diff --git a/clite/commands.js b/clite/commands.js
index d2b96e4..aee52b7 100644
--- a/clite/commands.js
+++ b/clite/commands.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ clite.commands.load('help',function(args,env,io) {
 	var stdio = io.include('stdio');
 	if (args.length > 1) {
 		// TODO: implement command help lookup
-		stdio.printf('help with arguments is a work in progress');
+		stdio.printf('help with arguments is a work in progress\n');
 	}
 	stdio.printf(`
 Welcome to CLIte (pronounced like 'site' with an added L).
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Options:
 
 	dirs.forEach(function(dir,index) {
 		if (dirs.length > 1)
-			stdio.printf(dir+':');
+			stdio.printf('%s:\n',dir);
 		var fd = stdio.open(dir,stdio.flags.O_RDONLY|stdio.flags.O_SYNC);
 		if (!fd) {
 			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'cannot open directory: %s\n',dir);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Options:
 					remote = false;
 					break;
 				default:
-					stdio.write(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -'+args[i][j]);
+					stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -%c\n',args[i][j]);
 				}
 			}
 		}else{
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ Options:
 			|| st.type == stdio.types.FT_IMAGE
 		) {
 			if (st) {
-				stdio.write(io.stderr,'not a normal file: '+st.name);
+				stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'not a normal file: %s\n',st.name);
 			}else{
-				stdio.write(io.stderr,'not a normal file');
+				stdio.write(io.stderr,'not a normal file\n');
 			}
 		}else{
 			var d = stdio.readAll(fd);
@@ -247,10 +247,11 @@ Options:
 				if (download) {
 					var ld = stdio.open('/dev/local',stdio.flags.O_WRONLY);
 					if (ld) {
-						stdio.write(ld,{name:st.name,data:d});
+						var t = st.name+String.fromCharCode(2)+d;
+						stdio.write(ld,t);
 						stdio.close(ld);
 					}else{
-						stdio.write(io.stderr,'can not write to local device');
+						stdio.write(io.stderr,'can not write to local device\n');
 					}
 				}else{
 					stdio.printf(d);
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ Options:
 			|| st.type == stdio.types.FT_UNKOWN
 			|| st.type == stdio.types.FT_IMAGE
 		) {
-			stdio.write(io.stderr,'not a normal file: '+file);
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'not a normal file: %s\n',file);
 			pending--;
 			return;
 		}
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ Options:
 		}
 		var fd = stdio.open(file,stdio.flags.O_RDONLY,fcb);
 		if (!fd) {
-			stdio.write(io.stderr,'cannot open file: '+file);
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'cannot open file: %s\n',file);
 			pending--;
 			return;
 		}
@@ -379,13 +380,13 @@ Options:
 					return 0;
 					break;
 				default:
-					stdio.write(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -'+args[i][j]);
+					stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -%c\n',args[i][j]);
 				}
 			}
 		}else if (file == null) {
 			file = clite.resolvePath(args[i],false);
 		}else{
-			stdio.write(io.stderr,'unknown argument: '+args[i]);
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: %s\n',args[i]);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -408,13 +409,13 @@ Options:
 
 	function prepFile(fd) {
 		if (!fd) {
-			stdio.write(io.stderr,'could not open file: '+file);
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'could not open file: %s\n',file);
 			io.exit(1);
 			return;
 		}
 		var st = stdio.fstatat(fd,0);
 		if ( !st || (st.type != stdio.types.FT_TEXT && st.type != stdio.types.FT_SCRIPT)) {
-			stdio.write(io.stderr,'can not read files of this type');
+			stdio.write(io.stderr,'can not read files of this type\n');
 			io.exit(1);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -440,14 +441,14 @@ Options:
 
 	if (file == null) {
 		if (stdio.isatty(io.stdin)) {
-			stdio.write(io.stderr,'no file specified');
+			stdio.write(io.stderr,'no file specified\n');
 			return 1;
 		}
 		fd = io.stdin;
 	}else{
 		fd = stdio.open(file,stdio.flags.O_RDONLY,prepFile);
 		if (!fd) {
-			stdio.write(io.stderr,'could not open file: '+file);
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'could not open file: %s\n',file);
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ Options:
 });
 
 clite.commands.load('view',function(args,env,io) {
-	stdio.printf('view is under development');
+	stdio.printf('view is under development\n');
 	return 0;
 });
 
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ Options:
 	}
 
 	if (file == null) {
-		stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'no file specified');
+		stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'no file specified\n');
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -574,13 +575,13 @@ Options:
 		if (!st) {
 			if (force)
 				return 0;
-			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'no such file or directory: %s',path);
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'no such file or directory: %s\n',path);
 			return 1;
 		}
 
 		var fd = stdio.open(path,stdio.flags.O_RDONLY|stdio.flags.O_NOFOLLOW|stdio.flags.O_SYNC);
 		if (!fd) {
-			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'permission denied: %s',path);
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'permission denied: %s\n',path);
 			return 1;
 		}
 
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ Options:
 				var i = stdio.read(fd);
 				if (i) {
 					stdio.close(fd);
-					stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'cannot remove non-empty directory: %s',path);
+					stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'cannot remove non-empty directory: %s\n',path);
 					return 1;
 				}
 			}else{
@@ -606,13 +607,13 @@ Options:
 		stdio.close(fd);
 
 		if (st.type == stdio.types.FT_DEV) {
-			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'cannot remove device files: %s',path);
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'cannot remove device files: %s\n',path);
 			return 1;
 		}
 
 
 		if (!stdio.remove(path)) {
-			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'permission denied: %s',path);
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'permission denied: %s\n',path);
 			return 1;
 		}
 
@@ -664,7 +665,7 @@ Options:
 	}
 
 	if (file == null) {
-		stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'no path specified');
+		stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'no path specified\n');
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -687,13 +688,13 @@ Options:
 			st = stdio.stat(path);
 			if (st) {
 				if (st.type != stdio.types.FT_DIR) {
-					stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'permission denied: %s',path);
+					stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'permission denied: %s\n',path);
 					return 1;
 				}
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (!stdio.mkdir(path)) {
-				stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'permission denied: %s',path);
+				stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'permission denied: %s\n',path);
 				return 1;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1115,11 +1116,11 @@ Options:
 					return 0;
 					break;
 				default:
-					stdio.write(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -'+args[i][j]);
+					stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -%c\n',args[i][j]);
 				}
 			}
 		}else{
-			stdio.write(io.stderr,'unknown argument: '+args[i]);
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: %s\n',args[i]);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1188,11 +1189,11 @@ Options:
 					version = true;
 					break;
 				default:
-					stdio.write(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -'+args[i][j]);
+					stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -%c\n',args[i][j]);
 				}
 			}
 		}else{
-			stdio.write(io.stderr,'unknown argument: '+args[i]);
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: %s\n',args[i]);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1213,7 +1214,7 @@ Options:
 	if (machine)
 		txt += ut.machine;
 
-	stdio.printf(txt);
+	stdio.printf('%s\n',txt);
 
 	return 0;
 });
@@ -1258,14 +1259,14 @@ Options:
 						utc = true;
 						break;
 					default:
-						stdio.write(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -'+args[i][j]);
+						stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -%c\n',args[i][j]);
 					}
 				}
 			}else if (args[i][0] == '+') {
 				format = args[i].substring(1);
 			}else{
 				// TODO: set time
-				stdio.write(io.stderr,'unknown argument: '+args[i]);
+				stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: %s\n',args[i]);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/clite/core.js b/clite/core.js
index cec9d60..79fa874 100644
--- a/clite/core.js
+++ b/clite/core.js
@@ -114,7 +114,14 @@ var clite = {
 					read:null,
 					write:function(obj) {
 						if (typeof obj === 'string') {
-							clite.core.download('data.txt',obj);
+							var n = 'data.txt';
+							var d = obj;
+							var ind = obj.indexOf(String.fromCharCode(2));
+							if (ind > -1) {
+								n = obj.substring(0,ind);
+								d = obj.substring(ind+1);
+							}
+							clite.core.download(n,d);
 						}else if (typeof obj.name === 'string' && typeof obj.data === 'string') {
 							clite.core.download(obj.name,obj.data);
 						}else{