diff --git a/42sh/includes/exec.h b/42sh/includes/exec.h
index 4146a16e..ba43eb7c 100644
--- a/42sh/includes/exec.h
+++ b/42sh/includes/exec.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/11/27 20:29:56 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 10:23:55 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:59:52 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -19,16 +19,17 @@
 # define PROCESS_BUILTIN	(1 << 0)
 # define PROCESS_BINARY		(1 << 1)
 # define PROCESS_SCRIPT		(1 << 2)
-# define PROCESS_UNKNOWN	(1 << 3)
-# define PROCESS_PIPESTART	(1 << 4)
-# define PROCESS_PIPEEND	(1 << 5)
-# define PROCESS_COMPLETED	(1 << 6)
-# define PROCESS_SUSPENDED	(1 << 7)
-# define PROCESS_RUNNING	(1 << 8)
-# define PROCESS_CONTINUED	(1 << 9)
+# define PROCESS_SUBSHELL	(1 << 3)
+# define PROCESS_UNKNOWN	(1 << 4)
+# define PROCESS_PIPESTART	(1 << 5)
+# define PROCESS_PIPEEND	(1 << 6)
+# define PROCESS_COMPLETED	(1 << 7)
+# define PROCESS_SUSPENDED	(1 << 8)
+# define PROCESS_RUNNING	(1 << 9)
+# define PROCESS_CONTINUED	(1 << 10)
 
-# define PROCESS_TYPE_MASK	(1 << 0 | 1 << 1 | 1 << 2 | 1 << 3)
-# define PROCESS_STATE_MASK	(1 << 6 | 1 << 7 | 1 << 8 | 1 << 9)
+# define PROCESS_TYPE_MASK	(1 << 0 | 1 << 1 | 1 << 2 | 1 << 3 | 1 << 4)
+# define PROCESS_STATE_MASK	(1 << 7 | 1 << 8 | 1 << 9 | 1 << 10)
 
 # define IS_PIPESTART(a)	(a & PROCESS_PIPESTART)
 # define IS_PIPEEND(a)		(a & PROCESS_PIPEEND)
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ int		exec_dgreat(t_btree **ast);
 int		exec_command(t_btree **ast);
 
 int		launch_process(t_process *p);
-int		process_setexec(t_process *p);
+int		process_setexec(t_type type, t_process *p);
 int		process_setgroup(t_process *p);
 int		process_redirect(t_process *p);
 void	process_free(void *content, size_t content_size);
diff --git a/42sh/includes/ft_readline.h b/42sh/includes/ft_readline.h
index eb6b08f2..f8aeb60e 100644
--- a/42sh/includes/ft_readline.h
+++ b/42sh/includes/ft_readline.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: sbenning <sbenning@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/08 18:02:25 by sbenning          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 17:59:30 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:31:09 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -209,6 +209,6 @@ int	rl_cut_function(t_line *line, long int input);				/* Cut selected area or cu
 int	rl_paste_function(t_line *line, long int input);			/* Paste copied/cuted area */
 int	rl_insert_function(t_line *line, long int input);			/* Toogle insert-mode/replacement-mode */
 
-int							ft_readline(t_line *line);
+int							ft_readline();
 
 #endif
diff --git a/42sh/includes/lexer.h b/42sh/includes/lexer.h
index e0d43963..2c1c0163 100644
--- a/42sh/includes/lexer.h
+++ b/42sh/includes/lexer.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/01 12:15:50 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 16:49:13 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:08:20 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -28,13 +28,18 @@ typedef long long		t_type;
 # define TK_AND_IF		(1 << 8)
 # define TK_OR_IF		(1 << 9)
 # define TK_AMP			(1 << 10)
-# define TK_N_WORD		(1 << 11)
-# define TK_Q_WORD		(1 << 12)
-# define TK_DQ_WORD		(1 << 13)
-# define TK_COMMAND		(1 << 14)
+# define TK_PAREN_OPEN	(1 << 11)
+# define TK_PAREN_CLOSE	(1 << 12)
+# define TK_BQUOTE		(1 << 13)
+# define TK_N_WORD		(1 << 14)
+# define TK_Q_WORD		(1 << 15)
+# define TK_DQ_WORD		(1 << 16)
+# define TK_COMMAND		(1 << 17)
+# define TK_SUBSHELL	(1 << 18)
 
-# define TK_WORD		(TK_N_WORD | TK_Q_WORD | TK_DQ_WORD)
-# define TK_REDIR		(0x1 | 0x2 | 0x4 | 0x8 | 0x10 | 0x20)
+# define TK_WORD			(TK_N_WORD | TK_Q_WORD | TK_DQ_WORD)
+# define TK_REDIR			(0x1 | 0x2 | 0x4 | 0x8 | 0x10 | 0x20)
+# define TK_NON_FREEABLE	(TK_PAREN_OPEN | TK_PAREN_CLOSE | TK_BQUOTE)
 
 enum	e_lexstate
 {
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ enum	e_lexstate
 	DQUOTE,
 	BACKSLASH,
 	VAR,
+	SPECIAL,
 };
 
 struct	s_token
@@ -68,12 +74,16 @@ extern int	(*g_lexer[])(t_list **alst, char *str);
 
 t_token		*token_init();
 int			ft_tokenize(t_list **alst, char *str, t_lexstate state);
+int			ft_post_tokenize(t_list **alst, char *str);
 int			token_append(t_token *token, char c);
 void		token_free(void *data, size_t size);
 int			token_cmp_type(t_token *token, t_type *ref);
 void		token_print(t_list *lst);
 void		token_expand_var(t_token *token);
 
+int			reduce_parens(t_list **alst, char *str);
+int			reduce_bquotes(t_list **alst, char *str);
+
 int			ft_is_delim(char c);
 
 t_lexstate	get_lexer_state(char *str);
@@ -90,5 +100,6 @@ int			lexer_quote(t_list **alst, char *str);
 int			lexer_dquote(t_list **alst, char *str);
 int			lexer_backslash(t_list **alst, char *str);
 int			lexer_var(t_list **alst, char *str);
+int			lexer_special(t_list **alst, char *str);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/42sh/includes/minishell.h b/42sh/includes/minishell.h
index 271b8312..02b05202 100644
--- a/42sh/includes/minishell.h
+++ b/42sh/includes/minishell.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <marvin@42.fr>                    +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/11/10 13:07:44 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 17:59:41 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:17:16 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -31,21 +31,27 @@
 # include <fcntl.h>
 # include <errno.h>
 
-enum	e_mode
-{
-	MODE_INPUT,
-	MODE_EXEC,
-};
-
 struct	s_comp
 {
 	int		a;
 };
 
+# define SHELL_OPTS_JOBC	(1 << 0)
+# define SHELL_OPTS_LC		(1 << 1)
+# define SHELL_MODE_INPUT	(1 << 2)
+# define SHELL_MODE_EXEC	(1 << 3)
+
+# define SHELL_MODE_MASK	(SHELL_MODE_INPUT | SHELL_MODE_EXEC)
+# define SHELL_HAS_JOBC(b)	(b & SHELL_OPTS_JOBC)
+
+# define SHELL_MSG_NOJOBC	"no job-control"
+
 struct	s_data
 {
 	char	**env;
-	t_mode	mode;
+	int		argc;
+	char	**argv;
+	t_flag	opts;
 	t_line	line;
 	t_comp	comp;
 	t_exec	exec;
@@ -54,11 +60,15 @@ struct	s_data
 
 extern t_stof	g_builtins[];
 
-void	shell_init(void);
+void	shell_get_opts(int ac, char **av);
+char	*shell_get_avdata();
+void	shell_init(int ac, char **av);
 void	shell_exit(void);
 int		data_init(void);
 void	data_exit(void);
 
+int		shell_single_command(char *command);
+
 void	ft_expand_dollar(char **av, char **env);
 char	*ft_findexec(char *path, char *file);
 
diff --git a/42sh/includes/parser.h b/42sh/includes/parser.h
index ce4b8458..3c8a7fed 100644
--- a/42sh/includes/parser.h
+++ b/42sh/includes/parser.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/01 12:15:54 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2016/12/05 12:33:54 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:06:17 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ union	u_astdata
 {
 	t_redir	redir;
 	char	**sstr;
+	char	*str;
 };
 
 struct	s_astnode
@@ -64,5 +65,6 @@ int		parse_dgreat(t_btree **ast, t_list **start, t_list **lst);
 int		parse_lessand(t_btree **ast, t_list **start, t_list **lst);
 int		parse_greatand(t_btree **ast, t_list **start, t_list **lst);
 int		parse_word(t_btree **ast, t_list **start, t_list **lst);
+int		parse_subshell(t_btree **ast, t_list **start, t_list **lst);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/42sh/libft b/42sh/libft
index af71e8b8..5cfe1790 160000
--- a/42sh/libft
+++ b/42sh/libft
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit af71e8b8de26051cd63fde8ab82c90801bd835d8
+Subproject commit 5cfe17901496443664e5b7be7fd87310f854030c
diff --git a/42sh/src/builtin/builtin_cd.c b/42sh/src/builtin/builtin_cd.c
index 96278410..b973bf53 100644
--- a/42sh/src/builtin/builtin_cd.c
+++ b/42sh/src/builtin/builtin_cd.c
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/03 11:57:53 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2016/12/15 17:50:04 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 14:29:14 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "builtin.h"
 
-#define CDOPT_L 0x001
-#define CDOPT_P 0x002
+#define CDOPT_L	(1 << 0)
+#define CDOPT_P	(1 << 2)
 #define HAS_CDOPT_P(x) (x & CD_OPT_P)
 #define HAS_CDOPT_L(x) (x & CD_OPT_L)
 #define CDERR_1 "cd: no such file or directory: %s\n"
diff --git a/42sh/src/exec/ast_free.c b/42sh/src/exec/ast_free.c
index 3a8b03a6..b0b3f592 100644
--- a/42sh/src/exec/ast_free.c
+++ b/42sh/src/exec/ast_free.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/05 11:50:51 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2016/12/15 13:28:36 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:50:03 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/exec/exec_ampersand.c b/42sh/src/exec/exec_ampersand.c
index 395785dd..ad4123d8 100644
--- a/42sh/src/exec/exec_ampersand.c
+++ b/42sh/src/exec/exec_ampersand.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/10 16:01:30 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2016/12/15 13:40:11 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 14:41:54 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
 
 int		exec_ampersand(t_btree **ast)
 {
-	data_singleton()->exec.job.attributes |= JOB_BG;
+	if (SHELL_HAS_JOBC(data_singleton()->opts))
+		data_singleton()->exec.job.attributes |= JOB_BG;
 	ft_exec(&(*ast)->left);
-	data_singleton()->exec.job.attributes &= ~JOB_BG;
+	if (SHELL_HAS_JOBC(data_singleton()->opts))
+		data_singleton()->exec.job.attributes &= ~JOB_BG;
 	ft_exec(&(*ast)->right);
 	btree_delone(ast, &ast_free);
 	return (0);
diff --git a/42sh/src/exec/exec_command.c b/42sh/src/exec/exec_command.c
index 417a1a25..7e70093f 100644
--- a/42sh/src/exec/exec_command.c
+++ b/42sh/src/exec/exec_command.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <marvin@42.fr>                    +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/11/14 17:28:14 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 13:16:51 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:51:08 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ int		exec_command(t_btree **ast)
 	p = &data_singleton()->exec.process;
 	job = &data_singleton()->exec.job;
 	p->av = ft_sstrdup(node->data.sstr);
-	process_setexec(p);
+	process_setexec(node->type, p);
 	if (!(launch_process(p)))
 	{
 		job_addprocess(p);
diff --git a/42sh/src/exec/ft_exec.c b/42sh/src/exec/ft_exec.c
index a553c73f..2f18bdc8 100644
--- a/42sh/src/exec/ft_exec.c
+++ b/42sh/src/exec/ft_exec.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/11/27 20:30:32 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/08 11:03:09 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 18:01:05 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ t_execmap	g_execmap[] =
 	{TK_LESS, &exec_less},
 	{TK_GREAT, &exec_great},
 	{TK_DGREAT, &exec_dgreat},
-	{TK_COMMAND, &exec_command},
+	{TK_COMMAND | TK_SUBSHELL, &exec_command},
 	{0, 0},
 };
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int		ft_exec(t_btree **ast)
 	item = (*ast)->item;
 	while (g_execmap[i].type)
 	{
-		if (item->type == g_execmap[i].type)
+		if (item->type & g_execmap[i].type)
 			/* return ((*g_execmap[i].f)(ast)); */
 			(*g_execmap[i].f)(ast);
 		i++;
diff --git a/42sh/src/exec/launch_process.c b/42sh/src/exec/launch_process.c
index f3426bc8..fb3a463a 100644
--- a/42sh/src/exec/launch_process.c
+++ b/42sh/src/exec/launch_process.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/13 14:20:45 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 17:47:21 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 18:01:10 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ int		launch_process(t_process *p)
 		set_exitstatus((*p->execf)(p->path, p->av, data_singleton()->env));
 	else
 	{
-		/* DG("process is to be forked, %i->[]->%i, attr=%b", p->fdin, p->fdout, p->attributes); */
 		p->attributes &= ~PROCESS_STATE_MASK;
 		p->attributes |= PROCESS_RUNNING;
+		DG("process is to be forked, %i->[]->%i, attr=%b", p->fdin, p->fdout, p->attributes);
 		if (p->attributes & (PROCESS_BINARY | PROCESS_SCRIPT)
 				&& access(p->path, X_OK) == -1)
 		{
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int		launch_process(t_process *p)
 			process_setgroup(p);
 			signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
 			signal(SIGQUIT, SIG_DFL);
-			signal(SIGTSTP, sigtstp_handler);
+			signal(SIGTSTP, SIG_DFL);
 			signal(SIGTTIN, sigttin_handler);
 			signal(SIGTTOU, sigttou_handler);
 			signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
diff --git a/42sh/src/exec/process_setexec.c b/42sh/src/exec/process_setexec.c
index 0baefd94..2ce1d0a3 100644
--- a/42sh/src/exec/process_setexec.c
+++ b/42sh/src/exec/process_setexec.c
@@ -6,18 +6,22 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/13 17:07:10 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 13:17:23 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 18:01:36 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "minishell.h"
 
-int		process_setexec(t_process *p)
+int		process_setexec(t_type type, t_process *p)
 {
-	if ((p->execf = is_builtin(p)))
+	if (type == TK_SUBSHELL)
 	{
-		p->attributes |= PROCESS_BUILTIN;
+		p->execf = &execve;
+		p->attributes |= PROCESS_SUBSHELL;
+		p->path = ft_strdup(p->av[0]);
 	}
+	else if ((p->execf = is_builtin(p)))
+		p->attributes |= PROCESS_BUILTIN;
 	else if (ft_strchr(p->av[0], '/'))
 	{
 		p->execf = &execve;
diff --git a/42sh/src/exec/process_setgroup.c b/42sh/src/exec/process_setgroup.c
index 4dcdeda3..4cf1e1c4 100644
--- a/42sh/src/exec/process_setgroup.c
+++ b/42sh/src/exec/process_setgroup.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/13 17:48:10 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/09 15:58:32 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 14:45:36 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_bg.c b/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_bg.c
index 9e98b5e6..1f34dcdb 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_bg.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_bg.c
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/01/09 16:54:18 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 11:11:21 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 14:37:23 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
-
 #include "job_control.h"
 
 int		builtin_bg(const char *path, char *const av[], char *const envp[])
@@ -24,11 +23,14 @@ int		builtin_bg(const char *path, char *const av[], char *const envp[])
 	(void)path;
 	(void)envp;
 	(void)av;
+	if (!SHELL_HAS_JOBC(data_singleton()->opts))
+	{
+		ft_dprintf(2, "{red}bg: %s{eoc}\n", SHELL_MSG_NOJOBC);
+		return (-1);
+	}
 	jobc = &data_singleton()->jobc;
 	job_getrank(&rank);
 	id = av[1] ? ft_atoi(av[1]) : rank[0];
-	if (id == 0 && !av[1])
-		return (0);
 	jlist = ft_lst_find(jobc->first_job, &id, job_cmp_id);
 	if (jlist)
 	{
@@ -36,8 +38,11 @@ int		builtin_bg(const char *path, char *const av[], char *const envp[])
 		mark_job_as_running(job);
 		job_format(job, rank, JOBS_OPTS_L);
 		put_job_in_background(job, 1);
+		return (0);
 	}
-	else
+	else if (av[1])
 		ft_dprintf(2, "{red}bg: job not found: %i{eoc}\n", id);
-	return (0);
+	else
+		ft_dprintf(2, "{red}bg: no current job{eoc}\n");
+	return (1);
 }
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_fg.c b/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_fg.c
index c594df80..5e6c53b4 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_fg.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_fg.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/01/08 14:30:07 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 11:16:03 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 14:42:04 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -23,19 +23,25 @@ int		builtin_fg(const char *path, char *const av[], char *const envp[])
 	(void)path;
 	(void)envp;
 	(void)av;
+	if (!SHELL_HAS_JOBC(data_singleton()->opts))
+	{
+		ft_dprintf(2, "{red}fg: %s{eoc}\n", SHELL_MSG_NOJOBC);
+		return (-1);
+	}
 	jobc = &data_singleton()->jobc;
 	job_getrank(&rank);
 	id = av[1] ? ft_atoi(av[1]) : rank[0];
-	if (id == 0 && !av[1])
-		return (0);
 	jlist = ft_lst_find(jobc->first_job, &id, job_cmp_id);
 	if (jlist)
 	{
 		job = jlist->content;
 		mark_job_as_running(job);
 		put_job_in_foreground(job, 1);
+		return (0);
 	}
-	else
+	else if (av[1])
 		ft_dprintf(2, "{red}fg: job not found: [%i]{eoc}\n", id);
-	return (0);
+	else
+		ft_dprintf(2, "{red}fg: no current job{eoc}\n");
+	return (1);
 }
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_jobs.c b/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_jobs.c
index 46b73513..4009347e 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_jobs.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/builtin_jobs.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/15 17:43:01 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 11:16:16 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 14:38:50 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ int		builtin_jobs(const char *path, char *const av[], char *const envp[])
 	(void)path;
 	(void)envp;
 	(void)av;
+	if (!SHELL_HAS_JOBC(data_singleton()->opts))
+	{
+		ft_dprintf(2, "{red}jobs: %s{eoc}\n", SHELL_MSG_NOJOBC);
+		return (-1);
+	}
 	jobc = &data_singleton()->jobc;
 	jlist = jobc->first_job;
 	job_getrank(&rank);
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/do_job_notification.c b/42sh/src/job-control/do_job_notification.c
index 00dcc021..c748bd3f 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/do_job_notification.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/do_job_notification.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/15 13:01:19 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 17:05:31 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:35:15 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/job_addprocess.c b/42sh/src/job-control/job_addprocess.c
index 0215844a..7bd9f659 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/job_addprocess.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/job_addprocess.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/13 13:54:51 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 12:30:12 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 14:40:34 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/job_is_completed.c b/42sh/src/job-control/job_is_completed.c
index ba1837a2..c061b505 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/job_is_completed.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/job_is_completed.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/13 15:10:20 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 16:41:15 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:53:45 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/job_is_stopped.c b/42sh/src/job-control/job_is_stopped.c
index 7b4b5b85..e6b2c80a 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/job_is_stopped.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/job_is_stopped.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/13 15:06:45 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 12:30:05 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:54:33 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/job_wait.c b/42sh/src/job-control/job_wait.c
index 8e3f6bca..9f7a343b 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/job_wait.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/job_wait.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/15 11:49:05 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 17:58:27 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:55:30 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ int		job_wait(int id)
 	pid = waitpid(WAIT_ANY, &status, WUNTRACED);
 	DG("waitpid done");
 	while (!process_mark_status(pid, status)
-			&& !job_is_stopped(id)
-			&& !job_is_completed(id))
+			&& !job_is_completed(id)
+			&& !job_is_stopped(id))
 	{
 		DG("waitpid now");
 		pid = waitpid(WAIT_ANY, &status, WUNTRACED);
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/process_format.c b/42sh/src/job-control/process_format.c
index 92ad7d88..df2a2070 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/process_format.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/process_format.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/01/09 13:05:55 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 12:27:47 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 16:49:50 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/process_mark_status.c b/42sh/src/job-control/process_mark_status.c
index 49784124..5ce4e3a9 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/process_mark_status.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/process_mark_status.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/12 12:41:11 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 12:28:22 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:54:22 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/put_job_in_foreground.c b/42sh/src/job-control/put_job_in_foreground.c
index f49216e4..c3bc3f50 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/put_job_in_foreground.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/put_job_in_foreground.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/13 14:58:36 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 17:47:41 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:54:29 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/sigtstp_handler.c b/42sh/src/job-control/sigtstp_handler.c
index 93b796f4..ecae88cb 100644
--- a/42sh/src/job-control/sigtstp_handler.c
+++ b/42sh/src/job-control/sigtstp_handler.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/10 15:14:53 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 18:02:54 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 14:51:27 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/lexer/ft_post_tokenize.c b/42sh/src/lexer/ft_post_tokenize.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db6a3629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/42sh/src/lexer/ft_post_tokenize.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   ft_post_tokenize.c                                 :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2017/01/11 16:11:11 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:07:39 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "lexer.h"
+
+int		ft_post_tokenize(t_list **alst, char *str)
+{
+	if (reduce_parens(alst, str))
+		return (1);
+	if (reduce_bquotes(alst, str))
+		return (1);
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/42sh/src/lexer/ft_tokenize.c b/42sh/src/lexer/ft_tokenize.c
index 2d446de8..3955993f 100644
--- a/42sh/src/lexer/ft_tokenize.c
+++ b/42sh/src/lexer/ft_tokenize.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <marvin@42.fr>                    +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/11/10 13:37:11 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 16:37:30 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 16:11:02 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ int		(*g_lexer[])(t_list **alst, char *str) =
 	&lexer_dquote,
 	&lexer_backslash,
 	&lexer_var,
+	&lexer_special,
 };
 
 int		ft_is_delim(char c)
diff --git a/42sh/src/lexer/get_lexer_state.c b/42sh/src/lexer/get_lexer_state.c
index 4464f969..37ae772b 100644
--- a/42sh/src/lexer/get_lexer_state.c
+++ b/42sh/src/lexer/get_lexer_state.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2017/01/10 13:45:46 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 15:18:01 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 15:48:13 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -26,5 +26,7 @@ t_lexstate		get_lexer_state(char *str)
 		return (QUOTE);
 	else if (*str == '\"')
 		return (DQUOTE);
+	else if (*str == '(' || *str == ')' || *str == '`')
+		return (SPECIAL);
 	return (0);
 }
diff --git a/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_default.c b/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_default.c
index bdc32a58..04c87fca 100644
--- a/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_default.c
+++ b/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_default.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/11/28 18:36:21 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 14:50:37 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 16:10:53 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ int		lexer_default(t_list **alst, char *str)
 	t_lexstate	state;
 	t_token		*token;
 
-	state = DEFAULT;
 	if ((state = get_lexer_state(str)))
 		return (ft_tokenize(alst, str, state));
 	if (*str == '>')
diff --git a/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_delim.c b/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_delim.c
index 278210dd..7542b57c 100644
--- a/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_delim.c
+++ b/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_delim.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/03 11:58:44 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 13:49:23 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 15:45:53 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int		lexer_delim(t_list **alst, char *str)
 	token = (*alst)->content;
 	while (ft_is_delim(*str))
 		str++;
-	if (*token->data)
+	if (token->type)
 		return (ft_tokenize(&(*alst)->next, str, DEFAULT));
 	else
 		return (ft_tokenize(alst, str, DEFAULT));
diff --git a/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_special.c b/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_special.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d3d7800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_special.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   lexer_special.c                                    :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2017/01/11 15:35:38 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:36:10 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "lexer.h"
+
+int		lexer_special(t_list **alst, char *str)
+{
+	t_token	*token;
+	t_list	**lst;
+
+	lst = alst;
+	if (*alst)
+	{
+		token = (*alst)->content;
+		if (token->type)
+			lst = &(*alst)->next;
+	}
+	token = token_init();
+	*lst = ft_lstnew(token, sizeof(*token));
+	token = (*lst)->content;
+	if (*str == '(')
+		token->type = TK_PAREN_OPEN;
+	else if (*str == ')')
+		token->type = TK_PAREN_CLOSE;
+	else if (*str == '`')
+		token->type = TK_BQUOTE;
+	token->data = str;
+	return (ft_tokenize(&(*lst)->next, str + 1, DEFAULT));
+}
diff --git a/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_word.c b/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_word.c
index 7ed43aff..53ed4746 100644
--- a/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_word.c
+++ b/42sh/src/lexer/lexer_word.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/03 12:07:11 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 15:09:27 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 15:38:03 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/lexer/reduce_bquotes.c b/42sh/src/lexer/reduce_bquotes.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f91eff05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/42sh/src/lexer/reduce_bquotes.c
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   reduce_bquotes.c                                   :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2017/01/11 16:46:27 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:56:40 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "lexer.h"
+
+int		reduce_bquotes(t_list **alst, char *str)
+{
+	t_list	*start;
+	t_list	*end;
+	t_token	*token;
+	int		tk;
+
+	(void)str;
+	tk = TK_BQUOTE;
+	if ((start = ft_lst_find(*alst, &tk, token_cmp_type)))
+	{
+		end = start->next;
+		while (end)
+		{
+			token = end->content;
+			if (token->type == TK_BQUOTE)
+				break ;
+			end = end->next;
+			if (token->type & TK_NON_FREEABLE)
+				ft_lst_delif(alst, token, ft_addrcmp, ft_lst_cfree);
+			else
+				ft_lst_delif(alst, token, ft_addrcmp, token_free);
+		}
+		if (end)
+		{
+			token = start->content;
+			token->type = TK_SUBSHELL;
+			token->data = ft_strbetween(token->data + 1, ((t_token*)end->content)->data);
+			ft_lst_delif(alst, end->content, ft_addrcmp, ft_lst_cfree);
+			return (0);
+		}
+		return (1);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}
+
diff --git a/42sh/src/lexer/reduce_parens.c b/42sh/src/lexer/reduce_parens.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b838f59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/42sh/src/lexer/reduce_parens.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   reduce_parens.c                                    :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2017/01/11 16:13:31 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:06:51 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "lexer.h"
+
+int		reduce_parens(t_list **alst, char *str)
+{
+	t_list	*start;
+	t_list	*end;
+	t_token	*token;
+	int		num_p;
+	int		tk;
+
+	(void)str;
+	tk = TK_PAREN_OPEN;
+	if ((start = ft_lst_find(*alst, &tk, token_cmp_type)))
+	{
+		end = start->next;
+		num_p = 1;
+		while (end)
+		{
+			token = end->content;
+			if (token->type == TK_PAREN_OPEN)
+				num_p++;
+			else if (token->type == TK_PAREN_CLOSE)
+				num_p--;
+			if (num_p == 0)
+				break ;
+			end = end->next;
+			if (token->type & TK_NON_FREEABLE)
+				ft_lst_delif(alst, token, ft_addrcmp, ft_lst_cfree);
+			else
+				ft_lst_delif(alst, token, ft_addrcmp, token_free);
+		}
+		if (end)
+		{
+			token = start->content;
+			token->type = TK_SUBSHELL;
+			token->data = ft_strbetween(token->data + 1, ((t_token*)end->content)->data);
+			ft_lst_delif(alst, end->content, ft_addrcmp, ft_lst_cfree);
+			return (0);
+		}
+		return (1);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/42sh/src/lexer/token_init.c b/42sh/src/lexer/token_init.c
index e762eb1a..cf9fe1b7 100644
--- a/42sh/src/lexer/token_init.c
+++ b/42sh/src/lexer/token_init.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <marvin@42.fr>                    +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/11/10 15:30:25 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2016/12/05 13:41:34 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 15:45:10 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/lexer/token_print.c b/42sh/src/lexer/token_print.c
index 949700b7..aedfeecf 100644
--- a/42sh/src/lexer/token_print.c
+++ b/42sh/src/lexer/token_print.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/11/28 14:39:01 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 14:39:44 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 16:28:42 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void	token_print(t_list *lst)
 
 	while (lst)
 	{
-		i = 0;
+		i = -1;
 		token = lst->content;
 		type = token->type;
 		while (type >> (i++ + 2))
diff --git a/42sh/src/line-editing/curs_setup.c b/42sh/src/line-editing/curs_setup.c
index c8a0184a..c9842a54 100644
--- a/42sh/src/line-editing/curs_setup.c
+++ b/42sh/src/line-editing/curs_setup.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: sbenning <sbenning@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/08 16:36:43 by sbenning          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 18:03:01 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 13:55:42 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/line-editing/curs_term_setup.c b/42sh/src/line-editing/curs_term_setup.c
index 38e7f992..9a18bc72 100644
--- a/42sh/src/line-editing/curs_term_setup.c
+++ b/42sh/src/line-editing/curs_term_setup.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: sbenning <sbenning@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/08 16:50:26 by sbenning          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 18:04:56 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 13:55:40 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/42sh/src/line-editing/ft_readline.c b/42sh/src/line-editing/ft_readline.c
index 5c936c5e..90620a39 100644
--- a/42sh/src/line-editing/ft_readline.c
+++ b/42sh/src/line-editing/ft_readline.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: sbenning <sbenning@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/08 18:03:48 by sbenning          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 16:59:00 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:35:14 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -88,8 +88,11 @@ static int				rl_loop(t_line *line)
 	return ((ret < 0 ? -1 : 0));
 }
 
-int							ft_readline(t_line *line)
+int							ft_readline()
 {
+	t_line	*line;
+
+	line = &data_singleton()->line;
 	if (rl_setup(line) < 0)
 		return (-1);
 	if (rl_loop(line) < 0)
diff --git a/42sh/src/line-editing/rl_setup.c b/42sh/src/line-editing/rl_setup.c
index d878f42c..3e68d63a 100644
--- a/42sh/src/line-editing/rl_setup.c
+++ b/42sh/src/line-editing/rl_setup.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: sbenning <sbenning@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/08 18:07:47 by sbenning          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 18:02:59 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:35:12 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 
 int		rl_setup(t_line *line)
 {
-	do_job_notification();
-	data_singleton()->mode = MODE_INPUT;
+	if (SHELL_HAS_JOBC(data_singleton()->opts))
+		do_job_notification();
+	data_singleton()->opts &= ~SHELL_MODE_MASK;
+	data_singleton()->opts |= SHELL_MODE_INPUT;
 	ft_bzero(line, sizeof(t_line));
 	if (curs_setup(&line->curs) < 0)
 		return (-1);
@@ -26,7 +28,8 @@ int		rl_setup(t_line *line)
 
 int		rl_cleanup(t_line *line)
 {
-	data_singleton()->mode = MODE_EXEC;
+	data_singleton()->opts &= ~SHELL_MODE_MASK;
+	data_singleton()->opts |= SHELL_MODE_EXEC;
 	if (curs_cleanup(&line->curs) < 0)
 		return (-1);
 	if (rl_merge_line(line) < 0)
diff --git a/42sh/src/main/data_init.c b/42sh/src/main/data_init.c
index d32470ee..1829cbd1 100644
--- a/42sh/src/main/data_init.c
+++ b/42sh/src/main/data_init.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/11/28 19:26:32 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 16:49:28 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 14:03:16 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ int		data_init(void)
 	data = data_singleton();
 	data->line.input = NULL;
 	data->env = ft_sstrdup(environ);
+	data->opts = SHELL_OPTS_JOBC;
 
 	data->exec.process.path = NULL;
 	data->exec.process.av = NULL;
diff --git a/42sh/src/main/main.c b/42sh/src/main/main.c
index dfa083cd..762ee117 100644
--- a/42sh/src/main/main.c
+++ b/42sh/src/main/main.c
@@ -6,38 +6,56 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/06 18:40:58 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 16:50:35 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:48:10 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "minishell.h"
 
-int		main(void)
+int		shell_single_command(char *command)
 {
 	t_list	*token;
 	t_btree	*ast;
 
 	token = NULL;
 	ast = NULL;
-	shell_init();
+	if (!command)
+		return (0);
+	DG("{inv}{mag}got command '%s'", command);
+	if (ft_tokenize(&token, command, DEFAULT))
+		return (1);
+	if (!token)
+		return (0);
+	token_print(token);
+	if (ft_post_tokenize(&token, command))
+		return (1);
+	DG("after post_tokenize");
+	token_print(token);
+	if (ft_parse(&ast, &token))
+		return (1);
+	btree_print(STDBUG, ast, &ft_putast);
+	/* ft_dprintf(STDBUG, "\n--- INFIX BREAKDOWN ---\n"); */
+	/* btree_apply_infix(ast, &ft_putast2); */
+	if (ft_exec(&ast))
+		return (1);
+	return (0);
+}
+
+int		main(int ac, char **av)
+{
 	DG("{inv}{bol}{gre}start of shell");
+	shell_init(ac, av);
+	DG("job_control is %s", data_singleton()->opts & SHELL_OPTS_JOBC ? "ON" : "OFF");
+	if (data_singleton()->opts & SHELL_OPTS_LC)
+	{
+		shell_single_command(shell_get_avdata());
+		return (0);
+	}
 	while (1)
 	{
-		if (ft_readline(&data_singleton()->line))
+		if (ft_readline())
 			return (1);
-		DG("{inv}{mag}got command '%s'", data_singleton()->line.input);
-		token = NULL;
-		if (ft_tokenize(&token, data_singleton()->line.input, DEFAULT))
-			return (1);
-		if (!token)
-			continue ;
-		token_print(token);
-		if (ft_parse(&ast, &token))
-			return (1);
-		btree_print(STDBUG, ast, &ft_putast);
-		/* ft_dprintf(STDBUG, "\n--- INFIX BREAKDOWN ---\n"); */
-		/* btree_apply_infix(ast, &ft_putast2); */
-		if (ft_exec(&ast))
+		if (shell_single_command(data_singleton()->line.input))
 			return (1);
 	}
 	return (0);
diff --git a/42sh/src/main/shell_get_avdata.c b/42sh/src/main/shell_get_avdata.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eecb524c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/42sh/src/main/shell_get_avdata.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   shell_get_avdata.c                                 :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2017/01/11 17:14:52 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:26:32 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "minishell.h"
+
+char	*shell_get_avdata()
+{
+	t_data	*data;
+	char	**av;
+	int		i;
+
+	data = data_singleton();
+	av = data->argv;
+	i = 1;
+	while (av[i][0] == '-')
+	{
+		if (ft_strcmp(av[i], "--") == 0)
+		{
+			i++;
+			break ;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+	return(av[i]);
+}
diff --git a/42sh/src/main/shell_get_opts.c b/42sh/src/main/shell_get_opts.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d91fce50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/42sh/src/main/shell_get_opts.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   shell_get_opts.c                                   :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2017/01/11 14:04:48 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:14:35 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "minishell.h"
+
+static void	shell_parse_long_opt(char *str)
+{
+	if (ft_strcmp("no-jobcontrol", str) == 0)
+		data_singleton()->opts &= ~SHELL_OPTS_JOBC;
+}
+
+static void	shell_parse_short_opt(char *str)
+{
+	int		i;
+
+	i = 0;
+	while (str[i])
+	{
+		if (*str == 'c')
+		{
+			data_singleton()->opts |= SHELL_OPTS_LC;
+			data_singleton()->opts &= ~SHELL_OPTS_JOBC;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+}
+
+void		shell_get_opts(int ac, char **av)
+{
+	int		i;
+
+	i = 1;
+	while (i < ac && av[i][0] == '-')
+	{
+		if (ft_strcmp(av[i], "--") == 0)
+		{
+			i++;
+			break ;
+		}
+		if (av[i][1] == '-')
+			shell_parse_long_opt(av[i] + 2);
+		else
+			shell_parse_short_opt(av[i] + 1);
+		i++;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/42sh/src/main/shell_init.c b/42sh/src/main/shell_init.c
index 2ef606fe..b540d564 100644
--- a/42sh/src/main/shell_init.c
+++ b/42sh/src/main/shell_init.c
@@ -6,26 +6,29 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/12/12 17:23:59 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 17:10:36 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:07:38 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "minishell.h"
 
-void	shell_init(void)
+void	shell_init(int ac, char **av)
 {
 	int		*shell_pgid;
 
-	shell_pgid = &data_singleton()->jobc.shell_pgid;
 	data_init();
+	data_singleton()->argc = ac;
+	data_singleton()->argv = ft_sstrdup(av);
 	atexit(&shell_exit);
 	if (isatty(STDIN))
 	{
+		shell_pgid = &data_singleton()->jobc.shell_pgid;
 		while (tcgetpgrp(STDIN) != (*shell_pgid = getpgrp()))
 			kill(-*shell_pgid, SIGTTIN);
 		signal(SIGINT, sigint_handler);
 		signal(SIGQUIT, SIG_IGN);
 		signal(SIGTSTP, sigtstp_handler);
+		/* signal(SIGTSTP, SIG_IGN); */
 		signal(SIGTTIN, sigttin_handler);
 		signal(SIGTTOU, sigttou_handler);
 		signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld_handler);
@@ -38,4 +41,5 @@ void	shell_init(void)
 		tcsetpgrp(STDIN, *shell_pgid);
 		tcgetattr(STDIN, &data_singleton()->jobc.shell_tmodes);
 	}
+	shell_get_opts(ac, av);
 }
diff --git a/42sh/src/parser/ft_parse.c b/42sh/src/parser/ft_parse.c
index 7b70ab63..fb530419 100644
--- a/42sh/src/parser/ft_parse.c
+++ b/42sh/src/parser/ft_parse.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/11/30 17:14:58 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2017/01/10 14:20:14 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 16:52:25 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ t_parser	g_parser[] =
 	{TK_DGREAT, &parse_dgreat},
 	{TK_LESSAND, &parse_lessand},
 	{TK_GREATAND, &parse_greatand},
+	{TK_SUBSHELL, &parse_subshell},
 	{TK_WORD, &parse_word},
 	{0, 0},
 };
diff --git a/42sh/src/parser/parse_subshell.c b/42sh/src/parser/parse_subshell.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bcc2c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/42sh/src/parser/parse_subshell.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   parse_subshell.c                                   :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2017/01/11 16:52:44 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:50:54 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "parser.h"
+
+int		parse_subshell(t_btree **ast, t_list **start, t_list **lst)
+{
+	t_astnode	*node;
+	t_token		*token;
+
+	(void)start;
+	token = (*lst)->content;
+	node = (*ast)->item;
+	node->type = TK_SUBSHELL;
+	node->data.sstr = malloc(4 * sizeof(char *));
+	node->data.sstr[0] = ft_strdup(data_singleton()->argv[0]);
+	node->data.sstr[1] = ft_strdup("-c");
+	node->data.sstr[2] = ft_strdup(token->data);
+	node->data.sstr[3] = NULL;
+	ft_parse(ast, &(*lst)->next);
+	ft_lst_delif(start, (*lst)->content, &ft_addrcmp, &token_free);
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/42sh/src/parser/parse_word.c b/42sh/src/parser/parse_word.c
index 9593f3ba..45c64039 100644
--- a/42sh/src/parser/parse_word.c
+++ b/42sh/src/parser/parse_word.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: jhalford <marvin@42.fr>                    +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2016/11/14 12:49:45 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2016/12/07 17:37:08 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 17:24:55 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */