diff --git a/bin/os b/bin/os
index 4fc001b..7cb4a65 100755
Binary files a/bin/os and b/bin/os differ
diff --git a/image.hdd b/image.hdd
index 1dee7b3..b8afcb8 100644
Binary files a/image.hdd and b/image.hdd differ
diff --git a/limine b/limine
index e0e61c9..eecf8d6 160000
--- a/limine
+++ b/limine
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e0e61c946933696453f591da525ab1f8a66a553d
+Subproject commit eecf8d682a749701691e31b89f66f330f525c611
diff --git a/obj/src/int.c.o b/obj/src/int.c.o
index 850fc4e..22cdad4 100644
Binary files a/obj/src/int.c.o and b/obj/src/int.c.o differ
diff --git a/obj/src/main.c.d b/obj/src/main.c.d
index a5046c3..1efc91c 100644
--- a/obj/src/main.c.d
+++ b/obj/src/main.c.d
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 obj/src/main.c.o: src/main.c src/../include/limine.h src/prompt/lex.h \
   src/prompt/file.h src/acpi.h src/common.h src/alloc.h src/apic.h \
-  src/map.h src/print.h
+  src/kbd.h src/map.h src/print.h src/lib/stdio.h src/lib/malloc.h \
+  src/lib/../common.h src/lib/../kbd.h src/lib/../print.h
 src/../include/limine.h:
 src/prompt/lex.h:
 src/prompt/file.h:
@@ -8,5 +9,11 @@ src/acpi.h:
 src/common.h:
 src/alloc.h:
 src/apic.h:
+src/kbd.h:
 src/map.h:
 src/print.h:
+src/lib/stdio.h:
+src/lib/malloc.h:
+src/lib/../common.h:
+src/lib/../kbd.h:
+src/lib/../print.h:
diff --git a/obj/src/main.c.o b/obj/src/main.c.o
index 182c1b5..c48e610 100644
Binary files a/obj/src/main.c.o and b/obj/src/main.c.o differ
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index dbed59c..9b1bb9d 100644
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-qemu-system-x86_64 image.hdd
+/mnt/c/'Program Files'/qemu/qemu-system-x86_64.exe image.hdd
diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index 8b67de3..0deb914 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "print.h"
 
+#ifdef DBG
+  #define dprint(x) print(x)
+  #define dprint8(x) print8(x)
+  #define dprint16(x) print16(x)
+  #define dprint32(x) print32(x)
+  #define dprint64(x) print64(x)
+#else
+  #define dprint(x)
+  #define dprint8(x)
+  #define dprint16(x)
+  #define dprint32(x)
+  #define dprint64(x)
+#endif
 __attribute__((
     used,
     section(".limine_requests"))) static volatile struct limine_memmap_request
@@ -106,7 +119,7 @@ static void usepage(size_t page) {
 }
 
 static void usepagerange(size_t page, size_t len) {
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < len; len++) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     usepage(i + page);
   }
 }
@@ -118,7 +131,7 @@ static void unusepage(size_t page) {
 }
 
 static void unusepagerange(size_t page, size_t len) {
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < len; len++) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     unusepage(i + page);
   }
 }
@@ -144,9 +157,10 @@ void *alloc(size_t size) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  print("Attempting to find ");
-  print64(pages);
-  print(" consecutive pages\n");
+
+  dprint("Attempting to find ");
+  dprint64(pages);
+  dprint(" consecutive pages.....");
   size_t consecutive = 0;
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < total_pages / 64; i++) {
@@ -157,6 +171,7 @@ void *alloc(size_t size) {
       consecutive += 64;
       if (consecutive >= pages) {
         usepagerange(page, pages);
+        dprint("succeeded!\n");
         return addr(page);
       }
       continue;
@@ -173,7 +188,8 @@ void *alloc(size_t size) {
           page = i * 64 + bit;
 
         if (++consecutive >= pages) {
-          usepagerange(page, pages);
+          usepagerange(page, pages);  
+          dprint("succeeded!\n");
           return addr(page);
         }
       } else {
@@ -183,5 +199,8 @@ void *alloc(size_t size) {
     }
   }
 
+  dprint("failed :(!\n");
+
   return NULL;
 }
+
diff --git a/src/alloc.h b/src/alloc.h
index b841650..bdb6449 100644
--- a/src/alloc.h
+++ b/src/alloc.h
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ static inline u64 virt_to_phys(void *virt) { return (u64)virt - hhdm_offset; }
 static inline void *phys_to_virt(u64 phys) {
   return (void *)(phys + hhdm_offset);
 }
+
diff --git a/src/kbd.c b/src/kbd.c
index 2417eeb..c3375fa 100644
--- a/src/kbd.c
+++ b/src/kbd.c
@@ -72,6 +72,25 @@ char kbd_buffer_getc() {
   return c;
 }
 
+static u8 held_map[0x100/16];
+static void hold_key(u8 key) {
+  key &= (0x100/2)-1;
+
+  held_map[key>>3] |= (1 << (key & 7));
+}
+
+static void release_key(u8 key) {
+  key &= (0x100/2)-1;
+
+  held_map[key>>3] &= ~(1 << (key & 7));
+}
+
+static bool key_held(u8 key) {
+  key &= (0x100/2)-1;
+
+  return (held_map[key>>3] & (1 << (key & 7)));
+}
+
 void kbd_handler() {
   u8 scancode = inb(PS2_DATA_PORT);
   bool released = (scancode & 0x80);
@@ -91,6 +110,7 @@ void kbd_handler() {
       if(!released) {
         kbd_state.caps = !kbd_state.caps;
       }
+      break;
     default:
     break;
   }
@@ -106,18 +126,29 @@ void kbd_handler() {
 
 
     if(kbd_state.caps && c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') {
-      
+      c = c - 'a' + 'A';
     } else if(kbd_state.caps && c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') {
       c = c - 'A' + 'a';
     }
 
-    if(c != 0) {
+    if(c != 0 && !key_held(scancode)) {
       kbd_buffer_putc(c);
     }
-    printn(&c, 1);
+
+    hold_key(scancode);
+  } else {
+    release_key(scancode);
   }
   
 
   send_eoi();
 }
 
+int kbd_getc_blocking() {
+  int ch;
+  
+  while(!(ch =kbd_buffer_getc()))
+    ;
+  
+  return ch;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kbd.h b/src/kbd.h
index 8f981e7..68918ee 100644
--- a/src/kbd.h
+++ b/src/kbd.h
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 #pragma once
 void kbd_handler();
+int kbd_getc_blocking();
+char kbd_buffer_getc();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/malloc.c b/src/lib/malloc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc58b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/malloc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include "../alloc.h"
+
+struct malloc_header {
+  size_t size;
+};
+
+void* malloc(size_t sz) {
+  size_t total = sz + sizeof(struct malloc_header);
+
+  struct malloc_header* mh = alloc(total);
+  if(!mh)
+    return mh;
+  mh->size = total;
+  return (void*)(&mh[1]);
+}
+
+void* calloc(size_t sz, size_t n) {
+  // for now ignore the case of sz * n > 1 << 64
+  size_t N = sz * n;
+  u8* ptr = malloc(N);
+  for(size_t i = 0; i < N; i++)
+    ptr[i] = 0;
+}
+
+void free(void* ptr) {
+  if(!ptr) {
+    return;
+  }
+  size_t sz = ((struct malloc_header*)ptr)[-1].size;
+
+  dealloc(ptr, sz);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/malloc.h b/src/lib/malloc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2f1b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/malloc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+void* malloc(size_t sz);
+void* calloc(size_t sz, size_t n);
+void* free(void* ptr);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/stdio.h b/src/lib/stdio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1339fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/stdio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,475 @@
+#pragma once
+
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include "malloc.h"
+#include "../common.h"
+#include "../kbd.h"
+#include "../print.h"
+
+#define MAX_LINE_LEN 256
+
+static inline int puts(const char *s) {
+    print(s);
+    put('\n');
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#define _STDIO_PEEK_BUFF_EMPTY -1
+static int _stdio_peek_buf = _STDIO_PEEK_BUFF_EMPTY;
+/* getc – blocking, consumes one character */
+static inline int getc(void) {
+    if (_stdio_peek_buf >= 0) {
+        int c = _stdio_peek_buf;
+        _stdio_peek_buf = -1;
+        return c;
+    }
+    return kbd_getc_blocking();
+}
+
+/* peek – blocking, returns next char WITHOUT consuming it */
+static inline int peek(void) {
+    if (_stdio_peek_buf < 0)
+        _stdio_peek_buf = kbd_getc_blocking();
+    return _stdio_peek_buf;
+}
+
+/* getc_nb – non-blocking version; returns -1 if no char ready */
+static inline int getc_nb(void) {
+    if (_stdio_peek_buf >= 0) {
+        int c = _stdio_peek_buf;
+        _stdio_peek_buf = _STDIO_PEEK_BUFF_EMPTY;
+        return c;
+    }
+    int c = kbd_buffer_getc();
+    return c ? c : _STDIO_PEEK_BUFF_EMPTY;
+}
+
+/* peek_nb – non-blocking peek; returns -1 if no char ready */
+static inline int peek_nb(void) {
+    if (_stdio_peek_buf < 0) {
+        int c = kbd_buffer_getc();
+        if (!c) return -1;
+        _stdio_peek_buf = c;
+    }
+    return _stdio_peek_buf;
+}
+
+static inline char *getline_alloc(size_t max_hint) {
+    size_t cap = max_hint > 0 ? max_hint : 128;
+    char  *buf = (char *)malloc(cap);
+    if (!buf) {
+		print("getline_alloc failed to alloc! :(\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+    size_t len = 0;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        int c = getc();
+
+
+
+        if (c == '\b') {   /* backspace */
+            if (len > 0) {
+                len--;
+                unput();
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* grow buffer if needed (leave room for NUL) */
+        if (len + 1 >= cap) {
+            size_t new_cap = cap * 2;
+            char  *new_buf = (char *)malloc(new_cap);
+            if (!new_buf) { free(buf); print("getline_alloc failed to alloc! :(\n"); return NULL; }
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) new_buf[i] = buf[i];
+            free(buf);
+            buf = new_buf;
+            cap = new_cap;
+        }
+
+        buf[len++] = (char)c;
+		if (c == '\n' || c == '\r') {
+            put('\n');
+            break;
+        } else {
+        	put(c);   /* echo */
+		}
+    }
+
+    buf[len] = '\0';
+    return buf;
+}
+
+static inline int getline_buf(char *buf, size_t n) {
+    if (!buf || n == 0) return -1;
+    size_t len = 0;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        int c = getc();
+
+        if (c == '\n' || c == '\r') {
+            put('\n');
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (c == '\b') {
+            if (len > 0) { len--; unput(); }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (len < n - 1) {
+            buf[len++] = (char)c;
+            put(c);
+        }
+        /* else: buffer full – keep echoing but discard */
+    }
+
+    buf[len] = '\0';
+    return (int)len;
+}
+
+
+static inline char *_fmt_uint(char *end, u64 val, int base, bool upper) {
+    static const char lo[] = "0123456789abcdef";
+    static const char up[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
+    const char *digs = upper ? up : lo;
+    *--end = '\0';
+    if (val == 0) { *--end = '0'; return end; }
+    while (val) { *--end = digs[val % (u64)base]; val /= (u64)base; }
+    return end;
+}
+
+static inline int vprintf(const char *fmt, va_list ap) {
+    int written = 0;
+
+#define _EMIT(c)  do { put(c); written++; } while(0)
+#define _EMITS(s) do { const char *_p=(s); while(*_p){_EMIT(*_p);_p++;} } while(0)
+
+    while (*fmt) {
+        if (*fmt != '%') { _EMIT(*fmt++); continue; }
+        fmt++;  /* skip '%' */
+
+        /* flags */
+        bool left_align = false;
+        bool zero_pad   = false;
+        if (*fmt == '-') { left_align = true; fmt++; }
+        if (*fmt == '0') { zero_pad   = true; fmt++; }
+
+        /* width */
+        int width = 0;
+        while (*fmt >= '0' && *fmt <= '9') width = width*10 + (*fmt++ - '0');
+
+        /* length modifier */
+        int lng = 0;  /* 0=int, 1=long, 2=long long */
+        if (*fmt == 'l') { lng=1; fmt++; }
+        if (*fmt == 'l') { lng=2; fmt++; }
+
+        char  tmp[66];
+        char *s    = NULL;
+        char  cbuf[2] = {0,0};
+        bool  neg  = false;
+
+        switch (*fmt++) {
+        case '%':
+            _EMIT('%');
+            continue;
+
+        case 'c':
+            cbuf[0] = (char)va_arg(ap, int);
+            s = cbuf;
+            break;
+
+        case 's':
+            s = va_arg(ap, char *);
+            if (!s) s = "(null)";
+            break;
+
+        case 'd': case 'i': {
+            i64 v = (lng==2) ? va_arg(ap,long long) :
+                    (lng==1) ? va_arg(ap,long)       :
+                               va_arg(ap,int);
+            if (v < 0) { neg = true; v = -v; }
+            s = _fmt_uint(tmp+65, (u64)v, 10, false);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case 'u': {
+            u64 v = (lng==2) ? va_arg(ap,unsigned long long) :
+                    (lng==1) ? va_arg(ap,unsigned long)       :
+                               va_arg(ap,unsigned int);
+            s = _fmt_uint(tmp+65, v, 10, false);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case 'o': {
+            u64 v = (lng==2) ? va_arg(ap,unsigned long long) :
+                    (lng==1) ? va_arg(ap,unsigned long)       :
+                               va_arg(ap,unsigned int);
+            s = _fmt_uint(tmp+65, v, 8, false);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case 'x': {
+            u64 v = (lng==2) ? va_arg(ap,unsigned long long) :
+                    (lng==1) ? va_arg(ap,unsigned long)       :
+                               va_arg(ap,unsigned int);
+            s = _fmt_uint(tmp+65, v, 16, false);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case 'X': {
+            u64 v = (lng==2) ? va_arg(ap,unsigned long long) :
+                    (lng==1) ? va_arg(ap,unsigned long)       :
+                               va_arg(ap,unsigned int);
+            s = _fmt_uint(tmp+65, v, 16, true);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case 'p': {
+            u64 v = (u64)(uintptr_t)va_arg(ap, void *);
+            print("0x");
+            written += 2;
+            s = _fmt_uint(tmp+65, v, 16, false);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        default:
+            _EMIT('?');
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* padding / output */
+        int slen = 0;
+        for (const char *p = s; *p; p++) slen++;
+        if (neg) slen++;  /* for '-' */
+
+        int pad = width - slen;
+
+        if (!left_align && pad > 0) {
+            char pc = zero_pad ? '0' : ' ';
+            if (neg && zero_pad) { _EMIT('-'); neg=false; written++; }
+            while (pad-- > 0) { _EMIT(pc); written++; }
+        }
+        if (neg) { _EMIT('-'); written++; }
+        while (*s) { _EMIT(*s++); written++; }
+        if (left_align && pad > 0)
+            while (pad-- > 0) { _EMIT(' '); written++; }
+    }
+
+#undef _EMIT
+#undef _EMITS
+    return written;
+}
+
+static inline int printf(const char *fmt, ...) {
+    va_list ap;
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    int r = vprintf(fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    return r;
+}
+
+
+typedef struct { char *p; size_t rem; } _sbuf;
+
+/* We re-implement the inner loop targeting a string buffer instead of the
+ * screen.  Factoring out a shared back-end with a function pointer would be
+ * cleaner but adds complexity; this keeps it self-contained. */
+static inline int vsnprintf(char *out, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list ap) {
+    if (!out || !size) return 0;
+    char *cur = out;
+    char *end = out + size - 1;  /* leave room for NUL */
+    int written = 0;
+
+#define _SEMIT(c)  do { if(cur<end){*cur++=(char)(c);} written++; } while(0)
+
+    while (*fmt) {
+        if (*fmt != '%') { _SEMIT(*fmt++); continue; }
+        fmt++;
+
+        bool left_align=false, zero_pad=false;
+        if (*fmt=='-'){left_align=true;fmt++;}
+        if (*fmt=='0'){zero_pad=true;fmt++;}
+        int width=0;
+        while(*fmt>='0'&&*fmt<='9') width=width*10+(*fmt++-'0');
+        int lng=0;
+        if(*fmt=='l'){lng=1;fmt++;}
+        if(*fmt=='l'){lng=2;fmt++;}
+
+        char  tmp[66];
+        char *s=NULL;
+        char  cbuf[2]={0,0};
+        bool  neg=false;
+
+        switch(*fmt++) {
+        case '%': _SEMIT('%'); continue;
+        case 'c': cbuf[0]=(char)va_arg(ap,int); s=cbuf; break;
+        case 's': s=va_arg(ap,char*); if(!s)s="(null)"; break;
+        case 'd': case 'i': {
+            i64 v=(lng==2)?va_arg(ap,long long):(lng==1)?va_arg(ap,long):va_arg(ap,int);
+            if(v<0){neg=true;v=-v;}
+            s=_fmt_uint(tmp+65,(u64)v,10,false); break;
+        }
+        case 'u': {
+            u64 v=(lng==2)?va_arg(ap,unsigned long long):(lng==1)?va_arg(ap,unsigned long):va_arg(ap,unsigned int);
+            s=_fmt_uint(tmp+65,v,10,false); break;
+        }
+        case 'o': {
+            u64 v=(lng==2)?va_arg(ap,unsigned long long):(lng==1)?va_arg(ap,unsigned long):va_arg(ap,unsigned int);
+            s=_fmt_uint(tmp+65,v,8,false); break;
+        }
+        case 'x': {
+            u64 v=(lng==2)?va_arg(ap,unsigned long long):(lng==1)?va_arg(ap,unsigned long):va_arg(ap,unsigned int);
+            s=_fmt_uint(tmp+65,v,16,false); break;
+        }
+        case 'X': {
+            u64 v=(lng==2)?va_arg(ap,unsigned long long):(lng==1)?va_arg(ap,unsigned long):va_arg(ap,unsigned int);
+            s=_fmt_uint(tmp+65,v,16,true); break;
+        }
+        case 'p': {
+            u64 v=(u64)(uintptr_t)va_arg(ap,void*);
+            _SEMIT('0'); _SEMIT('x'); written+=2;
+            s=_fmt_uint(tmp+65,v,16,false); break;
+        }
+        default: _SEMIT('?'); continue;
+        }
+
+        int slen=0; for(const char*p=s;*p;p++) slen++; if(neg) slen++;
+        int pad=width-slen;
+        if(!left_align&&pad>0){char pc=zero_pad?'0':' '; if(neg&&zero_pad){_SEMIT('-');neg=false;} while(pad-->0){_SEMIT(pc);}}
+        if(neg){_SEMIT('-');}
+        while(*s){_SEMIT(*s++);}
+        if(left_align&&pad>0) while(pad-->0){_SEMIT(' ');}
+    }
+#undef _SEMIT
+    *cur = '\0';
+    return written;
+}
+
+static inline int snprintf(char *out, size_t size, const char *fmt, ...) {
+    va_list ap; va_start(ap, fmt);
+    int r = vsnprintf(out, size, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap); return r;
+}
+
+static inline int sprintf(char *out, const char *fmt, ...) {
+    va_list ap; va_start(ap, fmt);
+    /* pass a huge size – caller's responsibility to have enough room */
+    int r = vsnprintf(out, (size_t)-1, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap); return r;
+}
+
+static inline int _skip_ws(const char **p) {
+    while (**p==' '||**p=='\t'||**p=='\n'||**p=='\r') (*p)++;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int vsscanf(const char *str, const char *fmt, va_list ap) {
+    const char *s = str;
+    int matched = 0;
+
+    while (*fmt) {
+        if (*fmt == ' ') { _skip_ws(&s); fmt++; continue; }
+        if (*fmt != '%') {
+            if (*s != *fmt) return matched;
+            s++; fmt++; continue;
+        }
+        fmt++;  /* skip '%' */
+        if (*fmt == '%') { if (*s=='%') s++; fmt++; continue; }
+
+        int lng = 0;
+        if (*fmt=='l'){lng=1;fmt++;}
+        if (*fmt=='l'){lng=2;fmt++;}
+
+        _skip_ws(&s);
+
+        switch (*fmt++) {
+        case 'c': {
+            char *out = va_arg(ap, char*);
+            if (!*s) return matched;
+            *out = *s++;
+            matched++;
+            break;
+        }
+        case 's': {
+            char *out = va_arg(ap, char*);
+            if (!*s) return matched;
+            while (*s && *s!=' '&&*s!='\t'&&*s!='\n'&&*s!='\r')
+                *out++ = *s++;
+            *out = '\0';
+            matched++;
+            break;
+        }
+        case 'd': case 'i': {
+            bool neg2 = false;
+            if (*s=='-'){neg2=true;s++;}
+            else if(*s=='+') s++;
+            if (*s<'0'||*s>'9') return matched;
+            i64 v=0;
+            while(*s>='0'&&*s<='9') v=v*10+(*s++-'0');
+            if(neg2) v=-v;
+            if(lng==2) *va_arg(ap,long long*)=(long long)v;
+            else if(lng==1) *va_arg(ap,long*)=(long)v;
+            else *va_arg(ap,int*)=(int)v;
+            matched++;
+            break;
+        }
+        case 'u': {
+            if(*s<'0'||*s>'9') return matched;
+            u64 v=0;
+            while(*s>='0'&&*s<='9') v=v*10+(*s++-'0');
+            if(lng==2) *va_arg(ap,unsigned long long*)=(unsigned long long)v;
+            else if(lng==1) *va_arg(ap,unsigned long*)=(unsigned long)v;
+            else *va_arg(ap,unsigned int*)=(unsigned int)v;
+            matched++;
+            break;
+        }
+        case 'x': case 'X': {
+            if(*s=='0'&&(*(s+1)=='x'||*(s+1)=='X')) s+=2;
+            u64 v=0; bool any=false;
+            while((*s>='0'&&*s<='9')||(*s>='a'&&*s<='f')||(*s>='A'&&*s<='F')){
+                u8 d=(*s>='a')?*s-'a'+10:(*s>='A')?*s-'A'+10:*s-'0';
+                v=v*16+d; s++; any=true;
+            }
+            if(!any) return matched;
+            if(lng==2) *va_arg(ap,unsigned long long*)=(unsigned long long)v;
+            else if(lng==1) *va_arg(ap,unsigned long*)=(unsigned long)v;
+            else *va_arg(ap,unsigned int*)=(unsigned int)v;
+            matched++;
+            break;
+        }
+        case 'o': {
+            if(*s<'0'||*s>'7') return matched;
+            u64 v=0;
+            while(*s>='0'&&*s<='7') v=v*8+(*s++-'0');
+            if(lng==2) *va_arg(ap,unsigned long long*)=(unsigned long long)v;
+            else if(lng==1) *va_arg(ap,unsigned long*)=(unsigned long)v;
+            else *va_arg(ap,unsigned int*)=(unsigned int)v;
+            matched++;
+            break;
+        }
+        default:
+            return matched;
+        }
+    }
+    return matched;
+}
+
+static inline int sscanf(const char *str, const char *fmt, ...) {
+    va_list ap; va_start(ap, fmt);
+    int r = vsscanf(str, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap); return r;
+}
+
+
+static inline int scanf(const char *fmt, ...) {
+    char *line = getline_alloc(MAX_LINE_LEN);
+    if (!line) return -1;
+    va_list ap; va_start(ap, fmt);
+    int r = vsscanf(line, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    free(line);
+    return r;
+}
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ec65462..8696498 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ void print_tok(struct token* tok);
 #include "alloc.h"
 #include "apic.h"
 #include "common.h"
+#include "kbd.h"
 #include "map.h"
 #include "print.h"
+#include "lib/stdio.h"
 
 // credit owed to https://wiki.osdev.org/Limine_Bare_Bones for the limine setup
 // code
@@ -110,7 +112,8 @@ void draw(u8 vect) {
   for (size_t y = 0; y < fb->height; y++) {
     for (size_t x = 0; x < fb->width; x++) {
       volatile u32 *fb_ptr = fb->address;
-      fb_ptr[y * fb->width + x] = (((x ^ y) & 0xff) * 0x0F0003) * vect;
+      int tone = ((x ^ y) & 0xFF) >> 6;
+      fb_ptr[y * fb->width + x] = (tone << 16);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -153,8 +156,8 @@ void kmain() {
   draw(1);
   print_init(fb);
   init_idt();
-  bg = 0xFFFFFF;
-  fg = 0x000000;
+  fg = 0xFFFFFF;
+  bg = 0x000000;
 
   if (!hhdm_req.response) {
     print("Failed to get higher half direct mapping\n.");
@@ -197,19 +200,30 @@ void kmain() {
   apic_enable();
   print("APIC Enabled\n");
   ioapic_init();
-  const char* src[] = {
-    "u8 main(u32 x) {\n",
-    " u16 y = x + 16;\n",
-    " u8 z = x * y;\n",
-    " return z; }\n"
-  };
 
-  const char* name = "prompt> ";
+  asm volatile("sti");
+
+#define LINES 40
+  size_t max_len = MAX_LINE_LEN;
+  char* line = getline_alloc(max_len);
+  char* lines[LINES];
+
+  size_t n_lines = 0;
+  for(n_lines = 0; n_lines < LINES; n_lines++) {
+    line = getline_alloc(max_len);
+    if(!line)
+      break;
+    if(line[0] == 'F' && line[1] == 'I' && line[2] == '\n')
+      break;
+    lines[n_lines] = line;
+  }
+
+  const char* name = "stdin";
   struct file input = {
     .row = 0,
     .col = 0,
-    .rows = 4,
-    .lines = (char**)src,
+    .rows = n_lines,
+    .lines = (char**)lines,
     .name = name,
     .tokens = NULL,
     .tail = &input.tokens,
@@ -217,21 +231,15 @@ void kmain() {
 
   int res = lex(&input);
 
-  print("Result from lexing: ");
+  print("Number of Errors: ");
   print8(res);
 
-  if(res != 0) {
-    hang();
-  }
-
+  printf("\n# of Tokens: %d\n", input.tokens->len);
   struct token* token = input.tokens;
 
   for(;token; token = token->next) {
     print_tok(token);
   }
 
-
-  
-  asm volatile("sti");
   hang();
 }
diff --git a/src/print.c b/src/print.c
index 17ea5a6..13dd1f4 100644
--- a/src/print.c
+++ b/src/print.c
@@ -14,20 +14,24 @@ static volatile u32 *fb_scr;
 #define TAB_STOP 4
 
 // buffer at each edge for readability
-#define TERM_WIDTH (FONT_WIDTH + 2)
-#define TERM_HEIGHT (FONT_HEIGHT + 2)
+#define GLYPH_WIDTH (FONT_WIDTH + 2)
+#define GLYPH_HEIGHT (FONT_HEIGHT + 2)
 
 void print_init(struct limine_framebuffer *fb) {
-  term_width = fb->width / TERM_WIDTH;
-  term_height = fb->height / TERM_HEIGHT;
+  term_width = fb->width / GLYPH_WIDTH;
+  term_height = fb->height / GLYPH_HEIGHT;
   fb_width = fb->width;
   fb_height = fb->height;
   fb_scr = fb->address;
 }
 
 static void scrollback() {
-  memmove((void *)fb_scr, (void *)(fb_scr + fb_width * TERM_HEIGHT),
-          fb_width * (fb_height - TERM_HEIGHT) * sizeof(u32));
+  memmove((void *)fb_scr, (void *)(fb_scr + fb_width * GLYPH_HEIGHT),
+          fb_width * (fb_height - GLYPH_HEIGHT) * sizeof(u32));
+  size_t last_row_start = (term_height - 1) * fb_width;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < fb_width; i++) {
+    fb_scr[last_row_start + i] = bg;
+  }
 }
 
 void put(int ch) {
@@ -63,14 +67,14 @@ void put(int ch) {
   size_t idx = ch - ' ';
   u32 glyph = font[idx];
 
-  size_t px = col * TERM_WIDTH;
-  size_t py = row * TERM_HEIGHT;
+  size_t px = col * GLYPH_WIDTH;
+  size_t py = row * GLYPH_HEIGHT;
 
-  for (size_t y = 0; y < TERM_HEIGHT; y++) {
-    for (size_t x = 0; x < TERM_WIDTH; x++) {
+  for (size_t y = 0; y < GLYPH_HEIGHT; y++) {
+    for (size_t x = 0; x < GLYPH_WIDTH; x++) {
       size_t off = (py + y) * fb_width + (px + x);
       bool padding =
-          (y == 0 || y == TERM_HEIGHT - 1 || x == 0 || x == TERM_WIDTH - 1);
+          (y == 0 || y == GLYPH_HEIGHT - 1 || x == 0 || x == GLYPH_WIDTH - 1);
       fb_scr[off] = ((~glyph & 1) | padding) ? bg : fg;
       glyph >>= !padding;
     }
@@ -112,3 +116,20 @@ void print64(u64 n) {
   print32(n >> 32);
   print32(n & 0xFFFFFFFF);
 }
+
+void unput(void) {
+    if (col > 0) {
+        col--;
+    } else if (row > 0) {
+        row--;
+        col = term_width - 1;
+    } else {
+        return;  /* already at (0,0), nothing to erase */
+    }
+
+    size_t px = col * GLYPH_WIDTH;
+    size_t py = row * GLYPH_HEIGHT;
+    for (size_t y = 0; y < GLYPH_HEIGHT; y++)
+        for (size_t x = 0; x < GLYPH_WIDTH; x++)
+            fb_scr[(py + y) * fb_width + (px + x)] = bg;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/print.h b/src/print.h
index 7d4a6d4..e8da0c6 100644
--- a/src/print.h
+++ b/src/print.h
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ void print32(u32 n);
 void print16(u16 n);
 void print8(u8 n);
 void print_init(struct limine_framebuffer *fb);
+void unput(void);
diff --git a/src/prompt/lex.c b/src/prompt/lex.c
index f10abfa..d897c0c 100644
--- a/src/prompt/lex.c
+++ b/src/prompt/lex.c
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 
 static int lex_error(struct file* state, const char* err) {
 	print(state->name);
+	print("[");
 	print16(state->row+1);
+	print(":");
 	print16(state->col+1);
+	print("] ");
 	print(err);
 	print("\n");
 	return 1;
@@ -74,14 +77,12 @@ static struct token* tok(enum tokentype type, struct file* state, int col, void*
 	return ret;
 }
 
+
+
 static bool isdigit(int ch) {
 	return (ch <= '9' && ch >= '0');
 }
 
-static bool isxdigit(int ch) {
-	return ((ch <= '9' && ch >= '0') || (ch <= 'F' && ch >= 'A') || (ch <= 'F' && ch >= 'A'));
-}
-
 static bool isalpha(int ch) {
 	return (ch <= 'z' && ch >= 'a')
 		|| (ch <= 'Z' && ch >= 'A');
@@ -103,6 +104,10 @@ static int tolower(int ch) {
 	return ch;
 }
 
+static bool isxdigit(int ch) {
+	return isdigit(ch) || (isalpha(ch) && tolower(ch) <= 'f');
+}
+
 // cribbed from musl
 static bool isspace(int ch) {
 	return ch == ' ' || (unsigned)ch-'\t' < 5;
@@ -113,7 +118,10 @@ static int parse_num(struct file* state, int save, int sign) {
 	int ch = state->lines[state->row][state->col];
 	if(ch == '0' && state->lines[state->row][state->col+1] == 'x') {
 		state->col+=2;
-		if(!isdigit(state->lines[state->row][state->col])) {
+		if(!isxdigit(state->lines[state->row][state->col])) {
+			print("On input: '");
+			printn(&state->lines[state->row][state->col], 1);
+			print("'\n");
 			lex_error(state, "expected hexadecimal digits in hex literal");
 			return 1;
 		}
@@ -155,7 +163,7 @@ int lex(struct file* state) {
 	if(state->row >= state->rows)
 		return 0;
 	while(isspace(state->lines[state->row][state->col])) {
-		if(state->lines[state->row][state->col] == '\n') {
+		if(state->lines[state->row][state->col] == '\n' || !state->lines[state->row][state->col]) {
 			state->col = 0;
 			state->row++;
 			if(state->row >= state->rows)
@@ -168,7 +176,7 @@ int lex(struct file* state) {
 	if(state->lines[state->row][state->col] == '/' && state->lines[state->row][state->col+1] == '*') {
 		state->col += 2;
 		while(!(state->lines[state->row][state->col] == '*' && state->lines[state->row][state->col+1] == '/')) {
-			if(state->lines[state->row][state->col] == '\n') {
+			if(state->lines[state->row][state->col] == '\n' || !state->lines[state->row][state->col]) {
 				state->col = -1;
 				state->row++;
 				if(state->row >= state->rows)
@@ -177,7 +185,7 @@ int lex(struct file* state) {
 			state->col++;
 		}
 		state->col += 2;
-		if(state->lines[state->row][state->col] == '\n') {
+		if(state->lines[state->row][state->col] == '\n' || !state->lines[state->row][state->col]) {
 			state->row++;
 			state->col = 0;
 		}
@@ -240,7 +248,7 @@ int lex(struct file* state) {
 		print8(ch);
 		print(") '");
 		printn(&ch,1);
-		print("\n");
+		print("'\n");
 		state->col++;
 		return 1 + lex(state);
 	}
diff --git a/src/prompt/print.c b/src/prompt/print.c
index ef4bf1e..b3aea6c 100644
--- a/src/prompt/print.c
+++ b/src/prompt/print.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ static size_t strlen(const char* str) {
 extern u32 fg, bg;
 
 void print_tok(struct token* tok) {
+	u32 savebg = bg, savefg = fg;
     /* header: [file:row:col] */
     print("[");
     print(tok->file->name);
@@ -29,24 +30,28 @@ void print_tok(struct token* tok) {
 	}
     print("] ");
 
+    u32 color = fg;
     switch (tok->type) {
         case TOK_KEYWORD:
+            color = 0xFF3322;
             print("keyword: ");
             print(keywords[tok->keyword]);
             print("\n");
             break;
         case TOK_NUM:
+            color = 0x3322FF;
             print("number: ");
             print(" (");
             print64((unsigned long)tok->num);
             print("):\n");
             break;
         case TOK_IDEN: {
+            color = 0x137FFF;
             struct iden* id = &identbl[tok->iden];
             print("iden: { .hash = 0x");
             print32(id->hash);
             print(", .data = \"");
-            print(*id->data);
+            print(id->data);
             print("\" (");
             /* print pointer value as hex */
             print("ptr"); /* pointer printing omitted; add if needed */
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ void print_tok(struct token* tok) {
             break;
         }
         case TOK_OP: {
+            color = 0xBEDEAD;
             print("operator: ");
             print(ops[tok->op]);
             print(" (#");
@@ -64,6 +70,7 @@ void print_tok(struct token* tok) {
             break;
         }
         default: {
+            color = 0x00FF00;
             /* print single char and hex */
             char c[2] = { (char)tok->type, 0 };
             print(c);
@@ -108,13 +115,15 @@ void print_tok(struct token* tok) {
         printn(tok->file->lines[tok->row], tok->col);
 
     /* print token text */
+    fg = color;
     if (tok->len > 0)
         printn(tok->file->lines[tok->row] + tok->col, tok->len);
+    fg = savefg;
+    bg = savebg;
 
     /* print rest of line after token */
     printn(tok->file->lines[tok->row] + tok->col + tok->len,
            strlen(tok->file->lines[tok->row] + tok->col + tok->len));
-    print("\n");
 
     /* caret line */
     print("\t     | ");
@@ -125,7 +134,7 @@ void print_tok(struct token* tok) {
             print(" ");
         }
     }
-	u32 savebg = bg, savefg = fg;
+
 	fg = bg;
 	bg = ~fg;
     print("^");