diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index bd3efdc..b448817 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 1.76 2002/11/23 10:07:27 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 1.77 2002/11/23 10:35:44 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 
@@ -150,19 +150,18 @@
 REFRESHINT    = 5000      # Interval (ms) for automatic refresh
 
 
-# Stat-related constants (in octal)
+# Stat-related
 
-ST_PIPE       = 0010000   # FIFO
-ST_CHAR       = 0020000   # Character Special
-ST_DIR        = 0040000   # Directory
-ST_BLOCK      = 0060000   # Block Special
-ST_REG        = 0100000   # Regular File
-ST_SYMLINK    = 0120000   # Symbolic Link
-ST_SOCKET     = 0140000   # Socket
+# Permissions lookup
 
 ST_PERMIT     = ["---", "--x", "-w-", "-wx",
                  "r--", "r-x", "rw-", "rwx"]
-                 
+
+# Special file type lookup
+
+ST_SPECIALS   = {"01":"p", "02":"c", "04":"d", "06":"b",
+                 "10":"-", "12":"l", "14":"s"}
+
 
 #####
 # General Literals
@@ -918,15 +917,24 @@
             detlist.append("")
 
             # Mode - 1st get into octal string
+
             mode = stinfo[0]
             modestr =  str("%o" % mode)
 
+            # Pad with leading 0s to make 7-digits long
+
+            while len(modestr) < 6:
+                modestr = "0" + modestr
+
             # Set the permission bits
 
             mode = ""
             for x in [-3, -2, -1]:
                 mode +=  ST_PERMIT[int(modestr[x])]
 
+            # Pickup the special file types
+            mode = ST_SPECIALS.get(modestr[0:2], "?") + mode
+            
             detlist[index] += str(mode) + (11 - len(str(mode))) * " "
 
             # Number of links to entry