diff --git a/common/_home_manager/mods/git.nix b/common/_home_manager/mods/git.nix
index 34e6d18..c36e784 100644
--- a/common/_home_manager/mods/git.nix
+++ b/common/_home_manager/mods/git.nix
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     userName = "RingOfStorms (Joshua Bell)";
 
     extraConfig = {
-      core.pager = "bat";
-      core.editor = "nano";
+      core.pager = "cat";
+      core.editor = "nvim";
 
       pull.rebase = false;
 
diff --git a/common/general/shell/branchd.func.sh b/common/general/shell/branchd.func.sh
index a7769d2..053d16f 100644
--- a/common/general/shell/branchd.func.sh
+++ b/common/general/shell/branchd.func.sh
@@ -76,48 +76,20 @@ branchdel() {
   fi
 
   echo "Removing worktree at: $target_wt"
-  # helper: attempt a guarded, forceful removal of a directory
-  remove_dir_forcefully() {
-    local dir="$1"
-    if [ -z "$dir" ]; then
-      return 1
+  if git -C "$repo_dir" worktree remove "$target_wt" 2>/dev/null; then
+    rm -rf -- "$target_wt" 2>/dev/null || true
+    echo "Removed worktree: $target_wt"
+    # delete local branch if it exists
+    if git -C "$repo_dir" show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/heads/$branch"; then
+      git -C "$repo_dir" branch -D "$branch" 2>/dev/null || true
+      echo "Deleted local branch: $branch"
     fi
-    # resolve absolute paths
-    local abs_dir abs_repo
-    abs_dir=$(readlink -f -- "$dir" 2>/dev/null) || abs_dir="$dir"
-    abs_repo=$(readlink -f -- "$repo_dir" 2>/dev/null) || abs_repo="$repo_dir"
-
-    # safety checks: do not remove repository root or /
-    if [ "$abs_dir" = "/" ] || [ "$abs_dir" = "$abs_repo" ]; then
-      echo "Refusing to remove unsafe path: $abs_dir" >&2
-      return 1
-    fi
-
-    # try plain rm -rf
-    rm -rf -- "$abs_dir" 2>/dev/null && return 0
-
-    # fix permissions then try again
-    chmod -R u+rwx "$abs_dir" 2>/dev/null || true
-    rm -rf -- "$abs_dir" 2>/dev/null && return 0
-
-    # try removing contents first, then remove directory
-    if find "$abs_dir" -mindepth 1 -exec rm -rf -- {} + 2>/dev/null; then
-      rmdir "$abs_dir" 2>/dev/null || true
-    fi
-
-    # final existence check
-    [ ! -e "$abs_dir" ]
-  }
-
-  # try unregistering the worktree, prefer normal then fallback to --force
-  if git -C "$repo_dir" worktree remove "$target_wt" 2>/dev/null || git -C "$repo_dir" worktree remove --force "$target_wt" 2>/dev/null; then
-    if remove_dir_forcefully "$target_wt"; then
-      echo "Removed worktree: $target_wt"
-    else
-      echo "Worktree removed from git, but failed to fully delete directory: $target_wt" >&2
-      echo "Attempted to force-delete; you may need to remove it manually with sudo." >&2
-    fi
-
+    return 0
+  fi
+  # try with --force as a fallback
+  if git -C "$repo_dir" worktree remove --force "$target_wt" 2>/dev/null; then
+    rm -rf -- "$target_wt" 2>/dev/null || true
+    echo "Removed worktree (forced): $target_wt"
     # delete local branch if it exists
     if git -C "$repo_dir" show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/heads/$branch"; then
       git -C "$repo_dir" branch -D "$branch" 2>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/common/general/shell/common.nix b/common/general/shell/common.nix
index c7bd3df..9660761 100644
--- a/common/general/shell/common.nix
+++ b/common/general/shell/common.nix
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ with lib;
       gcm = "git commit -m";
       stashes = "git stash list";
       bd = "branch default";
-      li = "link_ignored";
-      bx = "branchdel";
-      b = "branch";
 
       # ripgrep
       rg = "rg --no-ignore";