diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 240293c..960296f 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func processCmd(params []string, dir string, conf *config, flags int) error {
 		}
 		margs = appendExpEnv(margs, m.Suffix)
 
-		if flags&FLAG_VERBOSE == FLAG_VERBOSE {
+		if flags&flagVerbose == flagVerbose {
 			log.Printf("using macro %s", macroName)
 		}
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func processCmd(params []string, dir string, conf *config, flags int) error {
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
 
-	if flags&FLAG_VERBOSE == FLAG_VERBOSE {
+	if flags&flagVerbose == flagVerbose {
 		log.Printf("executing command %s %s", cmdName, strings.Join(cmdArgs, " "))
 	}
 
diff --git a/environment.go b/environment.go
index 8ccd0cb..6c94589 100644
--- a/environment.go
+++ b/environment.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func processEnv(env []string, flags int) error {
 	case len(args) == 0:
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid environment statement")
 	case len(args) == 1:
-		if flags&FLAG_VERBOSE == FLAG_VERBOSE {
+		if flags&flagVerbose == flagVerbose {
 			log.Printf("unsetting variable %s", args[0])
 		}
 		os.Unsetenv(args[0])
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func processEnv(env []string, flags int) error {
 		value = strings.Join(args[1:], ",")
 	}
 
-	if flags&FLAG_VERBOSE == FLAG_VERBOSE {
+	if flags&flagVerbose == flagVerbose {
 		log.Printf("setting variable %s to %s", args[0], value)
 	}
 
diff --git a/homemaker.go b/homemaker.go
index 4b77040..4a6fc4b 100644
--- a/homemaker.go
+++ b/homemaker.go
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	FLAG_CLOBBER = 1 << iota
-	FLAG_FORCE
-	FLAG_VERBOSE
-	FLAG_NO_CMD
-	FLAG_NO_LINK
-	FLAG_NO_MACRO
+	flagClobber = 1 << iota
+	flagForce
+	flagVerbose
+	flagNoCmd
+	flagNoLink
+	flagNoMacro
 )
 
 func parseCfg(filename string) (*config, error) {
@@ -98,19 +98,19 @@ func main() {
 
 	flags := 0
 	if *clobber {
-		flags |= FLAG_CLOBBER
+		flags |= flagClobber
 	}
 	if *force {
-		flags |= FLAG_FORCE
+		flags |= flagForce
 	}
 	if *verbose {
-		flags |= FLAG_VERBOSE
+		flags |= flagVerbose
 	}
 	if *nocmd {
-		flags |= FLAG_NO_CMD
+		flags |= flagNoCmd
 	}
 	if *nolink {
-		flags |= FLAG_NO_LINK
+		flags |= flagNoLink
 	}
 
 	if flag.NArg() == 2 {
diff --git a/link.go b/link.go
index 6cd4bc3..81cd5e0 100644
--- a/link.go
+++ b/link.go
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ import (
 func cleanPath(loc string, flags int) error {
 	if info, _ := os.Lstat(loc); info != nil {
 		if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == os.ModeSymlink {
-			if flags&FLAG_VERBOSE == FLAG_VERBOSE {
+			if flags&flagVerbose == flagVerbose {
 				log.Printf("removing symlink %s", loc)
 			}
 			if err := os.Remove(loc); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
-			if flags&FLAG_CLOBBER == FLAG_CLOBBER {
-				if flags&FLAG_VERBOSE == FLAG_VERBOSE {
+			if flags&flagClobber == flagClobber {
+				if flags&flagVerbose == flagVerbose {
 					log.Printf("clobbering path %s", loc)
 				}
 				if err := os.RemoveAll(loc); err != nil {
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ func cleanPath(loc string, flags int) error {
 }
 
 func createPath(loc string, flags int, mode os.FileMode) error {
-	if flags&FLAG_FORCE == FLAG_FORCE {
+	if flags&flagForce == flagForce {
 		parentDir, _ := path.Split(loc)
 		if _, err := os.Stat(parentDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			if flags&FLAG_VERBOSE == FLAG_VERBOSE {
+			if flags&flagVerbose == flagVerbose {
 				log.Printf("force creating path %s", parentDir)
 			}
 			if err := os.MkdirAll(parentDir, mode); err != nil {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func processLink(params []string, srcDir, dstDir string, flags int) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if flags&FLAG_VERBOSE == FLAG_VERBOSE {
+	if flags&flagVerbose == flagVerbose {
 		log.Printf("linking %s to %s", srcPathAbs, dstPathAbs)
 	}
 
diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index a018dc2..0d13522 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (t *task) process(srcDir, dstDir string, conf *config, flags int) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if flags&FLAG_NO_CMD == 0 {
+	if flags&flagNoCmd == 0 {
 		for _, currCmd := range t.Cmds {
 			if err := processCmd(currCmd, dstDir, conf, flags); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (t *task) process(srcDir, dstDir string, conf *config, flags int) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if flags&FLAG_NO_LINK == 0 {
+	if flags&flagNoLink == 0 {
 		for _, currLink := range t.Links {
 			if err := processLink(currLink, srcDir, dstDir, flags); err != nil {
 				return err