diff --git a/src/color.rs b/src/color.rs
index 943a1d0..3b66322 100644
--- a/src/color.rs
+++ b/src/color.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use ansi_term::{ANSIString, Colour, Style};
 use lscolors::{Indicator, LsColors};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 #[derive(Hash, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone)]
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ impl Colors {
     pub fn colorize_using_path<'a>(
         &self,
         input: String,
-        path: &str,
+        path: &Path,
         elem: &Elem,
     ) -> ColoredString<'a> {
         let style_from_path = self.style_from_path(path);
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ impl Colors {
         }
     }
 
-    fn style_from_path(&self, path: &str) -> Option<Style> {
+    fn style_from_path(&self, path: &Path) -> Option<Style> {
         match &self.lscolors {
             Some(lscolors) => lscolors
                 .style_for_path(path)
diff --git a/src/core.rs b/src/core.rs
index 16aaf8f..4d4a52b 100644
--- a/src/core.rs
+++ b/src/core.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl Core {
                     meta_list.push(meta);
                 }
                 _ => {
-                    match meta.recurse_into(depth, self.flags.display, &self.flags.ignore_globs) {
+                    match meta.recurse_into(base_path, depth, self.flags.display, &self.flags.ignore_globs) {
                         Ok(content) => {
                             meta.content = content;
                             meta_list.push(meta);
diff --git a/src/icon.rs b/src/icon.rs
index 2532419..b788c3f 100644
--- a/src/icon.rs
+++ b/src/icon.rs
@@ -91,26 +91,25 @@ impl Icons {
             return res;
         }
 
-        // Check the known names.
-        if let Some(icon) = self.icons_by_name.get(name.name().as_str()) {
+        if let Some(icon) = name.file_name()
+            .map(std::ffi::OsStr::to_string_lossy)
+            .and_then(|file_name| self.icons_by_name.get(file_name.as_ref())) {
+            // Use the known names.
             res += icon;
             res += ICON_SPACE;
-            return res;
+            res
+        } else if let Some(icon) = name.extension()
+            .and_then(|extension| self.icons_by_extension.get(extension)) {
+            // Use the known extensions.
+            res += icon;
+            res += ICON_SPACE;
+            res
+        } else {
+            // Use the default icons.
+            res += self.default_file_icon;
+            res += ICON_SPACE;
+            res
         }
-
-        // Check the known extensions.
-        if let Some(extension) = name.extension() {
-            if let Some(icon) = self.icons_by_extension.get(extension.as_str()) {
-                res += icon;
-                res += ICON_SPACE;
-                return res;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Use the default icons.
-        res += self.default_file_icon;
-        res += ICON_SPACE;
-        res
     }
 
     fn get_default_icons_by_name() -> HashMap<&'static str, &'static str> {
diff --git a/src/meta/mod.rs b/src/meta/mod.rs
index b29a57a..62e1381 100644
--- a/src/meta/mod.rs
+++ b/src/meta/mod.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use crate::print_error;
 use std::fs;
 use std::fs::read_link;
 use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind};
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use globset::GlobSet;
 
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ pub struct Meta {
 impl Meta {
     pub fn recurse_into(
         &self,
+        base_path: &Path,
         depth: usize,
         display: Display,
         ignore_globs: &GlobSet,
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ impl Meta {
         let mut content: Vec<Meta> = Vec::new();
 
         if let Display::DisplayAll = display {
-            let mut current_meta;
-            let mut parent_meta;
+            let current_meta;
+            let parent_meta;
 
             let absolute_path = fs::canonicalize(&self.path)?;
             let parent_path = match absolute_path.parent() {
@@ -86,11 +87,12 @@ impl Meta {
                 Some(path) => PathBuf::from(path),
             };
 
+            //replace it by display
             current_meta = self.clone();
-            current_meta.name.name = ".".to_string();
+            //current_meta.name.path = PathBuf::from(".");
 
             parent_meta = Self::from_path(&parent_path)?;
-            parent_meta.name.name = "..".to_string();
+            //parent_meta.name.name = "..".to_string();
 
             content.push(current_meta);
             content.push(parent_meta);
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ impl Meta {
                 }
             };
 
-            match entry_meta.recurse_into(depth - 1, display, ignore_globs) {
+            match entry_meta.recurse_into(base_path, depth - 1, display, ignore_globs) {
                 Ok(content) => entry_meta.content = content,
                 Err(err) => {
                     print_error!("lsd: {}: {}\n", path.display(), err);
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ impl Meta {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn from_path(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
+    pub fn from_path(path: &Path) -> Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
         let metadata = if read_link(path).is_ok() {
             // If the file is a link, retrieve the metadata without following
             // the link.
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ impl Meta {
         Ok(Self {
             inode,
             path: path.to_path_buf(),
-            symlink: SymLink::from(path.as_path()),
+            symlink: SymLink::from(path),
             size: Size::from(&metadata),
             date: Date::from(&metadata),
             indicator: Indicator::from(file_type),
diff --git a/src/meta/name.rs b/src/meta/name.rs
index f734e6b..0cef79d 100644
--- a/src/meta/name.rs
+++ b/src/meta/name.rs
@@ -2,23 +2,22 @@ use crate::color::{ColoredString, Colors, Elem};
 use crate::icon::Icons;
 use crate::meta::filetype::FileType;
 use std::cmp::{Ordering, PartialOrd};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::ffi::OsStr;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq)]
 pub struct Name {
-    pub name: String,
-    path: String,
+    path: PathBuf,
     extension: Option<String>,
     file_type: FileType,
 }
 
 impl Name {
-    pub fn new(path: &Path, file_type: FileType) -> Self {
-        let name = match path.file_name() {
-            Some(name) => name.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-            None => path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-        };
+    pub fn file_name(&self) -> Option<&OsStr> {
+        self.path.file_name()
+    }
 
+    pub fn new(path: &Path, file_type: FileType) -> Self {
         let mut extension = None;
         if let Some(res) = path.extension() {
             extension = Some(
@@ -28,11 +27,8 @@ impl Name {
             );
         }
 
-        let path_string = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
-
         Self {
-            name,
-            path: path_string,
+            path: PathBuf::from(path),
             extension,
             file_type,
         }
@@ -40,11 +36,9 @@ impl Name {
 
     pub fn name_string(&self, icons: &Icons) -> String {
         let icon = icons.get(self);
-        let mut content = String::with_capacity(icon.len() + self.name.len() + 3 /* spaces */);
+        let display = &self.path.to_string_lossy();
 
-        content += icon.as_str();
-        content += &self.name;
-        content
+        format!("{}{}", icon.as_str(), display)
     }
 
     pub fn render(&self, colors: &Colors, icons: &Icons) -> ColoredString {
@@ -64,12 +58,8 @@ impl Name {
         colors.colorize_using_path(content, &self.path, &elem)
     }
 
-    pub fn name(&self) -> String {
-        self.name.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn extension(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        self.extension.clone()
+    pub fn extension(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.extension.as_ref().map(|string| string.as_str())
     }
 
     pub fn file_type(&self) -> FileType {
@@ -79,19 +69,19 @@ impl Name {
 
 impl Ord for Name {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
-        self.name.to_lowercase().cmp(&other.name.to_lowercase())
+        self.path.cmp(&other.path)
     }
 }
 
 impl PartialOrd for Name {
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
-        Some(self.name.to_lowercase().cmp(&other.name.to_lowercase()))
+        self.path.partial_cmp(&other.path)
     }
 }
 
 impl PartialEq for Name {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        self.name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&other.name)
+        self.path.eq(&other.path)
     }
 }
 
@@ -172,7 +162,7 @@ mod test {
 
         let colors = Colors::new(color::Theme::NoLscolors);
         let file_type = FileType::new(&meta, &Permissions::from(&meta));
-        let name = Name::new(&symlink_path, file_type);
+        let name = Name::new(&tmp_dir.into_path(), &symlink_path, file_type);
 
         assert_eq!(
             Colour::Fixed(44).paint(" target.tmp"),
@@ -198,7 +188,7 @@ mod test {
 
         let colors = Colors::new(color::Theme::NoLscolors);
         let file_type = FileType::new(&meta, &Permissions::from(&meta));
-        let name = Name::new(&pipe_path, file_type);
+        let name = Name::new(&tmp_dir.into_path(), &pipe_path, file_type);
 
         assert_eq!(
             Colour::Fixed(184).paint(" pipe.tmp"),
@@ -229,6 +219,7 @@ mod test {
         let path = Path::new("some-file.txt");
 
         let name = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,
@@ -236,7 +227,7 @@ mod test {
             },
         );
 
-        assert_eq!(Some(String::from("txt")), name.extension());
+        assert_eq!(Some("txt"), name.extension());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -244,6 +235,7 @@ mod test {
         let path = Path::new(".gitignore");
 
         let name = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,
@@ -258,6 +250,7 @@ mod test {
     fn test_order_impl_is_case_insensitive() {
         let path_1 = Path::new("AAAA");
         let name_1 = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path_1,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,
@@ -267,6 +260,7 @@ mod test {
 
         let path_2 = Path::new("aaaa");
         let name_2 = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path_2,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,
@@ -281,6 +275,7 @@ mod test {
     fn test_partial_order_impl() {
         let path_a = Path::new("aaaa");
         let name_a = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path_a,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,
@@ -290,6 +285,7 @@ mod test {
 
         let path_z = Path::new("zzzz");
         let name_z = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path_z,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,
@@ -304,6 +300,7 @@ mod test {
     fn test_partial_order_impl_is_case_insensitive() {
         let path_a = Path::new("aaaa");
         let name_a = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path_a,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,
@@ -313,6 +310,7 @@ mod test {
 
         let path_z = Path::new("ZZZZ");
         let name_z = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path_z,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,
@@ -327,6 +325,7 @@ mod test {
     fn test_partial_eq_impl() {
         let path_1 = Path::new("aaaa");
         let name_1 = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path_1,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,
@@ -336,6 +335,7 @@ mod test {
 
         let path_2 = Path::new("aaaa");
         let name_2 = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path_2,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ mod test {
     fn test_partial_eq_impl_is_case_insensitive() {
         let path_1 = Path::new("AAAA");
         let name_1 = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path_1,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,
@@ -359,6 +360,7 @@ mod test {
 
         let path_2 = Path::new("aaaa");
         let name_2 = Name::new(
+            Path::new("/"),
             &path_2,
             FileType::File {
                 uid: false,