diff --git a/data/apps/red.lua b/data/apps/red.lua
index f3ce41d..2d6678e 100644
--- a/data/apps/red.lua
+++ b/data/apps/red.lua
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ win                 - pseudo acme win (just make <cmd for all input lines)
 end
 
 function mainmenu.cmd:Exit()
+  self.frame:killproc()
   local w = self.frame:dirty()
   if w then
     w.frame:err("File %q is not saved!", w.buf.fname)
@@ -763,6 +764,14 @@ end
 
 local main = mainwin:new(mainmenu)
 
+function main:killproc()
+  for fr in main:for_win() do
+    for w in fr:for_win() do
+      w:killproc()
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 function mainwin:open_err(n)
   n = n or "+Errors"
   local w = self:win_by_name(n)
@@ -925,5 +934,6 @@ end
 if conf.save_dump then
   mainmenu.cmd.Exit(mainmenu)
 end
+
 mixer.done()
 print "Quit..."
diff --git a/data/lib/red/proc.lua b/data/lib/red/proc.lua
index 253c9a9..1cc9ba2 100644
--- a/data/lib/red/proc.lua
+++ b/data/lib/red/proc.lua
@@ -182,39 +182,41 @@ local function pipe(w, prog, tmp, sh)
   if PLATFORM ~= 'Windows' then
     prog = '( ' ..prog .. ' ) </dev/null 2>&1'
   end
-  local f = io.popen(prog, "r")
-  if not f then return end
-  local p = w:run(function()
---    w:tail()
-    local num = 1
---    local cur = w:cur()
+  local p = thread.start(function()
+    local prog = thread:read()
+    local f = io.popen(prog, "r")
+    if f then
+      for l in f:lines() do
+        thread:write(l)
+      end
+      f:close()
+    end
+    thread:write '\1eof'
+  end, prog, tmp)
+  local r = w:run(function()
     w:history 'start'
-    for l in f:lines() do
-      w.buf:input(l ..'\n')
-      num = num + 1
-      if num % 100 == 0 then
-        coroutine.yield()
+    local l
+    p:write(prog)
+    while l ~= '\1eof' do
+      while p:poll() do
+        l = p:read()
+        if l == '\1eof' then
+          break
+        end
+        w.buf:input(l..'\n')
       end
+      coroutine.yield()
     end
-    f:close()
     if sh then
-      w:input("$ ")
+      w:input '$ '
     end
     w:history 'end'
---    w.buf:setsel(cur, w:cur())
---    w:cur(cur)
     if tmp then
       os.remove(tmp)
     end
   end)
-  p.kill = function()
-    if f then
-      f:close()
-      f = nil
-      if tmp then
-        os.remove(tmp)
-      end
-    end
+  r.kill = function()
+    p:kill()
   end
 end
 
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ function win_newline(self)
     if not r then
       self.buf:input("Error\n")
     end
+    self.buf:input '$ '
   else
     pipe(self, t, false, true)
   end
diff --git a/data/lib/red/win.lua b/data/lib/red/win.lua
index 3b1a25d..c3f739d 100644
--- a/data/lib/red/win.lua
+++ b/data/lib/red/win.lua
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ function win:killproc()
   self.killed = true
   for _, v in ipairs(self.co) do
     if v.kill then
-      debug.sethook(v[1], v.kill, 'l')
-      coroutine.resume(v[1])
+      v.kill()
     end
   end
   self.co = {}
diff --git a/src/thread.c b/src/thread.c
index af65cf5..c8581b3 100644
--- a/src/thread.c
+++ b/src/thread.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ thread_stop(lua_State *L)
 	int haschild;
 	if (!chan)
 		return 0;
-	printf("Thread stop\n");
+//	printf("Thread stop\n");
 	MutexLock(chan->m);
 	chan->peers[0].L = NULL;
 	haschild = !!chan->peers[1].L;
@@ -459,12 +459,34 @@ thread_stop(lua_State *L)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+thread_kill(lua_State *L)
+{
+	struct lua_thread *thr = (struct lua_thread*)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, "thread metatable");
+	struct lua_channel *chan = thr->chan;
+	int haschild;
+	if (!chan)
+		return 0;
+//	printf("Thread kill\n");
+	MutexLock(chan->m);
+	chan->peers[0].L = NULL;
+	haschild = !!chan->peers[1].L;
+	MutexUnlock(chan->m);
+	if (haschild) {
+		SemPost(chan->peers[1].sem);
+		chan->peers[1].L = NULL;
+		chan->used = 0;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const luaL_Reg thread_mt[] = {
 	{ "wait", thread_wait },
 	{ "write", thread_write },
 	{ "read", thread_read },
 	{ "poll", thread_poll },
 	{ "err", thread_err },
+	{ "kill", thread_kill },
 	{ "__gc", thread_stop },
 	{ NULL, NULL }
 };