diff --git a/common/protocol.py b/common/protocol.py
index 99a2fe09..1083a94b 100644
--- a/common/protocol.py
+++ b/common/protocol.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ protocol = [
 ["stop", "stops all jails and terminate the server"], 
 ["status", "gets the current status of the server"], 
 ["ping", "tests if the server is alive"], 
+["help", "return this output"], 
 ['', "LOGGING", ""],
 ["set loglevel <LEVEL>", "sets logging level to <LEVEL>. 0 is minimal, 4 is debug"], 
 ["get loglevel", "gets the logging level"], 
diff --git a/config/action.d/dshield.conf b/config/action.d/dshield.conf
index fea8f196..c581af1c 100644
--- a/config/action.d/dshield.conf
+++ b/config/action.d/dshield.conf
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ port = ???
 userid = 0
 
 # Option:  myip
-# Notes.:  TThe target IP for the attack (your public IP). Should be provided
+# Notes.:  The target IP for the attack (your public IP). Should be provided
 #          either in the jail config or in a .local file unless your PUBLIC IP
 #          is the first IP assigned to eth0
 # Values:  [ an IP address ]  Default: Tries to find the IP address of eth0,
 #          which in most cases will be a private IP, and therefore incorrect
 #
-myip = `ip -4 addr show dev eth0 | grep inet | head -1 | sed -r 's/.*inet ([0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}).*/\1/'`
+myip = `ip -4 addr show dev eth0 | grep inet | head -n 1 | sed -r 's/.*inet ([0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}).*/\1/'`
 
 # Option:  protocol
 # Notes.:  The protocol over which the attack is happening
diff --git a/config/action.d/mynetwatchman.conf b/config/action.d/mynetwatchman.conf
index d4f8de1a..3ae3e6db 100644
--- a/config/action.d/mynetwatchman.conf
+++ b/config/action.d/mynetwatchman.conf
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ mnwlogin =
 mnwpass =
 
 # Option:  myip
-# Notes.:  TThe target IP for the attack (your public IP). Should be overridden
+# Notes.:  The target IP for the attack (your public IP). Should be overridden
 #          either in the jail config or in a .local file unless your PUBLIC IP
 #          is the first IP assigned to eth0
 # Values:  [ an IP address ]  Default: Tries to find the IP address of eth0,
 #          which in most cases will be a private IP, and therefore incorrect
 #
-myip = `ip -4 addr show dev eth0 | grep inet | head -1 | sed -r 's/.*inet ([0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}).*/\1/'`
+myip = `ip -4 addr show dev eth0 | grep inet | head -n 1 | sed -r 's/.*inet ([0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}).*/\1/'`
 
 # Option:  protocol
 # Notes.:  The protocol over which the attack is happening
diff --git a/fail2ban-client b/fail2ban-client
index b832450e..061208dd 100755
--- a/fail2ban-client
+++ b/fail2ban-client
@@ -380,7 +380,9 @@ class Fail2banClient:
 						if cmd == "exit" or cmd == "quit":
 							# Exit
 							return True
-						if not cmd == "":
+						if cmd == "help":
+							self.dispUsage()
+						elif not cmd == "":
 							self.__processCommand(shlex.split(cmd))
 			except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
 				print
diff --git a/server/filter.py b/server/filter.py
index 64a6c5e5..ebde3199 100644
--- a/server/filter.py
+++ b/server/filter.py
@@ -477,10 +477,19 @@ class FileFilter(Filter):
 		# Try to open log file.
 		try:
 			container.open()
-		except Exception, e:
+		# see http://python.org/dev/peps/pep-3151/
+		except IOError, e:
 			logSys.error("Unable to open %s" % filename)
 			logSys.exception(e)
 			return False
+		except OSError, e: # pragma: no cover - requires race condition to tigger this
+			logSys.error("Error opening %s" % filename)
+			logSys.exception(e)
+			return False
+		except OSError, e: # pragma: no cover - Requires implemention error in FileContainer to generate
+			logSys.error("Internal errror in FileContainer open method - please report as a bug to https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues")
+			logSys.exception(e)
+			return False
 
 		while True:
 			line = container.readline()
diff --git a/server/transmitter.py b/server/transmitter.py
index a02b94a2..3f880c07 100644
--- a/server/transmitter.py
+++ b/server/transmitter.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class Transmitter:
 		elif command[1] == "setcinfo":
 			act = command[2]
 			key = command[3]
-			value = command[4]
+			value = " ".join(command[4:])
 			self.__server.setCInfo(name, act, key, value)
 			return self.__server.getCInfo(name, act, key)
 		elif command[1] == "delcinfo":
@@ -199,27 +199,27 @@ class Transmitter:
 			return None
 		elif command[1] == "actionstart":
 			act = command[2]
-			value = command[3]
+			value = " ".join(command[3:])
 			self.__server.setActionStart(name, act, value)
 			return self.__server.getActionStart(name, act)
 		elif command[1] == "actionstop":
 			act = command[2]
-			value = command[3]
+			value = " ".join(command[3:])
 			self.__server.setActionStop(name, act, value)
 			return self.__server.getActionStop(name, act)
 		elif command[1] == "actioncheck":
 			act = command[2]
-			value = command[3]
+			value = " ".join(command[3:])
 			self.__server.setActionCheck(name, act, value)
 			return self.__server.getActionCheck(name, act)
 		elif command[1] == "actionban":
 			act = command[2]
-			value = command[3]
+			value = " ".join(command[3:])
 			self.__server.setActionBan(name, act, value)
 			return self.__server.getActionBan(name, act)
 		elif command[1] == "actionunban":
 			act = command[2]
-			value = command[3]
+			value = " ".join(command[3:])
 			self.__server.setActionUnban(name, act, value)
 			return self.__server.getActionUnban(name, act)
 		raise Exception("Invalid command (no set action or not yet implemented)")