diff --git a/battleman.py b/battleman.py
index bbcaa9f..baa13b3 100755
--- a/battleman.py
+++ b/battleman.py
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
             print 'Error: Unrecognized command {}'.format(cmd)
 
 
-    # a
     def do_add(self, line):
         """add [N]
         Add the specified number of groups"""
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
             self.btl.add_group(CombatGroup.from_input())
 
 
-    # b
     def do_begin(self, line):
         """begin
         Begins the battle. Rolls initiative for NPCs and prompts for PCs"""
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         self.btl.begin()
 
 
-    # p
     def do_print(self, line):
         """print [index]
         Print detailed info for combatant with index, or combatant or group with initiative"""
@@ -152,7 +149,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
             print self.btl.format_current_group()
 
 
-    # l
     def do_list(self, line):
         """list
         Lists a summary of all of the combat groups and their members"""
@@ -160,7 +156,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         print self.btl.format_combatants()
 
 
-    # d
     def do_damage(self, line):
         """damage [index] [amount]
         Deals damage to the specified combatant"""
@@ -179,7 +174,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         c.damage(amount)
 
     
-    # h
     def do_heal(self, line):
         """heal [index] [amount]
         Heal hit points for the specified combatant"""
@@ -198,7 +192,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         c.heal(amount)
 
 
-    # t
     def do_temp(self, line):
         """temp [index] [amount]
         Add temporary hit points to the specified combatant"""
@@ -217,7 +210,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         c.add_temp_hp(amount)
 
 
-    # T
     def do_rmtemp(self, line):
         """rmtemp [index] [amount]
         Remove temporary hit points from the specified combatant"""
@@ -225,7 +217,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         do_stub()
 
 
-    # s, so
     def do_surge(self, line):
         """surge [index] [heal]
         Combatant with index uses a healing surge. If heal is 0, don't heal the combatant"""
@@ -242,7 +233,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         c.use_surge(heal)
 
 
-    # sw
     def do_wind(self, line):
         """wind [index]
         Use Second Wind for combatant"""
@@ -255,7 +245,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         c.use_second_wind()
 
 
-    # c
     def do_cond(self, line):
         """cond [index] [name] [type] [duration] [start|end]
         Add a temporary condition to a combatant, optionally specifying the condition name, type (s or t), duration and what phase of the combatant's turn it expires on"""
@@ -279,7 +268,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         c.add_condition(name, ctype, duration, end_type)
 
 
-    # C
     def do_rmcond(self, line):
         """rmcond [index] [condition_index]
         Remove a condition from a combatant early."""
@@ -302,7 +290,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
             c.remove_condition(index)
 
 
-    # r
     def do_recharge(self, line):
         """recharge [index] [recharge_index]
         Use a rechargable power"""
@@ -325,7 +312,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
             c.use_recharge_power(index)
 
 
-    # w
     def do_wait(self, line):
         """wait
         This function is still a stub"""
@@ -333,7 +319,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         do_stub()
 
 
-    # W
     def do_unwait(self, line):
         """unwait
         This function is still a stub"""
@@ -341,19 +326,25 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         do_stub()
 
 
-    # x
+    def do_next(self, line):
+        """next
+        Steps to the next combatant in initiative order. This handles saving throws, effects that end at beginning and ends of turns, and round incrementing."""
+        self.btl.next_combatant()
+
+
     def do_sync(self, line):
         """sync
         This function is still a stub"""
-
-        do_stub()
+        
+        # Since the postloop pickles & writes, we don't actually need to
+        # do a damn thing here - just let it be an 'empty' command.
+        pass
 
 
     def do_EOF(self, line):
         self.do_quit(line)
 
 
-    # q
     def do_quit(self, line):
         """quit
         Exits the program. If a battle is in progress, it is temporarily saved and can be resumed by running the program with --resume next time."""
@@ -361,12 +352,6 @@ class CommandParser(cmd.Cmd):
         sys.exit(0)
 
 
-    # n
-    def do_next(self, line):
-        """next
-        Steps to the next combatant in initiative order. This handles saving throws, effects that end at beginning and ends of turns, and round incrementing."""
-        self.btl.next_combatant()
-
 
 def parse_data(line):
     data = line.split(' ')