diff --git a/README b/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbfd481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Statusbar setter for DWM that should work in FreeBSD and Linux.
+Displays battery status, temperature, date and time.
diff --git a/status.c b/status.c
index fe8cde4..ca6992f 100644
--- a/status.c
+++ b/status.c
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 /* made by profil 2011-12-29.
  * Added:
  *    * Battery and temperature status for Linux and FreeBSD
- *
- * Compile with:
- * bestcc -Wnone -pedantic -std=c49 -lX11 status.c -o status
  */
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -135,7 +132,7 @@ getbat(int *mib, int *power)
 		return "?";
 	}
 
-	snprintf(buf, 16, "BAT %d", batval);
+	snprintf(buf, BATBUF_LEN, "BAT %d", batval);
 
 	fclose(batstat);
 
@@ -154,9 +151,9 @@ getbat(int *mib, int *power)
 	plugged_in_err = sysctl(power, 3, &plugged_in, &batlife_len, NULL, 0);
 
 	if (plugged_in_err || !plugged_in) {
-		snprintf(buf, 16, "BAT %d", batlife);
+		snprintf(buf, BATBUF_LEN, "BAT %d", batlife);
 	} else {
-		snprintf(buf, 16, "AC, BAT %d", batlife);
+		snprintf(buf, BATBUF_LEN, "AC, BAT %d", batlife);
 	}
 
 #endif
@@ -170,7 +167,10 @@ main()
 	    mib_temp[TEMP_MIB_LEN],
 	    mib_ac[AC_MIB_LEN];
 
-	char bat_buf[8], datetime_buf[65], temp_buf[8], status[200];
+	char bat_buf[BATBUF_LEN],
+	     datetime_buf[DATETIME_LEN],
+	     temp_buf[TEMPER_LEN],
+	     status[STATUS_LEN];
 
 	if (!(dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL))) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open display.\n");
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ main()
 		snprintf(status, 200, "%s%% | %s | %s",
 			getbat(mib_bat, mib_ac), gettemp(mib_temp), datetime);
 	
-
 		setstatus(status);
 	}