diff --git a/etc/ast/.ashrc b/etc/ast/.ashrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cefc204f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/ast/.ashrc
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+# Ash initialization.
+
+test -z "$EDITOR" && {  # Don't repeat in subshells.
+
+umask 022
+
+# Favourite editor and pager, search path for binaries, etc.
+export EDITOR=vi
+export PAGER=more
+export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin
+
+} # End of no-repeat.
+
+# Let cd display the current directory on the status line.
+if [ "$-" : '.*i.*' -a -t 0 -a -f /usr/bin/tget ] && tget -flag hs
+then
+	hostname=$(expr $(uname -n) : '\([^.]*\)')
+	eval "cd()
+	{
+		chdir \"\$@\" &&
+		echo -n '$(tget -str ts \
+				"$USER@$hostname:'\"\`pwd\`\"'" \
+				-str fs)'
+	}"
+	unset hostname
+	cd .
+fi
diff --git a/etc/ast/.ellepro.b1 b/etc/ast/.ellepro.b1
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index 000000000..6809aa246
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diff --git a/etc/ast/.ellepro.e b/etc/ast/.ellepro.e
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0392ee36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/ast/.ellepro.e
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+; This is the default user profile to emulate "mined" (MINIX editor),
+; as per Andy Tanenbaum.
+
+(keyallunbind)
+
+; Insert self
+(keybind A "Insert Self")
+(keybind B "Insert Self")
+(keybind C "Insert Self")
+(keybind D "Insert Self")
+(keybind E "Insert Self")
+(keybind F "Insert Self")
+(keybind G "Insert Self")
+(keybind H "Insert Self")
+(keybind I "Insert Self")
+(keybind J "Insert Self")
+(keybind K "Insert Self")
+(keybind L "Insert Self")
+(keybind M "Insert Self")
+(keybind N "Insert Self")
+(keybind O "Insert Self")
+(keybind P "Insert Self")
+(keybind Q "Insert Self")
+(keybind R "Insert Self")
+(keybind S "Insert Self")
+(keybind T "Insert Self")
+(keybind U "Insert Self")
+(keybind V "Insert Self")
+(keybind W "Insert Self")
+(keybind X "Insert Self")
+(keybind Y "Insert Self")
+(keybind Z "Insert Self")
+(keybind a "Insert Self")
+(keybind b "Insert Self")
+(keybind c "Insert Self")
+(keybind d "Insert Self")
+(keybind e "Insert Self")
+(keybind f "Insert Self")
+(keybind g "Insert Self")
+(keybind h "Insert Self")
+(keybind i "Insert Self")
+(keybind j "Insert Self")
+(keybind k "Insert Self")
+(keybind l "Insert Self")
+(keybind m "Insert Self")
+(keybind n "Insert Self")
+(keybind o "Insert Self")
+(keybind p "Insert Self")
+(keybind q "Insert Self")
+(keybind r "Insert Self")
+(keybind s "Insert Self")
+(keybind t "Insert Self")
+(keybind u "Insert Self")
+(keybind v "Insert Self")
+(keybind w "Insert Self")
+(keybind x "Insert Self")
+(keybind y "Insert Self")
+(keybind z "Insert Self")
+(keybind 0 "Insert Self")
+(keybind 1 "Insert Self")
+(keybind 2 "Insert Self")
+(keybind 3 "Insert Self")
+(keybind 4 "Insert Self")
+(keybind 5 "Insert Self")
+(keybind 6 "Insert Self")
+(keybind 7 "Insert Self")
+(keybind 8 "Insert Self")
+(keybind 9 "Insert Self")
+(keybind / "Insert Self")
+(keybind : "Insert Self")
+(keybind < "Insert Self")
+(keybind = "Insert Self")
+(keybind > "Insert Self")
+(keybind ? "Insert Self")
+(keybind @ "Insert Self")
+(keybind [ "Insert Self")
+(keybind ] "Insert Self")
+(keybind ^ "Insert Self")
+(keybind # "Insert Self")
+(keybind $ "Insert Self")
+(keybind % "Insert Self")
+(keybind & "Insert Self")
+(keybind ' "Insert Self")
+(keybind * "Insert Self")
+(keybind + "Insert Self")
+(keybind , "Insert Self")
+(keybind - "Insert Self")
+(keybind . "Insert Self")
+(keybind ! "Insert Self")
+(keybind " " "Insert Self")
+(keybind """" "Insert Self")
+(keybind "(" "Insert Self")
+(keybind ")" "Insert Self")
+(keybind ";" "Insert Self")
+(keybind "\" "Insert Self")
+(keybind _ "Insert Self")
+(keybind ` "Insert Self")
+(keybind { "Insert Self")
+(keybind | "Insert Self")
+(keybind } "Insert Self")
+(keybind ~ "Insert Self")
+
+; CTRL char
+(keybind ^A "Beginning of Line")
+(keybind ^B "Backward Word")
+(keybind ^C "Copy Region")
+(keybind ^D "Scroll Window Up")
+(keybind ^E "New Window")
+(keybind ^F "Forward Word")
+(keybind ^H "Backward Delete Character")
+(keybind ^I "Insert Self")
+; open
+(keybind ^K "Kill Region")
+(keybind ^L "Replace in Line")
+(keybind ^M "CRLF")
+(keybind ^N "Kill Word")
+(keybind ^O "Open Line")
+(keybind ^P "Backward Kill Word")
+(keybind ^Q "Write Last Kill")
+(keybind ^R "Replace String")
+(keybind ^S "Push to Inferior")
+(keybind ^T "Kill Line")
+(keybind ^U "Scroll Window Down")
+(keybind ^V "Find File")
+(keybind ^W "Save File")
+(keybind ^X "Prefix Extend")
+(keybind ^Y "Un-kill")
+(keybind ^Z "End of Line")
+(keybind "^\" "Quoted Insert")
+(keybind ^_ "Move to Window Bottom")
+(keybind ^^ "Set/Pop Mark")
+(keybind ^] "Goto Line")
+
+; ESC char
+(keybind ^[ "Prefix Meta")
+(keybind M-0 "Argument Digit")
+(keybind M-1 "Argument Digit")
+(keybind M-2 "Argument Digit")
+(keybind M-3 "Argument Digit")
+(keybind M-4 "Argument Digit")
+(keybind M-5 "Argument Digit")
+(keybind M-6 "Argument Digit")
+(keybind M-7 "Argument Digit")
+(keybind M-8 "Argument Digit")
+(keybind M-9 "Argument Digit")
+(keybind M-A "Append Next Kill")
+(keybind M-B "Select Buffer")
+(keybind M-C "Uppercase Word")
+(keybind M-E "Execute Kbd Macro")
+(keybind M-F "Find File")
+(keybind M-G "Insert File")
+(keybind M-H "Describe")
+(keybind M-I "Uppercase Initial")
+(keybind M-K "Kill Buffer")
+(keybind M-L "Lowercase Region")
+(keybind M-M "Mark Paragraph")
+(keybind M-N "Buffer Not Modified")
+(keybind M-O "Lowercase Word")
+(keybind M-P "Forward Paragraph")
+(keybind M-Q "Query Replace")
+(keybind M-R "Set Profile")
+(keybind M-S "Select Existing Buffer")
+(keybind M-T "Transpose Characters")
+(keybind M-U "Uppercase Region")
+(keybind M-W "Transpose Words")
+(keybind M-X "Return to Superior")
+(keybind M-Y "Un-kill Pop")
+(keybind M-Z "Incremental Search")
+(keybind M-^ "Exchange Point and Mark")
+(keybind M-* "View Kbd Macro")
+(keybind M-[ "Prefix Extend")
+(keybind M-] "Backward Paragraph")
+(keybind M-= "Delete Horizontal Space")
+(keybind M-| "Delete Blank Lines")
+(keybind "M-," "Move to Window Top")
+(keybind "M-;" "Indent for Comment")
+(keybind "M-." "Indent Relative")
+(keybind "M-/" "Start Kbd Macro")
+(keybind "M-\" "End Kbd Macro")
+
+
+; CTRL-X char
+(keybind X-1 "One Window")
+(keybind X-2 "Two Windows")
+(keybind X-A "Up Real Line")
+(keybind X-B "Down Real Line")
+(keybind X-C "Forward Character")
+(keybind X-D "Backward Character")
+(keybind X-G "List Buffers")
+(keybind X-H "Goto Beginning")
+(keybind X-L "Grow Window")
+(keybind X-N "Other Window")
+(keybind X-P "Shrink Window")
+(keybind X-S "Reverse String Search")
+(keybind X-T "String Search")
+(keybind X-U "Next Screen")
+(keybind X-V "Previous Screen")
+(keybind X-X "Return to Superior")
+(keybind X-Y "Goto End")
+
+(keybind X-^A "Up Real Line")
+(keybind X-^B "Down Real Line")
+(keybind X-^C "Forward Character")
+(keybind X-^D "Backward Character")
+(keybind X-^G "List Buffers")
+(keybind X-^H "Goto Beginning")
+(keybind X-^L "Grow Window")
+(keybind X-^N "Other Window")
+(keybind X-^P "Shrink Window")
+(keybind X-^S "Reverse String Search")
+(keybind X-^T "String Search")
+(keybind X-^U "Next Screen")
+(keybind X-^V "Previous Screen")
+(keybind X-^W "New Window")
+(keybind X-^X "Return to Superior")
+(keybind X-^Y "Goto End")
+
+
+(keybind DEL "Delete Character")
diff --git a/etc/ast/.exrc b/etc/ast/.exrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c676d37d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/ast/.exrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+set autoindent autowrite report=2 showmatch
diff --git a/etc/ast/.profile b/etc/ast/.profile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80c15e3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/ast/.profile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Login shell profile.
+
+# Erase character, erase line, and interrupt keys.
+stty sane erase '^H' kill '^U' intr '^?'
+
+# Check terminal type.
+case $TERM in
+dialup|unknown|network)
+	echo -n "Terminal type? ($TERM) "; read term
+	TERM="${term:-$TERM}"
+	unset term
+esac
+
+# Shell configuration.
+unset EDITOR; . $HOME/.ashrc