add autoindent (-a) and chording.
clean up argument parsing.
diff --git a/src/cmd/sam/io.c b/src/cmd/sam/io.c
index cdea842..95c2e0c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/sam/io.c
+++ b/src/cmd/sam/io.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 int	remotefd1 = 1;
 
 void
-bootterm(char *machine, char **argv, char **end)
+bootterm(char *machine, char **argv)
 {
 	int ph2t[2], pt2h[2];
 
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@
 		close(remotefd0);
 		close(remotefd1);
 		argv[0] = "samterm";
-		*end = 0;
 		execvp(samterm, argv);
 		fprint(2, "can't exec %s: %r\n", samterm);
 		_exits("damn");
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@
 		close(pt2h[0]);
 		close(pt2h[1]);
 		argv[0] = "samterm";
-		*end = 0;
 		execvp(samterm, argv);
 		fprint(2, "can't exec: ");
 		perror(samterm);
@@ -269,12 +267,12 @@
 }
 
 void
-startup(char *machine, int Rflag, char **argv, char **end, char **files)
+startup(char *machine, int Rflag, char **argv, char **files)
 {
 	if(machine)
 		connectto(machine, files);
 	if(!Rflag)
-		bootterm(machine, argv, end);
+		bootterm(machine, argv);
 	downloaded = 1;
 	outTs(Hversion, VERSION);
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/sam/mesg.h b/src/cmd/sam/mesg.h
index b88bf14..6e34f66 100644
--- a/src/cmd/sam/mesg.h
+++ b/src/cmd/sam/mesg.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	Hsnarflen,	/* report length of implicit snarf */
 	Hack,		/* request acknowledgement */
 	Hexit,
-	Hplumb,		/* return plumb message to terminal */
+	Hplumb,		/* return plumb message to terminal - version 1 */
 	HMAX,
 }Hmesg;
 typedef struct Header{
diff --git a/src/cmd/sam/sam.c b/src/cmd/sam/sam.c
index b5b16a1..acfa465 100644
--- a/src/cmd/sam/sam.c
+++ b/src/cmd/sam/sam.c
@@ -42,58 +42,40 @@
 {
 	int volatile i;
 	String *t;
-	char **ap, **arg;
+	char *termargs[10], **ap;
+	
+	ap = termargs;
+	*ap++ = "samterm";
+	ARGBEGIN{
+	case 'd':
+		dflag++;
+		break;
+	case 'r':
+		machine = EARGF(usage());
+		break;
+	case 'R':
+		Rflag++;
+		break;
+	case 't':
+		samterm = EARGF(usage());
+		break;
+	case 's':
+		rsamname = EARGF(usage());
+		break;
+	default:
+		dprint("sam: unknown flag %c\n", ARGC());
+		usage();
+	/* options for samterm */
+	case 'a':
+		*ap++ = "-a";
+		break;
+	case 'W':
+		*ap++ = "-W";
+		*ap++ = EARGF(usage());
+		break;
+	}ARGEND
+	*ap = nil;
 
-	arg = argv++;
-	ap = argv;
-	while(argc>1 && argv[0] && argv[0][0]=='-'){
-		switch(argv[0][1]){
-		case 'd':
-			dflag++;
-			break;
-
-		case 'r':
-			--argc, argv++;
-			if(argc == 1)
-				usage();
-			machine = *argv;
-			break;
-
-		case 'R':
-			Rflag++;
-			break;
-
-		case 't':
-			--argc, argv++;
-			if(argc == 1)
-				usage();
-			samterm = *argv;
-			break;
-
-		case 's':
-			--argc, argv++;
-			if(argc == 1)
-				usage();
-			rsamname = *argv;
-			break;
-
-		case 'x':       /* x11 option - strip the x */
-                        strcpy(*argv+1, *argv+2);
-                        *ap++ = *argv++;
-                        *ap++ = *argv;
-                        argc--;
-                        break;
-
-		case 'W':
-			--argc, argv++;
-			break;
-
-		default:
-			dprint("sam: unknown flag %c\n", argv[0][1]);
-			exits("usage");
-		}
-		--argc, argv++;
-	}
 	Strinit(&cmdstr);
 	Strinit0(&lastpat);
 	Strinit0(&lastregexp);
@@ -106,12 +88,13 @@
 	disk = diskinit();
 	if(home == 0)
 		home = "/";
+fprint(2, "argc %d argv %s\n", argc, *argv);
 	if(!dflag)
-		startup(machine, Rflag, arg, ap, argv);
+		startup(machine, Rflag, termargs, argv);
 	notify(notifyf);
 	getcurwd();
-	if(argc>1){
-		for(i=0; i<argc-1; i++){
+	if(argc>0){
+		for(i=0; i<argc; i++){
 			if(!setjmp(mainloop)){
 				t = tmpcstr(argv[i]);
 				Straddc(t, '\0');
diff --git a/src/cmd/sam/sam.h b/src/cmd/sam/sam.h
index 0641be8..eefb4b3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/sam/sam.h
+++ b/src/cmd/sam/sam.h
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 int	skipbl(void);
 void	snarf(File*, Posn, Posn, Buffer*, int);
 void	sortname(File*);
-void	startup(char*, int, char**, char**, char**);
+void	startup(char*, int, char**, char**);
 void	state(File*, int);
 int	statfd(int, ulong*, uvlong*, long*, long*, long*);
 int	statfile(char*, ulong*, uvlong*, long*, long*, long*);
diff --git a/src/cmd/samterm/flayer.c b/src/cmd/samterm/flayer.c
index c308993..729b72c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/samterm/flayer.c
+++ b/src/cmd/samterm/flayer.c
@@ -253,10 +253,11 @@
 int
 flselect(Flayer *l)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 	if(l->visible!=All)
 		flupfront(l);
 	frselect(&l->f, mousectl);
+	ret = 0;
 	if(l->f.p0==l->f.p1){
 		if(mousep->msec-l->click<Clicktime && l->f.p0+l->origin==l->p0){
 			ret = 1;
diff --git a/src/cmd/samterm/main.c b/src/cmd/samterm/main.c
index c56ea5f..ed75af7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/samterm/main.c
+++ b/src/cmd/samterm/main.c
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
 char	hostlock = 1;
 char	hasunlocked = 0;
 int	maxtab = 8;
+int	chord;
+int	autoindent;
 
 void
 threadmain(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	int i, got, scr;
+	int i, got, scr, w;
 	Text *t;
 	Rectangle r;
 	Flayer *nwhich;
@@ -98,7 +100,11 @@
 			scr = which && ptinrect(mousep->xy, which->scroll);
 			if(mousep->buttons)
 				flushtyping(1);
-			if(mousep->buttons&1){
+			if(chord==1 && !mousep->buttons)
+				chord = 0;
+			if(chord)
+				chord |= mousep->buttons;
+			else if(mousep->buttons&1){
 				if(nwhich){
 					if(nwhich!=which)
 						current(nwhich);
@@ -111,6 +117,8 @@
 							t->lock++;
 						}else if(t!=&cmd)
 							outcmd();
+						if(mousep->buttons&1)
+							chord = mousep->buttons;
 					}
 				}
 			}else if((mousep->buttons&2) && which){
@@ -126,10 +134,22 @@
 			}
 			mouseunblock();
 		}
+		if(chord){
+			t = (Text*)which->user1;
+			if(!t->lock && !hostlock){
+				w = which-t->l;
+				if(chord&2){
+					cut(t, w, 1, 1);
+					chord &= ~2;
+				}else if(chord&4){
+					paste(t, w);
+					chord &= ~4;
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-
 void
 resize(void)
 {
@@ -394,7 +414,7 @@
 }
 
 int
-onethird(Flayer *l, long a)
+thirds(Flayer *l, long a, int n)
 {
 	Text *t;
 	Rectangle s;
@@ -405,7 +425,7 @@
 		if(a > t->rasp.nrunes)
 			a = t->rasp.nrunes;
 		s = insetrect(l->scroll, 1);
-		lines = ((s.max.y-s.min.y)/l->f.font->height+1)/3;
+		lines = (n*(s.max.y-s.min.y)/l->f.font->height+1)/3;
 		if (lines < 2)
 			lines = 2;
 		outTsll(Torigin, t->tag, a, lines);
@@ -414,6 +434,18 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+onethird(Flayer *l, long a)
+{
+	return thirds(l, a, 1);
+}
+
+int
+twothirds(Flayer *l, long a)
+{
+	return thirds(l, a, 2);
+}
+
 void
 flushtyping(int clearesc)
 {
@@ -495,7 +527,20 @@
 			}
 		}
 		*p++ = c;
-		if(c == '\n' || p >= buf+sizeof(buf)/sizeof(buf[0]))
+		if(autoindent)
+		if(c == '\n'){
+			/* autoindent */
+			int cursor, ch;
+			cursor = ctlu(&t->rasp, 0, a+(p-buf)-1);
+			while(p < buf+nelem(buf)){
+				ch = raspc(&t->rasp, cursor++);
+				if(ch == ' ' || ch == '\t')
+					*p++ = ch;
+				else
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+		if(c == '\n' || p >= buf+nelem(buf))
 			break;
 	}
 	if(p > buf){
diff --git a/src/cmd/samterm/plan9.c b/src/cmd/samterm/plan9.c
index 3d2df85..2aca084 100644
--- a/src/cmd/samterm/plan9.c
+++ b/src/cmd/samterm/plan9.c
@@ -26,16 +26,27 @@
 #define STACK 16384
 
 void
+usage(void)
+{
+	fprint(2, "usage: samterm -a -W winsize\n");
+	threadexitsall("usage");
+}
+
+void
 getscreen(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	int i;
 	char *t;
 
-	/* not exactly right */
-	for(i=0; i<argc-1; i++){
-		if(strcmp(argv[i], "-W") == 0)
-			winsize = argv[i+1];
-	}
+	ARGBEGIN{
+	case 'a':
+		autoindent = 1;
+		break;
+	case 'W':
+		winsize = EARGF(usage());
+		break;
+	default:
+		usage();
+	}ARGEND
 
 	if(initdraw(panic1, nil, "sam") < 0){
 		fprint(2, "samterm: initdraw: %r\n");
diff --git a/src/cmd/samterm/samterm.h b/src/cmd/samterm/samterm.h
index dfe2f34..5ba7c31 100644
--- a/src/cmd/samterm/samterm.h
+++ b/src/cmd/samterm/samterm.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 extern int	plumbfd;
 extern int	hostfd[2];
 extern int	exiting;
+extern int autoindent;
 
 #define gettext sam_gettext	/* stupid gcc built-in functions */
 Rune	*gettext(Flayer*, long, ulong*);