diff --git a/rt/ml/err.txt b/rt/ml/err.txt
index b88506562..98940c116 100644
--- a/rt/ml/err.txt
+++ b/rt/ml/err.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 step 1
 lua ProjectDIR/src/lmod.in.lua bash --regression_testing --version
 ===========================
-Modules based on Lua: Version 7.7.14  2017-11-16 16:23 -07:00
+Modules based on Lua: Version 7.7.32  2018-05-09 16:30 -05:00
     by Robert McLay mclay@tacc.utexas.edu
 ===========================
 step 2
diff --git a/rt/ml/out.txt b/rt/ml/out.txt
index d77700859..7d7dbf0c5 100644
--- a/rt/ml/out.txt
+++ b/rt/ml/out.txt
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ _LMFILES_=ProjectDIR/rt/ml/mf/Core/ml/1.0.lua;
 export _LMFILES_;
 _ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={["MTversion"]=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ml={["fn"]="ProjectDIR/rt/ml/mf/Core/ml/1.0.lua",["fullName"]="ml/1.0",["loadOrder"]=1,propT={},["stackDepth"]=0,["status"]="active",["userName"]="ml",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/ml/mf/Core",},}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
-ml() { eval $($LMOD_DIR/ml_cmd "$@"); };
+ml() { eval\ \$\(\$LMOD_DIR/ml_cmd\ \"\$@\"\); };
diff --git a/rt/set_alias/out.txt b/rt/set_alias/out.txt
index 126f42669..dac78469d 100644
--- a/rt/set_alias/out.txt
+++ b/rt/set_alias/out.txt
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ _LMFILES_=ProjectDIR/rt/set_alias/mf/test1/1.0.lua:ProjectDIR/rt/set_alias/mf/sf
 export _LMFILES_;
 _ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={["MTversion"]=3,depthT={},family={},mT={sfunc={["fn"]="ProjectDIR/rt/set_alias/mf/sfunc/1.0.lua",["fullName"]="sfunc/1.0",["loadOrder"]=2,propT={},["stackDepth"]=0,["status"]="active",["userName"]="sfunc",},test1={["fn"]="ProjectDIR/rt/set_alias/mf/test1/1.0.lua",["fullName"]="test1/1.0",["loadOrder"]=1,propT={},["stackDepth"]=0,["status"]="active",["userName"]="test1",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/set_alias/mf",},["systemBaseMPATH"]="ProjectDIR/rt/set_alias/mf",}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
-ml() { eval $($LMOD_DIR/ml_cmd "$@"); };
+ml() { eval\ \$\(\$LMOD_DIR/ml_cmd\ \"\$@\"\); };
 ===========================
 step 7
 lua ProjectDIR/src/lmod.in.lua bash --regression_testing load alias
diff --git a/rt/settarg/out.txt b/rt/settarg/out.txt
index f96167110..c67d90c4d 100644
--- a/rt/settarg/out.txt
+++ b/rt/settarg/out.txt
@@ -35,23 +35,23 @@ export _ModuleTable_;
 __LMOD_STACK_PROMPT_COMMAND=precmd;
 export __LMOD_STACK_PROMPT_COMMAND;
 alias cdt=cd\ \$TARG;
-dbg() { settarg "$@" dbg; };
-empty() { settarg "$@" empty; };
-gettargdir() { builtin echo $TARG; };
-mdbg() { settarg "$@" mdbg; };
-opt() { settarg "$@" opt; };
-precmd() { {
-             local tilde="~";
-             local H=${HOSTNAME-$(hostname)};
-             H=${H%%.*};
-             local SHOST=${SHOST-$H};
-             eval $(${LMOD_SETTARG_CMD:-:} -s bash);
-             ${SET_TITLE_BAR:-:} "${TARG_TITLE_BAR_PAREN}${USER}@${SHOST}:${PWD/#$HOME/$tilde}";
-             ${USER_PROMPT_CMD:-:};
-           }
-      ; };
-settarg() { eval $($LMOD_SETTARG_CMD -s sh "$@"); };
-targ() { builtin echo $TARG; };
+dbg() { settarg\ \"\$@\"\ dbg; };
+empty() { settarg\ \"\$@\"\ empty; };
+gettargdir() { builtin\ echo\ \$TARG; };
+mdbg() { settarg\ \"\$@\"\ mdbg; };
+opt() { settarg\ \"\$@\"\ opt; };
+precmd() { \{
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ local\ tilde=\"\~\";
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ local\ H=\$\{HOSTNAME-\$\(hostname\)\};
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ H=\$\{H%%.\*\};
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ local\ SHOST=\$\{SHOST-\$H\};
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ eval\ \$\(\$\{LMOD_SETTARG_CMD:-:\}\ -s\ bash\);
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \$\{SET_TITLE_BAR:-:\}\ \"\$\{TARG_TITLE_BAR_PAREN\}\$\{USER\}@\$\{SHOST\}:\$\{PWD/\#\$HOME/\$tilde\}\";
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \$\{USER_PROMPT_CMD:-:\};
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \}
+\ \ \ \ \ \ ; };
+settarg() { eval\ \$\(\$LMOD_SETTARG_CMD\ -s\ sh\ \"\$@\"\); };
+targ() { builtin\ echo\ \$TARG; };
 ===========================
 step 3
 lua ProjectDIR/settarg/settarg_cmd.in.lua -s bash --no_cpu_model dbg
diff --git a/shells/Bash.lua b/shells/Bash.lua
index 8062e5951..fafbfe95d 100644
--- a/shells/Bash.lua
+++ b/shells/Bash.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function Bash.shellFunc(self, k, v)
       stdout:write("unset -f ",k," 2> /dev/null || true;\n")
       dbg.print{   "unset -f ",k," 2> /dev/null || true;\n"}
    else
-      local func = v[1]:gsub(";%s*$","")
+      local func = v[1]:gsub(";%s*$",""):multiEscaped()
       stdout:write(k,"() { ",func,"; };\n")
       dbg.print{   k,"() { ",func,"; };\n"}
    end