diff --git a/PowerManager.lua b/PowerManager.lua
index 72c6344..4419f0e 100644
--- a/PowerManager.lua
+++ b/PowerManager.lua
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function drawDesktop()
       end
     elseif i == 1 then
       local totalPower, totalMaxPower = getTotal()
-      powerBar( "Gesamt", titleHeight + 2, panelWidth - 6, totalPower, totalMaxPower, 0x00bb00, true, "RF", panelWidth*i+2)
+      powerBar( "Gesamt", titleHeight + 3, panelWidth - 6, totalPower, totalMaxPower, 0x00bb00, true, "RF", panelWidth*i+2)
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/installer.lua b/installer.lua
index 3a26732..2aa6d26 100644
--- a/installer.lua
+++ b/installer.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+local args = {...}
 local headerText = "PowerManager - Installer\n"
 local startOnBootText = "Beim Boot ausführen?"
 local automaticUpdateText = "Automatisch updates herunterladen?"
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 536b383..6c48c69 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-dofile("/home/PowerManager/updater.lua")
-dofile("/home/PowerManager/PowerManager.lua")
\ No newline at end of file
+dofile("/usr/PowerManager/updater.lua")
+dofile("/usr/PowerManager/PowerManager.lua")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/updater.lua b/updater.lua
index 31aa3c6..2a2653a 100644
--- a/updater.lua
+++ b/updater.lua
@@ -1,13 +1,235 @@
+local args = {...}
+local internet=require("internet")
+local text=require("text")
+local filesystem=require("filesystem")
+local unicode=require("unicode")
+local term=require("term")
+local event=require("event")
+local keyboard=require("keyboard")
 
-print("Updaten? (Y/*)")
-local abfrage = io.read()
+local repository = "seesberger/PowerManager"
+local targetFilepath = "/usr/PowerManager/"
 
-if abfrage == "Y" then
-    print("Update und Installationsprogramm werden abgerufen...")
-    os.execute("gitrepo seesberger/PowerManager /home/PowerManager")
-    dofile("/home/PowerManager/installer.lua")
-else
-    print("Ohne Update fortfahren...")
-    os.sleep(1)
+local helpText =        "Usage:\n" .. 
+                        "updater <nothing>  - manual update and install\n"..
+                        "updater    -h      - this particular text\n" .. 
+                        "  ''       -a      - automatic update no install\n" .. 
+                        "  ''       -i      - automatic update and install"
+
+if #args<1 then
+    print("No Arguments given. Manual process...")
+    manualUpdate()
+    return
+end
+
+if args == "-h" then
+    print(helpText)
+    return
+elseif args == "-a" then
+    automaticUpdate()
+    return
+elseif args == "-i" then
+    automaticUpdate()
+    automaticInstall()
+    return
+else
+    print('"'..args[1]..'" - Bad argument.')
+    print(helpText)
+    return
+end
+
+function manualUpdate()
+    downloadRepo(repository, targetFilepath, false)
+end
+
+function manualInstall()
+    os.execute(targetFilepath.."installer.lua -m")
+end
+
+function automaticUpdate()
+    downloadRepo(repository, targetFilepath, true)
+end
+
+function automaticInstall()
+    os.execute(targetFilepath.."installer.lua -a")
+end
+
+function downloadRepo(repo, target, auto)
+
+    if not repo:match("^[%w-.]*/[%w-.]*$") then
+    print('"'..repo..'" does not look like a valid repo identifier.\nShould be <owner>/<reponame>')
+    return
+    end
+
+    target=target and ("/"..target:match("^/?(.-)/?$").."/") or "/tmp/"..repo
+    if filesystem.exists(target) then
+        if not filesystem.isDirectory(target) then
+            print("target directory already exists and is not a directory.")
+            return
+        end
+        if filesystem.get(target).isReadOnly() then
+            print("target directory is read-only.")
+            return
+        end
+    else
+        if not filesystem.makeDirectory(target) then
+            print("target directory is read-only")
+            return
+        end
+    end
+
+
+
+    -- this isn't acually used, but it is tested and works on decoding the base64 encoded data that github
+    --sends for some queries, leaving it in here for possible future/related use, might be able to pull
+    --and display difs and things like that?
+    local symb="ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/"
+
+    function decode64(text)
+        local val,bits=0,0
+        local output=""
+        for ch in text:gmatch(".") do
+            if symb:find(ch) then
+            --print("ch "..ch.."-> "..(symb:find(ch)-1))
+            val=bit32.lshift(val,6)+symb:find(ch)-1
+            else
+            print(ch.."?")
+            return
+            end
+            bits=bits+6
+            --print("bits : "..bits)
+            --print(string.format("val : 0x%04x",val))
+            if bits>=8 then
+            local och=unicode.char(bit32.rshift(val,bits-8))
+            --print("os<<"..och)
+            --print("& with "..(2^(bits-8)-1))
+            val=bit32.band(val,2^(bits-8)-1)
+            bits=bits-8
+            --print(string.format("val : 0x%04x",val))
+            output=output..och
+            end
+        end
+        return output
+    end
+
+
+
+    local function gitContents(repo, dir)
+        print("fetching contents for "..repo..dir)
+        local url="https://api.github.com/repos/"..repo.."/contents"..dir
+        local result,response=pcall(internet.request,url)
+        local raw=""
+        local files={}
+        local directories={}
+
+        if result then
+            for chunk in response do
+            raw=raw..chunk
+            end
+        else
+            error("you've been cut off. Serves you right.")
+        end
+
+        response=nil
+        raw=raw:gsub("%[","{"):gsub("%]","}"):gsub("(\".-\"):(.-[,{}])",function(a,b) return "["..a.."]="..b end)
+        local t=load("return "..raw)()
+
+        for i=1,#t do
+            if t[i].type=="dir" then
+            table.insert(directories,dir.."/"..t[i].name)
+
+            local subfiles,subdirs=gitContents(repo,dir.."/"..t[i].name)
+            for i=1,#subfiles do
+                table.insert(files,subfiles[i])
+            end
+            for i=1,#subdirs do
+                table.insert(directories,subdirs[i])
+            end
+            else
+            files[#files+1]=dir.."/"..t[i].name
+            end
+        end
+
+        return files, directories
+    end
+
+    local files,dirs=gitContents(repo,"")
+
+    for i=1,#dirs do
+        print("making dir "..target..dirs[i])
+        if filesystem.exists(target..dirs[i]) then
+            if not filesystem.isDirectory(target..dirs[i]) then
+            print("error: directory "..target..dirs[i].." blocked by file with the same name")
+            return
+            end
+        else
+            filesystem.makeDirectory(target..dirs[i])
+        end
+    end
+
+    local replaceMode="ask"
+    if auto then replacemode == "always" end
+    for i=1,#files do
+        local replace=nil
+        if filesystem.exists(target..files[i]) then
+            if filesystem.isDirectory(target..files[i]) then
+            print("Error: file "..target..files[i].." blocked by directory with same name!")
+            return
+            end
+            if replaceMode=="always" then
+            replace=true
+            elseif replaceMode=="never" then
+            replace=false
+            else
+            print("\nFile "..target..files[i].." already exists.\nReplace with new version?")
+            local response=""
+            while replace==nil do
+                term.write("yes,no,always,skip all[ynAS]: ")
+                local char
+                repeat
+                _,_,char=event.pull("key_down")
+                until not keyboard.isControl(char)
+                char=unicode.char(char)
+                print(char)
+                if char=="A" then
+                replaceMode="always"
+                replace=true
+                char="y"
+                elseif char=="S" then
+                replaceMode="never"
+                replace=false
+                char="n"
+                elseif char:lower()=="y" then
+                replace=true
+                elseif char:lower()=="n" then
+                replace=false
+                else
+                print("invalid response.")
+                end
+            end
+        end
+        if replace then
+        filesystem.remove(target..files[i])
+        end
+    end
+    if replace~=false then
+        print("downloading "..files[i])
+        local url="https://raw.github.com/"..repo.."/master"..files[i]
+        local result,response=pcall(internet.request,url)
+        if result then
+            local raw=""
+            for chunk in response do
+                raw=raw..chunk
+            end
+            print("writing to "..target..files[i])
+            local file=io.open(target..files[i],"w")
+            file:write(raw)
+            file:close()
+
+            else
+            print("failed, skipping")
+            end
+        end
+    end
 end