--- a/src/variables.cc
+++ b/src/variables.cc
@@ -25,60 +25,52 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#if 0
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <iostream.h>
+
+#include "mappers.h"
+#endif
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
-#include <ctype.h>
 #include <float.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <fstream.h>
-#include <iostream.h>
 #include <strstream.h>
 
+#include "defaults.h"
+#include "version.h"
 #include "octave-hist.h"
 #include "unwind-prot.h"
+#include "variables.h"
 #include "user-prefs.h"
+#include "statdefs.h"
 #include "tree-base.h"
 #include "tree-expr.h"
 #include "tree-const.h"
-#include "variables.h"
-#include "statdefs.h"
-#include "defaults.h"
-#include "version.h"
-#include "mappers.h"
+#include "dirfns.h"
 #include "oct-obj.h"
 #include "sysdep.h"
-#include "dirfns.h"
 #include "symtab.h"
 #include "octave.h"
+#include "pager.h"
 #include "error.h"
-#include "pager.h"
+#include "defun.h"
 #include "utils.h"
-#include "defun.h"
+#include "parse.h"
 #include "input.h"
-#include "parse.h"
 #include "help.h"
 #include "lex.h"
 
 extern "C"
 {
 #include <readline/readline.h>
-#include <readline/tilde.h>
 
 #include "fnmatch.h"
 }
 
-#if SIZEOF_SHORT == 4
-#define FOUR_BYTE_TYPE short
-#elif SIZEOF_INT == 4
-#define FOUR_BYTE_TYPE int
-#elif SIZEOF_LONG == 4
-#define FOUR_BYTE_TYPE long
-#else
-LOSE! LOSE!
-#endif
-
 // Symbol table for symbols at the top level.
 symbol_table *top_level_sym_tab = 0;
 
@@ -127,28 +119,13 @@
 
 // Is this function globally in this scope?
 
-static int
+int
 is_globally_visible (const char *name)
 {
   symbol_record *sr = curr_sym_tab->lookup (name, 0, 0);
   return (sr && sr->is_linked_to_global ());
 }
 
-// Is this name a valid identifier?
-
-static int
-valid_identifier (char *s)
-{
-  if (! s || ! (isalnum (*s) || *s == '_'))
-     return 0;
-
-  while (*++s != '\0')
-    if (! (isalnum (*s) || *s == '_'))
-      return 0;
-
-  return 1;
-}
-
 // Is this tree_constant a valid function?
 
 tree_fvc *
@@ -832,865 +809,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-// Loading variables from files.
-
-// Extract a keyword and its value from a file.  Input should look
-// something like:
-//
-//  #[ \t]*keyword[ \t]*:[ \t]*string-value\n
-//
-// Returns a pointer to new storage.  The caller is responsible for
-// deleting it.
-
-static char *
-extract_keyword (istream& is, char *keyword)
-{
-  ostrstream buf;
-
-  char *retval = 0;
-
-  char c;
-  while (is.get (c))
-    {
-      if (c == '#')
-	{
-	  while (is.get (c) && (c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '#'))
-	    ; // Skip whitespace and comment characters.
-
-	  if (isalpha (c))
-	    buf << c;
-
-	  while (is.get (c) && isalpha (c))
-	    buf << c;
-
-	  buf << ends;
-	  char *tmp = buf.str ();
-	  int match = (strncmp (tmp, keyword, strlen (keyword)) == 0);
-	  delete [] tmp;
-
-	  if (match)
-	    {
-	      ostrstream value;
-	      while (is.get (c) && (c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == ':'))
-		; // Skip whitespace and the colon.
-
-	      if (c != '\n')
-		{
-		  value << c;
-		  while (is.get (c) && c != '\n')
-		    value << c;
-		}
-	      value << ends;
-	      retval = value.str ();
-	      break;
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-  return retval;
-}
-
-static int
-extract_keyword (istream& is, char *keyword, int& value)
-{
-  ostrstream buf;
-
-  int status = 0;
-  value = 0;
-
-  char c;
-  while (is.get (c))
-    {
-      if (c == '#')
-	{
-	  while (is.get (c) && (c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '#'))
-	    ; // Skip whitespace and comment characters.
-
-	  if (isalpha (c))
-	    buf << c;
-
-	  while (is.get (c) && isalpha (c))
-	    buf << c;
-
-	  buf << ends;
-	  char *tmp = buf.str ();
-	  int match = (strncmp (tmp, keyword, strlen (keyword)) == 0);
-	  delete [] tmp;
-
-	  if (match)
-	    {
-	      while (is.get (c) && (c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == ':'))
-		; // Skip whitespace and the colon.
-
-	      is.putback (c);
-	      if (c != '\n')
-		is >> value;
-	      if (is)
-		status = 1;
-	      while (is.get (c) && c != '\n')
-		; // Skip to beginning of next line;
-	      break;
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-  return status;
-}
-
-// Skip white space and comments.
-
-static void
-skip_comments (istream& is)
-{
-  char c = '\0';
-  while (is.get (c))
-    {
-      if (c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '\n')
-	; // Skip whitespace on way to beginning of next line.
-      else
-	break;
-    }
-
-  for (;;)
-    {
-      if (is && c == '#')
-	while (is.get (c) && c != '\n')
-	  ; // Skip to beginning of next line, ignoring everything.
-      else
-	break;
-    }
-}
-
-static tree_constant
-load_variable (istream& is, int& is_global)
-{
-  tree_constant retval;
-
-  is_global = 0;
-
-// Look for type keyword
-
-  char *tag = extract_keyword (is, "type");
-
-  if (tag && *tag)
-    {
-      char *ptr = strchr (tag, ' ');
-      if (ptr)
-	{
-	  *ptr = '\0';
-	  is_global = (strncmp (tag, "global", 6) == 0);
-	  *ptr = ' ';
-	  if (is_global)
-	    ptr++;
-	  else
-	    ptr = tag;
-	}
-      else
-	ptr = tag;
-
-      if (strncmp (ptr, "scalar", 6) == 0)
-	{
-	  double tmp;
-	  is >> tmp;
-	  if (is)
-	    retval = tmp;
-	  else
-	    error ("failed to load scalar constant");
-	}
-      else if (strncmp (ptr, "matrix", 6) == 0)
-	{
-	  int nr = 0, nc = 0;
-
-	  if (extract_keyword (is, "rows", nr) && nr > 0
-	      && extract_keyword (is, "columns", nc) && nc > 0)
-	    {
-	      Matrix tmp (nr, nc);
-	      is >> tmp;
-	      if (is)
-		retval = tmp;
-	      else
-		error ("failed to load matrix constant");
-	    }
-	  else
-	    error ("failed to extract number of rows and columns");
-	}
-      else if (strncmp (ptr, "complex scalar", 14) == 0)
-	{
-	  Complex tmp;
-	  is >> tmp;
-	  if (is)
-	    retval = tmp;
-	  else
-	    error ("failed to load complex scalar constant");
-	}
-      else if (strncmp (ptr, "complex matrix", 14) == 0)
-	{
-	  int nr = 0, nc = 0;
-
-	  if (extract_keyword (is, "rows", nr) && nr > 0
-	      && extract_keyword (is, "columns", nc) && nc > 0)
-	    {
-	      ComplexMatrix tmp (nr, nc);
-	      is >> tmp;
-	      if (is)
-		retval = tmp;
-	      else
-		error ("failed to load complex matrix constant");
-	    }
-	  else
-	    error ("failed to extract number of rows and columns");
-	}
-      else if (strncmp (ptr, "string", 6) == 0)
-	{
-	  int len;
-	  if (extract_keyword (is, "length", len) && len > 0)
-	    {
-	      char *tmp = new char [len+1];
-	      is.get (tmp, len+1, EOF);
-	      if (is)
-		retval = tmp;
-	      else
-		error ("failed to load string constant");
-	    }
-	  else
-	    error ("failed to extract string length");
-	}
-      else if (strncmp (ptr, "range", 5) == 0)
-	{
-	  skip_comments (is); // # base, limit, range comment added by save().
-	  Range tmp;
-	  is >> tmp;
-	  if (is)
-	    retval = tmp;
-	  else
-	    error ("failed to load range constant");
-	}
-      else
-	error ("unknown constant type `%s'", tag);
-    }
-  else
-    error ("failed to extract keyword specifying value type");
-
-  delete [] tag;
-
-  return retval;
-}
-
-static void
-install_loaded_variable (int force, char *nm, const tree_constant& tc,
-			 int global)
-{
-// Is there already a symbol by this name?  If so, what is it?
-
-  symbol_record *lsr = curr_sym_tab->lookup (nm, 0, 0);
-
-  int is_undefined = 1;
-  int is_variable = 0;
-  int is_function = 0;
-  int is_global = 0;
-
-  if (lsr)
-    {
-      is_undefined = ! lsr->is_defined ();
-      is_variable = lsr->is_variable ();
-      is_function = lsr->is_function ();
-      is_global = lsr->is_linked_to_global ();
-    }
-
-// Try to read data for this name.
-
-  if (tc.is_undefined ())
-    {
-      error ("load: unable to load variable `%s'", nm);
-      return;
-    }
-
-  symbol_record *sr = 0;
-
-  if (global)
-    {
-      if (is_global || is_undefined)
-	{
-	  if (force || is_undefined)
-	    {
-	      lsr = curr_sym_tab->lookup (nm, 1, 0);
-	      link_to_global_variable (lsr);
-	      sr = lsr;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      warning ("load: global variable name `%s' exists.", nm);
-	      warning ("use `load -force' to overwrite");
-	    }
-	}
-      else if (is_function)
-	{
-	  if (force)
-	    {
-	      lsr = curr_sym_tab->lookup (nm, 1, 0);
-	      link_to_global_variable (lsr);
-	      sr = lsr;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      warning ("load: `%s' is currently a function in this scope", nm);
-	      warning ("`load -force' will load variable and hide function");
-	    }
-	}
-      else if (is_variable)
-	{
-	  if (force)
-	    {
-	      lsr = curr_sym_tab->lookup (nm, 1, 0);
-	      link_to_global_variable (lsr);
-	      sr = lsr;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      warning ("load: local variable name `%s' exists.", nm);
-	      warning ("use `load -force' to overwrite");
-	    }
-	}
-      else
-	panic_impossible ();
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      if (is_global)
-	{
-	  if (force || is_undefined)
-	    {
-	      lsr = curr_sym_tab->lookup (nm, 1, 0);
-	      link_to_global_variable (lsr);
-	      sr = lsr;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      warning ("load: global variable name `%s' exists.", nm);
-	      warning ("use `load -force' to overwrite");
-	    }
-	}
-      else if (is_function)
-	{
-	  if (force)
-	    {
-	      lsr = curr_sym_tab->lookup (nm, 1, 0);
-	      link_to_global_variable (lsr);
-	      sr = lsr;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      warning ("load: `%s' is currently a function in this scope", nm);
-	      warning ("`load -force' will load variable and hide function");
-	    }
-	}
-      else if (is_variable || is_undefined)
-	{
-	  if (force || is_undefined)
-	    {
-	      lsr = curr_sym_tab->lookup (nm, 1, 0);
-	      sr = lsr;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      warning ("load: local variable name `%s' exists.", nm);
-	      warning ("use `load -force' to overwrite");
-	    }
-	}
-      else
-	panic_impossible ();
-    }
-
-  if (sr)
-    {
-      tree_constant *tmp_tc = new tree_constant (tc);
-      sr->define (tmp_tc);
-      return;
-    }
-  else
-    error ("load: unable to load variable `%s'", nm);
-
-  return;
-}
-
-// XXX FIXME XXX -- need to check stream states in more places.
-
-static char *
-read_ascii_data (istream& stream, const char *filename, int& global,
-		 tree_constant& tc)
-{
-// Read name for this entry or break on EOF.
-
-  char *nm = extract_keyword (stream, "name");
-
-  if (! nm)
-    return 0;
-
-  if (! *nm)
-    {
-      error ("load: empty name keyword found in file `%s'", filename);
-      delete [] nm;
-      return 0;
-    }
-      
-
-  if (! valid_identifier (nm))
-    {
-      error ("load: bogus identifier `%s' found in file `%s'", nm, filename);
-      delete [] nm;
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-  tc = load_variable (stream, global);
-
-  if (error_state)
-    {
-      error ("reading file %s", filename);
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-  return nm;
-}
-
-static void
-swap_2_bytes (char *t)
-{
-  char tmp = t[0];
-  t[0] = t[1];
-  t[1] = tmp;
-}
-
-static void
-swap_4_bytes (char *t)
-{
-  char tmp = t[0];
-  t[0] = t[3];
-  t[3] = tmp;
-
-  tmp = t[1];
-  t[1] = t[2];
-  t[2] = tmp;
-}
-
-static void
-swap_8_bytes (char *t)
-{
-  char tmp = t[0];
-  t[0] = t[7];
-  t[7] = tmp;
-
-  tmp = t[1];
-  t[1] = t[6];
-  t[6] = tmp;
-
-  tmp = t[2];
-  t[2] = t[5];
-  t[5] = tmp;
-
-  tmp = t[3];
-  t[3] = t[4];
-  t[4] = tmp;
-}
-
-static char *floating_point_format[] =
-{
-  "IEEE little endian",
-  "IEEE big endian",
-  "VAX D floating",
-  "VAX G floating",
-  "Cray",
-  0,
-};
-
-static char *
-read_binary_data (istream& stream, const char *filename, int& global,
-		  tree_constant& tc)
-{
-  global = 0;
-
-  FOUR_BYTE_TYPE mopt, nr, nc, imag, len;
-
-  int swap = 0;
-
-  stream.read (&mopt, 4);
-
-  if (mopt > 9999)
-    {
-      swap = 1;
-      swap_4_bytes ((char *) &mopt);
-    }
-
-  if (mopt > 9999)
-    {
-      error ("load: can't read binary file");
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-  stream.read (&nr, 4);
-  stream.read (&nc, 4);
-  stream.read (&imag, 4);
-  stream.read (&len, 4);
-
-  if (swap)
-    {
-      swap_4_bytes ((char *) &nr);
-      swap_4_bytes ((char *) &nc);
-      swap_4_bytes ((char *) &imag);
-      swap_4_bytes ((char *) &len);
-    }
-
-  int type = mopt % 10; // Full, sparse, etc.
-  mopt /= 10;           // Eliminate first digit.
-  int prec = mopt % 10; // double, float, int, etc.
-  mopt /= 100;          // Skip unused third digit too.
-  int mach = mopt % 10; // IEEE, VAX, etc.
-
-  if (mach < 0 || mach > 4)
-    {
-      error ("load: unrecognized binary format!");
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-#if defined (IEEE_LITTLE_ENDIAN)
-  if (mach != 0)
-    {
-      error ("load: can't convert from %s to %s yet",
-	     floating_point_format [mach], floating_point_format [0]);
-      return 0;
-    }
-#elif defined (IEEE_BIG_ENDIAN)
-  if (mach != 1)
-    {
-      error ("load: can't convert from %s to %s yet",
-	     floating_point_format [mach], floating_point_format [1]);
-      return 0;
-    }
-#elif defined (VAX_D_FLOAT)
-  if (mach != 2)
-    {
-      error ("load: can't convert from %s to %s yet",
-	     floating_point_format [mach], floating_point_format [2]);
-      return 0;
-    }
-#elif defined (VAX_G_FLOAT)
-  if (mach != 3)
-    {
-      error ("load: can't convert from %s to %s yet",
-	     floating_point_format [mach], floating_point_format [3]);
-      return 0;
-    }
-#else
-LOSE! LOSE!
-#endif
-
-  if (prec != 0)
-    {
-      error ("load: can only read binary files with data stored as doubles");
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-  if (type != 0 && type != 1)
-    {
-      error ("load: can't read sparse matrices");
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-  if (imag && type == 1)
-    {
-      error ("load: encountered complex matrix with string flag set!");
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-  char *name = new char [len];
-  stream.read (name, len);
-
-  int dlen = nr * nc;
-  if (dlen < 0)
-    {
-      error ("load: matrix with negative size!");
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-// This could probably be faster...
-
-// XXX FIXME XXX -- 8 is magic here!
-
-  Matrix re (nr, nc);
-  stream.read (re.fortran_vec (), dlen * 8);
-
-  if (imag)
-    {
-      Matrix im (nr, nc);
-      stream.read (im.fortran_vec (), dlen * 8);
-
-      ComplexMatrix ctmp (nr, nc);
-
-      for (int j = 0; j < nc; j++)
-	for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++)
-	  ctmp.elem (i, j) = Complex (re.elem (i, j), im.elem (i, j));
-
-      tc = ctmp;
-    }
-  else
-    tc = re;
-
-// If we were going to do it, this is probably where we would convert
-// the raw data to the proper floating point format.
-
-  if (type == 1)
-    tc = tc.convert_to_str ();
-
-  return name;
-}
-
-DEFUN_TEXT ("load", Fload, Sload, -1, 1,
-  "load [-force] [-binary] file\n
-\n\
-load variables from a file")
-{
-  Octave_object retval;
-
-  DEFINE_ARGV("load");
-
-  argc--;
-  argv++;
-
-  int force = 0;
-  int binary = 0;
-
-  while (argc > 0)
-    {
-      if (strcmp (*argv, "-force") == 0)
-	{
-	  force++;
-	  argc--;
-	  argv++;
-	}
-      else if (strcmp (*argv, "-binary") == 0)
-	{
-	  binary++;
-	  argc--;
-	  argv++;
-	}
-      else
-	break;
-    }
-
-  if (argc < 1)
-    {
-      error ("load: you must specify a single file to read");
-      DELETE_ARGV;
-      return retval;
-    }
-
-  static istream stream;
-  static ifstream file;
-  if (strcmp (*argv, "-") == 0)
-    {
-      stream = cin;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      char *fname = tilde_expand (*argv);
-
-      unsigned mode = ios::in;
-      if (binary)
-	mode |= ios::bin;
-
-      file.open (fname, mode);
-
-      if (! file)
-	{
-	  error ("load: couldn't open input file `%s'", *argv);
-	  DELETE_ARGV;
-	  return retval;
-	}
-      stream = file;
-    }
-
-  int count = 0;
-  for (;;)
-    {
-      int global = 0;
-      tree_constant tc;
-
-      char *name = 0;
-      delete [] name;
-
-
-      if (binary)
-	name = read_binary_data (stream, *argv, global, tc);
-      else
-        name = read_ascii_data (stream, *argv, global, tc);
-
-      if (! error_state && name && tc.is_defined ())
-	{
-	  count++;
-	  install_loaded_variable (force, name, tc, global);
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	  if (count == 0)
-	    error ("load: are you sure `%s' is an Octave data file?", *argv);
-
-	  break;
-	}
-    }
-
-  if (file);
-    file.close ();
-
-  DELETE_ARGV;
-
-  return retval;
-}
-
-// Return nonzero if PATTERN has any special globbing chars in it.
-
-static int
-glob_pattern_p (char *pattern)
-{
-  char *p = pattern;
-  char c;
-  int open = 0;
-
-  while ((c = *p++) != '\0')
-    {
-      switch (c)
-	{
-	case '?':
-	case '*':
-	  return 1;
-
-	case '[':	// Only accept an open brace if there is a close
-	  open++;	// brace to match it.  Bracket expressions must be
-	  continue;	// complete, according to Posix.2
-
-	case ']':
-	  if (open)
-	    return 1;
-	  continue;
-	  
-	case '\\':
-	  if (*p++ == '\0')
-	    return 0;
-
-	default:
-	  continue;
-	}
-    }
-
-  return 0;
-}
-
-DEFUN_TEXT ("save", Fsave, Ssave, -1, 1,
-  "save file [var ...]\n\
-\n\
-save variables in a file")
-{
-  Octave_object retval;
-
-  DEFINE_ARGV("save");
-
-  if (argc < 2)
-    {
-      print_usage ("save");
-      DELETE_ARGV;
-      return retval;
-    }
-
-  argc--;
-  argv++;
-
-  static ostream stream;
-  static ofstream file;
-  if (strcmp (*argv, "-") == 0)
-    {
-// XXX FIXME XXX -- should things intended for the screen end up in a 
-// tree_constant (string)?
-      stream = cout;
-    }
-  else if (argc == 1 && glob_pattern_p (*argv)) // Guard against things
-    {						// like `save a*',
-      print_usage ("save");			// which are probably
-      DELETE_ARGV;				// mistakes...
-      return retval;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      char *fname = tilde_expand (*argv);
-      file.open (fname);
-      if (! file)
-	{
-	  error ("save: couldn't open output file `%s'", *argv);
-	  DELETE_ARGV;
-	  return retval;
-	}
-      stream = file;
-
-    }
-
-  int prec = user_pref.save_precision;
-
-  if (argc == 1)
-    {
-      int count;
-      char **vars = curr_sym_tab->list (count, 0,
-					symbol_def::USER_VARIABLE,
-					SYMTAB_ALL_SCOPES);
-
-      for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-	curr_sym_tab->save (stream, vars[i],
-			    is_globally_visible (vars[i]), prec);
-
-      delete [] vars;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      while (--argc > 0)
-	{
-	  argv++;
-
-	  int count;
-	  char **lvars = curr_sym_tab->list (count, 0,
-					     symbol_def::USER_VARIABLE);
-
-	  int saved_or_error = 0;
-	  int i;
-	  for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
-	    {
-	      if (fnmatch (*argv, lvars[i], __FNM_FLAGS) == 0
-		  && curr_sym_tab->save (stream, lvars[i],
-					 is_globally_visible (lvars[i]),
-					 prec) != 0)
-		saved_or_error++;
-	    }
-
-	  char **bvars = global_sym_tab->list (count, 0,
-					       symbol_def::BUILTIN_VARIABLE);
-
-	  for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
-	    {
-	      if (fnmatch (*argv, bvars[i], __FNM_FLAGS) == 0
-		  && global_sym_tab->save (stream, bvars[i], 0, prec) != 0)
-		saved_or_error++;
-	    }
-
-	  delete [] lvars;
-	  delete [] bvars;
-
-	  if (! saved_or_error)
-	    warning ("save: no such variable `%s'", *argv);
-	}
-    }
-
-  if (file);
-    file.close ();
-
-  DELETE_ARGV;
-
-  return retval;
-}
-
-// Help stuff.
+// Help stuff.  Shouldn't this go in help.cc?
 
 // It's not likely that this does the right thing now.  XXX FIXME XXX
 
@@ -1890,17 +1009,13 @@
 	  show_functions++;
 	  show_variables++;	  
 	}
-      else if (strcmp (*argv, "-builtins") == 0
-	       || strcmp (*argv, "-b") == 0)
+      else if (strcmp (*argv, "-builtins") == 0 || strcmp (*argv, "-b") == 0)
 	show_builtins++;
-      else if (strcmp (*argv, "-functions") == 0
-	       || strcmp (*argv, "-f") == 0)
+      else if (strcmp (*argv, "-functions") == 0 || strcmp (*argv, "-f") == 0)
 	show_functions++;
-      else if (strcmp (*argv, "-long") == 0 
-	       || strcmp (*argv, "-l") == 0)
-	  show_verbose++;
-      else if (strcmp (*argv, "-variables") == 0
-	       || strcmp (*argv, "-v") == 0)
+      else if (strcmp (*argv, "-long") == 0 || strcmp (*argv, "-l") == 0)
+	show_verbose++;
+      else if (strcmp (*argv, "-variables") == 0 || strcmp (*argv, "-v") == 0)
 	show_variables++;
       else
 	warning ("%s: unrecognized option `%s'", my_name, *argv);
@@ -2212,6 +1327,11 @@
 	  0, 0, 1, commas_in_literal_matrix,
     "control auto-insertion of commas in literal matrices");
 
+  DEFVAR ("default_save_format", SBV_default_save_format, "ascii",
+	  0, 0, 1, sv_default_save_format,
+    "default format for files created with save, may be either\n\
+\"binary\" or \"text\""); 
+
   DEFVAR ("do_fortran_indexing", SBV_do_fortran_indexing, "false", 0, 0,
 	  1, do_fortran_indexing,
     "allow single indices for matrices");