diff --git a/doc/cheat.txt b/doc/cheat.txt
index 41f49ea..254ce63 100644
--- a/doc/cheat.txt
+++ b/doc/cheat.txt
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ scsh [meta-arg] [switch1 ...] [end-option arg1 ...]
 	    -ds				Do script.
 
     end-option:	-s <script>		Specifies script to load.
-		-s-			Script from standard input.
+		-s<num>			Script from file descriptor <num>.
 		-c <expression>		Eval <expression> and exit.
     	    	--
 
diff --git a/scsh/scsh-package.scm b/scsh/scsh-package.scm
index 0043269..cc356ea 100644
--- a/scsh/scsh-package.scm
+++ b/scsh/scsh-package.scm
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 	receiving
 	scsh-version
 	scsh-level-0		; with-current-input-port error-output-port
-				; with-current-output-port exit
+				; with-current-output-port exit regexp
 	scsh-level-0-internals	; set-command-line-args! init-scsh-vars
 	scheme)
   (files top meta-arg))
diff --git a/scsh/top.scm b/scsh/top.scm
index ecf87ca..42ce408 100644
--- a/scsh/top.scm
+++ b/scsh/top.scm
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 ;;;				Terminating switches:
 ;;; 	-c <exp>		Eval <exp>, then exit.
 ;;; 	-s <script>		Specify <script> to be loaded by a -ds or -dm.
-;;;	-s-			Script is standard input.
+;;;	-s<num>			Script is on file descriptor <num>.
 ;;; 	--  			Interactive scsh.
 
 
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
 ;;; - We first expand out any initial \ <filename> meta-arg.
 ;;; - A switch-list elt is either "-ds", "-dm", or a (switch . arg) pair
 ;;;   for a -o, -n, -m, -l, or -lm switch.
-;;; - Terminating switch is one of {s, c, #f} for -s or -s-, -c, 
+;;; - Terminating switch is one of {s, c, #f} for -s or -s<num>, -c, 
 ;;;   and -- respectively.
 ;;; - Terminating arg is the <exp> arg to -c, the <script> arg to -s, 
-;;;   the standard input port for -s-, otw #f.
+;;;   the input port for -s<num>, otw #f.
 ;;; - top-entry is the <entry> arg to a -e; #f if none.
 ;;; - command-line args are what's left over after picking off the scsh
 ;;;   switches.
@@ -83,9 +83,16 @@
 		     (values (reverse switches) 's (car args)
 			     top-entry (cdr args))))
 
-		((string=? arg "-s-")
-		 (values (reverse switches) 's (current-input-port)
-			 top-entry args))
+		;; -s<num>
+		((regexp-exec fd-script-regexp arg) =>
+		 (lambda (m)
+		   (let* ((fd (string->number (match:substring m 1) 10))
+			  (p (fdes->inport fd)))
+		     (release-port-handle p)	; Unreveal the port.
+		     (values (reverse switches)
+			     's
+			     (fdes->inport fd)
+			     top-entry args))))
 
 		((string=? arg "--")
 		 (if need-script?
@@ -128,6 +135,7 @@
 
 	(values (reverse switches) #f #f top-entry '()))))
 
+(define fd-script-regexp (make-regexp "^-s([0-9]+)$"))
 
 ;;; Do each -ds, -dm, -o, -n, -m, -l, and -lm switch, and return the final 
 ;;; result package and a flag saying if the script was loaded by a -ds or -dm.
@@ -219,14 +227,18 @@
 	     ;; Have to do these before calling DO-SWITCHES, because actions
 	     ;; performed while processing the switches may use these guys.
 	     (set-command-line-args!
-	         (cons (if (eq? term-switch 's) term-val "scsh")
+	         (cons (if (eq? term-switch 's)
+			   (if (string? term-val)
+			       term-val			; Script file.
+			       "file-descriptor-script"); -s<num>
+			   "scsh")
 		       args))
 
 	     ;; Set HOME-DIRECTORY and EXEC-PATH-LIST,
 	     ;; quietly if not running an interactive script.
 	     (init-scsh-vars term-switch)
 
-	     (let ((script-loaded? (do-switches switches term-val)))
+	     (let* ((script-loaded? (do-switches switches term-val)))
 	       (if (and (not script-loaded?)	; There wasn't a -ds or -dm,
 			(eq? term-switch 's))	; but there is a script,
 		   (load-quietly term-val	; so load it now.
@@ -288,7 +300,7 @@ switch:	-e <entry-point>	Specify top-level entry point.
 	-dm			Do script module.
 
 end-option:	-s <script>	Specify script.
-		-s-		Script is standard input.
+		-s<num>		Script is on file descriptor <num>.
 		-c <exp>	Evaluate expression.
 		--		Interactive session.
 "))