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diff --git a/unitproc/bknpass b/unitproc/bknpass
index c9643ce..c1c1d1a 100755
--- a/unitproc/bknpass
+++ b/unitproc/bknpass
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 #==Initialization==
 
-let ALPHABET_SIZE="32" # number of unique chars in bech32 base32 charset, argument fed to `tr -c` in 'Generate passphrase' step)
+let ALPHABET_SIZE="32" # number of unique chars in bech32 base32 charset
 LOG_BASE=2 # Set logarithm base to 2
 
 # Define `echoerr` function which outputs text to stderr
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function echoerr {
     echo "$@" 1>&2;
 }
 
-# Define `rpass` function which generates a base32 passphrase of length $1 (ex: `rpass 22` generates a 22-char string)
+# Define `rpass` function which generates a base32 passphrase of length $1 (ex: `rpass 20` generates a 20-char string)
 #   Note: function adapted from https://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/04/unix-bash-function-examples/
 #   Note: base32 charset uses bech32 charset
 function rpass {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function rpass {
 #==Main Program==
 
 # Define $ENTROPY_BIT_COUNT1 as argument $1 or prompt user if $1 is not defined.
-    # note: argument test adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/6482403
+#     Note: argument test adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/6482403
 if [ -z "$1" ]
 then
     echo "Entropy bit count argument (\$1) not supplied."
@@ -90,23 +90,24 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Check if $ENTROPY_BIT_COUNT1 is an non-negative integer
-    # Note: Regular expression test is adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/806923
+#     Note: Regular expression test is adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/806923
 RETEST1='^[0-9]+$'
 if ! [[ $ENTROPY_BIT_COUNT1 =~ $RETEST1 ]] ; then
    echo "error: Not an integer." >&2; exit 1    
 fi
 
 # Calculate minimum count of chars needed to encode $ENTROPY_BIT_COUNT1 with alphabet size of $ALPHABET_SIZE as float
-    # Solve ln(a^n)/ln(2)=b for n using `bc` where
-      # a=$ALPHABET_SIZE
-      # n=$CHAR_COUNT1_FLOAT
-      # b=$ENTROPY_BIT_COUNT1
-    # Note: `bc` logarithm usage adapted from http://phodd.net/gnu-bc/bcfaq.html#bashlog
+#     Solve ln(a^n)/ln(2)=b for n using `bc` where
+#       a=$ALPHABET_SIZE
+#       n=$CHAR_COUNT1_FLOAT
+#       b=$ENTROPY_BIT_COUNT1
+#     Note: `bc` logarithm usage adapted from http://phodd.net/gnu-bc/bcfaq.html#bashlog
 CHAR_COUNT1_FLOAT=$(echo "$ENTROPY_BIT_COUNT1*l($LOG_BASE)/l($ALPHABET_SIZE)" | bc -l)
-    # Note: Float will be of form "21.49744370650136860806". This particular float should be rounded to "22" later.
+#     Note: Float will be of form "21.49744370650136860806".
+#     Note: This particular example float should be rounded to "22" later.
 
 # Round $CHAR_COUNT1_FLOAT1 up to next highest integer for use as argument in later bash functions.
-    # Note: awk expression from https://bits.mdminhazulhaque.io/linux/round-number-in-bash-script.html
+#     Note: awk expression from https://bits.mdminhazulhaque.io/linux/round-number-in-bash-script.html
 CHAR_COUNT1=$(echo "$CHAR_COUNT1_FLOAT" | awk '{print ($0-int($0)>0)?int($0)+1:int($0)}') 
 
 # Generate passphrase