diff --git a/env/idxs.go b/env/idxs.go
index d9e555c0..45bc4ed8 100755
--- a/env/idxs.go
+++ b/env/idxs.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func NewIdxs() *Idxs {
 		"Kindword",
 		"Converter",
 		"Time",
+		"Decimal",
 	}
 
 	for _, value := range NativeTypes {
diff --git a/env/object.go b/env/object.go
index ebb916a7..fb324e68 100755
--- a/env/object.go
+++ b/env/object.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const (
 	ConverterType      Type = 31
 	TimeType           Type = 32
 	SpreadsheetRowType Type = 33
+	DecimalType          Type = 34
 )
 
 // after adding new type here, also add string to idxs.go
@@ -89,6 +90,39 @@ func (i Integer) GetKind() int {
 	return int(IntegerType)
 }
 
+//
+// DECIMAL
+//
+
+// Decimal 
+type Decimal struct {
+	Value float64
+}
+
+// Type returns the type of the Decimal.
+func (i Decimal) Type() Type {
+	return DecimalType
+}
+
+// Inspect returns a string representation of the Decimal.
+func (i Decimal) Inspect(e Idxs) string {
+	return "[Decimal: " + strconv.FormatFloat(i.Value, 'f', 6, 64) + "]"
+}
+
+// Inspect returns a string representation of the Decimal.
+func (i Decimal) Probe(e Idxs) string {
+	return strconv.FormatFloat(i.Value, 'f', 6, 64)
+}
+
+func (i Decimal) Trace(msg string) {
+	fmt.Print(msg + "(Decimal): ")
+	fmt.Println(i.Value)
+}
+
+func (i Decimal) GetKind() int {
+	return int(DecimalType)
+}
+
 //
 // STRING
 //
diff --git a/evaldo/evaldo.go b/evaldo/evaldo.go
index 7a910fcc..f1d5f19e 100755
--- a/evaldo/evaldo.go
+++ b/evaldo/evaldo.go
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func EvalExpressionConcrete(ps *env.ProgramState) *env.ProgramState {
 	//trace2("Before entering expression")
 	if object != nil {
 		switch object.Type() {
-		case env.IntegerType, env.StringType, env.BlockType, env.VoidType, env.TagwordType, env.UriType, env.EmailType:
+		case env.IntegerType, env.DecimalType, env.StringType, env.BlockType, env.VoidType, env.TagwordType, env.UriType, env.EmailType:
 			if !ps.SkipFlag {
 				ps.Res = object
 			}
diff --git a/evaldo/repl.go b/evaldo/repl.go
index 442ffc72..94ceaec7 100644
--- a/evaldo/repl.go
+++ b/evaldo/repl.go
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ func DoRyeRepl(es *env.ProgramState) {
 
 	line2 := ""
 
+	showResults := false
+
 	var prevResult env.Object
 
 	for {
@@ -228,6 +230,10 @@ func DoRyeRepl(es *env.ProgramState) {
 					// ignore
 				} else if strings.Compare("(lc)", line2) == 0 {
 					fmt.Println(es.Ctx.Probe(*es.Idx))
+				} else if strings.Compare("(show-results)", line2) == 0 {
+					showResults = true
+				} else if strings.Compare("(hide-results)", line2) == 0 {
+					showResults = false
 				} else if strings.Compare("(r)", line2) == 0 {
 					// es.Ser = ser
 					// fmt.Println("")
@@ -262,7 +268,11 @@ func DoRyeRepl(es *env.ProgramState) {
 
 						if !es.ErrorFlag && es.Res != nil {
 							prevResult = es.Res
-							// TEMP - make conditional fmt.Print("\033[38;5;37m" + es.Res.Inspect(*genv) + "\x1b[0m")
+							// TEMP - make conditional
+							// print the result
+							if showResults {
+								fmt.Println("\033[38;5;37m" + es.Res.Inspect(*genv) + "\x1b[0m")
+							}
 							if es.Res != nil && shellEd.Mode != "" && !shellEd.Pause && es.Res == shellEd.Return {
 								fmt.Println(" <- the correct value was returned")
 							} else {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a3f1dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module rye
+
+go 1.18
+
+require (
+	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.3 // indirect
+	github.com/pkg/profile v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pkg/term v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/refaktor/go-peg v0.0.0-20220116201714-31e3dfa8dc7d // indirect
+	github.com/refaktor/liner v1.2.3 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220708220712-1185a9018129 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ebb83f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.3 h1:a+kO+98RDGEfo6asOGMmpodZq4FNtnGP54yps8BzLR4=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.3/go.mod h1:LwmH8dsx7+W8Uxz3IHJYH5QSwggIsqBzpuz5H//U1FU=
+github.com/pkg/profile v1.6.0 h1:hUDfIISABYI59DyeB3OTay/HxSRwTQ8rB/H83k6r5dM=
+github.com/pkg/profile v1.6.0/go.mod h1:qBsxPvzyUincmltOk6iyRVxHYg4adc0OFOv72ZdLa18=
+github.com/pkg/term v1.1.0 h1:xIAAdCMh3QIAy+5FrE8Ad8XoDhEU4ufwbaSozViP9kk=
+github.com/pkg/term v1.1.0/go.mod h1:E25nymQcrSllhX42Ok8MRm1+hyBdHY0dCeiKZ9jpNGw=
+github.com/refaktor/go-peg v0.0.0-20220116201714-31e3dfa8dc7d h1:FXrWUGgPRzhaZIBho8zNLSrMp0VpP8E9+wbRRnJYlbE=
+github.com/refaktor/go-peg v0.0.0-20220116201714-31e3dfa8dc7d/go.mod h1:iIkrsFobLIWX8kQ6Oqj4cl4nwdMSE92DWpWwk9YlG9s=
+github.com/refaktor/liner v1.2.3 h1:ZPLJqA7B11m+9lz1YGYfclqCWPWYtjxPq61EF1hPwzw=
+github.com/refaktor/liner v1.2.3/go.mod h1:ziZSGVYZ4OzZ9kbeB254MtIrxxQlDibULRQGlDi1iK8=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220708220712-1185a9018129 h1:vucSRfWwTsoXro7P+3Cjlr6flUMtzCwzlvkxEQtHHB0=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220708220712-1185a9018129/go.mod h1:XRhObCWvk6IyKnWLug+ECip1KBveYUHfp+8e9klMJ9c=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200909081042-eff7692f9009/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211117180635-dee7805ff2e1 h1:kwrAHlwJ0DUBZwQ238v+Uod/3eZ8B2K5rYsUHBQvzmI=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211117180635-dee7805ff2e1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a h1:dGzPydgVsqGcTRVwiLJ1jVbufYwmzD3LfVPLKsKg+0k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
diff --git a/loader/loader.go b/loader/loader.go
index 28a02c49..2e51aa9e 100755
--- a/loader/loader.go
+++ b/loader/loader.go
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ func parseNumber(v *Values, d Any) (Any, error) {
 	return env.Integer{val}, er
 }
 
+func parseDecimal(v *Values, d Any) (Any, error) {
+	val, er := strconv.ParseFloat(v.Token(), 64)
+	return env.Decimal{val}, er
+}
+
 func parseString(v *Values, d Any) (Any, error) {
 	return env.String{v.Token()[1 : len(v.Token())-1]}, nil
 }
@@ -339,7 +344,7 @@ func newParser() *Parser { // TODO -- add string eaddress path url time
 	BLOCK       	<-  "{" SPACES SERIES* "}"
 	BBLOCK       	<-  "[" SPACES SERIES* "]"
     GROUP       	<-  "(" SPACES SERIES* ")"
-    SERIES     		<-  (COMMENT / URI / EMAIL / STRING / NUMBER / COMMA / SETWORD / LSETWORD / ONECHARPIPE / PIPEWORD / XWORD / OPWORD / TAGWORD / EXWORD / CPATH / FPATH / KINDWORD / GENWORD / GETWORD / VOID / WORD / BLOCK / GROUP / BBLOCK / ARGBLOCK ) SPACES
+    SERIES     		<-  (COMMENT / URI / EMAIL / STRING / DECIMAL / NUMBER / COMMA / SETWORD / LSETWORD / ONECHARPIPE / PIPEWORD / XWORD / OPWORD / TAGWORD / EXWORD / CPATH / FPATH / KINDWORD / GENWORD / GETWORD / VOID / WORD / BLOCK / GROUP / BBLOCK / ARGBLOCK ) SPACES
     ARGBLOCK       	<-  "{" WORD ":" WORD "}"
     WORD           	<-  LETTER LETTERORNUM*
 	GENWORD 		<-  UCLETTER LCLETTERORNUM* 
@@ -367,8 +372,9 @@ func newParser() *Parser { // TODO -- add string eaddress path url time
 	LETTERORNUM		<-  < [a-zA-Z0-9-?=.\\!_+<>\]*()] >
 	URIPATH			<-  < [a-zA-Z0-9-?=.:@/\\!_>	()] >
 	UCLETTER  		<-  < [A-Z] >
-	LCLETTERORNUM	<-  < [a-z0-9] >
-    NUMBER         	<-  < [0-9]+ >
+	LCLETTERORNUM  	        <-  < [a-z0-9] >
+        NUMBER          	<-  < [0-9]+ >
+        DECIMAL         	<-  < [0-9]+.[0-9]+ >
 	SPACE			<-  < [ \t\r\n] >
 	STRINGCHAR		<-  < !'"' . >
 	STRINGCHAR1		<-  < !"$" . >
@@ -403,6 +409,7 @@ func newParser() *Parser { // TODO -- add string eaddress path url time
 	g["GENWORD"].Action = parseGenword
 	g["GETWORD"].Action = parseGetword
 	g["NUMBER"].Action = parseNumber
+	g["DECIMAL"].Action = parseDecimal
 	g["STRING"].Action = parseString
 	g["EMAIL"].Action = parseEmail
 	g["URI"].Action = parseUri
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c4f18ba0..6d11df96 100755
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"rye/util"
 
 	"net/http/cgi"
-	"rye/ryeco"
+	//"rye/ryeco"
 	// enable when using profiler
 	// "github.com/pkg/profile"
 )
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func main_ryeco() {
 
 	// ryeco_do(func() env.Object { return ryeco_loop(1000, func() env.Object { return ryeco_add(1, 2) }) })
 
-	ryeco.Loop(env.Integer{10000000}, func() env.Object { return ryeco.Inc(env.Integer{1}) })
+	// ryeco.Loop(env.Integer{10000000}, func() env.Object { return ryeco.Inc(env.Integer{1}) })
 
 }
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func main_cgi_file(file string, sig bool) {
 		//util.PrintHeader()
 		//defer profile.Start(profile.CPUProfile).Stop()
 
-		input := " whoami: \"Rye cgi 0.001 alpha\" ctx: 0 result: \"\" session: 0 w: 0 r: 0"
+		input := " 123 " //" whoami: \"Rye cgi 0.001 alpha\" ctx: 0 result: \"\" session: 0 w: 0 r: 0"
 		block, genv := loader.LoadString(input, false)
 		es := env.NewProgramState(block.(env.Block).Series, genv)
 		evaldo.RegisterBuiltins(es)
@@ -258,18 +258,20 @@ func main_cgi_file(file string, sig bool) {
 
 func main_rye_repl(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) {
 
-	input := "name: \"Rye\" version: \"0.002 alpha\""
+	input := " 123 " // "name: \"Rye\" version: \"0.011 alpha\""
 	user, _ := user.Current()
 	profile_path := filepath.Join(user.HomeDir, ".rye-profile")
 
+	fmt.Println("Welcome to Rye shell. Use ls and ls\\ \"pr\" to list the current context.")
+	
 	if _, err := os.Stat(profile_path); err == nil {
-		content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(profile_path)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		input = string(content)
+		//content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(profile_path)
+		//if err != nil {
+		//	log.Fatal(err)
+		//}
+		// input = string(content)
 	} else {
-		fmt.Print("no profile")
+		fmt.Println("There was no profile.")
 
 	}