diff --git a/src/listview.rs b/src/listview.rs
index 80cffdf..bd8f3a3 100644
--- a/src/listview.rs
+++ b/src/listview.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> ListView<T> where ListView<T>: Widget {
         };
         view
     }
+
     pub fn to_trait(self) -> Box<Widget> {
         Box::new(self)
     }
@@ -170,6 +171,29 @@ impl ListView<Files> where
         self.refresh();
         self.show_status(&format!("Direcories first: {}", self.content.dirs_first));
     }
+
+    fn exec_cmd(&mut self) {
+        match self.minibuffer("exec ($s for selected files)") {
+            Some(cmd) => {
+                let filename = self.selected_file().name.clone();
+                let cmd = cmd.replace("$s", &filename);
+                self.show_status(&format!("Running: \"{}\"", &cmd));
+                let mut parts = cmd.split_whitespace();
+                let exe = parts.next().unwrap();
+                let status = std::process::Command::new(exe).args(parts)
+                                                            .status();
+                match status {
+                    Ok(status) => self.show_status(&format!("\"{}\" exited with {}",
+                                                            cmd,
+                                                            status)),
+                    Err(err) => self.show_status(&format!("Can't run this \"{}\": {}",
+                                                          cmd,
+                                                          err))
+                }
+            },
+            None => self.show_status("")
+        }
+    }
 }
 
     
@@ -248,6 +272,7 @@ impl Widget for ListView<Files> {
             },
             Key::Char('s') => { self.cycle_sort() } ,
             Key::Char('d') => self.toggle_dirs_first() ,
+            Key::Char('!') => self.exec_cmd() ,
             _ => { self.bad(Event::Key(key)); }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/widget.rs b/src/widget.rs
index da98f60..2cbdbaf 100644
--- a/src/widget.rs
+++ b/src/widget.rs
@@ -43,10 +43,14 @@ pub trait Widget {
         }
     }
 
-    fn show_status(&mut self, status: &str) {
+    fn show_status(&self, status: &str) {
         crate::window::show_status(status);
     }
 
+    fn minibuffer(&self, query: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        crate::window::minibuffer(query)
+    }
+
     fn bad(&mut self, event: Event) {
         self.show_status(&format!("Stop the nasty stuff!! {:?} does nothing!", event));
     }
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index 2e668db..b0a1974 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::io::{stdin, stdout, Stdout, Write};
-use std::rc::*;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use termion::event::{Event, Key};
@@ -61,35 +59,7 @@ where
         Self::show_status("");
     }
 
-    pub fn minibuffer(&mut self, query: &str) -> Option<String> {
-        Self::show_status(&(query.to_string() + ": "));
-        let reply = Rc::new(RefCell::new(String::new()));
-
-        for key in stdin().events() {
-            let key = key.unwrap();
-            match key {
-                Event::Key(Key::Esc) => {
-                    return None;
-                }
-                Event::Key(Key::Char('\n')) => {
-                    if reply.borrow().len() == 0 {
-                        return None;
-                    } else {
-                        return Some(reply.borrow().to_string());
-                    }
-                }
-                Event::Key(Key::Char(c)) => {
-                    reply.borrow_mut().push(c);
-                }
-                Event::Key(Key::Backspace) => {
-                    reply.borrow_mut().pop();
-                }
-                _ => {}
-            };
-            Self::show_status(&(query.to_string() + ": " + &reply.borrow()));
-        }
-        None
-    }
+    
 
     pub fn handle_input(&mut self) {
         self.draw();
@@ -148,3 +118,26 @@ pub fn show_status(status: &str) {
         }
         draw_status();
 }
+
+pub fn minibuffer(query: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    show_status(&(query.to_string() + ": "));
+    let mut buffer = "".to_string();
+
+    for key in stdin().events() {
+        match key {
+            Ok(Event::Key(key)) => {
+                match key {
+                    Key::Esc => { return None },
+                    Key::Char('\n') => { return Some(buffer) },
+                    Key::Backspace => { buffer.pop(); },
+                    Key::Char(key) => { buffer = buffer + &format!("{}", key); },
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            },
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        show_status(&(query.to_string() + ": " + &buffer));
+                
+    };
+    None
+}