diff --git a/bshell/parse/lex/hashtable.c b/bshell/parse/lex/hashtable.c
index edbd1b4..1f62f94 100644
--- a/bshell/parse/lex/hashtable.c
+++ b/bshell/parse/lex/hashtable.c
@@ -141,23 +141,38 @@ static enum bshell_status hashtable_pump_token(struct lex_ctx *ctx)
 }
 
 static const struct lex_state_link links[] = {
-	LINK_PUSH_WITH_TERM(SYM_EQUAL, LEX_STATE_STATEMENT, 0, SYM_SEMICOLON),
+	LINK_PUSH_WITH_TERM(
+		SYM_EQUAL,
+		LEX_STATE_STATEMENT,
+		0,
+		SYM_RIGHT_BRACE,
+		SYM_SEMICOLON,
+		TOK_LINEFEED),
+	LINK_PUSH_WITH_TERM(
+		TOK_LINEFEED,
+		LEX_STATE_STATEMENT,
+		0,
+		SYM_SEMICOLON,
+		TOK_LINEFEED),
 	LINK_PUSH(SYM_DQUOTE, LEX_STATE_STRING, 0),
 	LINK_PUSH(
 		SYM_LEFT_PAREN,
 		LEX_STATE_STATEMENT,
 		STATEMENT_F_DISABLE_KEYWORDS),
 	LINK_PUSH(SYM_DOLLAR_LEFT_PAREN, LEX_STATE_STATEMENT, 0),
-	LINK_POP(SYM_RIGHT_BRACE),
+	LINK_POP2(SYM_RIGHT_BRACE, LINK_ALLOW_RECURSION),
 	LINK_END,
 };
 
 static const unsigned int symbols[] = {
 	SYM_EQUAL,
+	SYM_DQUOTE,
+	SYM_SQUOTE,
 	SYM_SEMICOLON,
 	SYM_RIGHT_BRACE,
 	SYM_DOLLAR_LEFT_PAREN,
 	SYM_LEFT_PAREN,
+	SYM_HASH,
 	SYM_NONE,
 };
 
diff --git a/bshell/parse/lex/lex-internal.h b/bshell/parse/lex/lex-internal.h
index de4f983..d39c857 100644
--- a/bshell/parse/lex/lex-internal.h
+++ b/bshell/parse/lex/lex-internal.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ enum read_flags {
 	READ_NO_NUMBER_RECOGNITION = 0x04u,
 };
 
+enum link_flags {
+	LINK_ALLOW_RECURSION = 0x01u,
+};
+
 #define LINK_PUSH(tok, target, flags)                                          \
 	((struct lex_state_link) {                                             \
 		.l_token = (tok),                                              \
@@ -47,6 +51,12 @@ enum read_flags {
 		.l_token = (tok),                                              \
 		.l_type = LEX_STATE_LINK_POP,                                  \
 	})
+#define LINK_POP2(tok, flags)                                                  \
+	((struct lex_state_link) {                                             \
+		.l_token = (tok),                                              \
+		.l_type = LEX_STATE_LINK_POP,                                  \
+		.l_flags = (flags),                                            \
+	})
 #define LINK_NONE(tok)                                                         \
 	((struct lex_state_link) {                                             \
 		.l_token = (tok),                                              \
@@ -62,6 +72,7 @@ struct lex_state_link {
 		LEX_STATE_LINK_CHANGE,
 		LEX_STATE_LINK_POP,
 	} l_type;
+	enum link_flags l_flags;
 	enum lex_state_type_id l_target;
 	enum state_flags l_target_flags;
 	unsigned int l_terminators[LEX_STATE_MAX_TERMINATORS];
diff --git a/bshell/parse/lex/lex.c b/bshell/parse/lex/lex.c
index c07b9d0..0cf6795 100644
--- a/bshell/parse/lex/lex.c
+++ b/bshell/parse/lex/lex.c
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ void lex_state_pop(struct lex_ctx *ctx)
 	struct lex_state *state = fx_unbox(struct lex_state, entry, s_entry);
 
 #if defined(VERBOSE)
-	printf("pop(%s)\n", lex_state_type_id_to_string(state->s_type->s_id));
+	printf("pop(%s) -> %s\n",
+	       lex_state_type_id_to_string(state->s_type->s_id),
+	       lex_state_type_id_to_string(lex_state_get(ctx)->s_type->s_id));
 #endif
 
 	if (state->s_type->s_end) {
@@ -1114,23 +1116,29 @@ int compare_token_types(unsigned int a, unsigned int b)
 	return result;
 }
 
-void handle_lex_state_transition(struct lex_ctx *ctx, unsigned int token)
+static bool do_lex_state_transition(
+	struct lex_ctx *ctx,
+	unsigned int token,
+	bool recursive)
 {
 	struct lex_state *state = lex_state_get(ctx);
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < LEX_STATE_MAX_TERMINATORS; i++) {
-		if (state->s_terminators[i] == TOK_NONE) {
-			break;
-		}
+	enum link_flags required_flags = 0;
+	if (recursive) {
+		required_flags |= LINK_ALLOW_RECURSION;
+	}
 
-		if (state->s_terminators[i] == token) {
-			lex_state_pop(ctx);
-			return;
+	if (!recursive) {
+		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < state->s_nr_terminators; i++) {
+			if (state->s_terminators[i] == token) {
+				lex_state_pop(ctx);
+				return true;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	const struct lex_state_link *table = state->s_type->s_links;
 	if (!table) {
-		return;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 #define MAX_MATCHES 8
@@ -1140,6 +1148,10 @@ void handle_lex_state_transition(struct lex_ctx *ctx, unsigned int token)
 
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; table[i].l_token != TOK_NONE; i++) {
 		int score = compare_token_types(table[i].l_token, token);
+		if ((table[i].l_flags & required_flags) != required_flags) {
+			score = 0;
+		}
+
 		if (score == 0) {
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1157,14 +1169,16 @@ void handle_lex_state_transition(struct lex_ctx *ctx, unsigned int token)
 #undef MAX_MATCHES
 
 	if (!match_count) {
-		return;
+		return false;
 	}
 
+	bool result = false;
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < match_count; i++) {
 		const struct lex_state_link *link = best_matches[i];
 		switch (link->l_type) {
 		case LEX_STATE_LINK_POP:
 			lex_state_pop(ctx);
+			result = true;
 			break;
 		case LEX_STATE_LINK_PUSH: {
 			struct lex_state *state = lex_state_push(
@@ -1176,16 +1190,30 @@ void handle_lex_state_transition(struct lex_ctx *ctx, unsigned int token)
 					state,
 					link->l_terminators[i]);
 			}
+			result = true;
 			break;
 		}
 
 		case LEX_STATE_LINK_CHANGE:
 			lex_state_change(ctx, link->l_target);
+			result = true;
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+void handle_lex_state_transition(struct lex_ctx *ctx, unsigned int token)
+{
+	bool cont = false;
+	bool recursive = false;
+	do {
+		cont = do_lex_state_transition(ctx, token, recursive);
+		recursive = true;
+	} while (cont);
 }
 
 static enum bshell_status read_string_content(struct lex_ctx *ctx)