diff --git a/cmd/micro/actions.go b/cmd/micro/actions.go
index ee1fa407..89e2a819 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/actions.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/actions.go
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ func (v *View) PlayMacro(usePlugin bool) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// SpawnMultiCursor creates a new multiple cursor at the next occurence of the current selection or current word
+// SpawnMultiCursor creates a new multiple cursor at the next occurrence of the current selection or current word
 func (v *View) SpawnMultiCursor(usePlugin bool) bool {
 	spawner := v.Buf.cursors[len(v.Buf.cursors)-1]
 	// You can only spawn a cursor from the main cursor
diff --git a/cmd/micro/buffer.go b/cmd/micro/buffer.go
index b8071839..aeb50bc4 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/buffer.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/buffer.go
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ func (b *Buffer) UpdateRules() {
 	if b.syntaxDef != nil {
 		highlight.ResolveIncludes(b.syntaxDef, files)
 	}
-	files = nil
 
 	if b.highlighter == nil || rehighlight {
 		if b.syntaxDef != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/micro/eventhandler.go b/cmd/micro/eventhandler.go
index d50bdb0e..3ed08f0b 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/eventhandler.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/eventhandler.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (eh *EventHandler) Insert(start Loc, text string) {
 	e := &TextEvent{
 		C:         *eh.buf.cursors[eh.buf.curCursor],
 		EventType: TextEventInsert,
-		Deltas:    []Delta{Delta{text, start, Loc{0, 0}}},
+		Deltas:    []Delta{{text, start, Loc{0, 0}}},
 		Time:      time.Now(),
 	}
 	eh.Execute(e)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (eh *EventHandler) Remove(start, end Loc) {
 	e := &TextEvent{
 		C:         *eh.buf.cursors[eh.buf.curCursor],
 		EventType: TextEventRemove,
-		Deltas:    []Delta{Delta{"", start, end}},
+		Deltas:    []Delta{{"", start, end}},
 		Time:      time.Now(),
 	}
 	eh.Execute(e)
diff --git a/cmd/micro/lineArray.go b/cmd/micro/lineArray.go
index 955ceec7..2ad4ea31 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/lineArray.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/lineArray.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func NewLineArray(size int64, reader io.Reader) *LineArray {
 
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == io.EOF {
-				la.lines = Append(la.lines, Line{data[:len(data)], nil, nil, false})
+				la.lines = Append(la.lines, Line{data[:], nil, nil, false})
 				// la.lines = Append(la.lines, Line{data[:len(data)]})
 			}
 			// Last line was read
diff --git a/cmd/micro/messenger.go b/cmd/micro/messenger.go
index 796f1e81..0056c61e 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/messenger.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/messenger.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/mattn/go-runewidth"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/clipboard"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/tcell"
-	"github.com/mattn/go-runewidth"
 )
 
 // TermMessage sends a message to the user in the terminal. This usually occurs before
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/syntax_converter.go b/runtime/syntax/syntax_converter.go
index eef38610..9dfe4bb8 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/syntax_converter.go
+++ b/runtime/syntax/syntax_converter.go
@@ -105,11 +105,9 @@ func parseFile(text, filename string) (filetype, syntax, header string, rules []
 			var start string
 			var end string
 			// Use m and s flags by default
-			flags := "ms"
 			if len(submatch) == 5 {
 				// If len is 5 the user provided some additional flags
 				color = string(submatch[1])
-				flags += string(submatch[2])
 				start = string(submatch[3])
 				end = string(submatch[4])
 			} else if len(submatch) == 4 {
diff --git a/tools/semver/semver.go b/tools/semver/semver.go
index 8ee0842e..ec26aa03 100644
--- a/tools/semver/semver.go
+++ b/tools/semver/semver.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type Version struct {
 	Minor uint64
 	Patch uint64
 	Pre   []PRVersion
-	Build []string //No Precendence
+	Build []string //No Precedence
 }
 
 // Version to string