diff --git a/compiler/fn.v b/compiler/fn.v
index 24673797c0..8af227fa9e 100644
--- a/compiler/fn.v
+++ b/compiler/fn.v
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ fn (f mut Fn) clear_vars() {
 // vlib header file?
 fn (p mut Parser) is_sig() bool {
 	return (p.pref.build_mode == .default_mode || p.pref.build_mode == .build) &&
-	(p.file_path.contains(TmpPath))
+	(p.file_path.contains(ModPath))
 }
 
 fn new_fn(pkg string, is_public bool) *Fn {
diff --git a/compiler/main.v b/compiler/main.v
index 4f8a2a2465..7de3be7f94 100644
--- a/compiler/main.v
+++ b/compiler/main.v
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ enum BuildMode {
 	build //TODO a better name would be smth like `.build_module` I think
 }
 
-fn vtmp_path() string {
-	return os.home_dir() + '/.vlang/'
+fn modules_path() string {
+	return os.home_dir() + '/.vmodules/'
 }
 
 const (
 	SupportedPlatforms = ['windows', 'mac', 'linux', 'freebsd', 'openbsd', 'netbsd', 'dragonfly'] 
-	TmpPath            = vtmp_path()
+	ModPath            = modules_path()
 )
 
 enum OS {
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ fn main() {
 	} 
 	// TODO quit if the compiler is too old 
 	// u := os.file_last_mod_unix('v')
-	// Create a temp directory if it's not there. 
-	if !os.file_exists(TmpPath)  { 
-		os.mkdir(TmpPath)
-	} 
 	// If there's no tmp path with current version yet, the user must be using a pre-built package
 	// Copy the `vlib` directory to the tmp path.
 /* 
@@ -134,6 +130,13 @@ fn main() {
 		println('vfmt is temporarily disabled')
 		return
 	}
+	// v get sqlite 
+	if 'get' in args { 
+		// Create the modules directory if it's not there. 
+		if !os.file_exists(ModPath)  { 
+			os.mkdir(ModPath)
+		} 
+	} 
 	// No args? REPL
 	if args.len < 2 || (args.len == 2 && args[1] == '-') {
 		run_repl()
@@ -460,13 +463,13 @@ fn (c &V) cc_windows_cross() {
        }
        mut libs := ''
        if c.pref.build_mode == .default_mode {
-               libs = '"$TmpPath/vlib/builtin.o"'
+               libs = '"$ModPath/vlib/builtin.o"'
                if !os.file_exists(libs) {
                        println('`builtin.o` not found')
                        exit(1) 
                }
                for imp in c.table.imports {
-                       libs += ' "$TmpPath/vlib/${imp}.o"'
+                       libs += ' "$ModPath/vlib/${imp}.o"'
                }
        }
        args += ' $c.out_name_c '
@@ -478,10 +481,10 @@ fn (c &V) cc_windows_cross() {
                }
        }
                println('Cross compiling for Windows...')
-               winroot := '$TmpPath/winroot' 
+               winroot := '$ModPath/winroot' 
 	if !os.dir_exists(winroot) {
 		winroot_url := 'https://github.com/vlang/v/releases/download/v0.1.10/winroot.zip' 
-		println('"$winroot" not found. Download it from $winroot_url and save in $TmpPath') 
+		println('"$winroot" not found. Download it from $winroot_url and save in $ModPath') 
 		exit(1) 
  
 } 
@@ -489,7 +492,7 @@ fn (c &V) cc_windows_cross() {
                obj_name = obj_name.replace('.exe', '')
                obj_name = obj_name.replace('.o.o', '.o')
                mut include := '-I $winroot/include '
-               cmd := 'clang -o $obj_name -w $include -m32 -c -target x86_64-win32 $TmpPath/$c.out_name_c'
+               cmd := 'clang -o $obj_name -w $include -m32 -c -target x86_64-win32 $ModPath/$c.out_name_c'
                if c.pref.show_c_cmd {
                        println(cmd)
                }
@@ -556,7 +559,7 @@ fn (v mut V) cc() {
 		// 
 	}
 	else if v.pref.build_mode == .default_mode {
-		libs = '"$TmpPath/vlib/builtin.o"'
+		libs = '"$ModPath/vlib/builtin.o"'
 		if !os.file_exists(libs) {
 			println('`builtin.o` not found')
 			exit(1)
@@ -565,7 +568,7 @@ fn (v mut V) cc() {
 			if imp == 'webview' {
 				continue
 			}
-			libs += ' "$TmpPath/vlib/${imp}.o"'
+			libs += ' "$ModPath/vlib/${imp}.o"'
 		}
 	}
 	// -I flags
@@ -748,7 +751,7 @@ fn (v mut V) add_user_v_files() {
 	if v.pref.build_mode == .default_mode {
 		for i := 0; i < v.table.imports.len; i++ {
 			pkg := v.module_path(v.table.imports[i])
-			vfiles := v.v_files_from_dir('$TmpPath/vlib/$pkg')
+			vfiles := v.v_files_from_dir('$ModPath/vlib/$pkg')
 			// Add all imports referenced by these libs
 			for file in vfiles {
 				mut p := v.new_parser(file, Pass.imports)
@@ -787,7 +790,7 @@ fn (v mut V) add_user_v_files() {
 		// TmpPath/vlib
 		// These were generated by vfmt
 		if v.pref.build_mode == .default_mode || v.pref.build_mode == .build {
-			module_path = '$TmpPath/vlib/$pkg'
+			module_path = '$ModPath/vlib/$pkg'
 		}
 		if(!os.file_exists(module_path)) {
 			module_path = '$v.lang_dir/vlib/$pkg'
@@ -1000,8 +1003,12 @@ fn new_v(args[]string) *V {
 fn run_repl() []string {
 	println('V $Version')
 	println('Use Ctrl-C or `exit` to exit')
-	file := TmpPath + '/vrepl.v'
-	temp_file := TmpPath + '/vrepl_temp.v'
+	file := '.vrepl.v'
+	temp_file := '.vrepl_temp.v'
+	defer {
+		os.rm(file) 
+		os.rm(temp_file) 
+	} 
 	mut lines := []string
 	for {
 		print('>>> ')
@@ -1019,7 +1026,7 @@ fn run_repl() []string {
 		if line.starts_with('print') {
 			source_code := lines.join('\n') + '\n' + line 
 			os.write_file(file, source_code)
-			s := os.exec('v run '+TmpPath+'/vrepl.v -repl')
+			s := os.exec('v run $file -repl')
 			mut vals := s.split('\n')
 			if s.contains('panic: ') {
 				if !s.contains('declared and not used') 	{
@@ -1046,7 +1053,7 @@ fn run_repl() []string {
 			}
 			temp_source_code := lines.join('\n') + '\n' + temp_line
 			os.write_file(temp_file, temp_source_code)
-			s := os.exec('v run '+TmpPath+'/vrepl_temp.v -repl')
+			s := os.exec('v run $temp_file -repl')
 			if s.contains('panic: ') {
 				if !s.contains('declared and not used') 	{
 					mut vals := s.split('\n')