diff --git a/clients/Makefile.am b/clients/Makefile.am
index 8e72751..efe25c2 100644
--- a/clients/Makefile.am
+++ b/clients/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SUBDIRS = examples headlines lcdproc metar
+SUBDIRS = examples headlines lcdexec lcdproc metar
diff --git a/clients/lcdexec/Makefile.am b/clients/lcdexec/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dfac58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/lcdexec/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bin_PROGRAMS = lcdexec
+lcdexec_SOURCES = lcdexec.c menu.c menu.h
+lcdexec_LDADD = ../../shared/libLCDstuff.a
+INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)
diff --git a/clients/lcdexec/lcdexec.c b/clients/lcdexec/lcdexec.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36767b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/lcdexec/lcdexec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,363 @@
+/*
+ * lcdexec.c
+ * This file is part of lcdexec, an LCDproc client.
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GNU General Public License. Refer to the
+ * COPYING file distributed with this package.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, Joris Robijn
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * How to use submenus in the config file:
+ *	[lcdexec]
+ *	MenuCommand="Shut down,shutdown -h now"
+ *	SubMenu="Internet,inet"
+ *	# The inet submenu is filled as follows:
+ *	inet_MenuCommand="open,inet open"
+ *	inet_MenuCommand="close,inet close"
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "shared/str.h"
+#include "shared/report.h"
+#include "shared/configfile.h"
+#include "shared/sockets.h"
+
+#include "menu.h"
+
+#define DEFAULT_CONFIGFILE "/etc/LCDclients.conf"
+
+char * help_text =
+"lcdexec - LCDproc client to execute commands from the LCDd menu.\n"
+"Copyright (c) 2002, Joris Robijn\n"
+"This file is released under the GNU General Public License. Refer to the\n"
+"COPYING file distributed with this package.\n"
+"Options:\n"
+"  -c <file>\tSpecify configuration file ["DEFAULT_CONFIGFILE"]\n"
+"  -a <address>\tDNS name or IP address of the LCDd server [localhost]\n"
+"  -p <port>\tport of the LCDd server [13666]\n"
+"  -f <0|1>\tRun in foreground (1) or background (0, default)\n"
+"  -r <level>\tSet reporting level (0-5) [2: errors and warnings]\n"
+"  -s <0|1>\tReport to syslog (1) or stderr (0, default)\n"
+"  -h\t\tShow this help\n";
+
+char * progname = "lcdexec";
+
+extern char *optarg;
+extern int optind, optopt, opterr;
+
+/* Variables set by config */
+#define UNSET_INT -1
+#define UNSET_STR "\01"
+char * configfile = UNSET_STR;
+char * address = UNSET_STR;
+int port = UNSET_INT;
+int foreground_mode = UNSET_INT;
+char * appname = UNSET_STR;
+static int report_level = UNSET_INT;
+static int report_dest = UNSET_INT;
+
+Menu * main_menu;
+
+/* Other variables */
+int sock;
+
+/* Function prototypes */
+int process_command_line( int argc, char **argv );
+int process_configfile( char * configfile );
+int split( char * str, char delim, char * parts[], int maxparts );
+int connect_and_setup ();
+int process_response( char * str );
+int exec_command( char * command );
+int main_loop ();
+
+#define CHAIN(e,f) { if( e>=0 ) { e=(f); }}
+#define CHAIN_END(e) { if( e<0 ) { report( RPT_CRIT,"Critical error, abort"); exit(e); }}
+
+int main( int argc, char **argv )
+{
+	int error = 0;
+
+	CHAIN( error, process_command_line( argc, argv ));
+	if( configfile == NULL )
+		configfile = DEFAULT_CONFIGFILE;
+	CHAIN( error, process_configfile( configfile ));
+
+	if( report_dest == UNSET_INT || report_level == UNSET_INT ) {
+		report_dest = RPT_DEST_STDERR;
+		report_level = RPT_ERR;
+	}
+	set_reporting( progname, report_level, report_dest );
+	CHAIN_END( error );
+
+	CHAIN( error, connect_and_setup() );
+	CHAIN_END( error );
+
+	if(!foreground_mode) {
+		if (daemon(1,1)!=0) {
+			report(RPT_ERR, "Error: daemonize failed");
+		}
+	}
+
+	main_loop();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int process_command_line( int argc, char **argv )
+{
+	char c;
+	char * p;
+	int temp_int;
+	int error = 0;
+
+	/* No error output from getopt */
+	opterr = 0;
+
+	while(( c = getopt( argc, argv, "c:O:a:p:f:r:s:h" )) > 0) {
+		switch( c ) {
+		  case 'c':
+			configfile = strdup( optarg );
+			break;
+		  case 'O':
+			config_read_string( progname, optarg );
+			break;
+		  case 'a':
+			address = strdup( optarg );
+			break;
+		  case 'p':
+			temp_int = strtol( optarg, &p, 0 );
+			if( *optarg != 0 && *p == 0 ) {
+				port = temp_int;
+			} else {
+				report( RPT_ERR, "Could not interpret value for -%c", c );
+				error = -1;
+			}
+			break;
+		  case 'f':
+			temp_int = strtol( optarg, &p, 0 );
+			if( *optarg != 0 && *p == 0 ) {
+				foreground_mode = temp_int;
+			} else {
+				report( RPT_ERR, "Could not interpret value for -%c", c );
+				error = -1;
+			}
+			break;
+		  case 'r':
+			temp_int = strtol( optarg, &p, 0 );
+			if( *optarg != 0 && *p == 0 ) {
+				report_level = temp_int;
+			} else {
+				report( RPT_ERR, "Could not interpret value for -%c", c );
+				error = -1;
+			}
+			break;
+			break;
+		  case 's':
+			temp_int = strtol( optarg, &p, 0 );
+			if( *optarg != 0 && *p == 0 ) {
+				report_dest = (temp_int?RPT_DEST_SYSLOG:RPT_DEST_STDERR);
+			} else {
+				report( RPT_ERR, "Could not interpret value for -%c", c );
+				error = -1;
+			}
+			break;
+		  case 'h':
+			fprintf( stderr, "%s", help_text );
+			exit( 0 );
+		  case ':':
+			report( RPT_ERR, "Missing option argument for %c", optopt );
+			error = -1;
+			break;
+		  case '?':
+			report( RPT_ERR, "Unknown option: %c", optopt );
+			error = -1;
+			break;
+        	}
+        }
+	return error;
+}
+
+int process_configfile( char * configfile )
+{
+	if( strcmp( configfile, UNSET_STR ) == 0 ) {
+		configfile = DEFAULT_CONFIGFILE;
+	}
+	if( config_read_file( configfile ) < 0 ) {
+		report( RPT_WARNING, "Could not read config file: %s", configfile );
+	}
+
+	if( strcmp( address, UNSET_STR ) == 0 ) {
+		address = strdup( config_get_string( progname, "Address", 0, "localhost" ));
+	}
+	if( port == UNSET_INT ) {
+		port = config_get_int( progname, "Port", 0, 13666 );
+	}
+	if( report_level == UNSET_INT ) {
+		report_level = config_get_int( progname, "ReportLevel", 0, RPT_WARNING );
+	}
+	if( report_dest == UNSET_INT ) {
+		if( config_get_bool( progname, "ReportToSyslog", 0, 0 )) {
+			report_dest = RPT_DEST_SYSLOG;
+		} else {
+			report_dest = RPT_DEST_STDERR;
+		}
+	}
+	if( foreground_mode == UNSET_INT ) {
+		foreground_mode = config_get_bool( progname, "Foreground", 0, 1 );
+	}
+
+	main_menu = menu_read( "", progname );
+
+	if( main_menu->num_menucmds == 0 && main_menu->num_submenus == 0 ) {
+		main_menu->menucmd_name[0] = "echo test";
+		main_menu->menucmd_exec[0] = "echo \"This is a test using the echo command.\"";
+		main_menu->num_menucmds ++;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int connect_and_setup ()
+{
+	char buf[200];
+
+	report( RPT_INFO, "Connecting to %s:%d", address, port );
+
+	sock = sock_connect( address, port );
+	if( sock <= 0 ) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* Create our menu */
+	sock_send_string( sock, "hello\n" );
+	snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf)-1, "client_set -name \"%s\"\n", progname );
+	sock_send_string( sock, buf );
+
+	if( menu_send_to_LCDd( main_menu, "", sock ) < 0 ) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int process_response( char * str )
+{
+	char *argv[10];
+	int argc;
+	char * str2 = strdup( str ); /* get_args modifies str2 */
+
+	report( RPT_DEBUG, "Server said: \"%s\"", str );
+
+	/* Check what the server just said to us... */
+	argc = get_args( argv, str2, 10 );
+	if( argc < 1 ) {
+		free( str2 );
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if( strcmp( argv[0], "menuevent" ) == 0 ) {
+		/* Ah, this is what we were waiting for ! */
+
+		if( argc < 2 ) {
+			report( RPT_WARNING, "Server gave invalid response" );
+			free( str2 );
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if( strcmp( argv[1], "select" ) == 0 ) {
+			char * exec;
+			if( argc < 3 ) {
+				report( RPT_WARNING, "Server gave invalid response" );
+				free( str2 );
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			/* Find the id */
+			exec = menu_find_cmd_of_id( main_menu, argv[2] );
+			if( !exec ) {
+				report( RPT_WARNING, "Could not find the item id given by the server" );
+				free( str2 );
+				return -1;
+			}
+			/* The id has been found */
+			exec_command( exec );
+		}
+		else {
+			; /* Ignore other menuevents */
+		}
+	}
+	else if( strcmp( argv[0], "huh?" ) == 0 ) {
+		/* Report errors */
+		report( RPT_WARNING, "Server said: \"%s\"", str );
+	}
+	else {
+		; /* Ignore all other responses */
+	}
+	free( str2 );
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int exec_command( char * command )
+{
+	char *argv[4];
+
+	report( RPT_NOTICE, "Executing: %s", command );
+
+	argv[0] = getenv( "SHELL" );
+	argv[1] = "-c";
+	argv[2] = command;
+	argv[3] = NULL;
+
+	if( !argv[0] ) {
+		report( RPT_ERR, "SHELL environment variable not set." );
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	switch( fork() ) {
+	  case 0:
+		/* We're the child. Execute the command. */
+		execv( argv[0], argv );
+		exit(0);
+		break;
+	  case -1:
+		report( RPT_ERR, "Could not fork" );
+		return -1;
+	  default:
+		/* We're the parent */
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int main_loop ()
+{
+	int num_bytes;
+	char buf[80];
+	int w = 0;
+
+	/* Continuously check if we get a menu event... */
+
+	while(( num_bytes = sock_recv_string( sock, buf, sizeof(buf)-1)) >= 0 ) {
+		if( num_bytes == 0 ) {
+			usleep( 100000 );
+
+			/* Send an empty line every 3 seconds to make sure the server still exists */
+			if( w++ >= 30 ) {
+				w = 0;
+				if( sock_send_string( sock, "\n" ) < 0 ) {
+					break; /* Out of while loop */
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			process_response (buf);
+		}
+	}
+
+	report( RPT_ERR, "Server disconnected (or connection error)" );
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/clients/lcdexec/menu.c b/clients/lcdexec/menu.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8aa27a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/lcdexec/menu.c
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/*
+ * lcdexec.c
+ * This file is part of lcdexec, an LCDproc client.
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GNU General Public License. Refer to the
+ * COPYING file distributed with this package.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, Joris Robijn
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "shared/str.h"
+#include "shared/report.h"
+#include "shared/configfile.h"
+#include "shared/sockets.h"
+
+#include "menu.h"
+
+Menu * menu_find_submenu( Menu * menu, char * submenu_id );
+
+Menu * menu_read( char * menu_id, char * progname )
+{
+	char buf[100];
+	char * str;
+	char * parts[3];
+	int i;
+
+	Menu * menu;
+
+	report( RPT_DEBUG, "Reading menu: [%s]", menu_id );
+
+	menu = malloc( sizeof(Menu) );
+
+	/* Read the commands */
+	str = "";
+	while( str && menu->num_menucmds < MAX_NUM_MENUCMDS ) {
+
+		snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf)-1, "%s%sMenuCommand",
+				menu_id, menu_id[0]?"_":"" );
+		buf[sizeof(buf)-1] = 0;
+		str = config_get_string( progname, buf, menu->num_menucmds, NULL );
+		if( !str ) {
+			; /* No more menucommands */
+		} else {
+			char * str2 = strdup( str );
+			if( split( str2, ',', parts, 2 ) == 2 ) {
+				menu->menucmd_name[menu->num_menucmds] = parts[0];
+				while( parts[1][0] == ' ' ) parts[1]++; /* Skip spaces */
+				menu->menucmd_exec[menu->num_menucmds] = parts[1];
+				report( RPT_DEBUG, "Found command: [%s] [%s]", parts[0], parts[1] );
+			} else {
+				report( RPT_ERR, "Cannot read MenuCommand: \"%s\"", str );
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			menu->num_menucmds ++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Read the submenus */
+	str = "";
+	while( str && menu->num_submenus < MAX_NUM_SUBMENUS ) {
+
+		snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf)-1, "%s%sSubmenu",
+				menu_id, menu_id[0]?"_":"" );
+		buf[sizeof(buf)-1] = 0;
+		str = config_get_string( progname, buf, menu->num_submenus, NULL );
+		if( !str ) {
+			; /* No more submenus */
+		} else {
+			char * str2 = strdup( str );
+			if( split( str2, ',', parts, 2 ) == 2 ) {
+				menu->submenu_name[menu->num_submenus] = parts[0];
+				while( parts[1][0] == ' ' ) parts[1]++; /* Skip spaces */
+				menu->submenu_id[menu->num_submenus] = parts[1];
+				report( RPT_DEBUG, "Found submenu: [%s] [%s]", parts[0], parts[1] );
+			} else {
+				report( RPT_ERR, "Cannot read Submenu: \"%s\"", str );
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			menu->num_submenus ++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* And do the same for all submenus */
+	for( i = 0; i < menu->num_submenus; i++ ) {
+		menu->submenu[i] = menu_read (menu->submenu_id[i], progname );
+	}
+
+	return menu;
+}
+
+int menu_send_to_LCDd( Menu * menu, char * id, int sock )
+{
+	int i;
+	char buf[100];
+
+	for( i = 0; i < menu->num_menucmds; i++ ) {
+		snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf)-1,
+			"menu_add_item \"%s\" \"%s%s%d\" action \"%s\"\n",
+			id, id, id[0]?"_":"", i, menu->menucmd_name[i] );
+		buf[sizeof(buf)-1] = 0;
+		if( sock_send_string( sock, buf ) < 0 )
+			return -1;
+		snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf)-1,
+			"menu_set_item \"%s\" \"%s%s%d\" -menu_result quit\n",
+			id, id, id[0]?"_":"", i );
+		buf[sizeof(buf)-1] = 0;
+		if( sock_send_string( sock, buf ) < 0 )
+			return -1;
+	}
+	for( i = 0; i < menu->num_submenus; i++ ) {
+		snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf)-1,
+			"menu_add_item \"%s\" \"%s\" menu \"%s\"\n",
+			id, menu->submenu_id[i], menu->submenu_name[i] );
+		buf[sizeof(buf)-1] = 0;
+		if( sock_send_string( sock, buf ) < 0 )
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* And do the same for all submenus */
+	for( i = 0; i < menu->num_submenus; i++ ) {
+		if( menu_send_to_LCDd( menu->submenu[i], menu->submenu_id[i], sock ) < 0 )
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+char * menu_find_cmd_of_id( Menu * menu, char * id )
+{
+	char * p;
+	char * submenu_id;
+	char * item_id;
+	int i;
+
+	/* Find the submenu_id part of the id */
+	submenu_id = strdup( id );
+	p = strrchr( submenu_id, '_' );
+
+	/* Do we need to search the submenus ? */
+	if( p ) {
+		/* There is a menu id prepended to the id */
+		*p = 0; /* Crop the submenu_id string */
+		item_id = p + 1;
+		menu = menu_find_submenu( menu, submenu_id );
+		if( !menu ) {
+			report( RPT_WARNING, "Server reported an unknown id: %s", id );
+			free( submenu_id );
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		item_id = id;
+	}
+
+	/* Determine the number at the end of the id */
+	i = strtol( item_id, &p, 10 );
+	if( *item_id != 0 && *p == 0
+	&& i >= 0 && i < menu->num_menucmds ) {
+		/* OK */
+		free( submenu_id );
+		return menu->menucmd_exec[i];
+	} else {
+		report( RPT_WARNING, "Server reported an unknown id: %s", id );
+		free( submenu_id );
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+}
+
+Menu * menu_find_submenu( Menu * menu, char * submenu_id )
+{
+	int i;
+	Menu * found;
+
+	/* Search for the submenu in this menu and all submenus */
+	for( i = 0; i < menu->num_submenus; i++ ) {
+		if( strcmp( menu->submenu_id[i], submenu_id ) == 0 )
+			return menu->submenu[i];
+		found = menu_find_submenu( menu->submenu[i], submenu_id );
+		if( found )
+			return found;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int split( char * str, char delim, char * parts[], int maxparts )
+/* Splits a string into parts, to which pointers will be returned in &parts.
+ * The return value is the number of parts.
+ * maxparts is the maximum number of parts returned. If more parts exist
+ * they are (unsplit) in the last part.
+ * The parts are split at the character delim.
+ * No new space will be allocated, the string str will be mutated !
+ */
+{
+	char * p1 = str;
+	char * p2;
+	int part_nr = 0;
+
+	/* Find the delim char to end the current part */
+	while( part_nr < maxparts - 1 && (p2 = strchr( p1, delim )) ) {
+
+		/* subsequent parts... */
+		*p2 = 0;
+		parts[part_nr] = p1;
+
+		p1 = p2 + 1; /* Just after the delim char */
+		part_nr ++;
+	}
+	/* and the last part... */
+	parts[part_nr] = p1;
+	part_nr ++;
+
+	return part_nr;
+}
+
diff --git a/clients/lcdexec/menu.h b/clients/lcdexec/menu.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..211faf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/lcdexec/menu.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * lcdexec.c
+ * This file is part of lcdexec, an LCDproc client.
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GNU General Public License. Refer to the
+ * COPYING file distributed with this package.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, Joris Robijn
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "shared/str.h"
+#include "shared/report.h"
+#include "shared/configfile.h"
+#include "shared/sockets.h"
+
+#define MAX_NUM_MENUCMDS 40
+#define MAX_NUM_SUBMENUS 20
+
+typedef struct Menu {
+	char * menucmd_name[MAX_NUM_MENUCMDS];
+	char * menucmd_exec[MAX_NUM_MENUCMDS];
+	int num_menucmds;
+	char * submenu_name[MAX_NUM_SUBMENUS];
+	char * submenu_id[MAX_NUM_SUBMENUS];
+	struct Menu * submenu[MAX_NUM_SUBMENUS];
+	int num_submenus;
+} Menu;
+
+Menu *	menu_read (char * menu_id, char * progname);
+int	menu_send_to_LCDd( Menu * menu, char * id, int sock );
+char *	menu_find_cmd_of_id( Menu * menu, char * id );
+
+int split( char * str, char delim, char * parts[], int maxparts );
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 52a19cb..c7ca7d8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ AC_OUTPUT(Makefile
 	server/drivers/Makefile
 	clients/Makefile
 	clients/lcdproc/Makefile
+	clients/lcdexec/Makefile
 	clients/examples/Makefile
 	clients/headlines/Makefile
 	clients/metar/Makefile