diff --git a/bin/Getdir b/bin/Getdir
index 5b83917..178d8dc 100755
--- a/bin/Getdir
+++ b/bin/Getdir
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # Click on an acme directory window and then execute Getdir
 
+. 9.rc
 dir=acme/acme/$winid
 
 fn rd {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 
 echo -n , | wr addr
 ls -pF $tag(1) | sed 's/\*$//' |
-	9grep -v '^''?\.|\.o$|^''?o\.' |
+	grep -v '^''?\.|\.o$|^''?o\.' |
 mc | wr data
 echo -n '#0' | wr addr
 echo -n 'dot=addr' | wr ctl
diff --git a/bin/adict b/bin/adict
index 3227284..c744c56 100755
--- a/bin/adict
+++ b/bin/adict
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/plan9/bin/rc
 
+. 9.rc
 . $PLAN9/lib/acme.rc
 
 fn event {
diff --git a/bin/doctype b/bin/doctype
index e36c3ca..05e3cba 100755
--- a/bin/doctype
+++ b/bin/doctype
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 # doctype:  synthesize proper command line for troff
 
+. 9.rc
+
 troff=troff
 eqn=eqn
 prefer=prefer
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@
 '{
 	files=`{echo $*}
 }
-9 grep -h '\$LIST|\|reference|^\.(EQ|TS|\[|PS|IS|GS|G1|GD|PP|BM|LP|BP|PI|cstart|begin|TH...)|^\.P$' $* |
+grep -h '\$LIST|\|reference|^\.(EQ|TS|\[|PS|IS|GS|G1|GD|PP|BM|LP|BP|PI|cstart|begin|TH...)|^\.P$' $* |
 sort -u |
 awk '
 BEGIN	{ files = "'$files'" }
diff --git a/bin/lookman b/bin/lookman
index 35c74e0..8a29bb9 100755
--- a/bin/lookman
+++ b/bin/lookman
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/local/plan9/bin/rc
+
+. 9.rc
+
 # Usage: lookman key ...
 #	prints out the names of all manual pages containing all the given keywords
 index=$PLAN9/man/lookman.index
diff --git a/bin/sig b/bin/sig
index b2f797f..0db15f3 100755
--- a/bin/sig
+++ b/bin/sig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Usage: sig key ...
 #	prints out function signatures by grepping the manual
 
-
+. 9.rc
 *=`{echo $*|tr A-Z a-z|tr -dc 'a-z0-9_ \012'}	# fold case, delete funny chars
 if(~ $#* 0){
 	echo Usage: sig function ... >[1=2]
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 }
 
 for (i) {
-	files=`{9 grep -il '[ 	]\*?'$i'\(' $PLAN9/man/man3/*.3*}
+	files=`{grep -il '[ 	]\*?'$i'\(' $PLAN9/man/man3/*.3*}
 	for(j in $files) {
 		{echo .nr LL 20i; 9 sed -n '/^.SH SYNOPSIS/,/^.SH.*DESCR/p'  $j } |
-			9 nroff -man |
-			9 sed '
+			nroff -man |
+			sed '
 				:a
 				/,$/ {
 					N
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 				}
 				ta
 				s/[ 	]+/ /g' |
-			9 grep -i -e '[ 	]\*?'$i'\(' | sed 's/^[ +]/	/'
+			grep -i -e '[ 	]\*?'$i'\(' | sed 's/^[ +]/	/'
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/spell b/bin/spell
index 3a6b4a3..eea05ca 100755
--- a/bin/spell
+++ b/bin/spell
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/plan9/bin/rc
 
+. 9.rc
 spellflags=()
 deroffargs=()
 fflag=''
diff --git a/bin/src b/bin/src
index c9dcdec..3fb749a 100755
--- a/bin/src
+++ b/bin/src
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/plan9/bin/rc
 
+. 9.rc
 sym = 'threadmain?z
 	p9main?z
 	main?z'