diff --git a/line-count b/line-count
index f0976f7..2f564cd 100644
--- a/line-count
+++ b/line-count
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ===============================================================================
  Language            Files        Lines         Code     Comments       Blanks
 ===============================================================================
- C++                     4          368          293           26           49
- C++ Header              4           71           56            6            9
+ C++                     4          320          253           20           47
+ C++ Header              4           67           54            5            8
 ===============================================================================
- Total                   8          439          349           32           58
+ Total                   8          387          307           25           55
 ===============================================================================
diff --git a/src/Regex.cpp b/src/Regex.cpp
index 1fa886c..9f632fd 100644
--- a/src/Regex.cpp
+++ b/src/Regex.cpp
@@ -8,23 +8,14 @@
 // regex and stuff (collectionid)
 void Regex(cmd *inputCmd) {
     if (!inputCmd->collectionid.empty()) {
-        // Input and output file paths
-        std::string inputFilePath = inputCmd->cachesc; // Path to the input file
-
-        // Open the input file
-        std::ifstream inputFile(inputFilePath);
-
-        // Check if the input file is open
-        if (!inputFile.is_open()) {
-            throw std::runtime_error("Unable to open file: " + inputFilePath);
-        }
+        std::istringstream inputStream(inputCmd->source);
 
         // Regex to search for the desired pattern
         std::regex grepRegex(R"(<div class="workshopItemPreviewHolder  )");
         std::string line;
 
         // Process each line from the input file
-        while (std::getline(inputFile, line)) {
+        while (std::getline(inputStream, line)) {
             // grep-like behavior (only process lines containing the pattern with two spaces)
             if (std::regex_search(line, grepRegex)) {
                 // sed 's/"><div class=.*//'
@@ -49,15 +40,6 @@ void Regex(cmd *inputCmd) {
 
         // Step 6: Write "+quit" at the end of the output buffer
         inputCmd->ids += "+quit\n";
-
-        // Store the output back in the cmd structure (or handle it as needed)
-        // inputCmd->ids = outputBuffer.str(); // Store output in cacheid
-
-        // Close the input file
-        inputFile.close();
-
-        // Optionally print the output for verification
-        // std::cout << inputCmd->ids; // Print output buffer content
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/getHttp.cpp b/src/getHttp.cpp
index 067f0d5..e7295ec 100644
--- a/src/getHttp.cpp
+++ b/src/getHttp.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 #include <curl/easy.h>
-#include <fstream>
+#include "includes/Regex.hpp"
 
 size_t appendCurlOutputToString(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, std::string *woof) {
   // append the output from curl to a string
@@ -8,35 +8,22 @@ size_t appendCurlOutputToString(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, std::strin
   return size * nmemb;
 }
 
-void writeHtmlFile(std::string *woof, std::string *outputfile) {
-  // check for nullptrs
-  if (!woof || !outputfile) {
-    throw("string is null\n");
-  }
-  // open file and write to it
-  std::ofstream meow{*outputfile};
-  meow << *woof;
-}
-
-void getHttp(std::string url, std::string *outputfile) {
+void getHttp(cmd *inputCmd, std::string url) {
   // initialize curl object and curlcode
   CURL *meow = curl_easy_init();
   CURLcode res;
   std::string woof;
-  // check for nullptr and if nullptr throw an exception
-  if (!outputfile) {
-    curl_easy_cleanup(meow);
-    throw("outputfile is null\n");
-  }
+
   // set the options
   curl_easy_setopt(meow, CURLOPT_URL, url.c_str());
   curl_easy_setopt(meow, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, appendCurlOutputToString);
   curl_easy_setopt(meow, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &woof);
+
   // perform the request
-  res = curl_easy_perform(meow);
-  if (res != CURLE_OK) {
+  if (curl_easy_perform(meow) != CURLE_OK) {
     throw("failed to perform the request\n");
   }
-  writeHtmlFile(&woof, outputfile);
+
+  inputCmd->source = woof;
   curl_easy_cleanup(meow);
 }
diff --git a/src/includes/Regex.hpp b/src/includes/Regex.hpp
index b209ed4..ed2fc45 100644
--- a/src/includes/Regex.hpp
+++ b/src/includes/Regex.hpp
@@ -4,14 +4,9 @@
 
 // all the var's
 struct cmd {
-// legacy
-const char *userHome  = getenv("HOME");
-std::string usercache = std::string(userHome)   + "/.cache/";
-std::string cacheid   = std::string(usercache)  + "ids.txt";
-std::string cachesc   = std::string(usercache)  + "sources.html";
-
-// unsure
+// buffers
 std::string ids;
+std::string source;
 
 // what the args need 
 std::string collectionid;
diff --git a/src/includes/getHttp.hpp b/src/includes/getHttp.hpp
index c1f645d..33b139d 100644
--- a/src/includes/getHttp.hpp
+++ b/src/includes/getHttp.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef GETHTTP_H
 #define GETHTTP_H
 #include <string>
-void getHttp(std::string url, std::string *outputfile);
+#include "Regex.hpp"
+void getHttp(cmd *inputCmd, std::string url);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 195003a..9da28cd 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,38 +1,20 @@
 #include <cctype>
-#include <cpptoml.h>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <ostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 #include "includes/getHttp.hpp"
 #include "includes/Strings.hpp"
 #include "includes/Regex.hpp"
 #include "includes/maincommand.hpp"
 
-std::string woof(std::ifstream &meow) {
-  std::ostringstream nya;
-  nya << meow.rdbuf();
-  return nya.str();
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
   // struct cmd
   cmd inputCmd;
-
   inputCmd.dir = std::filesystem::current_path();
-  // Removes cache
-  if (std::filesystem::exists(inputCmd.cacheid) &&
-      std::filesystem::is_directory(inputCmd.cacheid)) {
-    std::filesystem::remove(inputCmd.cacheid);
-    std::filesystem::remove(inputCmd.cachesc);
-  } else {
-    std::filesystem::remove(inputCmd.cacheid);
-    std::filesystem::remove(inputCmd.cachesc);
-  }
 
   std::vector<std::string> ARGS{argv, argv + argc};
   for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
@@ -78,7 +60,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
 
           inputCmd.ab = 0;
           try {
-            getHttp(std::string{"https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=" + inputCmd.collectionid}, &inputCmd.cachesc);
+            getHttp(&inputCmd, std::string{"https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=" + inputCmd.collectionid});
           } catch (std::string &meow) {
             std::cout << meow;
             return 1;
@@ -98,7 +80,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
 
           inputCmd.ab = 0;
           try {
-            getHttp(std::string{"https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=" + inputCmd.collectionid}, &inputCmd.cachesc);
+            getHttp(&inputCmd, std::string{"https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=" + inputCmd.collectionid});
           } catch (std::string &meow) {
             std::cout << meow;
             return 1;
@@ -158,6 +140,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
     }
   }
 
+  // main functions
   Regex(&inputCmd);
   slashing(&inputCmd);
   maincommand(&inputCmd);
diff --git a/src/maincommand.cpp b/src/maincommand.cpp
index a8bf8e5..0bbab25 100644
--- a/src/maincommand.cpp
+++ b/src/maincommand.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void maincommand(cmd *inputCmd) {
       running = false; 
       cursorThread.join(); 
   } catch (const std::runtime_error& e) {
-      std::cerr << "\nError: " << e.what() << std::endl; 
+      std::cerr << "\nError: " << e.what() << "\n"; 
   }
 
   // mod or collection?