diff --git a/gitscan b/gitscan
index 46403d3..d54e922 100755
--- a/gitscan
+++ b/gitscan
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ mkdir -p "$(dirname "$output_file")"
 # Clear the existing file
 > "$output_file"
 
-# Find all .git directories, excluding hidden directories
-find ~/ -type d -name ".git" -not -path "*/.*/*" | while read -r gitdir; do
+# Find all .git directories, excluding hidden directories and suppressing permission denied errors
+find ~/ -type d -name ".git" -not -path "*/.*/*" 2>/dev/null | while read -r gitdir; do
     # Get the parent directory of the .git folder
     repo_path=$(dirname "$gitdir")
     echo "$repo_path" >> "$output_file"
@@ -17,3 +17,9 @@ done
 
 echo "Git repositories have been written to $output_file"
 
+# Remove duplicate entries
+sort -u "$output_file" -o "$output_file"
+
+echo "Duplicate entries removed. Final list:"
+cat "$output_file"
+