From 29331fb1237491c79cbd48d390443e47694363a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:24:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 01/23] feat: start doing it (not done or testde)

---
 main.cpp | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index bbba898..7b85a6b 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
     DWORD parentPid = 0;
     HANDLE hSnapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);
     if (hSnapshot == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) return;
+    DWORD targetpid = pid; // the function already passes pid into us, but 
+                          // just to be safe that pid doesn't get overwritten in the loop below
     std::string exeName = "Unknown/Dead Process";
     std::vector<std::string> exeNames;
     std::vector<ULONGLONG> exeTimes; // sorry for the crap code but idk how to make multidimensional arrays yet 😭😭😭
@@ -258,7 +260,40 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
      
     if (!found) break;
     }
-CloseHandle(hSnapshot);
+    // we're close... but not done yet. we need to find the CHILDREN of the process now. 
+    // We can create another loop, but this time going downwards, checking if a process
+    // tells us that our target pid is it's parent. This time, we don't have to worry about
+    // Checking if the parent is alive, because, well, since the target IS the parent, 
+    // it must be alive.
+    if (Process32First(hSnapshot, &pe32)) {
+        do {
+            if (pe32.th32ProcessID == pid) {
+               // this time, our target pid is already stored at the very top of our list.
+               // this means we don't have to add target pid stuff.
+               // TODO: (for future optimization) we should probably move this before the 
+               // the previous loop, since emplacing to the front requires shifting the entire list
+               // and therefore is inefficient, robbing us of a couple milliseconds of precious cpu time :(
+
+                if (pe32.th32ParentProcessID == targetpid) {
+                    exeName = WideToString(pe32.szExeFile); // this stores the name of our pid we're looking at in a var
+                    exeNames.emplace(exeNames.begin(), exeName); // this adds this to the front of the list
+                    // in this case, we are adding stuff to the front of the list, since we're looking at children
+                    // you might've noticed this doesn't have an emplace_front() like emplace_back() since 
+                    // it's inefficient and the creators of the vector lib didn't do it
+                    ULONGLONG parentTime = GetProcessCreationTime(pe32);
+
+                }
+                
+
+                found = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        } while (Process32Next(hSnapshot, &pe32));
+
+    }
+
+    
+CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing with the snapshot
     //phew thankfully we're done with that mess
     // now we need to reverse all the vector lists we made so
     // that the ancestry tree is correctly diisplayed from root to children like witr

From 247d2fa5ea38fb123bb6c22e2c2566dccfad810a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:44:42 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 02/23] fix: remove leftover from copied loop (will continue
 working later)

---
 main.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 7b85a6b..64d5a9e 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
                     // in this case, we are adding stuff to the front of the list, since we're looking at children
                     // you might've noticed this doesn't have an emplace_front() like emplace_back() since 
                     // it's inefficient and the creators of the vector lib didn't do it
-                    ULONGLONG parentTime = GetProcessCreationTime(pe32);
+                    pidNames.emplace(pidNames.begin(), pe32.th32ProcessID)
 
                 }
                 

From c39999664c91c37a449f1a246c9c15ad4fe3968f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:10:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 03/23] fix:syntax error

---
 main.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 64d5a9e..78650eb 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
                     // in this case, we are adding stuff to the front of the list, since we're looking at children
                     // you might've noticed this doesn't have an emplace_front() like emplace_back() since 
                     // it's inefficient and the creators of the vector lib didn't do it
-                    pidNames.emplace(pidNames.begin(), pe32.th32ProcessID)
+                    pidNames.emplace(pidNames.begin(), pe32.th32ProcessID);
 
                 }
                 

From c6f7ea329f90daf73592f263fcd155dc5e5e9500 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:35:48 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 04/23] =?UTF-8?q?feat:=20magenta=20=E2=94=94=E2=94=80?=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

---
 main.cpp | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 78650eb..4cdccdd 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
     // it must be alive.
     if (Process32First(hSnapshot, &pe32)) {
         do {
-            if (pe32.th32ProcessID == pid) {
+            
                // this time, our target pid is already stored at the very top of our list.
                // this means we don't have to add target pid stuff.
                // TODO: (for future optimization) we should probably move this before the 
@@ -281,13 +281,13 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
                     // you might've noticed this doesn't have an emplace_front() like emplace_back() since 
                     // it's inefficient and the creators of the vector lib didn't do it
                     pidNames.emplace(pidNames.begin(), pe32.th32ProcessID);
-
+                    ULONGLONG childTime == GetProcessCreationTime(pe32.th32ProcessID)
                 }
                 
 
                 found = true;
                 break;
-            }
+            
         } while (Process32Next(hSnapshot, &pe32));
 
     }
@@ -313,9 +313,13 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
                 std::cout << "  "; // this adds indentation
             }
         if (i > 0) {
-        
-        std::cout << "└─ ";  // it's the little thingy thing └─ unicode from witr 
+        if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled) {
+        std::cout << "\033[35m└─\033[0m ";  // it's the little thingy thing └─ unicode from witr 
+        } else {
+        std::cout << "└─ ";  
+        }
         }   
+        
         std::cout << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")" << std::endl;
 
     }

From 931ab81b6c89f7cc258b1eb2b4f06bbcc4f64118 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:47:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 05/23] feat: keep track of children

---
 main.cpp | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 4cdccdd..fa946e1 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
     // tells us that our target pid is it's parent. This time, we don't have to worry about
     // Checking if the parent is alive, because, well, since the target IS the parent, 
     // it must be alive.
+    int children = 0 // i wonder what would happen if you could set an emoji as var name
     if (Process32First(hSnapshot, &pe32)) {
         do {
             
@@ -282,6 +283,10 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
                     // it's inefficient and the creators of the vector lib didn't do it
                     pidNames.emplace(pidNames.begin(), pe32.th32ProcessID);
                     ULONGLONG childTime == GetProcessCreationTime(pe32.th32ProcessID)
+                    exeTimes.emplace(exeTimes.begin(), childTime) // we don't even use this but we need to keep all the vectors the same length
+                    parentPids.emplace(parentPids.begin(), pe32.th32ProcessID) // just fill it up, we aren't using it
+                    children++; // keeps track of how many children we have (that sounds wrong when you say it)
+
                 }
                 
 
@@ -318,9 +323,10 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
         } else {
         std::cout << "└─ ";  
         }
-        }   
-        
+        }   // peak indentation
+        if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled) {
         std::cout << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")" << std::endl;
+        }
 
     }
     

From d01e60eff6a65adcc19dba5b82e66a27f06c56a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:39:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 06/23] feat: highlight target pid

---
 main.cpp | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index fa946e1..c4a360b 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,19 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
         }
         }   // peak indentation
         if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled) {
-        std::cout << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")" << std::endl;
+            if (targetpid == pidNames[i])  {
+                std::cout << "\033[1;32m" << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")" << "\033[0m" << std::endl;
+            } else {
+                std::cout   << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ") ⬅"  << std::endl;
+
+                // since we don't have virtual terminal colors to highlight it,
+                // we're gonna use arrows
+            } else{
+                std::cout   << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")"  << std::endl;
+            }
+            
+
+        
         }
 
     }

From 95329275d90a5c666f2d7a6485a43421fd3fb2ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:44:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 07/23] feat: this will probably work (made it so that it can
 do the um children)

---
 main.cpp                  | 6 ++++--
 tests/process/process.bat | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index c4a360b..88afcae 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -290,8 +290,7 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
                 }
                 
 
-                found = true;
-                break;
+                
             
         } while (Process32Next(hSnapshot, &pe32));
 
@@ -350,7 +349,10 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
     if (lastParentPid != 0 && lastParentPid != 4 && 
         (lastParentTime == 0 || lastParentTime >= lastChildTime)) {
         for (size_t j = 0; j < nameSize; j++) {
+            if (children > 0) {
             std::cout << "  ";
+            children--;
+            }
         }
         std::cout << "└─ [Parent Process Exited]" << std::endl;
     }
diff --git a/tests/process/process.bat b/tests/process/process.bat
index 06ecc9a..fddac5c 100644
--- a/tests/process/process.bat
+++ b/tests/process/process.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 win-witr winlogon.exe
 win-witr lsass.exe
-win-witr win-witr.exe
\ No newline at end of file
+win-witr win-witr.exe
+win-witr wininit.exe 
\ No newline at end of file

From b94b9d2a5dcdba8e062a9d4f931db3a5c8b7c40d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:45:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 08/23] fix: i keep forgetting to add semicolons

---
 main.cpp | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 88afcae..98b355e 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
     // tells us that our target pid is it's parent. This time, we don't have to worry about
     // Checking if the parent is alive, because, well, since the target IS the parent, 
     // it must be alive.
-    int children = 0 // i wonder what would happen if you could set an emoji as var name
+    int children = 0; // i wonder what would happen if you could set an emoji as var name
     if (Process32First(hSnapshot, &pe32)) {
         do {
             
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
                     // you might've noticed this doesn't have an emplace_front() like emplace_back() since 
                     // it's inefficient and the creators of the vector lib didn't do it
                     pidNames.emplace(pidNames.begin(), pe32.th32ProcessID);
-                    ULONGLONG childTime == GetProcessCreationTime(pe32.th32ProcessID)
-                    exeTimes.emplace(exeTimes.begin(), childTime) // we don't even use this but we need to keep all the vectors the same length
-                    parentPids.emplace(parentPids.begin(), pe32.th32ProcessID) // just fill it up, we aren't using it
+                    ULONGLONG childTime == GetProcessCreationTime(pe32.th32ProcessID);
+                    exeTimes.emplace(exeTimes.begin(), childTime); // we don't even use this but we need to keep all the vectors the same length
+                    parentPids.emplace(parentPids.begin(), pe32.th32ProcessID); // just fill it up, we aren't using it
                     children++; // keeps track of how many children we have (that sounds wrong when you say it)
 
                 }

From 43ddf1a631067a316441e19d54d67fa81e735a96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:48:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 09/23] fix: main.cpp(320): warning C4551: function call
 missing argument list main.cpp(334): error C2181: illegal else without
 matching if

---
 main.cpp | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 98b355e..4998209 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -317,13 +317,13 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
                 std::cout << "  "; // this adds indentation
             }
         if (i > 0) {
-        if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled) {
+        if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
         std::cout << "\033[35m└─\033[0m ";  // it's the little thingy thing └─ unicode from witr 
         } else {
         std::cout << "└─ ";  
         }
         }   // peak indentation
-        if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled) {
+        if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
             if (targetpid == pidNames[i])  {
                 std::cout << "\033[1;32m" << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")" << "\033[0m" << std::endl;
             } else {
@@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
 
                 // since we don't have virtual terminal colors to highlight it,
                 // we're gonna use arrows
-            } else{
+            } 
+            }else {
                 std::cout   << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")"  << std::endl;
-            }
             
 
         

From 4bd5ea5438c5dde091186a68ca76d85de1d44690 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:50:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 10/23] fix: main.cpp(285): error C2143: syntax error: missing
 ';' before '=='

 accidentally used == instead of =
---
 main.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 4998209..6b4a624 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ UPDATE: This is done now!!
                     // you might've noticed this doesn't have an emplace_front() like emplace_back() since 
                     // it's inefficient and the creators of the vector lib didn't do it
                     pidNames.emplace(pidNames.begin(), pe32.th32ProcessID);
-                    ULONGLONG childTime == GetProcessCreationTime(pe32.th32ProcessID);
+                    ULONGLONG childTime = GetProcessCreationTime(pe32.th32ProcessID);
                     exeTimes.emplace(exeTimes.begin(), childTime); // we don't even use this but we need to keep all the vectors the same length
                     parentPids.emplace(parentPids.begin(), pe32.th32ProcessID); // just fill it up, we aren't using it
                     children++; // keeps track of how many children we have (that sounds wrong when you say it)

From afa19946828943c3a83668f9d4dcd9313270a8f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:59:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 11/23] fix: logic ahh error

---
 main.cpp | 20 ++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 6b4a624..b22cb44 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
     
         // surprise we have nested for loops 
         for (size_t j = 0; j < i; j++) {
+            if (i > pidNames.size() - children) {
                 std::cout << "  "; // this adds indentation
             }
         if (i > 0) {
@@ -327,13 +328,20 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
             if (targetpid == pidNames[i])  {
                 std::cout << "\033[1;32m" << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")" << "\033[0m" << std::endl;
             } else {
-                std::cout   << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ") ⬅"  << std::endl;
+               std::cout   << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")"  << std::endl;
+            } 
+            }else {
+                if (targetpid == pidNames[i])  {
+                 std::cout   << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ") ⬅"  << std::endl;
 
                 // since we don't have virtual terminal colors to highlight it,
                 // we're gonna use arrows
-            } 
-            }else {
-                std::cout   << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")"  << std::endl;
+                }
+                else {
+                    std::cout   << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")"  << std::endl;
+                }
+
+                
             
 
         
@@ -349,9 +357,9 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
     if (lastParentPid != 0 && lastParentPid != 4 && 
         (lastParentTime == 0 || lastParentTime >= lastChildTime)) {
         for (size_t j = 0; j < nameSize; j++) {
-            if (children > 0) {
+            
             std::cout << "  ";
-            children--;
+            
             }
         }
         std::cout << "└─ [Parent Process Exited]" << std::endl;

From 7715300ba60249577275c2c2d7ac8d1e8e84e8ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:04:55 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 12/23] fix: mangled brazes

---
 main.cpp | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index b22cb44..5d081b3 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
             if (i > pidNames.size() - children) {
                 std::cout << "  "; // this adds indentation
             }
+        }
         if (i > 0) {
         if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
         std::cout << "\033[35m└─\033[0m ";  // it's the little thingy thing └─ unicode from witr 

From 0b4d1d4e99b497589dfa0057b0ef419257b3b94e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:10:06 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 13/23] fa

---
 main.cpp | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 5d081b3..d205a73 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
             if (i > pidNames.size() - children) {
                 std::cout << "  "; // this adds indentation
             }
-        }
+
+        
         if (i > 0) {
         if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
         std::cout << "\033[35m└─\033[0m ";  // it's the little thingy thing └─ unicode from witr 

From d92dc1e0ea5989bc3b25f1a88ebff76bcd7eb76d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:10:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 14/23] h

---
 main.cpp | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index d205a73..85f8c94 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,10 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
             if (i > pidNames.size() - children) {
                 std::cout << "  "; // this adds indentation
             }
+            else {
 
+            }
+        }
         
         if (i > 0) {
         if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
@@ -368,7 +371,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
     }
 } 
     }
-
+}
  
 
 

From c93f975dee834c9eb21a5437263e45e3b49e8874 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:17:58 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 15/23] n

---
 main.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 85f8c94..872ad0a 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
     }
 } 
     }
-}
+}}
  
 
 

From 39457037a82c9985755e2f80fea1d37e60b358b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:33:48 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 16/23] b

---
 main.cpp | 11 +++--------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 872ad0a..30ae29d 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -314,14 +314,9 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
     
         // surprise we have nested for loops 
         for (size_t j = 0; j < i; j++) {
-            if (i > pidNames.size() - children) {
+            
                 std::cout << "  "; // this adds indentation
-            }
-            else {
-
-            }
-        }
-        
+            
         if (i > 0) {
         if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
         std::cout << "\033[35m└─\033[0m ";  // it's the little thingy thing └─ unicode from witr 
@@ -371,7 +366,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
     }
 } 
     }
-}}
+
  
 
 

From 93da5fb970a6b0e503e4b387a3204f0d926b9bee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:25:48 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 17/23] fix: test if it fixed

---
 main.cpp | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 30ae29d..a2ac251 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -314,16 +314,17 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
     
         // surprise we have nested for loops 
         for (size_t j = 0; j < i; j++) {
-            
+            if (i > pidNames.size() - children) {
                 std::cout << "  "; // this adds indentation
-            
+            }
+        }
         if (i > 0) {
         if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
         std::cout << "\033[35m└─\033[0m ";  // it's the little thingy thing └─ unicode from witr 
         } else {
         std::cout << "└─ ";  
         }
-        }   // peak indentation
+          // peak indentation
         if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
             if (targetpid == pidNames[i])  {
                 std::cout << "\033[1;32m" << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")" << "\033[0m" << std::endl;
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
         }
 
     }
+}
     
    if (nameSize > 0) {
     DWORD lastParentPid = parentPids.back();

From ac8b6c501e588bb2bf85636cd438a742fc201d05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:27:17 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 18/23] brackeys pls help

---
 main.cpp | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index a2ac251..0bf370c 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -319,12 +319,13 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
             }
         }
         if (i > 0) {
+            
         if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
-        std::cout << "\033[35m└─\033[0m ";  // it's the little thingy thing └─ unicode from witr 
+            std::cout << "\033[35m└─\033[0m ";  // it's the little thingy thing └─ unicode from witr 
         } else {
-        std::cout << "└─ ";  
+            std::cout << "└─ ";  
         }
-          // peak indentation
+           
         if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
             if (targetpid == pidNames[i])  {
                 std::cout << "\033[1;32m" << exeNames[i] << " (PID " << pidNames[i] << ")" << "\033[0m" << std::endl;
@@ -349,7 +350,6 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
         }
 
     }
-}
     
    if (nameSize > 0) {
     DWORD lastParentPid = parentPids.back();

From fcf24d9e8dd504d3839c697db920d3e21cd72fea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:34:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 19/23] fix: indentation and formatting (probably)

---
 main.cpp | 25 +++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 0bf370c..ec8b2c2 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -308,13 +308,20 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
     std::reverse(parentPids.begin(), parentPids.end());  
     // now get the size of one of the lists to know how many we got (they should all be the same length)
     size_t nameSize = exeNames.size();
+    if (nameSize > 0) {
+        DWORD lastParentPid = parentPids.front();
+        ULONGLONG lastParentTime = GetProcessCreationTime(lastParentPid);
+        ULONGLONG lastChildTime = exeTimes.front();
+        
+        std::cout << "[Parent Process Exited]" << std::endl;
+    }
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < nameSize; i++ ){ // size_t is an unsigned integer designed to be ridiculously big to handle monstrosities,
                                           // idk just in case some psycho has a gazillion nested procs
     
         // surprise we have nested for loops 
         for (size_t j = 0; j < i; j++) {
-            if (i > pidNames.size() - children) {
+            if (i < nameSize - children) {
                 std::cout << "  "; // this adds indentation
             }
         }
@@ -351,21 +358,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
 
     }
     
-   if (nameSize > 0) {
-    DWORD lastParentPid = parentPids.back();
-    ULONGLONG lastParentTime = GetProcessCreationTime(lastParentPid);
-    ULONGLONG lastChildTime = exeTimes.back();
-    
-    if (lastParentPid != 0 && lastParentPid != 4 && 
-        (lastParentTime == 0 || lastParentTime >= lastChildTime)) {
-        for (size_t j = 0; j < nameSize; j++) {
-            
-            std::cout << "  ";
-            
-            }
-        }
-        std::cout << "└─ [Parent Process Exited]" << std::endl;
-    }
+   
 } 
     }
 

From c762e4e224ac882b5f83f906f0069f14d7b09240 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:40:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 20/23] fix: not showing top process

---
 main.cpp | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index ec8b2c2..a86ee18 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
             std::cout << "\033[35m└─\033[0m ";  // it's the little thingy thing └─ unicode from witr 
         } else {
             std::cout << "└─ ";  
-        }
+        }}
            
         if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
             if (targetpid == pidNames[i])  {
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
         
         }
 
-    }
+    
     
    
 } 

From 94db26ac2b9e40e6faef4c24742e024e1f6b04ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:44:46 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 21/23] =?UTF-8?q?feat:=20add=20one=20indentation=20so=20it?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20looks=20cleaner=20=20=F0=9F=A4=A4=F0=9F=A7=BC=F0=9F=AB=A7?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=A7=B9=F0=9F=AA=A5=F0=9F=A7=BD=F0=9F=9A=BF?=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

---
 main.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index a86ee18..3539ff6 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < nameSize; i++ ){ // size_t is an unsigned integer designed to be ridiculously big to handle monstrosities,
                                           // idk just in case some psycho has a gazillion nested procs
-    
+        std::cout << "  "; // add one indentation so it looks cleaner
         // surprise we have nested for loops 
         for (size_t j = 0; j < i; j++) {
             if (i < nameSize - children) {

From 596a6139411d3b976c10f0be7f5ad3b257e8d49f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:47:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 22/23] fix: wrong place lol

---
 main.cpp | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 3539ff6..9f8f8c4 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < nameSize; i++ ){ // size_t is an unsigned integer designed to be ridiculously big to handle monstrosities,
                                           // idk just in case some psycho has a gazillion nested procs
-        std::cout << "  "; // add one indentation so it looks cleaner
+        
         // surprise we have nested for loops 
         for (size_t j = 0; j < i; j++) {
             if (i < nameSize - children) {
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
         }
         if (i > 0) {
             
+            std::cout << "  "; // add one indentation att start so it looks cleaner
         if (IsVirtualTerminalModeEnabled()) {
             std::cout << "\033[35m└─\033[0m ";  // it's the little thingy thing └─ unicode from witr 
         } else {

From 790ac4ac95c46fcc8fcdc6cd07a8b40095b63cce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: supervoidcoder <88671013+supervoidcoder@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:15:40 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 23/23] fix: addreess code review issues

---
 main.cpp | 11 +++--------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 9f8f8c4..49b549e 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -308,20 +308,15 @@ CloseHandle(hSnapshot); // we're only closing the handle until we finish messing
     std::reverse(parentPids.begin(), parentPids.end());  
     // now get the size of one of the lists to know how many we got (they should all be the same length)
     size_t nameSize = exeNames.size();
-    if (nameSize > 0) {
-        DWORD lastParentPid = parentPids.front();
-        ULONGLONG lastParentTime = GetProcessCreationTime(lastParentPid);
-        ULONGLONG lastChildTime = exeTimes.front();
-        
-        std::cout << "[Parent Process Exited]" << std::endl;
-    }
+    
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < nameSize; i++ ){ // size_t is an unsigned integer designed to be ridiculously big to handle monstrosities,
                                           // idk just in case some psycho has a gazillion nested procs
         
         // surprise we have nested for loops 
         for (size_t j = 0; j < i; j++) {
-            if (i < nameSize - children) {
+            size_t targetIndex = nameSize - children - 1;
+        if (i < nameSize - children || j < targetIndex) {
                 std::cout << "  "; // this adds indentation
             }
         }