diff --git a/it/LICENSE b/it/LICENSE
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+This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
+distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
+binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
+means.
+
+In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
+of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
+software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
+of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
+successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
+relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
+software under copyright law.
+
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+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+For more information, please refer to <https://unlicense.org>
diff --git a/it/README.md b/it/README.md
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+# it
+
+*UNIX ed for a new age...*
+
+Just kidding, no need to use this over ed.
+This is just my take on a line editor, heavily inspired by ed.
+
+For disambiguation it's suggested that this project be referred to as "ited", pronounced however one likes (suggested: "iht-ehd").
+
+## Included commands
+
+### !
+
+Passes arguments to Python `subprocess.run`.
+
+### buffer
+
+This is where code relating to the Buffer class is kept but calling this from within the editor will allow you to view the current buffer's attributes.
+
+### dot
+
+Change the current position within the buffer.
+### exit
+
+Will exit via sys.exit rather than telling main.py to break out of the main loop. Functionally identical to `Q`.
+
+### f
+
+Displays or changes the filename associated with the current buffer.
+
+### it
+
+Launches a new instance of `it`.
+
+It should be noted that quitting a nested instance of `it` through the usual means (`exit`, `q`, or `Q`) will exit all nested instances of `it` as well.
+To return to a higher instance of `it`, send an EOF character via your terminal. In xterm this is CTRL+d.
+
+### load\_module
+
+Manually loads a module, whether or not it was already loaded.
+
+### parse\_command
+
+Used by `it`'s main Python module but calling this from within the editor will allow you to test the command argument splitting.
+
+### Q
+
+Quits.
+
+### q
+
+Quits, unless your current buffer is unsaved.
+
+### saved
+
+With no arguments given, flips the buffer's "saved" boolean attribute.
+Otherwise, sets the buffer's "saved" attribute to the first argument or errors if multiple arguments given.
+
+### version
+
+Prints the versions of given modules.
+If no modules are specified, prints the version of module "it".
+
+## Making new commands
+
+Making new commands is very easy.
+Read `buffer.py` and `it.py` (<100 LOC total).
diff --git a/it/it b/it/it
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+++ b/it/it
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+python3 src/it.py "$@"
diff --git a/it/src/!.py b/it/src/!.py
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+++ b/it/src/!.py
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+import subprocess
+
+def main(buffer, command):
+	if len(command) == 1:
+		print("?")
+	else:
+		try:
+			print("[%d]" % subprocess.run(command[1:]).returncode)
+		except Exception as err:
+			print("%s" % str(err))
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/Q.py b/it/src/Q.py
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+++ b/it/src/Q.py
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+from sys import exit
+
+def main(buffer, argv):
+	return 0
diff --git a/it/src/buffer.py b/it/src/buffer.py
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+++ b/it/src/buffer.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import importlib
+
+class Buffer: # all the information about the current file
+	def carat(self):
+		return self.index
+	def dollar(self):
+		return self.length() - 1 + self.index
+
+	# Rather than get the content as it's presented in the buffer object
+	# (as one big string), get it as a list.
+	def content_list(self):
+		return self.content.rstrip(self.delimiter).split(self.delimiter)
+
+	# Build a string with the same format as the buffer.content and set the
+	# buffer.content to that string, from the kind of list output by
+	# buffer.content_list().
+	# buffer.content_set_list(buffer.content_list()) is an expensive nop.
+	def content_set_list(self, content_as_list):
+		content = ""
+		for line in content_as_list:
+			content += line + self.delimiter
+		self.content = content
+		return None
+
+	# this is really bad because any module can call import_module_ just as
+	# easily as any other. so malicious modules that, say, take 'q' and
+	# make it upload a file to some external server before exiting would be
+	# super easy to make.
+	# the solution I see is OS-level permissions but this needs to be
+	# talked about like all the time if this tool gets popular
+	# [why would it?] lest some fool runs a zelda.sh script that changes
+	# ~/src/it/w.py and doesn't realize in time
+	def import_module_(self, name):
+		try:
+			self.modules[name] = importlib.import_module(name)
+		except (ModuleNotFoundError, TypeError) as err:
+			print(err)
+			return False
+		else:
+			return True
+
+	def length(self):
+		return self.content.count(self.delimiter)
+
+	def __init__(self):
+		self.content = ""         # content of the file
+		self.delimiter = "\n"     # line delimiter
+		self.env = {}             # configuration dictionary
+		self.filename = ""        # name of where we'll save the file
+		self.index = 0            # indexing of dot
+		self.dot = self.index - 1 # invalid position to start
+		self.modules = {}         # see it.py
+		self.saved = 1            # is buffer saved?
+
+def main(buffer, command):
+	if len(command) == 1:
+		command += list(vars(buffer))
+	for attrib in command[1:]:
+		if attrib in list(vars(buffer)):
+			val = vars(buffer)[attrib]
+			# so self.modules shows as <class 'dict'>
+			if not(type(val) is int or type(val) is str):
+				val = str(type(val))
+			# special case usually for self.delimiter
+			elif val == "\n":
+				val = "<newline>"
+			# only affects it if type(val) is int
+			else:
+				val = str(val)
+			print("%s:\t%s" % (attrib, val))
+		else:
+			print("No attribute: %s\n" % attrib, end='')
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/config.py b/it/src/config.py
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+def main(buffer, command):
+	# hard-coded for consistency across multiple people's configs
+	config_delimiter = "\t"
+	for i in range(len(buffer.content_list())):
+		line = buffer.content_list()[i].split(config_delimiter)
+		if len(line) != 2:
+			print("%s: %d: Bad column quantity" % (command[0], i+buffer.index))
+		else:
+			buffer.env[line[0]] = line[1]
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/dot.py b/it/src/dot.py
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+++ b/it/src/dot.py
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+def main(buffer, command):
+	if len(command) == 2 and (command[1].isdigit() or command[1] in {"^","$"}):
+		if command[1].isdigit():
+			dot = int(command[1])
+		elif command[1] == "^":
+			dot = buffer.carat()
+		elif command[1] == "$":
+			dot = buffer.dollar()
+	elif len(command) == 3 and command[1] in {"+","-"} and command[2].isdigit():
+		if command[1] == "+":
+			dot = buffer.dot + int(command[2])
+		elif command[1] == "-":
+			dot = buffer.dot - int(command[2])
+
+	if not("dot" in locals()) or dot < buffer.carat() or dot > buffer.dollar():
+		print("?")
+	else:
+		buffer.dot = dot
+
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/exit.py b/it/src/exit.py
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+++ b/it/src/exit.py
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+import sys
+
+def main(buffer, command):
+	sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/it/src/f.py b/it/src/f.py
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+++ b/it/src/f.py
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+def main(buffer, argv):
+	if len(argv) > 2:
+		print("?")
+	elif len(argv) == 1:
+		print(buffer.filename)
+	else:
+		buffer.filename = argv[1]
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/get_command.py b/it/src/get_command.py
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+++ b/it/src/get_command.py
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+from parse_command import parse_command
+
+def get_command(prompt):
+	try:
+		return parse_command(input(prompt))
+	except KeyboardInterrupt: # bastard behavior from ed
+		pass
+	except EOFError:
+		return 0
+
+def main(buffer, command):
+	print("Command returned as %s" % get_command("Input command (won't be executed): "))
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/hello_world.py b/it/src/hello_world.py
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+++ b/it/src/hello_world.py
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+def main(buffer, command):
+	print("Hello, world!")
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/i.py b/it/src/i.py
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+++ b/it/src/i.py
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+def main(buffer, command):
+	if len(command) > 1:
+		print("?")
+		return buffer
+
+	i = []
+	while True:
+		try:
+			line = input()
+		# unintuitive behavior from ed
+		except KeyboardInterrupt:
+			print("?")
+			return buffer
+		except EOFError:
+			break
+
+		if line == ".":
+			break
+
+		i.append(line)
+
+	if buffer.dot < buffer.index:
+		buffer.content_set_list(i)
+	else:
+		buffer.content_set_list(
+			buffer.content_list()[:buffer.dot]
+			+ i
+			+ buffer.content_list()[buffer.dot:]
+		)
+	buffer.dot += len(i)
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/it.py b/it/src/it.py
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+++ b/it/src/it.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+from buffer import Buffer
+from get_command import get_command
+
+def version():
+	print("it.py line editor; ALPHA 2021")
+	return None
+
+def main(buffer, supplied_command):
+	if supplied_command != [] and len(supplied_command) > 1:
+		command = supplied_command[1:]
+	else:
+		command = get_command("")
+
+	while True:
+		# EOFError in get_command(); ^D
+		if command == 0:
+			break
+
+		if command == []:
+			continue
+
+		if command[0] in buffer.modules.keys() or buffer.import_module_(command[0]):
+			buffer = buffer.modules[command[0]].main(buffer, command)
+			if type(buffer) is int:
+				break
+
+		command = get_command("")
+
+	return buffer
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	buffer = main(Buffer(), [])
+	if type(buffer) is int:
+		sys.exit(buffer)
+	else:
+		sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/it/src/load_module.py b/it/src/load_module.py
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+++ b/it/src/load_module.py
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+def main(buffer, command):
+	if len(command) == 1:
+		print("?")
+	else:
+		for module in command[1:]:
+			if buffer.import_module_(module):
+				print("Loaded %s" % module)
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/p.py b/it/src/p.py
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+++ b/it/src/p.py
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+def main(buffer, command):
+	if len(command) < 1 or len(command) > 2:
+		
+	if buffer.dot < buffer.index:
+		buffer.content = i
+	buffer.dot += len(i)
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/parse_command.py b/it/src/parse_command.py
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+++ b/it/src/parse_command.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+
+def parse_command(command):
+	casesensitive = True
+	escapes = {"\\"}
+	quotes = {"'", '"'}
+	spaces = {" ", "\t"}
+
+	command = command.strip()
+
+	in_quotes = 0
+	word = ""
+	parsed_command = []
+
+	for i in range(len(command)):
+		# if this char is a quote char
+		# , we're in quotes
+		if ((command[i] in quotes)
+				and in_quotes == 0
+				and (i == 0 
+					or (i > 0 and not(command[i-1] in escapes)))):
+			in_quotes = command[i]
+
+		# if this char matches the char by which we're in quotes
+		# , we're not in quotes
+		elif (command[i] == in_quotes
+				and (i > 0 and not(command[i-1] in escapes))):
+			in_quotes = 0
+
+		# if this char is an arg delimiter
+		# and we're not in quotes
+		# and the last char isn't an escape
+		# , this word is an argument
+		elif (command[i] in spaces and in_quotes == 0
+				and (i > 0 and not(command[i-1] in escapes))):
+			parsed_command += [word]
+			word = ""
+
+		elif (not(command[i] in escapes) or (i == len(command) - 1)
+				or not(command[i+1] in spaces + quotes)):
+			word += command[i]
+
+	parsed_command += [word]
+	return [] if parsed_command == [''] else parsed_command
+
+def main(*args):
+	while True:
+		try:
+			command = input()
+		except:
+			break
+
+		if command == ".":
+			break
+
+		command = parse_command(command)
+
+		for i in range(len(command)):
+			print("\t%d:\t%s" % (i, command[i]))
+
+	return 0 if len(args) != 2 else args[0]
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/it/src/q.py b/it/src/q.py
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+++ b/it/src/q.py
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+from sys import exit
+
+def main(buffer, argv):
+	if not(buffer.saved):
+		print("?")
+	else:
+		buffer = 0
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/saved.py b/it/src/saved.py
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+++ b/it/src/saved.py
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+def main(buffer, command):
+	if len(command) > 2:
+		print("?")
+	elif len(command) == 2:
+		if command[1].isdigit():
+			buffer.saved = int(command[1])
+		elif command[1].lower() in {"true","false"}:
+			buffer.saved = command[1].lower == "true"
+		else:
+			print("?")
+	else:
+		buffer.saved = not(buffer.saved)
+		print("Buffer marked as %sSAVED" % ("" if buffer.saved else "NOT "))
+
+	return buffer
diff --git a/it/src/version.py b/it/src/version.py
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+++ b/it/src/version.py
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+def version():
+	print("it.py version querying; ALPHA 2021")
+	return None
+
+def main(buffer, command):
+	if len(command) > 1:
+		fetching = command[1:]
+	else:
+		fetching = ["it"]
+	for module in fetching:
+		if module in list(buffer.modules) or buffer.import_module_(module):
+			try:
+				buffer.modules[module].version()
+			except AttributeError as err:
+				print(err)
+	return buffer