diff --git a/src/cli/cli_main.cpp b/src/cli/cli_main.cpp
index 595ee6f5..8ea5f75e 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli_main.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli_main.cpp
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@
 #include <util/error.hpp>
 #include <cli/cli_main.hpp>
 #include <cli/text_io_handler.hpp>
+#include <script/functions/functions.hpp>
+#include <data/format/formats.hpp>
+#include <wx/process.h>
+
+DECLARE_TYPEOF_COLLECTION(ScriptParseError);
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Command line interface
 
 CLISetInterface::CLISetInterface()
 	: quiet(false)
+	, our_context(nullptr)
 {
 	if (!cli.haveConsole()) {
 		throw Error(_("Can not run command line interface without a console;\nstart MSE with \"mse.com --cli\""));
@@ -22,6 +28,20 @@ CLISetInterface::CLISetInterface()
 	run();
 }
 
+CLISetInterface::~CLISetInterface() {
+	delete our_context;
+}
+
+Context& CLISetInterface::getContext() {
+	if (!our_context) {
+		our_context = new Context();
+		init_script_functions(*our_context);
+	}
+	return *our_context;
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Running
+
 void CLISetInterface::run() {
 	// show welcome logo
 	if (!quiet) showWelcome();
@@ -49,23 +69,77 @@ void CLISetInterface::showWelcome() {
 	cli.flush();
 }
 
+void CLISetInterface::showUsage() {
+	cli << _(" Commands available from the prompt:\n\n");
+	cli << _("   <expression>        Execute a script expression, display the result\n");
+	cli << _("   :help               Show this help page.\n");
+	cli << _("   :load <setfile>     Load a different set file.\n");
+	cli << _("   :quit               Exit the MSE command line interface.\n");
+	cli << _("   :! <command>        Perform a shell command.\n");
+	cli << _("\n Commands can be abreviated to their first letter if there is no ambiguity.\n\n");
+}
+
 void CLISetInterface::handleCommand(const String& command) {
-	if (command.empty()) {
-		// empty, ignore
-	} else if (command == _(":q") || command == _(":quit")) {
-		if (!quiet) {
-			cli << _("Goodbye\n"); cli.flush();
+	try {
+		if (command.empty()) {
+			// empty, ignore
+		} else if (command.GetChar(0) == _(':')) {
+			// :something
+			size_t space = min(command.find_first_of(_(' ')), command.size());
+			String before = command.substr(0,space);
+			String arg    = space + 1 < command.size() ? command.substr(space+1) : wxEmptyString;
+			if (before == _(":q") || before == _(":quit")) {
+				if (!quiet) {
+					cli << _("Goodbye\n"); cli.flush();
+				}
+				running = false;
+			} else if (before == _(":?") || before == _(":h") || before == _(":help")) {
+				showUsage();
+			} else if (before == _(":l") || before == _(":load")) {
+				if (arg.empty()) {
+					cli << _("Give a filename to open.\n");
+				} else {
+					setSet(import_set(arg));
+				}
+			} else if (before == _(":!")) {
+				if (arg.empty()) {
+					cli << _("Give a shell command to execute.\n");
+				} else {
+					#ifdef __WXMSW__
+						_wsystem(arg.c_str());
+					#elif UNICODE
+						wxCharBuffer buf = arg.fn_str();
+						system(buf);
+					#else
+						system(arg.c_str());
+					#endif
+				}
+			} else {
+				cli << _("Unknown command, type :help for help.\n");
+			}
+		} else if (command == _("exit") || command == _("quit")) {
+			cli << _("Use :quit to quit\n");
+		} else if (command == _("help")) {
+			cli << _("Use :help for help\n");
+		} else {
+			// parse command
+			vector<ScriptParseError> errors;
+			ScriptP script = parse(command,set.get(),false,errors);
+			if (!errors.empty()) {
+				FOR_EACH(error,errors) showError(error.what());
+				return;
+			}
+			// execute command
+			Context& ctx = set ? set->getContext() : getContext();
+			ScriptValueP result = ctx.eval(*script,false);
+			// show result
+			cli << result->toCode() << ENDL;
 		}
-		running = false;
-	} else if (command == _(":?") || command == _(":help")) {
-		// TODO show help
-	} else if (command == _("exit") || command == _("quit")) {
-		cli << _("Use :quit to quit\n"); cli.flush();
-	} else if (command.GetChar(0) == _(':')) {
-		cli << _("Unknown command, type :help for help.\n"); cli.flush();
-	} else {
-		// execute command
-		// TODO
-		cli << _("You said:\n") << command << ENDL; cli.flush();
+	} catch (const Error& e) {
+		showError(e.what());
 	}
 }
+
+void CLISetInterface::showError(const String& error) {
+	cli << RED << _("ERROR: ") << NORMAL << replace_all(error,_("\n"),_("       ")) << ENDL;
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/cli_main.hpp b/src/cli/cli_main.hpp
index e7108299..0abad561 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli_main.hpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli_main.hpp
@@ -10,19 +10,29 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Includes
 
 #include <util/prec.hpp>
+#include <data/set.hpp>
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Command line interface
 
-class CLISetInterface {
+class CLISetInterface : public SetView {
   public:
 	CLISetInterface();
+	~CLISetInterface();
+  protected:
+	void onAction(const Action&, bool) {}
   private:
-	bool quiet;
-	bool running;
+	bool quiet;    ///< Supress prompts and other non-vital stuff
+	bool running;  ///< Still running?
 	
 	void run();
 	void showWelcome();
+	void showUsage();
 	void handleCommand(const String& command);
+	void showError(const String& error);
+	
+	/// our own context, when no set is loaded
+	Context& getContext();
+	Context* our_context;
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : EOF
diff --git a/src/cli/win32_cli_wrapper.cpp b/src/cli/win32_cli_wrapper.cpp
index 97b10c1c..92044aeb 100644
--- a/src/cli/win32_cli_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/win32_cli_wrapper.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct Transfer {
 
 DWORD WINAPI TransferThread(Transfer*);
 BOOL WINAPI HandleCtrlEvent(DWORD type);
+void CopyFileBuffer(HANDLE output, char* buffer, DWORD size);
 void InitEscapeTranslation(HANDLE console);
 void PerformEscapeCode(HANDLE console, char command, int argc, int argv[]);
 
@@ -158,12 +159,13 @@ BOOL WINAPI HandleCtrlEvent(DWORD type) {
 	DWORD exit_code = 1;
 	// try to exit child process cleanly
 	// TODO: don't exit child on Ctrl+C
-	/*CopyFileBuffer(TODO,":quit\n",6);
+	CopyFileBuffer(in_mine,":quit\n",6);
+	CopyFileBuffer(out_real,":quit\n",6);
 	if (WaitForSingleObject(child_process_info.hProcess,100) == WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
 		GetExitCodeProcess(child_process_info.hProcess, &exit_code);
-	} else {*/
+	} else {
 		TerminateProcess(child_process_info.hProcess,1);
-	//}
+	}
 	// exit this process
 	ExitProcess(exit_code);
 	return TRUE;