commit 7034e1193e204c4a3579035408b040f3f44842b2
Author: Kelvin Sherlock <ksherlock@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Jan 27 10:43:34 2016 -0500

    initial version

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.o
+build/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
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+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "clang++")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=c++14 -stdlib=libc++ -g -Wall -Wno-unused-const-variable -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-multichar -Wno-c++11-extensions")
+
+project("mpw-shell")
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+
+add_definitions(-I ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/)
+
+
+add_custom_command(
+	OUTPUT mpw-shell-read.cpp
+	COMMAND ragel -p -G2 -o mpw-shell-read.cpp "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mpw-shell-read.rl"
+	MAIN_DEPENDENCY mpw-shell-read.rl 
+)
+
+add_custom_command(
+	OUTPUT mpw-shell-expand.cpp
+	COMMAND ragel -p -G2 -o mpw-shell-expand.cpp "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mpw-shell-expand.rl"
+	MAIN_DEPENDENCY mpw-shell-expand.rl 
+)
+
+add_custom_command(
+	OUTPUT mpw-shell-token.cpp
+	COMMAND ragel -p -G2 -o mpw-shell-token.cpp "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mpw-shell-token.rl"
+	MAIN_DEPENDENCY mpw-shell-token.rl 
+)
+
+add_custom_command(
+	OUTPUT mpw-shell-command.cpp
+	COMMAND ragel -p -G2 -o mpw-shell-command.cpp "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mpw-shell-command.rl"
+	MAIN_DEPENDENCY mpw-shell-command.rl 
+)
+
+add_custom_command(
+	OUTPUT value.cpp
+	COMMAND ragel -p -G2 -o value.cpp "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/value.rl"
+	MAIN_DEPENDENCY value.rl 
+)
+
+add_custom_command(
+	OUTPUT mpw-shell-quote.cpp
+	COMMAND ragel -p -G2 -o mpw-shell-quote.cpp "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mpw-shell-quote.rl"
+	MAIN_DEPENDENCY mpw-shell-quote.rl 
+)
+
+
+
+
+add_executable(mpw-shell mpw-shell.cpp mpw-shell-read.cpp mpw-shell-token.cpp mpw-shell-expand.cpp 
+	mpw-shell-execute.cpp mpw-shell-builtins.cpp mpw-shell-parser.cpp value.cpp mpw-shell-quote.cpp)
+
diff --git a/command.h b/command.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5876b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command.h
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+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include <array>
+
+typedef std::unique_ptr<struct command> command_ptr;
+typedef std::vector<command_ptr> command_ptr_vector;
+typedef std::array<command_ptr, 2> command_ptr_pair;
+
+struct command {
+	enum {
+
+	};
+	int type;
+	virtual ~command();
+	virtual int run();
+};
+
+struct simple_command  : public command {
+	std::string text;
+};
+
+struct binary_command : public command {
+	command_ptr_pair children;
+};
+
+struct or_command : public binary_command {
+
+};
+
+struct and_command : public binary_command {
+
+};
+
+struct begin_command : public command {
+	command_ptr_vector children;
+	std::string end; 
+};
+
+struct if_command : public command {
+	std::string begin;
+	command_ptr_vector children;
+	command_ptr_vector else_clause;
+	std::string end;
+};
diff --git a/fdset.h b/fdset.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac519b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fdset.h
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+#ifndef __fdset__
+#define __fdset__
+
+#include <array>
+#include <initializer_list>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+class fdset;
+class fdmask;
+
+/*
+ * fdmask does not own the file descriptors and will not close them.
+ *
+ */
+class fdmask {
+	public:
+
+	fdmask() = default;
+	fdmask(const fdmask &) = default;
+	fdmask(fdmask &&) = default;
+
+	fdmask(const std::array<int, 3> &rhs) : _fds(rhs)
+	{}
+
+#if 0
+	fdmask(std::initializer_list<int> rhs) : _fds(rhs)
+	{}
+#endif
+
+	fdmask &operator=(const fdmask &) = default;
+	fdmask &operator=(fdmask &&) = default;
+
+	fdmask &operator=(const std::array<int, 3> &rhs) {
+		_fds = rhs;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+#if 0
+	fdmask &operator=(std::initializer_list<int> rhs) {
+		_fds = rhs;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	void dup() const {
+		// dup fds to stdin/stdout/stderr.
+		// called after fork, before exec.
+
+
+		#define __(index, target) \
+		if (_fds[index] >= 0 && _fds[index] != target) dup2(_fds[index], target)
+
+		__(0, STDIN_FILENO);
+		__(1, STDOUT_FILENO);
+		__(2, STDERR_FILENO);
+
+		#undef __
+	}
+
+
+	int operator[](unsigned index) const {
+		return _fds[index];
+	}
+
+	fdmask &operator|=(const fdmask &rhs) {
+		for (unsigned i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+			if (_fds[i] < 0) _fds[i] = rhs._fds[i];
+		}
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	private:
+	friend class fdset;
+	std::array<int, 3> _fds = {{ -1, -1, -1 }};
+};
+
+/*
+ * fd set owns it's descriptors and will close them.
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+class fdset {
+	public:
+
+	fdset() = default;
+	fdset(const fdset &) = delete;
+	fdset(fdset && rhs) {
+		std::swap(rhs._fds, _fds);
+	}
+
+	~fdset() {
+		close();
+	}
+
+	fdset &operator=(const fdset &) = delete;
+	fdset &operator=(fdset &&rhs) {
+		if (&rhs != this) {
+			std::swap(_fds, rhs._fds);
+			rhs.close();
+		}
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	void close(void) {
+		for (int &fd : _fds) {
+			if (fd >= 0) {
+				::close(fd);
+				fd = -1;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	void set(int index, int fd) {
+		std::swap(fd, _fds[index]);
+		if (fd >= 0) ::close(fd);
+	}
+
+	fdmask to_mask() const {
+		return fdmask(_fds);
+	}
+
+	private:
+
+	void reset() {
+		_fds = {{ -1, -1, -1 }};
+	}
+
+
+
+	std::array<int, 3> _fds = {{ -1, -1, -1 }};
+
+};
+
+inline fdmask operator|(const fdmask &lhs, const fdmask &rhs) {
+	fdmask tmp(lhs);
+	tmp |= rhs;
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+inline fdmask operator|(const fdset &lhs, const fdmask &rhs) {
+	fdmask tmp(lhs.to_mask());
+	tmp |= rhs;
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+struct process {
+	std::vector<std::string> arguments;
+	fdset fds;
+};
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/mpw-shell-builtins.cpp b/mpw-shell-builtins.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c73f078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell-builtins.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,506 @@
+#include "mpw-shell.h"
+
+#include "fdset.h"
+#include "value.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace {
+
+
+	std::string &lowercase(std::string &s) {
+		std::transform(s.begin(), s.end(), s.begin(), [](char c){ return std::tolower(c); });
+		return s;
+	}
+
+	// doesn't handle flag arguments but builtins don't have arguments.
+
+	template<class FX>
+	std::vector<std::string> getopt(const std::vector<std::string> &argv, FX fx) {
+		
+		std::vector<std::string> out;
+		out.reserve(argv.size());
+
+		std::copy_if(argv.begin()+1, argv.end(), std::back_inserter(out), [&fx](const std::string &s){
+
+			if (s.empty()) return false; // ?
+			if (s.front() == '-') {
+				std::for_each(s.begin() + 1, s.end(), fx);
+				return false;
+			}
+			return true;
+		});
+
+		return out;
+	}
+
+
+
+
+	/*
+	 * the fdopen() will assume ownership of the fd and close it.
+	 * this is not desirable.
+	 */
+
+	int readfn(void *cookie, char *buffer, int size) {
+		return ::read((int)(ptrdiff_t)cookie, buffer, size);
+	}
+
+	int writefn(void *cookie, const char *buffer, int size) {
+		return ::write((int)(ptrdiff_t)cookie, buffer, size);
+	}
+
+
+	FILE *file_stream(int index, int fd) {
+		if (fd < 0) {
+			switch (index) {
+				case 0: return stdin;
+				case 1: return stdout;
+				case 2: return stderr;
+				default:
+				return stderr;
+			}
+		}
+		// will not close.  
+		return funopen((const void *)(ptrdiff_t)fd, readfn, writefn, nullptr, nullptr);
+	}
+
+
+	class io_helper {
+
+	public:
+		FILE *in;
+		FILE *out;
+		FILE *err;
+
+		io_helper(const fdmask &fds) {
+			in = file_stream(0, fds[0]);
+			out = file_stream(1, fds[1]);
+			err = file_stream(2, fds[2]);
+		}
+
+		~io_helper() {
+			#define __(x, target) if (x != target) fclose(x)
+			__(in, stdin);
+			__(out, stdout);
+			__(err, stderr);
+			#undef __
+		}
+
+		io_helper() = delete;
+		io_helper(const io_helper &) = delete;
+		io_helper &operator=(const io_helper &) = delete;
+	};
+
+
+}
+
+#undef stdin
+#undef stdout
+#undef stderr
+
+#define stdin io.in
+#define stdout io.out
+#define stderr io.err
+
+int builtin_unset(const std::vector<std::string> &tokens, const fdmask &) {
+	for (auto iter = tokens.begin() + 1; iter != tokens.end(); ++iter) {
+
+		std::string name = *iter;
+		lowercase(name);
+
+		Environment.erase(name);
+	}
+	// unset [no arg] removes ALL variables
+	if (tokens.size() == 1) {
+		Environment.clear();
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+int builtin_set(const std::vector<std::string> &tokens, const fdmask &fds) {
+	// set var name  -- set
+	// set var -- just print the value
+
+	// 3.5 supports -e to also export it.
+
+	io_helper io(fds);
+
+
+	if (tokens.size() == 1) {
+
+		for (const auto &kv : Environment) {
+			std::string name = quote(kv.first);
+			std::string value = quote(kv.second);
+
+			fprintf(stdout, "Set %s%s %s\n",
+				bool(kv.second) ? "-e " : "", 
+				name.c_str(), value.c_str());
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (tokens.size() == 2) {
+		std::string name = tokens[1];
+		lowercase(name);
+		auto iter = Environment.find(name);
+		if 	(iter == Environment.end()) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "### Set - No variable definition exists for %s.\n", name.c_str());
+			return 2;
+		}
+
+		name = quote(name);
+		std::string value = quote(iter->second);
+		fprintf(stdout, "Set %s%s %s\n", 
+			bool(iter->second) ? "-e " : "", 
+			name.c_str(), value.c_str());
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	bool exported = false;
+
+
+	if (tokens.size() == 4 && tokens[1] == "-e") {
+		exported = true;
+	}
+
+	if (tokens.size() > 3 && !exported) {
+		fputs("### Set - Too many parameters were specified.\n", stderr);
+		fputs("# Usage - set [name [value]]\n", stderr);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	std::string name = tokens[1+exported];
+	std::string value = tokens[2+exported];
+	lowercase(name);
+
+	Environment[name] = std::move(EnvironmentEntry(std::move(value), exported));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+static int export_common(bool export_or_unexport, const std::vector<std::string> &tokens, io_helper &io) {
+
+	const char *name = export_or_unexport ? "Export" : "Unexport";
+
+	struct {
+		int _r = 0;
+		int _s = 0;
+	} flags;
+	bool error = false;
+
+	std::vector<std::string> argv = getopt(tokens, [&](char c){
+		switch(c) {
+			case 'r':
+			case 'R':
+				flags._r = true;
+				break;
+			case 's':
+			case 'S':
+				flags._s = true;
+				break;
+			default:
+				fprintf(stderr, "### %s - \"-%c\" is not an option.\n", name, c);
+				error = true;
+				break;
+		}
+	});
+
+	if (error) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "# Usage - %s [-r | -s | name...]\n", name);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (argv.empty()) {
+		if (flags._r && flags._s) goto conflict;
+
+		// list of exported vars.
+		// -r will generate unexport commands for exported variables.
+		// -s will only print the names.
+
+
+		name = export_or_unexport ? "Export " : "Unexport ";
+
+		for (const auto &kv : Environment) {
+			const std::string& vname = kv.first;
+			if (kv.second == export_or_unexport)
+				fprintf(stdout, "%s%s\n", flags._s ? "" : name, quote(vname).c_str());
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+	else {
+		// mark as exported.
+
+		if (flags._r || flags._s) goto conflict;
+
+		for (std::string s : argv) {
+			lowercase(s);
+			auto iter = Environment.find(s);
+			if (iter != Environment.end()) iter->second = export_or_unexport;
+		}	
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+conflict:
+	fprintf(stderr, "### %s - Conflicting options or parameters were specified.\n", name);
+	fprintf(stderr, "# Usage - %s [-r | -s | name...]\n", name);
+	return 1;
+}
+int builtin_export(const std::vector<std::string> &tokens, const fdmask &fds) {
+
+	io_helper io(fds);
+	return export_common(true, tokens, io);
+}
+
+int builtin_unexport(const std::vector<std::string> &tokens, const fdmask &fds) {
+
+	io_helper io(fds);
+	return export_common(false, tokens, io);
+}
+
+
+
+int builtin_echo(const std::vector<std::string> &tokens, const fdmask &fds) {
+
+	io_helper io(fds);
+
+	bool space = false;
+	bool n = false;
+
+	for (auto iter = tokens.begin() + 1; iter != tokens.end(); ++iter) {
+
+		const std::string &s = *iter;
+		if (s == "-n" || s == "-N") {
+			n = true;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (space) {
+			fputs(" ", stdout);
+		}
+		fputs(s.c_str(), stdout);
+		space = true;
+	}
+	if (!n) fputs("\n", stdout);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int builtin_quote(const std::vector<std::string> &tokens, const fdmask &fds) {
+	// todo...
+
+	io_helper io(fds);
+
+	bool space = false;
+	bool n = false;
+
+	for (auto iter = tokens.begin() + 1; iter != tokens.end(); ++iter) {
+
+		std::string s = *iter;
+		if (s == "-n" || s == "-N") {
+			n = true;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (space) {
+			fputs(" ", stdout);
+		}
+		s = quote(std::move(s));
+		fputs(s.c_str(), stdout);
+		space = true;
+	}
+	if (!n) fputs("\n", stdout);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int builtin_parameters(const std::vector<std::string> &argv, const fdmask &fds) {
+
+	io_helper io(fds);
+
+	int i = 0;
+	for (const auto &s : argv) {
+		fprintf(stdout, "{%d} %s\n", i++, s.c_str());
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+int builtin_directory(const std::vector<std::string> &tokens, const fdmask &fds) {
+	// directory [-q]
+	// directory path
+
+	// for relative names, uses {DirectoryPath} (if set) rather than .
+	// set DirectoryPath ":,{MPW},{MPW}Projects:"
+
+	io_helper io(fds);
+
+	bool q = false;
+	bool error = false;
+
+	std::vector<std::string> argv = getopt(tokens, [&](char c){
+		switch(c)
+		{
+			case 'q':
+			case 'Q':
+				q = true;
+				break;
+			default:
+				fprintf(stderr, "### Directory - \"-%c\" is not an option.\n", c);
+				error = true;
+				break;
+		}
+	});
+
+	if (error) {
+		fputs("# Usage - Directory [-q | directory]\n", stderr);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (argv.size() > 1) {
+		fputs("### Directory - Too many parameters were specified.\n", stderr);
+		fputs("# Usage - Directory [-q | directory]\n", stderr);
+		return 1;	
+	}
+
+
+	if (argv.size() == 1) {
+		//cd
+		if (q) {
+			fputs("### Directory - Conflicting options or parameters were specified.\n", stderr);
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+	else {
+		// pwd
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static bool is_assignment(int type) {
+	switch(type)
+	{
+		case '=':
+		case '+=':
+		case '-=':
+			return true;
+		default:
+			return false;
+	}
+}
+
+int builtin_evaluate(std::vector<token> &&tokens, const fdmask &fds) {
+	// evaluate expression
+	// evaluate variable = expression
+	// evaluate variable += expression
+	// evaluate variable -= expression
+
+	// flags -- -h -o -b -- print in hex, octal, or binary
+
+	// convert the arguments to a stack.
+
+
+	int output = 'd';
+
+	io_helper io(fds);
+
+	std::reverse(tokens.begin(), tokens.end());
+
+	// remove 'Evaluate'
+	tokens.pop_back();
+
+	// check for -h -x -o
+	if (tokens.size() >= 2 && tokens.back().type == '-') {
+
+		const token &t = tokens[tokens.size() - 2];
+		if (t.type == token::text && t.string.length() == 1) {
+			int flag = tolower(t.string[0]);
+			switch(flag) {
+				case 'o':
+				case 'h':
+				case 'b':
+					output = flag;
+					tokens.pop_back();
+					tokens.pop_back();
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	if (tokens.size() >= 2 && tokens.back().type == token::text)
+	{
+		int type = tokens[tokens.size() -2].type;
+
+		if (is_assignment(type)) {
+
+			std::string name = tokens.back().string;
+			lowercase(name);
+
+			tokens.pop_back();
+			tokens.pop_back();
+
+			int32_t i = evaluate_expression("Evaluate", std::move(tokens));
+
+			switch(type) {
+				case '=':
+					Environment[name] = std::to_string(i);
+					break;
+				case '+=':
+				case '-=':
+					{
+						value old;
+						auto iter = Environment.find(name);
+						if (iter != Environment.end()) old = (const std::string &)iter->second;
+
+						switch(type) {
+							case '+=':
+								i = old.to_number() + i;
+								break;
+							case '-=':
+								i = old.to_number() - i;
+								break;
+						}
+
+						std::string s = std::to_string(i);
+						if (iter == Environment.end())
+							Environment.emplace(std::move(name), std::move(s));
+						else iter->second = std::move(s);
+
+					}
+					break;
+			}
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	int32_t i = evaluate_expression("Evaluate", std::move(tokens));
+
+	// todo -- format based on -h, -o, or -b flag.
+	if (output == 'h') {
+		fprintf(stdout, "0x%08x\n", i);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (output == 'b') {
+		fputc('0', stdout);
+		fputc('b', stdout);
+		for (int j = 0; j < 32; ++j) {
+			fputc(i & 0x80000000 ? '1' : '0', stdout);
+			i <<= 1;
+		}
+		fputc('\n', stdout);
+		return 0;
+
+	}
+	if (output == 'o') {
+		// octal.
+		fprintf(stdout, "0%o\n", i);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	fprintf(stdout, "%d\n", i);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/mpw-shell-command.rl b/mpw-shell-command.rl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8250090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell-command.rl
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#include "mpw-shell.h"
+
+%%{
+	machine classify;
+	alphtype unsigned char;
+
+	ws = [ \t];
+
+	IF = /if/i;
+	ELSE = /else/i;
+	END = /end/i;
+	EVALUATE = /evaluate/i;
+
+
+	main := |*
+		IF %eof{ return command_if; };
+		IF ws => {return command_if; };
+
+		ELSE %eof{ return command_else;};
+		ELSE ws => { return command_else; };
+
+		ELSE ws+ IF %eof{ return command_else_if; };
+		ELSE ws+ IF ws => {return command_else_if; };
+
+		END %eof{ return command_end; };
+		END ws => {return command_end; };
+
+		EVALUATE %eof{ return command_evaluate; };
+		EVALUATE ws => {return command_evaluate; };
+
+
+	*|;
+
+}%%
+
+
+int classify(const std::string &line) {
+
+	%% write data;
+
+	int cs;
+	int act;
+
+	const unsigned char *p = (const unsigned char *)line.data();
+	const unsigned char *pe = (const unsigned char *)line.data() + line.size();
+	const unsigned char *eof = pe;
+	const unsigned char *te, *ts;
+
+	%%write init;
+
+	%%write exec;
+
+	return 0;	
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Generates a linked-list of commands. Why? Because it also checks
+ * for shell-special syntax (currently if / else /end only) and 
+ * adds pointers to make executing them easier.
+ *
+ */
+command_ptr build_command(const std::vector<std::string> &lines) {
+	
+	std::vector<command_ptr> if_stack;
+
+	command_ptr head;
+	command_ptr prev;
+
+	for (const auto &line : lines) {
+		if (line.empty()) continue;
+
+		int type = classify(line);
+		command_ptr c = std::make_shared<command>(type, line);
+
+		if (!head) head = c;
+		if (!prev) prev = c;
+		else {
+			prev->next = c;
+			prev = c;
+		}
+
+		// if stack...
+		switch (type) {
+		case command_if:
+			if_stack.push_back(c);
+			break;
+
+		case command_else:
+		case command_else_if:
+
+			if (if_stack.empty()) {
+				throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - Else must be within if ... end.");
+			}	
+
+			if_stack.back()->alternate = c;
+			if_stack.back() = c;
+			break;
+
+		case command_end:
+			if (if_stack.empty()) {
+				throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - Extra end command.");
+			}
+			if_stack.back()->alternate = c;
+			if_stack.pop_back();
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!if_stack.empty()) {
+		throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - Unterminated if command.");
+	}
+
+	return head;
+}
diff --git a/mpw-shell-commands.c b/mpw-shell-commands.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..922196e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell-commands.c
@@ -0,0 +1,301 @@
+
+#line 1 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+typedef std::shared_ptr<command> command_ptr;
+typedef std::weak_ptr<command> weak_command_ptr;
+
+class command {
+	enum type {
+		command_if = 1,
+		command_else,
+		command_else_if,
+		command_end
+	} = 0;
+	std::string line;
+	command_ptr next;
+	weak_command_ptr alternate; // if -> else -> end. 
+};
+
+
+
+#line 49 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+
+
+
+int classify(const std::string &line) {
+
+	
+#line 35 "mpw-shell-commands.c"
+static const int classify_start = 8;
+static const int classify_first_final = 8;
+static const int classify_error = 0;
+
+static const int classify_en_main = 8;
+
+
+#line 55 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+
+	int cs;
+	const unsigned char *p = (const unsigned char *)line.data();
+	const unsigned char *pe = (const unsigned char *)line.data() + line.size();
+	const unsigned char *eof = pe;
+	const unsigned char *te, *ts;
+
+	
+#line 52 "mpw-shell-commands.c"
+	{
+	cs = classify_start;
+	ts = 0;
+	te = 0;
+	act = 0;
+	}
+
+#line 63 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+
+	
+#line 63 "mpw-shell-commands.c"
+	{
+	if ( p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof;
+	switch ( cs )
+	{
+tr5:
+#line 40 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{{p = ((te))-1;}{ return command_else; }}
+	goto st8;
+tr13:
+#line 39 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{ return command_else;}
+#line 39 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p;p--;}
+	goto st8;
+tr14:
+#line 39 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p;p--;}
+	goto st8;
+tr16:
+#line 40 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p;p--;{ return command_else; }}
+	goto st8;
+tr17:
+#line 42 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{ return command_else_if; }
+#line 42 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p;p--;}
+	goto st8;
+tr18:
+#line 42 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p;p--;}
+	goto st8;
+tr19:
+#line 43 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p+1;{return command_else_if; }}
+	goto st8;
+tr20:
+#line 45 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{ return command_end; }
+#line 45 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p;p--;}
+	goto st8;
+tr21:
+#line 45 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p;p--;}
+	goto st8;
+tr22:
+#line 46 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p+1;{return command_end; }}
+	goto st8;
+tr23:
+#line 36 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{ return command_if; }
+#line 36 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p;p--;}
+	goto st8;
+tr24:
+#line 36 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p;p--;}
+	goto st8;
+tr25:
+#line 37 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+	{te = p+1;{return command_if; }}
+	goto st8;
+st8:
+#line 1 "NONE"
+	{ts = 0;}
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof8;
+case 8:
+#line 1 "NONE"
+	{ts = p;}
+#line 137 "mpw-shell-commands.c"
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 69u: goto st1;
+		case 73u: goto st7;
+		case 101u: goto st1;
+		case 105u: goto st7;
+	}
+	goto st0;
+st0:
+cs = 0;
+	goto _out;
+st1:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof1;
+case 1:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 76u: goto st2;
+		case 78u: goto st6;
+		case 108u: goto st2;
+		case 110u: goto st6;
+	}
+	goto st0;
+st2:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof2;
+case 2:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 83u: goto st3;
+		case 115u: goto st3;
+	}
+	goto st0;
+st3:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof3;
+case 3:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 69u: goto st9;
+		case 101u: goto st9;
+	}
+	goto st0;
+st9:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof9;
+case 9:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 9u: goto tr15;
+		case 32u: goto tr15;
+	}
+	goto tr14;
+tr15:
+#line 1 "NONE"
+	{te = p+1;}
+	goto st10;
+st10:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof10;
+case 10:
+#line 194 "mpw-shell-commands.c"
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 9u: goto st4;
+		case 32u: goto st4;
+		case 73u: goto st5;
+		case 105u: goto st5;
+	}
+	goto tr16;
+st4:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof4;
+case 4:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 9u: goto st4;
+		case 32u: goto st4;
+		case 73u: goto st5;
+		case 105u: goto st5;
+	}
+	goto tr5;
+st5:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof5;
+case 5:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 70u: goto st11;
+		case 102u: goto st11;
+	}
+	goto tr5;
+st11:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof11;
+case 11:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 9u: goto tr19;
+		case 32u: goto tr19;
+	}
+	goto tr18;
+st6:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof6;
+case 6:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 68u: goto st12;
+		case 100u: goto st12;
+	}
+	goto st0;
+st12:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof12;
+case 12:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 9u: goto tr22;
+		case 32u: goto tr22;
+	}
+	goto tr21;
+st7:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof7;
+case 7:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 70u: goto st13;
+		case 102u: goto st13;
+	}
+	goto st0;
+st13:
+	if ( ++p == pe )
+		goto _test_eof13;
+case 13:
+	switch( (*p) ) {
+		case 9u: goto tr25;
+		case 32u: goto tr25;
+	}
+	goto tr24;
+	}
+	_test_eof8: cs = 8; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof1: cs = 1; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof2: cs = 2; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof3: cs = 3; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof9: cs = 9; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof10: cs = 10; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof4: cs = 4; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof5: cs = 5; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof11: cs = 11; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof6: cs = 6; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof12: cs = 12; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof7: cs = 7; goto _test_eof; 
+	_test_eof13: cs = 13; goto _test_eof; 
+
+	_test_eof: {}
+	if ( p == eof )
+	{
+	switch ( cs ) {
+	case 9: goto tr13;
+	case 10: goto tr16;
+	case 4: goto tr5;
+	case 5: goto tr5;
+	case 11: goto tr17;
+	case 12: goto tr20;
+	case 13: goto tr23;
+	}
+	}
+
+	_out: {}
+	}
+
+#line 65 "mpw-shell-commands.rl"
+
+	return 0;	
+}
diff --git a/mpw-shell-execute.cpp b/mpw-shell-execute.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d216673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell-execute.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+#include "mpw-shell.h"
+#include "fdset.h"
+#include "value.h"
+
+#include <cctype>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cerrno>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <functional>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sysexits.h>
+
+
+/*
+ * Relevant shell variables (not currently supported)
+ *
+ *   Echo {Echo}             # control the echoing of commands to diagnostic output
+ *   Echo {Exit}             # control script termination based on {Status}
+ *
+ */
+
+typedef std::vector<std::string> vs;
+
+namespace {
+
+	std::string &lowercase(std::string &s) {
+		std::transform(s.begin(), s.end(), s.begin(), [](char c){ return std::tolower(c); });
+		return s;
+	}
+
+	std::unordered_map<std::string, int (*)(const std::vector<std::string> &, const fdmask &)> builtins = {
+		{"directory", builtin_directory},
+		{"echo", builtin_echo},
+		{"parameters", builtin_parameters},
+		{"quote", builtin_quote},
+		{"set", builtin_set},
+		{"unset", builtin_unset},
+		{"export", builtin_export},
+		{"unexport", builtin_unexport},
+	};
+
+}
+		
+typedef std::pair<int, command_ptr> icp;
+
+
+
+icp execute_all(command_ptr cmd);
+
+// returns status and pointer to the next command to execute.
+icp execute_if(command_ptr cmd) {
+
+	assert(cmd && cmd->type == command_if);
+	// evaluate condition...
+	// skip to else or end.
+
+	command_ptr head(cmd);
+
+	int status = 0;
+
+	// find the end pointer.
+	// if ... end > file.text
+	// redirects all output within the block.
+
+	command_ptr end = head;
+	while (end && end->type != command_end) {
+		end = end->alternate.lock();
+	}
+
+
+	fdmask fds; // todo -- inherit from block, can be parsed from end line.
+
+
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "    %s ... %s\n", cmd->string.c_str(), end ? end->string.c_str() : "");
+
+	// todo -- indent levels.
+	while(cmd && cmd->type != command_end) {
+
+		int32_t e;
+
+		std::string s = cmd->string;
+		s = expand_vars(s, Environment);
+
+		auto tokens = tokenize(s, true);
+
+		std::reverse(tokens.begin(), tokens.end());
+		e = 0;
+		status = 0;
+		switch(cmd->type) {
+			case command_else_if:
+				tokens.pop_back();
+			case command_if:
+				tokens.pop_back();
+				try {
+					e = evaluate_expression("If", std::move(tokens));
+				} catch (std::exception &ex) {
+					fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", ex.what());
+					status = -5;
+				}
+				break;
+			case command_else:
+				e = 1;
+				if (tokens.size() > 1) {
+					fprintf(stderr, "### Else - Missing if keyword.\n");
+					fprintf(stderr, "# Usage - Else [if expression...]\n");
+					e = 0;
+					status = -3;
+				}
+		}
+
+
+		if (e) {
+			command_ptr tmp;
+			std::tie(status, tmp) = execute_all(cmd->next);
+			break;
+		}
+		// skip to next condition.
+		cmd = cmd->alternate.lock();
+	}
+
+	// todo -- print but don't execute remaining alternates
+
+	// print the end tokens... [ doesn't include other tokens.]
+	fprintf(stdout, "    End\n");
+
+	return std::make_pair(status, end); // return end token -- will advance later.
+
+}
+
+int execute_evaluate(command_ptr cmd) {
+
+	fdmask fds; // todo -- inherit from block.
+
+	std::string s = cmd->string;
+	s = expand_vars(s, Environment);
+
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "    %s\n", s.c_str());
+
+	auto tokens = tokenize(s, true);
+
+	return builtin_evaluate(std::move(tokens), fds);
+}
+
+
+int execute_external(const std::vector<std::string> &argv, const fdmask &fds) {
+
+	std::vector<char *> cargv;
+	cargv.reserve(argv.size() + 3);
+
+	int status;
+	int pid;
+
+	cargv.push_back((char *)"mpw");
+	//cargv.push_back((char *)"--shell");
+
+	unsigned offset = cargv.size();
+
+
+	std::transform(argv.begin(), argv.end(), std::back_inserter(cargv),
+		[](const std::string &s) { return strdup(s.c_str()); }
+	);
+
+	cargv.push_back(nullptr);
+
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid < 0) {
+		perror("fork: ");
+		exit(EX_OSERR);
+	}
+
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+
+		// also export environment...
+
+		// handle any indirection...
+		fds.dup();
+
+		execvp(cargv.front(), cargv.data());
+		perror("execvp: ");
+		exit(EX_OSERR);
+	}
+
+	std::for_each(cargv.begin()+offset, cargv.end(), free);
+
+	for(;;) {
+		int status;
+		pid_t ok;
+		ok = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+		if (ok < 0) {
+			if (errno == EINTR) continue;
+			perror("waitpid:");
+			exit(EX_OSERR);
+		}
+
+		if (WIFEXITED(status)) return WEXITSTATUS(status);
+		if (WIFSIGNALED(status)) return -1;
+		fprintf(stderr, "waitpid - unexpected result\n");
+		exit(EX_OSERR);
+	}
+
+}
+
+int execute_one(command_ptr cmd) {
+
+	if (!cmd) return 0;
+
+	assert(cmd && cmd->type == 0);
+
+
+	// todo -- before variable expansion, 
+	// expand |, ||, && control structures.
+	// (possibly when classifing.)
+
+	std::string s = cmd->string;
+	s = expand_vars(s, Environment);
+
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "    %s\n", s.c_str());
+
+	auto tokens = tokenize(s);
+
+	process p;
+	parse_tokens(std::move(tokens), p);
+
+
+
+	fdmask fds = p.fds.to_mask();
+
+	std::string name = p.arguments.front();
+	lowercase(name);
+
+	auto iter = builtins.find(name);
+	if (iter != builtins.end()) {
+		int status = iter->second(p.arguments, fds);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+
+	return execute_external(p.arguments, fds);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+icp execute_all(command_ptr cmd) {
+	if (!cmd) return std::make_pair(0, cmd);
+
+	int status;
+
+	while(cmd) {
+
+		unsigned type = cmd->type;
+		switch(type)
+		{
+		case command_evaluate:
+			status =  execute_evaluate(cmd);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			status = execute_one(cmd);
+			break;
+
+		case command_if:
+			std::tie(status, cmd) = execute_if(cmd);
+			break;
+
+		case command_end:
+		case command_else:
+		case command_else_if:			
+			return std::make_pair(status, cmd);
+		}
+
+		Environment["status"] = std::to_string(status);
+
+		if (status != 0) {
+			// only if Environment["Exit"] ? 
+			throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - Execution of input terminated.");
+		}
+		cmd = cmd->next;
+	}
+
+	return std::make_pair(status, cmd);
+}
+
+int execute(command_ptr cmd) {
+	int status;
+	std::tie(status, cmd) = execute_all(cmd);
+	return status;
+}
diff --git a/mpw-shell-expand.rl b/mpw-shell-expand.rl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1933436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell-expand.rl
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "mpw-shell.h"
+
+
+%%{
+	machine line_parser;
+	alphtype unsigned char;
+
+	escape = 0xb6;
+	ws = [ \t];
+	nl = '\n';
+
+	action push_back {
+		line.push_back(fc);
+	}
+	action push_back_escape {
+		line.push_back(escape);
+		line.push_back(fc);
+	}
+
+
+	sstring = 
+		['] $push_back
+		( (any-nl-[']) $push_back )*
+		['] $push_back
+		$err{
+			fprintf(stderr, "### MPW Shell - 's must occur in pairs.\n");
+		}
+	;
+
+	# same quoting logic as ' string
+	vstring = 
+		'{'
+		( (any-nl-'}') ${var.push_back(fc); } )*
+		'}'
+		${
+			if (!var.empty()) {
+
+				// flag to pass through vs "" ?
+				auto iter = env.find(var);
+				if (iter == env.end()) {
+					line.push_back('{');
+					line.append(var);
+					line.push_back('}');
+				}
+				else {
+					line.append((std::string)iter->second);
+				}
+			}
+			var.clear();
+		}
+		$err{
+			fprintf(stderr, "### MPW Shell - {s must occur in pairs.\n");
+		}
+	;
+
+
+	# double-quoted string.  
+	# escape \n is ignored.  others do nothing.
+	dstring =
+		["] $push_back
+		(
+			escape (
+				nl ${ /* esc newline */ }
+				|
+				(any-nl) $push_back_escape
+			)
+			|
+			vstring
+			|
+			(any-escape-nl-["{]) $push_back
+		)* ["] $push_back
+		$err{
+			fprintf(stderr, "### MPW Shell - \"s must occur in pairs.\n");
+		}
+	;
+
+
+	main :=
+		(
+			sstring
+			|
+			dstring
+			|
+			vstring
+			|
+			escape any $push_back_escape
+			|
+			(any-['"{]) $push_back
+		)*
+		;
+
+
+
+
+}%%
+
+
+
+%% write data;
+
+
+/*
+ * has to be done separately since you can do dumb stuff like:
+ * set q '"' ; echo {q} dsfsdf"
+ */
+
+std::string expand_vars(const std::string &s, const std::unordered_map<std::string, EnvironmentEntry> &env) {
+	
+	if (s.find('{') == s.npos) return s;
+	std::string var;
+	std::string line;
+
+	int cs;
+	const unsigned char *p = (const unsigned char *)s.data();
+	const unsigned char *pe = (const unsigned char *)s.data() + s.size();
+	const unsigned char *eof = pe;
+
+	%%write init;
+
+	%%write exec;
+
+	return line;
+}
+
diff --git a/mpw-shell-parser.cpp b/mpw-shell-parser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccfcf85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell-parser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+#include "mpw-shell.h"
+#include "fdset.h"
+#include "value.h"
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+/*
+ * I'm sick of fighting with lemon.  Just generate it by hand.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+
+
+
+template<class T>
+T pop(std::vector<T> &v) {
+	T t = std::move(v.back());
+	v.pop_back();
+	return t;
+}
+
+int open(const std::string &name, int flags) {
+
+	// dup2 does not copy the O_CLOEXEC flag so it's safe to use.
+
+	int fd = ::open(name.c_str(), flags | O_CLOEXEC, 0666);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		std::string error = "### MPW Shell - Unable to open ";
+		error.push_back('"');
+		error.append(name);
+		error.push_back('"');
+		error.push_back('.');
+		throw std::runtime_error(error);
+	}
+	return fd;
+}
+
+void parse_tokens(std::vector<token> &&tokens, process &p) {
+
+
+	fdset fds;
+	std::vector<std::string> argv;
+
+	std::reverse(tokens.begin(), tokens.end());
+	argv.reserve(tokens.size());
+
+	// first token is always treated as a string.
+	token t = pop(tokens);
+	argv.emplace_back(std::move(t.string));
+
+	while(!tokens.empty()) {
+
+		t = pop(tokens);
+
+		switch (t.type) {
+
+			// >,  >>  -- redirect stdout.
+			case '>':
+			case '>>':
+				{
+					int flags;
+					if (t.type == '>') flags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC;
+					else flags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_APPEND;
+
+					if (tokens.empty()) {
+						throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - Missing file name.");
+					}
+					token name = pop(tokens);
+					int fd = open(name.string, flags);
+					fds.set(1, fd);
+				}
+				break;
+
+				// < -- redirect stdin.
+			case '<':
+				{
+					int flags = O_RDONLY;
+
+					if (tokens.empty()) {
+						throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - Missing file name.");
+					}
+					token name = pop(tokens);
+					int fd = open(name.string, flags);
+					fds.set(0, fd);
+				}
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				argv.emplace_back(std::move(t.string));
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	p.arguments = std::move(argv);
+	p.fds = std::move(fds);
+}
+
+
+class expression_parser {
+
+public:
+
+	expression_parser(const std::string &n, std::vector<token> &&t) : 
+		name(n), tokens(std::move(t))
+	{}
+
+	expression_parser(const expression_parser &) = delete;
+	expression_parser(expression_parser &&) = delete;
+
+	expression_parser& operator=(const expression_parser &) = delete;
+	expression_parser& operator=(expression_parser &&) = delete;
+
+	// returns integer value of the expression.
+	int32_t evaluate();
+
+
+private:
+
+	value terminal();
+	value unary();
+	value binary();
+
+
+	value eval(int op, value &lhs, value &rhs);
+
+	[[noreturn]] void expect_binary_operator();
+	[[noreturn]] void end_of_expression();
+	[[noreturn]] void divide_by_zero();
+
+	int peek_type() const;
+	token next();
+	static int precedence(int);
+
+	void skip() {
+		if (!tokens.empty()) tokens.pop_back();
+	}
+
+	const std::string &name;
+	std::vector<token> tokens;
+};
+
+int expression_parser::peek_type() const {
+	if (tokens.empty()) return token::eof;
+	return tokens.back().type;
+}
+
+token expression_parser::next() {
+	if (tokens.empty()) return token("", token::eof); // error?
+	return pop(tokens);
+}
+
+void expression_parser::expect_binary_operator() {
+	token t = next();
+
+	std::string error;
+	error = "### " + name;
+	error += " - Expected a binary operator when \"";
+	error += t.string;
+	error += "\" was encountered.";
+	throw std::runtime_error(error);
+}
+
+void expression_parser::end_of_expression() {
+	std::string error;
+	error = "### " + name + " - Unexpected end of expression.";
+	throw std::runtime_error(error);
+}
+
+void expression_parser::divide_by_zero() {
+	std::string error;
+	error = "### " + name + " - Attempt to divide by zero.";
+	throw std::runtime_error(error);
+}
+
+
+value expression_parser::binary() {
+	
+	std::vector<value> output;
+	std::vector<std::pair<int, int>> operators;
+
+	value v = unary();
+
+	output.emplace_back(std::move(v));
+	
+	for(;;) {
+
+		// check for an operator.
+
+		int type = peek_type();
+		if (type == token::eof) break;
+		if (type == ')') break;
+
+		int p = precedence(type);
+		if (!p) expect_binary_operator();
+		skip();
+
+		while (!operators.empty() && operators.back().second <= p) {
+			// reduce top ops.
+			int op = operators.back().first;
+			operators.pop_back();
+			value rhs = pop(output);
+			value lhs = pop(output);
+
+			output.emplace_back(eval(op, lhs, rhs));
+		}
+
+
+		operators.push_back(std::make_pair(type, p));
+		
+		v = unary();
+
+		output.emplace_back(std::move(v));
+
+	}
+
+	// reduce...
+	while (!operators.empty()) {
+
+		int op = pop(operators).first;
+		value rhs = pop(output);
+		value lhs = pop(output);
+
+		output.emplace_back(eval(op, lhs, rhs));
+	}
+
+	if (output.size() != 1) throw std::runtime_error("binary stack error");
+	return pop(output);
+}
+
+int expression_parser::precedence(int op) {
+	switch (op) {
+
+		case '*':
+		case '%':
+		case '/':
+			return 3;
+
+		case '+':
+		case '-':
+			return 4;
+
+		case '>>':
+		case '<<':
+			return 5;
+
+		case '<':
+		case '<=':
+		case '>':
+		case '>=':
+			return 6;
+
+		case '==':
+		case '!=':
+		case token::equivalent:
+		case token::not_equivalent:
+			return 7;
+		case '&':
+			return 8;
+		case '^':
+			return 9;
+		case '|':
+			return 10;
+		case '&&':
+			return 11;
+		case '||':
+			return 12;
+	}
+	return 0;
+	//throw std::runtime_error("unimplemented op";);
+}
+
+value expression_parser::eval(int op, value &lhs, value &rhs) {
+	switch (op) {
+
+		case '*':
+			return lhs.to_number() * rhs.to_number();
+
+		case '/':
+			if (!rhs.to_number()) divide_by_zero();
+			return lhs.to_number() / rhs.to_number();
+
+		case '%':
+			if (!rhs.to_number()) divide_by_zero();
+			return lhs.to_number() % rhs.to_number();
+
+
+		case '+':
+			return lhs.to_number() + rhs.to_number();
+		case '-':
+			return lhs.to_number() - rhs.to_number();
+		case '>':
+			return lhs.to_number() > rhs.to_number();
+		case '<':
+			return lhs.to_number() < rhs.to_number();
+
+		case '<=':
+			return lhs.to_number() <= rhs.to_number();
+
+		case '>=':
+			return lhs.to_number() >= rhs.to_number();
+
+		case '>>':
+			return lhs.to_number() >> rhs.to_number();
+
+		case '<<':
+			return lhs.to_number() >> rhs.to_number();
+
+			// logical || . NaN ok
+		case '||':
+			return lhs.to_number(1) || rhs.to_number(1);
+
+			// logical && . NaN ok
+		case '&&':
+			return lhs.to_number(1) && rhs.to_number(1);
+
+		case '|':
+			return lhs.to_number() | rhs.to_number();
+
+		case '&':
+			return lhs.to_number() & rhs.to_number();
+
+		case '^':
+			return lhs.to_number() ^ rhs.to_number();
+
+		case '==':
+			// string ==.  0x00==0   -> 0
+			// as a special case, 	0=="".  go figure.
+			if (lhs.string == "" && rhs.string == "0") return 1;
+			if (lhs.string == "0" && rhs.string == "") return 1;
+			return lhs.string == rhs.string;
+
+		case '!=':
+			if (lhs.string == "" && rhs.string == "0") return 0;
+			if (lhs.string == "0" && rhs.string == "") return 0;
+			return lhs.string != rhs.string;
+
+
+	}
+	// todo...
+	throw std::runtime_error("unimplemented op");
+}
+
+value expression_parser::unary() {
+
+	int type = peek_type();
+
+	switch (type) {
+		case '-':
+		case '+':
+		case '!':
+		case '~':
+			next();
+			value v = unary();
+			// + is a nop.. doesn't even check if it's a number.
+			if (type == '-') v = -v.to_number();
+			if (type == '~') v = ~v.to_number();
+			if (type == '!') v = !v.to_number(1); // logical !, NaN ok.
+
+			return v;
+	}
+
+	return terminal();
+}
+
+value expression_parser::terminal() {
+
+	int type = peek_type();
+
+	if (type == token::text) {
+		token t = next();
+		return value(std::move(t.string));
+	}
+
+	if (type == '(') {
+		next();
+		value v = binary();
+		type = peek_type();
+		if (type != ')') {
+			end_of_expression();
+		}
+		next();
+		return v;
+	}
+	// insert a fake token.
+	return value();
+}
+
+int32_t expression_parser::evaluate() {
+	if (tokens.empty()) return 0;
+
+	value v = binary();
+	if (!tokens.empty()) {
+		if (tokens.back().type == ')')
+			throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - Extra ) command.");
+		throw std::runtime_error("evaluation stack error."); // ?? should be caught above.
+	}
+	return v.to_number(1);
+}
+
+int32_t evaluate_expression(const std::string &name, std::vector<token> &&tokens) {
+
+	expression_parser p(name, std::move(tokens));
+	return p.evaluate();
+}
diff --git a/mpw-shell-quote.rl b/mpw-shell-quote.rl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..602175f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell-quote.rl
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#include <string>
+
+bool must_quote(const std::string &s){
+%%{
+	
+	machine must_quote;
+	alphtype unsigned char;
+
+	quotable = (
+		[ \t\r\n]
+		|
+		0x00
+		|
+		[0x80-0xff]
+		|
+		[+#;&|()'"/\\{}`?*<>]
+		|
+		'-'
+		|
+		'['
+		|
+		']'
+	);
+
+	#simpler just to say what's ok.
+	normal = [A-Za-z0-9_.:];
+
+	main := 
+		(
+		normal
+		|
+		(any-normal) ${return true;}
+		)*
+	;
+}%%
+
+	%%write data;
+
+	int cs;
+	const unsigned char *p = (const unsigned char *)s.data();
+	const unsigned char *pe = (const unsigned char *)s.data() + s.size();
+	const unsigned char *eof = nullptr;
+
+	%%write init;
+	%%write exec;
+	return false;
+}
+
+#if 0
+std::string quote(const std::string &s) {
+	std::string tmp(s);
+	return quote(std::move(tmp));
+}
+#endif
+
+std::string quote(const std::string &s) {
+	const char q = '\'';
+	const char *escape_q = "'\xd8''";
+
+	if (!must_quote(s)) return s;
+
+	std::string out;
+	out.reserve(s.length() + (s.length() >> 1));
+	out.push_back(q);
+
+	for (char c : s) {
+		if (c == q) {
+			out.append(escape_q);
+		} else
+			out.push_back(c);
+	}
+
+	out.push_back(q);
+	return out;
+}
diff --git a/mpw-shell-read.rl b/mpw-shell-read.rl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe0c637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell-read.rl
@@ -0,0 +1,374 @@
+#include "mpw-shell.h"
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+
+%%{
+	machine classify;
+	alphtype unsigned char;
+
+	ws = [ \t];
+
+	IF = /if/i;
+	ELSE = /else/i;
+	END = /end/i;
+	BEGIN = /begin/i;
+	EVALUATE = /evaluate/i;
+
+
+	main := |*
+		IF %eof{ return command_if; };
+		IF ws => {return command_if; };
+
+		ELSE %eof{ return command_else;};
+		ELSE ws => { return command_else; };
+
+		ELSE ws+ IF %eof{ return command_else_if; };
+		ELSE ws+ IF ws => {return command_else_if; };
+
+		END %eof{ return command_end; };
+		END ws => {return command_end; };
+
+		EVALUATE %eof{ return command_evaluate; };
+		EVALUATE ws => {return command_evaluate; };
+
+
+	*|;
+
+}%%
+
+
+static int classify(const std::string &line) {
+
+	%%machine classify;
+	%% write data;
+
+	int cs;
+	int act;
+
+	const unsigned char *p = (const unsigned char *)line.data();
+	const unsigned char *pe = (const unsigned char *)line.data() + line.size();
+	const unsigned char *eof = pe;
+	const unsigned char *te, *ts;
+
+	%%write init;
+
+	%%write exec;
+
+	return 0;	
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * this state machine splits input into lines.  
+ * only new-line escapes are removed.
+ * "", '', and {} are also matched.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * from experimentation, mpw splits on ; after variable expansion; 
+ * this splits before.  something stupid like:
+ * set q '"'; echo {q} ; "
+ * will not be handled correctly.  oh well.
+ * (should probably just drop that and we can then combine tokenizing w/ 
+ * variable expansion)
+ */
+%%{
+	machine line_parser;
+	alphtype unsigned char;
+
+
+	escape = 0xb6;
+	ws = [ \t];
+	nl = ('\n' | '\r');
+
+	action add_line {
+		/* strip trailing ws */
+		while (!scratch.empty() && isspace(scratch.back())) scratch.pop_back();
+		if (!scratch.empty()) { 
+			command_ptr cmd = std::make_shared<command>(std::move(scratch));
+			cmd->line = start_line;
+			start_line = line;
+			program.emplace_back(std::move(cmd));
+		}
+		scratch.clear();
+		fgoto main;
+	}
+
+	action push_back {
+		scratch.push_back(fc);
+	}
+
+	action push_back_escape {
+		scratch.push_back(escape);
+		scratch.push_back(fc);
+	}
+
+	comment = '#' (any-nl)*;
+
+	escape_seq =
+		escape
+		(
+			nl ${ /* esc newline */ line++; }
+			|
+			(any-nl) $push_back_escape
+		)
+	;
+
+
+	# single-quoted string.  only escape \n is special.
+	# handling is so stupid I'm not going to support it.
+
+	sstring = 
+		['] $push_back
+		( (any-nl-[']) $push_back )*
+		['] $push_back
+		$err{
+			throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - 's must occur in pairs.");
+		}
+	;
+
+	# same quoting logic as ' string
+	vstring = 
+		'{' $push_back
+		( (any-nl-'}') $push_back )*
+		'}' $push_back
+		$err{
+			throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - {s must occur in pairs.");
+		}
+	;
+
+
+	# double-quoted string.  
+	# escape \n is ignored.  others do nothing.
+	dstring =
+		["] $push_back
+		(
+			escape_seq
+			|
+			vstring
+			|
+			(any-escape-nl-["{]) $push_back
+		)* ["] $push_back
+		$err{
+			throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - \"s must occur in pairs.");
+		}
+	;
+
+	# this is a mess ...
+	coalesce_ws =
+		ws
+		(
+			ws
+			|
+			escape nl ${ line++; }
+		)*
+		<:
+		any ${ scratch.push_back(' '); fhold; }
+	;
+
+	line :=
+	(
+		sstring
+		|
+		dstring
+		|
+		vstring
+		|
+		[;] $add_line
+		|
+		escape_seq
+		|
+		coalesce_ws
+		|
+		(any-escape-nl-ws-[;#'"{]) $push_back
+	)*
+	comment?
+	nl ${ line++; } $add_line
+	;
+
+	main :=
+		# strip leading whitespace.
+		ws*
+		<: # left guard -- higher priority to ws.
+		any ${ fhold; fgoto line; }
+	;
+
+}%%
+
+
+
+
+
+
+class line_parser {
+
+	public:
+
+	void process(const void *data, size_t size) {
+		process((const unsigned char *)data, size, false);
+	}
+
+	command_ptr finish() {
+		process((const unsigned char *)"\n\n", 2, true);
+		return build_program();
+	}	
+
+	line_parser();
+
+	private:
+
+	%% machine line_parser;
+	%% write data;
+
+
+	std::vector<command_ptr> program;
+	std::string scratch;
+	int line = 1;
+	int cs;
+
+	command_ptr build_program();
+	void process(const unsigned char *data, size_t size, bool final);
+};
+
+line_parser::line_parser() {
+	%% machine line_parser;
+	%% write init;
+}
+
+void line_parser::process(const unsigned char *data, size_t size, bool final) {
+	
+	int start_line;
+
+	const unsigned char *p = data;
+	const unsigned char *pe = data + size;
+	const unsigned char *eof = nullptr;
+
+	if (final)
+		eof = pe;
+
+	start_line = line;
+	%% machine line_parser;
+	%% write exec;
+
+	if (cs == line_parser_error) {
+		throw std::runtime_error("MPW Shell - Lexer error.");
+
+	}
+
+	if (cs != line_parser_start && final) {
+		// will this happen?
+		throw std::runtime_error("MPW Shell - Lexer error.");
+	}
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Generates a linked-list of commands. Why? Because it also checks
+ * for shell-special syntax (currently if / else /end only) and 
+ * adds pointers to make executing them easier.
+ *
+ */
+
+// todo -- use recursive descent parser, support begin/end, (), ||, &&, etc.
+command_ptr line_parser::build_program() {
+
+
+	std::vector<command_ptr> if_stack;
+
+	command_ptr head;
+	command_ptr ptr;
+
+	if (program.empty()) return head;
+
+	std::reverse(program.begin(), program.end());
+
+	head = program.back();
+
+	while (!program.empty()) {
+
+		if (ptr) ptr->next = program.back();
+
+		ptr = std::move(program.back());
+		program.pop_back();
+
+		int type = ptr->type = classify(ptr->string);
+
+		ptr->level = if_stack.size();
+
+		// if stack...
+		switch (type) {
+		default:
+			break;
+
+		case command_if:
+			if_stack.push_back(ptr);
+			break;
+
+		case command_else:
+		case command_else_if:
+
+			if (if_stack.empty()) {
+				throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - Else must be within if ... end.");
+			}	
+
+			ptr->level--;
+			if_stack.back()->alternate = ptr;
+			if_stack.back() = ptr;
+			break;
+
+		case command_end:
+			if (if_stack.empty()) {
+				throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - Extra end command.");
+			}
+
+			ptr->level--;
+			if_stack.back()->alternate = ptr;
+			if_stack.pop_back();
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!if_stack.empty()) {
+		throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - Unterminated if command.");
+	}
+
+	return head;
+}
+
+
+command_ptr read_fd(int fd) {
+	unsigned char buffer[1024];
+
+	line_parser p;
+
+	for(;;) {
+		ssize_t s = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+		if (s < 0) {
+			throw std::runtime_error("MPW Shell - Read error.");
+		}
+		p.process(buffer, s);
+	}
+	return p.finish();
+}
+
+command_ptr read_file(const std::string &name) {
+	int fd;
+	fd = open(name.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		throw std::runtime_error("MPW Shell -  Unable to open file " + name + ".");
+	}
+
+	auto tmp = read_fd(fd);
+	close(fd);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+command_ptr read_string(const std::string &s) {
+	line_parser p;
+
+	p.process(s.data(), s.size());
+	return p.finish();
+}
diff --git a/mpw-shell-token.rl b/mpw-shell-token.rl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fa5706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell-token.rl
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "mpw-shell.h"
+
+%%{
+	machine  tokenizer;
+	alphtype unsigned char;
+
+
+	escape = 0xb6;
+	ws = [ \t];
+	nl = '\n' | '\r';
+
+	action push_token {
+		if (!scratch.empty()) {
+			tokens.emplace_back(std::move(scratch));
+			scratch.clear();
+		}
+	}
+
+	action push_back {
+		scratch.push_back(fc);
+	}
+
+#	vstring_quoted =
+#		[{]
+#		( (any-nl-[}]) ${ var.push_back(fc); } )*
+#		[}]
+#		%{
+#			auto iter = Environment.find(var);
+#			if (iter != Environment.end() {
+#				scratch.append(iter->second);
+#			})
+#			var.clear();
+#		}
+#		$err{
+#			throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - '{ must occur in pairs.");
+#		}
+#	;
+
+#	vstring_unqoted =
+#		[{]
+#		( (any-nl-[}]) ${ var.push_back(fc); } )*
+#		[}]
+#		%{
+#			auto iter = Environment.find(var);
+#			if (iter != Environment.end() {
+#				// re-parse.  ", ', { are not
+#				// special.  all others are treated normally.
+#			})
+#			var.clear();
+#		}
+#		$err{
+#			throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - '{ must occur in pairs.");
+#		}
+#	;
+
+	sstring = 
+		[']
+		( (any-nl-[']) $push_back )*
+		[']
+		$err{
+			throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - 's must occur in pairs.");
+		}
+	;
+
+	escape_seq =
+		escape
+		(
+			'f' ${scratch.push_back('\f'); }
+			|
+			'n' ${scratch.push_back('\n'); /* \r ? */ }
+			|
+			't' ${scratch.push_back('\t'); }
+			|
+			any-[fnt] $push_back
+		)
+	;
+
+	# double-quoted string.
+	dstring =
+		["]
+		(
+			escape_seq
+			|
+			(any-escape-["]) $push_back
+		)*
+		["]
+		$err{
+			throw std::runtime_error("### MPW Shell - \"s must occur in pairs.");
+		}
+	;
+
+
+	action eval { eval }
+
+	# > == start state (single char tokens or common prefix)
+	# % == final state (multi char tokens w/ unique prefix)
+	# $ == all states
+
+	main := |*
+			ws+  >push_token;
+			'>>' %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back(">>", '>>'); };
+			'>'  %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back(">", '>'); };
+
+			'<'  %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("<", '<'); };
+
+			'||' %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("||", '||'); };
+			'|'  %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("|", '|'); };
+
+			'&&'
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("&&", '&&'); };
+
+			# eval-only.
+
+			'('  when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("(", '('); };
+
+			')'  when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back(")", ')'); };
+
+
+			'<<' when eval
+				%push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("<<", '<<'); };
+
+			'<=' when eval
+				%push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("<=", '<='); };
+
+			'>=' when eval
+				%push_token => { tokens.emplace_back(">=", '>='); };
+
+			'==' when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("==", '=='); };
+
+			'!=' when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("!=", '!='); };
+
+			'&'  when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("&", '&'); };
+
+			'+'  when eval
+				 >push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("+", '+'); };
+
+			'*'  when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("*", '*'); };
+
+			'%'  when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("%", '%'); };
+
+
+			'-'  when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("+", '-'); };
+
+			'!'  when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("!", '!'); };
+
+			'^'  when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("^", '^'); };
+
+			'~'  when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("~", '~'); };
+
+
+			'=' when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("=", '='); };
+
+			'+=' when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("+=", '+='); };
+
+			'-=' when eval
+				 %push_token => { tokens.emplace_back("-=", '-='); };
+
+
+			sstring ;
+			dstring ;
+			escape_seq;
+
+			(any-escape-['"]) => push_back; # { scratch.append(ts, te); };
+			#(any-escape-ws-[>'"])+ => { scratch.append(ts, te); };
+		*|
+		;
+}%%
+
+
+
+inline void replace_eval_token(token &t) {
+
+%%{
+	
+	machine eval_keywords;
+
+	main := 
+		/and/i %{ t.type = '&&'; } 
+		|
+		/or/i %{ t.type = '||'; }
+		|
+		/not/i %{ t.type = '!'; }
+		|
+		/div/i %{ t.type = '/'; }
+		|
+		/mod/i %{ t.type = '%'; }
+		;
+}%%
+
+
+	%%machine eval_keywords;
+	%%write data;
+	
+
+	const char *p = t.string.data();
+	const char *pe = t.string.data() + t.string.size();
+	const char *eof = pe;
+	int cs;
+	%%write init;
+
+	%%write exec;
+}
+std::vector<token> tokenize(const std::string &s, bool eval)
+{
+	std::vector<token> tokens;
+	std::string scratch;
+
+	%%machine tokenizer;
+	%% write data;
+
+	int cs, act;
+	unsigned const char *p = (const unsigned char *)s.data();
+	unsigned const char *pe = (const unsigned char *)s.data() + s.size();
+	unsigned const char *eof = pe;
+
+	unsigned const char *ts, *te;
+
+	%%write init;
+
+	%%write exec;
+
+	if (cs == tokenizer_error) {
+		throw std::runtime_error("MPW Shell - Lexer error.");
+	}
+
+	if (!scratch.empty()) {
+		tokens.emplace_back(std::move(scratch));
+		scratch.clear();
+	}
+
+	// alternate operator tokens for eval
+	if (eval) {
+
+		for (token & t : tokens) {
+			if (t.type == token::text) replace_eval_token(t);
+
+		}
+	}
+
+	return tokens;
+}
diff --git a/mpw-shell.cpp b/mpw-shell.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3881daf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "mpw-shell.h"
+
+
+
+
+std::unordered_map<std::string, EnvironmentEntry> Environment;
+
+
+
+
+// should set {MPW}, {MPWVersion}, then execute {MPW}StartUp
+void init(void) {
+	Environment.emplace("status", std::string("0"));
+	Environment.emplace("exit", std::string("1")); // terminate script on error.
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+	
+	init();
+
+	command_ptr head;
+
+
+	try {
+		head = read_fd(0);
+	} catch (std::exception &ex) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", ex.what());
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+
+	try {
+		int status = execute(head);
+		exit(status);
+	} catch(std::exception &ex) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", ex.what());
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/mpw-shell.h b/mpw-shell.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48f662b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell.h
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+#ifndef __mpw_shell_h__
+#define __mpw_shell_h__
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+class command;
+typedef std::shared_ptr<command> command_ptr;
+typedef std::weak_ptr<command> weak_command_ptr;
+
+const unsigned char escape = 0xb6;
+
+// environment has a bool which indicates if exported.
+struct EnvironmentEntry {
+public:
+	operator bool() const { return exported; }
+	operator bool&() { return exported; }
+
+	operator const std::string&() const { return value; }
+	operator std::string&() { return value; }
+
+	EnvironmentEntry() = default;
+	EnvironmentEntry(const EnvironmentEntry &) = default;
+	EnvironmentEntry(EnvironmentEntry &&) = default;
+
+	EnvironmentEntry(const std::string &s, bool e = false) : value(s), exported(e)
+	{}
+	EnvironmentEntry(std::string &&s, bool e = false) : value(std::move(s)), exported(e)
+	{}
+
+	~EnvironmentEntry() = default;
+
+	EnvironmentEntry& operator=(bool &rhs) { exported = rhs; return *this; }
+	EnvironmentEntry& operator=(const std::string &rhs) { value = rhs; return *this; }
+	EnvironmentEntry& operator=(const EnvironmentEntry &) = default;
+	EnvironmentEntry& operator=(EnvironmentEntry &&) = default;
+
+private:
+	std::string value;
+	bool exported = false;
+
+};
+
+extern std::unordered_map<std::string, EnvironmentEntry> Environment;
+
+enum {
+	command_if = 1,
+	command_else,
+	command_else_if,
+	command_end,
+	command_begin,
+	command_evaluate,
+};
+
+class command {
+	public:
+	unsigned type = 0;
+	unsigned line = 0;
+	unsigned level = 0;
+
+	std::string string;
+	command_ptr next;
+	weak_command_ptr alternate; // if -> else -> end. weak to prevent cycles.
+
+	command() = default;
+	command(command &&) = default;
+	command(const command &) = default;
+
+	command(unsigned t, const std::string &s) :
+		type(t), string(s)
+	{}
+
+	command(unsigned t, std::string &&s) :
+		type(t), string(std::move(s))
+	{}
+
+	command(const std::string &s) : string(s)
+	{}
+
+	command(std::string &&s) : string(std::move(s))
+	{}
+
+
+};
+
+
+class token {
+public:
+	enum {
+		text = 0,
+		eof,
+		equivalent,
+		not_equivalent,
+		// remainder are characters.
+
+	};
+	unsigned type = text;
+	std::string string;
+
+	token() = default;
+	token(token &&) = default;
+	token(const token&) = default;
+
+	token &operator=(token &&) = default;
+	token &operator=(const token &) = default;
+
+	token(const std::string &s, unsigned t = text) :
+		type(t), string(s)
+	{}
+
+	token(std::string &&s, unsigned t = text) :
+		type(t), string(std::move(s))
+	{}
+
+	operator std::string() const {
+		return string;
+	}
+
+};
+
+
+command_ptr read_fd(int fd);
+command_ptr read_file(const std::string &);
+command_ptr read_string(const std::string &);
+
+std::vector<token> tokenize(const std::string &s, bool eval = false);
+std::string expand_vars(const std::string &s, const std::unordered_map<std::string, EnvironmentEntry> &env);
+
+//std::string quote(std::string &&s);
+std::string quote(const std::string &s);
+
+
+struct process;
+struct value;
+class fdmask;
+
+void parse_tokens(std::vector<token> &&tokens, process &p);
+
+
+int execute(command_ptr cmd);
+
+int32_t evaluate_expression(const std::string &name, std::vector<token> &&tokens);
+
+int builtin_directory(const std::vector<std::string> &, const fdmask &);
+int builtin_echo(const std::vector<std::string> &, const fdmask &);
+int builtin_parameters(const std::vector<std::string> &, const fdmask &);
+int builtin_quote(const std::vector<std::string> &tokens, const fdmask &);
+int builtin_set(const std::vector<std::string> &, const fdmask &);
+int builtin_unset(const std::vector<std::string> &, const fdmask &);
+int builtin_export(const std::vector<std::string> &, const fdmask &);
+int builtin_unexport(const std::vector<std::string> &, const fdmask &);
+
+int builtin_evaluate(std::vector<token> &&, const fdmask &);
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/mpw-shell.text b/mpw-shell.text
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..740cb21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mpw-shell.text
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+
+parser differences.
+
+I've tried to follow mpw's command line parsing algorithm but there are some differences.
+
+Mostly this is because
+
+set q '"' ; echo {q} really "
+
+is equivalent to
+
+echo " really "
+
+mpw removes # comments before shell expansion so this _is_ an error:
+
+echo {q} # "
+
+- mpw doesn't split on ; until after variables are expanded.  I split before variable expansion.
+- escape new-line is not allowed in a '' or {} string.
+- quote matching happens when the line is read. 
diff --git a/value.h b/value.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d3b3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/value.h
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+
+#ifndef __value_h__
+#define __value_h__
+
+#include <string>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+// hold a string and number value.
+
+struct value {
+
+public:
+
+	std::string string;
+	int32_t number = 0;
+
+	// empty token treated as 0.
+	value() : status(valid)
+	{}
+
+	value(const value &) = default;
+	value(value &&) = default;
+
+	value(int32_t n) :
+		string(std::to_string(n)), 
+		number(n),
+		status(valid)
+	{}
+
+	value(const std::string &s) : string(s)
+	{}
+
+	value(std::string &&s) : string(std::move(s))
+	{}
+
+	value &operator=(const value&) = default;
+	value &operator=(value &&) = default;
+
+
+	int32_t to_number() {
+		if (status == unknown)
+			scan_number();
+		if (status == valid) return number;
+		expect_number();
+	}
+
+	int32_t to_number(int default_value) noexcept {
+		if (status == unknown)
+			scan_number();
+		if (status == valid) return number;
+		return default_value;
+	}
+
+	bool is_number() noexcept {
+		if (status == unknown)
+			scan_number();
+		return status == valid;
+	}
+
+
+private:
+	[[noreturn]] void expect_number() const;
+	void scan_number() noexcept;
+
+	mutable enum  {
+		unknown,
+		valid,
+		invalid
+	} status = unknown;
+
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/value.rl b/value.rl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..056ec79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/value.rl
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+
+#include "value.h"
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+void value::expect_number() const {
+
+	std::string error;
+
+	error =  "Expected a number when \"";
+	error += string;
+	error += "\" was encountered";
+
+	throw std::domain_error(error);
+}
+
+void value::scan_number(void) noexcept {
+
+%%{
+		machine scanner;
+		hexnumber = 
+			('$' | '0x' | '0X')
+			(
+				[0-9] ${ value = (value << 4) + fc - '0'; }
+				|
+				[A-Fa-f] ${value = (value << 4) + (fc | 0x20) - 'a' + 10; }
+			)+
+			;
+
+		binnumber =
+			('0b' | '0B')
+			[01]+ ${ value = (value << 1) + fc - '0'; }
+			;
+
+		octalnumber = 
+			'0'
+			[0-7]+ ${ value = (value << 3) + fc - '0'; } 
+			;
+
+		# a leading 0 is ambiguous since it could also
+		# be part of the binary or hex prefix.
+		# however, setting it to 0 is safe.
+		decnumber =
+			'0'
+			|
+			([1-9] [0-9]*) ${ value = value * 10 + fc - '0'; }
+			;
+
+
+		main :=
+			( hexnumber | decnumber |binnumber) 
+			%{
+				status = valid;
+				number = value;
+				return;
+			}
+		;
+}%%
+
+	if (string.empty()) {
+		// special case.
+		status = valid;
+		number = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+	const char *p = string.data();
+	const char *pe = string.data() + string.size();
+	const char *eof = pe;
+	int cs;
+	int32_t value = 0;
+
+	%%write data;
+	%%write init;
+	%%write exec;
+
+	status = invalid;
+}