dos2unix: tiny shrink
[oweals/busybox.git] / shell / hush.c
index 7a4d7f93412495eb5690fdad6f4572729fb0481d..c61607dd39f24f91b0ca19c3a0b065367670a1b2 100644 (file)
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
  * across continuation lines.
  *
  * Bash grammar not implemented: (how many of these were in original sh?)
- *      $@ (those sure look like weird quoting rules)
  *      $_
  *      ! negation operator for pipes
  *      &> and >& redirection of stdout+stderr
  * Licensed under the GPL v2 or later, see the file LICENSE in this tarball.
  */
 
-#include "busybox.h"
+
 #include <glob.h>      /* glob, of course */
 #include <getopt.h>    /* should be pretty obvious */
 /* #include <dmalloc.h> */
 
+#include "busybox.h" /* for APPLET_IS_NOFORK/NOEXEC */
+
+
+#if !BB_MMU && ENABLE_HUSH_TICK
+//#undef ENABLE_HUSH_TICK
+//#define ENABLE_HUSH_TICK 0
+#warning On NOMMU, hush command substitution is dangerous.
+#warning Dont use it for commands which produce lots of output.
+#warning For more info see shell/hush.c, generate_stream_from_list().
+#endif
+
+#if !BB_MMU && ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
+#undef ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
+#define ENABLE_HUSH_JOB 0
+#endif
+
+#if !ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
+#undef ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
+#define ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING 0
+#undef ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING_FANCY_PROMPT
+#define ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING_FANCY_PROMPT 0
+#endif
+
 
 /* If you comment out one of these below, it will be #defined later
  * to perform debug printfs to stderr: */
 #define DEBUG_EXPAND 1
 #endif
 
+/* Keep unconditionally on for now */
+#define ENABLE_HUSH_DEBUG 1
+
 #ifndef debug_printf_clean
 /* broken, of course, but OK for testing */
 static const char *indenter(int i)
 {
-       static const char blanks[] = "                                    ";
+       static const char blanks[] ALIGN1 =
+               "                                    ";
        return &blanks[sizeof(blanks) - i - 1];
 }
 #define debug_printf_clean(...) fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__)
@@ -128,17 +154,45 @@ static const char *indenter(int i)
 #endif
 
 
-#if !ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
-#undef ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
-#define ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING 0
-#undef ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING_FANCY_PROMPT
-#define ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING_FANCY_PROMPT 0
+/*
+ * Leak hunting. Use hush_leaktool.sh for post-processing.
+ */
+#ifdef FOR_HUSH_LEAKTOOL
+void *xxmalloc(int lineno, size_t size)
+{
+       void *ptr = xmalloc((size + 0xff) & ~0xff);
+       fprintf(stderr, "line %d: malloc %p\n", lineno, ptr);
+       return ptr;
+}
+void *xxrealloc(int lineno, void *ptr, size_t size)
+{
+       ptr = xrealloc(ptr, (size + 0xff) & ~0xff);
+       fprintf(stderr, "line %d: realloc %p\n", lineno, ptr);
+       return ptr;
+}
+char *xxstrdup(int lineno, const char *str)
+{
+       char *ptr = xstrdup(str);
+       fprintf(stderr, "line %d: strdup %p\n", lineno, ptr);
+       return ptr;
+}
+void xxfree(void *ptr)
+{
+       fprintf(stderr, "free %p\n", ptr);
+       free(ptr);
+}
+#define xmalloc(s)     xxmalloc(__LINE__, s)
+#define xrealloc(p, s) xxrealloc(__LINE__, p, s)
+#define xstrdup(s)     xxstrdup(__LINE__, s)
+#define free(p)        xxfree(p)
 #endif
 
+
 #define SPECIAL_VAR_SYMBOL   3
-#define FLAG_EXIT_FROM_LOOP  1
-#define FLAG_PARSE_SEMICOLON (1 << 1)          /* symbol ';' is special for parser */
-#define FLAG_REPARSING      (1 << 2)           /* >= 2nd pass */
+
+#define PARSEFLAG_EXIT_FROM_LOOP 1
+#define PARSEFLAG_SEMICOLON      (1 << 1)  /* symbol ';' is special for parser */
+#define PARSEFLAG_REPARSING      (1 << 2)  /* >= 2nd pass */
 
 typedef enum {
        REDIRECT_INPUT     = 1,
@@ -173,33 +227,41 @@ typedef enum {
 /* might eventually control execution */
 typedef enum {
        RES_NONE  = 0,
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_IF
        RES_IF    = 1,
        RES_THEN  = 2,
        RES_ELIF  = 3,
        RES_ELSE  = 4,
        RES_FI    = 5,
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
        RES_FOR   = 6,
        RES_WHILE = 7,
        RES_UNTIL = 8,
        RES_DO    = 9,
        RES_DONE  = 10,
-       RES_XXXX  = 11,
-       RES_IN    = 12,
+       RES_IN    = 11,
+#endif
+       RES_XXXX  = 12,
        RES_SNTX  = 13
 } reserved_style;
 enum {
        FLAG_END   = (1 << RES_NONE ),
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_IF
        FLAG_IF    = (1 << RES_IF   ),
        FLAG_THEN  = (1 << RES_THEN ),
        FLAG_ELIF  = (1 << RES_ELIF ),
        FLAG_ELSE  = (1 << RES_ELSE ),
        FLAG_FI    = (1 << RES_FI   ),
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
        FLAG_FOR   = (1 << RES_FOR  ),
        FLAG_WHILE = (1 << RES_WHILE),
        FLAG_UNTIL = (1 << RES_UNTIL),
        FLAG_DO    = (1 << RES_DO   ),
        FLAG_DONE  = (1 << RES_DONE ),
        FLAG_IN    = (1 << RES_IN   ),
+#endif
        FLAG_START = (1 << RES_XXXX ),
 };
 
@@ -209,10 +271,10 @@ struct p_context {
        struct pipe *list_head;
        struct pipe *pipe;
        struct redir_struct *pending_redirect;
-       reserved_style res_w;
-       int old_flag;           /* for figuring out valid reserved words */
+       smallint res_w;
+       smallint parse_type;        /* bitmask of PARSEFLAG_xxx, defines type of parser : ";$" common or special symbol */
+       int old_flag;               /* bitmask of FLAG_xxx, for figuring out valid reserved words */
        struct p_context *stack;
-       int parse_type;         /* define type of parser : ";$" common or special symbol */
        /* How about quoting status? */
 };
 
@@ -221,21 +283,21 @@ struct redir_struct {
        redir_type type;            /* type of redirection */
        int fd;                     /* file descriptor being redirected */
        int dup;                    /* -1, or file descriptor being duplicated */
-       glob_t word;                /* *word.gl_pathv is the filename */
+       char **glob_word;           /* *word.gl_pathv is the filename */
 };
 
 struct child_prog {
        pid_t pid;                  /* 0 if exited */
        char **argv;                /* program name and arguments */
        struct pipe *group;         /* if non-NULL, first in group or subshell */
-       int subshell;               /* flag, non-zero if group must be forked */
+       smallint subshell;          /* flag, non-zero if group must be forked */
+       smallint is_stopped;        /* is the program currently running? */
        struct redir_struct *redirects; /* I/O redirections */
-       glob_t glob_result;         /* result of parameter globbing */
-       int is_stopped;             /* is the program currently running? */
        struct pipe *family;        /* pointer back to the child's parent pipe */
        //sp counting seems to be broken... so commented out, grep for '//sp:'
        //sp: int sp;               /* number of SPECIAL_VAR_SYMBOL */
-       int type;
+       //seems to be unused, grep for '//pt:'
+       //pt: int parse_type;
 };
 /* argv vector may contain variable references (^Cvar^C, ^C0^C etc)
  * and on execution these are substituted with their values.
@@ -247,85 +309,42 @@ struct pipe {
        struct pipe *next;
        int num_progs;              /* total number of programs in job */
        int running_progs;          /* number of programs running (not exited) */
-       char *cmdbuf;               /* buffer various argv's point into */
+       int stopped_progs;          /* number of programs alive, but stopped */
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
        int jobid;                  /* job number */
-       char *cmdtext;              /* name of job */
        pid_t pgrp;                 /* process group ID for the job */
+       char *cmdtext;              /* name of job */
 #endif
+       char *cmdbuf;               /* buffer various argv's point into */
        struct child_prog *progs;   /* array of commands in pipe */
-       int stopped_progs;          /* number of programs alive, but stopped */
        int job_context;            /* bitmask defining current context */
-       pipe_style followup;        /* PIPE_BG, PIPE_SEQ, PIPE_OR, PIPE_AND */
-       reserved_style r_mode;      /* supports if, for, while, until */
-};
-
-struct close_me {
-       struct close_me *next;
-       int fd;
-};
-
-struct variables {
-       struct variables *next;
-       const char *name;
-       const char *value;
-       int flg_export;
-       int flg_read_only;
+       smallint followup;          /* PIPE_BG, PIPE_SEQ, PIPE_OR, PIPE_AND */
+       smallint res_word;          /* needed for if, for, while, until... */
 };
 
-/* globals, connect us to the outside world
- * the first three support $?, $#, and $1 */
-static char **global_argv;
-static int global_argc;
-static int last_return_code;
-extern char **environ; /* This is in <unistd.h>, but protected with __USE_GNU */
-
-/* "globals" within this file */
-enum {
-       CHAR_ORDINARY           = 0,
-       CHAR_ORDINARY_IF_QUOTED = 1, /* example: *, # */
-       CHAR_IFS                = 2, /* treated as ordinary if quoted */
-       CHAR_SPECIAL            = 3, /* example: $ */
+/* On program start, environ points to initial environment.
+ * putenv adds new pointers into it, unsetenv removes them.
+ * Neither of these (de)allocates the strings.
+ * setenv allocates new strings in malloc space and does putenv,
+ * and thus setenv is unusable (leaky) for shell's purposes */
+#define setenv(...) setenv_is_leaky_dont_use()
+struct variable {
+       struct variable *next;
+       char *varstr;        /* points to "name=" portion */
+       int max_len;         /* if > 0, name is part of initial env; else name is malloced */
+       smallint flg_export; /* putenv should be done on this var */
+       smallint flg_read_only;
 };
-static unsigned char charmap[256];
-static const char *ifs;
-static int fake_mode;
-static struct close_me *close_me_head;
-static const char *cwd;
-static unsigned last_bg_pid;
-#if !ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
-enum { interactive_fd = 0 };
-#else
-/* 'interactive_fd' is a fd# open to ctty, if we have one
- * _AND_ if we decided to act interactively */
-static int interactive_fd;
-#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
-static pid_t saved_task_pgrp;
-static pid_t saved_tty_pgrp;
-static int last_jobid;
-static struct pipe *job_list;
-#endif
-static const char *PS1;
-static const char *PS2;
-#endif
-
-#define HUSH_VER_STR "0.02"
-static struct variables shell_ver = { NULL, "HUSH_VERSION", HUSH_VER_STR, 1, 1 };
-static struct variables *top_vars = &shell_ver;
-
-#define B_CHUNK  100
-#define B_NOSPAC 1
 
 typedef struct {
        char *data;
        int length;
        int maxlen;
-       int quote;
-       int nonnull;
+       smallint o_quote;
+       smallint nonnull;
 } o_string;
 #define NULL_O_STRING {NULL,0,0,0,0}
-/* used for initialization:
-       o_string foo = NULL_O_STRING; */
+/* used for initialization: o_string foo = NULL_O_STRING; */
 
 /* I can almost use ordinary FILE *.  Is open_memstream() universally
  * available?  Where is it documented? */
@@ -335,8 +354,8 @@ struct in_str {
        char eof_flag; /* meaningless if ->p == NULL */
        char peek_buf[2];
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
-       int __promptme;
-       int promptmode;
+       smallint promptme;
+       smallint promptmode; /* 0: PS1, 1: PS2 */
 #endif
        FILE *file;
        int (*get) (struct in_str *);
@@ -345,40 +364,137 @@ struct in_str {
 #define b_getch(input) ((input)->get(input))
 #define b_peek(input) ((input)->peek(input))
 
-#define JOB_STATUS_FORMAT "[%d] %-22s %.40s\n"
+enum {
+       CHAR_ORDINARY           = 0,
+       CHAR_ORDINARY_IF_QUOTED = 1, /* example: *, # */
+       CHAR_IFS                = 2, /* treated as ordinary if quoted */
+       CHAR_SPECIAL            = 3, /* example: $ */
+};
 
-struct built_in_command {
-       const char *cmd;                /* name */
-       const char *descr;              /* description */
-       int (*function) (char **argv);  /* function ptr */
+#define HUSH_VER_STR "0.02"
+
+/* "Globals" within this file */
+
+/* Sorted roughly by size (smaller offsets == smaller code) */
+struct globals {
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
+       /* 'interactive_fd' is a fd# open to ctty, if we have one
+        * _AND_ if we decided to act interactively */
+       int interactive_fd;
+       const char *PS1;
+       const char *PS2;
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
+       line_input_t *line_input_state;
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
+       int run_list_level;
+       pid_t saved_task_pgrp;
+       pid_t saved_tty_pgrp;
+       int last_jobid;
+       struct pipe *job_list;
+       struct pipe *toplevel_list;
+       smallint ctrl_z_flag;
+#endif
+       smallint fake_mode;
+       /* these three support $?, $#, and $1 */
+       char **global_argv;
+       int global_argc;
+       int last_return_code;
+       const char *ifs;
+       const char *cwd;
+       unsigned last_bg_pid;
+       struct variable *top_var; /* = &shell_ver (set in main()) */
+       struct variable shell_ver;
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE
+       struct nofork_save_area nofork_save;
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
+       sigjmp_buf toplevel_jb;
+#endif
+       unsigned char charmap[256];
+       char user_input_buf[ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING ? BUFSIZ : 2];
 };
 
-static void __syntax(int line)
+#define G (*ptr_to_globals)
+
+#if !ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
+enum { interactive_fd = 0 };
+#endif
+#if !ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
+enum { run_list_level = 0 };
+#endif
+
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
+#define interactive_fd   (G.interactive_fd  )
+#define PS1              (G.PS1             )
+#define PS2              (G.PS2             )
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
+#define line_input_state (G.line_input_state)
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
+#define run_list_level   (G.run_list_level  )
+#define saved_task_pgrp  (G.saved_task_pgrp )
+#define saved_tty_pgrp   (G.saved_tty_pgrp  )
+#define last_jobid       (G.last_jobid      )
+#define job_list         (G.job_list        )
+#define toplevel_list    (G.toplevel_list   )
+#define toplevel_jb      (G.toplevel_jb     )
+#define ctrl_z_flag      (G.ctrl_z_flag     )
+#endif /* JOB */
+#define global_argv      (G.global_argv     )
+#define global_argc      (G.global_argc     )
+#define last_return_code (G.last_return_code)
+#define ifs              (G.ifs             )
+#define fake_mode        (G.fake_mode       )
+#define cwd              (G.cwd             )
+#define last_bg_pid      (G.last_bg_pid     )
+#define top_var          (G.top_var         )
+#define shell_ver        (G.shell_ver       )
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE
+#define nofork_save      (G.nofork_save     )
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
+#define toplevel_jb      (G.toplevel_jb     )
+#endif
+#define charmap          (G.charmap         )
+#define user_input_buf   (G.user_input_buf  )
+#define INIT_G() do { \
+       SET_PTR_TO_GLOBALS(xzalloc(sizeof(G))); \
+} while (0)
+
+
+#define B_CHUNK  100
+#define B_NOSPAC 1
+#define JOB_STATUS_FORMAT "[%d] %-22s %.40s\n"
+
+#if 1
+/* Normal */
+static void syntax(const char *msg)
 {
-       bb_error_msg("syntax error hush.c:%d", line);
+       /* Was using fancy stuff:
+        * (interactive_fd ? bb_error_msg : bb_error_msg_and_die)(...params...)
+        * but it SEGVs. ?! Oh well... explicit temp ptr works around that */
+       void (*fp)(const char *s, ...);
+
+       fp = (interactive_fd ? bb_error_msg : bb_error_msg_and_die);
+       fp(msg ? "%s: %s" : "syntax error", "syntax error", msg);
 }
-#define syntax() __syntax(__LINE__)
 
-/* Index of subroutines: */
-/*   function prototypes for builtins */
-static int builtin_cd(char **argv);
-static int builtin_eval(char **argv);
-static int builtin_exec(char **argv);
-static int builtin_exit(char **argv);
-static int builtin_export(char **argv);
-#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
-static int builtin_fg_bg(char **argv);
-static int builtin_jobs(char **argv);
+#else
+/* Debug */
+static void syntax_lineno(int line)
+{
+       void (*fp)(const char *s, ...);
+
+       fp = (interactive_fd ? bb_error_msg : bb_error_msg_and_die);
+       fp("syntax error hush.c:%d", line);
+}
+#define syntax(str) syntax_lineno(__LINE__)
 #endif
-static int builtin_help(char **argv);
-static int builtin_pwd(char **argv);
-static int builtin_read(char **argv);
-static int builtin_set(char **argv);
-static int builtin_shift(char **argv);
-static int builtin_source(char **argv);
-static int builtin_umask(char **argv);
-static int builtin_unset(char **argv);
-static int builtin_not_written(char **argv);
+
+/* Index of subroutines: */
 /*   o_string manipulation: */
 static int b_check_space(o_string *o, int len);
 static int b_addchr(o_string *o, int ch);
@@ -391,10 +507,6 @@ static int file_get(struct in_str *i);
 static int file_peek(struct in_str *i);
 static void setup_file_in_str(struct in_str *i, FILE *f);
 static void setup_string_in_str(struct in_str *i, const char *s);
-/*  close_me manipulations: */
-static void mark_open(int fd);
-static void mark_closed(int fd);
-static void close_all(void);
 /*  "run" the final data structures: */
 #if !defined(DEBUG_CLEAN)
 #define free_pipe_list(head, indent) free_pipe_list(head)
@@ -404,14 +516,14 @@ static int free_pipe_list(struct pipe *head, int indent);
 static int free_pipe(struct pipe *pi, int indent);
 /*  really run the final data structures: */
 static int setup_redirects(struct child_prog *prog, int squirrel[]);
-static int run_list_real(struct pipe *pi);
+static int run_list(struct pipe *pi);
 static void pseudo_exec_argv(char **argv) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 static void pseudo_exec(struct child_prog *child) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
-static int run_pipe_real(struct pipe *pi);
+static int run_pipe(struct pipe *pi);
 /*   extended glob support: */
-static int globhack(const char *src, int flags, glob_t *pglob);
+static char **globhack(const char *src, char **strings);
 static int glob_needed(const char *s);
-static int xglob(o_string *dest, int flags, glob_t *pglob);
+static int xglob(o_string *dest, char ***pglob);
 /*   variable assignment: */
 static int is_assignment(const char *s);
 /*   data structure manipulation: */
@@ -423,16 +535,17 @@ static int done_pipe(struct p_context *ctx, pipe_style type);
 /*   primary string parsing: */
 static int redirect_dup_num(struct in_str *input);
 static int redirect_opt_num(o_string *o);
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_TICK
 static int process_command_subs(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx, struct in_str *input, const char *subst_end);
+#endif
 static int parse_group(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx, struct in_str *input, int ch);
 static const char *lookup_param(const char *src);
-static char *make_string(char **inp);
 static int handle_dollar(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx, struct in_str *input);
 static int parse_stream(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx, struct in_str *input0, const char *end_trigger);
 /*   setup: */
-static int parse_stream_outer(struct in_str *inp, int parse_flag);
-static int parse_string_outer(const char *s, int parse_flag);
-static int parse_file_outer(FILE *f);
+static int parse_and_run_stream(struct in_str *inp, int parse_flag);
+static int parse_and_run_string(const char *s, int parse_flag);
+static int parse_and_run_file(FILE *f);
 /*   job management: */
 static int checkjobs(struct pipe* fg_pipe);
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
@@ -444,85 +557,179 @@ static void delete_finished_bg_job(struct pipe *pi);
 int checkjobs_and_fg_shell(struct pipe* fg_pipe); /* never called */
 #endif
 /*     local variable support */
-static char **do_variable_expansion(char **argv);
-static char *insert_var_value(char *inp);
-static const char *get_local_var(const char *var);
-static int set_local_var(const char *s, int flg_export);
+static char **expand_strvec_to_strvec(char **argv);
+/* used for eval */
+static char *expand_strvec_to_string(char **argv);
+/* used for expansion of right hand of assignments */
+static char *expand_string_to_string(const char *str);
+static struct variable *get_local_var(const char *name);
+static int set_local_var(char *str, int flg_export);
 static void unset_local_var(const char *name);
 
+
+static char **add_strings_to_strings(int need_xstrdup, char **strings, char **add)
+{
+       int i;
+       unsigned count1;
+       unsigned count2;
+       char **v;
+
+       v = strings;
+       count1 = 0;
+       if (v) {
+               while (*v) {
+                       count1++;
+                       v++;
+               }
+       }
+       count2 = 0;
+       v = add;
+       while (*v) {
+               count2++;
+               v++;
+       }
+       v = xrealloc(strings, (count1 + count2 + 1) * sizeof(char*));
+       v[count1 + count2] = NULL;
+       i = count2;
+       while (--i >= 0)
+               v[count1 + i] = need_xstrdup ? xstrdup(add[i]) : add[i];
+       return v;
+}
+
+/* 'add' should be a malloced pointer */
+static char **add_string_to_strings(char **strings, char *add)
+{
+       char *v[2];
+
+       v[0] = add;
+       v[1] = NULL;
+
+       return add_strings_to_strings(0, strings, v);
+}
+
+static void free_strings(char **strings)
+{
+       if (strings) {
+               char **v = strings;
+               while (*v)
+                       free(*v++);
+               free(strings);
+       }
+}
+
+
+/* Function prototypes for builtins */
+static int builtin_cd(char **argv);
+static int builtin_echo(char **argv);
+static int builtin_eval(char **argv);
+static int builtin_exec(char **argv);
+static int builtin_exit(char **argv);
+static int builtin_export(char **argv);
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
+static int builtin_fg_bg(char **argv);
+static int builtin_jobs(char **argv);
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_HELP
+static int builtin_help(char **argv);
+#endif
+static int builtin_pwd(char **argv);
+static int builtin_read(char **argv);
+static int builtin_test(char **argv);
+static int builtin_set(char **argv);
+static int builtin_shift(char **argv);
+static int builtin_source(char **argv);
+static int builtin_umask(char **argv);
+static int builtin_unset(char **argv);
+//static int builtin_not_written(char **argv);
+
 /* Table of built-in functions.  They can be forked or not, depending on
  * context: within pipes, they fork.  As simple commands, they do not.
  * When used in non-forking context, they can change global variables
  * in the parent shell process.  If forked, of course they cannot.
  * For example, 'unset foo | whatever' will parse and run, but foo will
  * still be set at the end. */
+struct built_in_command {
+       const char *cmd;                /* name */
+       int (*function) (char **argv);  /* function ptr */
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_HELP
+       const char *descr;              /* description */
+#define BLTIN(cmd, func, help) { cmd, func, help }
+#else
+#define BLTIN(cmd, func, help) { cmd, func }
+#endif
+};
+
+/* For now, echo and test are unconditionally enabled.
+ * Maybe make it configurable? */
 static const struct built_in_command bltins[] = {
+       BLTIN("["     , builtin_test, "Test condition"),
+       BLTIN("[["    , builtin_test, "Test condition"),
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
-       { "bg", "Resume a job in the background", builtin_fg_bg },
-#endif
-       { "break", "Exit for, while or until loop", builtin_not_written },
-       { "cd", "Change working directory", builtin_cd },
-       { "continue", "Continue for, while or until loop", builtin_not_written },
-       { "eval", "Construct and run shell command", builtin_eval },
-       { "exec", "Exec command, replacing this shell with the exec'd process",
-               builtin_exec },
-       { "exit", "Exit from shell()", builtin_exit },
-       { "export", "Set environment variable", builtin_export },
+       BLTIN("bg"    , builtin_fg_bg, "Resume a job in the background"),
+#endif
+//     BLTIN("break" , builtin_not_written, "Exit for, while or until loop"),
+       BLTIN("cd"    , builtin_cd, "Change working directory"),
+//     BLTIN("continue", builtin_not_written, "Continue for, while or until loop"),
+       BLTIN("echo"  , builtin_echo, "Write strings to stdout"),
+       BLTIN("eval"  , builtin_eval, "Construct and run shell command"),
+       BLTIN("exec"  , builtin_exec, "Exec command, replacing this shell with the exec'd process"),
+       BLTIN("exit"  , builtin_exit, "Exit from shell"),
+       BLTIN("export", builtin_export, "Set environment variable"),
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
-       { "fg", "Bring job into the foreground", builtin_fg_bg },
-       { "jobs", "Lists the active jobs", builtin_jobs },
-#endif
-       { "pwd", "Print current directory", builtin_pwd },
-       { "read", "Input environment variable", builtin_read },
-       { "return", "Return from a function", builtin_not_written },
-       { "set", "Set/unset shell local variables", builtin_set },
-       { "shift", "Shift positional parameters", builtin_shift },
-       { "trap", "Trap signals", builtin_not_written },
-       { "ulimit","Controls resource limits", builtin_not_written },
-       { "umask","Sets file creation mask", builtin_umask },
-       { "unset", "Unset environment variable", builtin_unset },
-       { ".", "Source-in and run commands in a file", builtin_source },
-       { "help", "List shell built-in commands", builtin_help },
-       { NULL, NULL, NULL }
+       BLTIN("fg"    , builtin_fg_bg, "Bring job into the foreground"),
+       BLTIN("jobs"  , builtin_jobs, "Lists the active jobs"),
+#endif
+// TODO: remove pwd? we have it as an applet...
+       BLTIN("pwd"   , builtin_pwd, "Print current directory"),
+       BLTIN("read"  , builtin_read, "Input environment variable"),
+//     BLTIN("return", builtin_not_written, "Return from a function"),
+       BLTIN("set"   , builtin_set, "Set/unset shell local variables"),
+       BLTIN("shift" , builtin_shift, "Shift positional parameters"),
+//     BLTIN("trap"  , builtin_not_written, "Trap signals"),
+       BLTIN("test"  , builtin_test, "Test condition"),
+//     BLTIN("ulimit", builtin_not_written, "Controls resource limits"),
+       BLTIN("umask" , builtin_umask, "Sets file creation mask"),
+       BLTIN("unset" , builtin_unset, "Unset environment variable"),
+       BLTIN("."     , builtin_source, "Source-in and run commands in a file"),
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_HELP
+       BLTIN("help"  , builtin_help, "List shell built-in commands"),
+#endif
+       BLTIN(NULL, NULL, NULL)
 };
 
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
 
-/* move to libbb? */
-static void signal_SA_RESTART(int sig, void (*handler)(int))
-{
-       struct sigaction sa;
-       sa.sa_handler = handler;
-       sa.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
-       sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
-       sigaction(sig, &sa, NULL);
-}
-
 /* Signals are grouped, we handle them in batches */
 static void set_fatal_sighandler(void (*handler)(int))
 {
-       signal(SIGILL , handler);
-       signal(SIGTRAP, handler);
-       signal(SIGABRT, handler);
-       signal(SIGFPE , handler);
-       signal(SIGBUS , handler);
-       signal(SIGSEGV, handler);
+       bb_signals(0
+               + (1 << SIGILL)
+               + (1 << SIGTRAP)
+               + (1 << SIGABRT)
+               + (1 << SIGFPE)
+               + (1 << SIGBUS)
+               + (1 << SIGSEGV)
        /* bash 3.2 seems to handle these just like 'fatal' ones */
-       signal(SIGHUP , handler);
-       signal(SIGPIPE, handler);
-       signal(SIGALRM, handler);
+               + (1 << SIGHUP)
+               + (1 << SIGPIPE)
+               + (1 << SIGALRM)
+               , handler);
 }
 static void set_jobctrl_sighandler(void (*handler)(int))
 {
-       signal(SIGTSTP, handler);
-       signal(SIGTTIN, handler);
-       signal(SIGTTOU, handler);
+       bb_signals(0
+               + (1 << SIGTSTP)
+               + (1 << SIGTTIN)
+               + (1 << SIGTTOU)
+               , handler);
 }
 static void set_misc_sighandler(void (*handler)(int))
 {
-       signal(SIGINT , handler);
-       signal(SIGQUIT, handler);
-       signal(SIGTERM, handler);
+       bb_signals(0
+               + (1 << SIGINT)
+               + (1 << SIGQUIT)
+               + (1 << SIGTERM)
+               , handler);
 }
 /* SIGCHLD is special and handled separately */
 
@@ -534,13 +741,6 @@ static void set_every_sighandler(void (*handler)(int))
        signal(SIGCHLD, handler);
 }
 
-static struct pipe *toplevel_list;
-static sigjmp_buf toplevel_jb;
-smallint ctrl_z_flag;
-#if ENABLE_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE
-struct nofork_save_area nofork_save;
-#endif
-
 static void handler_ctrl_c(int sig)
 {
        debug_printf_jobs("got sig %d\n", sig);
@@ -558,6 +758,8 @@ static void handler_ctrl_z(int sig)
                return;
        ctrl_z_flag = 1;
        if (!pid) { /* child */
+               if (ENABLE_HUSH_JOB)
+                       die_sleep = 0; /* let nofork's xfuncs die */
                setpgrp();
                debug_printf_jobs("set pgrp for child %d ok\n", getpid());
                set_every_sighandler(SIG_DFL);
@@ -586,11 +788,8 @@ static void handler_ctrl_z(int sig)
 static void sigexit(int sig) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 static void sigexit(int sig)
 {
-       sigset_t block_all;
-
        /* Disable all signals: job control, SIGPIPE, etc. */
-       sigfillset(&block_all);
-       sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &block_all, NULL);
+       sigprocmask_allsigs(SIG_BLOCK);
 
        if (interactive_fd)
                tcsetpgrp(interactive_fd, saved_tty_pgrp);
@@ -599,12 +798,7 @@ static void sigexit(int sig)
        if (sig <= 0)
                _exit(- sig);
 
-       /* Enable only this sig and kill ourself with it */
-       signal(sig, SIG_DFL);
-       sigdelset(&block_all, sig);
-       sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &block_all, NULL);
-       raise(sig);
-       _exit(1); /* Should not reach it */
+       kill_myself_with_sig(sig); /* does not return */
 }
 
 /* Restores tty foreground process group, and exits. */
@@ -635,16 +829,38 @@ static const char *set_cwd(void)
        return cwd;
 }
 
+
+/* built-in 'test' handler */
+static int builtin_test(char **argv)
+{
+       int argc = 0;
+       while (*argv) {
+               argc++;
+               argv++;
+       }
+       return test_main(argc, argv - argc);
+}
+
+/* built-in 'test' handler */
+static int builtin_echo(char **argv)
+{
+       int argc = 0;
+       while (*argv) {
+               argc++;
+               argv++;
+       }
+       return echo_main(argc, argv - argc);
+}
+
 /* built-in 'eval' handler */
 static int builtin_eval(char **argv)
 {
-       char *str = NULL;
        int rcode = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
        if (argv[1]) {
-               str = make_string(argv + 1);
-               parse_string_outer(str, FLAG_EXIT_FROM_LOOP |
-                                       FLAG_PARSE_SEMICOLON);
+               char *str = expand_strvec_to_string(argv + 1);
+               parse_and_run_string(str, PARSEFLAG_EXIT_FROM_LOOP |
+                                       PARSEFLAG_SEMICOLON);
                free(str);
                rcode = last_return_code;
        }
@@ -654,10 +870,12 @@ static int builtin_eval(char **argv)
 /* built-in 'cd <path>' handler */
 static int builtin_cd(char **argv)
 {
-       char *newdir;
-       if (argv[1] == NULL)
-               newdir = getenv("HOME");
-       else
+       const char *newdir;
+       if (argv[1] == NULL) {
+               // bash does nothing (exitcode 0) if HOME is ""; if it's unset,
+               // bash says "bash: cd: HOME not set" and does nothing (exitcode 1)
+               newdir = getenv("HOME") ? : "/";
+       } else
                newdir = argv[1];
        if (chdir(newdir)) {
                printf("cd: %s: %s\n", newdir, strerror(errno));
@@ -695,7 +913,7 @@ static int builtin_exit(char **argv)
 /* built-in 'export VAR=value' handler */
 static int builtin_export(char **argv)
 {
-       int res = 0;
+       const char *value;
        char *name = argv[1];
 
        if (name == NULL) {
@@ -710,36 +928,23 @@ static int builtin_export(char **argv)
                return EXIT_SUCCESS;
        }
 
-       name = xstrdup(name);
-       {
-               const char *value = strchr(name, '=');
-
-               if (!value) {
-                       char *tmp;
-                       /* They are exporting something without an =VALUE */
-
-                       value = get_local_var(name);
-                       if (value) {
-                               size_t ln = strlen(name);
+       value = strchr(name, '=');
+       if (!value) {
+               /* They are exporting something without a =VALUE */
+               struct variable *var;
 
-                               tmp = xrealloc(name, ln+strlen(value)+2);
-                               sprintf(tmp+ln, "=%s", value);
-                               name = tmp;
-                       } else {
-                               /* bash does not return an error when trying to export
-                                * an undefined variable.  Do likewise. */
-                               res = 1;
-                       }
+               var = get_local_var(name);
+               if (var) {
+                       var->flg_export = 1;
+                       putenv(var->varstr);
                }
+               /* bash does not return an error when trying to export
+                * an undefined variable.  Do likewise. */
+               return EXIT_SUCCESS;
        }
-       if (res < 0)
-               bb_perror_msg("export");
-       else if (res == 0)
-               res = set_local_var(name, 1);
-       else
-               res = 0;
-       free(name);
-       return res;
+
+       set_local_var(xstrdup(name), 1);
+       return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
@@ -807,6 +1012,7 @@ static int builtin_fg_bg(char **argv)
 #endif
 
 /* built-in 'help' handler */
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_HELP
 static int builtin_help(char **argv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
        const struct built_in_command *x;
@@ -814,13 +1020,12 @@ static int builtin_help(char **argv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
        printf("\nBuilt-in commands:\n");
        printf("-------------------\n");
        for (x = bltins; x->cmd; x++) {
-               if (x->descr == NULL)
-                       continue;
                printf("%s\t%s\n", x->cmd, x->descr);
        }
        printf("\n\n");
        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
+#endif
 
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
 /* built-in 'jobs' handler */
@@ -851,20 +1056,10 @@ static int builtin_pwd(char **argv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 /* built-in 'read VAR' handler */
 static int builtin_read(char **argv)
 {
-       char string[BUFSIZ];
-       char *p;
+       char *string;
        const char *name = argv[1] ? argv[1] : "REPLY";
-       int name_len = strlen(name);
 
-       if (name_len >= sizeof(string) - 2)
-               return EXIT_FAILURE;
-       strcpy(string, name);
-       p = string + name_len;
-       *p++ = '=';
-       *p = '\0'; /* In case stdin has only EOF */
-       /* read string. name_len+1 chars are already used by 'name=' */
-       fgets(p, sizeof(string) - 1 - name_len, stdin);
-       chomp(p);
+       string = xmalloc_reads(STDIN_FILENO, xasprintf("%s=", name));
        return set_local_var(string, 0);
 }
 
@@ -872,13 +1067,13 @@ static int builtin_read(char **argv)
 static int builtin_set(char **argv)
 {
        char *temp = argv[1];
-       struct variables *e;
+       struct variable *e;
 
        if (temp == NULL)
-               for (e = top_vars; e; e = e->next)
-                       printf("%s=%s\n", e->name, e->value);
+               for (e = top_var; e; e = e->next)
+                       puts(e->varstr);
        else
-               set_local_var(temp, 0);
+               set_local_var(xstrdup(temp), 0);
 
        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -892,7 +1087,7 @@ static int builtin_shift(char **argv)
                n = atoi(argv[1]);
        }
        if (n >= 0 && n < global_argc) {
-               /* XXX This probably breaks $0 */
+               global_argv[n] = global_argv[0];
                global_argc -= n;
                global_argv += n;
                return EXIT_SUCCESS;
@@ -915,14 +1110,13 @@ static int builtin_source(char **argv)
                bb_error_msg("cannot open '%s'", argv[1]);
                return EXIT_FAILURE;
        }
+       close_on_exec_on(fileno(input));
 
        /* Now run the file */
        /* XXX argv and argc are broken; need to save old global_argv
         * (pointer only is OK!) on this stack frame,
         * set global_argv=argv+1, recurse, and restore. */
-       mark_open(fileno(input));
-       status = parse_file_outer(input);
-       mark_closed(fileno(input));
+       status = parse_and_run_file(input);
        fclose(input);
        return status;
 }
@@ -953,11 +1147,11 @@ static int builtin_unset(char **argv)
        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int builtin_not_written(char **argv)
-{
-       printf("builtin_%s not written\n", argv[0]);
-       return EXIT_FAILURE;
-}
+//static int builtin_not_written(char **argv)
+//{
+//     printf("builtin_%s not written\n", argv[0]);
+//     return EXIT_FAILURE;
+//}
 
 static int b_check_space(o_string *o, int len)
 {
@@ -986,16 +1180,14 @@ static void b_reset(o_string *o)
 {
        o->length = 0;
        o->nonnull = 0;
-       if (o->data != NULL)
-               *o->data = '\0';
+       if (o->data)
+               o->data[0] = '\0';
 }
 
 static void b_free(o_string *o)
 {
-       b_reset(o);
        free(o->data);
-       o->data = NULL;
-       o->maxlen = 0;
+       memset(o, 0, sizeof(*o));
 }
 
 /* My analysis of quoting semantics tells me that state information
@@ -1044,56 +1236,45 @@ static const char* setup_prompt_string(int promptmode)
        debug_printf("setup_prompt_string %d ", promptmode);
 #if !ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING_FANCY_PROMPT
        /* Set up the prompt */
-       if (promptmode == 1) {
-               char *ns;
+       if (promptmode == 0) { /* PS1 */
                free((char*)PS1);
-               ns = xmalloc(strlen(cwd)+4);
-               sprintf(ns, "%s %s", cwd, (geteuid() != 0) ? "$ " : "# ");
-               prompt_str = ns;
-               PS1 = ns;
+               PS1 = xasprintf("%s %c ", cwd, (geteuid() != 0) ? '$' : '#');
+               prompt_str = PS1;
        } else {
                prompt_str = PS2;
        }
 #else
-       prompt_str = (promptmode == 1) ? PS1 : PS2;
+       prompt_str = (promptmode == 0) ? PS1 : PS2;
 #endif
-       debug_printf("result %s\n", prompt_str);
+       debug_printf("result '%s'\n", prompt_str);
        return prompt_str;
 }
 
-#if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
-static line_input_t *line_input_state;
-#endif
-
 static void get_user_input(struct in_str *i)
 {
-       static char the_command[ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING ? BUFSIZ : 2];
-
        int r;
        const char *prompt_str;
 
        prompt_str = setup_prompt_string(i->promptmode);
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
-       /*
-        ** enable command line editing only while a command line
-        ** is actually being read; otherwise, we'll end up bequeathing
-        ** atexit() handlers and other unwanted stuff to our
-        ** child processes (rob@sysgo.de)
-        */
-       r = read_line_input(prompt_str, the_command, BUFSIZ-1, line_input_state);
+       /* Enable command line editing only while a command line
+        * is actually being read */
+       do {
+               r = read_line_input(prompt_str, user_input_buf, BUFSIZ-1, line_input_state);
+       } while (r == 0); /* repeat if Ctrl-C */
        i->eof_flag = (r < 0);
        if (i->eof_flag) { /* EOF/error detected */
-               the_command[0] = EOF; /* yes, it will be truncated, it's ok */
-               the_command[1] = '\0';
+               user_input_buf[0] = EOF; /* yes, it will be truncated, it's ok */
+               user_input_buf[1] = '\0';
        }
 #else
        fputs(prompt_str, stdout);
        fflush(stdout);
-       the_command[0] = r = fgetc(i->file);
-       /*the_command[1] = '\0'; - already is and never changed */
+       user_input_buf[0] = r = fgetc(i->file);
+       /*user_input_buf[1] = '\0'; - already is and never changed */
        i->eof_flag = (r == EOF);
 #endif
-       i->p = the_command;
+       i->p = user_input_buf;
 }
 #endif  /* INTERACTIVE */
 
@@ -1105,7 +1286,9 @@ static int file_get(struct in_str *i)
 
        /* If there is data waiting, eat it up */
        if (i->p && *i->p) {
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
  take_cached:
+#endif
                ch = *i->p++;
                if (i->eof_flag && !*i->p)
                        ch = EOF;
@@ -1113,23 +1296,21 @@ static int file_get(struct in_str *i)
                /* need to double check i->file because we might be doing something
                 * more complicated by now, like sourcing or substituting. */
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
-               if (interactive_fd && i->__promptme && i->file == stdin) {
+               if (interactive_fd && i->promptme && i->file == stdin) {
                        do {
                                get_user_input(i);
                        } while (!*i->p); /* need non-empty line */
-                       i->promptmode = 2;
-                       i->__promptme = 0;
+                       i->promptmode = 1; /* PS2 */
+                       i->promptme = 0;
                        goto take_cached;
-               } else
-#endif
-               {
-                       ch = fgetc(i->file);
                }
+#endif
+               ch = fgetc(i->file);
        }
        debug_printf("file_get: got a '%c' %d\n", ch, ch);
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
        if (ch == '\n')
-               i->__promptme = 1;
+               i->promptme = 1;
 #endif
        return ch;
 }
@@ -1159,8 +1340,8 @@ static void setup_file_in_str(struct in_str *i, FILE *f)
        i->peek = file_peek;
        i->get = file_get;
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
-       i->__promptme = 1;
-       i->promptmode = 1;
+       i->promptme = 1;
+       i->promptmode = 0; /* PS1 */
 #endif
        i->file = f;
        i->p = NULL;
@@ -1171,40 +1352,13 @@ static void setup_string_in_str(struct in_str *i, const char *s)
        i->peek = static_peek;
        i->get = static_get;
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
-       i->__promptme = 1;
-       i->promptmode = 1;
+       i->promptme = 1;
+       i->promptmode = 0; /* PS1 */
 #endif
        i->p = s;
        i->eof_flag = 0;
 }
 
-static void mark_open(int fd)
-{
-       struct close_me *new = xmalloc(sizeof(struct close_me));
-       new->fd = fd;
-       new->next = close_me_head;
-       close_me_head = new;
-}
-
-static void mark_closed(int fd)
-{
-       struct close_me *tmp;
-       if (close_me_head == NULL || close_me_head->fd != fd)
-               bb_error_msg_and_die("corrupt close_me");
-       tmp = close_me_head;
-       close_me_head = close_me_head->next;
-       free(tmp);
-}
-
-static void close_all(void)
-{
-       struct close_me *c;
-       for (c = close_me_head; c; c = c->next) {
-               close(c->fd);
-       }
-       close_me_head = NULL;
-}
-
 /* squirrel != NULL means we squirrel away copies of stdin, stdout,
  * and stderr if they are redirected. */
 static int setup_redirects(struct child_prog *prog, int squirrel[])
@@ -1213,13 +1367,16 @@ static int setup_redirects(struct child_prog *prog, int squirrel[])
        struct redir_struct *redir;
 
        for (redir = prog->redirects; redir; redir = redir->next) {
-               if (redir->dup == -1 && redir->word.gl_pathv == NULL) {
+               if (redir->dup == -1 && redir->glob_word == NULL) {
                        /* something went wrong in the parse.  Pretend it didn't happen */
                        continue;
                }
                if (redir->dup == -1) {
+                       char *p;
                        mode = redir_table[redir->type].mode;
-                       openfd = open_or_warn(redir->word.gl_pathv[0], mode);
+                       p = expand_string_to_string(redir->glob_word[0]);
+                       openfd = open_or_warn(p, mode);
+                       free(p);
                        if (openfd < 0) {
                        /* this could get lost if stderr has been redirected, but
                           bash and ash both lose it as well (though zsh doesn't!) */
@@ -1234,7 +1391,7 @@ static int setup_redirects(struct child_prog *prog, int squirrel[])
                                squirrel[redir->fd] = dup(redir->fd);
                        }
                        if (openfd == -3) {
-                               close(openfd);
+                               //close(openfd); // close(-3) ??!
                        } else {
                                dup2(openfd, redir->fd);
                                if (redir->dup == -1)
@@ -1257,8 +1414,9 @@ static void restore_redirects(int squirrel[])
        }
 }
 
-/* never returns */
-/* XXX no exit() here.  If you don't exec, use _exit instead.
+/* Called after [v]fork() in run_pipe(), or from builtin_exec().
+ * Never returns.
+ * XXX no exit() here.  If you don't exec, use _exit instead.
  * The at_exit handlers apparently confuse the calling process,
  * in particular stdin handling.  Not sure why? -- because of vfork! (vda) */
 static void pseudo_exec_argv(char **argv)
@@ -1271,18 +1429,17 @@ static void pseudo_exec_argv(char **argv)
                debug_printf_exec("pid %d environment modification: %s\n",
                                getpid(), argv[i]);
 // FIXME: vfork case??
-               p = insert_var_value(argv[i]);
-               putenv(p == argv[i] ? xstrdup(p) : p);
+               p = expand_string_to_string(argv[i]);
+               putenv(p);
        }
        argv += i;
        /* If a variable is assigned in a forest, and nobody listens,
         * was it ever really set?
         */
-       if (argv[0] == NULL) {
+       if (!argv[0])
                _exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-       }
 
-       argv = do_variable_expansion(argv);
+       argv = expand_strvec_to_strvec(argv);
 
        /*
         * Check if the command matches any of the builtins.
@@ -1302,17 +1459,16 @@ static void pseudo_exec_argv(char **argv)
        /* Check if the command matches any busybox applets */
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE
        if (strchr(argv[0], '/') == NULL) {
-               const struct bb_applet *a = find_applet_by_name(argv[0]);
-               if (a) {
-                       if (a->noexec) {
-                               current_applet = a;
+               int a = find_applet_by_name(argv[0]);
+               if (a >= 0) {
+                       if (APPLET_IS_NOEXEC(a)) {
                                debug_printf_exec("running applet '%s'\n", argv[0]);
-// is it ok that run_current_applet_and_exit() does exit(), not _exit()?
-                               run_current_applet_and_exit(argv);
+// is it ok that run_applet_no_and_exit() does exit(), not _exit()?
+                               run_applet_no_and_exit(a, argv);
                        }
                        /* re-exec ourselves with the new arguments */
                        debug_printf_exec("re-execing applet '%s'\n", argv[0]);
-                       execvp(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_EXEC_PATH, argv);
+                       execvp(bb_busybox_exec_path, argv);
                        /* If they called chroot or otherwise made the binary no longer
                         * executable, fall through */
                }
@@ -1325,27 +1481,33 @@ static void pseudo_exec_argv(char **argv)
        _exit(1);
 }
 
+/* Called after [v]fork() in run_pipe()
+ */
 static void pseudo_exec(struct child_prog *child)
 {
 // FIXME: buggy wrt NOMMU! Must not modify any global data
-// until it does exec/_exit, but currently it does.
-       int rcode;
-
-       if (child->argv) {
+// until it does exec/_exit, but currently it does
+// (puts malloc'ed stuff into environment)
+       if (child->argv)
                pseudo_exec_argv(child->argv);
-       }
 
        if (child->group) {
-       // FIXME: do not modify globals! Think vfork!
+#if !BB_MMU
+               bb_error_msg_and_die("nested lists are not supported on NOMMU");
+#else
+               int rcode;
+
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
-               debug_printf_exec("pseudo_exec: setting interactive_fd=0\n");
-               interactive_fd = 0;    /* crucial!!!! */
+// run_list_level now takes care of it?
+//             debug_printf_exec("pseudo_exec: setting interactive_fd=0\n");
+//             interactive_fd = 0;    /* crucial!!!! */
 #endif
-               debug_printf_exec("pseudo_exec: run_list_real\n");
-               rcode = run_list_real(child->group);
+               debug_printf_exec("pseudo_exec: run_list\n");
+               rcode = run_list(child->group);
                /* OK to leak memory by not calling free_pipe_list,
                 * since this process is about to exit */
                _exit(rcode);
+#endif
        }
 
        /* Can happen.  See what bash does with ">foo" by itself. */
@@ -1483,6 +1645,7 @@ static int checkjobs(struct pipe* fg_pipe)
 // + killall -STOP cat
 
  wait_more:
+// TODO: safe_waitpid?
        while ((childpid = waitpid(-1, &status, attributes)) > 0) {
                const int dead = WIFEXITED(status) || WIFSIGNALED(status);
 
@@ -1507,7 +1670,7 @@ static int checkjobs(struct pipe* fg_pipe)
                                        if (dead) {
                                                fg_pipe->progs[i].pid = 0;
                                                fg_pipe->running_progs--;
-                                               if (i == fg_pipe->num_progs-1)
+                                               if (i == fg_pipe->num_progs - 1)
                                                        /* last process gives overall exitstatus */
                                                        rcode = WEXITSTATUS(status);
                                        } else {
@@ -1580,21 +1743,21 @@ static int checkjobs_and_fg_shell(struct pipe* fg_pipe)
        pid_t p;
        int rcode = checkjobs(fg_pipe);
        /* Job finished, move the shell to the foreground */
-       p = getpgid(0);
-       debug_printf("fg'ing ourself: getpgid(0)=%d\n", (int)p);
+       p = getpgid(0); /* pgid of our process */
+       debug_printf_jobs("fg'ing ourself: getpgid(0)=%d\n", (int)p);
        if (tcsetpgrp(interactive_fd, p) && errno != ENOTTY)
                bb_perror_msg("tcsetpgrp-4a");
        return rcode;
 }
 #endif
 
-/* run_pipe_real() starts all the jobs, but doesn't wait for anything
+/* run_pipe() starts all the jobs, but doesn't wait for anything
  * to finish.  See checkjobs().
  *
  * return code is normally -1, when the caller has to wait for children
  * to finish to determine the exit status of the pipe.  If the pipe
  * is a simple builtin command, however, the action is done by the
- * time run_pipe_real returns, and the exit code is provided as the
+ * time run_pipe returns, and the exit code is provided as the
  * return value.
  *
  * The input of the pipe is always stdin, the output is always
@@ -1603,12 +1766,15 @@ static int checkjobs_and_fg_shell(struct pipe* fg_pipe)
  * subshell, when that is in fact necessary.  The subshell process
  * now has its stdout directed to the input of the appropriate pipe,
  * so this routine is noticeably simpler.
+ *
+ * Returns -1 only if started some children. IOW: we have to
+ * mask out retvals of builtins etc with 0xff!
  */
-static int run_pipe_real(struct pipe *pi)
+static int run_pipe(struct pipe *pi)
 {
        int i;
-       int nextin, nextout;
-       int pipefds[2];                         /* pipefds[0] is for reading */
+       int nextin;
+       int pipefds[2];         /* pipefds[0] is for reading */
        struct child_prog *child;
        const struct built_in_command *x;
        char *p;
@@ -1617,9 +1783,8 @@ static int run_pipe_real(struct pipe *pi)
        int rcode;
        const int single_fg = (pi->num_progs == 1 && pi->followup != PIPE_BG);
 
-       debug_printf_exec("run_pipe_real start: single_fg=%d\n", single_fg);
+       debug_printf_exec("run_pipe start: single_fg=%d\n", single_fg);
 
-       nextin = 0;
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
        pi->pgrp = -1;
 #endif
@@ -1634,10 +1799,10 @@ static int run_pipe_real(struct pipe *pi)
        if (single_fg && child->group && child->subshell == 0) {
                debug_printf("non-subshell grouping\n");
                setup_redirects(child, squirrel);
-               debug_printf_exec(": run_list_real\n");
-               rcode = run_list_real(child->group);
+               debug_printf_exec(": run_list\n");
+               rcode = run_list(child->group) & 0xff;
                restore_redirects(squirrel);
-               debug_printf_exec("run_pipe_real return %d\n", rcode);
+               debug_printf_exec("run_pipe return %d\n", rcode);
                return rcode;
        }
 
@@ -1650,38 +1815,16 @@ static int run_pipe_real(struct pipe *pi)
                if (i != 0 && argv[i] == NULL) {
                        /* assignments, but no command: set the local environment */
                        for (i = 0; argv[i] != NULL; i++) {
-                               /* Ok, this case is tricky.  We have to decide if this is a
-                                * local variable, or an already exported variable.  If it is
-                                * already exported, we have to export the new value.  If it is
-                                * not exported, we need only set this as a local variable.
-                                * This junk is all to decide whether or not to export this
-                                * variable. */
-                               int export_me = 0;
-                               char *name, *value;
-                               name = xstrdup(argv[i]);
-                               debug_printf("local environment set: %s\n", name);
-                               value = strchr(name, '=');
-                               if (value)
-                                       *value = '\0';
-                               if (get_local_var(name)) {
-                                       export_me = 1;
-                               }
-                               free(name);
-                               p = insert_var_value(argv[i]);
-                               set_local_var(p, export_me);
-                               if (p != argv[i])
-                                       free(p);
+                               debug_printf("local environment set: %s\n", argv[i]);
+                               p = expand_string_to_string(argv[i]);
+                               set_local_var(p, 0);
                        }
                        return EXIT_SUCCESS;   /* don't worry about errors in set_local_var() yet */
                }
                for (i = 0; is_assignment(argv[i]); i++) {
-                       p = insert_var_value(argv[i]);
-                       if (p != argv[i]) {
-                               //sp: child->sp--;
-                               putenv(p);
-                       } else {
-                               putenv(xstrdup(p));
-                       }
+                       p = expand_string_to_string(argv[i]);
+                       //sp: child->sp--;
+                       putenv(p);
                }
                for (x = bltins; x->cmd; x++) {
                        if (strcmp(argv[i], x->cmd) == 0) {
@@ -1698,41 +1841,42 @@ static int run_pipe_real(struct pipe *pi)
                                setup_redirects(child, squirrel);
                                debug_printf_exec(": builtin '%s' '%s'...\n", x->cmd, argv[i+1]);
                                //sp: if (child->sp) /* btw we can do it unconditionally... */
-                               argv_expanded = do_variable_expansion(argv + i);
-                               rcode = x->function(argv_expanded);
+                               argv_expanded = expand_strvec_to_strvec(argv + i);
+                               rcode = x->function(argv_expanded) & 0xff;
                                free(argv_expanded);
                                restore_redirects(squirrel);
-                               debug_printf_exec("run_pipe_real return %d\n", rcode);
+                               debug_printf_exec("run_pipe return %d\n", rcode);
                                return rcode;
                        }
                }
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE
                {
-                       const struct bb_applet *a = find_applet_by_name(argv[i]);
-                       if (a && a->nofork) {
+                       int a = find_applet_by_name(argv[i]);
+                       if (a >= 0 && APPLET_IS_NOFORK(a)) {
                                setup_redirects(child, squirrel);
                                save_nofork_data(&nofork_save);
                                argv_expanded = argv + i;
                                //sp: if (child->sp)
-                               argv_expanded = do_variable_expansion(argv + i);
+                               argv_expanded = expand_strvec_to_strvec(argv + i);
                                debug_printf_exec(": run_nofork_applet '%s' '%s'...\n", argv_expanded[0], argv_expanded[1]);
-                               rcode = run_nofork_applet_prime(&nofork_save, a, argv_expanded);
+                               rcode = run_nofork_applet_prime(&nofork_save, a, argv_expanded) & 0xff;
                                free(argv_expanded);
                                restore_redirects(squirrel);
-                               debug_printf_exec("run_pipe_real return %d\n", rcode);
+                               debug_printf_exec("run_pipe return %d\n", rcode);
                                return rcode;
                        }
                }
 #endif
        }
 
-       /* Going to fork a child per each pipe member */
-       pi->running_progs = 0;
-
        /* Disable job control signals for shell (parent) and
         * for initial child code after fork */
        set_jobctrl_sighandler(SIG_IGN);
 
+       /* Going to fork a child per each pipe member */
+       pi->running_progs = 0;
+       nextin = 0;
+
        for (i = 0; i < pi->num_progs; i++) {
                child = &(pi->progs[i]);
                if (child->argv)
@@ -1741,50 +1885,36 @@ static int run_pipe_real(struct pipe *pi)
                        debug_printf_exec(": pipe member with no argv\n");
 
                /* pipes are inserted between pairs of commands */
-               if ((i + 1) < pi->num_progs) {
-                       if (pipe(pipefds) < 0)
-                               bb_perror_msg_and_die("pipe");
-                       nextout = pipefds[1];
-               } else {
-                       nextout = 1;
-                       pipefds[0] = -1;
-               }
+               pipefds[0] = 0;
+               pipefds[1] = 1;
+               if ((i + 1) < pi->num_progs)
+                       xpipe(pipefds);
 
-               /* XXX test for failed fork()? */
-#if BB_MMU
-               child->pid = fork();
-#else
-               child->pid = vfork();
-#endif
+               child->pid = BB_MMU ? fork() : vfork();
                if (!child->pid) { /* child */
-                       /* Every child adds itself to new process group
-                        * with pgid == pid of first child in pipe */
+                       if (ENABLE_HUSH_JOB)
+                               die_sleep = 0; /* let nofork's xfuncs die */
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
-                       if (interactive_fd) {
+                       /* Every child adds itself to new process group
+                        * with pgid == pid_of_first_child_in_pipe */
+                       if (run_list_level == 1 && interactive_fd) {
+                               pid_t pgrp;
                                /* Don't do pgrp restore anymore on fatal signals */
                                set_fatal_sighandler(SIG_DFL);
-                               if (pi->pgrp < 0) /* true for 1st process only */
-                                       pi->pgrp = getpid();
-                               if (setpgid(0, pi->pgrp) == 0 && pi->followup != PIPE_BG) {
+                               pgrp = pi->pgrp;
+                               if (pgrp < 0) /* true for 1st process only */
+                                       pgrp = getpid();
+                               if (setpgid(0, pgrp) == 0 && pi->followup != PIPE_BG) {
                                        /* We do it in *every* child, not just first,
                                         * to avoid races */
-                                       tcsetpgrp(interactive_fd, pi->pgrp);
+                                       tcsetpgrp(interactive_fd, pgrp);
                                }
                        }
 #endif
-                       /* in non-interactive case fatal sigs are already SIG_DFL */
-                       close_all();
-                       if (nextin != 0) {
-                               dup2(nextin, 0);
-                               close(nextin);
-                       }
-                       if (nextout != 1) {
-                               dup2(nextout, 1);
-                               close(nextout);
-                       }
-                       if (pipefds[0] != -1) {
-                               close(pipefds[0]);  /* opposite end of our output pipe */
-                       }
+                       xmove_fd(nextin, 0);
+                       xmove_fd(pipefds[1], 1); /* write end */
+                       if (pipefds[0] > 1)
+                               close(pipefds[0]); /* read end */
                        /* Like bash, explicit redirects override pipes,
                         * and the pipe fd is available for dup'ing. */
                        setup_redirects(child, NULL);
@@ -1793,30 +1923,39 @@ static int run_pipe_real(struct pipe *pi)
                        set_jobctrl_sighandler(SIG_DFL);
                        set_misc_sighandler(SIG_DFL);
                        signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
-                       pseudo_exec(child);
+                       pseudo_exec(child); /* does not return */
                }
 
-               pi->running_progs++;
-
+               if (child->pid < 0) { /* [v]fork failed */
+                       /* Clearly indicate, was it fork or vfork */
+                       bb_perror_msg(BB_MMU ? "fork" : "vfork");
+               } else {
+                       pi->running_progs++;
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
-               /* Second and next children need to know pid of first one */
-               if (pi->pgrp < 0)
-                       pi->pgrp = child->pid;
+                       /* Second and next children need to know pid of first one */
+                       if (pi->pgrp < 0)
+                               pi->pgrp = child->pid;
 #endif
-               if (nextin != 0)
-                       close(nextin);
-               if (nextout != 1)
-                       close(nextout);
+               }
 
-               /* If there isn't another process, nextin is garbage
-                  but it doesn't matter */
+               if (i)
+                       close(nextin);
+               if ((i + 1) < pi->num_progs)
+                       close(pipefds[1]); /* write end */
+               /* Pass read (output) pipe end to next iteration */
                nextin = pipefds[0];
        }
-       debug_printf_exec("run_pipe_real return -1\n");
+
+       if (!pi->running_progs) {
+               debug_printf_exec("run_pipe return 1 (all forks failed, no children)\n");
+               return 1;
+       }
+
+       debug_printf_exec("run_pipe return -1 (%u children started)\n", pi->running_progs);
        return -1;
 }
 
-#ifndef debug_print_tree       
+#ifndef debug_print_tree
 static void debug_print_tree(struct pipe *pi, int lvl)
 {
        static const char *PIPE[] = {
@@ -1827,26 +1966,31 @@ static void debug_print_tree(struct pipe *pi, int lvl)
        };
        static const char *RES[] = {
                [RES_NONE ] = "NONE" ,
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_IF
                [RES_IF   ] = "IF"   ,
                [RES_THEN ] = "THEN" ,
                [RES_ELIF ] = "ELIF" ,
                [RES_ELSE ] = "ELSE" ,
                [RES_FI   ] = "FI"   ,
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
                [RES_FOR  ] = "FOR"  ,
                [RES_WHILE] = "WHILE",
                [RES_UNTIL] = "UNTIL",
                [RES_DO   ] = "DO"   ,
                [RES_DONE ] = "DONE" ,
-               [RES_XXXX ] = "XXXX" ,
                [RES_IN   ] = "IN"   ,
+#endif
+               [RES_XXXX ] = "XXXX" ,
                [RES_SNTX ] = "SNTX" ,
        };
 
        int pin, prn;
+
        pin = 0;
        while (pi) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "%*spipe %d r_mode=%s followup=%d %s\n", lvl*2, "",
-                               pin, RES[pi->r_mode], pi->followup, PIPE[pi->followup]);
+               fprintf(stderr, "%*spipe %d res_word=%s followup=%d %s\n", lvl*2, "",
+                               pin, RES[pi->res_word], pi->followup, PIPE[pi->followup]);
                prn = 0;
                while (prn < pi->num_progs) {
                        struct child_prog *child = &pi->progs[prn];
@@ -1864,7 +2008,7 @@ static void debug_print_tree(struct pipe *pi, int lvl)
                        if (argv) while (*argv) {
                                fprintf(stderr, " '%s'", *argv);
                                argv++;
-                       }                               
+                       }
                        fprintf(stderr, "\n");
                        prn++;
                }
@@ -1876,53 +2020,57 @@ static void debug_print_tree(struct pipe *pi, int lvl)
 
 /* NB: called by pseudo_exec, and therefore must not modify any
  * global data until exec/_exit (we can be a child after vfork!) */
-static int run_list_real(struct pipe *pi)
+static int run_list(struct pipe *pi)
 {
-#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
-       static int level;
-#else
-       enum { level = 0 };
-#endif
-
+       struct pipe *rpipe;
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
        char *for_varname = NULL;
        char **for_lcur = NULL;
        char **for_list = NULL;
-       struct pipe *rpipe;
        int flag_rep = 0;
-       int save_num_progs;
+#endif
        int flag_skip = 1;
        int rcode = 0; /* probably for gcc only */
        int flag_restore = 0;
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_IF
        int if_code = 0, next_if_code = 0;  /* need double-buffer to handle elif */
-       reserved_style rmode, skip_more_in_this_rmode = RES_XXXX;
+#else
+       enum { if_code = 0, next_if_code = 0 };
+#endif
+       reserved_style rword;
+       reserved_style skip_more_for_this_rword = RES_XXXX;
 
-       debug_printf_exec("run_list_real start lvl %d\n", level + 1);
+       debug_printf_exec("run_list start lvl %d\n", run_list_level + 1);
 
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
        /* check syntax for "for" */
        for (rpipe = pi; rpipe; rpipe = rpipe->next) {
-               if ((rpipe->r_mode == RES_IN || rpipe->r_mode == RES_FOR)
+               if ((rpipe->res_word == RES_IN || rpipe->res_word == RES_FOR)
                 && (rpipe->next == NULL)
                ) {
-                       syntax(); /* unterminated FOR (no IN or no commands after IN) */
-                       debug_printf_exec("run_list_real lvl %d return 1\n", level);
+                       syntax("malformed for"); /* no IN or no commands after IN */
+                       debug_printf_exec("run_list lvl %d return 1\n", run_list_level);
                        return 1;
                }
-               if ((rpipe->r_mode == RES_IN && rpipe->next->r_mode == RES_IN && rpipe->next->progs[0].argv != NULL)
-                || (rpipe->r_mode == RES_FOR && rpipe->next->r_mode != RES_IN)
+               if ((rpipe->res_word == RES_IN && rpipe->next->res_word == RES_IN && rpipe->next->progs[0].argv != NULL)
+                || (rpipe->res_word == RES_FOR && rpipe->next->res_word != RES_IN)
                ) {
                        /* TODO: what is tested in the first condition? */
-                       syntax(); /* 2nd: malformed FOR (not followed by IN) */
-                       debug_printf_exec("run_list_real lvl %d return 1\n", level);
+                       syntax("malformed for"); /* 2nd condition: not followed by IN */
+                       debug_printf_exec("run_list lvl %d return 1\n", run_list_level);
                        return 1;
                }
        }
+#else
+       rpipe = NULL;
+#endif
 
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
        /* Example of nested list: "while true; do { sleep 1 | exit 2; } done".
         * We are saving state before entering outermost list ("while...done")
         * so that ctrl-Z will correctly background _entire_ outermost list,
         * not just a part of it (like "sleep 1 | exit 2") */
-       if (++level == 1 && interactive_fd) {
+       if (++run_list_level == 1 && interactive_fd) {
                if (sigsetjmp(toplevel_jb, 1)) {
                        /* ctrl-Z forked and we are parent; or ctrl-C.
                         * Sighandler has longjmped us here */
@@ -1930,7 +2078,7 @@ static int run_list_real(struct pipe *pi)
                        signal(SIGTSTP, SIG_IGN);
                        /* Restore level (we can be coming from deep inside
                         * nested levels) */
-                       level = 1;
+                       run_list_level = 1;
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE
                        if (nofork_save.saved) { /* if save area is valid */
                                debug_printf_jobs("exiting nofork early\n");
@@ -1943,7 +2091,7 @@ static int run_list_real(struct pipe *pi)
                                insert_bg_job(pi);
                        } else {
                                /* ctrl-C. We just stop doing whatever we were doing */
-                               putchar('\n');
+                               bb_putchar('\n');
                        }
                        rcode = 0;
                        goto ret;
@@ -1954,44 +2102,51 @@ static int run_list_real(struct pipe *pi)
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE
                nofork_save.saved = 0; /* in case we will run a nofork later */
 #endif
-               signal_SA_RESTART(SIGTSTP, handler_ctrl_z);
+               signal_SA_RESTART_empty_mask(SIGTSTP, handler_ctrl_z);
                signal(SIGINT, handler_ctrl_c);
        }
-#endif
+#endif /* JOB */
 
        for (; pi; pi = flag_restore ? rpipe : pi->next) {
-               rmode = pi->r_mode;
-               if (rmode == RES_WHILE || rmode == RES_UNTIL || rmode == RES_FOR) {
+//why?         int save_num_progs;
+               rword = pi->res_word;
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
+               if (rword == RES_WHILE || rword == RES_UNTIL || rword == RES_FOR) {
                        flag_restore = 0;
                        if (!rpipe) {
                                flag_rep = 0;
                                rpipe = pi;
                        }
                }
-               debug_printf_exec(": rmode=%d if_code=%d next_if_code=%d skip_more=%d\n",
-                               rmode, if_code, next_if_code, skip_more_in_this_rmode);
-               if (rmode == skip_more_in_this_rmode && flag_skip) {
+#endif
+               debug_printf_exec(": rword=%d if_code=%d next_if_code=%d skip_more=%d\n",
+                               rword, if_code, next_if_code, skip_more_for_this_rword);
+               if (rword == skip_more_for_this_rword && flag_skip) {
                        if (pi->followup == PIPE_SEQ)
                                flag_skip = 0;
                        continue;
                }
                flag_skip = 1;
-               skip_more_in_this_rmode = RES_XXXX;
-               if (rmode == RES_THEN || rmode == RES_ELSE)
+               skip_more_for_this_rword = RES_XXXX;
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_IF
+               if (rword == RES_THEN || rword == RES_ELSE)
                        if_code = next_if_code;
-               if (rmode == RES_THEN && if_code)
+               if (rword == RES_THEN && if_code)
                        continue;
-               if (rmode == RES_ELSE && !if_code)
+               if (rword == RES_ELSE && !if_code)
                        continue;
-               if (rmode == RES_ELIF && !if_code)
+               if (rword == RES_ELIF && !if_code)
                        break;
-               if (rmode == RES_FOR && pi->num_progs) {
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
+               if (rword == RES_FOR && pi->num_progs) {
                        if (!for_lcur) {
+                               /* first loop through for */
                                /* if no variable values after "in" we skip "for" */
                                if (!pi->next->progs->argv)
                                        continue;
                                /* create list of variable values */
-                               for_list = do_variable_expansion(pi->next->progs->argv);
+                               for_list = expand_strvec_to_strvec(pi->next->progs->argv);
                                for_lcur = for_list;
                                for_varname = pi->progs->argv[0];
                                pi->progs->argv[0] = NULL;
@@ -1999,76 +2154,79 @@ static int run_list_real(struct pipe *pi)
                        }
                        free(pi->progs->argv[0]);
                        if (!*for_lcur) {
+                               /* for loop is over, clean up */
                                free(for_list);
                                for_lcur = NULL;
                                flag_rep = 0;
                                pi->progs->argv[0] = for_varname;
-                               pi->progs->glob_result.gl_pathv[0] = pi->progs->argv[0];
                                continue;
                        }
                        /* insert next value from for_lcur */
                        /* vda: does it need escaping? */
                        pi->progs->argv[0] = xasprintf("%s=%s", for_varname, *for_lcur++);
-                       pi->progs->glob_result.gl_pathv[0] = pi->progs->argv[0];
                }
-               if (rmode == RES_IN)
+               if (rword == RES_IN)
                        continue;
-               if (rmode == RES_DO) {
+               if (rword == RES_DO) {
                        if (!flag_rep)
                                continue;
                }
-               if (rmode == RES_DONE) {
+               if (rword == RES_DONE) {
                        if (flag_rep) {
                                flag_restore = 1;
                        } else {
                                rpipe = NULL;
                        }
                }
+#endif
                if (pi->num_progs == 0)
                        continue;
-               save_num_progs = pi->num_progs; /* save number of programs */
-               debug_printf_exec(": run_pipe_real with %d members\n", pi->num_progs);
-               rcode = run_pipe_real(pi);
+//why?         save_num_progs = pi->num_progs;
+               debug_printf_exec(": run_pipe with %d members\n", pi->num_progs);
+               rcode = run_pipe(pi);
                if (rcode != -1) {
                        /* We only ran a builtin: rcode was set by the return value
-                        * of run_pipe_real(), and we don't need to wait for anything. */
+                        * of run_pipe(), and we don't need to wait for anything. */
                } else if (pi->followup == PIPE_BG) {
                        /* What does bash do with attempts to background builtins? */
-
                        /* Even bash 3.2 doesn't do that well with nested bg:
                         * try "{ { sleep 10; echo DEEP; } & echo HERE; } &".
-                        * I'm considering NOT treating inner bgs as jobs -
-                        * thus maybe "if (level == 1 && pi->followup == PIPE_BG)"
-                        * above? */
+                        * I'm NOT treating inner &'s as jobs */
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
-                       insert_bg_job(pi);
+                       if (run_list_level == 1)
+                               insert_bg_job(pi);
 #endif
                        rcode = EXIT_SUCCESS;
                } else {
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
-                       /* Paranoia, just "interactive_fd" should be enough */
-                       if (level == 1 && interactive_fd) {
+                       if (run_list_level == 1 && interactive_fd) {
+                               /* waits for completion, then fg's main shell */
                                rcode = checkjobs_and_fg_shell(pi);
                        } else
 #endif
                        {
+                               /* this one just waits for completion */
                                rcode = checkjobs(pi);
                        }
                        debug_printf_exec(": checkjobs returned %d\n", rcode);
                }
                debug_printf_exec(": setting last_return_code=%d\n", rcode);
                last_return_code = rcode;
-               pi->num_progs = save_num_progs; /* restore number of programs */
-               if (rmode == RES_IF || rmode == RES_ELIF)
+//why?         pi->num_progs = save_num_progs;
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_IF
+               if (rword == RES_IF || rword == RES_ELIF)
                        next_if_code = rcode;  /* can be overwritten a number of times */
-               if (rmode == RES_WHILE)
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
+               if (rword == RES_WHILE)
                        flag_rep = !last_return_code;
-               if (rmode == RES_UNTIL)
+               if (rword == RES_UNTIL)
                        flag_rep = last_return_code;
+#endif
                if ((rcode == EXIT_SUCCESS && pi->followup == PIPE_OR)
                 || (rcode != EXIT_SUCCESS && pi->followup == PIPE_AND)
                ) {
-                       skip_more_in_this_rmode = rmode;
+                       skip_more_for_this_rword = rword;
                }
                checkjobs(NULL);
        }
@@ -2080,9 +2238,12 @@ static int run_list_real(struct pipe *pi)
                exit(rcode);
        }
  ret:
-       level--;
+       if (!--run_list_level && interactive_fd) {
+               signal(SIGTSTP, SIG_IGN);
+               signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
+       }
 #endif
-       debug_printf_exec("run_list_real lvl %d return %d\n", level + 1, rcode);
+       debug_printf_exec("run_list lvl %d return %d\n", run_list_level + 1, rcode);
        return rcode;
 }
 
@@ -2104,7 +2265,7 @@ static int free_pipe(struct pipe *pi, int indent)
                        for (a = 0, p = child->argv; *p; a++, p++) {
                                debug_printf_clean("%s   argv[%d] = %s\n", indenter(indent), a, *p);
                        }
-                       globfree(&child->glob_result);
+                       free_strings(child->argv);
                        child->argv = NULL;
                } else if (child->group) {
                        debug_printf_clean("%s   begin group (subshell:%d)\n", indenter(indent), child->subshell);
@@ -2117,9 +2278,10 @@ static int free_pipe(struct pipe *pi, int indent)
                        debug_printf_clean("%s   redirect %d%s", indenter(indent), r->fd, redir_table[r->type].descrip);
                        if (r->dup == -1) {
                                /* guard against the case >$FOO, where foo is unset or blank */
-                               if (r->word.gl_pathv) {
-                                       debug_printf_clean(" %s\n", *r->word.gl_pathv);
-                                       globfree(&r->word);
+                               if (r->glob_word) {
+                                       debug_printf_clean(" %s\n", r->glob_word[0]);
+                                       free_strings(r->glob_word);
+                                       r->glob_word = NULL;
                                }
                        } else {
                                debug_printf_clean("&%d\n", r->dup);
@@ -2144,7 +2306,7 @@ static int free_pipe_list(struct pipe *head, int indent)
        struct pipe *pi, *next;
 
        for (pi = head; pi; pi = next) {
-               debug_printf_clean("%s pipe reserved mode %d\n", indenter(indent), pi->r_mode);
+               debug_printf_clean("%s pipe reserved mode %d\n", indenter(indent), pi->res_word);
                rcode = free_pipe(pi, indent);
                debug_printf_clean("%s pipe followup code %d\n", indenter(indent), pi->followup);
                next = pi->next;
@@ -2155,104 +2317,106 @@ static int free_pipe_list(struct pipe *head, int indent)
 }
 
 /* Select which version we will use */
-static int run_list(struct pipe *pi)
+static int run_and_free_list(struct pipe *pi)
 {
        int rcode = 0;
-       debug_printf_exec("run_list entered\n");
-       if (fake_mode == 0) {
-               debug_printf_exec(": run_list_real with %d members\n", pi->num_progs);
-               rcode = run_list_real(pi);
+       debug_printf_exec("run_and_free_list entered\n");
+       if (!fake_mode) {
+               debug_printf_exec(": run_list with %d members\n", pi->num_progs);
+               rcode = run_list(pi);
        }
        /* free_pipe_list has the side effect of clearing memory.
-        * In the long run that function can be merged with run_list_real,
+        * In the long run that function can be merged with run_list,
         * but doing that now would hobble the debugging effort. */
-       free_pipe_list(pi, 0);
-       debug_printf_exec("run_list return %d\n", rcode);
+       free_pipe_list(pi, /* indent: */ 0);
+       debug_printf_exec("run_nad_free_list return %d\n", rcode);
        return rcode;
 }
 
+/* Whoever decided to muck with glob internal data is AN IDIOT! */
+/* uclibc happily changed the way it works (and it has rights to do so!),
+   all hell broke loose (SEGVs) */
+
 /* The API for glob is arguably broken.  This routine pushes a non-matching
  * string into the output structure, removing non-backslashed backslashes.
  * If someone can prove me wrong, by performing this function within the
  * original glob(3) api, feel free to rewrite this routine into oblivion.
- * Return code (0 vs. GLOB_NOSPACE) matches glob(3).
  * XXX broken if the last character is '\\', check that before calling.
  */
-static int globhack(const char *src, int flags, glob_t *pglob)
+static char **globhack(const char *src, char **strings)
 {
-       int cnt = 0, pathc;
+       int cnt;
        const char *s;
-       char *dest;
+       char *v, *dest;
+
        for (cnt = 1, s = src; s && *s; s++) {
                if (*s == '\\') s++;
                cnt++;
        }
-       dest = xmalloc(cnt);
-       if (!(flags & GLOB_APPEND)) {
-               pglob->gl_pathv = NULL;
-               pglob->gl_pathc = 0;
-               pglob->gl_offs = 0;
-               pglob->gl_offs = 0;
-       }
-       pathc = ++pglob->gl_pathc;
-       pglob->gl_pathv = xrealloc(pglob->gl_pathv, (pathc+1) * sizeof(*pglob->gl_pathv));
-       pglob->gl_pathv[pathc-1] = dest;
-       pglob->gl_pathv[pathc] = NULL;
+       v = dest = xmalloc(cnt);
        for (s = src; s && *s; s++, dest++) {
                if (*s == '\\') s++;
                *dest = *s;
        }
        *dest = '\0';
-       return 0;
+
+       return add_string_to_strings(strings, v);
 }
 
 /* XXX broken if the last character is '\\', check that before calling */
 static int glob_needed(const char *s)
 {
        for (; *s; s++) {
-               if (*s == '\\') s++;
-               if (strchr("*[?", *s)) return 1;
+               if (*s == '\\')
+                       s++;
+               if (strchr("*[?", *s))
+                       return 1;
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int xglob(o_string *dest, int flags, glob_t *pglob)
+static int xglob(o_string *dest, char ***pglob)
 {
-       int gr;
-
        /* short-circuit for null word */
        /* we can code this better when the debug_printf's are gone */
        if (dest->length == 0) {
                if (dest->nonnull) {
                        /* bash man page calls this an "explicit" null */
-                       gr = globhack(dest->data, flags, pglob);
-                       debug_printf("globhack returned %d\n", gr);
-               } else {
-                       return 0;
+                       *pglob = globhack(dest->data, *pglob);
                }
-       } else if (glob_needed(dest->data)) {
-               gr = glob(dest->data, flags, NULL, pglob);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (glob_needed(dest->data)) {
+               glob_t globdata;
+               int gr;
+
+               memset(&globdata, 0, sizeof(globdata));
+               gr = glob(dest->data, 0, NULL, &globdata);
                debug_printf("glob returned %d\n", gr);
+               if (gr == GLOB_NOSPACE)
+                       bb_error_msg_and_die("out of memory during glob");
                if (gr == GLOB_NOMATCH) {
-                       /* quote removal, or more accurately, backslash removal */
-                       gr = globhack(dest->data, flags, pglob);
                        debug_printf("globhack returned %d\n", gr);
+                       /* quote removal, or more accurately, backslash removal */
+                       *pglob = globhack(dest->data, *pglob);
+                       globfree(&globdata);
+                       return 0;
                }
-       } else {
-               gr = globhack(dest->data, flags, pglob);
-               debug_printf("globhack returned %d\n", gr);
-       }
-       if (gr == GLOB_NOSPACE)
-               bb_error_msg_and_die("out of memory during glob");
-       if (gr != 0) { /* GLOB_ABORTED ? */
-               bb_error_msg("glob(3) error %d", gr);
+               if (gr != 0) { /* GLOB_ABORTED ? */
+                       bb_error_msg("glob(3) error %d", gr);
+               }
+               if (globdata.gl_pathv && globdata.gl_pathv[0])
+                       *pglob = add_strings_to_strings(1, *pglob, globdata.gl_pathv);
+               globfree(&globdata);
+               return gr;
        }
-       /* globprint(glob_target); */
-       return gr;
-}
 
+       *pglob = globhack(dest->data, *pglob);
+       return 0;
+}
 
-/* do_variable_expansion() takes a list of strings, expands
+/* expand_strvec_to_strvec() takes a list of strings, expands
  * all variable references within and returns a pointer to
  * a list of expanded strings, possibly with larger number
  * of strings. (Think VAR="a b"; echo $VAR).
@@ -2303,7 +2467,7 @@ static void count_var_expansion_space(int *countp, int *lenp, char *arg)
                        break;
                case '*':
                case '@':
-                       for (i = 1; i < global_argc; i++) {
+                       for (i = 1; global_argv[i]; i++) {
                                len += strlen(global_argv[i]) + 1;
                                count++;
                                if (!(first_ch & 0x80))
@@ -2371,8 +2535,11 @@ static int expand_on_ifs(char **list, int n, char **posp, const char *str)
  * 'echo -$*-'. If you play here, you must run testsuite afterwards! */
 /* NB: another bug is that we cannot detect empty strings yet:
  * "" or $empty"" expands to zero words, has to expand to empty word */
-static int expand_vars_to_list(char **list, int n, char **posp, char *arg)
+static int expand_vars_to_list(char **list, int n, char **posp, char *arg, char or_mask)
 {
+       /* or_mask is either 0 (normal case) or 0x80
+        * (expansion of right-hand side of assignment == 1-element expand) */
+
        char first_ch, ored_ch;
        int i;
        const char *val;
@@ -2392,14 +2559,14 @@ static int expand_vars_to_list(char **list, int n, char **posp, char *arg)
                arg = ++p;
                p = strchr(p, SPECIAL_VAR_SYMBOL);
 
-               first_ch = arg[0];
+               first_ch = arg[0] | or_mask; /* forced to "quoted" if or_mask = 0x80 */
                ored_ch |= first_ch;
                val = NULL;
                switch (first_ch & 0x7f) {
                /* Highest bit in first_ch indicates that var is double-quoted */
                case '$': /* pid */
                        /* FIXME: (echo $$) should still print pid of main shell */
-                       val = utoa(getpid());
+                       val = utoa(getpid()); /* rootpid? */
                        break;
                case '!': /* bg pid */
                        val = last_bg_pid ? utoa(last_bg_pid) : (char*)"";
@@ -2413,11 +2580,13 @@ static int expand_vars_to_list(char **list, int n, char **posp, char *arg)
                case '*':
                case '@':
                        i = 1;
+                       if (!global_argv[i])
+                               break;
                        if (!(first_ch & 0x80)) { /* unquoted $* or $@ */
-                               while (i < global_argc) {
+                               while (global_argv[i]) {
                                        n = expand_on_ifs(list, n, &pos, global_argv[i]);
                                        debug_printf_expand("expand_vars_to_list: argv %d (last %d)\n", i, global_argc-1);
-                                       if (global_argv[i++][0] && i < global_argc) {
+                                       if (global_argv[i++][0] && global_argv[i]) {
                                                /* this argv[] is not empty and not last:
                                                 * put terminating NUL, start new word */
                                                *pos++ = '\0';
@@ -2427,7 +2596,10 @@ static int expand_vars_to_list(char **list, int n, char **posp, char *arg)
                                                list[n++] = pos;
                                        }
                                }
-                       } else if (first_ch == ('@'|0x80)) { /* quoted $@ */
+                       } else
+                       /* If or_mask is nonzero, we handle assignment 'a=....$@.....'
+                        * and in this case should treat it like '$*' - see 'else...' below */
+                       if (first_ch == ('@'|0x80) && !or_mask) { /* quoted $@ */
                                while (1) {
                                        strcpy(pos, global_argv[i]);
                                        pos += strlen(global_argv[i]);
@@ -2443,7 +2615,7 @@ static int expand_vars_to_list(char **list, int n, char **posp, char *arg)
                                while (1) {
                                        strcpy(pos, global_argv[i]);
                                        pos += strlen(global_argv[i]);
-                                       if (++i >= global_argc)
+                                       if (!global_argv[++i])
                                                break;
                                        if (ifs[0])
                                                *pos++ = ifs[0];
@@ -2490,7 +2662,7 @@ static int expand_vars_to_list(char **list, int n, char **posp, char *arg)
        return n;
 }
 
-static char **do_variable_expansion(char **argv)
+static char **expand_variables(char **argv, char or_mask)
 {
        int n;
        int count = 1;
@@ -2515,9 +2687,9 @@ static char **do_variable_expansion(char **argv)
        n = 0;
        v = argv;
        while (*v)
-               n = expand_vars_to_list(list, n, &pos, *v++);
+               n = expand_vars_to_list(list, n, &pos, *v++, or_mask);
 
-       if(n) debug_printf_expand("finalized list[%d]=%p '%s' "
+       if (n) debug_printf_expand("finalized list[%d]=%p '%s' "
                "strlen=%d next=%p pos=%p\n", n-1, list[n-1], list[n-1],
                strlen(list[n-1]), list[n-1] + strlen(list[n-1]) + 1, pos);
        list[n] = NULL;
@@ -2532,190 +2704,164 @@ static char **do_variable_expansion(char **argv)
                debug_printf_expand("used_space=%d\n", pos - (char*)list);
        }
 #endif
-       /* To be removed / made conditional later. */
-       if (pos - (char*)list > len)
-               bb_error_msg_and_die("BUG in varexp");
+       if (ENABLE_HUSH_DEBUG)
+               if (pos - (char*)list > len)
+                       bb_error_msg_and_die("BUG in varexp");
        return list;
 }
 
+static char **expand_strvec_to_strvec(char **argv)
+{
+       return expand_variables(argv, 0);
+}
 
-static char *insert_var_value(char *inp)
+static char *expand_string_to_string(const char *str)
 {
-       int res_str_len = 0;
-       int len;
-       int done = 0;
-       int i;
-       const char *p1;
-       char *p, *p2;
-       char *res_str = NULL;
-
-       while ((p = strchr(inp, SPECIAL_VAR_SYMBOL))) {
-               if (p != inp) {
-                       len = p - inp;
-                       res_str = xrealloc(res_str, (res_str_len + len));
-                       strncpy((res_str + res_str_len), inp, len);
-                       res_str_len += len;
-               }
-               inp = ++p;
-               p = strchr(inp, SPECIAL_VAR_SYMBOL);
-               *p = '\0';
-
-               switch (inp[0]) {
-               case '$':
-                       /* FIXME: (echo $$) should still print pid of main shell */
-                       p1 = utoa(getpid());
-                       break;
-               case '!':
-                       p1 = last_bg_pid ? utoa(last_bg_pid) : (char*)"";
-                       break;
-               case '?':
-                       p1 = utoa(last_return_code);
-                       break;
-               case '#':
-                       p1 = utoa(global_argc ? global_argc-1 : 0);
-                       break;
-               case '*':
-               case '@': /* FIXME: we treat $@ as $* for now */
-                       len = 1;
-                       for (i = 1; i < global_argc; i++)
-                               len += strlen(global_argv[i]) + 1;
-                       p1 = p2 = alloca(--len);
-                       for (i = 1; i < global_argc; i++) {
-                               strcpy(p2, global_argv[i]);
-                               p2 += strlen(global_argv[i]);
-                               *p2++ = ifs[0];
-                       }
-                       *--p2 = '\0';
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       p1 = lookup_param(inp);
-               }
+       char *argv[2], **list;
 
-               if (p1) {
-                       len = res_str_len + strlen(p1);
-                       res_str = xrealloc(res_str, 1 + len);
-                       strcpy(res_str + res_str_len, p1);
-                       res_str_len = len;
-               }
-               *p = SPECIAL_VAR_SYMBOL;
-               inp = ++p;
-               done = 1;
-       }
-       if (done) {
-               res_str = xrealloc(res_str, (1 + res_str_len + strlen(inp)));
-               strcpy((res_str + res_str_len), inp);
-               while ((p = strchr(res_str, '\n'))) {
-                       *p = ' ';
+       argv[0] = (char*)str;
+       argv[1] = NULL;
+       list = expand_variables(argv, 0x80); /* 0x80: make one-element expansion */
+       if (ENABLE_HUSH_DEBUG)
+               if (!list[0] || list[1])
+                       bb_error_msg_and_die("BUG in varexp2");
+       /* actually, just move string 2*sizeof(char*) bytes back */
+       strcpy((char*)list, list[0]);
+       debug_printf_expand("string_to_string='%s'\n", (char*)list);
+       return (char*)list;
+}
+
+static char* expand_strvec_to_string(char **argv)
+{
+       char **list;
+
+       list = expand_variables(argv, 0x80);
+       /* Convert all NULs to spaces */
+       if (list[0]) {
+               int n = 1;
+               while (list[n]) {
+                       if (ENABLE_HUSH_DEBUG)
+                               if (list[n-1] + strlen(list[n-1]) + 1 != list[n])
+                                       bb_error_msg_and_die("BUG in varexp3");
+                       list[n][-1] = ' '; /* TODO: or to ifs[0]? */
+                       n++;
                }
        }
-       return (res_str == NULL) ? inp : res_str;
+       strcpy((char*)list, list[0]);
+       debug_printf_expand("strvec_to_string='%s'\n", (char*)list);
+       return (char*)list;
 }
 
-
 /* This is used to get/check local shell variables */
-static const char *get_local_var(const char *s)
+static struct variable *get_local_var(const char *name)
 {
-       struct variables *cur;
+       struct variable *cur;
+       int len;
 
-       if (!s)
+       if (!name)
                return NULL;
-       for (cur = top_vars; cur; cur = cur->next) {
-               if (strcmp(cur->name, s) == 0)
-                       return cur->value;
+       len = strlen(name);
+       for (cur = top_var; cur; cur = cur->next) {
+               if (strncmp(cur->varstr, name, len) == 0 && cur->varstr[len] == '=')
+                       return cur;
        }
        return NULL;
 }
 
-/* This is used to set local shell variables
-   flg_export == 0 if only local (not exporting) variable
-   flg_export == 1 if "new" exporting environ
-   flg_export > 1  if current startup environ (not call putenv()) */
-static int set_local_var(const char *s, int flg_export)
+/* str holds "NAME=VAL" and is expected to be malloced.
+ * We take ownership of it. */
+static int set_local_var(char *str, int flg_export)
 {
-       char *name, *value;
-       int result = 0;
-       struct variables *cur;
-
-       name = xstrdup(s);
+       struct variable *cur;
+       char *value;
+       int name_len;
 
-       /* Assume when we enter this function that we are already in
-        * NAME=VALUE format.  So the first order of business is to
-        * split 's' on the '=' into 'name' and 'value' */
-       value = strchr(name, '=');
-       /*if (value == 0 && ++value == 0) ??? -vda */
-       if (value == NULL || value[1] == '\0') {
-               free(name);
+       value = strchr(str, '=');
+       if (!value) { /* not expected to ever happen? */
+               free(str);
                return -1;
        }
-       *value++ = '\0';
 
-       for (cur = top_vars; cur; cur = cur->next) {
-               if (strcmp(cur->name, name) == 0) {
-                       if (strcmp(cur->value, value) == 0) {
-                               if (flg_export && !cur->flg_export)
-                                       cur->flg_export = flg_export;
-                               else
-                                       result++;
-                       } else if (cur->flg_read_only) {
-                               bb_error_msg("%s: readonly variable", name);
-                               result = -1;
-                       } else {
-                               if (flg_export > 0 || cur->flg_export > 1)
-                                       cur->flg_export = 1;
-                               free((char*)cur->value);
-                               cur->value = xstrdup(value);
+       name_len = value - str + 1; /* including '=' */
+       cur = top_var; /* cannot be NULL (we have HUSH_VERSION and it's RO) */
+       while (1) {
+               if (strncmp(cur->varstr, str, name_len) != 0) {
+                       if (!cur->next) {
+                               /* Bail out. Note that now cur points
+                                * to last var in linked list */
+                               break;
                        }
-                       goto skip;
+                       cur = cur->next;
+                       continue;
                }
-       }
-
-       cur = xzalloc(sizeof(*cur));
-       cur->name = xstrdup(name);
-       cur->value = xstrdup(value);
-       /*cur->next = 0;*/
-       cur->flg_export = flg_export;
-       /*cur->flg_read_only = 0;*/
-       {
-               struct variables *bottom = top_vars;
-               while (bottom->next)
-                       bottom = bottom->next;
-               bottom->next = cur;
-       }
- skip:
-       if (result == 0 && cur->flg_export == 1) {
-               *(value-1) = '=';
-               result = putenv(name);
-       } else {
-               free(name);
-               if (result > 0)            /* equivalent to previous set */
-                       result = 0;
-       }
-       return result;
+               /* We found an existing var with this name */
+               *value = '\0';
+               if (cur->flg_read_only) {
+                       bb_error_msg("%s: readonly variable", str);
+                       free(str);
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               unsetenv(str); /* just in case */
+               *value = '=';
+               if (strcmp(cur->varstr, str) == 0) {
+ free_and_exp:
+                       free(str);
+                       goto exp;
+               }
+               if (cur->max_len >= strlen(str)) {
+                       /* This one is from startup env, reuse space */
+                       strcpy(cur->varstr, str);
+                       goto free_and_exp;
+               }
+               /* max_len == 0 signifies "malloced" var, which we can
+                * (and has to) free */
+               if (!cur->max_len)
+                       free(cur->varstr);
+               cur->max_len = 0;
+               goto set_str_and_exp;
+       }
+
+       /* Not found - create next variable struct */
+       cur->next = xzalloc(sizeof(*cur));
+       cur = cur->next;
+
+ set_str_and_exp:
+       cur->varstr = str;
+ exp:
+       if (flg_export)
+               cur->flg_export = 1;
+       if (cur->flg_export)
+               return putenv(cur->varstr);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void unset_local_var(const char *name)
 {
-       struct variables *cur, *next;
+       struct variable *cur;
+       struct variable *prev = prev; /* for gcc */
+       int name_len;
 
        if (!name)
                return;
-       for (cur = top_vars; cur; cur = cur->next) {
-               if (strcmp(cur->name, name) == 0) {
+       name_len = strlen(name);
+       cur = top_var;
+       while (cur) {
+               if (strncmp(cur->varstr, name, name_len) == 0 && cur->varstr[name_len] == '=') {
                        if (cur->flg_read_only) {
                                bb_error_msg("%s: readonly variable", name);
                                return;
                        }
-                       if (cur->flg_export)
-                               unsetenv(cur->name);
-                       free((char*)cur->name);
-                       free((char*)cur->value);
-                       next = top_vars;
-                       while (next->next != cur)
-                               next = next->next;
-                       next->next = cur->next;
+               /* prev is ok to use here because 1st variable, HUSH_VERSION,
+                * is ro, and we cannot reach this code on the 1st pass */
+                       prev->next = cur->next;
+                       unsetenv(cur->varstr);
+                       if (!cur->max_len)
+                               free(cur->varstr);
                        free(cur);
                        return;
                }
+               prev = cur;
+               cur = cur->next;
        }
 }
 
@@ -2745,9 +2891,9 @@ static int setup_redirect(struct p_context *ctx, int fd, redir_type style,
                last_redir = redir;
                redir = redir->next;
        }
-       redir = xmalloc(sizeof(struct redir_struct));
-       redir->next = NULL;
-       redir->word.gl_pathv = NULL;
+       redir = xzalloc(sizeof(struct redir_struct));
+       /* redir->next = NULL; */
+       /* redir->glob_word = NULL; */
        if (last_redir) {
                last_redir->next = redir;
        } else {
@@ -2771,8 +2917,7 @@ static int setup_redirect(struct p_context *ctx, int fd, redir_type style,
                /* We do _not_ try to open the file that src points to,
                 * since we need to return and let src be expanded first.
                 * Set ctx->pending_redirect, so we know what to do at the
-                * end of the next parsed word.
-                */
+                * end of the next parsed word. */
                ctx->pending_redirect = redir;
        }
        return 0;
@@ -2787,20 +2932,19 @@ static struct pipe *new_pipe(void)
        /*pi->next = NULL;*/
        /*pi->followup = 0;  invalid */
        if (RES_NONE)
-               pi->r_mode = RES_NONE;
+               pi->res_word = RES_NONE;
        return pi;
 }
 
 static void initialize_context(struct p_context *ctx)
 {
-       ctx->pipe = NULL;
-       ctx->pending_redirect = NULL;
        ctx->child = NULL;
-       ctx->list_head = new_pipe();
-       ctx->pipe = ctx->list_head;
+       ctx->pipe = ctx->list_head = new_pipe();
+       ctx->pending_redirect = NULL;
        ctx->res_w = RES_NONE;
-       ctx->stack = NULL;
+       //only ctx->parse_type is not touched... is this intentional?
        ctx->old_flag = 0;
+       ctx->stack = NULL;
        done_command(ctx);   /* creates the memory for working child */
 }
 
@@ -2809,6 +2953,7 @@ static void initialize_context(struct p_context *ctx)
  * should handle if, then, elif, else, fi, for, while, until, do, done.
  * case, function, and select are obnoxious, save those for later.
  */
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_IF || ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
 static int reserved_word(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx)
 {
        struct reserved_combo {
@@ -2822,69 +2967,78 @@ static int reserved_word(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx)
         * FLAG_START means the word must start a new compound list.
         */
        static const struct reserved_combo reserved_list[] = {
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_IF
                { "if",    RES_IF,    FLAG_THEN | FLAG_START },
                { "then",  RES_THEN,  FLAG_ELIF | FLAG_ELSE | FLAG_FI },
                { "elif",  RES_ELIF,  FLAG_THEN },
                { "else",  RES_ELSE,  FLAG_FI   },
                { "fi",    RES_FI,    FLAG_END  },
+#endif
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
                { "for",   RES_FOR,   FLAG_IN   | FLAG_START },
                { "while", RES_WHILE, FLAG_DO   | FLAG_START },
                { "until", RES_UNTIL, FLAG_DO   | FLAG_START },
                { "in",    RES_IN,    FLAG_DO   },
                { "do",    RES_DO,    FLAG_DONE },
                { "done",  RES_DONE,  FLAG_END  }
+#endif
        };
-       enum { NRES = sizeof(reserved_list)/sizeof(reserved_list[0]) };
+
        const struct reserved_combo *r;
 
-       for (r = reserved_list; r < reserved_list + NRES; r++) {
-               if (strcmp(dest->data, r->literal) == 0) {
-                       debug_printf("found reserved word %s, code %d\n", r->literal, r->code);
-                       if (r->flag & FLAG_START) {
-                               struct p_context *new = xmalloc(sizeof(struct p_context));
-                               debug_printf("push stack\n");
-                               if (ctx->res_w == RES_IN || ctx->res_w == RES_FOR) {
-                                       syntax();
-                                       free(new);
-                                       ctx->res_w = RES_SNTX;
-                                       b_reset(dest);
-                                       return 1;
-                               }
-                               *new = *ctx;   /* physical copy */
-                               initialize_context(ctx);
-                               ctx->stack = new;
-                       } else if (ctx->res_w == RES_NONE || !(ctx->old_flag & (1 << r->code))) {
-                               syntax();
+       for (r = reserved_list; r < reserved_list + ARRAY_SIZE(reserved_list); r++) {
+               if (strcmp(dest->data, r->literal) != 0)
+                       continue;
+               debug_printf("found reserved word %s, code %d\n", r->literal, r->code);
+               if (r->flag & FLAG_START) {
+                       struct p_context *new;
+                       debug_printf("push stack\n");
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
+                       if (ctx->res_w == RES_IN || ctx->res_w == RES_FOR) {
+                               syntax("malformed for"); /* example: 'for if' */
                                ctx->res_w = RES_SNTX;
                                b_reset(dest);
                                return 1;
                        }
-                       ctx->res_w = r->code;
-                       ctx->old_flag = r->flag;
-                       if (ctx->old_flag & FLAG_END) {
-                               struct p_context *old;
-                               debug_printf("pop stack\n");
-                               done_pipe(ctx, PIPE_SEQ);
-                               old = ctx->stack;
-                               old->child->group = ctx->list_head;
-                               old->child->subshell = 0;
-                               *ctx = *old;   /* physical copy */
-                               free(old);
-                       }
+#endif
+                       new = xmalloc(sizeof(*new));
+                       *new = *ctx;   /* physical copy */
+                       initialize_context(ctx);
+                       ctx->stack = new;
+               } else if (ctx->res_w == RES_NONE || !(ctx->old_flag & (1 << r->code))) {
+                       syntax(NULL);
+                       ctx->res_w = RES_SNTX;
                        b_reset(dest);
                        return 1;
                }
+               ctx->res_w = r->code;
+               ctx->old_flag = r->flag;
+               if (ctx->old_flag & FLAG_END) {
+                       struct p_context *old;
+                       debug_printf("pop stack\n");
+                       done_pipe(ctx, PIPE_SEQ);
+                       old = ctx->stack;
+                       old->child->group = ctx->list_head;
+                       old->child->subshell = 0;
+                       *ctx = *old;   /* physical copy */
+                       free(old);
+               }
+               b_reset(dest);
+               return 1;
        }
        return 0;
 }
+#else
+#define reserved_word(dest, ctx) ((int)0)
+#endif
 
 /* Normal return is 0.
  * Syntax or xglob errors return 1. */
 static int done_word(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx)
 {
        struct child_prog *child = ctx->child;
-       glob_t *glob_target;
-       int gr, flags = 0;
+       char ***glob_target;
+       int gr;
 
        debug_printf_parse("done_word entered: '%s' %p\n", dest->data, child);
        if (dest->length == 0 && !dest->nonnull) {
@@ -2892,25 +3046,23 @@ static int done_word(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx)
                return 0;
        }
        if (ctx->pending_redirect) {
-               glob_target = &ctx->pending_redirect->word;
+               glob_target = &ctx->pending_redirect->glob_word;
        } else {
                if (child->group) {
-                       syntax();
+                       syntax(NULL);
                        debug_printf_parse("done_word return 1: syntax error, groups and arglists don't mix\n");
                        return 1;
                }
-               if (!child->argv && (ctx->parse_type & FLAG_PARSE_SEMICOLON)) {
+               if (!child->argv && (ctx->parse_type & PARSEFLAG_SEMICOLON)) {
                        debug_printf_parse(": checking '%s' for reserved-ness\n", dest->data);
                        if (reserved_word(dest, ctx)) {
                                debug_printf_parse("done_word return %d\n", (ctx->res_w == RES_SNTX));
                                return (ctx->res_w == RES_SNTX);
                        }
                }
-               glob_target = &child->glob_result;
-               if (child->argv)
-                       flags |= GLOB_APPEND;
+               glob_target = &child->argv;
        }
-       gr = xglob(dest, flags, glob_target);
+       gr = xglob(dest, glob_target);
        if (gr != 0) {
                debug_printf_parse("done_word return 1: xglob returned %d\n", gr);
                return 1;
@@ -2918,19 +3070,25 @@ static int done_word(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx)
 
        b_reset(dest);
        if (ctx->pending_redirect) {
-               ctx->pending_redirect = NULL;
-               if (glob_target->gl_pathc != 1) {
+               /* NB: don't free_strings(ctx->pending_redirect->glob_word) here */
+               if (ctx->pending_redirect->glob_word
+                && ctx->pending_redirect->glob_word[0]
+                && ctx->pending_redirect->glob_word[1]
+               ) {
+                       /* more than one word resulted from globbing redir */
+                       ctx->pending_redirect = NULL;
                        bb_error_msg("ambiguous redirect");
                        debug_printf_parse("done_word return 1: ambiguous redirect\n");
                        return 1;
                }
-       } else {
-               child->argv = glob_target->gl_pathv;
+               ctx->pending_redirect = NULL;
        }
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_LOOPS
        if (ctx->res_w == RES_FOR) {
                done_word(dest, ctx);
                done_pipe(ctx, PIPE_SEQ);
        }
+#endif
        debug_printf_parse("done_word return 0\n");
        return 0;
 }
@@ -2968,10 +3126,9 @@ static int done_command(struct p_context *ctx)
        /*child->argv = NULL;*/
        /*child->is_stopped = 0;*/
        /*child->group = NULL;*/
-       /*child->glob_result.gl_pathv = NULL;*/
        child->family = pi;
        //sp: /*child->sp = 0;*/
-       child->type = ctx->parse_type;
+       //pt: child->parse_type = ctx->parse_type;
 
        ctx->child = child;
        /* but ctx->pipe and ctx->list_head remain unchanged */
@@ -2987,7 +3144,7 @@ static int done_pipe(struct p_context *ctx, pipe_style type)
        debug_printf_parse("done_pipe entered, followup %d\n", type);
        not_null = done_command(ctx);  /* implicit closure of previous command */
        ctx->pipe->followup = type;
-       ctx->pipe->r_mode = ctx->res_w;
+       ctx->pipe->res_word = ctx->res_w;
        /* Without this check, even just <enter> on command line generates
         * tree of three NOPs (!). Which is harmless but annoying.
         * IOW: it is safe to do it unconditionally. */
@@ -3058,31 +3215,45 @@ static int redirect_opt_num(o_string *o)
        return num;
 }
 
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_TICK
+/* NB: currently disabled on NOMMU */
 static FILE *generate_stream_from_list(struct pipe *head)
 {
        FILE *pf;
        int pid, channel[2];
-       if (pipe(channel) < 0) bb_perror_msg_and_die("pipe");
-#if BB_MMU
-       pid = fork();
-#else
-       pid = vfork();
+
+       xpipe(channel);
+/* *** NOMMU WARNING *** */
+/* By using vfork here, we suspend parent till child exits or execs.
+ * If child will not do it before it fills the pipe, it can block forever
+ * in write(STDOUT_FILENO), and parent (shell) will be also stuck.
+ */
+       pid = BB_MMU ? fork() : vfork();
+       if (pid < 0)
+               bb_perror_msg_and_die(BB_MMU ? "fork" : "vfork");
+       if (pid == 0) { /* child */
+               if (ENABLE_HUSH_JOB)
+                       die_sleep = 0; /* let nofork's xfuncs die */
+               close(channel[0]); /* NB: close _first_, then move fd! */
+               xmove_fd(channel[1], 1);
+               /* Prevent it from trying to handle ctrl-z etc */
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
+               run_list_level = 1;
 #endif
-       if (pid < 0) {
-               bb_perror_msg_and_die("fork");
-       } else if (pid == 0) {
-               close(channel[0]);
-               if (channel[1] != 1) {
-                       dup2(channel[1], 1);
-                       close(channel[1]);
-               }
-               _exit(run_list_real(head));   /* leaks memory */
+               /* Process substitution is not considered to be usual
+                * 'command execution'.
+                * SUSv3 says ctrl-Z should be ignored, ctrl-C should not. */
+               /* Not needed, we are relying on it being disabled
+                * everywhere outside actual command execution. */
+               /*set_jobctrl_sighandler(SIG_IGN);*/
+               set_misc_sighandler(SIG_DFL);
+               /* Freeing 'head' here would break NOMMU. */
+               _exit(run_list(head));
        }
-       debug_printf("forked child %d\n", pid);
        close(channel[1]);
        pf = fdopen(channel[0], "r");
-       debug_printf("pipe on FILE *%p\n", pf);
        return pf;
+       /* 'head' is freed by the caller */
 }
 
 /* Return code is exit status of the process that is run. */
@@ -3099,14 +3270,16 @@ static int process_command_subs(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
 
        /* recursion to generate command */
        retcode = parse_stream(&result, &inner, input, subst_end);
-       if (retcode != 0) return retcode;  /* syntax error or EOF */
+       if (retcode != 0)
+               return retcode;  /* syntax error or EOF */
        done_word(&result, &inner);
        done_pipe(&inner, PIPE_SEQ);
        b_free(&result);
 
        p = generate_stream_from_list(inner.list_head);
-       if (p == NULL) return 1;
-       mark_open(fileno(p));
+       if (p == NULL)
+               return 1;
+       close_on_exec_on(fileno(p));
        setup_file_in_str(&pipe_str, p);
 
        /* now send results of command back into original context */
@@ -3117,24 +3290,24 @@ static int process_command_subs(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
                        continue;
                }
                while (eol_cnt) {
-                       b_addqchr(dest, '\n', dest->quote);
+                       b_addqchr(dest, '\n', dest->o_quote);
                        eol_cnt--;
                }
-               b_addqchr(dest, ch, dest->quote);
+               b_addqchr(dest, ch, dest->o_quote);
        }
 
        debug_printf("done reading from pipe, pclose()ing\n");
        /* This is the step that wait()s for the child.  Should be pretty
         * safe, since we just read an EOF from its stdout.  We could try
-        * to better, by using wait(), and keeping track of background jobs
+        * to do better, by using wait(), and keeping track of background jobs
         * at the same time.  That would be a lot of work, and contrary
         * to the KISS philosophy of this program. */
-       mark_closed(fileno(p));
-       retcode = pclose(p);
-       free_pipe_list(inner.list_head, 0);
-       debug_printf("pclosed, retcode=%d\n", retcode);
+       retcode = fclose(p);
+       free_pipe_list(inner.list_head, /* indent: */ 0);
+       debug_printf("closed FILE from child, retcode=%d\n", retcode);
        return retcode;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int parse_group(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
        struct in_str *input, int ch)
@@ -3146,23 +3319,18 @@ static int parse_group(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
 
        debug_printf_parse("parse_group entered\n");
        if (child->argv) {
-               syntax();
+               syntax(NULL);
                debug_printf_parse("parse_group return 1: syntax error, groups and arglists don't mix\n");
                return 1;
        }
        initialize_context(&sub);
-       switch (ch) {
-       case '(':
+       endch = "}";
+       if (ch == '(') {
                endch = ")";
                child->subshell = 1;
-               break;
-       case '{':
-               endch = "}";
-               break;
-       default:
-               syntax();   /* really logic error */
        }
        rcode = parse_stream(dest, &sub, input, endch);
+//vda: err chk?
        done_word(dest, &sub); /* finish off the final word in the subcontext */
        done_pipe(&sub, PIPE_SEQ);  /* and the final command there, too */
        child->group = sub.list_head;
@@ -3176,45 +3344,17 @@ static int parse_group(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
  * see the bash man page under "Parameter Expansion" */
 static const char *lookup_param(const char *src)
 {
-       const char *p = NULL;
-       if (src) {
-               p = getenv(src);
-               if (!p)
-                       p = get_local_var(src);
-       }
-       return p;
-}
-
-/* Make new string for parser */
-static char* make_string(char **inp)
-{
-       char *p;
-       char *str = NULL;
-       int n;
-       int val_len;
-       int len = 0;
-
-       for (n = 0; inp[n]; n++) {
-               p = insert_var_value(inp[n]);
-               val_len = strlen(p);
-               str = xrealloc(str, len + val_len + 3); /* +3: space, '\n', <nul>*/
-               str[len++] = ' ';
-               strcpy(str + len, p);
-               len += val_len;
-               if (p != inp[n]) free(p);
-       }
-       /* We do not check for case where loop had no iterations at all
-        * - cannot happen? */
-       str[len] = '\n';
-       str[len+1] = '\0';
-       return str;
+       struct variable *var = get_local_var(src);
+       if (var)
+               return strchr(var->varstr, '=') + 1;
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 /* return code: 0 for OK, 1 for syntax error */
 static int handle_dollar(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx, struct in_str *input)
 {
        int ch = b_peek(input);  /* first character after the $ */
-       unsigned char quote_mask = dest->quote ? 0x80 : 0;
+       unsigned char quote_mask = dest->o_quote ? 0x80 : 0;
 
        debug_printf_parse("handle_dollar entered: ch='%c'\n", ch);
        if (isalpha(ch)) {
@@ -3253,23 +3393,25 @@ static int handle_dollar(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx, struct in_str *i
                        /* XXX maybe someone will try to escape the '}' */
                        while (1) {
                                ch = b_getch(input);
-                               if (ch == EOF) {
-                                       syntax();
+                               if (ch == '}')
+                                       break;
+                               if (!isalnum(ch) && ch != '_') {
+                                       syntax("unterminated ${name}");
                                        debug_printf_parse("handle_dollar return 1: unterminated ${name}\n");
                                        return 1;
                                }
-                               if (ch == '}')
-                                       break;
                                debug_printf_parse(": '%c'\n", ch);
                                b_addchr(dest, ch | quote_mask);
                                quote_mask = 0;
                        }
                        b_addchr(dest, SPECIAL_VAR_SYMBOL);
                        break;
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_TICK
                case '(':
                        b_getch(input);
                        process_command_subs(dest, ctx, input, ")");
                        break;
+#endif
                case '-':
                case '_':
                        /* still unhandled, but should be eventually */
@@ -3277,7 +3419,7 @@ static int handle_dollar(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx, struct in_str *i
                        return 1;
                        break;
                default:
-                       b_addqchr(dest, '$', dest->quote);
+                       b_addqchr(dest, '$', dest->o_quote);
        }
        debug_printf_parse("handle_dollar return 0\n");
        return 0;
@@ -3292,21 +3434,32 @@ static int parse_stream(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
        redir_type redir_style;
        int next;
 
-       /* Only double-quote state is handled in the state variable dest->quote.
+       /* Only double-quote state is handled in the state variable dest->o_quote.
         * A single-quote triggers a bypass of the main loop until its mate is
-        * found.  When recursing, quote state is passed in via dest->quote. */
+        * found.  When recursing, quote state is passed in via dest->o_quote. */
 
        debug_printf_parse("parse_stream entered, end_trigger='%s'\n", end_trigger);
 
-       while ((ch = b_getch(input)) != EOF) {
-               m = charmap[ch];
-               next = (ch == '\n') ? '\0' : b_peek(input);
+       while (1) {
+               m = CHAR_IFS;
+               next = '\0';
+               ch = b_getch(input);
+               if (ch != EOF) {
+                       m = charmap[ch];
+                       if (ch != '\n')
+                               next = b_peek(input);
+               }
                debug_printf_parse(": ch=%c (%d) m=%d quote=%d\n",
-                                               ch, ch, m, dest->quote);
+                                               ch, ch, m, dest->o_quote);
                if (m == CHAR_ORDINARY
-                || (m != CHAR_SPECIAL && dest->quote)
+                || (m != CHAR_SPECIAL && dest->o_quote)
                ) {
-                       b_addqchr(dest, ch, dest->quote);
+                       if (ch == EOF) {
+                               syntax("unterminated \"");
+                               debug_printf_parse("parse_stream return 1: unterminated \"\n");
+                               return 1;
+                       }
+                       b_addqchr(dest, ch, dest->o_quote);
                        continue;
                }
                if (m == CHAR_IFS) {
@@ -3314,6 +3467,8 @@ static int parse_stream(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
                                debug_printf_parse("parse_stream return 1: done_word!=0\n");
                                return 1;
                        }
+                       if (ch == EOF)
+                               break;
                        /* If we aren't performing a substitution, treat
                         * a newline as a command separator.
                         * [why we don't handle it exactly like ';'? --vda] */
@@ -3322,7 +3477,7 @@ static int parse_stream(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
                        }
                }
                if ((end_trigger && strchr(end_trigger, ch))
-                && !dest->quote && ctx->res_w == RES_NONE
+                && !dest->o_quote && ctx->res_w == RES_NONE
                ) {
                        debug_printf_parse("parse_stream return 0: end_trigger char found\n");
                        return 0;
@@ -3331,7 +3486,7 @@ static int parse_stream(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
                        continue;
                switch (ch) {
                case '#':
-                       if (dest->length == 0 && !dest->quote) {
+                       if (dest->length == 0 && !dest->o_quote) {
                                while (1) {
                                        ch = b_peek(input);
                                        if (ch == EOF || ch == '\n')
@@ -3339,17 +3494,17 @@ static int parse_stream(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
                                        b_getch(input);
                                }
                        } else {
-                               b_addqchr(dest, ch, dest->quote);
+                               b_addqchr(dest, ch, dest->o_quote);
                        }
                        break;
                case '\\':
                        if (next == EOF) {
-                               syntax();
+                               syntax("\\<eof>");
                                debug_printf_parse("parse_stream return 1: \\<eof>\n");
                                return 1;
                        }
-                       b_addqchr(dest, '\\', dest->quote);
-                       b_addqchr(dest, b_getch(input), dest->quote);
+                       b_addqchr(dest, '\\', dest->o_quote);
+                       b_addqchr(dest, b_getch(input), dest->o_quote);
                        break;
                case '$':
                        if (handle_dollar(dest, ctx, input) != 0) {
@@ -3366,18 +3521,20 @@ static int parse_stream(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
                                b_addchr(dest, ch);
                        }
                        if (ch == EOF) {
-                               syntax();
+                               syntax("unterminated '");
                                debug_printf_parse("parse_stream return 1: unterminated '\n");
                                return 1;
                        }
                        break;
                case '"':
                        dest->nonnull = 1;
-                       dest->quote = !dest->quote;
+                       dest->o_quote ^= 1; /* invert */
                        break;
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_TICK
                case '`':
                        process_command_subs(dest, ctx, input, "`");
                        break;
+#endif
                case '>':
                        redir_fd = redirect_opt_num(dest);
                        done_word(dest, ctx);
@@ -3385,11 +3542,14 @@ static int parse_stream(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
                        if (next == '>') {
                                redir_style = REDIRECT_APPEND;
                                b_getch(input);
-                       } else if (next == '(') {
-                               syntax();   /* until we support >(list) Process Substitution */
+                       }
+#if 0
+                       else if (next == '(') {
+                               syntax(">(process) not supported");
                                debug_printf_parse("parse_stream return 1: >(process) not supported\n");
                                return 1;
                        }
+#endif
                        setup_redirect(ctx, redir_fd, redir_style, input);
                        break;
                case '<':
@@ -3402,11 +3562,14 @@ static int parse_stream(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
                        } else if (next == '>') {
                                redir_style = REDIRECT_IO;
                                b_getch(input);
-                       } else if (next == '(') {
-                               syntax();   /* until we support <(list) Process Substitution */
+                       }
+#if 0
+                       else if (next == '(') {
+                               syntax("<(process) not supported");
                                debug_printf_parse("parse_stream return 1: <(process) not supported\n");
                                return 1;
                        }
+#endif
                        setup_redirect(ctx, redir_fd, redir_style, input);
                        break;
                case ';':
@@ -3443,13 +3606,12 @@ static int parse_stream(o_string *dest, struct p_context *ctx,
                        break;
                case ')':
                case '}':
-                       syntax();   /* Proper use of this character is caught by end_trigger */
+                       syntax("unexpected }");   /* Proper use of this character is caught by end_trigger */
                        debug_printf_parse("parse_stream return 1: unexpected '}'\n");
                        return 1;
                default:
-                       syntax();   /* this is really an internal logic error */
-                       debug_printf_parse("parse_stream return 1: internal logic error\n");
-                       return 1;
+                       if (ENABLE_HUSH_DEBUG)
+                               bb_error_msg_and_die("BUG: unexpected %c\n", ch);
                }
        }
        /* Complain if quote?  No, maybe we just finished a command substitution
@@ -3485,14 +3647,18 @@ static void update_charmap(void)
         * and on most machines that would be faster (reduced L1 cache use).
         */
        memset(charmap, CHAR_ORDINARY, sizeof(charmap));
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_TICK
        set_in_charmap("\\$\"`", CHAR_SPECIAL);
+#else
+       set_in_charmap("\\$\"", CHAR_SPECIAL);
+#endif
        set_in_charmap("<>;&|(){}#'", CHAR_ORDINARY_IF_QUOTED);
-       set_in_charmap(ifs, CHAR_IFS);  /* also flow through if quoted */
+       set_in_charmap(ifs, CHAR_IFS);  /* are ordinary if quoted */
 }
 
 /* most recursion does not come through here, the exception is
- * from builtin_source() */
-static int parse_stream_outer(struct in_str *inp, int parse_flag)
+ * from builtin_source() and builtin_eval() */
+static int parse_and_run_stream(struct in_str *inp, int parse_flag)
 {
        struct p_context ctx;
        o_string temp = NULL_O_STRING;
@@ -3501,52 +3667,52 @@ static int parse_stream_outer(struct in_str *inp, int parse_flag)
                ctx.parse_type = parse_flag;
                initialize_context(&ctx);
                update_charmap();
-               if (!(parse_flag & FLAG_PARSE_SEMICOLON) || (parse_flag & FLAG_REPARSING))
+               if (!(parse_flag & PARSEFLAG_SEMICOLON) || (parse_flag & PARSEFLAG_REPARSING))
                        set_in_charmap(";$&|", CHAR_ORDINARY);
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
-               inp->promptmode = 1;
+               inp->promptmode = 0; /* PS1 */
 #endif
                /* We will stop & execute after each ';' or '\n'.
                 * Example: "sleep 9999; echo TEST" + ctrl-C:
                 * TEST should be printed */
                rcode = parse_stream(&temp, &ctx, inp, ";\n");
                if (rcode != 1 && ctx.old_flag != 0) {
-                       syntax();
+                       syntax(NULL);
                }
                if (rcode != 1 && ctx.old_flag == 0) {
                        done_word(&temp, &ctx);
                        done_pipe(&ctx, PIPE_SEQ);
                        debug_print_tree(ctx.list_head, 0);
-                       debug_printf_exec("parse_stream_outer: run_list\n");
-                       run_list(ctx.list_head);
+                       debug_printf_exec("parse_stream_outer: run_and_free_list\n");
+                       run_and_free_list(ctx.list_head);
                } else {
                        if (ctx.old_flag != 0) {
                                free(ctx.stack);
                                b_reset(&temp);
                        }
                        temp.nonnull = 0;
-                       temp.quote = 0;
+                       temp.o_quote = 0;
                        inp->p = NULL;
-                       free_pipe_list(ctx.list_head, 0);
+                       free_pipe_list(ctx.list_head, /* indent: */ 0);
                }
                b_free(&temp);
-       } while (rcode != -1 && !(parse_flag & FLAG_EXIT_FROM_LOOP));   /* loop on syntax errors, return on EOF */
+       } while (rcode != -1 && !(parse_flag & PARSEFLAG_EXIT_FROM_LOOP));   /* loop on syntax errors, return on EOF */
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int parse_string_outer(const char *s, int parse_flag)
+static int parse_and_run_string(const char *s, int parse_flag)
 {
        struct in_str input;
        setup_string_in_str(&input, s);
-       return parse_stream_outer(&input, parse_flag);
+       return parse_and_run_stream(&input, parse_flag);
 }
 
-static int parse_file_outer(FILE *f)
+static int parse_and_run_file(FILE *f)
 {
        int rcode;
        struct in_str input;
        setup_file_in_str(&input, f);
-       rcode = parse_stream_outer(&input, FLAG_PARSE_SEMICOLON);
+       rcode = parse_and_run_stream(&input, PARSEFLAG_SEMICOLON);
        return rcode;
 }
 
@@ -3560,7 +3726,7 @@ static void setup_job_control(void)
 
        saved_task_pgrp = shell_pgrp = getpgrp();
        debug_printf_jobs("saved_task_pgrp=%d\n", saved_task_pgrp);
-       fcntl(interactive_fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
+       close_on_exec_on(interactive_fd);
 
        /* If we were ran as 'hush &',
         * sleep until we are in the foreground.  */
@@ -3585,63 +3751,70 @@ static void setup_job_control(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-int hush_main(int argc, char **argv);
+int hush_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int hush_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+       static const char version_str[] ALIGN1 = "HUSH_VERSION="HUSH_VER_STR;
+       static const struct variable const_shell_ver = {
+               .next = NULL,
+               .varstr = (char*)version_str,
+               .max_len = 1, /* 0 can provoke free(name) */
+               .flg_export = 1,
+               .flg_read_only = 1,
+       };
+
        int opt;
        FILE *input;
        char **e;
+       struct variable *cur_var;
+
+       INIT_G();
+
+       /* Deal with HUSH_VERSION */
+       shell_ver = const_shell_ver; /* copying struct here */
+       top_var = &shell_ver;
+       unsetenv("HUSH_VERSION"); /* in case it exists in initial env */
+       /* Initialize our shell local variables with the values
+        * currently living in the environment */
+       cur_var = top_var;
+       e = environ;
+       if (e) while (*e) {
+               char *value = strchr(*e, '=');
+               if (value) { /* paranoia */
+                       cur_var->next = xzalloc(sizeof(*cur_var));
+                       cur_var = cur_var->next;
+                       cur_var->varstr = *e;
+                       cur_var->max_len = strlen(*e);
+                       cur_var->flg_export = 1;
+               }
+               e++;
+       }
+       putenv((char *)version_str); /* reinstate HUSH_VERSION */
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
        line_input_state = new_line_input_t(FOR_SHELL);
 #endif
-
        /* XXX what should these be while sourcing /etc/profile? */
        global_argc = argc;
        global_argv = argv;
-
-       /* (re?) initialize globals.  Sometimes hush_main() ends up calling
-        * hush_main(), therefore we cannot rely on the BSS to zero out this
-        * stuff.  Reset these to 0 every time. */
-       ifs = NULL;
-       /* charmap[] is taken care of with call to update_charmap() */
-       fake_mode = 0;
-       close_me_head = NULL;
-#if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
-       interactive_fd = 0;
-#endif
-#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB
-       last_bg_pid = 0;
-       job_list = NULL;
-       last_jobid = 0;
-#endif
-
        /* Initialize some more globals to non-zero values */
        set_cwd();
 #if ENABLE_HUSH_INTERACTIVE
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
        cmdedit_set_initial_prompt();
-#else
-       PS1 = NULL;
 #endif
        PS2 = "> ";
 #endif
-       /* initialize our shell local variables with the values
-        * currently living in the environment */
-       e = environ;
-       if (e)
-               while (*e)
-                       set_local_var(*e++, 2);   /* without call putenv() */
 
-       last_return_code = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+       if (EXIT_SUCCESS) /* otherwise is already done */
+               last_return_code = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
        if (argv[0] && argv[0][0] == '-') {
                debug_printf("sourcing /etc/profile\n");
                input = fopen("/etc/profile", "r");
                if (input != NULL) {
-                       mark_open(fileno(input));
-                       parse_file_outer(input);
-                       mark_closed(fileno(input));
+                       close_on_exec_on(fileno(input));
+                       parse_and_run_file(input);
                        fclose(input);
                }
        }
@@ -3652,7 +3825,7 @@ int hush_main(int argc, char **argv)
                case 'c':
                        global_argv = argv + optind;
                        global_argc = argc - optind;
-                       opt = parse_string_outer(optarg, FLAG_PARSE_SEMICOLON);
+                       opt = parse_and_run_string(optarg, PARSEFLAG_SEMICOLON);
                        goto final_return;
                case 'i':
                        /* Well, we cannot just declare interactiveness,
@@ -3660,7 +3833,7 @@ int hush_main(int argc, char **argv)
                        /* interactive_fd++; */
                        break;
                case 'f':
-                       fake_mode++;
+                       fake_mode = 1;
                        break;
                default:
 #ifndef BB_VER
@@ -3701,17 +3874,18 @@ int hush_main(int argc, char **argv)
        }
        debug_printf("interactive_fd=%d\n", interactive_fd);
        if (interactive_fd) {
+               fcntl(interactive_fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
                /* Looks like they want an interactive shell */
                setup_job_control();
-               /* Make xfuncs do cleanup on exit */
-               die_sleep = -1; /* flag */
-// FIXME: should we reset die_sleep = 0 whereever we fork?
+               /* -1 is special - makes xfuncs longjmp, not exit
+                * (we reset die_sleep = 0 whereever we [v]fork) */
+               die_sleep = -1;
                if (setjmp(die_jmp)) {
                        /* xfunc has failed! die die die */
                        hush_exit(xfunc_error_retval);
                }
 #if !ENABLE_FEATURE_SH_EXTRA_QUIET
-               printf("\n\n%s hush - the humble shell v"HUSH_VER_STR"\n", BB_BANNER);
+               printf("\n\n%s hush - the humble shell v"HUSH_VER_STR"\n", bb_banner);
                printf("Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.\n\n");
 #endif
        }
@@ -3728,38 +3902,46 @@ int hush_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                /* give up */
                                interactive_fd = 0;
                }
+               if (interactive_fd)
+                       fcntl(interactive_fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
        }
-
 #endif
 
        if (argv[optind] == NULL) {
-               opt = parse_file_outer(stdin);
-               goto final_return;
+               opt = parse_and_run_file(stdin);
+       } else {
+               debug_printf("\nrunning script '%s'\n", argv[optind]);
+               global_argv = argv + optind;
+               global_argc = argc - optind;
+               input = xfopen(argv[optind], "r");
+               fcntl(fileno(input), F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
+               opt = parse_and_run_file(input);
        }
 
-       debug_printf("\nrunning script '%s'\n", argv[optind]);
-       global_argv = argv + optind;
-       global_argc = argc - optind;
-       input = xfopen(argv[optind], "r");
-       opt = parse_file_outer(input);
+ final_return:
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP
        fclose(input);
        if (cwd != bb_msg_unknown)
                free((char*)cwd);
-       {
-               struct variables *cur, *tmp;
-               for (cur = top_vars; cur; cur = tmp) {
-                       tmp = cur->next;
-                       if (!cur->flg_read_only) {
-                               free((char*)cur->name);
-                               free((char*)cur->value);
-                               free(cur);
-                       }
-               }
+       cur_var = top_var->next;
+       while (cur_var) {
+               struct variable *tmp = cur_var;
+               if (!cur_var->max_len)
+                       free(cur_var->varstr);
+               cur_var = cur_var->next;
+               free(tmp);
        }
 #endif
-
- final_return:
        hush_exit(opt ? opt : last_return_code);
 }
+
+
+#if ENABLE_LASH
+int lash_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
+int lash_main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+       //bb_error_msg("lash is deprecated, please use hush instead");
+       return hush_main(argc, argv);
+}
+#endif