diff --git a/src/formats.rs b/src/formats.rs
index 983f8bf..3f05570 100644
--- a/src/formats.rs
+++ b/src/formats.rs
@@ -12,21 +12,52 @@ const VERSION: Option<&'static str> = option_env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 
 type Entries = [Result<Findings, (ScanError, PathBuf)>];
 
-fn write_pathbuf<W: Write>(f: &mut W, path: &PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
-	match path.to_str() {
-		Some(string) => {
-			write!(f, "{}", escape(string))
-		}
-		None => {
-			write!(f, "'")?;
-			#[cfg(unix)]
-			f.write_all(&*path.as_os_str().as_bytes())?;
-			#[cfg(windows)]
-			write!(f, "{}", path.as_os_str().to_string_lossy())?; // TODO: implement bonked strings for windows
-																											// f.write_all(&*path.as_os_str().encode_wide().collect::<Vec<u16>>())?;
-			write!(f, "'")
+enum Writable<'a> {
+	String(&'a str),
+	Path(&'a PathBuf),
+	Space,
+	Newline
+}
+
+// the lifetime of a lifetime
+impl<'a> From<&'a str> for Writable<'a> {
+	fn from(s: &'a str) -> Writable<'a> {
+		Writable::String(s)
+	}
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<&'a PathBuf> for Writable<'a> {
+	fn from(p: &'a PathBuf) -> Writable<'a> {
+		Writable::Path(p)
+	}
+}
+
+fn smart_write<W: Write>(f: &mut W, writeables: &[Writable]) -> io::Result<()> {
+	// ehhhh
+	for writeable in writeables {
+		match writeable {
+			Writable::Space => write!(f, " ")?,
+			Writable::Newline => writeln!(f, )?,
+			Writable::String(s) => write!(f, "{}", s)?,
+			Writable::Path(path) => {
+				match path.to_str() {
+					Some(string) => {
+						write!(f, "{}", escape(string))?
+					}
+					None => {
+						write!(f, "'''")?;
+						#[cfg(unix)]
+						f.write_all(&*path.as_os_str().as_bytes())?;
+						#[cfg(windows)]
+						write!(f, "{}", path.as_os_str().to_string_lossy())?; // TODO: implement bonked strings for windows
+						// f.write_all(&*path.as_os_str().encode_wide().collect::<Vec<u16>>())?;
+						write!(f, "'''")?
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
+	Ok(())
 }
 
 pub trait Format {
@@ -39,22 +70,19 @@ pub trait Format {
 	fn footer<W: Write>(&self, entries: &Entries, f: &mut W) -> io::Result<()>;
 
 	fn write_all<W: Write>(&self, entries: &Entries, f: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {
-		// TODO: clean this up - it's horrifying
+		// TODO: clean this up - it's kinda messy
 		self.header(entries, f)?;
 
 		for entry in entries {
 			match entry {
 				Ok(finding) => {
-					// the file was successfully scanned, and a mimetype was detected
-					if !finding.valid {
-						// the file's extension is wrong - check for known extension
-						if let Some(ext) = finding.recommended_extension() {
-							self.rename(f, &finding.file, &finding.file.with_extension(ext.as_str()))?
-						} else {
-							self.no_known_extension(f, &finding.file)?
-						}
+					if let Some(ext) = finding.recommended_extension() {
+						self.rename(f, &finding.file, &finding.file.with_extension(ext.as_str()))?
+					} else {
+						self.no_known_extension(f, &finding.file)?
 					}
 				}
+
 				Err(error) => {
 					// something went wrong 0uo
 					match error.0 {
@@ -80,30 +108,37 @@ impl Format for Script {
 	}
 
 	fn rename<W: Write>(&self, f: &mut W, from: &PathBuf, to: &PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
-		// TODO: surely there's a better way...
-		write!(f, "mv -v -i -- ")?;
-		write_pathbuf(f, from)?;
-		write!(f, " ")?;
-		write_pathbuf(f, to)?;
-		writeln!(f,)
+		smart_write(f, &[
+			"mv -v -i -- ".into(),
+			from.into(),
+			Writable::Space,
+			to.into(),
+			Writable::Newline
+		])
 	}
 
 	fn no_known_extension<W: Write>(&self, f: &mut W, path: &PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
-		write!(f, "echo No known extension for ")?;
-		write_pathbuf(f, path)?;
-		writeln!(f,)
+		smart_write(f, &[
+			"echo No known extension for ".into(),
+			path.into(),
+			Writable::Newline
+		])
 	}
 
 	fn unreadable<W: Write>(&self, f: &mut W, path: &PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
-		write!(f, "# Failed to read ")?;
-		write_pathbuf(f, path)?;
-		writeln!(f,)
+		smart_write(f, &[
+			"# Failed to read ".into(),
+			path.into(),
+			Writable::Newline
+		])
 	}
 
 	fn unknown_type<W: Write>(&self, f: &mut W, path: &PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
-		write!(f, "# Failed to detect mime type for ")?;
-		write_pathbuf(f, path)?;
-		writeln!(f,)
+		smart_write(f, &[
+			"# Failed to detect mime type for ".into(),
+			path.into(),
+			Writable::Newline
+		])
 	}
 
 	fn header<W: Write>(&self, _: &Entries, f: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> {