diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/blacklist.sh b/advanced/Scripts/blacklist.sh
index 70b8131a..cf5e09a7 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/blacklist.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/blacklist.sh
@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ versbose=true
 domList=()
 domToRemoveList=()
 
-
-piholeIPfile=/tmp/piholeIP
 piholeIPv6file=/etc/pihole/.useIPv6
 
 # Otherwise, the IP address can be taken directly from the machine, which will happen when the script is run by the user and not the installation script
 IPv4dev=$(ip route get 8.8.8.8 | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++)if($i~/dev/)print $(i+1)}')
-piholeIPCIDR=$(ip -o -f inet addr show dev $IPv4dev | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}')
+piholeIPCIDR=$(ip -o -f inet addr show dev "$IPv4dev" | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}')
 piholeIP=${piholeIPCIDR%/*}
 
 modifyHost=false
@@ -53,10 +51,10 @@ fi
 
 function HandleOther(){	
   #check validity of domain
-	validDomain=$(echo $1 | perl -ne'print if /\b((?=[a-z0-9-]{1,63}\.)(xn--)?[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*\.)+[a-z]{2,63}\b/')
+	validDomain=$(echo "$1" | perl -ne'print if /\b((?=[a-z0-9-]{1,63}\.)(xn--)?[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*\.)+[a-z]{2,63}\b/')
 	
 	if [ -z "$validDomain" ]; then
-		echo $1 is not a valid argument or domain name
+		echo "$1" is not a valid argument or domain name
 	else	  
 	  domList=("${domList[@]}" $validDomain)
 	fi
@@ -69,10 +67,10 @@ function PopBlacklistFile(){
 	fi	
 	for dom in "${domList[@]}"
 	do	  
-	  if $addmode; then
-	  	AddDomain $dom
+	  if "$addmode"; then
+	  	AddDomain "$dom"
 	  else
-	    RemoveDomain $dom
+	    RemoveDomain "$dom"
 	  fi
 	done
 }
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ function AddDomain(){
 	  if $versbose; then
 	  echo -n "::: Adding $1 to blacklist file..."
 	  fi
-		echo $1 >> $blacklist
+		echo "$1" >> $blacklist
 		modifyHost=true
 		echo " done!"
 	else
@@ -119,14 +117,14 @@ function ModifyHostFile(){
 	 if $addmode; then
 	    #add domains to the hosts file
 	    if [[ -r $blacklist ]];then
-	      numberOf=$(cat $blacklist | sed '/^\s*$/d' | wc -l)
+	      numberOf=$($blacklist | sed '/^\s*$/d' | wc -l)
         plural=; [[ "$numberOf" != "1" ]] && plural=s
         echo ":::"
         echo -n "::: Modifying HOSTS file to blacklist $numberOf domain${plural}..."	   		    
 	    	if [[ -n $piholeIPv6 ]];then	    	  
-	    	  cat $blacklist | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" -v ipv6addr="$piholeIPv6" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0"\n"ipv6addr" "$0}' >> $adList
+				$blacklist | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" -v ipv6addr="$piholeIPv6" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0"\n"ipv6addr" "$0}' >> $adList
 	      else	        
-	      	cat $blacklist | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0}' >>$adList
+				$blacklist | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0}' >>$adList
 	      fi		    
 		   
 	  	fi
@@ -138,10 +136,10 @@ function ModifyHostFile(){
 	      #we need to remove the domains from the blacklist file and the host file	     
 				echo "::: $dom"
 				echo -n ":::    removing from HOSTS file..."
-	      echo $dom | sed 's/\./\\./g' | xargs -I {} perl -i -ne'print unless /[^.]'{}'(?!.)/;' $adList  
+	      echo "$dom" | sed 's/\./\\./g' | xargs -I {} perl -i -ne'print unless /[^.]'{}'(?!.)/;' $adList  
 	      echo " done!"
 	      echo -n ":::    removing from blackist.txt..."
-	      echo $dom | sed 's/\./\\./g' | xargs -I {} perl -i -ne'print unless /'{}'(?!.)/;' $blacklist
+	      echo "$dom" | sed 's/\./\\./g' | xargs -I {} perl -i -ne'print unless /'{}'(?!.)/;' $blacklist
 	      echo " done!"
 		done	  
 		fi
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ function Reload() {
 
 	if [[ $dnsmasqPid ]]; then
 		# service already running - reload config
-		sudo kill -HUP $dnsmasqPid
+		sudo kill -HUP "$dnsmasqPid"
 	else
 		# service not running, start it up
 		sudo service dnsmasq start
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ do
     "-d" | "--delmode"   ) addmode=false;;
     "-f" | "--force"     ) force=true;;
     "-q" | "--quiet"     ) versbose=false;;  			
-    *                    ) HandleOther $var;;
+    *                    ) HandleOther "$var";;
   esac
 done
 
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/chronometer.sh b/advanced/Scripts/chronometer.sh
index ebed8684..3e5559e0 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/chronometer.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/chronometer.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function CalcBlockedDomains(){
 
 function CalcQueriesToday(){
 	if [ -e "$piLog" ];then
-		queriesToday=$(cat "$piLog" | grep "$today" | awk '/query/ {print $6}' | wc -l)
+		queriesToday=$("$piLog" | grep "$today" | awk '/query/ {print $6}' | wc -l)
 	else
 		queriesToday="Err."
 	fi
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function CalcQueriesToday(){
 
 function CalcblockedToday(){
 	if [ -e "$piLog" ] && [ -e "$gravity" ];then
-		blockedToday=$(cat $piLog | awk '/\/etc\/pihole\/gravity.list/ && !/address/ {print $6}' | wc -l)
+		blockedToday=$($piLog | awk '/\/etc\/pihole\/gravity.list/ && !/address/ {print $6}' | wc -l)
 	else
 		blockedToday="Err."
 	fi
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh b/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh
index 853c3b79..0bea10aa 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/whitelist.sh
@@ -33,12 +33,11 @@ versbose=true
 domList=()
 domToRemoveList=()
 
-piholeIPfile=/tmp/piholeIP
 piholeIPv6file=/etc/pihole/.useIPv6
 
 # Otherwise, the IP address can be taken directly from the machine, which will happen when the script is run by the user and not the installation script
 IPv4dev=$(ip route get 8.8.8.8 | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++)if($i~/dev/)print $(i+1)}')
-piholeIPCIDR=$(ip -o -f inet addr show dev $IPv4dev | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}')
+piholeIPCIDR=$(ip -o -f inet addr show dev "$IPv4dev" | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}')
 piholeIP=${piholeIPCIDR%/*}
 
 modifyHost=false
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ fi
 
 function HandleOther(){	
   #check validity of domain
-	validDomain=$(echo $1 | perl -ne'print if /\b((?=[a-z0-9-]{1,63}\.)(xn--)?[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*\.)+[a-z]{2,63}\b/')
+	validDomain=$(echo "$1" | perl -ne'print if /\b((?=[a-z0-9-]{1,63}\.)(xn--)?[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*\.)+[a-z]{2,63}\b/')
 	
 	if [ -z "$validDomain" ]; then
 		echo "::: $1 is not a valid argument or domain name"
@@ -69,9 +68,9 @@ function PopWhitelistFile(){
 	for dom in "${domList[@]}"
 	do	  
 	  if $addmode; then
-	  	AddDomain $dom
+	  	AddDomain "$dom"
 	  else
-	    RemoveDomain $dom
+	    RemoveDomain "$dom"
 	  fi
 	done
 }
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ function AddDomain(){
 	  if $versbose; then
 		echo -n "::: Adding $1 to whitelist.txt..."
 	  fi
-	  echo $1 >> $whitelist
+	  echo "$1" >> $whitelist
 		modifyHost=true
 		if $versbose; then
 	  	echo " done!"
@@ -122,12 +121,12 @@ function ModifyHostFile(){
 	    #remove domains in  from hosts file
 	    if [[ -r $whitelist ]];then
         # Remove whitelist entries
-				numberOf=$(cat $whitelist | sed '/^\s*$/d' | wc -l)
+				numberOf=$($whitelist | sed '/^\s*$/d' | wc -l)
         plural=; [[ "$numberOf" != "1" ]] && plural=s
         echo ":::"
         echo -n "::: Modifying HOSTS file to whitelist $numberOf domain${plural}..."
-        awk -F':' '{print $1}' $whitelist | while read line; do echo "$piholeIP $line"; done > /etc/pihole/whitelist.tmp
-        awk -F':' '{print $1}' $whitelist | while read line; do echo "$piholeIPv6 $line"; done >> /etc/pihole/whitelist.tmp
+        awk -F':' '{print $1}' $whitelist | while read -r line; do echo "$piholeIP $line"; done > /etc/pihole/whitelist.tmp
+        awk -F':' '{print $1}' $whitelist | while read -r line; do echo "$piholeIPv6 $line"; done >> /etc/pihole/whitelist.tmp
         echo "l" >> /etc/pihole/whitelist.tmp
         grep -F -x -v -f /etc/pihole/whitelist.tmp /etc/pihole/gravity.list > /etc/pihole/gravity.tmp        
         rm /etc/pihole/gravity.list
@@ -144,15 +143,15 @@ function ModifyHostFile(){
 	    do	      
 	    	if [[ -n $piholeIPv6 ]];then
 	    	  echo -n ":::    Un-whitelisting $rdom on IPv4 and IPv6..."
-	    	  echo $rdom | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" -v ipv6addr="$piholeIPv6" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0"\n"ipv6addr" "$0}' >> $adList
+	    	  echo "$rdom" | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" -v ipv6addr="$piholeIPv6" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0"\n"ipv6addr" "$0}' >> $adList
 	    	  echo " done!"
 	      else
 	        echo -n ":::    Un-whitelisting $rdom on IPv4"
-	      	echo $rdom | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0}' >>$adList
+	      	echo "$rdom" | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0}' >>$adList
 	      	echo " done!"
 	      fi
 	      echo -n ":::        Removing $rdom from whitelist.txt..."
-	      echo $rdom| sed 's/\./\\./g' | xargs -I {} perl -i -ne'print unless /'{}'(?!.)/;' $whitelist
+	      echo "$rdom" | sed 's/\./\\./g' | xargs -I {} perl -i -ne'print unless /'{}'(?!.)/;' $whitelist
 	      echo " done!"
 	    done
 	  fi	
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ function Reload() {
 
 	if [[ $dnsmasqPid ]]; then
 		# service already running - reload config
-		sudo kill -HUP $dnsmasqPid
+		sudo kill -HUP "$dnsmasqPid"
 	else
 		# service not running, start it up
 		sudo service dnsmasq start
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ do
     "-d" | "--delmode"   ) addmode=false;;
     "-f" | "--force"     ) force=true;;
     "-q" | "--quiet"     ) versbose=false;;  			
-    *                    ) HandleOther $var;;
+    *                    ) HandleOther "$var";;
   esac
 done
 
diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 8068a485..fe385fbb 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ c=$(( columns / 2 ))
 # Find IP used to route to outside world
 
 IPv4dev=$(ip route get 8.8.8.8 | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++)if($i~/dev/)print $(i+1)}')
-IPv4addr=$(ip -o -f inet addr show dev $IPv4dev | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}')
+IPv4addr=$(ip -o -f inet addr show dev "$IPv4dev" | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}')
 IPv4gw=$(ip route get 8.8.8.8 | awk '{print $3}')
 
 availableInterfaces=$(ip -o link | awk '{print $2}' | grep -v "lo" | cut -d':' -f1)
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ else
 	fi
 fi
 
-
-if [ -d "/etc/pihole" ]; then
-		# Likely an existing install
-		upgrade=true
-	else
-		upgrade=false
-fi
+### Nate 3/26/2016 - Why are we declaring upgrade here? It isn't global (nor is it used anywhere else)
+# if [ -d "/etc/pihole" ]; then
+		# # Likely an existing install
+		# upgrade=true
+	# else
+		# upgrade=false
+# fi
 
 ####### FUNCTIONS ##########
 ###All credit for the below function goes to http://fitnr.com/showing-a-bash-spinner.html
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ spinner() {
 
 	spin='-\|/'
 	i=0
-	while $SUDO kill -0 $pid 2>/dev/null
+	while $SUDO kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null
 	do
 		i=$(( (i+1) %4 ))
-		printf "\b${spin:$i:1}"
+		printf "\b%s" "{$spin:$i:1}"
 		sleep .1
 	done
 	printf "\b"
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ backupLegacyPihole() {
 	if [[ -f /etc/dnsmasq.d/adList.conf ]];then
 		echo "::: Original Pi-hole detected.  Initiating sub space transport"
 		$SUDO mkdir -p /etc/pihole/original/
-		$SUDO mv /etc/dnsmasq.d/adList.conf /etc/pihole/original/adList.conf.$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
-		$SUDO mv /etc/dnsmasq.conf /etc/pihole/original/dnsmasq.conf.$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
-		$SUDO mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/pihole/original/resolv.conf.$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
-		$SUDO mv /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf /etc/pihole/original/lighttpd.conf.$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
-		$SUDO mv /var/www/pihole/index.html /etc/pihole/original/index.html.$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
-		$SUDO mv /usr/local/bin/gravity.sh /etc/pihole/original/gravity.sh.$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
+		$SUDO mv /etc/dnsmasq.d/adList.conf /etc/pihole/original/adList.conf."$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")"
+		$SUDO mv /etc/dnsmasq.conf /etc/pihole/original/dnsmasq.conf."$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")"
+		$SUDO mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/pihole/original/resolv.conf."$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")"
+		$SUDO mv /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf /etc/pihole/original/lighttpd.conf."$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")"
+		$SUDO mv /var/www/pihole/index.html /etc/pihole/original/index.html."$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")"
+		$SUDO mv /usr/local/bin/gravity.sh /etc/pihole/original/gravity.sh."$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")"
 	else
 		:
 	fi
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ verifyFreeDiskSpace() {
 	# 25MB is the minimum space needed (20MB install + 5MB one day of logs.)
 	requiredFreeBytes=51200
 	
-	existingFreeBytes=`df -lk / 2>&1 | awk '{print $4}' | head -2 | tail -1`    	
+	existingFreeBytes=$(df -lk / 2>&1 | awk '{print $4}' | head -2 | tail -1)  	
 	if ! [[ "$existingFreeBytes" =~ ^([0-9])+$ ]]; then       
-		existingFreeBytes=`df -lk /dev 2>&1 | awk '{print $4}' | head -2 | tail -1`		
+		existingFreeBytes=$(df -lk /dev 2>&1 | awk '{print $4}' | head -2 | tail -1)		
 	fi
 	
 	if [[ $existingFreeBytes -lt $requiredFreeBytes ]]; then
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ chooseInterface() {
 		do
 		piholeInterface=$desiredInterface
 		echo "::: Using interface: $piholeInterface"
-		echo ${piholeInterface} > /tmp/piholeINT
+		echo "${piholeInterface}" > /tmp/piholeINT
 		done
 	else
 		echo "::: Cancel selected, exiting...."
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ chooseInterface() {
 
 cleanupIPv6() {
 	# Removes IPv6 indicator file if we are not using IPv6
-	if [ -f "/etc/pihole/.useIPv6" ] && [ ! $useIPv6 ]; then
+	if [ -f "/etc/pihole/.useIPv6" ] && [ ! "$useIPv6" ]; then
 		rm /etc/pihole/.useIPv6
 	fi
 }
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ getStaticIPv4Settings() {
 		until [[ $ipSettingsCorrect = True ]]
 		do
 			# Ask for the IPv4 address
-			IPv4addr=$(whiptail --backtitle "Calibrating network interface" --title "IPv4 address" --inputbox "Enter your desired IPv4 address" $r $c $IPv4addr 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+			IPv4addr=$(whiptail --backtitle "Calibrating network interface" --title "IPv4 address" --inputbox "Enter your desired IPv4 address" $r $c "$IPv4addr" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
 			if [[ $? = 0 ]];then
 				echo "::: Your static IPv4 address:    $IPv4addr"
 				# Ask for the gateway
-				IPv4gw=$(whiptail --backtitle "Calibrating network interface" --title "IPv4 gateway (router)" --inputbox "Enter your desired IPv4 default gateway" $r $c $IPv4gw 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+				IPv4gw=$(whiptail --backtitle "Calibrating network interface" --title "IPv4 gateway (router)" --inputbox "Enter your desired IPv4 default gateway" $r $c "$IPv4gw" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
 				if [[ $? = 0 ]];then
 					echo "::: Your static IPv4 gateway:    $IPv4gw"
 					# Give the user a chance to review their settings before moving on
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ getStaticIPv4Settings() {
 							Gateway:       $IPv4gw" $r $c)then
 							# If the settings are correct, then we need to set the piholeIP
 							# Saving it to a temporary file us to retrieve it later when we run the gravity.sh script
-							echo ${IPv4addr%/*} > /tmp/piholeIP
-							echo $piholeInterface > /tmp/piholeINT
+							echo "${IPv4addr%/*}" > /tmp/piholeIP
+							echo "$piholeInterface" > /tmp/piholeINT
 							# After that's done, the loop ends and we move on
 							ipSettingsCorrect=True
 					else
@@ -292,12 +292,12 @@ setDHCPCD() {
 
 setStaticIPv4() {
 	# Tries to set the IPv4 address
-	if grep -q $IPv4addr $dhcpcdFile; then
+	if grep -q "$IPv4addr" $dhcpcdFile; then
 		# address already set, noop
 		:
 	else
 		setDHCPCD
-		$SUDO ip addr replace dev $piholeInterface $IPv4addr
+		$SUDO ip addr replace dev "$piholeInterface" "$IPv4addr"
 		echo ":::"
 		echo "::: Setting IP to $IPv4addr.  You may need to restart after the install is complete."
 		echo ":::"
@@ -377,14 +377,14 @@ setDNS(){
 					
 					piholeDNS=$(whiptail --backtitle "Specify Upstream DNS Provider(s)"  --inputbox "Enter your desired upstream DNS provider(s), seperated by a comma.\n\nFor example '8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4'" $r $c "$prePopulate" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
 					if [[ $? = 0 ]];then
-						piholeDNS1=$(echo $piholeDNS | sed 's/[, \t]\+/,/g' | awk -F, '{print$1}')
-						piholeDNS2=$(echo $piholeDNS | sed 's/[, \t]\+/,/g' | awk -F, '{print$2}')
+						piholeDNS1=$(echo "$piholeDNS" | sed 's/[, \t]\+/,/g' | awk -F, '{print$1}')
+						piholeDNS2=$(echo "$piholeDNS" | sed 's/[, \t]\+/,/g' | awk -F, '{print$2}')
 						
-						if ! valid_ip $piholeDNS1 || [ ! $piholeDNS1 ]; then
+						if ! valid_ip "$piholeDNS1" || [ ! "$piholeDNS1" ]; then
 							piholeDNS1=$strInvalid
 						fi
 												
-						if ! valid_ip $piholeDNS2 && [ $piholeDNS2 ]; then
+						if ! valid_ip "$piholeDNS2" && [ "$piholeDNS2" ]; then
 							piholeDNS2=$strInvalid
 						fi
 						
@@ -393,14 +393,14 @@ setDNS(){
 						exit 1
 					fi
 					
-					if [[ $piholeDNS1 == $strInvalid ]] || [[ $piholeDNS2 == $strInvalid ]]; then
+					if [[ $piholeDNS1 == "$strInvalid" ]] || [[ $piholeDNS2 == "$strInvalid" ]]; then
 						whiptail --msgbox --backtitle "Invalid IP" --title "Invalid IP" "One or both entered IP addresses were invalid. Please try again.\n\n    DNS Server 1:   $piholeDNS1\n    DNS Server 2:   $piholeDNS2" $r $c						
 						
-						if [[ $piholeDNS1 == $strInvalid ]]; then
+						if [[ $piholeDNS1 == "$strInvalid" ]]; then
 							piholeDNS1=""
 						fi
 						
-						if [[ $piholeDNS2 == $strInvalid ]]; then
+						if [[ $piholeDNS2 == "$strInvalid" ]]; then
 							piholeDNS2=""
 						fi
 						
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ checkForDependencies() {
 	# it needs to have been run at least once on new installs!
 
 	timestamp=$(stat -c %Y /var/cache/apt/)
-	timestampAsDate=$(date -d @$timestamp "+%b %e")
+	timestampAsDate=$(date -d @"$timestamp" "+%b %e")
 	today=$(date "+%b %e")
 
 	if [ ! "$today" == "$timestampAsDate" ]; then
@@ -540,9 +540,9 @@ checkForDependencies() {
 	do
 	:
 		echo -n ":::    Checking for $i..."
-		if [ $(dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' $i 2>/dev/null | grep -c "ok installed") -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$(dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' "$i" 2>/dev/null | grep -c "ok installed")" -eq 0 ]; then
 			echo -n " Not found! Installing...."
-			$SUDO apt-get -y -qq install $i > /dev/null & spinner $!
+			$SUDO apt-get -y -qq install "$i" > /dev/null & spinner $!
 			echo " done!"
 		else
 			echo " already installed!"
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ is_repo() {
 make_repo() {
     # Remove the non-repod interface and clone the interface
     echo -n ":::    Cloning $2 into $1..."
-    $SUDO rm -rf $1
+    $SUDO rm -rf "$1"
     $SUDO git clone -q "$2" "$1" > /dev/null & spinner $!
     echo " done!"
 }
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ make_repo() {
 update_repo() {
     # Pull the latest commits
     echo -n ":::     Updating repo in $1..."
-    cd "$1"
+    cd "$1" || exit
     $SUDO git pull -q > /dev/null & spinner $!
     echo " done!"
 }
diff --git a/automated install/uninstall.sh b/automated install/uninstall.sh
index ee4e80a0..d116c4e4 100644
--- a/automated install/uninstall.sh	
+++ b/automated install/uninstall.sh	
@@ -27,9 +27,16 @@ fi
 
 
 ######### SCRIPT ###########
-$SUDO apt-get -y remove --purge dnsutils bc toilet
-$SUDO apt-get -y remove --purge dnsmasq
-$SUDO apt-get -y remove --purge lighttpd php5-common php5-cgi php5
+read -p "Do you wish to purge PiHole's dependencies from your OS?\n WARNING: This is destructive if run on any non-Debian based OS \n(SAFE TO RUN ON RASPBIAN)" -n 1 -r
+echo
+if [[ $REPLY =~ ^{Yy]$ ]]; then
+	$SUDO apt-get -y remove --purge dnsutils bc toilet
+	$SUDO apt-get -y remove --purge dnsmasq
+	$SUDO apt-get -y remove --purge lighttpd php5-common php5-cgi php5
+	
+	echo "Removing dnsmasq config files..."
+	$SUDO rm /etc/dnsmasq.conf /etc/dnsmasq.conf.orig
+fi
 
 # Only web directories/files that are created by pihole should be removed.
 echo "Removing the Pi-hole Web server files..."
@@ -42,9 +49,6 @@ if [[ ! "$(ls -A /var/www/html)" ]]; then
     $SUDO rm -rf /var/www/html
 fi
 
-echo "Removing dnsmasq config files..."
-$SUDO rm /etc/dnsmasq.conf /etc/dnsmasq.conf.orig
-
 # Attempt to preserve backwards compatibility with older versions
 # to guarantee no additional changes were made to /etc/crontab after
 # the installation of pihole, /etc/crontab.pihole should be permanently
@@ -63,7 +67,6 @@ if [[ -f /etc/cron.d/pihole ]];then
 fi
 
 echo "Removing config files and scripts..."
-$SUDO rm /etc/dnsmasq.conf
 $SUDO rm -rf /etc/lighttpd/
 $SUDO rm /var/log/pihole.log
 $SUDO rm /usr/local/bin/gravity.sh
diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh
index 321aec27..4a04f222 100755
--- a/gravity.sh
+++ b/gravity.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if [[ -f $piholeIPfile ]];then
 else
     # Otherwise, the IP address can be taken directly from the machine, which will happen when the script is run by the user and not the installation script
     IPv4dev=$(ip route get 8.8.8.8 | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++)if($i~/dev/)print $(i+1)}')
-    piholeIPCIDR=$(ip -o -f inet addr show dev $IPv4dev | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}')
+    piholeIPCIDR=$(ip -o -f inet addr show dev "$IPv4dev" | awk '{print $4}' | awk 'END {print}')
     piholeIP=${piholeIPCIDR%/*}
 fi
 
@@ -54,18 +54,19 @@ fi
 
 
 # Variables for various stages of downloading and formatting the list
+## Nate 3/26/2016 - Commented unused variables
 basename=pihole
 piholeDir=/etc/$basename
 adList=$piholeDir/gravity.list
-blacklist=$piholeDir/blacklist.txt
-whitelist=$piholeDir/whitelist.txt
-latentWhitelist=$piholeDir/latentWhitelist.txt
+#blacklist=$piholeDir/blacklist.txt
+#whitelist=$piholeDir/whitelist.txt
+#latentWhitelist=$piholeDir/latentWhitelist.txt
 justDomainsExtension=domains
 matterandlight=$basename.0.matterandlight.txt
 supernova=$basename.1.supernova.txt
 eventHorizon=$basename.2.eventHorizon.txt
 accretionDisc=$basename.3.accretionDisc.txt
-eyeOfTheNeedle=$basename.4.wormhole.txt
+#eyeOfTheNeedle=$basename.4.wormhole.txt
 
 # After setting defaults, check if there's local overrides
 if [[ -r $piholeDir/pihole.conf ]];then
@@ -76,19 +77,18 @@ fi
 
 spinner(){
         local pid=$1
-        local delay=0.001
-        local spinstr='/-\|'
 
         spin='-\|/'
         i=0
-        while $SUDO kill -0 $pid 2>/dev/null
+        while $SUDO kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null
         do
                 i=$(( (i+1) %4 ))
-                printf "\b${spin:$i:1}"
+                printf "\b%s" "${spin:$i:1}"
                 sleep .1
         done
         printf "\b"
 }
+
 ###########################
 # collapse - begin formation of pihole
 function gravity_collapse() {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function gravity_collapse() {
 		#custom file found, use this instead of default
 		echo -n "::: Custom adList file detected. Reading..."
 		sources=()
-		while read -a line; do
+		while read -r line; do
 			#Do not read commented out or blank lines
 			if [[ $line = \#* ]] || [[ ! $line ]]; then
 				echo "" > /dev/null
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function gravity_collapse() {
 		#no custom file found, use defaults!
 		echo -n "::: No custom adlist file detected, reading from default file..."
 				sources=()
-		while read -a line; do
+		while read -r line; do
 			#Do not read commented out or blank lines
 			if [[ $line = \#* ]] || [[ ! $line ]]; then
 				echo "" > /dev/null
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function gravity_patternCheck() {
 		# Some of the blocklists are copyright, they need to be downloaded
 		# and stored as is. They can be processed for content after they
 		# have been saved.
-		cp $patternBuffer $saveLocation
+		cp "$patternBuffer" "$saveLocation"
 		echo " List updated, transport successful!"
 	else
 		# curl didn't download any host files, probably because of the date check
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ function gravity_transport() {
 	fi
 
 	# Silently curl url
-	curl -s $cmd_ext $heisenbergCompensator -A "$agent" $url > $patternBuffer 
+	curl -s "$cmd_ext" "$heisenbergCompensator" -A "$agent" "$url" > "$patternBuffer"
 	# Check for list updates
-	gravity_patternCheck $patternBuffer 
+	gravity_patternCheck "$patternBuffer"
 
 	# Cleanup
-	rm -f $patternBuffer
+	rm -f "$patternBuffer"
 }
 
 # spinup - main gravity function
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function gravity_Schwarzchild() {
 	truncate -s 0 $piholeDir/$matterandlight & spinner $! 
 	for i in "${activeDomains[@]}"
 	do
-   		cat $i |tr -d '\r' >> $piholeDir/$matterandlight
+		"$i" |tr -d '\r' >> $piholeDir/$matterandlight
 	done
 	echo " done!"
 	
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function gravity_Whitelist() {
 	echo -n "::: Adding ${#sources[@]} ad list source${plural} to the whitelist..."
 	
 	urls=()
-	for url in ${sources[@]}
+	for url in "${sources[@]}"
 	do
         tmp=$(echo "$url" | awk -F '/' '{print $3}')
         urls=("${urls[@]}" $tmp)
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ function gravity_Whitelist() {
 	echo " done!"
 	
 	echo -n "::: Running whitelist script to update HOSTS file...."
-	$whitelistScript -f -nr -q ${urls[@]} > /dev/null & spinner $!
+	$whitelistScript -f -nr -q "${urls[@]}" > /dev/null & spinner $!
 		
 	numWhitelisted=$(wc -l < "/etc/pihole/whitelist.txt")
 	plural=; [[ "$numWhitelisted" != "1" ]] && plural=s
@@ -283,13 +283,13 @@ function gravity_hostFormat() {
   if [[ -n $piholeIPv6 ]];then
   	#Add dummy domain Pi-Hole.IsWorking.OK to the top of gravity.list to make ping result return a friendlier looking domain!
     echo -e "$piholeIP Pi-Hole.IsWorking.OK \n$piholeIPv6 Pi-Hole.IsWorking.OK" > $piholeDir/$accretionDisc
-    cat $piholeDir/$eventHorizon | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" -v ipv6addr="$piholeIPv6" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0"\n"ipv6addr" "$0}' >> $piholeDir/$accretionDisc
+    $piholeDir/$eventHorizon | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" -v ipv6addr="$piholeIPv6" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0"\n"ipv6addr" "$0}' >> $piholeDir/$accretionDisc
     
   else
       # Otherwise, just create gravity.list as normal using IPv4
       #Add dummy domain Pi-Hole.IsWorking.OK to the top of gravity.list to make ping result return a friendlier looking domain!
     echo -e "$piholeIP Pi-Hole.IsWorking.OK" > $piholeDir/$accretionDisc
-    cat $piholeDir/$eventHorizon | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0}' >> $piholeDir/$accretionDisc
+    $piholeDir/$eventHorizon | awk -v ipv4addr="$piholeIP" '{sub(/\r$/,""); print ipv4addr" "$0}' >> $piholeDir/$accretionDisc
   fi
 	# Copy the file over as /etc/pihole/gravity.list so dnsmasq can use it
 	cp $piholeDir/$accretionDisc $adList
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@ function gravity_blackbody() {
 	for file in $piholeDir/*.$justDomainsExtension
 	do
 		# If list is in active array then leave it (noop) else rm the list
-		if [[ " ${activeDomains[@]} " =~ " ${file} " ]]; then
+		if [[ " ${activeDomains[@]} " =~ ${file} ]]; then
 			:
 		else
-			rm -f $file
+			rm -f "$file"
 		fi
 	done
 }
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ function gravity_reload() {
 
 	if [[ $dnsmasqPid ]]; then
 		# service already running - reload config
-		$SUDO kill -HUP $dnsmasqPid & spinner $!
+		$SUDO kill -HUP "$dnsmasqPid" & spinner $!
 	else
 		# service not running, start it up
 		$SUDO service dnsmasq start & spinner $!