diff --git a/local.py b/local.py
index 36595c2..836ee7c 100644
--- a/local.py
+++ b/local.py
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import repository
 
 class Local(repository.Repository):
     def __init__(self, args):
-        self.directory = args[arguments.DIRECTORY]
+        super().__init__(args[arguments.DIRECTORY])
         self.temporary = args[arguments.TEMPORARY]
         self.load()
 
     def load(self):
         distribution = os.path.join(
-            self.directory, msys.DISTRIBUTION)
+            self.location, msys.DISTRIBUTION)
         d = {}
         _, architectures, _ = next(os.walk(distribution))
         for architecture in [a for a in architectures
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ class Local(repository.Repository):
 
     def __str__(self):
         lines = [
-            f'Directory: {self.directory}',
-            f'         → {os.path.realpath(self.directory)}',
+            super().__str__(),
             'Archives:',
         ]
         for architecture, archive in reversed(sorted(self.archives.items())):
diff --git a/remote.py b/remote.py
index da8d24e..94703fc 100644
--- a/remote.py
+++ b/remote.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import repository
 
 class Remote(repository.Repository):
     def __init__(self, args):
-        self.location = args[arguments.REMOTE]
+        super().__init__(args[arguments.REMOTE])
         self.architectures = args[arguments.ARCHITECTURES]
         self.subsystems = args[arguments.SUBSYSTEMS]
         self.load()
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ class Remote(repository.Repository):
         self.catalogs = c
 
     def __str__(self):
-        lines = [f'Location: {self.location}',
-                 'Archives:']
+        lines = [
+            super().__str__(),
+            'Archives:',
+        ]
         for architecture, archive in reversed(sorted(self.archives.items())):
             lines.append(f'{architecture} → {archive}')
         lines.append('Subsystems:')
diff --git a/repository.py b/repository.py
index 45c195b..e6a69e4 100644
--- a/repository.py
+++ b/repository.py
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+import os
+
+
 class Repository:
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
+    def __init__(self, location):
+        self.location = location
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        lines = [
+            f'Location: {self.location}',
+        ]
+        return os.linesep.join(lines)
diff --git a/synchronization.py b/synchronization.py
index 4c95d55..27956e0 100644
--- a/synchronization.py
+++ b/synchronization.py
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ class Synchronization:
                         os.path.join(self.remote.location, path),
                         package.name,
                         package.csize,
-                        os.path.join(self.repository.directory, path),
+                        os.path.join(self.repository.location, path),
                         package.sha256sum,
                     )
                     print()
                     print(f)
-        tmp = os.path.join(self.repository.directory,
+        tmp = os.path.join(self.repository.location,
                            self.repository.get_temporary())
         os.makedirs(tmp)
         # clean temporary directory