diff --git a/dist-build/android-aar.sh b/dist-build/android-aar.sh
index e251700a..af223993 100755
--- a/dist-build/android-aar.sh
+++ b/dist-build/android-aar.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#! /bin/sh
 
-#creates an AAR with libsodium in 4 configurations all combinations of static | shared | minimal | full
-#the x86 static library will not work due to text relocation rules and so all static x86 versions are just the shared library
-#to simplify linking each version of the library is given a different name sodium, sodium-static, sodium-minimal and sodium-minimal-static
+# Create an AAR with libsodium in all combinations of static | shared | minimal | full.
+#
+# The x86 static library will not work due to text relocation rules, so static x86 versions are limited to shared libraries.
+# To simplify linking, library variants have distinct names: sodium, sodium-static, sodium-minimal and sodium-minimal-static.
 
 SODIUM_VERSION="1.0.18.0"
-NDK_VERSION=$(grep "Pkg.Revision = " <"$ANDROID_NDK_HOME/source.properties" | cut -f 2 -d '=' | cut -f 2 -d' ' | cut -f 1 -d'.')
+NDK_VERSION=$(grep "Pkg.Revision = " <"${ANDROID_NDK_HOME}/source.properties" | cut -f 2 -d '=' | cut -f 2 -d' ' | cut -f 1 -d'.')
 DEST_PATH=$(mktemp -d)
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/../" || exit
 
 make_abi_json() {
-  echo "{\"abi\":\"$NDK_ARCH\",\"api\":$SDK_VERSION,\"ndk\":$NDK_VERSION,\"stl\":\"none\"}" >"$1/abi.json"
+  echo "{\"abi\":\"${NDK_ARCH}\",\"api\":${SDK_VERSION},\"ndk\":${NDK_VERSION},\"stl\":\"none\"}" >"$1/abi.json"
 }
 
 make_prefab_json() {
@@ -20,65 +21,68 @@ make_prefab_json() {
 
 make_manifest() {
   echo "<manifest xmlns:android=\"http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android\" package=\"com.android.ndk.thirdparty.sodium\" android:versionCode=\"1\" android:versionName=\"1.0\">
-	<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion=\"19\" android:targetSdkVersion=\"21\"/>
-</manifest>" >"$1/AndroidManifest.xml"
-
+        <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion=\"19\" android:targetSdkVersion=\"21\"/>
+</manifest>" >"${1}/AndroidManifest.xml"
 }
 
 make_prefab_structure() {
   mkdir "$DEST_PATH"
-  for i in "prefab" "prefab/modules" "META-INF"; do
-    mkdir "$DEST_PATH/$i"
+
+  for variant_dirs in "prefab" "prefab/modules" "META-INF"; do
+    mkdir "${DEST_PATH}/${variant_dirs}"
   done
-  make_prefab_json "$DEST_PATH/prefab"
-  make_manifest "$DEST_PATH"
-  cp "LICENSE" "$DEST_PATH/META-INF"
-  for i in "prefab/modules/sodium" "prefab/modules/sodium-static" "prefab/modules/sodium-minimal" "prefab/modules/sodium-minimal-static"; do
-    mkdir "$DEST_PATH/$i"
-    if [ "$i" = "prefab/modules/sodium-minimal" ]; then
-      echo "{\"library_name\":\"libsodium\"}" >"$DEST_PATH/$i/module.json"
+
+  make_prefab_json "${DEST_PATH}/prefab"
+  make_manifest "${DEST_PATH}"
+  cp "LICENSE" "${DEST_PATH}/META-INF"
+
+  for variant in \
+    "prefab/modules/sodium" "prefab/modules/sodium-static" \
+    "prefab/modules/sodium-minimal" "prefab/modules/sodium-minimal-static"; do
+    mkdir "${DEST_PATH}/${variant}"
+
+    if [ "$variant" = "prefab/modules/sodium-minimal" ]; then
+      echo "{\"library_name\":\"libsodium\"}" >"${DEST_PATH}/${variant}/module.json"
     else
-      echo "{}" >"$DEST_PATH/$i/module.json"
+      echo "{}" >"${DEST_PATH}/${variant}/module.json"
     fi
-    mkdir "$DEST_PATH/$i/libs"
-    for j in "arm64-v8a" "armeabi-v7a" "x86" "x86_64"; do
-      mkdir "$DEST_PATH/$i/libs/android.$j"
-      mkdir "$DEST_PATH/$i/libs/android.$j/include"
-      NDK_ARCH="$j"
-      if [ $j = "arm64-v8a" ] || [ $j = "x86_64" ]; then
+
+    mkdir "${DEST_PATH}/${variant}/libs"
+
+    for arch in "arm64-v8a" "armeabi-v7a" "x86" "x86_64"; do
+      mkdir "$DEST_PATH/${variant}/libs/android.${arch}"
+      mkdir "$DEST_PATH/${variant}/libs/android.${arch}/include"
+      NDK_ARCH="$arch"
+      if [ $arch = "arm64-v8a" ] || [ $arch = "x86_64" ]; then
         SDK_VERSION="21"
       else
         SDK_VERSION="19"
-
       fi
 
-      make_abi_json "$DEST_PATH/$i/libs/android.$j"
-
+      make_abi_json "$DEST_PATH/${variant}/libs/android.${arch}"
     done
   done
 }
 
 copy_libs() {
-  SRC_DIR="libsodium-android-$1"
+  SRC_DIR="libsodium-android-${1}"
 
-  SHARED_DEST_DIR="$DEST_PATH/prefab/modules/sodium$3/libs/android.$2"
-  STATIC_DEST_DIR="$DEST_PATH/prefab/modules/sodium$3-static/libs/android.$2"
+  SHARED_DEST_DIR="${DEST_PATH}/prefab/modules/sodium${3}/libs/android.${2}"
+  STATIC_DEST_DIR="${DEST_PATH}/prefab/modules/sodium${3}-static/libs/android.${2}"
 
-  cp -r "$SRC_DIR/include" "$SHARED_DEST_DIR"
-  cp -r "$SRC_DIR/include" "$STATIC_DEST_DIR"
-  cp "$SRC_DIR/lib/libsodium.so" "$SHARED_DEST_DIR/libsodium.so"
-  cp "$SRC_DIR/lib/libsodium.a" "$STATIC_DEST_DIR/libsodium$3-static.a"
+  cp -r "${SRC_DIR}/include" "$SHARED_DEST_DIR"
+  cp -r "${SRC_DIR}/include" "$STATIC_DEST_DIR"
+  cp "${SRC_DIR}/lib/libsodium.so" "${SHARED_DEST_DIR}/libsodium.so"
+  cp "${SRC_DIR}/lib/libsodium.a" "${STATIC_DEST_DIR}/libsodium${3}-static.a"
 
   rm -r "$SRC_DIR"
 }
 
 build_all() {
-
   dist-build/android-armv7-a.sh
   dist-build/android-armv8-a.sh
   dist-build/android-x86_64.sh
   dist-build/android-x86.sh
-
 }
 
 make_prefab_structure
@@ -100,37 +104,41 @@ copy_libs "armv8-a+crypto" "arm64-v8a"
 copy_libs "i686" "x86"
 copy_libs "westmere" "x86_64"
 
-AAR_PATH="$(pwd)/libsodium-$SODIUM_VERSION.aar"
+AAR_PATH="$(pwd)/libsodium-${SODIUM_VERSION}.aar"
 cd "$DEST_PATH" || exit
 rm "$AAR_PATH"
-zip -r "$AAR_PATH" META-INF prefab AndroidManifest.xml
+zip -9 -r "$AAR_PATH" META-INF prefab AndroidManifest.xml
 cd .. || exit
 rm -r "$DEST_PATH"
-clear
-echo "congrats you have built an AAR containing libsodium. To use it with 
-gradle / cmake (defaults for Android Studio projects) simply:
 
-edit the app/build.gradle file to add:
+echo
+echo "Congrats you have built an AAR containing libsodium! To use it with
+gradle or cmake (as set by default for Android Studio projects):
+
+- Edit the app/build.gradle file to add:
 
     android {
         buildFeatures {
             prefab true
         }
     }
-    
-    #and
+
+  and
+
     dependencies {
-        implementation fileTree(dir:'path/to/aar/',include:['libsodium-$SODIUM_VERSION.aar']) 
+        implementation fileTree(dir:'path/to/aar/',include:['libsodium-$SODIUM_VERSION.aar'])
     }
-    #you can optionally store multiple AAR files in the same folder and include '*.aar'
 
-edit your module's CMakeLists.txt file to add:
-    
+  Optionally, store multiple AAR files in the same folder and include '*.aar'
+
+- Edit your module's CMakeLists.txt file to add:
+
     find_package(sodium REQUIRED CONFIG)
-    
-    # the specify sodium::sodium as an item in the relevant target_link_libraries statement
-    # the first value specifies the AAR and is always sodium the second is the library 
-    # name which supports sodium for the full shared library sodium-static
-    # for the full static library sodium-minimal for the minimal shared library
-    # or sodium-minimal-static for the minimal static library"
 
+- Then, specify 'sodium::x' as an item in the relevant 'target_link_libraries' statement.
+    The first part is the AAR name and should be 'sodium'.
+    The second part ('x', to be replaced) should be set to:
+      - 'sodium' for the full shared library,
+      - 'sodium-static' for the full static library
+      - 'sodium-minimal' for the minimal shared library, or
+      - 'sodium-minimal-static' for the minimal static library."