diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 93f5cfb..7eb39b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ install: $(NAME)
 	fi; \
 	[ ! "$$prefix" ] && prefix="/usr/local"; \
 	[ ! "$$sysconfdir" ] && sysconfdir=/etc; \
-	mkdir -pv -m 755 "$$prefix/share/man/man1" "$$prefix/bin" "$$sysconfdir/xdg/bb" "$$sysconfdir/xdg/bb/helpers" \
-	&& cp -rv bbstartup.sh bindings.bb helpers "$$sysconfdir/xdg/bb/" \
+	mkdir -pv -m 755 "$$prefix/share/man/man1" "$$prefix/bin" "$$sysconfdir/xdg/bb" \
+	&& cp -rv bindings.bb scripts/* "$$sysconfdir/xdg/bb/" \
 	&& cp -v bb.1 bbcmd.1 "$$prefix/share/man/man1/" \
 	&& rm -f "$$prefix/bin/$(NAME)" \
 	&& cp -v $(NAME) "$$prefix/bin/"
diff --git a/bb.1 b/bb.1
index c474fba..3aca4a0 100644
--- a/bb.1
+++ b/bb.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Manpage for bb.
 .\" Contact bruce@bruce-hill.com to correct errors or typos.
-.TH man 1 "23 Feb 2020" "0.25" "bb manual page"
+.TH man 1 "23 Feb 2020" "0.26" "bb manual page"
 .SH NAME
 bb \- A bitty browser for command line file management
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/bb.c b/bb.c
index adbc8f5..7320f04 100644
--- a/bb.c
+++ b/bb.c
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ void bb_browse(bb_t *bb, const char *initial_path)
 {
     if (populate_files(bb, initial_path))
         err("Could not find initial path: \"%s\"", initial_path);
-    run_script(bb, runstartup);
+    run_script(bb, "bbstartup");
     check_cmdfile(bb);
-
     while (!bb->should_quit) {
         render(bb);
         handle_next_key_binding(bb);
     }
+    run_script(bb, "bbshutdown");
 }
 
 /*
@@ -580,8 +580,7 @@ void run_bbcmd(bb_t *bb, const char *cmd)
         if (populate_files(bb, value))
             warn("Could not open directory: \"%s\"", value);
     } else if (matches_cmd(cmd, "columns:")) { // +columns:
-        strncpy(bb->columns, value, MAX_COLS);
-        dirty = 1;
+        set_columns(bb, value);
     } else if (matches_cmd(cmd, "deselect")) { // +deselect
         while (bb->selected)
             set_selected(bb, bb->selected, 0);
@@ -656,6 +655,7 @@ void run_bbcmd(bb_t *bb, const char *cmd)
         if (unlink(filename) == -1) err("Couldn't delete temporary help file: '%s'", filename);
     } else if (matches_cmd(cmd, "interleave:") || matches_cmd(cmd, "interleave")) { // +interleave
         set_bool(bb->interleave_dirs);
+        set_interleave(bb, bb->interleave_dirs);
         sort_files(bb);
     } else if (matches_cmd(cmd, "move:")) { // +move:
         int oldcur, isdelta, n;
@@ -935,6 +935,15 @@ int run_script(bb_t *bb, const char *cmd)
     return status;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Set the columns displayed by bb.
+ */
+void set_columns(bb_t *bb, const char *cols)
+{
+    strncpy(bb->columns, cols, MAX_COLS);
+    setenv("BBCOLUMNS", bb->columns, 1);
+}
+
 /*
  * Set bb's file cursor to the given index (and adjust the scroll as necessary)
  */
@@ -964,6 +973,28 @@ void set_cursor(bb_t *bb, int newcur)
     }
 }
 
+/*
+ * Set the glob pattern(s) used by bb. Patterns are ' ' delimited
+ */
+void set_globs(bb_t *bb, const char *globs)
+{
+    free(bb->globpats);
+    bb->globpats = memcheck(strdup(globs));
+    setenv("BBGLOB", bb->globpats, 1);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Set whether or not bb should interleave directories and files.
+ */
+void set_interleave(bb_t *bb, int interleave)
+{
+    bb->interleave_dirs = interleave;
+    if (interleave) setenv("BBINTERLEAVE", "interleave", 1);
+    else unsetenv("BBINTERLEAVE");
+    dirty = 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Set bb's scroll to the given index (and adjust the cursor as necessary)
  */
@@ -984,17 +1015,6 @@ void set_scroll(bb_t *bb, int newscroll)
     if (bb->cursor < 0) bb->cursor = 0;
 }
 
-
-/*
- * Set the glob pattern(s) used by bb. Patterns are ' ' delimited
- */
-void set_globs(bb_t *bb, const char *globs)
-{
-    free(bb->globpats);
-    bb->globpats = memcheck(strdup(globs));
-    setenv("BBGLOB", bb->globpats, 1);
-}
-
 /*
  * Select or deselect a file.
  */
@@ -1034,6 +1054,7 @@ void set_sort(bb_t *bb, const char *sort)
     size_t len = MIN(MAX_SORT, strlen(sort));
     memmove(bb->sort + len, bb->sort, MAX_SORT+1 - len);
     memmove(bb->sort, sortbuf, len);
+    setenv("BBSORT", bb->sort, 1);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1204,12 +1225,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         setenv("BBPATH", bbpath, 1);
     }
     if (getenv("BBPATH")) {
-        if (asprintf(&newpath, "%s/helpers:%s/bb/helpers:%s",
-                     getenv("BBPATH"), getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"), getenv("PATH")) < 0)
+        if (asprintf(&newpath, "%s/bb:%s/scripts:%s",
+                     getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"), getenv("BBPATH"), getenv("PATH")) < 0)
             err("Could not allocate memory for PATH");
     } else {
-        if (asprintf(&newpath, "%s/xdg/bb/helpers:%s/bb/helpers:%s",
-                     getenv("sysconfdir"), getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"), getenv("PATH")) < 0)
+        if (asprintf(&newpath, "%s/bb:%s/xdg/bb:%s",
+                     getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"), getenv("sysconfdir"), getenv("PATH")) < 0)
             err("Could not allocate memory for PATH");
     }
     setenv("PATH", newpath, 1);
@@ -1285,17 +1306,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         fflush(stdout);
     }
 
-    {
-        char path[PATH_MAX + strlen("/bb/state.sh")];
-        sprintf(path, "%s/bb/state.sh", xdg_data_home);
-        FILE *f = fopen(path, "w");
-        fprintf(f, "bbcmd glob:'%s'\n", bb.globpats);
-        fprintf(f, "bbcmd sort:'%s'\n", bb.sort);
-        fprintf(f, "bbcmd columns:'%s'\n", bb.columns);
-        if (bb.interleave_dirs) fprintf(f, "bbcmd interleave\n");
-        fclose(f);
-    }
-
     if (print_dir)
         printf("%s\n", bb.path);
 
diff --git a/bb.h b/bb.h
index 479943f..3e1a270 100644
--- a/bb.h
+++ b/bb.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "bterm.h"
 
 // Macros:
-#define BB_VERSION "0.25.0"
+#define BB_VERSION "0.26.0"
 
 #ifndef PATH_MAX
 #define PATH_MAX 4096
@@ -203,8 +203,10 @@ static void run_bbcmd(bb_t *bb, const char *cmd);
 static void render(bb_t *bb);
 static void restore_term(const struct termios *term);
 static int run_script(bb_t *bb, const char *cmd);
+static void set_columns(bb_t *bb, const char *cols);
 static void set_cursor(bb_t *bb, int i);
 static void set_globs(bb_t *bb, const char *globs);
+static void set_interleave(bb_t *bb, int interleave);
 static void set_selected(bb_t *bb, entry_t *e, int selected);
 static void set_scroll(bb_t *bb, int i);
 static void set_sort(bb_t *bb, const char *sort);
@@ -243,15 +245,4 @@ static const struct termios default_termios = {
 static const char *description_str = "bb - an itty bitty console TUI file browser\n";
 static const char *usage_str = "Usage: bb (-h/--help | -v/--version | -s | -d | -0 | +command)* [[--] directory]\n";
 
-static const char *runstartup = 
-"if [ \"$BBPATH\" ]; then\n"
-"    . \"$BBPATH/bbstartup.sh\"\n"
-"else\n"
-"    for path in \"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bb\" \"$sysconfdir/xdg/bb\"; do\n"
-"        [ -e \"$path/bbstartup.sh\" ] || continue\n"
-"        . \"$path/bbstartup.sh\"\n"
-"        break\n"
-"    done\n"
-"fi\n";
-
 // vim: ts=4 sw=0 et cino=L2,l1,(0,W4,m1
diff --git a/bbcmd.1 b/bbcmd.1
index 06794de..ed7249b 100644
--- a/bbcmd.1
+++ b/bbcmd.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Manpage for bbcmd.
 .\" Contact bruce@bruce-hill.com to correct errors or typos.
-.TH man 1 "23 Feb 2020" "0.25" "bbcmd manual page"
+.TH man 1 "23 Feb 2020" "0.26" "bbcmd manual page"
 
 .de TPx
 .  TP 4n
diff --git a/helpers/bbask b/scripts/bbask
similarity index 100%
rename from helpers/bbask
rename to scripts/bbask
diff --git a/helpers/bbcmd b/scripts/bbcmd
similarity index 100%
rename from helpers/bbcmd
rename to scripts/bbcmd
diff --git a/helpers/bbconfirm b/scripts/bbconfirm
similarity index 100%
rename from helpers/bbconfirm
rename to scripts/bbconfirm
diff --git a/helpers/bbpause b/scripts/bbpause
similarity index 100%
rename from helpers/bbpause
rename to scripts/bbpause
diff --git a/helpers/bbpick b/scripts/bbpick
similarity index 100%
rename from helpers/bbpick
rename to scripts/bbpick
diff --git a/scripts/bbshutdown b/scripts/bbshutdown
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..368fd2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bbshutdown
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# This file gets run when `bb` shuts down.
+echo "bbcmd glob:'$BBGLOB' sort:'$BBSORT' columns:'$BBCOLUMNS' $BBINTERLEAVE" > "$XDG_DATA_HOME"/bb/settings.sh
diff --git a/bbstartup.sh b/scripts/bbstartup
similarity index 77%
rename from bbstartup.sh
rename to scripts/bbstartup
index a64394e..40de50b 100755
--- a/bbstartup.sh
+++ b/scripts/bbstartup
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # This file contains the script that is run when bb launches
-# See API.md for details on bb's command API.
 
 [ ! -d "$XDG_DATA_HOME/bb" ] && mkdir -p "$XDG_DATA_HOME/bb"
 
@@ -11,6 +10,6 @@ else
     cat "$sysconfdir/xdg/bb/bindings.bb" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bb/bindings.bb"
 fi 2>/dev/null | awk '/^#/ {next} /^[^ ]/ {printf "\0bind:"} {print $0} END {printf "\0"}' >> "$BBCMD"
 
-if [ -e "$XDG_DATA_HOME/bb/state.sh" ]; then
-    . "$XDG_DATA_HOME/bb/state.sh"
+if [ -e "$XDG_DATA_HOME/bb/settings.sh" ]; then
+    . "$XDG_DATA_HOME/bb/settings.sh"
 fi
diff --git a/helpers/bbtargets b/scripts/bbtargets
similarity index 100%
rename from helpers/bbtargets
rename to scripts/bbtargets
diff --git a/helpers/bbunscroll b/scripts/bbunscroll
similarity index 100%
rename from helpers/bbunscroll
rename to scripts/bbunscroll