diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43c7f2fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: 0.1.6.{build}
+os: Windows Server 2012 R2
+install:
+- C:\Python34\Scripts\pip install ply pyreadline nose prompt_toolkit
+build_script:
+- C:\Python34\python setup.py install
+test_script:
+- C:\Python34\Scripts\nosetests
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bebf3160a..e43e21949 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ dist/
 xonsh.egg-info/
 docs/_build/
 
+# temporary files from vim and emacs
+*~
+*#
+.#*
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
 # Virtualenv
 pip-selfcheck.json
 bin/
@@ -23,4 +30,4 @@ lib/
 include/
 
 # Mac
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8d1fbf733..54e3e39bb 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ xonsh
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/scopatz/xonsh.svg?branch=master
     :target: https://travis-ci.org/scopatz/xonsh
 
+.. image:: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/ufqtigii8ma3rctt/branch/master?svg=true
+    :target: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/rbrewer123/xonsh-unq93
+
 .. image:: https://landscape.io/github/scopatz/xonsh/master/landscape.svg?style=flat
     :target: https://landscape.io/github/scopatz/xonsh/master
     :alt: Code Health
diff --git a/docs/api/proc.rst b/docs/api/proc.rst
index 16917526a..789871c1e 100644
--- a/docs/api/proc.rst
+++ b/docs/api/proc.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 .. _xonsh_proc:
 
-******************************************************
+**********************************************************
 Python Procedures as Subprocess Commands (``xonsh.proc``)
-******************************************************
+**********************************************************
 
 .. automodule:: xonsh.proc
     :members:
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 1ea4ac6f4..28d197459 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: xonsh
-  version: "0.1.5"
+  version: "0.1.6"
 
 source:
   fn: xonsh.tar.gz
diff --git a/xonsh/__init__.py b/xonsh/__init__.py
index 66a87bb6e..2fb25139f 100644
--- a/xonsh/__init__.py
+++ b/xonsh/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.1.5'
+__version__ = '0.1.6'
diff --git a/xonsh/aliases.py b/xonsh/aliases.py
index 1ceddf16f..17078f402 100644
--- a/xonsh/aliases.py
+++ b/xonsh/aliases.py
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ def source_bash(args, stdin=None):
     return
 
 
+def source_alias(args, stdin=None):
+    """Executes the contents of the provided files in the current context."""
+    for fname in args:
+        execx(open(fname).read(), 'exec', builtins.__xonsh_ctx__)
+
+
 def xexec(args, stdin=None):
     """
     Replaces current process with command specified and passes in the
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ DEFAULT_ALIASES = {
     'exit': exit,
     'quit': exit,
     'xexec': xexec,
+    'source': source_alias,
     'timeit': timeit_alias,
     'source-bash': source_bash,
     'scp-resume': ['rsync', '--partial', '-h', '--progress', '--rsh=ssh'],
diff --git a/xonsh/parser.py b/xonsh/parser.py
index a8989e731..bb3018369 100644
--- a/xonsh/parser.py
+++ b/xonsh/parser.py
@@ -2260,6 +2260,7 @@ class Parser(object):
                                     col=self.col)
                     p0._cliarg_action = 'extend'
                 else:
+                    p0.s = os.path.expanduser(p0.s)
                     p0._cliarg_action = 'append'
             elif isinstance(p1, ast.AST):
                 p0 = p1
@@ -2305,7 +2306,7 @@ class Parser(object):
         if len(p) == 2:
             p0 = p1
         else:
-            p0 = os.path.expanduser(p1 + p[2])
+            p0 = p1 + p[2]
         p[0] = p0
 
     def p_subproc_arg_part(self, p):