diff --git a/qdls/Program.cs b/qdls/Program.cs
index 6c1aa17..5f60b61 100644
--- a/qdls/Program.cs
+++ b/qdls/Program.cs
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ if(arguments.Count == 0)
 //	run on targets
 foreach(var arg in arguments) {
 	//	don't try to list nonexistent entries or files
-	if(!Path.Exists(arg))
-		Console.WriteLine($"'{arg}: does not exist");
-	if(File.Exists(arg))
-		Console.WriteLine($"'{arg}: is file");
+	if(!Path.Exists(arg)) {
+		Console.WriteLine($"'{arg}': does not exist");
+		continue;
+	}
+	if(File.Exists(arg)) {
+		Console.WriteLine($"'{arg}': is file");
+		continue;
+	}
 
 	//	fetch children
 	var children = Directory.GetFileSystemEntries(arg);
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ foreach(var arg in arguments) {
 	if(args.Length > 1)
 		Console.WriteLine($"{arg}:");
 	//	iterate over children; build buffer and output when full
-	foreach(var child in children) {
+	foreach(var child in children.OrderBy(f => (int)(Path.GetFileName(f)[0]))) {
 		var name = Path.GetFileName(child);
 
 		//	format hidden files