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diff --git a/src/helper/command.c b/src/helper/command.c
index 5ac5c3015d..b00a231268 100644
--- a/src/helper/command.c
+++ b/src/helper/command.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 #endif
 
 // @todo the inclusion of target.h here is a layering violation
-#include "target.h"
+#include <jtag/jtag.h>
+#include <target/target.h>
 #include "command.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -44,316 +45,476 @@
 #include "jim-eventloop.h"
 
 
-int fast_and_dangerous = 0;
-Jim_Interp *interp = NULL;
+/* nice short description of source file */
+#define __THIS__FILE__ "command.c"
+
 
-static int run_command(command_context_t *context,
-		command_t *c, char *words[], unsigned num_words);
+static int run_command(struct command_context *context,
+		struct command *c, const char *words[], unsigned num_words);
+
+struct log_capture_state {
+	Jim_Interp *interp;
+	Jim_Obj *output;
+};
 
 static void tcl_output(void *privData, const char *file, unsigned line,
 		const char *function, const char *string)
 {
-	Jim_Obj *tclOutput = (Jim_Obj *)privData;
-	Jim_AppendString(interp, tclOutput, string, strlen(string));
+	struct log_capture_state *state = (struct log_capture_state *)privData;
+	Jim_AppendString(state->interp, state->output, string, strlen(string));
+}
+
+static struct log_capture_state *command_log_capture_start(Jim_Interp *interp)
+{
+	/* capture log output and return it. A garbage collect can
+	 * happen, so we need a reference count to this object */
+	Jim_Obj *tclOutput = Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "", 0);
+	if (NULL == tclOutput)
+		return NULL;
+
+	struct log_capture_state *state = malloc(sizeof(*state));
+	if (NULL == state)
+		return NULL;
+
+	state->interp = interp;
+	Jim_IncrRefCount(tclOutput);
+	state->output = tclOutput;
+
+	log_add_callback(tcl_output, state);
+
+	return state;
 }
 
-extern command_context_t *global_cmd_ctx;
+/* Classic openocd commands provide progress output which we
+ * will capture and return as a Tcl return value.
+ *
+ * However, if a non-openocd command has been invoked, then it
+ * makes sense to return the tcl return value from that command.
+ *
+ * The tcl return value is empty for openocd commands that provide
+ * progress output.
+ *
+ * Therefore we set the tcl return value only if we actually
+ * captured output.
+ */
+static void command_log_capture_finish(struct log_capture_state *state) 
+{
+	if (NULL == state)
+		return;
+
+	log_remove_callback(tcl_output, state);
+
+	int length;
+	Jim_GetString(state->output, &length);
+
+	if (length > 0)
+	{
+		Jim_SetResult(state->interp, state->output);
+	} else
+	{
+		/* No output captured, use tcl return value (which could
+		 * be empty too). */
+	}
+	Jim_DecrRefCount(state->interp, state->output);
 
+	free(state);
+}
+
+static int command_retval_set(Jim_Interp *interp, int retval)
+{
+	int *return_retval = Jim_GetAssocData(interp, "retval");
+	if (return_retval != NULL)
+		*return_retval = retval;
+
+	return (retval == ERROR_OK) ? JIM_OK : JIM_ERR;
+}
+
+extern struct command_context *global_cmd_ctx;
+
+/* dump a single line to the log for the command.
+ * Do nothing in case we are not at debug level 3 */
 void script_debug(Jim_Interp *interp, const char *name,
 		unsigned argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
 {
-	LOG_DEBUG("command - %s", name);
+	if (debug_level < LOG_LVL_DEBUG)
+		return;
+
+	char * dbg = alloc_printf("command - %s", name);
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < argc; i++)
 	{
 		int len;
 		const char *w = Jim_GetString(argv[i], &len);
-
-		/* end of line comment? */
-		if (*w == '#')
-			break;
-
-		LOG_DEBUG("%s - argv[%d]=%s", name, i, w);
+		char * t = alloc_printf("%s %s", dbg, w);
+		free (dbg);
+		dbg = t;
 	}
+	LOG_DEBUG("%s", dbg);
+	free(dbg);
 }
 
-static int script_command(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
+static void script_command_args_free(const char **words, unsigned nwords)
 {
-	/* the private data is stashed in the interp structure */
-	command_t *c;
-	command_context_t *context;
-	int retval;
-	int i;
-	int nwords;
-	char **words;
-
-	/* DANGER!!!! be careful what we invoke here, since interp->cmdPrivData might
-	 * get overwritten by running other Jim commands! Treat it as an
-	 * emphemeral global variable that is used in lieu of an argument
-	 * to the fn and fish it out manually.
-	 */
-	c = interp->cmdPrivData;
-	if (c == NULL)
-	{
-		LOG_ERROR("BUG: interp->cmdPrivData == NULL");
-		return JIM_ERR;
-	}
-	target_call_timer_callbacks_now();
-	LOG_USER_N("%s", ""); /* Keep GDB connection alive*/
-
-	script_debug(interp, c->name, argc, argv);
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < nwords; i++)
+		free((void *)words[i]);
+	free(words);
+}
+static const char **script_command_args_alloc(
+		unsigned argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv, unsigned *nwords)
+{
+	const char **words = malloc(argc * sizeof(char *));
+	if (NULL == words)
+		return NULL;
 
-	words = malloc(sizeof(char *) * argc);
+	unsigned i;
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++)
 	{
 		int len;
 		const char *w = Jim_GetString(argv[i], &len);
-		if (*w=='#')
-		{
-			/* hit an end of line comment */
-			break;
-		}
 		words[i] = strdup(w);
 		if (words[i] == NULL)
 		{
-			int j;
-			for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
-				free(words[j]);
-			free(words);
-			return JIM_ERR;
+			script_command_args_free(words, i);
+			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
-	nwords = i;
+	*nwords = i;
+	return words;
+}
 
+struct command_context *current_command_context(Jim_Interp *interp)
+{
 	/* grab the command context from the associated data */
-	context = Jim_GetAssocData(interp, "context");
-	if (context == NULL)
+	struct command_context *cmd_ctx = Jim_GetAssocData(interp, "context");
+	if (NULL == cmd_ctx)
 	{
 		/* Tcl can invoke commands directly instead of via command_run_line(). This would
-		 * happen when the Jim Tcl interpreter is provided by eCos.
+		 * happen when the Jim Tcl interpreter is provided by eCos or if we are running
+		 * commands in a startup script.
+		 *
+		 * A telnet or gdb server would provide a non-default command context to
+		 * handle piping of error output, have a separate current target, etc.
 		 */
-		context = global_cmd_ctx;
+		cmd_ctx = global_cmd_ctx;
 	}
+	return cmd_ctx;
+}
 
-	/* capture log output and return it */
-	Jim_Obj *tclOutput = Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "", 0);
-	/* a garbage collect can happen, so we need a reference count to this object */
-	Jim_IncrRefCount(tclOutput);
+static int script_command_run(Jim_Interp *interp,
+		int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv, struct command *c, bool capture)
+{
+	target_call_timer_callbacks_now();
+	LOG_USER_N("%s", ""); /* Keep GDB connection alive*/
 
-	log_add_callback(tcl_output, tclOutput);
+	unsigned nwords;
+	const char **words = script_command_args_alloc(argc, argv, &nwords);
+	if (NULL == words)
+		return JIM_ERR;
 
-	retval = run_command(context, c, words, nwords);
+	struct log_capture_state *state = NULL;
+	if (capture)
+		state = command_log_capture_start(interp);
 
-	log_remove_callback(tcl_output, tclOutput);
+	struct command_context *cmd_ctx = current_command_context(interp);
+	int retval = run_command(cmd_ctx, c, (const char **)words, nwords);
 
-	/* We dump output into this local variable */
-	Jim_SetResult(interp, tclOutput);
-	Jim_DecrRefCount(interp, tclOutput);
+	command_log_capture_finish(state);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nwords; i++)
-		free(words[i]);
-	free(words);
+	script_command_args_free(words, nwords);
+	return command_retval_set(interp, retval);
+}
 
-	int *return_retval = Jim_GetAssocData(interp, "retval");
-	if (return_retval != NULL)
-	{
-		*return_retval = retval;
-	}
+static int script_command(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
+{
+	/* the private data is stashed in the interp structure */
 
-	return (retval == ERROR_OK)?JIM_OK:JIM_ERR;
+	struct command *c = interp->cmdPrivData;
+	assert(c);
+	script_debug(interp, c->name, argc, argv);
+	return script_command_run(interp, argc, argv, c, true);
 }
 
-static Jim_Obj *command_name_list(struct command_s *c)
+static struct command *command_root(struct command *c)
 {
-	Jim_Obj *cmd_list = c->parent ?
-			command_name_list(c->parent) :
-			Jim_NewListObj(interp, NULL, 0);
-	Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, cmd_list,
-			Jim_NewStringObj(interp, c->name, -1));
+	while (NULL != c->parent)
+		c = c->parent;
+	return c;
+}
 
-	return cmd_list;
+/**
+ * Find a command by name from a list of commands.
+ * @returns Returns the named command if it exists in the list.
+ * Returns NULL otherwise.
+ */
+static struct command *command_find(struct command *head, const char *name)
+{
+	for (struct command *cc = head; cc; cc = cc->next)
+	{
+		if (strcmp(cc->name, name) == 0)
+			return cc;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+struct command *command_find_in_context(struct command_context *cmd_ctx,
+		const char *name)
+{
+	return command_find(cmd_ctx->commands, name);
+}
+struct command *command_find_in_parent(struct command *parent,
+		const char *name)
+{
+	return command_find(parent->children, name);
 }
 
-static void command_helptext_add(Jim_Obj *cmd_list, const char *help)
+/**
+ * Add the command into the linked list, sorted by name.
+ * @param head Address to head of command list pointer, which may be
+ * updated if @c c gets inserted at the beginning of the list.
+ * @param c The command to add to the list pointed to by @c head.
+ */
+static void command_add_child(struct command **head, struct command *c)
 {
-	Jim_Obj *cmd_entry = Jim_NewListObj(interp, NULL, 0);
-	Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, cmd_entry, cmd_list);
-	Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, cmd_entry,
-			Jim_NewStringObj(interp, help ? : "", -1));
+	assert(head);
+	if (NULL == *head)
+	{
+		*head = c;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	while ((*head)->next && (strcmp(c->name, (*head)->name) > 0))
+		head = &(*head)->next;
+
+	if (strcmp(c->name, (*head)->name) > 0) {
+		c->next = (*head)->next;
+		(*head)->next = c;
+	} else {
+		c->next = *head;
+		*head = c;
+	}
+}
 
-	/* accumulate help text in Tcl helptext list.  */
-	Jim_Obj *helptext = Jim_GetGlobalVariableStr(interp,
-			"ocd_helptext", JIM_ERRMSG);
-	if (Jim_IsShared(helptext))
-		helptext = Jim_DuplicateObj(interp, helptext);
-	Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, helptext, cmd_entry);
+static struct command **command_list_for_parent(
+		struct command_context *cmd_ctx, struct command *parent)
+{
+	return parent ? &parent->children : &cmd_ctx->commands;
 }
 
-/* nice short description of source file */
-#define __THIS__FILE__ "command.c"
+static void command_free(struct command *c)
+{
+	/// @todo if command has a handler, unregister its jim command!
 
-command_t* register_command(command_context_t *context, command_t *parent, char *name, int (*handler)(struct command_context_s *context, char* name, char** args, int argc), enum command_mode mode, char *help)
+	while (NULL != c->children)
+	{
+		struct command *tmp = c->children;
+		c->children = tmp->next;
+		command_free(tmp);
+	}
+
+	if (c->name)
+		free((void *)c->name);
+	if (c->help)
+		free((void*)c->help);
+	if (c->usage)
+		free((void*)c->usage);
+	free(c);
+}
+
+static struct command *command_new(struct command_context *cmd_ctx,
+		struct command *parent, const struct command_registration *cr)
 {
-	command_t *c, *p;
+	assert(cr->name);
 
-	if (!context || !name)
+	struct command *c = calloc(1, sizeof(struct command));
+	if (NULL == c)
 		return NULL;
 
-	c = malloc(sizeof(command_t));
+	c->name = strdup(cr->name);
+	if (cr->help)
+		c->help = strdup(cr->help);
+	if (cr->usage)
+		c->usage = strdup(cr->usage);
+
+	if (!c->name || (cr->help && !c->help) || (cr->usage && !c->usage))
+		goto command_new_error;
 
-	c->name = strdup(name);
 	c->parent = parent;
-	c->children = NULL;
-	c->handler = handler;
-	c->mode = mode;
-	c->next = NULL;
+	c->handler = cr->handler;
+	c->jim_handler = cr->jim_handler;
+	c->jim_handler_data = cr->jim_handler_data;
+	c->mode = cr->mode;
 
-	/* place command in tree */
-	if (parent)
-	{
-		if (parent->children)
-		{
-			/* find last child */
-			for (p = parent->children; p && p->next; p = p->next);
-			if (p)
-				p->next = c;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			parent->children = c;
-		}
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		if (context->commands)
-		{
-			/* find last command */
-			for (p = context->commands; p && p->next; p = p->next);
-			if (p)
-				p->next = c;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			context->commands = c;
-		}
-	}
+	command_add_child(command_list_for_parent(cmd_ctx, parent), c);
 
-	command_helptext_add(command_name_list(c), help);
+	return c;
 
-	/* just a placeholder, no handler */
-	if (c->handler == NULL)
-		return c;
+command_new_error:
+	command_free(c);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int command_unknown(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv);
+
+static int register_command_handler(struct command_context *cmd_ctx,
+		struct command *c)
+{
+	Jim_Interp *interp = cmd_ctx->interp;
+	const char *ocd_name = alloc_printf("ocd_%s", c->name);
+	if (NULL == ocd_name)
+		return JIM_ERR;
 
-	const char *full_name = command_name(c, '_');
+	LOG_DEBUG("registering '%s'...", ocd_name);
 
-	const char *ocd_name = alloc_printf("ocd_%s", full_name);
-	Jim_CreateCommand(interp, ocd_name, script_command, c, NULL);
+	Jim_CmdProc func = c->handler ? &script_command : &command_unknown;
+	int retval = Jim_CreateCommand(interp, ocd_name, func, c, NULL);
 	free((void *)ocd_name);
+	if (JIM_OK != retval)
+		return retval;
 
 	/* we now need to add an overrideable proc */
-	const char *override_name = alloc_printf("proc %s {args} {"
-			"if {[catch {eval ocd_%s $args}] == 0} "
-			"{return \"\"} else {return -code error}}",
-			full_name, full_name);
-	Jim_Eval_Named(interp, override_name, __THIS__FILE__, __LINE__);
-	free((void *)override_name);
+	const char *override_name = alloc_printf(
+			"proc %s {args} {eval ocd_bouncer %s $args}",
+			c->name, c->name);
+	if (NULL == override_name)
+		return JIM_ERR;
 
-	free((void *)full_name);
+	retval = Jim_Eval_Named(interp, override_name, 0, 0);
+	free((void *)override_name);
 
-	return c;
+	return retval;
 }
 
-int unregister_all_commands(command_context_t *context)
+struct command* register_command(struct command_context *context,
+		struct command *parent, const struct command_registration *cr)
 {
-	command_t *c, *c2;
+	if (!context || !cr->name)
+		return NULL;
 
-	if (context == NULL)
-		return ERROR_OK;
+	const char *name = cr->name;
+	struct command **head = command_list_for_parent(context, parent);
+	struct command *c = command_find(*head, name);
+	if (NULL != c)
+	{
+		/* TODO: originally we treated attempting to register a cmd twice as an error
+		 * Sometimes we need this behaviour, such as with flash banks.
+		 * http://www.mail-archive.com/openocd-development@lists.berlios.de/msg11152.html */
+		LOG_DEBUG("command '%s' is already registered in '%s' context",
+				name, parent ? parent->name : "<global>");
+		return c;
+	}
 
-	while (NULL != context->commands)
+	c = command_new(context, parent, cr);
+	if (NULL == c)
+		return NULL;
+
+	int retval = ERROR_OK;
+	if (NULL != cr->jim_handler && NULL == parent)
+	{
+		retval = Jim_CreateCommand(context->interp, cr->name,
+				cr->jim_handler, cr->jim_handler_data, NULL);
+	}
+	else if (NULL != cr->handler || NULL != parent)
+		retval = register_command_handler(context, command_root(c));
+
+	if (ERROR_OK != retval)
+	{
+		unregister_command(context, parent, name);
+		c = NULL;
+	}
+	return c;
+}
+
+int register_commands(struct command_context *cmd_ctx, struct command *parent,
+		const struct command_registration *cmds)
+{
+	int retval = ERROR_OK;
+	unsigned i;
+	for (i = 0; cmds[i].name || cmds[i].chain; i++)
 	{
-		c = context->commands;
+		const struct command_registration *cr = cmds + i;
 
-		while (NULL != c->children)
+		struct command *c = NULL;
+		if (NULL != cr->name)
+		{
+			c = register_command(cmd_ctx, parent, cr);
+			if (NULL == c)
+			{
+				retval = ERROR_FAIL;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (NULL != cr->chain)
 		{
-			c2 = c->children;
-			c->children = c->children->next;
-			free(c2->name);
-			c2->name = NULL;
-			free(c2);
-			c2 = NULL;
+			struct command *p = c ? : parent;
+			retval = register_commands(cmd_ctx, p, cr->chain);
+			if (ERROR_OK != retval)
+				break;
 		}
+	}
+	if (ERROR_OK != retval)
+	{
+		for (unsigned j = 0; j < i; j++)
+			unregister_command(cmd_ctx, parent, cmds[j].name);
+	}
+	return retval;
+}
 
-		context->commands = context->commands->next;
+int unregister_all_commands(struct command_context *context,
+		struct command *parent)
+{
+	if (context == NULL)
+		return ERROR_OK;
 
-		free(c->name);
-		c->name = NULL;
-		free(c);
-		c = NULL;
+	struct command **head = command_list_for_parent(context, parent);
+	while (NULL != *head)
+	{
+		struct command *tmp = *head;
+		*head = tmp->next;
+		command_free(tmp);
 	}
 
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-int unregister_command(command_context_t *context, char *name)
+int unregister_command(struct command_context *context,
+		struct command *parent, const char *name)
 {
-	command_t *c, *p = NULL, *c2;
-
 	if ((!context) || (!name))
 		return ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS;
 
-	/* find command */
-	c = context->commands;
-
-	while (NULL != c)
+	struct command *p = NULL;
+	struct command **head = command_list_for_parent(context, parent);
+	for (struct command *c = *head; NULL != c; p = c, c = c->next)
 	{
-		if (strcmp(name, c->name) == 0)
-		{
-			/* unlink command */
-			if (p)
-			{
-				p->next = c->next;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				/* first element in command list */
-				context->commands = c->next;
-			}
+		if (strcmp(name, c->name) != 0)
+			continue;
 
-			/* unregister children */
-			while (NULL != c->children)
-			{
-				c2 = c->children;
-				c->children = c->children->next;
-				free(c2->name);
-				c2->name = NULL;
-				free(c2);
-				c2 = NULL;
-			}
-
-			/* delete command */
-			free(c->name);
-			c->name = NULL;
-			free(c);
-			c = NULL;
-			return ERROR_OK;
-		}
+		if (p)
+			p->next = c->next;
+		else
+			*head = c->next;
 
-		/* remember the last command for unlinking */
-		p = c;
-		c = c->next;
+		command_free(c);
+		return ERROR_OK;
 	}
 
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-void command_output_text(command_context_t *context, const char *data)
+void command_set_handler_data(struct command *c, void *p)
+{
+	if (NULL != c->handler || NULL != c->jim_handler)
+		c->jim_handler_data = p;
+	for (struct command *cc = c->children; NULL != cc; cc = cc->next)
+		command_set_handler_data(cc, p);
+}
+
+void command_output_text(struct command_context *context, const char *data)
 {
 	if (context && context->output_handler && data) {
 		context->output_handler(context, data);
 	}
 }
 
-void command_print_sameline(command_context_t *context, const char *format, ...)
+void command_print_sameline(struct command_context *context, const char *format, ...)
 {
 	char *string;
 
@@ -377,7 +538,7 @@ void command_print_sameline(command_context_t *context, const char *format, ...)
 	va_end(ap);
 }
 
-void command_print(command_context_t *context, const char *format, ...)
+void command_print(struct command_context *context, const char *format, ...)
 {
 	char *string;
 
@@ -402,7 +563,7 @@ void command_print(command_context_t *context, const char *format, ...)
 	va_end(ap);
 }
 
-static char *__command_name(struct command_s *c, char delim, unsigned extra)
+static char *__command_name(struct command *c, char delim, unsigned extra)
 {
 	char *name;
 	unsigned len = strlen(c->name);
@@ -419,29 +580,48 @@ static char *__command_name(struct command_s *c, char delim, unsigned extra)
 	}
 	return name;
 }
-char *command_name(struct command_s *c, char delim)
+char *command_name(struct command *c, char delim)
 {
 	return __command_name(c, delim, 0);
 }
 
-static int run_command(command_context_t *context,
-		command_t *c, char *words[], unsigned num_words)
+static bool command_can_run(struct command_context *cmd_ctx, struct command *c)
+{
+	return c->mode == COMMAND_ANY || c->mode == cmd_ctx->mode;
+}
+
+static int run_command(struct command_context *context,
+		struct command *c, const char *words[], unsigned num_words)
 {
-	int start_word = 0;
-	if (!((context->mode == COMMAND_CONFIG) || (c->mode == COMMAND_ANY) || (c->mode == context->mode)))
+	if (!command_can_run(context, c))
 	{
-		/* Config commands can not run after the config stage */
-		LOG_ERROR("Command '%s' only runs during configuration stage", c->name);
+		/* Many commands may be run only before/after 'init' */
+		const char *when;
+		switch (c->mode) {
+		case COMMAND_CONFIG: when = "before"; break;
+		case COMMAND_EXEC: when = "after"; break;
+		// handle the impossible with humor; it guarantees a bug report!
+		default: when = "if Cthulhu is summoned by"; break;
+		}
+		LOG_ERROR("The '%s' command must be used %s 'init'.",
+				c->name, when);
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
 	}
 
-	int retval = c->handler(context, c->name, words + start_word + 1, num_words - start_word - 1);
+	struct command_invocation cmd = {
+			.ctx = context,
+			.current = c,
+			.name = c->name,
+			.argc = num_words - 1,
+			.argv = words + 1,
+		};
+	int retval = c->handler(&cmd);
 	if (retval == ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR)
 	{
 		/* Print help for command */
 		char *full_name = command_name(c, ' ');
 		if (NULL != full_name) {
-			command_run_linef(context, "help %s", full_name);
+			command_run_linef(context, "usage %s", full_name);
 			free(full_name);
 		} else
 			retval = -ENOMEM;
@@ -461,7 +641,7 @@ static int run_command(command_context_t *context,
 	return retval;
 }
 
-int command_run_line(command_context_t *context, char *line)
+int command_run_line(struct command_context *context, char *line)
 {
 	/* all the parent commands have been registered with the interpreter
 	 * so, can just evaluate the line as a script and check for
@@ -475,6 +655,7 @@ int command_run_line(command_context_t *context, char *line)
 	 * happen when the Jim Tcl interpreter is provided by eCos for
 	 * instance.
 	 */
+	Jim_Interp *interp = context->interp;
 	Jim_DeleteAssocData(interp, "context");
 	retcode = Jim_SetAssocData(interp, "context", NULL, context);
 	if (retcode == JIM_OK)
@@ -484,7 +665,7 @@ int command_run_line(command_context_t *context, char *line)
 		retcode = Jim_SetAssocData(interp, "retval", NULL, &retval);
 		if (retcode == JIM_OK)
 		{
-			retcode = Jim_Eval_Named(interp, line, __THIS__FILE__, __LINE__);
+			retcode = Jim_Eval_Named(interp, line, 0, 0);
 
 			Jim_DeleteAssocData(interp, "retval");
 		}
@@ -494,7 +675,8 @@ int command_run_line(command_context_t *context, char *line)
 		if (retval != ERROR_COMMAND_CLOSE_CONNECTION)
 		{
 			/* We do not print the connection closed error message */
-			Jim_PrintErrorMessage(interp);
+			Jim_MakeErrorMessage(interp);
+			LOG_USER("%s", Jim_GetString(Jim_GetResult(interp), NULL));
 		}
 		if (retval == ERROR_OK)
 		{
@@ -524,14 +706,14 @@ int command_run_line(command_context_t *context, char *line)
 				buff[chunk] = 0;
 				LOG_USER_N("%s", buff);
 			}
-			LOG_USER_N("%s", "\n");
+			LOG_USER_N("\n");
 		}
 		retval = ERROR_OK;
 	}
 	return retval;
 }
 
-int command_run_linef(command_context_t *context, const char *format, ...)
+int command_run_linef(struct command_context *context, const char *format, ...)
 {
 	int retval = ERROR_FAIL;
 	char *string;
@@ -541,32 +723,34 @@ int command_run_linef(command_context_t *context, const char *format, ...)
 	if (string != NULL)
 	{
 		retval = command_run_line(context, string);
+		free(string);
 	}
 	va_end(ap);
 	return retval;
 }
 
-void command_set_output_handler(command_context_t* context, int (*output_handler)(struct command_context_s *context, const char* line), void *priv)
+void command_set_output_handler(struct command_context* context,
+		command_output_handler_t output_handler, void *priv)
 {
 	context->output_handler = output_handler;
 	context->output_handler_priv = priv;
 }
 
-command_context_t* copy_command_context(command_context_t* context)
+struct command_context* copy_command_context(struct command_context* context)
 {
-	command_context_t* copy_context = malloc(sizeof(command_context_t));
+	struct command_context* copy_context = malloc(sizeof(struct command_context));
 
 	*copy_context = *context;
 
 	return copy_context;
 }
 
-int command_done(command_context_t *context)
+void command_done(struct command_context *cmd_ctx)
 {
-	free(context);
-	context = NULL;
+	if (NULL == cmd_ctx)
+		return;
 
-	return ERROR_OK;
+	free(cmd_ctx);
 }
 
 /* find full path to file */
@@ -585,142 +769,443 @@ static int jim_find(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
 	return JIM_OK;
 }
 
-static int jim_echo(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
+COMMAND_HANDLER(jim_echo)
+{
+	if (CMD_ARGC == 2 && !strcmp(CMD_ARGV[0], "-n"))
+	{
+		LOG_USER_N("%s", CMD_ARGV[1]);
+		return JIM_OK;
+	}
+	if (CMD_ARGC != 1)
+		return JIM_ERR;
+	LOG_USER("%s", CMD_ARGV[0]);
+	return JIM_OK;
+}
+
+/* Capture progress output and return as tcl return value. If the
+ * progress output was empty, return tcl return value.
+ */
+static int jim_capture(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
 {
 	if (argc != 2)
 		return JIM_ERR;
+
+	struct log_capture_state *state = command_log_capture_start(interp);
+
+	/* disable polling during capture. This avoids capturing output
+	 * from polling.
+	 *
+	 * This is necessary in order to avoid accidentially getting a non-empty
+	 * string for tcl fn's.
+	 */
+	bool save_poll = jtag_poll_get_enabled();
+
+	jtag_poll_set_enabled(false);
+
 	const char *str = Jim_GetString(argv[1], NULL);
-	LOG_USER("%s", str);
-	return JIM_OK;
+	int retcode = Jim_Eval_Named(interp, str, __THIS__FILE__, __LINE__);
+
+	jtag_poll_set_enabled(save_poll);
+
+	command_log_capture_finish(state);
+
+	return retcode;
 }
 
-static size_t openocd_jim_fwrite(const void *_ptr, size_t size, size_t n, void *cookie)
+static COMMAND_HELPER(command_help_find, struct command *head,
+		struct command **out)
 {
-	size_t nbytes;
-	const char *ptr;
-	Jim_Interp *interp;
+	if (0 == CMD_ARGC)
+		return ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS;
+	*out = command_find(head, CMD_ARGV[0]);
+	if (NULL == *out && strncmp(CMD_ARGV[0], "ocd_", 4) == 0)
+		*out = command_find(head, CMD_ARGV[0] + 4);
+	if (NULL == *out)
+		return ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS;
+	if (--CMD_ARGC == 0)
+		return ERROR_OK;
+	CMD_ARGV++;
+	return CALL_COMMAND_HANDLER(command_help_find, (*out)->children, out);
+}
+
+static COMMAND_HELPER(command_help_show, struct command *c, unsigned n,
+		bool show_help, const char *match);
+
+static COMMAND_HELPER(command_help_show_list, struct command *head, unsigned n,
+		bool show_help, const char *match)
+{
+	for (struct command *c = head; NULL != c; c = c->next)
+		CALL_COMMAND_HANDLER(command_help_show, c, n, show_help, match);
+	return ERROR_OK;
+}
 
-	/* make it a char easier to read code */
-	ptr = _ptr;
-	interp = cookie;
-	nbytes = size * n;
-	if (ptr == NULL || interp == NULL || nbytes == 0) {
-		return 0;
+#define HELP_LINE_WIDTH(_n) (int)(76 - (2 * _n))
+
+static void command_help_show_indent(unsigned n)
+{
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < n; i++)
+		LOG_USER_N("  ");
+}
+static void command_help_show_wrap(const char *str, unsigned n, unsigned n2)
+{
+	const char *cp = str, *last = str;
+	while (*cp)
+	{
+		const char *next = last;
+		do {
+			cp = next;
+			do {
+				next++;
+			} while (*next != ' ' && *next != '\t' && *next != '\0');
+		} while ((next - last < HELP_LINE_WIDTH(n)) && *next != '\0');
+		if (next - last < HELP_LINE_WIDTH(n))
+			cp = next;
+		command_help_show_indent(n);
+		LOG_USER("%.*s", (int)(cp - last), last);
+		last = cp + 1;
+		n = n2;
 	}
+}
+static COMMAND_HELPER(command_help_show, struct command *c, unsigned n,
+		bool show_help, const char *match)
+{
+	char *cmd_name = command_name(c, ' ');
+	if (NULL == cmd_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* If the match string occurs anywhere, we print out
+	 * stuff for this command. */
+	bool is_match = (strstr(cmd_name, match) != NULL) ||
+	((c->usage != NULL) && (strstr(c->usage, match) != NULL)) ||
+	((c->help != NULL) && (strstr(c->help, match) != NULL));
 
-	/* do we have to chunk it? */
-	if (ptr[nbytes] == 0)
+	if (is_match)
 	{
-		/* no it is a C style string */
-		LOG_USER_N("%s", ptr);
-		return strlen(ptr);
+		command_help_show_indent(n);
+		LOG_USER_N("%s", cmd_name);
 	}
-	/* GRR we must chunk - not null terminated */
-	while (nbytes) {
-		char chunk[128 + 1];
-		int x;
+	free(cmd_name);
 
-		x = nbytes;
-		if (x > 128) {
-			x = 128;
+	if (is_match)
+	{
+		if (c->usage) {
+			LOG_USER_N(" ");
+			command_help_show_wrap(c->usage, 0, n + 5);
 		}
-		/* copy it */
-		memcpy(chunk, ptr, x);
-		/* terminate it */
-		chunk[n] = 0;
-		/* output it */
-		LOG_USER_N("%s", chunk);
-		ptr += x;
-		nbytes -= x;
+		else
+			LOG_USER_N("\n");
+	}
+
+	if (is_match && show_help)
+	{
+		char *msg;
+
+		/* Normal commands are runtime-only; highlight exceptions */
+		if (c->mode != COMMAND_EXEC) {
+			const char *stage_msg = "";
+
+			switch (c->mode) {
+			case COMMAND_CONFIG:
+				stage_msg = " (configuration command)";
+				break;
+			case COMMAND_ANY:
+				stage_msg = " (command valid any time)";
+				break;
+			default:
+				stage_msg = " (?mode error?)";
+				break;
+			}
+			msg = alloc_printf("%s%s", c->help ? : "", stage_msg);
+		} else
+			msg = alloc_printf("%s", c->help ? : "");
+
+		if (NULL != msg)
+		{
+			command_help_show_wrap(msg, n + 3, n + 3);
+			free(msg);
+		} else
+			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	return n;
+	if (++n >= 2)
+		return ERROR_OK;
+
+	return CALL_COMMAND_HANDLER(command_help_show_list,
+			c->children, n, show_help, match);
+}
+COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_help_command)
+{
+	bool full = strcmp(CMD_NAME, "help") == 0;
+	int retval;
+	struct command *c = CMD_CTX->commands;
+	char *match = NULL;
+
+	if (CMD_ARGC == 0)
+		match = "";
+	else if (CMD_ARGC >= 1) {
+		unsigned i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < CMD_ARGC; ++i) {
+			if (NULL != match) {
+				char *prev = match;
+
+				match = alloc_printf("%s %s", match,
+						CMD_ARGV[i]);
+				free(prev);
+				if (NULL == match) {
+					LOG_ERROR("unable to build "
+							"search string");
+					return -ENOMEM;
+				}
+			} else {
+				match = alloc_printf("%s", CMD_ARGV[i]);
+				if (NULL == match) {
+					LOG_ERROR("unable to build "
+							"search string");
+					return -ENOMEM;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	} else
+		return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+
+	retval = CALL_COMMAND_HANDLER(command_help_show_list,
+			c, 0, full, match);
+
+	if (CMD_ARGC >= 1)
+		free(match);
+	return retval;
 }
 
-static size_t openocd_jim_fread(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t n, void *cookie)
+static int command_unknown_find(unsigned argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv,
+		struct command *head, struct command **out, bool top_level)
 {
-	/* TCL wants to read... tell him no */
-	return 0;
+	if (0 == argc)
+		return argc;
+	const char *cmd_name = Jim_GetString(argv[0], NULL);
+	struct command *c = command_find(head, cmd_name);
+	if (NULL == c && top_level && strncmp(cmd_name, "ocd_", 4) == 0)
+		c = command_find(head, cmd_name + 4);
+	if (NULL == c)
+		return argc;
+	*out = c;
+	return command_unknown_find(--argc, ++argv, (*out)->children, out, false);
 }
 
-static int openocd_jim_vfprintf(void *cookie, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+
+static int command_unknown(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
 {
-	char *cp;
-	int n;
-	Jim_Interp *interp;
+	const char *cmd_name = Jim_GetString(argv[0], NULL);
+	if (strcmp(cmd_name, "unknown") == 0)
+	{
+		if (argc == 1)
+			return JIM_OK;
+		argc--;
+		argv++;
+	}
+	script_debug(interp, cmd_name, argc, argv);
 
-	n = -1;
-	interp = cookie;
-	if (interp == NULL)
-		return n;
+	struct command_context *cmd_ctx = current_command_context(interp);
+	struct command *c = cmd_ctx->commands;
+	int remaining = command_unknown_find(argc, argv, c, &c, true);
+	// if nothing could be consumed, then it's really an unknown command
+	if (remaining == argc)
+	{
+		const char *cmd = Jim_GetString(argv[0], NULL);
+		LOG_ERROR("Unknown command:\n  %s", cmd);
+		return JIM_OK;
+	}
 
-	cp = alloc_vprintf(fmt, ap);
-	if (cp)
+	bool found = true;
+	Jim_Obj *const *start;
+	unsigned count;
+	if (c->handler || c->jim_handler)
 	{
-		LOG_USER_N("%s", cp);
-		n = strlen(cp);
-		free(cp);
+		// include the command name in the list
+		count = remaining + 1;
+		start = argv + (argc - remaining - 1);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		c = command_find(cmd_ctx->commands, "usage");
+		if (NULL == c)
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR("unknown command, but usage is missing too");
+			return JIM_ERR;
+		}
+		count = argc - remaining;
+		start = argv;
+		found = false;
+	}
+	// pass the command through to the intended handler
+	if (c->jim_handler)
+	{
+		interp->cmdPrivData = c->jim_handler_data;
+		return (*c->jim_handler)(interp, count, start);
 	}
-	return n;
-}
 
-static int openocd_jim_fflush(void *cookie)
-{
-	/* nothing to flush */
-	return 0;
+	return script_command_run(interp, count, start, c, found);
 }
 
-static char* openocd_jim_fgets(char *s, int size, void *cookie)
+static int jim_command_mode(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
 {
-	/* not supported */
-	errno = ENOTSUP;
-	return NULL;
+	struct command_context *cmd_ctx = current_command_context(interp);
+	enum command_mode mode;
+
+	if (argc > 1)
+	{
+		struct command *c = cmd_ctx->commands;
+		int remaining = command_unknown_find(argc - 1, argv + 1, c, &c, true);
+		// if nothing could be consumed, then it's an unknown command
+		if (remaining == argc - 1)
+		{
+			Jim_SetResultString(interp, "unknown", -1);
+			return JIM_OK;
+		}
+		mode = c->mode;
+	}
+	else
+		mode = cmd_ctx->mode;
+
+	const char *mode_str;
+	switch (mode) {
+	case COMMAND_ANY: mode_str = "any"; break;
+	case COMMAND_CONFIG: mode_str = "config"; break;
+	case COMMAND_EXEC: mode_str = "exec"; break;
+	default: mode_str = "unknown"; break;
+	}
+	Jim_SetResultString(interp, mode_str, -1);
+	return JIM_OK;
 }
 
-static int jim_capture(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
+static int jim_command_type(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
 {
-	if (argc != 2)
+	if (1 == argc)
 		return JIM_ERR;
-	int retcode;
-	const char *str = Jim_GetString(argv[1], NULL);
 
-	/* capture log output and return it */
-	Jim_Obj *tclOutput = Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "", 0);
-	/* a garbage collect can happen, so we need a reference count to this object */
-	Jim_IncrRefCount(tclOutput);
+	struct command_context *cmd_ctx = current_command_context(interp);
+	struct command *c = cmd_ctx->commands;
+	int remaining = command_unknown_find(argc - 1, argv + 1, c, &c, true);
+	// if nothing could be consumed, then it's an unknown command
+	if (remaining == argc - 1)
+	{
+		Jim_SetResultString(interp, "unknown", -1);
+		return JIM_OK;
+	}
 
-	log_add_callback(tcl_output, tclOutput);
+	if (c->jim_handler)
+		Jim_SetResultString(interp, "native", -1);
+	else if (c->handler)
+		Jim_SetResultString(interp, "simple", -1);
+	else
+		Jim_SetResultString(interp, "group", -1);
 
-	retcode = Jim_Eval_Named(interp, str, __THIS__FILE__, __LINE__);
+	return JIM_OK;
+}
 
-	log_remove_callback(tcl_output, tclOutput);
+int help_add_command(struct command_context *cmd_ctx, struct command *parent,
+		const char *cmd_name, const char *help_text, const char *usage)
+{
+	struct command **head = command_list_for_parent(cmd_ctx, parent);
+	struct command *nc = command_find(*head, cmd_name);
+	if (NULL == nc)
+	{
+		// add a new command with help text
+		struct command_registration cr = {
+				.name = cmd_name,
+				.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
+				.help = help_text,
+				.usage = usage,
+			};
+		nc = register_command(cmd_ctx, parent, &cr);
+		if (NULL == nc)
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR("failed to add '%s' help text", cmd_name);
+			return ERROR_FAIL;
+		}
+		LOG_DEBUG("added '%s' help text", cmd_name);
+		return ERROR_OK;
+	}
+	if (help_text)
+	{
+		bool replaced = false;
+		if (nc->help)
+		{
+			free((void *)nc->help);
+			replaced = true;
+		}
+		nc->help = strdup(help_text);
+		if (replaced)
+			LOG_INFO("replaced existing '%s' help", cmd_name);
+		else
+			LOG_DEBUG("added '%s' help text", cmd_name);
+	}
+	if (usage)
+	{
+		bool replaced = false;
+		if (nc->usage)
+		{
+			free((void *)nc->usage);
+			replaced = true;
+		}
+		nc->usage = strdup(usage);
+		if (replaced)
+			LOG_INFO("replaced existing '%s' usage", cmd_name);
+		else
+			LOG_DEBUG("added '%s' usage text", cmd_name);
+	}
+	return ERROR_OK;
+}
 
-	/* We dump output into this local variable */
-	Jim_SetResult(interp, tclOutput);
-	Jim_DecrRefCount(interp, tclOutput);
+COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_help_add_command)
+{
+	if (CMD_ARGC < 2)
+	{
+		LOG_ERROR("%s: insufficient arguments", CMD_NAME);
+		return ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS;
+	}
 
-	return retcode;
+	// save help text and remove it from argument list
+	const char *str = CMD_ARGV[--CMD_ARGC];
+	const char *help = !strcmp(CMD_NAME, "add_help_text") ? str : NULL;
+	const char *usage = !strcmp(CMD_NAME, "add_usage_text") ? str : NULL;
+	if (!help && !usage)
+	{
+		LOG_ERROR("command name '%s' is unknown", CMD_NAME);
+		return ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS;
+	}
+	// likewise for the leaf command name
+	const char *cmd_name = CMD_ARGV[--CMD_ARGC];
+
+	struct command *c = NULL;
+	if (CMD_ARGC > 0)
+	{
+		c = CMD_CTX->commands;
+		int retval = CALL_COMMAND_HANDLER(command_help_find, c, &c);
+		if (ERROR_OK != retval)
+			return retval;
+	}
+	return help_add_command(CMD_CTX, c, cmd_name, help, usage);
 }
 
-/* sleep command sleeps for <n> miliseconds
+/* sleep command sleeps for <n> milliseconds
  * this is useful in target startup scripts
  */
-static int handle_sleep_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx,
-		char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_sleep_command)
 {
 	bool busy = false;
-	if (argc == 2)
+	if (CMD_ARGC == 2)
 	{
-		if (strcmp(args[1], "busy") == 0)
+		if (strcmp(CMD_ARGV[1], "busy") == 0)
 			busy = true;
 		else
 			return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
 	}
-	else if (argc < 1 || argc > 2)
+	else if (CMD_ARGC < 1 || CMD_ARGC > 2)
 		return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
 
 	unsigned long duration = 0;
-	int retval = parse_ulong(args[0], &duration);
+	int retval = parse_ulong(CMD_ARGV[0], &duration);
 	if (ERROR_OK != retval)
 		return retval;
 
@@ -739,21 +1224,92 @@ static int handle_sleep_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx,
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-static int handle_fast_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
-{
-	if (argc != 1)
-		return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
-
-	fast_and_dangerous = strcmp("enable", args[0]) == 0;
-
-	return ERROR_OK;
-}
-
-
-command_context_t* command_init()
+static const struct command_registration command_subcommand_handlers[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "mode",
+		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
+		.jim_handler = jim_command_mode,
+		.usage = "[command_name ...]",
+		.help = "Returns the command modes allowed by a  command:"
+			"'any', 'config', or 'exec'.  If no command is"
+			"specified, returns the current command mode.  "
+			"Returns 'unknown' if an unknown command is given. "
+			"Command can be multiple tokens.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "type",
+		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
+		.jim_handler = jim_command_type,
+		.usage = "command_name [...]",
+		.help = "Returns the type of built-in command:"
+			"'native', 'simple', 'group', or 'unknown'. "
+			"Command can be multiple tokens.",
+	},
+	COMMAND_REGISTRATION_DONE
+};
+
+static const struct command_registration command_builtin_handlers[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "echo",
+		.handler = jim_echo,
+		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
+		.help = "Logs a message at \"user\" priority. "
+			"Output message to stdout. "
+			"Option \"-n\" suppresses trailing newline",
+		.usage = "[-n] string",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "add_help_text",
+		.handler = handle_help_add_command,
+		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
+		.help = "Add new command help text; "
+			"Command can be multiple tokens.",
+		.usage = "command_name helptext_string",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "add_usage_text",
+		.handler = handle_help_add_command,
+		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
+		.help = "Add new command usage text; "
+			"command can be multiple tokens.",
+		.usage = "command_name usage_string",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "sleep",
+		.handler = handle_sleep_command,
+		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
+		.help = "Sleep for specified number of milliseconds.  "
+			"\"busy\" will busy wait instead (avoid this).",
+		.usage = "milliseconds ['busy']",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "help",
+		.handler = handle_help_command,
+		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
+		.help = "Show full command help; "
+			"command can be multiple tokens.",
+		.usage = "[command_name]",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "usage",
+		.handler = handle_help_command,
+		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
+		.help = "Show basic command usage; "
+			"command can be multiple tokens.",
+		.usage = "[command_name]",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "command",
+		.mode= COMMAND_ANY,
+		.help = "core command group (introspection)",
+		.chain = command_subcommand_handlers,
+	},
+	COMMAND_REGISTRATION_DONE
+};
+
+struct command_context* command_init(const char *startup_tcl, Jim_Interp *interp)
 {
-	command_context_t* context = malloc(sizeof(command_context_t));
-	extern const char startup_tcl[];
+	struct command_context* context = malloc(sizeof(struct command_context));
 	const char *HostOs;
 
 	context->mode = COMMAND_EXEC;
@@ -763,13 +1319,19 @@ command_context_t* command_init()
 	context->output_handler_priv = NULL;
 
 #if !BUILD_ECOSBOARD
-	Jim_InitEmbedded();
-	/* Create an interpreter */
-	interp = Jim_CreateInterp();
-	/* Add all the Jim core commands */
-	Jim_RegisterCoreCommands(interp);
+	/* Create a jim interpreter if we were not handed one */
+	if (interp == NULL)
+	{
+		/* Create an interpreter */
+		interp = Jim_CreateInterp();
+		/* Add all the Jim core commands */
+		Jim_RegisterCoreCommands(interp);
+		Jim_InitStaticExtensions(interp);
+	}
 #endif
+	context->interp = interp;
 
+	/* Stick to lowercase for HostOS strings. */
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 	/* WinXX - is generic, the forward
 	 * looking problem is this:
@@ -781,7 +1343,7 @@ command_context_t* command_init()
 	HostOs = "winxx";
 #elif defined(__linux__)
 	HostOs = "linux";
-#elif defined(__DARWIN__)
+#elif defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__DARWIN__)
 	HostOs = "darwin";
 #elif defined(__CYGWIN__)
 	HostOs = "cygwin";
@@ -789,50 +1351,34 @@ command_context_t* command_init()
 	HostOs = "mingw32";
 #elif defined(__ECOS)
 	HostOs = "ecos";
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	HostOs = "freebsd";
 #else
-#warn unrecognized host OS...
+#warning "Unrecognized host OS..."
 	HostOs = "other";
 #endif
 	Jim_SetGlobalVariableStr(interp, "ocd_HOSTOS",
 			Jim_NewStringObj(interp, HostOs , strlen(HostOs)));
 
 	Jim_CreateCommand(interp, "ocd_find", jim_find, NULL, NULL);
-	Jim_CreateCommand(interp, "echo", jim_echo, NULL, NULL);
 	Jim_CreateCommand(interp, "capture", jim_capture, NULL, NULL);
 
-	/* Set Jim's STDIO */
-	interp->cookie_stdin = interp;
-	interp->cookie_stdout = interp;
-	interp->cookie_stderr = interp;
-	interp->cb_fwrite = openocd_jim_fwrite;
-	interp->cb_fread = openocd_jim_fread ;
-	interp->cb_vfprintf = openocd_jim_vfprintf;
-	interp->cb_fflush = openocd_jim_fflush;
-	interp->cb_fgets = openocd_jim_fgets;
+	register_commands(context, NULL, command_builtin_handlers);
 
-#if !BUILD_ECOSBOARD
-	Jim_EventLoopOnLoad(interp);
-#endif
+	Jim_SetAssocData(interp, "context", NULL, context);
 	if (Jim_Eval_Named(interp, startup_tcl, "embedded:startup.tcl",1) == JIM_ERR)
 	{
 		LOG_ERROR("Failed to run startup.tcl (embedded into OpenOCD)");
-		Jim_PrintErrorMessage(interp);
+		Jim_MakeErrorMessage(interp);
+		LOG_USER_N("%s", Jim_GetString(Jim_GetResult(interp), NULL));
 		exit(-1);
 	}
-
-	register_command(context, NULL, "sleep",
-			handle_sleep_command, COMMAND_ANY,
-			"<n> [busy] - sleep for n milliseconds. "
-			"\"busy\" means busy wait");
-	register_command(context, NULL, "fast",
-			handle_fast_command, COMMAND_ANY,
-			"fast <enable/disable> - place at beginning of "
-			"config files. Sets defaults to fast and dangerous.");
+	Jim_DeleteAssocData(interp, "context");
 
 	return context;
 }
 
-int command_context_mode(command_context_t *cmd_ctx, enum command_mode mode)
+int command_context_mode(struct command_context *cmd_ctx, enum command_mode mode)
 {
 	if (!cmd_ctx)
 		return ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS;
@@ -841,43 +1387,19 @@ int command_context_mode(command_context_t *cmd_ctx, enum command_mode mode)
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-void process_jim_events(void)
+void process_jim_events(struct command_context *cmd_ctx)
 {
 #if !BUILD_ECOSBOARD
 	static int recursion = 0;
+	if (recursion)
+		return;
 
-	if (!recursion)
-	{
-		recursion++;
-		Jim_ProcessEvents (interp, JIM_ALL_EVENTS | JIM_DONT_WAIT);
-		recursion--;
-	}
+	recursion++;
+	Jim_ProcessEvents(cmd_ctx->interp, JIM_ALL_EVENTS | JIM_DONT_WAIT);
+	recursion--;
 #endif
 }
 
-void register_jim(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, const char *name, int (*cmd)(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv), const char *help)
-{
-	Jim_CreateCommand(interp, name, cmd, NULL, NULL);
-
-	Jim_Obj *cmd_list = Jim_NewListObj(interp, NULL, 0);
-	Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, cmd_list,
-			Jim_NewStringObj(interp, name, -1));
-
-	command_helptext_add(cmd_list, help);
-}
-
-/* return global variable long value or 0 upon failure */
-long jim_global_long(const char *variable)
-{
-	Jim_Obj *objPtr = Jim_GetGlobalVariableStr(interp, variable, JIM_ERRMSG);
-	long t;
-	if (Jim_GetLong(interp, objPtr, &t) == JIM_OK)
-	{
-		return t;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #define DEFINE_PARSE_NUM_TYPE(name, type, func, min, max) \
 	int parse##name(const char *str, type *ul) \
 	{ \
@@ -938,3 +1460,51 @@ DEFINE_PARSE_LONG(_int, int, n < INT_MIN, INT_MAX)
 DEFINE_PARSE_LONG(_s32, int32_t, n < INT32_MIN, INT32_MAX)
 DEFINE_PARSE_LONG(_s16, int16_t, n < INT16_MIN, INT16_MAX)
 DEFINE_PARSE_LONG(_s8, int8_t, n < INT8_MIN, INT8_MAX)
+
+static int command_parse_bool(const char *in, bool *out,
+		const char *on, const char *off)
+{
+	if (strcasecmp(in, on) == 0)
+		*out = true;
+	else if (strcasecmp(in, off) == 0)
+		*out = false;
+	else
+		return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+	return  ERROR_OK;
+}
+
+int command_parse_bool_arg(const char *in, bool *out)
+{
+	if (command_parse_bool(in, out, "on", "off") == ERROR_OK)
+		return ERROR_OK;
+	if (command_parse_bool(in, out, "enable", "disable") == ERROR_OK)
+		return ERROR_OK;
+	if (command_parse_bool(in, out, "true", "false") == ERROR_OK)
+		return ERROR_OK;
+	if (command_parse_bool(in, out, "yes", "no") == ERROR_OK)
+		return ERROR_OK;
+	if (command_parse_bool(in, out, "1", "0") == ERROR_OK)
+		return ERROR_OK;
+	return ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS;
+}
+
+COMMAND_HELPER(handle_command_parse_bool, bool *out, const char *label)
+{
+	switch (CMD_ARGC) {
+	case 1: {
+		const char *in = CMD_ARGV[0];
+		if (command_parse_bool_arg(in, out) != ERROR_OK)
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR("%s: argument '%s' is not valid", CMD_NAME, in);
+			return ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS;
+		}
+		// fall through
+	}
+	case 0:
+		LOG_INFO("%s is %s", label, *out ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+		break;
+	default:
+		return ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS;
+	}
+	return ERROR_OK;
+}