diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af0cdc1..0adfbaa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ ls9:	ls9.c
 
 ls9.image:	ls9 ls9.ls9
 	rm -f ls9.image
-	echo "(dump-image \"ls9.image\")" | ./ls9 -q
-	echo "(save)" | ./ls9  -l src/disasm.ls9  -l src/man.ls9 -l src/info.ls9 -l src/repl.ls9 -l src/boottools.ls9 -l src/profile.ls9
+	echo "(dump-image \"ls9.image\")" | ./ls9 -bq
+	echo "(save)" | ./ls9  -b -l src/disasm.ls9  -l src/man.ls9 -l src/info.ls9 -l src/repl.ls9 -l src/boottools.ls9 -l src/profile.ls9
 
 test:	ls9 ls9.image
 	./ls9 test.ls9
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 5e3649e..88f0e98 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ maybe boot itself one day
 + A bunch of silly programs
 ** How to build
 if you really want to build it:
-Just run make
+Just run ~make~
+** How to run
+~./ls9 start.ls9~
+starts in the main big daddy REPL
+~./ls9 -b~ gives the lame sauce C REPL
 ** Bug reporting
 email me
 ** I HAVE AN IDEA!!!
diff --git a/ls9.c b/ls9.c
index b2d9146..1cd6c27 100644
--- a/ls9.c
+++ b/ls9.c
@@ -5236,6 +5236,7 @@ void kbdintr(int sig) {
 }
 
 int	Quiet = 0;
+int Bootstrap = 0;
 
 void initrts(void) {
 	Rts = NIL;
@@ -5566,6 +5567,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 				loadfile(cmdarg(argv[i]));
 				j = strlen(argv[i]);
 				break;
+			case 'b':
+				Bootstrap++;
+				break;
 			case 'q':
 				Quiet = 1;
 				break;
@@ -5576,9 +5580,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		}
 	}
 	bindset(S_quiet, Quiet? TRUE: NIL);
-	if (!Quiet && NULL == argv[i]) {
-		prints("LISP9 "); prints(VERSION); nl(); prints("type (start-repl) to get to the all-lisp repl"); nl();
-	}
 	Argv = NULL == argv[i]? NIL: argvec(&argv[i+1]);
 	start();
 	if (setjmp(Restart) != 0) exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -5586,6 +5587,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		loadfile(argv[i]);
 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
-	repl();
+	if (Bootstrap) repl(); /* REPL for bootstrapping the userspace */
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/profile.ls9 b/src/profile.ls9
index f2c0966..5096d84 100644
--- a/src/profile.ls9
+++ b/src/profile.ls9
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ;; edit the (prompt) function to control the FREPL prompt
 ;; BUG you must run (flush (outport)) at the end of the function
 (defun (prompt)
-       (princ "; ") ;; A basic change
-       ;; IDEAS: Show the time, heap space, and add auto image dumping
+       (princ "; ") ;; A basic prompt change
+       (save) ;; Auto save you image
+       (gc) ;; Take out the garbage
        (flush (outport)))
diff --git a/start.ls9 b/start.ls9
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88d16ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.ls9
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(local-boot)