diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 616b057..9c3fe80 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ build: submodules bin/resh-session-init bin/resh-collect bin/resh-postcollect bi
 install: build conf/config-dev.toml
 	scripts/install.sh
 	# Dev config
-	cp -f conf/config-dev.toml ~/.config/
+	cp -f conf/config-dev.toml ~/.config/resh.toml
 
 test_go:
 	# Running tests
diff --git a/cmd/config/main.go b/cmd/config/main.go
index 49fe9ee..1a9b407 100644
--- a/cmd/config/main.go
+++ b/cmd/config/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/curusarn/resh/pkg/cfg"
@@ -31,15 +32,14 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	*configKey = strings.ToLower(*configKey)
 	switch *configKey {
-	case "BindArrowKeysBash":
-		fallthrough
-	case "bindArrowKeysBash":
+	case "bindarrowkeysbash":
 		printBoolNormalized(config.BindArrowKeysBash)
-	case "BindArrowKeysZsh":
-		fallthrough
-	case "bindArrowKeysZsh":
+	case "bindarrowkeyszsh":
 		printBoolNormalized(config.BindArrowKeysZsh)
+	case "bindcontrolr":
+		printBoolNormalized(config.BindControlR)
 	default:
 		fmt.Println("Error: illegal --key!")
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cmd/control/cmd/status.go b/cmd/control/cmd/status.go
index a4ea064..5cfbf1d 100644
--- a/cmd/control/cmd/status.go
+++ b/cmd/control/cmd/status.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var statusCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		fmt.Println()
-		fmt.Println("Arrow key bindnigs ...")
+		fmt.Println("Arrow key bindings ...")
 		if config.BindArrowKeysBash {
 			fmt.Println(" * bash future sessions: ENABLED (not recommended)")
 		} else {
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ var statusCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		} else {
 			fmt.Println(" * zsh future sessions: DISABLED (not recommended)")
 		}
+
 		exitCode = status.ReshStatus
 	},
 }
diff --git a/conf/config-dev.toml b/conf/config-dev.toml
index 7dc647c..2c0031d 100644
--- a/conf/config-dev.toml
+++ b/conf/config-dev.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ sesshistInitHistorySize = 1000
 debug = true 
 bindArrowKeysBash = false
 bindArrowKeysZsh = true
+bindControlR = true
diff --git a/conf/config.toml b/conf/config.toml
index 7dc647c..fb1b618 100644
--- a/conf/config.toml
+++ b/conf/config.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ sesshistInitHistorySize = 1000
 debug = true 
 bindArrowKeysBash = false
 bindArrowKeysZsh = true
+bindControlR = false
diff --git a/scripts/reshctl.sh b/scripts/reshctl.sh
index 7a0a6dc..6bbe5ac 100644
--- a/scripts/reshctl.sh
+++ b/scripts/reshctl.sh
@@ -97,17 +97,20 @@ __resh_unbind_all() {
     __resh_unbind_control_R
 }
 
-# wrapper for resh-cli
-# meant to be launched on ctrl+R
+# wrapper for resh-cli for calling resh directly
 resh() {
-    # TODO: rewrite this based on the widget
-    if resh-cli --sessionID "$__RESH_SESSION_ID" --pwd "$PWD" > ~/.resh/cli_last_run_out.txt 2>&1; then
-        # insert on cmdline
-        cat ~/.resh/cli_last_run_out.txt
-        eval "$(cat ~/.resh/cli_last_run_out.txt)"
-        # TODO: get rid of eval
+    local buffer
+    buffer=$(resh-cli --sessionID "$__RESH_SESSION_ID" --pwd "$PWD")
+    status_code=$?
+    if [ $status_code = 111 ]; then
+        # execute
+        echo "$buffer" 
+        eval "$buffer"
+    elif [ $status_code = 0 ]; then
+        # paste
+        echo "$buffer" 
     else
-        # print errors
+        echo "$buffer" > ~/.resh/cli_last_run_out.txt
         echo "resh-cli ERROR:"
         cat ~/.resh/cli_last_run_out.txt
     fi
@@ -176,9 +179,21 @@ reshctl() {
     202)
         # show status 
         if [ "${__RESH_arrow_keys_bind_enabled-0}" != 0 ]; then
-            echo " * this session: ENABLED"
+            echo ' * this session: ENABLED'
+        else
+            echo ' * this session: DISABLED'
+        fi
+        echo
+		echo 'Control R binding ...'
+        if [ "$(resh-config --key BindControlR)" = true ]; then
+			echo ' * future sessions: ENABLED (experimental)'
+		else
+			echo ' * future sessions: DISABLED (recommended)'
+        fi
+        if [ "${__RESH_control_R_bind_enabled-0}" != 0 ]; then
+            echo ' * this session: ENABLED'
         else
-            echo " * this session: DISABLED"
+            echo ' * this session: DISABLED'
         fi
         return 0
         ;;
diff --git a/scripts/shellrc.sh b/scripts/shellrc.sh
index 7144cb5..cde8ff9 100644
--- a/scripts/shellrc.sh
+++ b/scripts/shellrc.sh
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ if [ -z "${__RESH_INIT_DONE+x}" ]; then
         echo "RESH error: unknown shell (init)"
         echo "$__RESH_SHELL"
     fi
+    [ "$(resh-config --key BindControlR)" = true ] && reshctl enable ctrl_r_binding
 
     __RESH_INIT_DONE=1
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/widgets.sh b/scripts/widgets.sh
index 1d67513..0c1b849 100644
--- a/scripts/widgets.sh
+++ b/scripts/widgets.sh
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ __resh_widget_control_R() {
             # zsh
             zle accept-line
         elif [ -n "${BASH_VERSION-}" ]; then
-            echo "BASH is not currently not supported"
+            echo "BASH is not currently not supported for control R binding - sorry"
             # bash
             # TODO set chained keyseq to accept-line
             true 
         fi
     elif [ $status_code = 0 ]; then
         if [ -n "${BASH_VERSION-}" ]; then
-            echo "BASH is not currently not supported"
+            echo "BASH is not currently not supported for control R binding - sorry"
             # bash
             # TODO set chained keyseq to nothing
             true