diff --git a/frontend/cmd/repl.c b/frontend/cmd/repl.c
index 54c17e4..7d789aa 100644
--- a/frontend/cmd/repl.c
+++ b/frontend/cmd/repl.c
@@ -5,13 +5,18 @@
 #include <blue/cmd.h>
 #include <blue/term.h>
 #include <ivy/lang/lex.h>
+#include <ivy/lang/ast.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-int repl(const b_command *cmd, const b_arglist *args, const b_array *_)
+enum {
+	OPT_LEX_ONLY = 0x1000u,
+};
+
+static int repl_lex_only()
 {
 	struct line_ed *ed = line_ed_create();
 	line_ed_set_flags(ed, LINE_ED_REMOVE_CONTINUATIONS);
-
+	
 	struct ivy_lexer *lex;
 	enum ivy_status status = ivy_lexer_create(&lex);
 
@@ -36,20 +41,6 @@ int repl(const b_command *cmd, const b_arglist *args, const b_array *_)
 		}
 
 		print_lex_token(tok);
-#if 0
-		long v = line_ed_readline(ed, buf, sizeof buf);
-		if (v == -1) {
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (v == 0) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		buf[strcspn(buf, "\n")] = 0;
-
-		printf("input: '%s'\n", buf);
-#endif
 	}
 
 	ivy_lexer_destroy(lex);
@@ -57,6 +48,83 @@ int repl(const b_command *cmd, const b_arglist *args, const b_array *_)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void skip_line(struct ivy_lexer *lex)
+{
+	while (ivy_lexer_tokens_available(lex)) {
+		struct ivy_token *tok = ivy_lexer_read(lex);
+		bool line_end = (tok->t_type == IVY_TOK_LINEFEED);
+		
+		ivy_token_destroy(tok);
+		
+		if (line_end) {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static int repl_full()
+{
+	struct line_ed *ed = line_ed_create();
+	line_ed_set_flags(ed, LINE_ED_REMOVE_CONTINUATIONS);
+	
+	struct ivy_lexer *lex;
+	enum ivy_status status = ivy_lexer_create(&lex);
+
+	if (status != IVY_OK) {
+		line_ed_destroy(ed);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ivy_lexer_set_source(lex, &ed->l_line_source);
+
+	struct ivy_parser *parser;
+	status = ivy_parser_create(&parser);
+
+	if (status != IVY_OK) {
+		ivy_lexer_destroy(lex);
+		line_ed_destroy(ed);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	while (true) {
+		struct ivy_token *tok = ivy_lexer_read(lex);
+		status = ivy_lexer_get_status(lex);
+		if (status == IVY_ERR_EOF) {
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (status != IVY_OK) {
+			b_err("lex error (%s)",
+			      ivy_status_to_string(ivy_lexer_get_status(lex)));
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		status = ivy_parser_push_token(parser, tok);
+
+		if (status != IVY_OK) {
+			b_err("parse error (%s)",
+			      ivy_status_to_string(status));
+			ivy_token_destroy(tok);
+			skip_line(lex);
+			continue;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ivy_parser_destroy(parser);
+	ivy_lexer_destroy(lex);
+	line_ed_destroy(ed);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int repl(const b_command *cmd, const b_arglist *args, const b_array *_)
+{
+	if (b_arglist_get_count(args, OPT_LEX_ONLY, B_COMMAND_INVALID_ID) > 0) {
+		return repl_lex_only();
+	}
+
+	return repl_full();
+}
+
 B_COMMAND(CMD_REPL, CMD_ROOT)
 {
 	B_COMMAND_NAME("shell");
@@ -64,4 +132,10 @@ B_COMMAND(CMD_REPL, CMD_ROOT)
 	B_COMMAND_DESC("start an interactive Ivy shell.");
 	B_COMMAND_HELP_OPTION();
 	B_COMMAND_FUNCTION(repl);
+
+	B_COMMAND_OPTION(OPT_LEX_ONLY) {
+		B_OPTION_LONG_NAME("lex-only");
+		B_OPTION_SHORT_NAME('L');
+		B_OPTION_DESC("print the lexical tokens generated by the user input.");
+	}
 }