diff --git a/ls.scm b/ls.scm
index a22de7e..9979bef 100644
--- a/ls.scm
+++ b/ls.scm
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 ; flag       - flag files as per their types
 ; columns    - sorts output vertically in a multicolumn format
 
+(define ls-crlf? (make-fluid #f))
+
 (define (ls flags paths . maybe-port)
   (let* ((port (optional maybe-port (current-output-port)))
 	 (paths (if (null? paths)
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@
      (lambda (path)
        (if first
 	   (set! first #f)
-	   (newline port))
+	   (ls-newline port))
        (if prefix
 	   (format port "~A~A:~%" prefix path))
        (ls-path path all? recursive? long? directory? flag? columns? port))
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@
 				 files))))
 	       (if (not (null? directories))
 		   (begin
-		     (newline port)
+		     (ls-newline port)
 		     (real-ls directories directory
 			      all? recursive? long? directory? flag? columns?
 			      port))))))))))
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@
 		     (width (display-file file flag? port)))
 		(display-spaces (- column-width width) port)
 		(vector-set! tails column (cdr tail))))))
-      (newline port))))
+      (ls-newline port))))
 
 (define (list-tail-or-null list index)
   (let loop ((list list) (index index))
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@
 
 (define (ls-file-short file flag? port)
   (display-file file flag? port)
-  (newline port))
+  (ls-newline port))
 
 (define (ls-file-long file flag? port)
   (let ((info (cdr file)))
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@
 	(begin
 	  (display " -> " port)
 	  (display (read-symlink (car file)) port)))
-    (newline port)))
+    (ls-newline port)))
 
 (define *year-seconds* (* 365 24 60 60))
 
@@ -323,3 +325,8 @@
    ((null? maybe-arg) default-exp)
    ((null? (cdr maybe-arg)) (car maybe-arg))
    (else (error "too many optional arguments" maybe-arg))))
+
+(define (ls-newline port)
+  (if (fluid ls-crlf?)
+      (write-crlf port)
+      (newline port)))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules.scm b/modules.scm
index ed7dfac..54865c7 100644
--- a/modules.scm
+++ b/modules.scm
@@ -480,12 +480,15 @@
 
 
 (define-interface ls-interface 
-  (export ls
+  (export ls-crlf?
+	  ls
 	  arguments->ls-flags))
 
 (define-structure ls ls-interface
   (open scheme handle
 	big-scheme bitwise
+	fluids
+	crlf-io
 	scsh)
   (files ls))