diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index b4c2b5b..629f7ab 100644
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -54,24 +54,27 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 			lstat(dir_content[i].file_name, file);
 
 			if (S_ISDIR(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_DIR;
+				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_DIR;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_DIR;
+			} else if (file->st_mode & S_IXUSR) {
+				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_EXEC;
+				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_EXEC;
 			} else if (S_ISBLK(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_BLOCK;
+				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_BLOCK;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_BLOCK;
 			/*} else if (S_ISCHR(file->st_mode)) {
 				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_CHARDEV; */
 			} else if (S_ISLNK(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_SYMLINK;
+				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_SYMLINK;
 			} else if (S_ISFIFO(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_FIFO;
+				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_FIFO;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_FIFO;
 			} else if (S_ISSOCK(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_SOCK;
+				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_SOCK;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_SOCK;
 			} else if (S_ISREG(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_REGULAR;
+				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_REGULAR;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_REGULAR;
 				unsigned long j = 0;
 				char *extension = strrchr(entry[i]->d_name, '.');
diff --git a/colors.c b/colors.c
index a824fc0..a39c3ac 100644
--- a/colors.c
+++ b/colors.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ extern file *rgt_content;
 extern unsigned long rgt_file_count;
 
 extern unsigned int settings;
+extern unsigned int status;
 
 void parse_colors(char *line, short *fg, short *bg){
 	int tmp;
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@ void colors_init() {
 
 
 		init_pair(0, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK); /* unknown file */
+		if (status & STATUS_USER_ROOT) {
+			init_pair(10, COLOR_RED, COLOR_BLACK); /* path */
+		} else {
+			init_pair(10, COLOR_GREEN, COLOR_BLACK); /* path */
+		}
+
 
 
 		FILE *dircolors = fopen("/etc/DIR_COLORS", "r");
@@ -50,48 +57,50 @@ void colors_init() {
 			short fg;
 			short bg;
 
-			char supported_filetype_count = 8;
+			char supported_filetype_count = 9;
 			char initial_pass = 0;
 			while ((tmp = getline(&line, &size, dircolors)) != -1 && initial_pass != supported_filetype_count) {
 				fg = 7;
 				bg = 0;
 				token = strtok(line, " ");
-				if (!strcmp(token, "DIR")) {
-					initial_pass++;
-					parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-					init_pair(1, fg, bg); /* directory */
-				} else if (!strcmp(token, "RESET")){
-					initial_pass++;
-					parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-					init_pair(2, fg, bg); /* regular file */
-				} else if (!strcmp(token, "LINK")){
-					initial_pass++;
-					parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-					init_pair(3, fg, bg); /* symlink */
-				} else if (!strcmp(token, "SOCK")){
-					initial_pass++;
-					parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-					init_pair(7, fg, bg); /* socket */
-				} else if (!strcmp(token, "FIFO")){
-					initial_pass++;
-					parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-					init_pair(6, fg, bg); /* fifo */
-				} else if (!strcmp(token, "BLK")){
-					initial_pass++;
-					parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-					init_pair(4, fg, bg); /* block device */
-				} else if (!strcmp(token, "CHR")){
-					initial_pass++;
-					parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-					init_pair(5, fg, bg); /* character device */
-				} else if (!strcmp(token, "ORPHAN")){
-					initial_pass++;
-					parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-					init_pair(8, fg, bg); /* orphan */
-				} else if (!strcmp(token, "EXEC")){
-					initial_pass++;
-					parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-					init_pair(9, fg, bg); /* exec */
+				if (token[0] != '#' && token[0] != '\n') {
+					if (!strcmp(token, "DIR")) {
+						initial_pass++;
+						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
+						init_pair(1, fg, bg); /* directory */
+					} else if (!strcmp(token, "EXEC")){
+						initial_pass++;
+						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
+						init_pair(2, fg, bg); /* exec */
+					} else if (!strcmp(token, "RESET")){
+						initial_pass++;
+						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
+						init_pair(3, fg, bg); /* regular file */
+					} else if (!strcmp(token, "LINK")){
+						initial_pass++;
+						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
+						init_pair(4, fg, bg); /* symlink */
+					} else if (!strcmp(token, "BLK")){
+						initial_pass++;
+						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
+						init_pair(5, fg, bg); /* block device */
+					} else if (!strcmp(token, "CHR")){
+						initial_pass++;
+						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
+						init_pair(6, fg, bg); /* character device */
+					} else if (!strcmp(token, "SOCK")){
+						initial_pass++;
+						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
+						init_pair(7, fg, bg); /* socket */
+					} else if (!strcmp(token, "FIFO")){
+						initial_pass++;
+						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
+						init_pair(8, fg, bg); /* fifo */
+					} else if (!strcmp(token, "ORPHAN")){
+						initial_pass++;
+						parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
+						init_pair(9, fg, bg); /* orphan */
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -114,9 +123,9 @@ void colors_init() {
 					colors[i].file_extension = malloc(sizeof(extension));
 					strcpy(colors[i].file_extension, extension);
 
-					colors[i].color_pair = i+9;
+					colors[i].color_pair = i+11;
 					parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);
-					init_pair(i+10, fg, bg);
+					init_pair(i+11, fg, bg);
 					i++;
 
 				} 
diff --git a/defines.h b/defines.h
index 28c2d8b..1c1c0ca 100644
--- a/defines.h
+++ b/defines.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK 12 /* 1100*/
 #define STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0 4
 #define STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RESIZE 8
+#define STATUS_USER_ROOT 16
 
 #define SETTINGS_HAS_COLOR 1
 
@@ -20,15 +21,28 @@
 #define FILE_STATUS_SELECTED 2;
 #define FILE_STATUS_IS_REGULAR_FILE 4
 
+#define COLOR_UNKNOWN 0
 #define COLOR_DIR 1
-#define COLOR_EXEC 2
+#define COLOR_EXEC 2 /* not really a filetype, moreso if it is executable */
 #define COLOR_REGULAR 3
 #define COLOR_SYMLINK 4
 #define COLOR_BLOCK 5
 #define COLOR_CHARDEV 6
-#define COLOR_FIFO 0
-#define COLOR_SOCK 8
-#define COLOR_PATH 9
+#define COLOR_SOCK 7
+#define COLOR_FIFO 8
+#define COLOR_ORPHAN 9
+#define COLOR_PATH 10
+
+#define FILE_TYPE_UNKNOWN COLOR_UNKNOWN
+#define FILE_TYPE_DIR COLOR_DIR
+#define FILE_TYPE_EXEC COLOR_EXEC
+#define FILE_TYPE_REGULAR COLOR_REGULAR
+#define FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK COLOR_SYMLINK
+#define FILE_TYPE_BLOCK COLOR_BLOCK
+#define FILE_TYPE_CHARDEV COLOR_CHARDEV
+#define FILE_TYPE_SOCK COLOR_SOCK
+#define FILE_TYPE_FIFO COLOR_FIFO
+#define FILE_TYPE_ORPHAN COLOR_ORPHAN
 
 #ifndef GUARD
 #define GUARD
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index d41e666..ec065ba 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <curses.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 #include "threading.h"
 #include "window.h"
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ void init() {
 
 	/*file_modifiers = (FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES | FILE_MODIFIERS_SORT_BITMASK);*/
 	status = (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK); 
+	if (getuid() == 0) {
+		status += STATUS_USER_ROOT;
+	}
 
 	threading_init(); /* found in threading.c */
 	colors_init();
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index 4a268bb..d0799c5 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ void window_top(WINDOW *win){
 		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
 
 	} else {
-		for (i = 0; i < top_width; i++) {
-			mvwprintw(win, 0, i, "%c", top_content[i]); 
-		}
+		wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
+		mvwprintw(win, i, 0, "%s", top_content);
+		wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
 	}
 }