diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.c b/xorriso/xorriso.c
index b15873a3..6c416efb 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.c
@@ -5569,12 +5569,26 @@ too_many_hops:;
 }
 
 
+int Xorriso_status_filter(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *filter, char *line,
+                          int flag)
+{
+ if(filter!=NULL)
+   if(filter[0]=='-')
+     if(strncmp(filter, line, strlen(filter))!=0)
+       return(0);
+ return(1);
+}
+
+
 int Xorriso_status_result(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *filter, FILE *fp,
                           int flag)
 /* 
 bit1= do only report to fp
 */
 {
+
+#ifdef NIX
+
  int ret,l;
 
  if(filter!=NULL)
@@ -5583,6 +5597,18 @@ bit1= do only report to fp
      if(strncmp(filter,xorriso->result_line,l)!=0)
        return(2);
    }
+
+#else
+
+ int ret;
+
+ ret= Xorriso_status_filter(xorriso, filter, xorriso->result_line, 0);
+ if(ret <= 0)
+   return(2);
+
+#endif /* NIX */
+
+
  if(!(flag&2))
    Xorriso_result(xorriso,0);
  if(fp!=NULL) {
@@ -6339,10 +6365,11 @@ int Xorriso_status(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *filter, FILE *fp, int flag)
  if(xorriso->out_charset != NULL)
    out_pt= xorriso->out_charset;
  do_single= 0;
- if(filter != NULL)
-   if(strncmp(filter, "-in_charset", 11) == 0 ||
-      strncmp(filter, "-out_charset", 12) == 0)
-     do_single= 1;
+ ret= Xorriso_status_filter(xorriso, filter, "-in_charset", 0);
+ if(ret <= 0)
+   ret= Xorriso_status_filter(xorriso, filter, "-out_charset", 0);
+ if(ret > 0)
+   do_single= 1;
  if(strcmp(in_pt, out_pt) == 0 && !do_single) {
    sprintf(line, "-charset %s\n", Text_shellsafe(in_pt, sfe, 0));
    if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
@@ -6410,10 +6437,11 @@ int Xorriso_status(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *filter, FILE *fp, int flag)
  }
 
  do_single= 0;
- if(filter != NULL)
-   if(strncmp(filter, "-indev", 6) == 0 ||
-      strncmp(filter, "-outdev", 7) == 0)
-     do_single= 1;
+ ret= Xorriso_status_filter(xorriso, filter, "-indev", 0);
+ if(ret <= 0)
+   ret= Xorriso_status_filter(xorriso, filter, "-outdev", 0);
+ if(ret > 0)
+   do_single= 1;
  if(strcmp(xorriso->indev, xorriso->outdev) == 0 && !do_single) {
    sprintf(line,"-dev %s\n", Text_shellsafe(xorriso->indev,sfe,0));
    Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 927839fa..729d6258 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2009.03.18.104037"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2009.03.19.172806"