diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp
index a8c3a03e..0cbb8405 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp
@@ -37,32 +37,32 @@ ClArgs::ClArgs(int argc, const char **args) noexcept {
 	}
 }
 
-bool ClArgs::getBool(const char *arg, bool defaultValue) const noexcept {
+bool ClArgs::getBool(ox::CRStringView arg, bool defaultValue) const noexcept {
 	auto [value, err] = m_ints.at(arg);
 	return !err ? *value : defaultValue;
 }
 
-String ClArgs::getString(const char *arg, const char *defaultValue) const noexcept {
+String ClArgs::getString(ox::CRStringView arg, const char *defaultValue) const noexcept {
 	auto [value, err] = m_strings.at(arg);
 	return !err ? *value : defaultValue;
 }
 
-int ClArgs::getInt(const char *arg, int defaultValue) const noexcept {
+int ClArgs::getInt(ox::CRStringView arg, int defaultValue) const noexcept {
 	auto [value, err] = m_ints.at(arg);
 	return !err ? *value : defaultValue;
 }
 
-Result<bool> ClArgs::getBool(const char *arg) const noexcept {
+Result<bool> ClArgs::getBool(ox::CRStringView arg) const noexcept {
 	oxRequire(out, m_bools.at(arg));
 	return *out;
 }
 
-Result<String> ClArgs::getString(const char *argName) const noexcept {
+Result<String> ClArgs::getString(ox::CRStringView argName) const noexcept {
 	oxRequire(out, m_strings.at(argName));
 	return *out;
 }
 
-Result<int> ClArgs::getInt(const char *arg) const noexcept {
+Result<int> ClArgs::getInt(ox::CRStringView arg) const noexcept {
 	oxRequire(out, m_ints.at(arg));
 	return *out;
 }
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp
index 56b4ada7..23e43e15 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp
@@ -22,17 +22,20 @@ class ClArgs {
 	public:
 		ClArgs(int argc, const char **args) noexcept;
 
-		bool getBool(const char *arg, bool defaultValue) const noexcept;
+		[[nodiscard]]
+		bool getBool(ox::CRStringView arg, bool defaultValue) const noexcept;
 
-		String getString(const char *argName, const char *defaultArg) const noexcept;
+		[[nodiscard]]
+		String getString(ox::CRStringView argName, const char *defaultArg) const noexcept;
 
-		int getInt(const char *arg, int defaultValue) const noexcept;
+		[[nodiscard]]
+		int getInt(ox::CRStringView arg, int defaultValue) const noexcept;
 
-		Result<bool> getBool(const char *arg) const noexcept;
+		Result<bool> getBool(ox::CRStringView arg) const noexcept;
 
-		Result<String> getString(const char *argName) const noexcept;
+		Result<String> getString(ox::CRStringView argName) const noexcept;
 
-		Result<int> getInt(const char *arg) const noexcept;
+		Result<int> getInt(ox::CRStringView arg) const noexcept;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/directory.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/directory.hpp
index 427e0f11..e6693c0f 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/directory.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/directory.hpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Error Directory<FileStore, InodeId_t>::mkdir(PathIterator path, bool parents, Fi
 		// determine if already exists
 		auto name = nameBuff;
 		oxReturnError(path.get(name));
-		auto childInode = find(name->c_str());
+		auto childInode = find(PathIterator(*name));
 		if (!childInode.ok()) {
 			// if this is not the last item in the path and parents is disabled,
 			// return an error
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Error Directory<FileStore, InodeId_t>::mkdir(PathIterator path, bool parents, Fi
 			Directory<FileStore, InodeId_t> child(m_fs, childInode.value);
 			oxReturnError(child.init());
 
-			auto err = write(name->c_str(), childInode.value);
+			auto err = write(PathIterator(*name), childInode.value);
 			if (err) {
 				oxLogError(err);
 				// could not index the directory, delete it
@@ -202,16 +202,16 @@ Error Directory<FileStore, InodeId_t>::write(PathIterator path, InodeId_t inode,
 	if (path.next().hasNext()) { // not yet at target directory, recurse to next one
 		oxReturnError(path.get(name));
 		oxTracef("ox::fs::Directory::write", "Attempting to write to next sub-Directory: {} of {}",
-		        name->c_str(), path.fullPath());
+		         *name, path.fullPath());
 		oxRequire(nextChild, findEntry(*name));
-		oxTracef("ox::fs::Directory::write", "{}: {}", name->c_str(), nextChild);
+		oxTracef("ox::fs::Directory::write", "{}: {}", *name, nextChild);
 		if (nextChild) {
 			// reuse name because it is a rather large variable and will not be used again
 			// be attentive that this remains true
 			name = nullptr;
 			return Directory(m_fs, nextChild).write(path.next(), inode, nameBuff);
 		} else {
-			oxTracef("ox::fs::Directory::write", "{} not found and not allowed to create it.", name->c_str());
+			oxTracef("ox::fs::Directory::write", "{} not found and not allowed to create it.", *name);
 			return OxError(1, "File not found and not allowed to create it.");
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ Error Directory<FileStore, InodeId_t>::remove(PathIterator path, FileName *nameB
 	auto &name = *nameBuff;
 	oxReturnError(path.get(&name));
 
-	oxTrace("ox::fs::Directory::remove", name.c_str());
+	oxTrace("ox::fs::Directory::remove", name);
 	auto buff = m_fs.read(m_inodeId).template to<Buffer>();
 	if (buff.valid()) {
 		oxTrace("ox::fs::Directory::remove", "Found directory buffer.");
 		for (auto i = buff->iterator(); i.valid(); i.next()) {
 			auto data = i->data();
 			if (data.valid()) {
-				if (ox_strncmp(data->name, name.c_str(), name.len()) == 0) {
+				if (data->name == name) {
 					oxReturnError(buff->free(i));
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ Error Directory<FileStore, InodeId_t>::ls(F cb) noexcept {
 
 template<typename FileStore, typename InodeId_t>
 Result<typename FileStore::InodeId_t> Directory<FileStore, InodeId_t>::findEntry(const FileName &name) const noexcept {
-	oxTrace("ox::fs::Directory::findEntry", name.c_str());
+	oxTrace("ox::fs::Directory::findEntry", name);
 	auto buff = m_fs.read(m_inodeId).template to<Buffer>();
 	if (!buff.valid()) {
 		oxTrace("ox::fs::Directory::findEntry::fail", "Could not findEntry directory buffer");
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ Result<typename FileStore::InodeId_t> Directory<FileStore, InodeId_t>::findEntry
 	for (auto i = buff->iterator(); i.valid(); i.next()) {
 		auto data = i->data();
 		if (data.valid()) {
-			oxTracef("ox::fs::Directory::findEntry", "Comparing \"{}\" to \"{}\"", name.c_str(), data->name);
-			if (ox_strncmp(data->name, name.c_str(), MaxFileNameLength) == 0) {
-				oxTracef("ox::fs::Directory::findEntry", "\"{}\" match found.", name.c_str());
+			oxTracef("ox::fs::Directory::findEntry", "Comparing \"{}\" to \"{}\"", name, data->name);
+			if (data->name == name) {
+				oxTracef("ox::fs::Directory::findEntry", "\"{}\" match found.", name);
 				return static_cast<InodeId_t>(data->inode);
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Result<typename FileStore::InodeId_t> Directory<FileStore, InodeId_t>::find(Path
 	auto name = nameBuff;
 	oxReturnError(path.get(name));
 
-	oxRequire(v, findEntry(name->c_str()));
+	oxRequire(v, findEntry(*name));
 	// recurse if not at end of path
 	if (auto p = path.next(); p.valid()) {
 		Directory dir(m_fs, v);
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
index caa3d515..fa5b7e39 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filesystem/passthroughfs.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Error PassThroughFS::mkdir(CRStringView path, bool recursive) noexcept {
 	bool success = false;
 	const auto p = m_path / stripSlash(path);
 	const auto u8p = p.u8string();
-	oxTrace("ox::fs::PassThroughFS::mkdir", u8p.c_str());
+	oxTrace("ox::fs::PassThroughFS::mkdir", std::bit_cast<const char*>(u8p.c_str()));
 	if (recursive) {
 		std::error_code ec;
 		const auto isDir = std::filesystem::is_directory(p, ec);