diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index bb49560..62f1873 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ int (*order_func)() = sort_natural;
 linked_dir *visited_dirs;
 linked_dir *current_dir;
 
-unsigned long get_dir_size(char *path);
-void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content);
-void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content);
-
-
 
 unsigned long get_dir_size(char *path){
 	DIR *dir = opendir(path);
@@ -236,47 +231,6 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 		}
 
 
-
-		/* shortens the printed file name if it is too long
-		 * example input:  aaaaaaaa.txt
-		 * example output: aaa~.txt
-		 * example input:  aaaaaaaa.longextension
-		 * example output: ~.longe~
-		 * if no extension is found, the name will truncate */
-		char *file_name = NULL;
-		unsigned long printable_size = offset_back - (is_selected + offset_front);
-		if (strlen(dir_content[i].file_name) >= printable_size) {
-			char *extension = strrchr(dir_content[i].file_name, '.');
-			if (extension && extension != dir_content[i].file_name) {
-				file_name = malloc(printable_size+1);
-
-				/*if the extension is bigger than the filename this is false */
-				if ((&file_name[printable_size - strlen(extension)] - 2) > file_name) {
-					memcpy(file_name, dir_content[i].file_name, (printable_size - strlen(extension)));
-					memcpy(file_name + (printable_size - strlen(extension))-1, extension, strlen(extension)+1);
-					file_name[printable_size - strlen(extension) - 2] = '~';
-					file_name[printable_size] = '\0';
-				} else {
-					memcpy(file_name + 1, extension, printable_size - 1);
-					file_name[0] = '~';
-					file_name[printable_size-2] = '~';
-					file_name[printable_size-1] = '\0';
-				}
-			} else {
-				file_name = malloc(printable_size);
-				memcpy(file_name, dir_content[i].file_name, printable_size);
-				file_name[printable_size-2] = '~';
-				file_name[printable_size-1] = '\0';
-				file_name[printable_size] = '\0';
-			}
-		} else {
-			file_name = malloc(strlen(dir_content[i].file_name)+1);
-			memcpy(file_name, dir_content[i].file_name, strlen(dir_content[i].file_name));
-			file_name[strlen(dir_content[i].file_name)] = '\0';
-		}
-
-
-
 		mvwaddstr(win, i-offset_vertical, 0, bg);
 		if(print_info) {
 			#if SETTINGS_LINE_NUMBERS == 2
@@ -309,7 +263,6 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 			mvwprintw(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_front-offset_index, "%ld", i);
 			#endif
 
-			mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_front+is_selected, file_name, line_width-offset_front-is_selected-2);
 
 			if (dir_content[i].file_type &= FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
 				mvwprintw(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_back, "%ld", dir_content[i].file_size);
@@ -318,15 +271,24 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 			} else {
 				mvwprintw(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_back, "%0.2lf %c", printed_size, size_char);
 			}
-		} else {
-			mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, 0, file_name, line_width);
+		} 
+		char *extension = strrchr(dir_content[i].file_name, '.');
+
+		size_t printable_size = offset_back-offset_front-is_selected-2;
+
+		mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_front+is_selected, dir_content[i].file_name, printable_size);
+		if (extension && printable_size <= strlen(dir_content[i].file_name)) {
+			mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_back-strlen(extension)-1, extension, strlen(extension));
+			mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_back-strlen(extension)-2, "~", 1);
 		}
+
+
 		if (dir_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
 			wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(8));
 		} else {
 			wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(dir_content[i].color_pair));
 		}
-		free(file_name);
+		/*free(file_name);*/
 
 	}
 	free(bg);