diff --git a/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c b/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c
index 74abe503..46cef13d 100644
--- a/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c
+++ b/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: awk.c 391 2008-09-27 09:51:23Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: awk.c 403 2008-09-29 11:07:47Z baconevi $
  */
 
 #include <ase/awk/awk.h>
@@ -987,6 +987,27 @@ static int handle_args (int argc, ase_char_t* argv[], srcio_data_t* siod)
 
 	ase_cint_t c;
 	ase_sll_t* sf = ASE_NULL;
+	ase_map_t* vm = ASE_NULL;
+
+	sf = ase_sll_open (ASE_NULL, 0);
+	if (sf == ASE_NULL)
+	{
+		out_of_memory ();
+		return -1;	
+	}
+	ase_sll_setscale (sf, ASE_SIZEOF(opt.arg[0]));
+	ase_sll_setcopier (sf, ASE_SLL_COPIER_INLINE);
+
+	vm = ase_map_open (ASE_NULL, 0, 30, 70); 
+	if (vm == ASE_NULL)
+	{
+		out_of_memory ();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	ase_map_setcopier (vm, ASE_MAP_KEY, ASE_MAP_COPIER_INLINE);
+	ase_map_setcopier (vm, ASE_MAP_VAL, ASE_MAP_COPIER_INLINE);
+	ase_map_setscale (vm, ASE_MAP_KEY, ASE_SIZEOF(ase_char_t));
+	ase_map_setscale (vm, ASE_MAP_VAL, ASE_SIZEOF(ase_char_t));
 
 	while ((c = ase_getopt (argc, argv, &opt)) != ASE_CHAR_EOF)
 	{
@@ -1004,17 +1025,6 @@ static int handle_args (int argc, ase_char_t* argv[], srcio_data_t* siod)
 			case ASE_T('f'):
 			{
 				ase_size_t sz = ase_strlen(opt.arg) + 1;
-				sz *= ASE_SIZEOF(*opt.arg);
-
-				if (sf == ASE_NULL) 
-				{
-					sf = ase_sll_open (ASE_NULL, 0);
-					if (sf == ASE_NULL)
-					{
-						out_of_memory ();
-						return -1;	
-					}
-				}
 
 				if (ase_sll_pushtail(sf, opt.arg, sz) == ASE_NULL)
 				{
@@ -1029,6 +1039,25 @@ static int handle_args (int argc, ase_char_t* argv[], srcio_data_t* siod)
 				ase_printf  (ASE_T("[field separator] = %s\n"), opt.arg);
 				break;
 
+			case ASE_T('v'):
+			{
+				ase_char_t* eq = ase_strchr(opt.arg, ASE_T('='));
+				if (eq == ASE_NULL)
+				{
+					/* INVALID VALUE... */
+					return -1;
+				}
+
+				*eq = ASE_T('\0');
+
+				if (ase_map_upsert (vm, opt.arg, ase_strlen(opt.arg)+1, eq, ase_strlen(eq)+1) == ASE_NULL)
+				{
+					out_of_memory ();
+					return -1;
+				}
+				break;
+			}
+
 			case ASE_T('?'):
 				if (opt.lngopt)
 				{
@@ -1062,7 +1091,7 @@ static int handle_args (int argc, ase_char_t* argv[], srcio_data_t* siod)
 	}
 
 
-	if (sf == ASE_NULL || ASE_SLL_SIZE(sf) == 0)
+	if (ASE_SLL_SIZE(sf) == 0)
 	{
 		if (opt.ind >= argc)
 		{
@@ -1236,7 +1265,6 @@ static int awk_main (int argc, ase_char_t* argv[])
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-// TODO: close siod....
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	SetConsoleCtrlHandler (stop_run, TRUE);
@@ -1252,6 +1280,9 @@ static int awk_main (int argc, ase_char_t* argv[])
 
 	close_awk (awk);
 
+
+// TODO: destroy siod....
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/ase/include/ase/cmn/opt.h b/ase/include/ase/cmn/opt.h
index 35f3b80b..7abc882f 100644
--- a/ase/include/ase/cmn/opt.h
+++ b/ase/include/ase/cmn/opt.h
@@ -43,19 +43,18 @@ struct ase_opt_t
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/*
- * NAME: parse command line options
+/****f* ase.cmn.opt/ase_getopt
+ * NAME
+ *  ase_getopt - parse command line options
  *
- * DESCRIPTION:
- *   TODO:
- *
- * RETURNS: ASE_CHAR_EOF, XXXX.XXXX
+ * SYNOPSIS
  */
 ase_cint_t ase_getopt (
-	int argc /* argument count */, 
-	ase_char_t* const* argv /* argument array */,
-	ase_opt_t* opt  /* option configuration */
+	int                argc  /* argument count */, 
+	ase_char_t* const* argv  /* argument array */,
+	ase_opt_t*         opt   /* option configuration */
 );
+/******/
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/ase/include/ase/types.h b/ase/include/ase/types.h
index 6f77668c..2ca4de49 100644
--- a/ase/include/ase/types.h
+++ b/ase/include/ase/types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: types.h 402 2008-09-29 10:36:21Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: types.h 403 2008-09-29 11:07:47Z baconevi $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef _ASE_TYPES_H_
 #define _ASE_TYPES_H_
 
-/****o* ase.cmn.map/basic types
+/****o* ase/basic types
  * DESCRIPTION
  *  <ase/types.h> defines various common basic types. They are designed to be
  *  cross-platform. These types are preferred over native data types in many