diff --git a/src/command_helpers.h b/src/command_helpers.h
index 46b99ce1..82dae5a4 100644
--- a/src/command_helpers.h
+++ b/src/command_helpers.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace rpc {
 
 // By using a static array we avoid allocating the variables on the
 // heap. This should reduce memory use and improve cache locality.
-#define COMMAND_SLOTS_SIZE          100
+#define COMMAND_SLOTS_SIZE          150
 #define COMMAND_VARIABLES_SIZE      100
 #define COMMAND_DOWNLOAD_SLOTS_SIZE 100
 #define COMMAND_FILE_SLOTS_SIZE     20
diff --git a/src/command_local.cc b/src/command_local.cc
index 7ecf7f2b..c80a48a3 100644
--- a/src/command_local.cc
+++ b/src/command_local.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <rak/path.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <torrent/torrent.h>
 #include <torrent/chunk_manager.h>
 
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ initialize_command_local() {
   ADD_VARIABLE_C_STRING("library_version", torrent::version());
 
   ADD_COMMAND_VOID("get_hostname",         rak::ptr_fun(&apply_get_hostname));
+  ADD_COMMAND_VOID("get_pid",              rak::ptr_fun(&getpid));
+
+  ADD_VARIABLE_STRING("name",              "");
 
   ADD_VARIABLE_VALUE("max_file_size", -1);
   ADD_VARIABLE_VALUE("split_file_size", -1);
diff --git a/src/command_ui.cc b/src/command_ui.cc
index 529de683..8dcf7f17 100644
--- a/src/command_ui.cc
+++ b/src/command_ui.cc
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ apply_print(const torrent::Object& rawArgs) {
   return torrent::Object();
 }
 
+torrent::Object
+apply_cat(const torrent::Object& rawArgs) {
+  std::string result;
+
+  rpc::print_object_std(&result, &rawArgs, 0);
+  return result;
+}
+
 void
 initialize_command_ui() {
   ADD_VARIABLE_STRING("key_layout", "qwerty");
@@ -133,4 +141,5 @@ initialize_command_ui() {
 //   ADD_COMMAND_LIST("view_sort_current", rak::bind_ptr_fn(&apply_view_filter, &core::ViewManager::set_sort_current));
 
   ADD_COMMAND_LIST("print",             rak::ptr_fn(&apply_print));
+  ADD_COMMAND_LIST("cat",               rak::ptr_fn(&apply_cat));
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index e74f27f7..e3f8f944 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ main(int argc, char** argv) {
     initialize_commands();
 
     rpc::parse_command_multiple(
+//       "set_name = $cat={$get_hostname=,:,$get_pid=}\n"
+       "set_name = \"$cat=$get_hostname=,:,$get_pid=\"\n"
+
        // Currently not doing any sorting on main.
        "view_add = main\n"
        "view_add = default\n"
diff --git a/src/rpc/parse.cc b/src/rpc/parse.cc
index a2b4cd79..8c365a26 100644
--- a/src/rpc/parse.cc
+++ b/src/rpc/parse.cc
@@ -389,4 +389,41 @@ print_object(char* first, char* last, const torrent::Object* src, int flags) {
   }
 }
 
+void
+print_object_std(std::string* dest, const torrent::Object* src, int flags) {
+  switch (src->type()) {
+  case torrent::Object::TYPE_STRING:
+  {
+    const std::string& str = src->as_string();
+
+    if ((flags & print_expand_tilde) && *str.c_str() == '~')
+      *dest += rak::path_expand(str);
+    else
+      *dest += str;
+
+    return;
+  }
+  case torrent::Object::TYPE_VALUE:
+  {
+    char buffer[64];
+    snprintf(buffer, 64, "%lli", src->as_value());
+
+    *dest += buffer;
+    return;
+  }
+  case torrent::Object::TYPE_LIST:
+    for (torrent::Object::list_type::const_iterator itr = src->as_list().begin(), itrEnd = src->as_list().end(); itr != itrEnd; itr++) {
+      print_object_std(dest, &*itr, flags);
+
+      // Don't expand tilde after the first element in the list.
+      flags &= ~print_expand_tilde;
+    }
+
+    return;
+
+  default:
+    throw torrent::input_error("Invalid type.");
+  }
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/rpc/parse.h b/src/rpc/parse.h
index 1dd05259..2bc33b13 100644
--- a/src/rpc/parse.h
+++ b/src/rpc/parse.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ convert_to_single_argument(const torrent::Object& args) {
 static const int print_expand_tilde = 0x1;
 
 char*       print_object(char* first, char* last, const torrent::Object* src, int flags);
+void        print_object_std(std::string* dest, const torrent::Object* src, int flags);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/socket_fd.cc b/src/utils/socket_fd.cc
index 969b51f4..c94d0a94 100644
--- a/src/utils/socket_fd.cc
+++ b/src/utils/socket_fd.cc
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ SocketFd::open_datagram() {
 
 bool
 SocketFd::open_local() {
-  return (m_fd = socket(PF_LOCAL, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) != -1;
+  return (m_fd = socket(PF_LOCAL, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) != -1;
 }
 
 void