diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index faf4f9a..1ce10d8 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -380,37 +380,3 @@ void dir_init(){
 	current_linked_dir = list_beginning;
 
 }
-
-void recursive_delete(file current_file){
-	/*
-	if (S_ISLNK(current_file.permissions)) {
-		remove(current_file.file_name);
-	} else if (current_file.file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR ) {
-		unsigned int file_modifiers_tmp = file_modifiers;
-		file_modifiers |= FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES;
-		unsigned long current_file_count = get_dir_size(current_file.file_name);
-		if (current_file_count != 0) {
-			file *current_dir = malloc(current_file_count * sizeof(file));
-			memset(current_dir, '\0', current_file_count * sizeof(file));
-			get_dir_content(current_file.file_name, &current_file_count, current_dir);
-			if (chdir(current_file.file_name) != 0) {
-				return;
-			}
-			unsigned long i;
-			for (i = 0; i < current_file_count; i++) {
-				recursive_delete(current_dir[i]);
-				free(current_dir[i].file_name);
-			}
-			free(current_dir);
-			if (chdir("..") != 0) {
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-		remove(current_file.file_name);
-		file_modifiers = file_modifiers_tmp;
-		
-	} else {
-		remove(current_file.file_name);
-	}
-	*/
-}
diff --git a/dir.h b/dir.h
index fa9ef33..a375618 100644
--- a/dir.h
+++ b/dir.h
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ char update_selected_file();
 void dir_set_selected_file_current(unsigned long selected_file_current);
 unsigned long dir_get_selected_file_current();
 void dir_init();
-void recursive_delete(file current_file);
diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index 7ee5fdc..ec2ff32 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ yank yank_files = { 0 };
 	printf("TODO: %s at %d in %s \n", __func__, __LINE__, __FILE__);\
 	exit(1);
 
-void FAIL(char *function, char *str){
-	printf("ERROR in function %s: %s", function, str);
-}
-#define continue_if_empty_dir \
+#define skip_if_empty_dir \
 	if (mid_dir.current_file == NULL) { \
 		return; \
 	}
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@ int read_string(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str){
 
 	wmove(win, y, x);
 	while(1) {
-		/*ch = mvwgetch(win, y, x + pass);*/
 		ch = wgetch(win);
 		if (ch == '\n') {
 			err = 0;
@@ -170,7 +166,7 @@ void select_all(){
 }
 void move_down(unsigned long passes){
 
-	continue_if_empty_dir;
+	skip_if_empty_dir;
 
 	mid_dir.current_file += passes;
 	if (mid_dir.current_file > mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count - 1) { 
@@ -181,7 +177,7 @@ void move_down(unsigned long passes){
 }
 void move_up(unsigned long passes){
 
-	continue_if_empty_dir;
+	skip_if_empty_dir;
 
 	mid_dir.current_file -= passes; 
 	if (mid_dir.current_file < mid_dir.file_list) {
@@ -200,7 +196,7 @@ void move_left(unsigned long passes){
 }
 void move_right(){
 
-	continue_if_empty_dir
+	skip_if_empty_dir
 
 	if (mid_dir.current_file->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
 		change_dir(mid_dir.current_file->file_name);
@@ -340,7 +336,6 @@ void delete(unsigned long passes){
 
 	unsigned long i;
 	unsigned long del_count = 0;
-	file tmp;
 	char *cmd;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < mid_dir.file_count; i++) {
@@ -406,14 +401,6 @@ void enter_shell(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 
 }
-void not_implemented(unsigned long passes, int index){
-	(void)passes;
-
-	mvaddstr(terminal_height-1, 0, key_binding[index].comment);
-	mvaddstr(terminal_height-1, strlen(key_binding[index].comment), "\t");
-	mvaddstr(terminal_height-1, strlen(key_binding[index].comment) + strlen("\t"), "is not yet implemented");
-	TODO;
-}
 void jump_to_dir(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	(void)passes;
 
@@ -600,13 +587,14 @@ void search(){
 
 	unsigned int pass = 0;
 	char ch;
-	char err = 0;
 
 	wmove(win_b, 0, 1);
 	while(1) {
 		ch = wgetch(win_b);
-		if (ch == '\n') {
-			err = 0;
+		if (ch == '\n' || ch == 27 /* esc key */) {
+			/* unlike the other uses of a read string reimplementation, 
+			 * here we do not differentiate between accepting and cancle.
+			 * this is intentional */
 			break;
 		} else if (ch == '\t') { /* tab */
 			memcpy(search_buffer + pass, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name));
@@ -617,9 +605,6 @@ void search(){
 				pass--;
 				mvwdelch(win_b, 0, pass+1);
 			}
-		} else if (ch == 27) { /* esc key */
-			err = 1;
-			break;
 		}
 		if (ch) {
 			mvwaddch(win_b, 0, pass+1, ch);
@@ -627,7 +612,6 @@ void search(){
 			pass++;
 
 			unsigned long index = (mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list);
-			unsigned long x = getmaxx(win_b);
 			for (; &mid_dir.file_list[index] < mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count; index++) {
 				if (smartstrcasestr(mid_dir.file_list[index].file_name, search_buffer)) {
 					mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[index];
@@ -675,7 +659,13 @@ void search_previous(){
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 }
 void jmp_file_index(){
-		echo();
+
+
+	char ch;
+	char err = 0;
+	char number_buffer[INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE];
+	char *num = number_buffer;
+
 	unsigned long i;
 	for (i = 0; i < terminal_width -1; i++) {
 		mvwaddch(win_b, 0, i, ' ');
@@ -685,14 +675,8 @@ void jmp_file_index(){
 
 	curs_set(1);
 	echo();
-
 	timeout(-1); /* negative numbers block until enter is pressed */
 
-	unsigned int pass = 0;
-	char ch;
-	char err = 0;
-	char number_buffer[INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE];
-	char *num = number_buffer;
 
 	wmove(win_b, 0, 1);
 	while(1) {
@@ -704,6 +688,7 @@ void jmp_file_index(){
 		} else if (ch == '\n') {
 			break;
 		} else if (ch == 27) { /* esc key */
+			err = 1;
 			break;
 		} else if (ch == 127) { /* backspace */
 			num--;
@@ -715,12 +700,14 @@ void jmp_file_index(){
 	*num = 0;
 	num = number_buffer;
 
-	unsigned long parsed_number = 0;
-	while(*num) {
-		parsed_number = (parsed_number * 10) + (*num - '0');
-		num++;
+	if (err == 0) {
+		unsigned long parsed_number = 0;
+		while(*num) {
+			parsed_number = (parsed_number * 10) + (*num - '0');
+			num++;
+		}
+		mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[parsed_number];
 	}
-	mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[parsed_number];
 
 	noecho();
 	curs_set(0);