diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4be6400..0a3318e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # build results
 bin/
 obj/
-*.log
-*.tmp
 
 # IDE files
 .vs/
@@ -11,6 +9,17 @@ obj/
 *.user
 *.vcxproj.filters
 
+# local cbuild config giles
+current.config
+*.current.config
+
 # other files
 .old*/
-current.config
+old/
+tmp/
+temp/
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+logs/
+log/
+*.log
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dfd880a..9c8106d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# HEAD
++ fixed bugs in `myprint.sh`
++ fixed bugs in `--new-project`
++ updated `.gitignore`
++ added `pwd` call to `valgrind` task in config
+
 # 2.0.0
 + updated setup.sh to do system-wide installation
 + deleted makefile (call `./cbuild.sh` or installed `cbuild`)
diff --git a/cbuild.sh b/cbuild.sh
index bacd22c..82e277f 100644
--- a/cbuild.sh
+++ b/cbuild.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ include "cbuild/myprint.sh"
 include "cbuild/functions.sh"
 include "cbuild/config.sh"
 
-function print_help_and_exit {
+function print_help {
     myprint "cbuild v$INSTALLED_CBUILD_VERSION"
     myprint "C/C++ project build system written in bash."
     myprint "Usage: cbuild [OPTIONS] [TASK]"
@@ -39,17 +39,16 @@ function print_help_and_exit {
     myprint "    -n, --new-project  [PROJ_DIR]  Initialize new cbuild project directory (default=./)"
     myprint "    -c, --current-config  FILE     Set current config file path (default=./current.config)"
     myprint "    -d, --default-config  FILE     Set default config file path (default=./current.config)"
-    exit 0
 }
 
 current_config_path="./current.config"
 default_config_path="./default.config"
 args=($@)
-args_len=${#args[@]}
+args_count=${#args[@]}
 selected_tasks_array=()
 i=0
-if [ $args_len -eq 0 ]; then
-    print_help_and_exit
+if [ $args_count -eq 0 ]; then
+    print_help
 fi
 
 function get_next_arg {
@@ -57,15 +56,14 @@ function get_next_arg {
     safeprint "${args[i]}"
 }
 
-while [ $i -lt $args_len ]
+while [ $i -lt $args_count ]
 do
     case "${args[i]}" in
         '-h' | '--help')
-            print_help_and_exit
+            print_help
             ;;
         '-v' | '--version')
             myprint $INSTALLED_CBUILD_VERSION
-            exit 0
             ;;
         '-c' | '--current-config')
             i=$((i+1))
@@ -84,8 +82,9 @@ do
             
             if ask_yn "create default.config?"; then
                 cp "$CBUILD_INSTALL_DIR/default.config" "$new_project_dir"
-                project_name="$(ask 'Enter project name')"
-                sed -i "s,\%PROJECT_NAME\%,$project_name,g"
+                myprint "Enter project name: "
+                read -r project_name
+                sed -i "s,\%PROJECT_NAME\%,$project_name,g" "default.config"
             fi
             if ask_yn "Copy default .gitignore?"; then
                 cp "$CBUILD_INSTALL_DIR/.gitignore" "$new_project_dir"
@@ -129,13 +128,19 @@ function call_tasks {
     print_hline "${WHITE}" "═"
 }
 
-time call_tasks "${selected_tasks_array[@]}" #2>&1 | tee cbuild.log
-# remove terminal escape codes
-sed -e 's/[^[:blank:][:print:]]//g' \
-    -e 's/\[0;[0-9][0-9]m//g' \
-    -e 's/\[0;[0-9]m//g' \
-    -e 's/\[[0-9][0-9]m//g' \
-    -e 's/\[[0-9]m//g' \
-    -e 's/  H  //g' \
-    -e 's/\[3gH  //g' \
-    -i cbuild.log
+selected_tasks_count=${#selected_tasks_array[@]}
+if [ $selected_tasks_count -gt 0 ]; then
+    time call_tasks "${selected_tasks_array[@]}" #2>&1 | tee cbuild.log
+fi
+
+if [ -f cbuild.log ]; then
+    # remove terminal escape codes
+    sed -e 's/[^[:blank:][:print:]]//g' \
+        -e 's/\[0;[0-9][0-9]m//g' \
+        -e 's/\[0;[0-9]m//g' \
+        -e 's/\[[0-9][0-9]m//g' \
+        -e 's/\[[0-9]m//g' \
+        -e 's/  H  //g' \
+        -e 's/\[3gH  //g' \
+        -i cbuild.log
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/default.config b/default.config
index 24c23db..a7e2cca 100644
--- a/default.config
+++ b/default.config
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ case "$TASK" in
         ;;
     # executes $EXEC_FILE with valgrind memory checker
     valgrind)  
-        VALGRIND_ARGS="-s --read-var-info=yes --track-origins=yes --fullpath-after=$PROJECT/ --leak-check=full --show-leak-kinds=all" 
+        VALGRIND_ARGS="-s --read-var-info=yes --track-origins=yes --fullpath-after=$(pwd)/ --leak-check=full --show-leak-kinds=all" 
         TASK_SCRIPT=cbuild/default_tasks/valgrind.sh
         ;;
     # generates profiling info
diff --git a/myprint.sh b/myprint.sh
index e23cce9..b829ccb 100644
--- a/myprint.sh
+++ b/myprint.sh
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@ function ask_yn {
     return $([[ "$answ" = [Yy] ]]); 
 }
 
-# asks a question and prints answer
-function ask {
-    local answ=""
-    myprint "$@: "
-    read -r answ
-    safeprint "$answ"
-}
-
 # prints horizontal line occupying whole terminal row
 # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-drawing_characters
 function print_hline {