diff --git a/completer.py b/completer.py
index 8541403..91d3539 100644
--- a/completer.py
+++ b/completer.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class Completer(object):
 class FileCompleter(Completer):
     def get_candidates(self, s, w=None):
         s = util.expand_tilde(s)
+        #raise Exception(s + '*')
         candidates = [util.normal_path(p) for p in glob.glob(s + '*')]
 
         # ignore some suffixes by default, unless the only possible completions
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ class FileCompleter(Completer):
 
         if candidates2:
             candidates = candidates2
+        #raise(s + "* :: " + repr(candidates))
         return candidates
 
 class BufferCompleter(Completer):
@@ -76,7 +78,13 @@ class BufferCompleter(Completer):
         return candidates
 
 class CommandCompleter(Completer):
+    def __init__(self, application):
+        Completer.__init__(self, application)
+        self.fc = FileCompleter(application)
     def get_candidates(self, s, w=None):
+        if s.startswith('~') or s.startswith('/') or s.startswith('./') or s.startswith('../'):
+            return self.fc.get_candidates(s)
+
         path = os.getenv('PATH')
         path_dirs = path.split(':')
         candidates = set()
diff --git a/method/shell.py b/method/shell.py
index 68f8837..3273710 100644
--- a/method/shell.py
+++ b/method/shell.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class Man(Exec):
 
 class Pipe(Method):
     '''Pipe the buffer's contents through the command, and display the output in a new buffer'''
-    args = [Argument('cmd', datatype="str", prompt="Command: ")]
+    args = [Argument('cmd', datatype="shell", prompt="Pipe: ")]
     def _parse(self, w, **vargs):
         # return 3 things: prog name, cmd, and whether to use the shell
         m = regex.shell_command.match(vargs['cmd'])
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Interact(Method):
     '''Interact with a program via a PTY'''
     args = [Argument('bname', datatype="str", prompt="Buffer Name: ",
                      default=default.build_constant('*Interact*')),
-            Argument('cmd', datatype="str", prompt="Command: ",
+            Argument('cmd', datatype="shell", prompt="Command: ",
                      default=default.build_constant('bash'))]
     def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
         bname = vargs['bname']
diff --git a/util.py b/util.py
index 41bfc29..c6036fe 100644
--- a/util.py
+++ b/util.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import os, pwd, regex
 
 def normal_path(path):
-    path = os.path.realpath(path)
+    #path = os.path.realpath(path)
+    path = os.path.normpath(path)
     home = os.getenv('HOME')
     isdir = os.path.isdir(path)
     if path.startswith(home):
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ def normal_path(path):
         return path
 
 def expand_tilde(path):
+    isd = path.endswith('/')
     if not path.startswith('~'):
         return path
     parts = path.split('/', 1)
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ def expand_tilde(path):
     else:
         s = parts[0]
     s = os.path.realpath(s)
-    if os.path.isdir(s):
+    if os.path.isdir(s) and isd:
         s += '/'
     return s