https://0x0.st
+  end
+end
diff --git a/stow/.zshrc b/stow/.zshrc
index d0e1a53..cb24e72 100644
--- a/stow/.zshrc
+++ b/stow/.zshrc
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 # z shell configuration
 
-#
-# prompt
-#
+OSICON="?"
 
-# set icon
+# set prompt icon
 if [ -e /System ]; then 
   OSICON=""
   eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
-elif [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
+else
   . /etc/os-release &> /dev/null
 
   if [ "$ID" = "nixos" ]; then
@@ -20,20 +18,21 @@ elif [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
   elif [ "$ID" = "arch" ]; then
     OSICON=""
   fi
-else
-  OSICON="$"
 fi
 
 # set prompt colours
+HOSTNAME="$(hostname)"
+
 if [ -f ~/.cache/zsh_colours.sh ]; then
   source ~/.cache/zsh_colours.sh
 else
   PRIMARY_COLOUR="{blue}"
-  SECONDARY_COLOUR="{yellow}"
+  SECONDARY_COLOUR="{red}"
   TEXT_COLOUR="{black}"
 fi
 
-PROMPT="%F$PRIMARY_COLOUR%~ %F$SECONDARY_COLOUR$OSICON %k%F$TEXT_COLOUR"
+PROMPT="%F$PRIMARY_COLOUR%~ %F$SECONDARY_COLOUR$OSICON %k%F$TEXT_COLOUR "
+RPROMPT=""
 
 bindkey -e
 
@@ -42,13 +41,13 @@ zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-z}={A-Za-z}'
 zstyle ':completion:*' list-colors "${(s.:.)LS_COLORS}"
 zstyle ':completion:*' menu no
 
-#
-# history
-#
+# hist
 HISTFILE="$HOME/.local/share/zsh_hist"
 HISTSIZE=10000000
 SAVEHIST=$HISTSIZE
 
+HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1
+
 setopt appendhistory
 setopt sharehistory
 setopt hist_save_no_dups
@@ -56,19 +55,13 @@ setopt hist_ignore_all_dups
 setopt hist_find_no_dups
 setopt hist_ignore_space
 
-#
 # shell alias
-# 
 alias ls="ls -h --color=auto"
 alias la="ls -ah --color=auto"
 alias ll="ls -ahl --color=auto"
 alias cat="bat"
 alias rm="trash"
 
-alias v="nvim"
-alias vi="nvim"
-alias vim="nvim"
-
 alias ssh="TERM=xterm-256color ssh" # fix ssh not recognising terminal and remote shell being somewhat broken
 alias tmux="tmux -f $HOME/.config/tmux/tmux.conf" # needed for osx systems for some reason
 
@@ -78,18 +71,35 @@ export PATH="$PATH:$GOPATH/bin"
 
 export EDITOR="nvim"
 
+# functions
+func calc() {
+  # why isn't this in bash by default
+  #
+  if command -v python3 > /dev/null; then
+    python3 -c "print($1)"
+  else
+    echo "python3 needs to be installed for this to work!"
+  fi
+}
+
+func 0x0() {
+  if [ -d "$1" ];
+  then
+    TMPFILE="$(mktemp)"
+    tar cf "$TMPFILE" "$1"
+    curl -F file=@$TMPFILE -F expires=24 https://0x0.st
+  else
+    curl -F file=@$1 -F expires=24 https://0x0.st
+  fi
+}
+
 # plugins
-#
 plugindir="$HOME/.local/share/zsh_plug"
 func plugInstall() {
   # clones a repo and then sources it.
   # first arg is git url, second is source
   # location
   
-  if [ ! command -v "git" &> /dev/null ]; then
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
   foldername=$(basename $1)
   clonepath="$plugindir/$foldername"
   sourcefile="$clonepath/$2"