diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 72ba34d8..9959d890 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # GNU Mes --- Maxwell Equations of Software
-# Copyright © 2016,2017,2019,2020,2022 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+# Copyright © 2016,2017,2019,2020,2022,2023 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 #
 # This file is part of GNU Mes.
 #
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 /scaffold/tiny-mes
 
 /scaffold/argv-m2
+/scaffold/env-m2
 /scaffold/hello-m2
 /scaffold/main-m2
 /scaffold/micro-mes-m2
diff --git a/build-aux/build.sh.in b/build-aux/build.sh.in
index 2a2cb3d0..c1cb04f3 100644
--- a/build-aux/build.sh.in
+++ b/build-aux/build.sh.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
 # GNU Mes --- Maxwell Equations of Software
-# Copyright © 2018,2019,2022 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+# Copyright © 2018,2019,2022,2023 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 #
 # This file is part of GNU Mes.
 #
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ if test -n "$M2_PLANET" && (test "$mes_cpu" == "x86" \
         trace "KAEM       scaffold/main.kaem" kaem --strict $__verbose -f scaffold/main.kaem
         trace "KAEM       scaffold/hello.kaem" kaem --strict $__verbose -f scaffold/hello.kaem
         trace "KAEM       scaffold/argv.kaem" kaem --strict $__verbose -f scaffold/argv.kaem
+        trace "KAEM       scaffold/env.kaem" kaem --strict $__verbose -f scaffold/env.kaem
         trace "KAEM       scaffold/read.kaem" kaem --strict $__verbose -f scaffold/read.kaem
         trace "KAEM       kaem.run" kaem --strict $__verbose
     )
diff --git a/scaffold/env.c b/scaffold/env.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c412ab5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scaffold/env.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* -*-comment-start: "//";comment-end:""-*-
+ * GNU Mes --- Maxwell Equations of Software
+ * Copyright © 2016,2017,2023 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+ *
+ * This file is part of GNU Mes.
+ *
+ * GNU Mes is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * GNU Mes is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with GNU Mes.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int
+main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  eputs ("SHELL=");
+  eputs (getenv ("SHELL"));
+  eputs ("\n");
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/scaffold/env.kaem b/scaffold/env.kaem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13aeaaaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scaffold/env.kaem
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# Copyright © 2019,2022,2023 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+#
+# This file is part of GNU Mes.
+#
+# GNU Mes is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# GNU Mes is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with GNU Mes.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Usage:
+# kaem --verbose --strict --file scaffold/env.kaem
+# scaffold/env-m2
+
+cc_cpu=${cc_cpu:-i386}
+mes_cpu=${mes_cpu:-x86}
+stage0_cpu=${stage0_cpu:-x86}
+
+M2-Planet                                       \
+    --debug                                     \
+    --architecture ${stage0_cpu}                \
+    -D __${cc_cpu}__=1                          \
+    -D __linux__=1                              \
+    -f include/mes/lib-mini.h                   \
+    -f lib/linux/${mes_cpu}-mes-m2/crt1.c       \
+    -f lib/linux/${mes_cpu}-mes-m2/_exit.c      \
+    -f lib/linux/${mes_cpu}-mes-m2/_write.c     \
+    -f lib/string/strlen.c                      \
+    -f lib/string/strncmp.c                     \
+    -f lib/posix/getenv.c                       \
+    -f lib/mes/write.c                          \
+    -f lib/mes/eputs.c                          \
+    -f scaffold/env.c                         \
+    -o scaffold/env.M1
+
+blood-elf --little-endian -f scaffold/env.M1 -o scaffold/env.blood-elf-M1
+
+M1                                              \
+    --architecture ${stage0_cpu}                \
+    --little-endian                             \
+    -f lib/m2/${mes_cpu}/${mes_cpu}_defs.M1     \
+    -f lib/${mes_cpu}-mes/${mes_cpu}.M1         \
+    -f lib/linux/${mes_cpu}-mes-m2/crt1.M1      \
+    -f scaffold/env.M1                        \
+    -f scaffold/env.blood-elf-M1              \
+    -o scaffold/env.hex2
+
+hex2                                            \
+    --architecture ${stage0_cpu}                \
+    --little-endian                             \
+    --base-address 0x1000000                    \
+    -f lib/m2/${mes_cpu}/ELF-${mes_cpu}.hex2    \
+    -f scaffold/env.hex2                      \
+    -o scaffold/env-m2
+
+echo Now run: scaffold/env-m2