diff --git a/cd.sh b/cd.sh
index e46fdb5..b7b74cb 100644
--- a/cd.sh
+++ b/cd.sh
@@ -592,10 +592,18 @@ ${CD_GIT_CHILD}
 
 # functions
 
+cd_box_open () {
+    echo "${CD_BOX_DOWN}${CD_BOX_LEFT} ${@}"
+}
+cd_box_shut () {
+    echo "${CD_BOX_UP}${CD_BOX_LEFT} ${@}"
+}
+
 cd_cat () {
-    if [ "${1}" ] ; then
-        echo "╭╴$(realpath "${1}")"
+    if [ -f "${1}" ] ; then
+        cd_box_open "${1}"
         cat "${1}" || exit
+        cd_box_shut "${1}"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -638,15 +646,16 @@ cd_install_package () {
 cd_ln_python () {
 local command="${1}"
     if [ "${command}" ] ; then
-        echo "${CD_PYTHON_ALIAS} → ${command}"
+        echo "→ ${CD_PYTHON_ALIAS} → ${command}"
         ln -f -s "${command}" "/usr/bin/${CD_PYTHON_ALIAS}" || exit
     fi
 }
 
 cd_ls () {
-    if [ "${1}" ] ; then
-        echo "╭╴$(realpath "${1}")"
+    if [ -d "${1}" ] ; then
+        cd_box_open "${1}"
         ls -a -l "${1}" || exit
+        cd_box_shut "${1}"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -688,16 +697,16 @@ shift
 
 cd_split () {
     echo -n "\
-╶${CD_SPLIT}
+${CD_BOX_RIGHT}${CD_BOX_HORIZONTAL}
 "
 }
 
 cd_step () {
     CD_STEP=$((CD_STEP+1))
     echo -n "\
-╭${CD_SPLIT}
-│ ${CD_STEP} ${@}
-╰${CD_SPLIT}
+${CD_BOX_DOWN}${CD_BOX_HORIZONTAL}
+${CD_BOX_VERTICAL} ${CD_STEP} ${@}
+${CD_BOX_UP}${CD_BOX_HORIZONTAL}
 "
 }
 
@@ -714,6 +723,13 @@ local text="${2}"
 
 # constants
 
+CD_BOX_DOWN="╭"
+CD_BOX_HORIZONTAL="─╌╌┄┄┈┈"
+CD_BOX_LEFT="╴"
+CD_BOX_RIGHT="╶"
+CD_BOX_UP="╰"
+CD_BOX_VERTICAL="│"
+
 CD_ERROR_CI=2
 CD_ERROR_OS=1
 
@@ -730,7 +746,5 @@ CD_PM_APT="apt"
 CD_PM_DNF="dnf"
 CD_PM_PACMAN="pacman"
 
-CD_SPLIT="─╌╌┄┄┈┈"
-
 # run
 cd_main "${@}"