diff --git a/lib.nas b/lib.nas
index 77cbf0f..c06306e 100644
--- a/lib.nas
+++ b/lib.nas
@@ -448,7 +448,10 @@ var runtime=
 {
     # do garbage collection manually.
     # carefully use it because using it frequently may make program running slower.
-    gc: func(){return __builtin_gc;}
+    gc:   func(){return __builtin_gc;},
+
+    # command line arguments
+    argv: func(){return __builtin_sysargv;}
 };
 
 # important global constants
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 3da19a8..796bdfd 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void help()
     <<"nasal <file>\n"
     <<"file:\n"
     <<"    input file name to execute script file.\n\n"
-    <<"nasal [options...] <file>\n"
+    <<"nasal [option...] <file> [argv...]\n"
     <<"option:\n"
     <<"    -l,   --lex     | view token info.\n"
     <<"    -a,   --ast     | view abstract syntax tree.\n"
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ void help()
     <<"                    | if want to use -op and run, please use -op -e/-t/-o/-d.\n"
     <<"    -dbg, --debug   | debug mode (this will ignore -t -o -d -e).\n"
     <<"file:\n"
-    <<"    input file name to execute script file.\n";
+    <<"    input file name to execute script file.\n"
+    <<"argv:\n"
+    <<"    command line arguments used in program.\n";
 }
 
 void logo()
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ void err()
     std::exit(1);
 }
 
-void execute(const std::string& file,const uint32_t cmd)
+void execute(const std::string& file,const std::vector<std::string>& argv,const uint32_t cmd)
 {
     // front end use the same error module
     nasal_err     nerr;
@@ -103,18 +105,18 @@ void execute(const std::string& file,const uint32_t cmd)
     if(cmd&VM_DEBUG)
     {
         nasal_dbg debugger;
-        debugger.run(gen,linker);
+        debugger.run(gen,linker,argv);
     }
     else if(cmd&VM_EXECTIME)
     {
         timeb begin,end;
         ftime(&begin);
-        vm.run(gen,linker,cmd&VM_OPCALLNUM,cmd&VM_DBGINFO);
+        vm.run(gen,linker,argv,cmd&VM_OPCALLNUM,cmd&VM_DBGINFO);
         ftime(&end);
         std::cout<<"process exited after "<<((end.time-begin.time)*1.0+end.millitm/1000.0-begin.millitm/1000.0)<<"s.\n";
     }
     else if(cmd&VM_EXEC)
-        vm.run(gen,linker,cmd&VM_OPCALLNUM,cmd&VM_DBGINFO);
+        vm.run(gen,linker,argv,cmd&VM_OPCALLNUM,cmd&VM_DBGINFO);
 }
 
 int main(int argc,const char* argv[])
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ int main(int argc,const char* argv[])
         else if(s=="-h" || s=="--help")
             help();
         else if(s[0]!='-')
-            execute(s,VM_EXEC);
+            execute(s,{},VM_EXEC);
         else
             err();
         return 0;
@@ -149,13 +151,25 @@ int main(int argc,const char* argv[])
         {"--debug",VM_DEBUG},{"-dbg",VM_DEBUG}
     };
     uint32_t cmd=0;
-    for(int i=1;i<argc-1;++i)
+    bool recog_file=false;
+    std::string filename;
+    std::vector<std::string> vm_argv;
+    for(int i=1;i<argc;++i)
     {
         if(cmdlst.count(argv[i]))
             cmd|=cmdlst[argv[i]];
+        else if(!recog_file)
+        {
+            filename=argv[i];
+            recog_file=true;
+        }
         else
-            err();
+            vm_argv.push_back(argv[i]);
     }
-    execute(argv[argc-1],cmd);
+    if(!recog_file)
+        err();
+    if(!cmd)
+        cmd|=VM_EXEC;
+    execute(filename,vm_argv,cmd);
     return 0;
 }
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diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 09d21d4..b0715b2 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test:nasal
 	@ ./nasal -op -t -d test/prime.nas
 	@ ./nasal -op -e test/qrcode.nas
 	@ ./nasal -op -t -d test/quick_sort.nas
-	@ ./nasal -op -e test/scalar.nas
+	@ ./nasal -op -e test/scalar.nas hello world
 	-@ ./nasal -op -c -t test/snake.nas
 	@ ./nasal -op -c -e test/trait.nas
 	-@ ./nasal -op -c -t test/tetris.nas
diff --git a/nasal_builtin.h b/nasal_builtin.h
index 937d4b6..50ce961 100644
--- a/nasal_builtin.h
+++ b/nasal_builtin.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ nas_native(builtin_coyield);
 nas_native(builtin_costatus);
 nas_native(builtin_corun);
 nas_native(builtin_millisec);
+nas_native(builtin_sysargv);
 
 nasal_ref builtin_err(const char* func_name,const std::string& info)
 {
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ struct
     {"__builtin_costatus",builtin_costatus},
     {"__builtin_corun"   ,builtin_corun   },
     {"__builtin_millisec",builtin_millisec},
+    {"__builtin_sysargv", builtin_sysargv },
     {nullptr,             nullptr         }
 };
 
@@ -1446,4 +1448,10 @@ nasal_ref builtin_millisec(nasal_ref* local,nasal_gc& gc)
     ftime(&now);
     return {vm_num,(double)(now.time*1000+now.millitm)};
 }
+nasal_ref builtin_sysargv(nasal_ref* local,nasal_gc& gc)
+{
+    nasal_ref res=gc.alloc(vm_vec);
+    res.vec().elems=gc.env_argv;
+    return res;
+}
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nasal_dbg.h b/nasal_dbg.h
index f78c096..ca7e571 100644
--- a/nasal_dbg.h
+++ b/nasal_dbg.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ public:
         bk_fidx(0),bk_line(0){}
     void run(
         const nasal_codegen&,
-        const nasal_import&
+        const nasal_import&,
+        const std::vector<std::string>&
     );
 };
 
@@ -176,10 +177,11 @@ void nasal_dbg::interact()
 
 void nasal_dbg::run(
     const nasal_codegen& gen,
-    const nasal_import& linker)
+    const nasal_import& linker,
+    const std::vector<std::string>& argv)
 {
     detail_info=true;
-    init(gen.get_strs(),gen.get_nums(),gen.get_code(),linker.get_file());
+    init(gen.get_strs(),gen.get_nums(),gen.get_code(),linker.get_file(),argv);
     const void* opr_table[]=
     {
         &&vmexit,  &&intg,     &&intl,   &&loadg,
diff --git a/nasal_gc.h b/nasal_gc.h
index 651e71b..9bfe8b7 100644
--- a/nasal_gc.h
+++ b/nasal_gc.h
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ struct nasal_gc
     std::vector<nasal_ref>  strs;                    // reserved address for const vm_str
     std::vector<nasal_val*> memory;                  // gc memory
     std::queue<nasal_val*>  free_list[vm_type_size]; // gc free list
+    std::vector<nasal_ref>  env_argv;                // command line arguments
 
     /* values for analysis */
     uint64_t                size[vm_type_size];
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@ struct nasal_gc
         stack(_stk){}
     void                    mark();
     void                    sweep();
-    void                    init(const std::vector<std::string>&);
+    void                    init(const std::vector<std::string>&,const std::vector<std::string>&);
     void                    clear();
     void                    info();
     nasal_ref               alloc(const uint8_t);
@@ -588,7 +589,7 @@ void nasal_gc::sweep()
             i->mark=GC_UNCOLLECTED;
     }
 }
-void nasal_gc::init(const std::vector<std::string>& s)
+void nasal_gc::init(const std::vector<std::string>& s,const std::vector<std::string>& argv)
 {
     // initiaize function register
     funcr=nil;
@@ -611,6 +612,14 @@ void nasal_gc::init(const std::vector<std::string>& s)
         strs[i].value.gcobj->unmut=1;
         strs[i].str()=s[i];
     }
+    // record arguments
+    env_argv.resize(argv.size());
+    for(size_t i=0;i<argv.size();++i)
+    {
+        env_argv[i]={vm_str,new nasal_val(vm_str)};
+        env_argv[i].value.gcobj->unmut=1;
+        env_argv[i].str()=argv[i];
+    }
 }
 void nasal_gc::clear()
 {
@@ -623,6 +632,7 @@ void nasal_gc::clear()
     for(auto& i:strs)
         delete i.value.gcobj;
     strs.clear();
+    env_argv.clear();
 }
 void nasal_gc::info()
 {
diff --git a/nasal_vm.h b/nasal_vm.h
index 0591807..093df65 100644
--- a/nasal_vm.h
+++ b/nasal_vm.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ protected:
         const std::vector<std::string>&,
         const std::vector<double>&,
         const std::vector<opcode>&,
+        const std::vector<std::string>&,
         const std::vector<std::string>&);
     /* debug functions */
     bool detail_info;
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ public:
     void run(
         const nasal_codegen&,
         const nasal_import&,
+        const std::vector<std::string>&,
         const bool,
         const bool);
 };
@@ -138,9 +140,10 @@ void nasal_vm::init(
     const std::vector<std::string>& strs,
     const std::vector<double>&      nums,
     const std::vector<opcode>&      code,
-    const std::vector<std::string>& filenames)
+    const std::vector<std::string>& filenames,
+    const std::vector<std::string>& argv)
 {
-    gc.init(strs);
+    gc.init(strs,argv);
     num_table=nums.data();
     str_table=strs.data();
     bytecode=code.data();
@@ -1002,11 +1005,12 @@ inline void nasal_vm::opr_ret()
 void nasal_vm::run(
     const nasal_codegen& gen,
     const nasal_import& linker,
+    const std::vector<std::string>& argv,
     const bool opcnt,
     const bool detail)
 {
     detail_info=detail;
-    init(gen.get_strs(),gen.get_nums(),gen.get_code(),linker.get_file());
+    init(gen.get_strs(),gen.get_nums(),gen.get_code(),linker.get_file(),argv);
     uint64_t count[op_ret+1]={0};
     const void* opr_table[]=
     {
diff --git a/stl/lib.nas b/stl/lib.nas
index 77cbf0f..c06306e 100644
--- a/stl/lib.nas
+++ b/stl/lib.nas
@@ -448,7 +448,10 @@ var runtime=
 {
     # do garbage collection manually.
     # carefully use it because using it frequently may make program running slower.
-    gc: func(){return __builtin_gc;}
+    gc:   func(){return __builtin_gc;},
+
+    # command line arguments
+    argv: func(){return __builtin_sysargv;}
 };
 
 # important global constants
diff --git a/test/scalar.nas b/test/scalar.nas
index 3da440a..d208c8f 100644
--- a/test/scalar.nas
+++ b/test/scalar.nas
@@ -200,4 +200,5 @@ foreach(var i;a){
 }
 foreach(i;a){
     ;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+println(runtime.argv());
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