diff --git a/src/arguments.rs b/src/arguments.rs
index 33aa5f5..97a1593 100644
--- a/src/arguments.rs
+++ b/src/arguments.rs
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ pub struct StackArgs {
     #[arg(short = 'n', long)]
     pub hide_numbers: Option<bool>,
 
-    /// show n entries
-    #[arg(short, long = "lines")]
-    pub lines: Option<u32>,
-
     /// stack subcommand
     #[command(subcommand)]
     pub stack_action: Option<StackAction>,
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index ec81fd7..fbbb296 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ pub struct FormatSettings {
     #[default_value(false)]
     pub show_home_as_tilde: bool,
 
+    /// (bool) hide numbers when displaying the stack
+    #[default_value(false)]
+    pub stack_hide_numbers: bool,
+
     /// (string) separator between stack numbers and paths
     #[default_value("' - '")]
     pub stack_separator: String,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ee0bfd5..83027c7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn handle_push(args: &PushArgs, config: &Config, stack: &mut Stack, output: &mut Output) -> Result<()> {
+    // paths arguments starting with `=` are interpreted as stack entry number
     const PREFIX: char = '=';
+
     let mut path_string = match args.path.clone() {
         Some(value) => value,
         None => {
@@ -110,6 +112,11 @@ fn handle_push(args: &PushArgs, config: &Config, stack: &mut Stack, output: &mut
             Err(_) => return Err(Error::other("-- failed to create PathBuf from argument")),
         }
     };
+    if let Some(true) = args.show_stack {
+        output.push_info(&stack.to_formatted_string(&config)?);
+    } else if config.general.show_stack_on_push {
+        output.push_info(&stack.to_formatted_string(&config)?);
+    }
     push_path(&path, stack, config, output)?;
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -124,7 +131,9 @@ fn handle_pop(args: &PopArgs, config: &Config, stack: &mut Stack, output: &mut O
         num = Some(*n);
     }
     let path = stack.pop_entry(num)?;
-    if config.general.show_stack_on_push {
+    if let Some(true) = args.show_stack {
+        output.push_info(&stack.to_formatted_string(config)?);
+    } else if config.general.show_stack_on_push {
         output.push_info(&stack.to_formatted_string(config)?);
     }
     output.push_command(&format!("cd -- {}", match path.to_str() {
@@ -224,8 +233,5 @@ fn push_path(path: &Path, stack: &mut Stack, config: &Config, output: &mut Outpu
             None => return Err(Error::other("-- failed to print provided path as string")),
         }));
     }
-    if config.general.show_stack_on_push {
-        output.push_info(&stack.to_formatted_string(&config)?);
-    }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/stack.rs b/src/stack.rs
index bc2ec8a..7a53eb6 100644
--- a/src/stack.rs
+++ b/src/stack.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ impl Stack {
                     path = path.replace(&home, "~");
                 }
                 path = path.replace('/', &format!("{}{}/{}{}", RESET_SEQ, config.styles.stack_punct_style, RESET_SEQ, config.styles.stack_path_style));
-                if config.format.align_separators {
+                if config.format.stack_hide_numbers {
+                    buffer.push_str(&format!("{}\n", path));
+                } else if config.format.align_separators {
                     buffer.push_str(&format!("{}{}{}{}\n", number, padding, separator, path));
                 } else {
                     buffer.push_str(&format!("{}{}{}{}\n", number, separator, padding, path));
diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md
index 13e64f9..04f9793 100644
--- a/todo.md
+++ b/todo.md
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 - [x] config file
   - [x] implement procedural macro for config
     - [x] .. to parse config
-    - [ ] .. to write default config
+    - [x] .. to write default config
     - [x] .. ignore comments in config file
   - [x] parse config file
-  - [ ] apply config -- partially more done than before :)
+  - [x] apply config -- partially more done than before :)
     - [x] `show-bookmarks-on-book`
   - [x] setting for separator string when displaying stack/bookmarks
   - [x] color option for punctuation (mostly '/')
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@
 - [x] change config file extension to `.toml`
 - [x] add bash completions
 - [x] option to show home directory as '~'
+- [x] apply arguments or delete them..