diff --git a/contentreplace.py b/contentreplace.py
index 786e968..c4d1856 100644
--- a/contentreplace.py
+++ b/contentreplace.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from voussoirkit import pathclass
 from voussoirkit import pipeable
 from voussoirkit import spinal
 from voussoirkit import vlogging
-from voussoirkit import winglob
 
 log = vlogging.getLogger(__name__, 'contentreplace')
 
@@ -41,12 +40,10 @@ def contentreplace(file, replace_from, replace_to, autoyes=False, do_regex=False
 
 @pipeable.ctrlc_return1
 def contentreplace_argparse(args):
-    if args.recurse:
-        files = spinal.walk('.', yield_files=True, yield_directories=False)
-        files = (f for f in files if winglob.fnmatch(f.basename, args.filename_glob))
-    else:
-        files = pathclass.cwd().glob(args.filename_glob)
-        files = (f for f in files if f.is_file)
+    files = spinal.walk(
+        glob_filenames=args.filename_glob,
+        recurse=args.recurse,
+    )
 
     if args.clip_prompt:
         replace_from = input('Ready from')
diff --git a/empty_directories.py b/empty_directories.py
index b8f4a67..7098d2b 100644
--- a/empty_directories.py
+++ b/empty_directories.py
@@ -3,15 +3,11 @@ import sys
 
 from voussoirkit import pathclass
 from voussoirkit import pipeable
-from voussoirkit import spinal
 from voussoirkit import winglob
 
 def empty_directories_argparse(args):
-    if args.patterns:
-        patterns = pipeable.input_many(args.patterns, skip_blank=True, strip=True)
-        directories = (pathclass.Path(d) for pattern in patterns for d in winglob.glob(pattern))
-    else:
-        directories = pathclass.cwd().listdir()
+    patterns = pipeable.input_many(args.patterns, skip_blank=True, strip=True)
+    directories = (pathclass.Path(d) for pattern in patterns for d in winglob.glob(pattern))
     directories = (d for d in directories if d.is_dir)
 
     for directory in directories:
@@ -21,7 +17,7 @@ def empty_directories_argparse(args):
 def main(argv):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
 
-    parser.add_argument('patterns', nargs='*')
+    parser.add_argument('patterns', nargs='*', default=['*'])
     parser.set_defaults(func=empty_directories_argparse)
 
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
diff --git a/nonempty_directories.py b/nonempty_directories.py
index fab45a7..3c178db 100644
--- a/nonempty_directories.py
+++ b/nonempty_directories.py
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ from voussoirkit import pipeable
 from voussoirkit import winglob
 
 def nonempty_directories_argparse(args):
-    if args.patterns:
-        patterns = pipeable.input_many(args.patterns, skip_blank=True, strip=True)
-        directories = (pathclass.Path(d) for pattern in patterns for d in winglob.glob(pattern))
-    else:
-        directories = pathclass.cwd().listdir()
+    patterns = pipeable.input_many(args.patterns, skip_blank=True, strip=True)
+    directories = (pathclass.Path(d) for pattern in patterns for d in winglob.glob(pattern))
     directories = (d for d in directories if d.is_dir)
 
     for directory in directories:
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ def nonempty_directories_argparse(args):
 def main(argv):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
 
-    parser.add_argument('patterns', nargs='*')
+    parser.add_argument('patterns', nargs='*', default=['*'])
     parser.set_defaults(func=nonempty_directories_argparse)
 
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)