diff --git a/sh/core/code.awk b/sh/core/code.awk
index f938f7a..3273ce6 100644
--- a/sh/core/code.awk
+++ b/sh/core/code.awk
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function extract(string, type) {
 	}
 }
 
-function remove_first(string, target, tmp) {
+function strip_first(string, target, tmp) {
 	tmp = string
 	sub(target, "", tmp)
 	return trim(tmp)
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ function parse(string) {
 	# module
 	if (match(string, RE_MODULE)) {
 		current_match = "module"
-		module = remove_first(string, "#\\.")
+		module = strip_first(string, "#\\.")
 		doc_reset()
 		shebang = ""
 
 	# shebang
 	} else if (match(string, RE_SHEBANG)) {
 		current_match = "shebang"
-		shebang = remove_first(string, "#!")
+		shebang = strip_first(string, "#!")
 
 	# constant
 	} else if (match(string, re["constant"])) {
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ function parse(string) {
 	# alias
 	} else if (match(string, re["alias"])) {
 		current_match = "alias"
-		alias = remove_first(string, "#=")
+		alias = strip_first(string, "#=")
 		aliases[alias] = ""
 		doc_append("= " alias)
 
 	# command
 	} else if (match(string, re["command"])) {
 		current_match = "command"
-		command = remove_first(string, "#/")
+		command = strip_first(string, "#/")
 		commands[command] = ""
 		doc_append("/ " command)