diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.1 b/xorriso/xorriso.1
index 960f8583..d6c3c03a 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.1
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
-.TH XORRISO 1 "Oct 15, 2008"
+.TH XORRISO 1 "Oct 16, 2008"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 .\"
 .\" Some roff macros, for reference:
@@ -2198,6 +2198,34 @@ quotation marks.
 .br
 For brevity the list delimiter is referred as "--" throughout this text.
 .TP
+\fB\-backslash_codes\fR "on"|"off"|mode[:mode]
+Enable or disable the interpretation of symbolic representations of special
+characters with quoted input or with program arguments. If enabled the
+following translations apply:
+.br
+ \\a=bell(007) \\b=backspace(008) \\e=Escape(033) \\f=formfeed(014)
+.br
+ \\n=linefeed(012) \\r=carriage_return(015) \\t=tab(011)
+.br
+ \\v=vtab(013) \\\\=backslash(134) \\[0-9][0-9][0-9]=octal_code
+.br
+ \\\\x[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]=hex_code \\cC=control-C
+.br
+Translations can occur with quoted input in 3 modes:
+.br
+ "in_double_quotes" translates only inside " quotation.
+.br
+ "outside_single_quotes" translates not inside ' quotation.
+.br
+ "with_quoted_input" translates all input text.
+.br
+With the start program arguments there is mode:
+.br
+ "with_program_arguments" translates all program arguments.
+.br
+Mode "off" is default and disables any translation.
+Mode "on" is the same as "with_quoted_input:with_program_arguments".
+.TP
 \fB\-temp_mem_limit\fR number["k"|"m"]
 Set the maximum size of temporary memory to be used for image dependent
 buffering. Currently this applies to pattern expansion only.
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.c b/xorriso/xorriso.c
index 065d5827..94b66404 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.c
@@ -513,6 +513,130 @@ int Sfile_destroy_argv(int *argc, char ***argv, int flag)
 }
 
 
+/* Converts backslash codes into single characters:
+    \a BEL 7 , \b BS 8 , \e ESC 27 , \f FF 12 , \n LF 10 , \r CR 13 ,
+    \t  HT 9 , \v VT 11 , \\ \ 92 
+    \[0-9][0-9][0-9] octal code , \x[0-9a-f][0-9a-f] hex code ,
+    \cX control-x (ascii(X)-64)
+   @param upto  maximum number of characters to examine for backslash.
+                The scope of a backslash (0 to 3 characters) is not affected.
+   @param eaten returns the difference in length between input and output
+   @param flag bit0= only determine *eaten, do not convert
+*/
+int Sfile_bsl_interpreter(char *text, int upto, int *eaten, int flag)
+{
+ char *rpt, *wpt, num_text[4], wdummy[8];
+ unsigned int num= 0;
+
+ *eaten= 0;
+ wpt= text;
+ for(rpt= text; *rpt != 0 && rpt - text < upto; rpt++) {
+   if(flag & 1)
+     wpt= wdummy;
+   if(*rpt == '\\') {
+     rpt++;
+     (*eaten)++;
+     if(*rpt == 'a') {
+       *(wpt++)= 7;
+     } else if(*rpt == 'b') {
+       *(wpt++)= 8;
+     } else if(*rpt == 'e') {
+       *(wpt++)= 27;
+     } else if(*rpt == 'f') {
+       *(wpt++)= 12;
+     } else if(*rpt == 'n') {
+       *(wpt++)= 10;
+     } else if(*rpt == 'r') {
+       *(wpt++)= 13;
+     } else if(*rpt == 't') {
+       *(wpt++)= 9;
+     } else if(*rpt == 'v') {
+       *(wpt++)= 11;
+     } else if(*rpt == '\\') {
+       *(wpt++)= '\\';
+     } else if(rpt[0] >= '0' && rpt[0] <= '9' &&
+               rpt[1] >= '0' && rpt[1] <= '9' &&
+               rpt[2] >= '0' && rpt[2] <= '9') {
+       num_text[0]= *(rpt + 0);
+       num_text[1]= *(rpt + 1);
+       num_text[2]= *(rpt + 2);
+       num_text[3]= 0;
+       sscanf(num_text, "%o", &num);
+       if(num > 0 && num <= 255) {
+         rpt+= 2;
+         (*eaten)+= 2;
+         *(wpt++)= num;
+       } else
+         goto not_a_code;
+     } else if(rpt[0] == 'x' &&
+               ((rpt[1] >= '0' && rpt[1] <= '9') ||
+                (rpt[1] >= 'A' && rpt[1] <= 'F') ||
+                (rpt[1] >= 'a' && rpt[1] <= 'f'))
+               &&
+               ((rpt[2] >= '0' && rpt[2] <= '9') ||
+                (rpt[2] >= 'A' && rpt[2] <= 'F') ||
+                (rpt[2] >= 'a' && rpt[2] <= 'f'))
+               ) {
+       num_text[0]= *(rpt + 1);
+       num_text[1]= *(rpt + 2);
+       num_text[2]= 0;
+       sscanf(num_text, "%x", &num);
+       if(num > 0 && num <= 255) {
+         rpt+= 2;
+         (*eaten)+= 2;
+         *(wpt++)= num;
+       } else
+         goto not_a_code;
+     } else if(*rpt == 'c') {
+       if(rpt[1] > 64 && rpt[1] < 96) {
+         *(wpt++)= rpt[1] - 64;
+         rpt++;
+         (*eaten)++;
+       } else
+         goto not_a_code;
+     } else {
+not_a_code:;
+       *(wpt++)= '\\';
+       rpt--;
+       (*eaten)--;
+     }
+   } else
+     *(wpt++)= *rpt;
+ }
+ *wpt= *rpt;
+ return(1);
+}
+
+
+int Sfile_argv_bsl(int argc, char ***argv, int flag)
+{
+ int i, ret, eaten;
+ char **new_argv= NULL;
+
+ if(argc <= 0)
+   return(0);
+ new_argv= (char **) Smem_malloC(argc * sizeof(char *));
+ if(new_argv == NULL)
+   return(-1);
+ for(i= 0; i < argc; i++) {
+   new_argv[i]= strdup((*argv)[i]);
+   if(new_argv[i] == NULL)
+     {ret= -1; goto ex;}
+   ret= Sfile_bsl_interpreter(new_argv[i], strlen(new_argv[i]), &eaten, 0);
+   if(ret <= 0)
+     goto ex;
+ }
+ ret= 1;
+ex:;
+ if(ret <= 0) {
+   if(new_argv != NULL)
+     free((char *) new_argv);
+ } else
+   *argv= new_argv;
+ return(ret);
+}
+
+
 int Sfile_make_argv(char *progname, char *line, int *argc, char ***argv,
                     int flag)
 /*
@@ -521,18 +645,29 @@ int Sfile_make_argv(char *progname, char *line, int *argc, char ***argv,
  bit2= abort with return(0) if incomplete quotes are found
  bit3= eventually prepend missing '-' to first argument read from line
  bit4= like bit2 but only check quote completeness, do not allocate memory
+>>>
+ bit5+6= interpretation of backslashes:
+       0= no interpretation, leave unchanged
+       1= only inside double quotes
+       2= outside single quotes
+       3= everywhere
 */
 {
- int i,pass,maxl=0,l,argzaehl=0,bufl,line_start_argc;
+ int i,pass,maxl=0,l,argzaehl=0,bufl,line_start_argc, bsl_mode, ret= 0, eaten;
  char *cpt,*start;
- char buf[SfileadrL];
+ char *buf= NULL;
 
  Sfile_destroy_argv(argc,argv,0);
- if(flag&2) return(1);
+ if(flag&2)
+   {ret= 1; goto ex;}
 
  if(flag & 16)
    flag|= 4;
+ bsl_mode= (flag >> 5) & 3;
 
+ buf= calloc(strlen(line) + SfileadrL, 1);
+ if(buf == NULL)
+   {ret= -1; goto ex;}
  for(pass=0;pass<2;pass++) {
    cpt= line-1;
    if(!(flag&1)){
@@ -554,32 +689,68 @@ int Sfile_make_argv(char *progname, char *line, int *argc, char ***argv,
      if(isspace(*cpt)) break;
        if(*cpt=='"'){
          l= cpt-start; bufl= strlen(buf);
-         if(l>0) {strncat(buf,start,l);buf[bufl+l]= 0;}
+         if(l>0) {
+           strncpy(buf + bufl, start, l); buf[bufl + l]= 0;
+           if(bsl_mode >= 2) {
+             ret= Sfile_bsl_interpreter(buf, l, &eaten, 0);
+             if(ret <= 0)
+               goto ex;
+           }
+         }
          l= strlen(buf);
          start= cpt+1;
          while(*(++cpt)!=0) if(*cpt=='"') break;
          if((flag&4) && *cpt==0)
-           return(0);
+           {ret= 0; goto ex;}
          l= cpt-start; bufl= strlen(buf);
-         if(l>0) {strncat(buf,start,l);buf[bufl+l]= 0;}
+         if(l>0) {
+           strncpy(buf + bufl, start, l);
+           buf[bufl + l]= 0;
+           if(bsl_mode >= 1) {
+             ret= Sfile_bsl_interpreter(buf + bufl, l, &eaten, 0);
+             if(ret <= 0)
+               goto ex;
+           }
+         }
          start= cpt+1;
        }else if(*cpt=='\''){
          l= cpt-start; bufl= strlen(buf);
-         if(l>0) {strncat(buf,start,l);buf[bufl+l]= 0;}
+         if(l>0) {
+           strncpy(buf + bufl, start, l); buf[bufl + l]= 0;
+           if(bsl_mode >= 2) {
+             ret= Sfile_bsl_interpreter(buf, l, &eaten, 0);
+             if(ret <= 0)
+               goto ex;
+           }
+         }
          l= strlen(buf);
          start= cpt+1;
          while(*(++cpt)!=0) if(*cpt=='\'') break;
          if((flag&4) && *cpt==0)
-           return(0);
+           {ret= 0; goto ex;}
          l= cpt-start; bufl= strlen(buf);
-         if(l>0) {strncat(buf,start,l);buf[bufl+l]= 0;}
+         if(l>0) {
+           strncat(buf,start,l);buf[bufl+l]= 0;
+           if(bsl_mode >= 3) {
+             ret= Sfile_bsl_interpreter(buf + bufl, l, &eaten, 0);
+             if(ret <= 0)
+               goto ex;
+           }
+         }
          start= cpt+1;
        }
      if(*cpt==0) break;
      }
      l= cpt-start;
      bufl= strlen(buf);
-     if(l>0) {strncat(buf,start,l);buf[bufl+l]= 0;}
+     if(l>0) {
+       strncpy(buf + bufl, start, l); buf[bufl + l]= 0;
+       if(bsl_mode >= 2) {
+         ret= Sfile_bsl_interpreter(buf, l, &eaten, 0);
+         if(ret <= 0)
+           goto ex;
+       }
+     }
      l= strlen(buf);
      if(pass==0){
        if(argzaehl==line_start_argc && (flag&8))
@@ -597,21 +768,25 @@ int Sfile_make_argv(char *progname, char *line, int *argc, char ***argv,
    }
    if(pass==0){
      if(flag & 16)
-       return(1);
+       {ret= 1; goto ex;}
      *argc= argzaehl;
      if(argzaehl>0) {
          *argv= (char **) Smem_malloC(argzaehl*sizeof(char *));
        if(*argv==NULL)
-         return(-1);
+         {ret= -1; goto ex;}
      }
      for(i=0;i<*argc;i++) {
        (*argv)[i]= (char *) Smem_malloC((maxl+1));
        if((*argv)[i]==NULL)
-         return(-1);
+         {ret= -1; goto ex;}
      }
    }
  }
- return(1);
+ ret= 1;
+ex:
+ if(buf != NULL)
+   free(buf);
+ return(ret);
 }
 
 
@@ -3405,6 +3580,7 @@ int Xorriso_new(struct XorrisO ** xorriso,char *progname, int flag)
  m->do_concat_split= 1;
  m->do_auto_chmod= 0;
  m->dialog= 0;
+ m->bsl_interpretation= 0;
  m->search_mode= 0;
  m->structured_search= 1;
  m->do_iso_rr_pattern= 1;
@@ -3837,6 +4013,7 @@ klammer_affe:;
                bit1= release allocated memory and return 1
                bit2= with bit0: warn of empty text arguments
                bit3= deliver as single quoted text including all whitespace
+                     and without any backslash interpretation
    @return -1=out of memory , 0=line format error , 1=ok, go on , 2=done
 */
 int Xorriso_read_lines(struct XorrisO *xorriso, FILE *fp, int *linecount,
@@ -3894,7 +4071,8 @@ int Xorriso_read_lines(struct XorrisO *xorriso, FILE *fp, int *linecount,
    linept= line + base_length;
  }
  if((flag & 1) && !(flag & 8)) {
-   ret= Sfile_make_argv("", line, argc, argv, 1);
+   ret= Sfile_make_argv("", line, argc, argv,
+                        1 | ((xorriso->bsl_interpretation & 3) << 5));
    if(ret < 0)
      return(ret);
    if(flag & 4)
@@ -3970,7 +4148,8 @@ int Xorriso_pager(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *line, int flag)
  int ret,linecount;
  char info_text[10*SfileadrL];
 
- if(xorriso->result_page_length<=0 || xorriso->request_not_to_ask)
+ if(xorriso->result_page_length<=0 || xorriso->request_not_to_ask ||
+    xorriso->dialog == 0)
    return(1);
  Xorriso_predict_linecount(xorriso,line,&linecount,0);
  if(xorriso->result_line_counter+linecount>xorriso->result_page_length) {
@@ -5082,6 +5261,29 @@ int Xorriso_status(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *filter, FILE *fp, int flag)
  if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
    Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
 
+ is_default= (xorriso->bsl_interpretation == 0);
+ strcpy(line, "-backslash_codes ");
+ if(xorriso->bsl_interpretation == 0)
+   strcat(line, "off");
+ else if(xorriso->bsl_interpretation == (3 | 16))
+   strcat(line, "on");
+ else {
+   if((xorriso->bsl_interpretation & 3) == 1)
+     strcat(line, "in_double_quotes");
+   else if((xorriso->bsl_interpretation & 3) == 2)
+     strcat(line, "outside_single_quotes");
+   else if((xorriso->bsl_interpretation & 3) == 3)
+     strcat(line, "with_quoted_input");
+   if(xorriso->bsl_interpretation & 16) {
+     if(strlen(line) > 17)
+       strcat(line, ":"); 
+     strcat(line, "with_program_arguments");
+   }
+ }
+ strcat(line, "\n");
+ if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
+   Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
+
  is_default= !xorriso->packet_output;
  sprintf(line,"-pkt_output %s\n",(xorriso->packet_output?"on":"off"));
  if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
@@ -9987,6 +10189,50 @@ ex:;
 }
 
 
+/* Option -backslash_codes */
+int Xorriso_option_backslash_codes(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *mode,
+                                   int flag)
+{
+ char *npt, *cpt;
+ int l, was;
+
+ was= xorriso->bsl_interpretation;
+ xorriso->bsl_interpretation= 0;
+ npt= cpt= mode;
+ for(; npt!=NULL; cpt= npt+1) {
+   npt= strchr(cpt,':');
+   if(npt==NULL)
+     l= strlen(cpt);
+   else
+     l= npt-cpt;
+   if(l == 0)
+ continue;
+   if(l == 3 && strncmp(cpt, "off", l)==0) {
+     xorriso->bsl_interpretation= 0;
+   } else if(l == 16 && strncmp(cpt, "in_double_quotes", l)==0) {
+     xorriso->bsl_interpretation= (xorriso->bsl_interpretation & ~3) | 1;
+   } else if(l == 21 && strncmp(cpt, "outside_single_quotes", l)==0) {
+     xorriso->bsl_interpretation= (xorriso->bsl_interpretation & ~3) | 2;
+   } else if(l == 17 && strncmp(cpt, "with_quoted_input", l)==0) {
+     xorriso->bsl_interpretation= (xorriso->bsl_interpretation & ~3) | 3;
+   } else if(l == 22 && strncmp(cpt, "with_program_arguments", l)==0) {
+     xorriso->bsl_interpretation= xorriso->bsl_interpretation | 16;
+   } else if(l == 2 && strncmp(cpt, "on", l)==0) {
+     xorriso->bsl_interpretation= 3 | 16;
+   } else {
+     if(l<SfileadrL)
+       sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "-backslash_codes: unknown mode '%s'", cpt);
+     else
+       sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
+               "-backslash_codes: oversized mode parameter (%d)", l);
+     Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "FAILURE", 0);
+     xorriso->bsl_interpretation= was;
+     return(0);
+   }
+ }
+ return(1);
+}
+
 
 /* Option -ban_stdio_write */
 int Xorriso_option_ban_stdio_write(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
@@ -12132,6 +12378,11 @@ int Xorriso_option_help(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 "  -history text  Copy text into libreadline history. This command",
 "              itself is not copied to the history list.",
 #endif /* Xorriso_with_readlinE */
+"  -backslash_codes \"on\"|\"off\"|\"in_double_quotes\"|",
+"                   \"outside_single_quotes\"|\"with_quoted_input\"",
+"                   [:\"with_program_arguments\"]",
+"              Disable or enable interpretation of \\a \\b \\e \\f \\n \\r \\t \\v",
+"              \\\\ \\NNN \\xNN \\cC in input or program arguments.",
 "  -pkt_output \"on\"|\"off\"  Direct output to stdout and prefix each line",
 "              by a short header which tells channel id and a mode number.",
 "              Each such output packet is finalized by a newline.",
@@ -13060,7 +13311,7 @@ return:
  <=0 error , 1 = success , 3 = end program run
 */
 {
- int ret,linecount= 0, argc, was_failure= 0, fret;
+ int ret,linecount= 0, argc= 0, was_failure= 0, fret;
  FILE *fp= NULL;
  char shellsafe[5*SfileadrL];
  char **argv= NULL;
@@ -13092,11 +13343,11 @@ return:
  continue;
 
    if(flag&1) {
-     ret= Sfile_make_argv(xorriso->progname, line, &argc, &argv, 4|8);
+     ret= Sfile_make_argv(xorriso->progname, line, &argc, &argv,
+                          4 | 8 | ((xorriso->bsl_interpretation & 3) << 5));
      if(ret<=0)
        goto problem_handler;
      ret= Xorriso_prescan_args(xorriso,argc,argv,1);
-     Sfile_make_argv("", "", &argc, &argv, 2); /* release memory */
      if(ret==0)
        {ret= 3; goto ex;}
      if(ret<0)
@@ -13123,6 +13374,7 @@ problem_handler:;
  }
  ret= 1;
 ex:;
+ Sfile_make_argv("", "", &argc, &argv, 2); /* release memory */
  Xorriso_read_lines(xorriso, fp, &linecount, &linec, &linev, 2);
  Xorriso_reset_counters(xorriso,0);
  if(fp!=NULL)
@@ -14197,7 +14449,8 @@ int Xorriso_count_args(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
     ""
  };
  static char arg1_commands[][40]= {
-    "abort_on","add_plainly","blank","cd","cdi","cdx","close","commit_eject",
+    "abort_on","add_plainly","backslash_codes","blank",
+    "cd","cdi","cdx","close","commit_eject",
     "dev", "dummy","dialog","disk_pattern","eject","iso_rr_pattern","follow",
     "format","fs","gid","grow_blindly",
     "history","indev","joliet","list_delimiter","mark","not_leaf",
@@ -14280,16 +14533,16 @@ int Xorriso_count_args(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
 }
 
 
+/* @param flag bit0= recursion
+               bit1= these are command line arguments
+                     (for xorriso->argument_emulation)
+*/
 int Xorriso_interpreter(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
                         int argc, char **argv, int *idx, int flag)
 /*
 return:
  <=0 error , 1 = success , 2 = problem event ignored , 3 = end program run
 */
-/*
- bit0= recursion
- bit1= these are command line arguments (for xorriso->argument_emulation)
-*/
 {
  int ret, was_dashed, end_ret, num1, num2;
  char *cmd, *original_cmd, cmd_data[2*SfileadrL], *arg1, *arg2;
@@ -14370,6 +14623,10 @@ next_command:;
  } else if(strcmp(cmd,"as")==0) {
    ret= Xorriso_option_as(xorriso, argc, argv, idx, 0);
 
+ } else if(strcmp(cmd,"backslash_codes")==0) {
+   (*idx)++;
+   ret= Xorriso_option_backslash_codes(xorriso, arg1, 0);
+
  } else if(strcmp(cmd,"ban_stdio_write")==0) {
    ret= Xorriso_option_ban_stdio_write(xorriso, 0);
 
@@ -14908,7 +15165,8 @@ int Xorriso_execute_option(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *line, int flag)
  tdiff= tv.tv_sec+(1.e-6*(double) tv.tv_usec);
 
  /* parse line into args */
- ret= Sfile_make_argv(xorriso->progname, line, &argc, &argv, 4);
+ ret= Sfile_make_argv(xorriso->progname, line, &argc, &argv,
+                      4 | ((xorriso->bsl_interpretation & 3) << 5));
  if(ret < 0) {
    Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0,
       "Severe lack of resources during command line parsing", 0, "FATAL", 0);
@@ -15021,6 +15279,7 @@ int Xorriso_prescan_args(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
 {
  int i, ret, was_dashed, num2, arg_count;
  int was_report_about= 0, was_abort_on= 0, was_return_with= 0;
+ int was_backslash_codes= 0;
  char *cmd, *original_cmd, cmd_data[5*SfileadrL], *arg1, *arg2;
  char mem_list_delimiter[81];
 
@@ -15103,11 +15362,18 @@ protect_stdout:;
        goto protect_stdout;
 
    } else if(strcmp(cmd, "list_delimiter") == 0) {
+     /* Needed for interpreting other args. Gets reset after prescan. */
      i++;
      ret= Xorriso_option_list_delimiter(xorriso, arg1, 0);
      if(ret <= 0)
        goto ex;
 
+   } else if(strcmp(cmd,"backslash_codes")==0) {
+     i++;
+     if(!was_backslash_codes)
+       Xorriso_option_backslash_codes(xorriso, arg1, 0);
+     was_backslash_codes= 1;
+
    } else {
      ret= Xorriso_count_args(xorriso, argc-i, argv+i, &arg_count, 1);
      if(ret==1)
@@ -15222,6 +15488,8 @@ int Xorriso_main(int argc, char **argv)
  }
 
  /* Interpret program arguments */
+ if(xorriso->bsl_interpretation & 16)
+   Sfile_argv_bsl(argc, &argv, 0);  /* apply Sfile_bsl_interpreter() to args */
  i= 1;
  ret= Xorriso_interpreter(xorriso,argc,argv,&i,2);
  if(ret==3)
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.h b/xorriso/xorriso.h
index d1cfbfd5..82ca6206 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.h
@@ -282,6 +282,17 @@ int Xorriso_option_alter_date(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
                               char *time_type, char *timestring,
                               int argc, char **argv, int *idx, int flag);
 
+/* Option -as */
+/* @param flag bit0=do not report the added item
+               bit1=do not reset pacifier, no final pacifier message
+*/  
+int Xorriso_option_as(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
+                      int *idx, int flag);
+
+/* Option -backslash_codes */
+int Xorriso_option_backslash_codes(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *mode,
+                                   int flag);
+
 /* Option -ban_stdio_write */
 int Xorriso_option_ban_stdio_write(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag);
 
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
index 98e0d1b3..41f624d9 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
@@ -209,6 +209,16 @@ struct XorrisO { /* the global context of xorriso */
 
  int dialog;  /* 0=off , 1=single-line , 2=multi-line */
 
+ int bsl_interpretation;
+                     /* whether to run input through Sfile_bsl_interpreter():
+                        bit0-1= dialog and quoted file reading
+                          0= no interpretation, leave unchanged
+                          1= only inside double quotes
+                          2= outside single quotes
+                          3= everywhere
+                        bit2-3= reserved as future expansion of bit0-1
+                        bit4= interpretation within program start arguments
+                     */
 
  /* Pattern matching facility. It still carries legacy from scdbackup/askme.c
     but is fully functional for xorriso.
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 033fe1ce..dbd79d97 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.10.15.182605"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.10.17.074953"