diff --git a/source/dialogs/drun.c b/source/dialogs/drun.c
index 53c70147..d79cf677 100644
--- a/source/dialogs/drun.c
+++ b/source/dialogs/drun.c
@@ -353,14 +353,14 @@ static void exec_cmd_entry(DRunModeEntry *e, const char *path) {
 
   if (e->key_file == NULL) {
     GKeyFile *kf = g_key_file_new();
-    GError *error = NULL;
-    gboolean res = g_key_file_load_from_file(kf, e->path, 0, &error);
+    GError *key_error = NULL;
+    gboolean res = g_key_file_load_from_file(kf, e->path, 0, &key_error);
     if (res) {
       e->key_file = kf;
     } else {
       g_warning("[%s] [%s] Failed to parse desktop file because: %s.",
-                e->app_id, e->path, error->message);
-      g_error_free(error);
+                e->app_id, e->path, key_error->message);
+      g_error_free(key_error);
       g_key_file_free(kf);
 
       return;
@@ -395,10 +395,10 @@ static void exec_cmd_entry(DRunModeEntry *e, const char *path) {
   gboolean terminal =
       g_key_file_get_boolean(e->key_file, e->action, "Terminal", NULL);
   if (helper_execute_command(exec_path, fp, terminal, sn ? &context : NULL)) {
-    char *path = g_build_filename(cache_dir, DRUN_CACHE_FILE, NULL);
+    char *drun_cach_path = g_build_filename(cache_dir, DRUN_CACHE_FILE, NULL);
     // Store it based on the unique identifiers (desktop_id).
-    history_set(path, e->desktop_id);
-    g_free(path);
+    history_set(drun_cach_path, e->desktop_id);
+    g_free(drun_cach_path);
   }
   g_free(wmclass);
   g_free(exec_path);
diff --git a/source/dialogs/run.c b/source/dialogs/run.c
index 9a289afc..b0844c1c 100644
--- a/source/dialogs/run.c
+++ b/source/dialogs/run.c
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ static RunEntry *get_apps(unsigned int *length) {
           continue;
         }
         if (is_homedir) {
-          gchar *fpath = g_build_filename(dirname, dent->d_name, NULL);
-          gboolean b = g_file_test(fpath, G_FILE_TEST_IS_EXECUTABLE);
-          g_free(fpath);
+          gchar *full_path = g_build_filename(dirname, dent->d_name, NULL);
+          gboolean b = g_file_test(full_path, G_FILE_TEST_IS_EXECUTABLE);
+          g_free(full_path);
           if (!b) {
             continue;
           }
diff --git a/source/dialogs/ssh.c b/source/dialogs/ssh.c
index ffd632e6..6c0384d5 100644
--- a/source/dialogs/ssh.c
+++ b/source/dialogs/ssh.c
@@ -201,20 +201,20 @@ static SshEntry *read_known_hosts_file(const char *path, SshEntry *retv,
         int port = 0;
         if (start[0] == '[') {
           start++;
-          char *end = strchr(start, ']');
-          if (end[1] == ':') {
-            *end = '\0';
+          char *strend = strchr(start, ']');
+          if (strend[1] == ':') {
+            *strend = '\0';
             errno = 0;
             gchar *endptr = NULL;
-            gint64 number = g_ascii_strtoll(&(end[2]), &endptr, 10);
+            gint64 number = g_ascii_strtoll(&(strend[2]), &endptr, 10);
             if (errno != 0) {
-              g_warning("Failed to parse port number: %s.", &(end[2]));
-            } else if (endptr == &(end[2])) {
+              g_warning("Failed to parse port number: %s.", &(strend[2]));
+            } else if (endptr == &(strend[2])) {
               g_warning("Failed to parse port number: %s, invalid number.",
-                        &(end[2]));
+                        &(strend[2]));
             } else if (number < 0 || number > 65535) {
               g_warning("Failed to parse port number: %s, out of range.",
-                        &(end[2]));
+                        &(strend[2]));
             } else {
               port = number;
             }
@@ -499,15 +499,16 @@ static SshEntry *get_ssh(SSHModePrivateData *pd, unsigned int *length) {
   parse_ssh_config_file(pd, path, &retv, length, num_favorites);
 
   if (config.parse_known_hosts == TRUE) {
-    char *path =
+    char *known_hosts_path =
         g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), ".ssh", "known_hosts", NULL);
-    retv = read_known_hosts_file(path, retv, length);
-    g_free(path);
+    retv = read_known_hosts_file(known_hosts_path, retv, length);
+    g_free(known_hosts_path);
     for (GList *iter = g_list_first(pd->user_known_hosts); iter;
          iter = g_list_next(iter)) {
-      char *path = rofi_expand_path((const char *)iter->data);
-      retv = read_known_hosts_file((const char *)path, retv, length);
-      g_free(path);
+      char *user_known_hosts_path = rofi_expand_path((const char *)iter->data);
+      retv = read_known_hosts_file((const char *)user_known_hosts_path, retv,
+                                   length);
+      g_free(user_known_hosts_path);
     }
   }
   if (config.parse_hosts == TRUE) {
diff --git a/source/dialogs/window.c b/source/dialogs/window.c
index a132fcc7..adf08632 100644
--- a/source/dialogs/window.c
+++ b/source/dialogs/window.c
@@ -538,90 +538,97 @@ static void _window_mode_load_data(Mode *sw, unsigned int cd) {
     // we're working...
     pd->ids = winlist_new();
 
-    xcb_get_property_cookie_t c =
+    xcb_get_property_cookie_t prop_cookie =
         xcb_ewmh_get_desktop_names(&xcb->ewmh, xcb->screen_nbr);
     xcb_ewmh_get_utf8_strings_reply_t names;
     int has_names = FALSE;
-    if (xcb_ewmh_get_desktop_names_reply(&xcb->ewmh, c, &names, NULL)) {
+    if (xcb_ewmh_get_desktop_names_reply(&xcb->ewmh, prop_cookie, &names,
+                                         NULL)) {
       has_names = TRUE;
     }
     // calc widths of fields
     for (i = clients.windows_len - 1; i > -1; i--) {
-      client *c = window_client(pd, clients.windows[i]);
-      if ((c != NULL) && !c->xattr.override_redirect &&
-          !client_has_window_type(c, xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK) &&
-          !client_has_window_type(c, xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP) &&
-          !client_has_state(c, xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_PAGER) &&
-          !client_has_state(c, xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_TASKBAR)) {
+      client *winclient = window_client(pd, clients.windows[i]);
+      if ((winclient != NULL) && !winclient->xattr.override_redirect &&
+          !client_has_window_type(winclient,
+                                  xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK) &&
+          !client_has_window_type(winclient,
+                                  xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP) &&
+          !client_has_state(winclient, xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_PAGER) &&
+          !client_has_state(winclient, xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_TASKBAR)) {
         pd->clf_len =
-            MAX(pd->clf_len,
-                (c->class != NULL) ? (g_utf8_strlen(c->class, -1)) : 0);
+            MAX(pd->clf_len, (winclient->class != NULL)
+                                 ? (g_utf8_strlen(winclient->class, -1))
+                                 : 0);
 
-        if (client_has_state(c, xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_STATE_DEMANDS_ATTENTION)) {
-          c->demands = TRUE;
+        if (client_has_state(winclient,
+                             xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_STATE_DEMANDS_ATTENTION)) {
+          winclient->demands = TRUE;
         }
-        if ((c->hint_flags & XCB_ICCCM_WM_HINT_X_URGENCY) != 0) {
-          c->demands = TRUE;
+        if ((winclient->hint_flags & XCB_ICCCM_WM_HINT_X_URGENCY) != 0) {
+          winclient->demands = TRUE;
         }
 
-        if (c->window == curr_win_id) {
-          c->active = TRUE;
+        if (winclient->window == curr_win_id) {
+          winclient->active = TRUE;
         }
         // find client's desktop.
         xcb_get_property_cookie_t cookie;
         xcb_get_property_reply_t *r;
 
-        c->wmdesktop = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-        cookie = xcb_get_property(xcb->connection, 0, c->window,
+        winclient->wmdesktop = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+        cookie = xcb_get_property(xcb->connection, 0, winclient->window,
                                   xcb->ewmh._NET_WM_DESKTOP, XCB_ATOM_CARDINAL,
                                   0, 1);
         r = xcb_get_property_reply(xcb->connection, cookie, NULL);
         if (r) {
           if (r->type == XCB_ATOM_CARDINAL) {
-            c->wmdesktop = *((uint32_t *)xcb_get_property_value(r));
+            winclient->wmdesktop = *((uint32_t *)xcb_get_property_value(r));
           }
           free(r);
         }
-        if (c->wmdesktop != 0xFFFFFFFF) {
+        if (winclient->wmdesktop != 0xFFFFFFFF) {
           if (has_names) {
             if ((current_window_manager & WM_PANGO_WORKSPACE_NAMES) ==
                 WM_PANGO_WORKSPACE_NAMES) {
               char *output = NULL;
-              if (pango_parse_markup(_window_name_list_entry(names.strings,
-                                                             names.strings_len,
-                                                             c->wmdesktop),
-                                     -1, 0, NULL, &output, NULL, NULL)) {
-                c->wmdesktopstr = g_strdup(_window_name_list_entry(
-                    names.strings, names.strings_len, c->wmdesktop));
-                c->wmdesktopstr_len = g_utf8_strlen(output, -1);
-                pd->wmdn_len = MAX(pd->wmdn_len, c->wmdesktopstr_len);
+              if (pango_parse_markup(
+                      _window_name_list_entry(names.strings, names.strings_len,
+                                              winclient->wmdesktop),
+                      -1, 0, NULL, &output, NULL, NULL)) {
+                winclient->wmdesktopstr = g_strdup(_window_name_list_entry(
+                    names.strings, names.strings_len, winclient->wmdesktop));
+                winclient->wmdesktopstr_len = g_utf8_strlen(output, -1);
+                pd->wmdn_len = MAX(pd->wmdn_len, winclient->wmdesktopstr_len);
                 g_free(output);
               } else {
-                c->wmdesktopstr = g_strdup("Invalid name");
-                pd->wmdn_len =
-                    MAX(pd->wmdn_len, g_utf8_strlen(c->wmdesktopstr, -1));
+                winclient->wmdesktopstr = g_strdup("Invalid name");
+                pd->wmdn_len = MAX(pd->wmdn_len,
+                                   g_utf8_strlen(winclient->wmdesktopstr, -1));
               }
             } else {
-              c->wmdesktopstr = g_markup_escape_text(
+              winclient->wmdesktopstr = g_markup_escape_text(
                   _window_name_list_entry(names.strings, names.strings_len,
-                                          c->wmdesktop),
+                                          winclient->wmdesktop),
                   -1);
               pd->wmdn_len =
-                  MAX(pd->wmdn_len, g_utf8_strlen(c->wmdesktopstr, -1));
+                  MAX(pd->wmdn_len, g_utf8_strlen(winclient->wmdesktopstr, -1));
             }
           } else {
-            c->wmdesktopstr = g_strdup_printf("%u", (uint32_t)c->wmdesktop);
+            winclient->wmdesktopstr =
+                g_strdup_printf("%u", (uint32_t)winclient->wmdesktop);
             pd->wmdn_len =
-                MAX(pd->wmdn_len, g_utf8_strlen(c->wmdesktopstr, -1));
+                MAX(pd->wmdn_len, g_utf8_strlen(winclient->wmdesktopstr, -1));
           }
         } else {
-          c->wmdesktopstr = g_strdup("");
-          pd->wmdn_len = MAX(pd->wmdn_len, g_utf8_strlen(c->wmdesktopstr, -1));
+          winclient->wmdesktopstr = g_strdup("");
+          pd->wmdn_len =
+              MAX(pd->wmdn_len, g_utf8_strlen(winclient->wmdesktopstr, -1));
         }
-        if (cd && c->wmdesktop != current_desktop) {
+        if (cd && winclient->wmdesktop != current_desktop) {
           continue;
         }
-        winlist_append(pd->ids, c->window, NULL);
+        winlist_append(pd->ids, winclient->window, NULL);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/source/theme.c b/source/theme.c
index a40d53f4..10b4e0f5 100644
--- a/source/theme.c
+++ b/source/theme.c
@@ -502,13 +502,13 @@ void rofi_theme_print_index(ThemeWidget *widget, int index) {
       }
       if (g_list_length(list) > 0) {
         printf("%*s", index, "");
-        for (GList *iter = g_list_first(list); iter != NULL;
-             iter = g_list_next(iter)) {
-          char *name = (char *)iter->data;
+        for (GList *citer = g_list_first(list); citer != NULL;
+             citer = g_list_next(citer)) {
+          char *name = (char *)citer->data;
           fputs(name, stdout);
-          if (iter->prev == NULL && iter->next) {
+          if (citer->prev == NULL && citer->next) {
             putchar(' ');
-          } else if (iter->next) {
+          } else if (citer->next) {
             putchar('.');
           }
         }
@@ -519,13 +519,13 @@ void rofi_theme_print_index(ThemeWidget *widget, int index) {
       size_t property_name_length = 0;
       g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, widget->properties);
       while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &key, &value)) {
-        Property *p = (Property *)value;
-        property_name_length = MAX(strlen(p->name), property_name_length);
+        Property *pv = (Property *)value;
+        property_name_length = MAX(strlen(pv->name), property_name_length);
       }
       g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, widget->properties);
       while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &key, &value)) {
-        Property *p = (Property *)value;
-        rofi_theme_print_property_index(property_name_length, index + 4, p);
+        Property *pv = (Property *)value;
+        rofi_theme_print_property_index(property_name_length, index + 4, pv);
       }
       printf("%*s}\n", index, "");
       g_list_free(list);
@@ -753,9 +753,9 @@ static int rofi_theme_get_position_inside(Property *p, const widget *widget,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_POSITION, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_position_inside(p, widget, property, def);
+        return rofi_theme_get_position_inside(pv, widget, property, def);
       }
       return def;
     }
@@ -778,9 +778,9 @@ static int rofi_theme_get_integer_inside(Property *p, const widget *widget,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_INTEGER, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_integer_inside(p, widget, property, def);
+        return rofi_theme_get_integer_inside(pv, widget, property, def);
       }
       return def;
     }
@@ -805,9 +805,10 @@ static RofiDistance rofi_theme_get_distance_inside(Property *p,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_PADDING, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_distance_inside(p, widget->parent, property, def);
+        return rofi_theme_get_distance_inside(pv, widget->parent, property,
+                                              def);
       }
       return (RofiDistance){
           .base = {def, ROFI_PU_PX, ROFI_DISTANCE_MODIFIER_NONE, NULL, NULL},
@@ -840,9 +841,9 @@ static int rofi_theme_get_boolean_inside(Property *p, const widget *widget,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_BOOLEAN, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_boolean_inside(p, widget, property, def);
+        return rofi_theme_get_boolean_inside(pv, widget, property, def);
       }
       return def;
     }
@@ -868,9 +869,9 @@ static RofiOrientation rofi_theme_get_orientation_inside(Property *p,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_ORIENTATION, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_orientation_inside(p, widget, property, def);
+        return rofi_theme_get_orientation_inside(pv, widget, property, def);
       }
       return def;
     }
@@ -897,9 +898,9 @@ static RofiCursorType rofi_theme_get_cursor_type_inside(Property *p,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_CURSOR, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_cursor_type_inside(p, widget, property, def);
+        return rofi_theme_get_cursor_type_inside(pv, widget, property, def);
       }
       return def;
     }
@@ -925,9 +926,9 @@ static const char *rofi_theme_get_string_inside(Property *p,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_STRING, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_string_inside(p, widget, property, def);
+        return rofi_theme_get_string_inside(pv, widget, property, def);
       }
       return def;
     }
@@ -951,9 +952,9 @@ static double rofi_theme_get_double_inside(ThemeWidget *wid, Property *p,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_DOUBLE, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_double_inside(parent, p, widget, property, def);
+        return rofi_theme_get_double_inside(parent, pv, widget, property, def);
       }
       return def;
     }
@@ -966,10 +967,10 @@ static double rofi_theme_get_double_inside(ThemeWidget *wid, Property *p,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_INTEGER, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_double_inside(parent, p, widget->parent, property,
-                                            def);
+        return rofi_theme_get_double_inside(parent, pv, widget->parent,
+                                            property, def);
       }
       return def;
     }
@@ -992,9 +993,9 @@ static void rofi_theme_get_color_inside(const widget *widget, Property *p,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_COLOR, property, FALSE);
-        rofi_theme_get_color_inside(widget, p, property, d);
+        rofi_theme_get_color_inside(widget, pv, property, d);
       }
       return;
     }
@@ -1020,9 +1021,9 @@ static gboolean rofi_theme_get_image_inside(Property *p, const widget *widget,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_IMAGE, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_image_inside(p, widget, property, d);
+        return rofi_theme_get_image_inside(pv, widget, property, d);
       }
       return FALSE;
     }
@@ -1132,9 +1133,9 @@ static RofiPadding rofi_theme_get_padding_inside(Property *p,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_PADDING, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_padding_inside(p, widget, property, pad);
+        return rofi_theme_get_padding_inside(pv, widget, property, pad);
       }
       return pad;
     }
@@ -1167,8 +1168,9 @@ static GList *rofi_theme_get_list_inside(Property *p, const widget *widget,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p = rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_LIST, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_list_inside(p, widget, property, defaults);
+        Property *pv =
+            rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_LIST, property, FALSE);
+        return rofi_theme_get_list_inside(pv, widget, property, defaults);
       }
     } else if (p->type == P_LIST) {
       return g_list_copy_deep(p->value.list, rofi_g_list_strdup, NULL);
@@ -1201,9 +1203,10 @@ rofi_theme_get_highlight_inside(Property *p, widget *widget,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pv =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_HIGHLIGHT, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_get_highlight_inside(p, widget->parent, property, th);
+        return rofi_theme_get_highlight_inside(pv, widget->parent, property,
+                                               th);
       }
       return th;
     }
@@ -1502,9 +1505,9 @@ static gboolean rofi_theme_has_property_inside(Property *p,
       if (widget->parent) {
         ThemeWidget *parent =
             rofi_theme_find_widget(widget->parent->name, widget->state, FALSE);
-        Property *p =
+        Property *pp =
             rofi_theme_find_property(parent, P_STRING, property, FALSE);
-        return rofi_theme_has_property_inside(p, widget, property);
+        return rofi_theme_has_property_inside(pp, widget, property);
       }
       return FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/source/view.c b/source/view.c
index 6ee69ed9..5fd269d3 100644
--- a/source/view.c
+++ b/source/view.c
@@ -2186,8 +2186,8 @@ void rofi_view_switch_mode(RofiViewState *state, Mode *mode) {
   }
   if (state->sidebar_bar) {
     for (unsigned int j = 0; j < state->num_modi; j++) {
-      const Mode *mode = rofi_get_mode(j);
-      textbox_font(state->modi[j], (mode == state->sw) ? HIGHLIGHT : NORMAL);
+      const Mode *tb_mode = rofi_get_mode(j);
+      textbox_font(state->modi[j], (tb_mode == state->sw) ? HIGHLIGHT : NORMAL);
     }
   }
   rofi_view_restart(state);
diff --git a/source/widgets/textbox.c b/source/widgets/textbox.c
index 941639ac..57d76844 100644
--- a/source/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/source/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static void textbox_draw(widget *wid, cairo_t *draw) {
     return;
   }
   textbox *tb = (textbox *)wid;
-  unsigned int offset = ((tb->flags & TB_INDICATOR) ? DOT_OFFSET : 0);
+  unsigned int dot_offset = ((tb->flags & TB_INDICATOR) ? DOT_OFFSET : 0);
 
   if (tb->changed) {
     __textbox_update_pango_text(tb);
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static void textbox_draw(widget *wid, cairo_t *draw) {
   }
   y += top;
 
-  x += offset;
+  x += dot_offset;
 
   if (tb->xalign > 0.001) {
     int rem =