diff --git a/scripts/rdir b/scripts/rdir
index df1093ff..87560eb1 100755
--- a/scripts/rdir
+++ b/scripts/rdir
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# A simple bookmarking script used in conjunction with rdir
+# to save a directory for easy navigation later
 
-# A simple bookmarking alias used in conjunction with sdir and our $HOME/.aliases file to bookmark our current directory to be returned to later using rdir.
-
-# grabs the rc file of preferred shell (only works with bash and zsh currently)
-shellrc=.$(echo "$SHELL" | awk -F '/' '{ print $NF }')rc
-
+sdrc="$HOME"/.sdrc
 # grabs the current $sdir environment variable
-source "$HOME"/"$shellrc"
+if [[ -f "$sdrc" ]] ; then
+    source "$sdrc"
+else
+    prinf "%s\n" "error: no .sdrc file."
+    prinf "%s\n" "use sdir scriptt in desired directory first."
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 cd "$sdir" && ls
diff --git a/scripts/sdir b/scripts/sdir
index ac253bb1..81b925c7 100755
--- a/scripts/sdir
+++ b/scripts/sdir
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# A simple bookmarking alias used in conjunction with rdir and our $HOME/.aliases file to bookmark our current directory to be returned to later using rdir.
-# make sure we don't overwrite our .shrc
-set -o noclobber
+# A simple bookmarking script used in conjunction with rdir
+# to save a directory for easy navigation later
+
 # save our current working directory
 sdir=$(pwd)
+# allow overwriting of sdrc
+set +o noclobber
 
-# grabs the rc file of preferred shell (only works with bash and zsh currently)
-shellrc=.$(echo "$SHELL" | awk -F '/' '{ print $NF }')rc
-# grabs the last line of our .zshrc, and grabs the first word
-last_line_first_word=$(awk '{w=$1} END{print w}' "$HOME"/"$shellrc")
-
-# if the last line of our rc file begins with "export"...
-# remove the last line of our rc file
-if [[ $last_line_first_word == "export" ]] ; then
-    sed -i '$ d' "$HOME"/"$shellrc"
+# define and create .sdrc file
+sdrc="$HOME/".sdrc
+if [[ ! -f "$sdir" ]] ; then
+    /usr/bin/touch "$sdir"
 fi
 
-# and write that directory temporarily, appending it onto the end of our rc
-echo 'export sdir='"$sdir" >> "$HOME"/"$shellrc"
-# immediately source it to use it in this shell session
-source "$HOME"/"$shellrc"
+echo 'export sdir='"$sdir" > "$sdrc"
+# immediately source ~/.sdrc
+source "$sdrc"
diff --git a/scripts/zhome.sh b/scripts/zhome.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 319011f1..00000000
--- a/scripts/zhome.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-echo '' | xclip && xclip -selection clipboard /dev/null && clear && hash -r && /usr/bin/rm $HOME/.zsh_history && touch $HOME/.zsh_history
-
-# grabs the last line of our .zshrc, and grabs the first word
-last_line_first_word=$(awk '{w=$1} END{print w}' $HOME/.zshrc)
-
-# if the last line of our rc file begins with "export"...
-# remove the last line of our rc file
-if [[ $last_line_first_word == "export" ]] ; then
-    sed -i '$ d' $HOME/.zshrc
-fi
-
-# unset sdir