diff --git a/src/base/bt/__init__.py b/src/base/bt/__init__.py
index a6d0c4e8..c0020d8c 100644
--- a/src/base/bt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/base/bt/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # It contains various tools needed by the base layer of ocarina2
 
 __all__ = ["alias", "file", "map", "message", "needle", "plugin", "proc",
-			"signal", "sql", "xm"]
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+			"scripting", "signal", "sql", "xm"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/base/bt/scripting.py b/src/base/bt/scripting.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69e8c948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/base/bt/scripting.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#! /usr/bin/python
+
+# To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
+# and open the template in the editor.
+
+__author__="bjschuma"
+__date__ ="$Feb 16, 2010 11:56:00 PM$"
+
+
+global scripts
+scripts = []
+
+from bt.message import write
+from bt.signal import *
+from bt import file
+import manager
+
+
+def add(script):
+	global scripts
+	scripts += [script]
+
+
+def runScript(script):
+	f = file.fopen(script)
+	for line in f:
+		write(line.strip(),True)
+		split = line.split(';')
+		for word in split:
+			cmd = word.strip().split()
+			if len(cmd)>1:
+				manager.run(cmd[0],cmd[1:])
+			else:
+				manager.run(line)
+			#write(line.strip())
+
+
+def runScripts():
+	#write(scripts)
+	for script in scripts:
+		runScript(script)
+	manager.run("exit")
+
+
+def checkForScripts():
+	global scripts
+	if len(scripts) > 0:
+		register("scion-begin",runScripts,50)
+
+
+register("scion-plugins-loaded",checkForScripts)
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diff --git a/src/base/scion.py b/src/base/scion.py
index d38d0443..2128fd22 100644
--- a/src/base/scion.py
+++ b/src/base/scion.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def main():
 	for path in settings.get("PLUGPATH"):
 		loadPluginPath(path)
 
+	emit("scion-plugins-loaded")
+
 	app = settings.get("appname")
 	write("Welcome to "+app+"!")
 	setname(app)
diff --git a/src/base/settings.py b/src/base/settings.py
index c58ca0ff..25982e08 100644
--- a/src/base/settings.py
+++ b/src/base/settings.py
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ def set(key,value):
 	settings[key] = value
 
 
-from bt.message import write
-from bt.message import error
-from bt.file import fopen
-from bt.file import join
-from bt import xm
-
-
 # Return the value at key
 def get(key):
 	key = key.upper()
@@ -40,6 +33,17 @@ def get(key):
 	return settings[key]
 
 
+from bt.message import write
+from bt.message import error
+from bt.file import fopen
+from bt.file import join
+from bt import xm
+from bt import scripting
+
+
+
+
+
 def delete(key):
 	key = key.upper()
 	if has(key) == True:
@@ -57,8 +61,8 @@ def parseInput():
 	write("Parsing user input",True)
 	input = sys.argv[1:]
 	write(input,True)
-	optc = "vp:"
-	long = ["verbose", "path="]
+	optc = "vp:s:"
+	long = ["verbose", "path=", "script="]
 
 	# Attempt to parse user input
 	try:
@@ -66,7 +70,8 @@ def parseInput():
 		for opt in opts:
 			if opt[0] == "-p":
 				set("plugpath",get("plugpath")+[opt[1]])
-				#set("PLUGPATH", opt[1])
+			elif opt[0] == "-s":
+				scripting.add(opt[1])
 		set("ARGS", args)
 	except getopt.GetoptError, e:
 		error(e.msg)
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ write("Setting default values...", True)
 # Find who is running the program
 user = os.path.expanduser("~")
 set("USER", user)
-set("PLUGPATH", ["../core", "../extra"])
+set("PLUGPATH", ["core", "extra"])
 
 # Find out what platform we are running on
 set("ARCH", sys.platform)
diff --git a/src/doc/newFeatures.txt b/src/doc/newFeatures.txt
index 87cc691f..58a300dd 100644
--- a/src/doc/newFeatures.txt
+++ b/src/doc/newFeatures.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ Scion 1.3 New Features
 
 2 / 16 / 2010
 - Rename signals
-- About plugin to give scion version information
\ No newline at end of file
+- About plugin to give scion version information
+
+2 / 17 / 2010
+- Began scripting
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/doc/signals.txt b/src/doc/signals.txt
index fc5694c1..8ac2f614 100644
--- a/src/doc/signals.txt
+++ b/src/doc/signals.txt
@@ -36,3 +36,10 @@ scion-end:
 		Removed in core.cli.Plugin.close()
 		Removed in extra.sgtk.Plugin.close()
 
+
+scion-plugins-loaded:
+		Called right after loading all the plugins (before restoring settings or
+			enabling any plugins)
+		Emitted in scion.main()
+
+
diff --git a/src/doc/todo.txt b/src/doc/todo.txt
index b844089e..4059b3c9 100644
--- a/src/doc/todo.txt
+++ b/src/doc/todo.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Scion To-Do List
 - Add more signals
 - Scripting
     - Check during startup, register as callback if some token in first line
-    - Run script if given as an input arg, then exit
+    - Run script if given as an input arg, then exit (2/17/2010)
     - Run script after a signal has executed
     - Variables (dict with name->string)
     - *.scion == scripts.  Allow adding to list of extensions
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ Scion To-Do List
     - Scripts
 - Better way to list signals, aliases, and settings
 - Command line options for plugins
-- Command line optionss to disable signals and/or scripting
+- Command line options to disable signals and/or scripting
 - Plugin sub-function help  ("help plugins disable")
diff --git a/src/scion b/src/scion
index 407e5b8b..0af2f904 100755
--- a/src/scion
+++ b/src/scion
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# This is a simple shell script for properly starting scion
-cd base && `which python`  scion.py $*
+# This is a simple shell script for properly starting scio
+`which python`  base/scion.py $*