diff --git a/scsh/top.scm b/scsh/top.scm
index 4cdc298..a7a9acc 100644
--- a/scsh/top.scm
+++ b/scsh/top.scm
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 ;;; 	
 ;;; 	-l  <file>		Load <file> into current package.
 ;;;	-lm <file>		Load <file> into config package.
+;;;     -le <file>              Load <file> into exec package.
 ;;;	-ll <file>		As in -lm, but search the library path list.
 ;;;
 ;;;	+lp <dir>		Add <dir> onto start of library path list.
@@ -68,12 +69,13 @@
 ;;;                             These two require a terminating -s or -sfd arg:
 ;;; 	-ds			Load terminating script into current package.
 ;;; 	-dm			Load terminating script into config package.
+;;;     -de                     Load terminating script into exec package.
 ;;; 	
 ;;; 	-e <entry>		Call (<entry>) to start program.
 ;;; 	
 ;;;				Terminating switches:
 ;;; 	-c <exp>		Eval <exp>, then exit.
-;;; 	-s <script>		Specify <script> to be loaded by a -ds or -dm.
+;;; 	-s <script>		Specify <script> to be loaded by a -ds, -dm, or -de.
 ;;;	-sfd <num>		Script is on file descriptor <num>.
 ;;; 	--  			Interactive scsh.
 
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@
 ;;; Return switch list, terminating switch, with arg, top-entry, 
 ;;; and command-line args. 
 ;;; - We first expand out any initial \ <filename> meta-arg.
-;;; - A switch-list elt is either "-ds", "-dm", or a (switch . arg) pair
+;;; - A switch-list elt is either "-ds", "-dm", "-de", 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 -sfd, -c, 
 ;;;   and -- respectively.
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@
   (let lp ((args (meta-arg-process-arglist args))
 	   (switches '())	; A list of handler thunks
 	   (top-entry #f)	; -t <entry>
-	   (need-script? #f))	; Found a -ds or -dm?
+	   (need-script? #f))	; Found a -ds, -dm, or -de?
 ;    (display args    (current-output-port))
     (if (pair? args)
 	(let ((arg  (car args))
@@ -125,11 +127,12 @@
 
 		((string=? arg "--")
 		 (if need-script?
-		     (bad-arg "-ds or -dm switch requires -s <script>")
+		     (bad-arg "-ds, -dm, or -de switch requires -s <script>")
 		     (values (reverse switches) #f #f top-entry args)))
 
 		((or (string=? arg "-ds")
 		     (string=? arg "-dm")
+		     (string=? arg "-de")
 		     (string=? arg "+lpsd")
 		     (string=? arg "lpsd+")
 		     (string=? arg "-lp-default")
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@
 	    
 		((or (string=? arg "-l")
 		     (string=? arg "-lm")
+		     (string=? arg "-le")
 		     (string=? arg "-ll")
 		     (string=? arg "lp+")
 		     (string=? arg "+lp")
@@ -175,9 +179,9 @@
 
 (define default-lib-dirs '("/usr/local/lib/scsh/modules/"))
 
-;;; Do each -ds, -dm, -o, -n, -m, -l/lm/ll, +lp/+lpe/lp+/lpe+, or
+;;; Do each -ds, -dm, -de, -o, -n, -m, -l/lm/ll, +lp/+lpe/lp+/lpe+, or
 ;;; -lp-clear/lp-default switch, and return the final result package and a
-;;; flag saying if the script was loaded by a -ds or -dm.
+;;; flag saying if the script was loaded by a -ds, -dm, or -de.
 
 (define (do-switches switches script-file)
   ;; We don't want to try to parse $SCSH_LIB_DIRS until we actually
@@ -208,6 +212,11 @@
 ;	     (format #t "loaded module ~s~%" script-file)
 	     (lp switches #t))
 
+	    ((equal? switch "-de")
+	     (load-quietly script-file (user-command-environment))
+;	     (format #t "loaded exec ~s~%" script-file)
+	     (lp switches #t))
+
 	    ((equal? switch "-lp-clear")
 	     (set-mod-dirs! '())
 	     (lp switches script-loaded?))
@@ -234,6 +243,11 @@
 	     (load-quietly (cdr switch) (config-package))
 	     (lp switches script-loaded?))
 
+	    ((string=? (car switch) "-le")
+;	     (format #t "loading exec file ~s~%" (cdr switch))
+	     (load-quietly (cdr switch) (user-command-environment))
+	     (lp switches script-loaded?))
+
 	    ((string=? (car switch) "-ll")
 	     (load-library-file (cdr switch) (mod-dirs) script-file)
 	     (lp switches script-loaded?))
@@ -344,7 +358,7 @@
 		 args))
 	 
 	  (let* ((script-loaded?  (do-switches switches term-val)))
-	    (if (and (not script-loaded?) ; There wasn't a -ds or -dm,
+	    (if (and (not script-loaded?) ; There wasn't a -ds, -dm, or -de,
 		     (eq? term-switch 's)) ; but there is a script,
 		(load-quietly term-val	; so load it now.
 			      (interaction-environment)))
@@ -486,6 +500,7 @@ switch:	-e <entry-point>	Specify top-level entry point.
 
 
 	-lm <module-file-name>	Load module into config package.
+        -le <exec-file-name>    Load file into exec package.
 	-l  <file-name>		Load file into current package.
 
 	-ll <module-file-name>  As in -lm, but search the library path list.
@@ -500,6 +515,7 @@ switch:	-e <entry-point>	Specify top-level entry point.
 
 	-ds 			Do script.
 	-dm			Do script module.
+	-de			Do script exec.
 
 end-option:	-s <script>	Specify script.
 		-sfd <num>	Script is on file descriptor <num>.