diff --git a/lib/homesick.rb b/lib/homesick.rb
index cc03e81..6c82838 100644
--- a/lib/homesick.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick.rb
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ class Homesick < Thor
   add_runtime_options!
 
   GITHUB_NAME_REPO_PATTERN = /\A([A-Za-z_-]+\/[A-Za-z_-]+)\Z/
-  SUBDIR_FILENAME = ".homesick_subdir"
+  SUBDIR_FILENAME = '.homesick_subdir'
 
   def initialize(args=[], options={}, config={})
     super
     self.shell = Homesick::Shell.new
   end
 
-  desc "clone URI", "Clone +uri+ as a castle for homesick"
+  desc 'clone URI', 'Clone +uri+ as a castle for homesick'
   def clone(uri)
     inside repos_dir do
       destination = nil
@@ -54,20 +54,20 @@ class Homesick < Thor
       if homesickrc.exist?
         proceed = shell.yes?("#{uri} has a .homesickrc. Proceed with evaling it? (This could be destructive)")
         if proceed
-          shell.say_status "eval", homesickrc
+          shell.say_status 'eval', homesickrc
           inside destination do
             eval homesickrc.read, binding, homesickrc.expand_path
           end
         else
-          shell.say_status "eval skip", "not evaling #{homesickrc}, #{destination} may need manual configuration", :blue
+          shell.say_status 'eval skip', "not evaling #{homesickrc}, #{destination} may need manual configuration", :blue
         end
       end
     end
   end
 
-  desc "pull CASTLE", "Update the specified castle"
-  method_option :all, :type => :boolean, :default => false, :required => false, :desc => "Update all cloned castles"
-  def pull(name="")
+  desc 'pull CASTLE', 'Update the specified castle'
+  method_option :all, :type => :boolean, :default => false, :required => false, :desc => 'Update all cloned castles'
+  def pull(name='')
     if options[:all]
       inside_each_castle do |castle|
         shell.say castle.to_s.gsub(repos_dir.to_s + '/', '') + ':'
@@ -79,22 +79,22 @@ class Homesick < Thor
 
   end
 
-  desc "commit CASTLE", "Commit the specified castle's changes"
+  desc 'commit CASTLE', "Commit the specified castle's changes"
   def commit(name)
     commit_castle name
 
   end
 
-  desc "push CASTLE", "Push the specified castle"
+  desc 'push CASTLE', 'Push the specified castle'
   def push(name)
     push_castle name
 
   end
 
-  desc "symlink CASTLE", "Symlinks all dotfiles from the specified castle"
-  method_option :force, :default => false, :desc => "Overwrite existing conflicting symlinks without prompting."
+  desc 'symlink CASTLE', 'Symlinks all dotfiles from the specified castle'
+  method_option :force, :default => false, :desc => 'Overwrite existing conflicting symlinks without prompting.'
   def symlink(name)
-    check_castle_existance(name, "symlink")
+    check_castle_existance(name, 'symlink')
 
     inside castle_dir(name) do
       subdirs = subdirs(name)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Homesick < Thor
     end
   end
 
-  desc "track FILE CASTLE", "add a file to a castle"
+  desc 'track FILE CASTLE', 'add a file to a castle'
   def track(file, castle)
     castle = Pathname.new(castle)
     file = Pathname.new(file.chomp('/'))
@@ -154,19 +154,19 @@ class Homesick < Thor
     end
   end
 
-  desc "list", "List cloned castles"
+  desc 'list', 'List cloned castles'
   def list
     inside_each_castle do |castle|
       say_status castle.relative_path_from(repos_dir).to_s, `git config remote.origin.url`.chomp, :cyan
     end
   end
 
-  desc "generate PATH", "generate a homesick-ready git repo at PATH"
+  desc 'generate PATH', 'generate a homesick-ready git repo at PATH'
   def generate(castle)
     castle = Pathname.new(castle).expand_path
 
     github_user = `git config github.user`.chomp
-    github_user = nil if github_user == ""
+    github_user = nil if github_user == ''
     github_repo = castle.basename
 
     empty_directory castle
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class Homesick < Thor
         git_remote_add 'origin', url
       end
 
-      empty_directory "home"
+      empty_directory 'home'
     end
   end
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Homesick < Thor
   end
 
   def update_castle(castle)
-    check_castle_existance(castle, "pull")
+    check_castle_existance(castle, 'pull')
     inside repos_dir.join(castle) do
       git_pull
       git_submodule_init
@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@ class Homesick < Thor
   end
 
   def commit_castle(castle)
-    check_castle_existance(castle, "commit")
+    check_castle_existance(castle, 'commit')
     inside repos_dir.join(castle) do
       git_commit_all
     end
   end
 
   def push_castle(castle)
-    check_castle_existance(castle, "push")
+    check_castle_existance(castle, 'push')
     inside repos_dir.join(castle) do
       git_push
     end
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class Homesick < Thor
   def symlink_each(castle, basedir, subdirs)
     absolute_basedir = Pathname.new(basedir).expand_path
     inside basedir do
-      files = Pathname.glob('{.*,*}').reject{|a| [".", ".."].include?(a.to_s)}
+      files = Pathname.glob('{.*,*}').reject{|a| ['.', '..'].include?(a.to_s)}
       files.each do |path|
         absolute_path = path.expand_path
         castle_home = castle_dir(castle)
diff --git a/lib/homesick/actions.rb b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
index 86411a6..3911fdd 100644
--- a/lib/homesick/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick/actions.rb
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ class Homesick
       end
     end
 
-    def git_init(path = ".")
+    def git_init(path = '.')
       path = Pathname.new(path)
 
       inside path do
         unless path.join('.git').exist?
           say_status 'git init', '' unless options[:quiet]
-          system "git init >/dev/null" unless options[:pretend]
+          system 'git init >/dev/null' unless options[:pretend]
         else
           say_status 'git init', 'already initialized', :blue unless options[:quiet]
         end
@@ -43,27 +43,27 @@ class Homesick
 
     def git_submodule_init(config = {})
       say_status 'git submodule', 'init', :green unless options[:quiet]
-      system "git submodule --quiet init" unless options[:pretend]
+      system 'git submodule --quiet init' unless options[:pretend]
     end
 
     def git_submodule_update(config = {})
       say_status 'git submodule', 'update', :green unless options[:quiet]
-      system "git submodule --quiet update --init --recursive >/dev/null 2>&1" unless options[:pretend]
+      system 'git submodule --quiet update --init --recursive >/dev/null 2>&1' unless options[:pretend]
     end
 
     def git_pull(config = {})
       say_status 'git pull', '', :green unless options[:quiet]
-      system "git pull --quiet" unless options[:pretend]
+      system 'git pull --quiet' unless options[:pretend]
     end
 
     def git_push(config = {})
       say_status 'git push', '', :green unless options[:quiet]
-      system "git push" unless options[:pretend]
+      system 'git push' unless options[:pretend]
     end
 
     def git_commit_all(config = {})
       say_status 'git commit all', '', :green unless options[:quiet]
-      system "git commit -v -a" unless options[:pretend]
+      system 'git commit -v -a' unless options[:pretend]
     end
 
     def git_add(file, config = {})
diff --git a/spec/homesick_spec.rb b/spec/homesick_spec.rb
index 50fbf1a..bc4e7c4 100644
--- a/spec/homesick_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/homesick_spec.rb
@@ -1,236 +1,236 @@
 require 'spec_helper' 
 
-describe "homesick" do
+describe 'homesick' do
   let(:home) { create_construct }
   after { home.destroy! }
 
-  let(:castles) { home.directory(".homesick/repos") }
+  let(:castles) { home.directory('.homesick/repos') }
 
   let(:homesick) { Homesick.new }
 
   before { homesick.stub!(:repos_dir).and_return(castles) }
 
-  describe "clone" do
-    context "of a file" do
-      it "should symlink existing directories" do
+  describe 'clone' do
+    context 'of a file' do
+      it 'should symlink existing directories' do
         somewhere = create_construct
         local_repo = somewhere.directory('wtf')
 
         homesick.clone local_repo
 
-        castles.join("wtf").readlink.should == local_repo
+        castles.join('wtf').readlink.should == local_repo
       end
 
-      context "when it exists in a repo directory" do
+      context 'when it exists in a repo directory' do
         before do
-          existing_castle = given_castle("existing_castle")
+          existing_castle = given_castle('existing_castle')
           @existing_dir = existing_castle.parent
         end
 
-        it "should not symlink" do
+        it 'should not symlink' do
           homesick.should_not_receive(:git_clone)
 
           homesick.clone @existing_dir.to_s rescue nil
         end
 
-        it "should raise an error" do
+        it 'should raise an error' do
           expect { homesick.clone @existing_dir.to_s }.to raise_error(/already cloned/i)
         end
       end
     end
 
-    it "should clone git repo like file:///path/to.git" do
-      bare_repo = File.join(create_construct.to_s, "dotfiles.git")
+    it 'should clone git repo like file:///path/to.git' do
+      bare_repo = File.join(create_construct.to_s, 'dotfiles.git')
       system "git init --bare #{bare_repo} >/dev/null 2>&1"
 
       homesick.clone "file://#{bare_repo}"
       File.directory?(File.join(home.to_s, '.homesick/repos/dotfiles')).should be_true
     end
 
-    it "should clone git repo like git://host/path/to.git" do
+    it 'should clone git repo like git://host/path/to.git' do
       homesick.should_receive(:git_clone).with('git://github.com/technicalpickles/pickled-vim.git')
 
-      homesick.clone "git://github.com/technicalpickles/pickled-vim.git"
+      homesick.clone 'git://github.com/technicalpickles/pickled-vim.git'
     end
 
-    it "should clone git repo like git@host:path/to.git" do
+    it 'should clone git repo like git@host:path/to.git' do
       homesick.should_receive(:git_clone).with('git@github.com:technicalpickles/pickled-vim.git')
 
       homesick.clone 'git@github.com:technicalpickles/pickled-vim.git'
     end
 
-    it "should clone git repo like http://host/path/to.git" do
+    it 'should clone git repo like http://host/path/to.git' do
       homesick.should_receive(:git_clone).with('http://github.com/technicalpickles/pickled-vim.git')
 
       homesick.clone 'http://github.com/technicalpickles/pickled-vim.git'
     end
 
-    it "should clone git repo like http://host/path/to" do
+    it 'should clone git repo like http://host/path/to' do
       homesick.should_receive(:git_clone).with('http://github.com/technicalpickles/pickled-vim')
 
       homesick.clone 'http://github.com/technicalpickles/pickled-vim'
     end
 
-    it "should clone git repo like host-alias:repos.git" do
+    it 'should clone git repo like host-alias:repos.git' do
       homesick.should_receive(:git_clone).with('gitolite:pickled-vim.git')
 
       homesick.clone 'gitolite:pickled-vim.git'
     end
 
-    it "should not try to clone a malformed uri like malformed" do
+    it 'should not try to clone a malformed uri like malformed' do
       homesick.should_not_receive(:git_clone)
 
       homesick.clone 'malformed' rescue nil
     end
 
-    it "should throw an exception when trying to clone a malformed uri like malformed" do
+    it 'should throw an exception when trying to clone a malformed uri like malformed' do
       expect { homesick.clone 'malformed' }.to raise_error
     end
 
-    it "should clone a github repo" do
+    it 'should clone a github repo' do
       homesick.should_receive(:git_clone).with('git://github.com/wfarr/dotfiles.git', :destination => Pathname.new('wfarr/dotfiles'))
 
-      homesick.clone "wfarr/dotfiles"
+      homesick.clone 'wfarr/dotfiles'
     end
   end
 
-  describe "symlink" do
-    let(:castle) { given_castle("glencairn") }
+  describe 'symlink' do
+    let(:castle) { given_castle('glencairn') }
 
-    it "links dotfiles from a castle to the home folder" do
-      dotfile = castle.file(".some_dotfile")
+    it 'links dotfiles from a castle to the home folder' do
+      dotfile = castle.file('.some_dotfile')
 
-      homesick.symlink("glencairn")
+      homesick.symlink('glencairn')
 
-      home.join(".some_dotfile").readlink.should == dotfile
+      home.join('.some_dotfile').readlink.should == dotfile
     end
 
-    it "links non-dotfiles from a castle to the home folder" do
-      dotfile = castle.file("bin")
+    it 'links non-dotfiles from a castle to the home folder' do
+      dotfile = castle.file('bin')
 
-      homesick.symlink("glencairn")
+      homesick.symlink('glencairn')
 
-      home.join("bin").readlink.should == dotfile
+      home.join('bin').readlink.should == dotfile
     end
 
-    context "when forced" do
+    context 'when forced' do
       let(:homesick) { Homesick.new [], :force => true }
 
-      it "can override symlinks to directories" do
+      it 'can override symlinks to directories' do
         somewhere_else = create_construct
-        existing_dotdir_link = home.join(".vim")
+        existing_dotdir_link = home.join('.vim')
         FileUtils.ln_s somewhere_else, existing_dotdir_link
 
-        dotdir = castle.directory(".vim")
+        dotdir = castle.directory('.vim')
 
-        homesick.symlink("glencairn")
+        homesick.symlink('glencairn')
 
         existing_dotdir_link.readlink.should == dotdir
       end
 
-      it "can override existing directory" do
+      it 'can override existing directory' do
         somewhere_else = create_construct
-        existing_dotdir = home.directory(".vim")
+        existing_dotdir = home.directory('.vim')
 
-        dotdir = castle.directory(".vim")
+        dotdir = castle.directory('.vim')
 
-        homesick.symlink("glencairn")
+        homesick.symlink('glencairn')
 
         existing_dotdir.readlink.should == dotdir
       end
     end
 
     context "with '.config' in .homesick_subdir" do
-      let(:castle) { given_castle("glencairn", [".config"]) }
-      it "can symlink in sub directory" do
-        dotdir = castle.directory(".config")
-        dotfile = dotdir.file(".some_dotfile")
+      let(:castle) { given_castle('glencairn', ['.config']) }
+      it 'can symlink in sub directory' do
+        dotdir = castle.directory('.config')
+        dotfile = dotdir.file('.some_dotfile')
 
-        homesick.symlink("glencairn")
+        homesick.symlink('glencairn')
 
-        home_dotdir = home.join(".config")
+        home_dotdir = home.join('.config')
         home_dotdir.symlink?.should be == false
-        home_dotdir.join(".some_dotfile").readlink.should == dotfile
+        home_dotdir.join('.some_dotfile').readlink.should == dotfile
       end
     end
 
     context "with '.config/appA' in .homesick_subdir" do
-      let(:castle) { given_castle("glencairn", [".config/appA"]) }
-      it "can symlink in nested sub directory" do
-        dotdir = castle.directory(".config").directory("appA")
-        dotfile = dotdir.file(".some_dotfile")
+      let(:castle) { given_castle('glencairn', ['.config/appA']) }
+      it 'can symlink in nested sub directory' do
+        dotdir = castle.directory('.config').directory('appA')
+        dotfile = dotdir.file('.some_dotfile')
 
-        homesick.symlink("glencairn")
+        homesick.symlink('glencairn')
 
-        home_dotdir = home.join(".config").join("appA")
+        home_dotdir = home.join('.config').join('appA')
         home_dotdir.symlink?.should be == false
-        home_dotdir.join(".some_dotfile").readlink.should == dotfile
+        home_dotdir.join('.some_dotfile').readlink.should == dotfile
       end
     end
 
     context "with '.config' and '.config/appA' in .homesick_subdir" do
-      let(:castle) { given_castle("glencairn", [".config", ".config/appA"]) }
-      it "can symlink under both of .config and .config/appA" do
-        config_dir = castle.directory(".config")
-        config_dotfile = config_dir.file(".some_dotfile")
-        appA_dir = config_dir.directory("appA")
-        appA_dotfile = appA_dir.file(".some_appfile")
+      let(:castle) { given_castle('glencairn', ['.config', '.config/appA']) }
+      it 'can symlink under both of .config and .config/appA' do
+        config_dir = castle.directory('.config')
+        config_dotfile = config_dir.file('.some_dotfile')
+        appA_dir = config_dir.directory('appA')
+        appA_dotfile = appA_dir.file('.some_appfile')
 
-        homesick.symlink("glencairn")
+        homesick.symlink('glencairn')
 
-        home_config_dir = home.join(".config")
-        home_appA_dir = home_config_dir.join("appA")
+        home_config_dir = home.join('.config')
+        home_appA_dir = home_config_dir.join('appA')
         home_config_dir.symlink?.should be == false
-        home_config_dir.join(".some_dotfile").readlink.should be == config_dotfile
+        home_config_dir.join('.some_dotfile').readlink.should be == config_dotfile
         home_appA_dir.symlink?.should be == false
-        home_appA_dir.join(".some_appfile").readlink.should == appA_dotfile
+        home_appA_dir.join('.some_appfile').readlink.should == appA_dotfile
       end
     end
   end
 
-  describe "list" do
-    it "should say each castle in the castle directory" do
+  describe 'list' do
+    it 'should say each castle in the castle directory' do
       given_castle('zomg')
       given_castle('wtf/zomg')
 
-      homesick.should_receive(:say_status).with("zomg", "git://github.com/technicalpickles/zomg.git", :cyan)
-      homesick.should_receive(:say_status).with("wtf/zomg", "git://github.com/technicalpickles/zomg.git", :cyan)
+      homesick.should_receive(:say_status).with('zomg', 'git://github.com/technicalpickles/zomg.git', :cyan)
+      homesick.should_receive(:say_status).with('wtf/zomg', 'git://github.com/technicalpickles/zomg.git', :cyan)
 
       homesick.list
     end
   end
 
-  describe "pull" do
+  describe 'pull' do
 
-    xit "needs testing"
+    xit 'needs testing'
 
-    describe "--all" do
-      xit "needs testing"
+    describe '--all' do
+      xit 'needs testing'
     end
 
   end
 
-  describe "commit" do
+  describe 'commit' do
 
-    xit "needs testing"
+    xit 'needs testing'
 
   end
 
-  describe "push" do
+  describe 'push' do
 
-    xit "needs testing"
+    xit 'needs testing'
 
   end
 
-  describe "track" do
-    it "should move the tracked file into the castle" do
+  describe 'track' do
+    it 'should move the tracked file into the castle' do
       castle = given_castle('castle_repo')
 
       some_rc_file = home.file '.some_rc_file'
 
       homesick.track(some_rc_file.to_s, 'castle_repo')
 
-      tracked_file = castle.join(".some_rc_file")
+      tracked_file = castle.join('.some_rc_file')
       tracked_file.should exist
 
       some_rc_file.readlink.should == tracked_file
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ describe "homesick" do
       some_nested_dir.realpath.should == tracked_file.realpath
     end
 
-    describe "subdir_file" do
+    describe 'subdir_file' do
 
       it 'should add the nested files parent to the subdir_file' do
         castle = given_castle('castle_repo')
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 1c78cf3..97110d7 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
     name = Pathname.new(path).basename
     castles.directory(path) do |castle|
       Dir.chdir(castle) do
-        system "git init >/dev/null 2>&1"
+        system 'git init >/dev/null 2>&1'
         system "git remote add origin git://github.com/technicalpickles/#{name}.git >/dev/null 2>&1"
         if subdirs then
           subdir_file = castle.join(Homesick::SUBDIR_FILENAME)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
             system "echo #{subdir} >> #{subdir_file}"
           end
         end
-        return castle.directory("home")
+        return castle.directory('home')
       end
     end
   end