diff --git a/main.h b/main.h
index 93c6ff7..ab2c9b1 100644
--- a/main.h
+++ b/main.h
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ int _strlen(const char *str);
 char *_strcpy(char *dest, char *src);
 char *append(char *str, char c);
 void _puts(char *str);
+char* _memset(char *str, int bval);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/memset.c b/memset.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4758670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/memset.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "main.h"
+
+/**
+ * _memset - sets values of bytes to specific value
+ *
+ * @adr: head address
+ * @n: number of bytes
+ *
+ * Return: pointer to place
+ */
+
+char* _memset(char *str, int bval)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < _strlen(str); i++)
+	{
+		*(str + i) = bval;
+	}
+
+	return (str);
+}
diff --git a/printf.c b/printf.c
index ae09c2f..7ce259c 100644
--- a/printf.c
+++ b/printf.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int _printf(const char *format, ...)
 	va_start(args, format);
 
 	identifiers = _contains(format, '%');
-	BUFF_SIZE = _strlen(format) - (identifiers * 2);
+	BUFF_SIZE = _strlen(format) - identifiers;
 	buffer = malloc(BUFF_SIZE);
 
 	if (!format) /* No string. No laundry */
@@ -28,24 +28,34 @@ int _printf(const char *format, ...)
 	{
 		if ((*(format + fmt_idx) == '%') && (*(format + fmt_idx + 1)))
 		{
-			switch (*(format + 1)) /*this needs to shrink*/
+			if (*buffer)
+			{
+				_puts(buffer);
+				free(buffer);
+				buffer =  malloc(BUFF_SIZE);
+				buff_idx = 0;
+			}
+			switch (*(format + fmt_idx + 1)) /*this needs to shrink*/
 			{
 				case 's':
 					next = va_arg(args, char*); /*Store string temporarily*/
-					buffer = _strcpy(buffer, next);
-					BUFF_SIZE = _strlen(buffer);
-					buff_idx += _strlen(next);
+					write(1, next, _strlen(next));
 					break;
 				case 'c': /* add 1 byte and i++ */
-					c = (char) va_arg(args, int);
-					buffer = append(buffer, c);
-					BUFF_SIZE += 1;
-					buff_idx += 1;
+					c =  va_arg(args, int);
+					write(1, &c, 1);
 					break;
 				case '%': /*add 1 byte*/
 					break;
 			}
-			fmt_idx += 2;
+			if (*(format + fmt_idx + 2))
+			{
+				fmt_idx += 2;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				fmt_idx += 1;
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -54,6 +64,10 @@ int _printf(const char *format, ...)
 			fmt_idx++;
 		}
 	}
-	write(1, buffer, BUFF_SIZE + 1);
+	if (*buffer)
+	{
+		_puts(buffer);
+		free(buffer);
+	}
 	return (_strlen(buffer));
 }
diff --git a/tests/char_print.c b/tests/char_print.c
index ca1104e..cf7875d 100644
--- a/tests/char_print.c
+++ b/tests/char_print.c
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 
 int main(void)
 {
-	char c = 'c';
+	char c = 97;
 
-	_printf("%c%c", c, c);
+	_printf("%c%c\n", c, c);
 	_printf("cat: %c\n", c);
 	return (0);
 }