diff --git a/p4RemoveUnversioned.py b/p4RemoveUnversioned.py
index d2e326b..670d7b0 100644
--- a/p4RemoveUnversioned.py
+++ b/p4RemoveUnversioned.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 import inspect, multiprocessing, optparse, os, re, stat, subprocess, sys, threading, traceback
 
+# trying ntpath, need to test on linux
+import ntpath
+
 
 re_remove_comment = re.compile( "#.*$" )
 def remove_comment( s ):
@@ -33,9 +36,9 @@ p4_ignore = ".p4ignore"
 main_pid = os.getpid( )
 
 
-def PressEnter( ):
-    print( "\nPress ENTER to continue..." )
-    s=input( "" )
+def basename( path ):
+    #return os.path.basename( path )
+    return ntpath.basename( path )
 
 def get_ignore_list( path, files_to_ignore ):
     # have to split path and test top directory
@@ -192,17 +195,17 @@ class Worker( threading.Thread ):
 
                 # # dirty hack that grabs the filename from the ends of the printed out (not err) "depo_path - local_path"
                 # # I could use regex to verify the expected string, but that will just slow us down.
-                # basename = os.path.basename( line )
+                # base = basename( line )
                 i = line.rfind( ' - ')
                 if i >= 0:
-                    basename = line[ : i ]
-                    if basename == "*":
+                    base = line[ : i ]
+                    if base == "*" or len(base) == 0:
                         # Directory is empty, we could delete it now
                         continue
-                    path = os.path.join( directory, basename )
+                    path = os.path.join( directory, base )
 
                     if not os.path.isdir( path ):
-                        files.append( basename )
+                        files.append( base )
 
             for content in dir_contents:
                 path = os.path.join( directory, content )
@@ -253,7 +256,7 @@ def main( args ):
 
     # make sure script doesn't delete itself
     with files_to_ignore.mutex:
-        files_to_ignore[ root_full_path ] = [ re.compile( os.path.join( re.escape( root_full_path + os.sep ), os.path.basename( __file__ ) ) ) ]
+        files_to_ignore[ root_full_path ] = [ re.compile( re.escape( os.path.join( root_full_path, basename( __file__ ) ) ) ) ]
 
     # Setup threading
     threads = []