diff --git a/vlib/compiler/comptime.v b/vlib/compiler/comptime.v
index 5d353a011c..b12a6b185b 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/comptime.v
@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ fn (p mut Parser) comp_time() {
 		p.returns = false
 		//p.gen('/* returns $p.returns */')
 		if p.tok == .dollar && p.peek() == .key_else {
+			p.fspace()
 			p.next()
 			p.next()
+			p.fspace() // spaces before and after $else
 			p.check(.lcbr)
 			p.genln('#else')
 			p.statements_no_rcbr()
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/expression.v b/vlib/compiler/expression.v
index f0f37df7a4..08326b3a06 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/expression.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/expression.v
@@ -58,10 +58,11 @@ fn (p mut Parser) bterm() string {
 	if tok in [.eq, .gt, .lt, .le, .ge, .ne] {
 		//TODO: remove when array comparing is supported
 		if is_array {
-			p.error('Array comparing is not supported yet')
+			p.error('array comparing is not supported yet')
 		}
 
-		p.fgen(' ${p.tok.str()} ')
+		p.fspace()
+		//p.fgen(' ${p.tok.str()} ')
 		if (is_float || is_str || is_ustr) && !p.is_js {
 			p.gen(',')
 		}
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) bterm() string {
 			p.gen(tok.str())
 		}
 		p.next()
+		p.fspace()
 		// `id == user.id` => `id == $1`, `user.id`
 		if p.is_sql {
 			p.sql_i++
@@ -140,7 +142,6 @@ fn (p mut Parser) name_expr() string {
 		p.string_expr()
 		return 'string'
 	}
-	p.fgen(name)
 	// known_type := p.table.known_type(name)
 	orig_name := name
 	is_c := name == 'C' && p.peek() == .dot
@@ -190,7 +191,6 @@ fn (p mut Parser) name_expr() string {
 		p.next()
 		p.check(.dot)
 		name = p.lit
-		p.fgen(name)
 		name = prepend_mod(mod_gen_name(mod), name)
 	}
 	// Unknown name, try prepending the module name to it
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) handle_operator(op string, typ string, cpostfix string, ph int
 	else {
 		p.error('operator $op not defined on `$typ`')
 	}
-}  
+}
 
 fn (p mut Parser) term() string {
 	line_nr := p.scanner.line_nr
@@ -484,10 +484,11 @@ fn (p mut Parser) term() string {
 		is_mul := tok == .mul
 		is_div := tok == .div
 		is_mod := tok == .mod
+		p.fspace()
 		p.next()
 		p.gen(tok.str())// + ' /*op2*/ ')
 		oph := p.cgen.add_placeholder()
-		p.fgen(' ' + tok.str() + ' ')
+		p.fspace()
 		if (is_div || is_mod) && p.tok == .number && p.lit == '0' {
 			p.error('division or modulo by zero')
 		}
@@ -575,11 +576,9 @@ fn (p mut Parser) factor() string {
 			p.error('constant `$p.lit` overflows `$p.expected_type`')
 		}
 		p.gen(p.lit)
-		p.fgen(p.lit)
 	}
 	.minus {
 		p.gen('-')
-		p.fgen('-')
 		p.next()
 		return p.factor()
 		// Variable
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/fn.v b/vlib/compiler/fn.v
index bbed6297d9..c367ec6ce1 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/fn.v
@@ -179,8 +179,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) clear_vars() {
 // Function signatures are added to the top of the .c file in the first run.
 fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() {
 	p.clear_vars() // clear local vars every time a new fn is started
-
-	//defer { p.fgenln('\n') }
+	defer { p.fgenln2('\n') }
 	// If we are in the first pass, create a new function.
 	// In the second pass fetch the one we created.
 	/*
@@ -206,6 +205,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() {
 	}
 	if is_pub {
 		p.next()
+		p.fspace()
 	}
 	p.returns = false
 	//p.gen('/* returns $p.returns */')
@@ -218,10 +218,12 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() {
 		f.is_method = true
 		p.check(.lpar)
 		receiver_name := p.check_name()
+		p.fspace()
 		is_mut := p.tok == .key_mut
 		is_amp := p.tok == .amp
 		if is_mut || is_amp {
-			p.check_space(p.tok)
+			p.check(p.tok)
+			p.fspace()
 		}
 		receiver_typ = p.get_type()
 		t := p.table.find_type(receiver_typ)
@@ -350,7 +352,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() {
 	// Returns a type?
 	mut typ := 'void'
 	if p.tok in [.name, .mul, .amp, .lsbr, .question, .lpar] {
-		p.fgen(' ')
+		p.fspace()
 		typ = p.get_type()
 	}
 	// V allows empty functions (just definitions)
@@ -1568,9 +1570,9 @@ pub fn (f &Fn) v_fn_name() string {
 
 pub fn (f &Fn) str_for_error() string {
 	// Build the args for the error
-                       mut s := ''
-                       for i, a in f.args {
-                               if i == 0 {
+     mut s := ''
+     for i, a in f.args {
+	     if i == 0 {
                                        if f.is_method {
                                                s += a.typ + '.' + f.name + '('
                                                continue
@@ -1581,7 +1583,7 @@ pub fn (f &Fn) str_for_error() string {
                                if i < f.args.len - 1 {
                                        s += ', '
                                }
-                       }
+       }
        return s + ')'
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/for.v b/vlib/compiler/for.v
index e884666eef..fddbf8946d 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/for.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/for.v
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module compiler
 
 fn (p mut Parser) for_st() {
 	p.check(.key_for)
-	p.fgen(' ')
+	p.fspace()
 	p.for_expr_cnt++
 	next_tok := p.peek()
 	//debug := p.scanner.file_path.contains('r_draw')
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ fn (p mut Parser) for_st() {
 		}
 		p.check(.semicolon)
 		p.gen(' ; ')
-		p.fgen(' ')
+		p.fspace()
 		if p.tok != .semicolon {
 			p.bool_expression()
 		}
 		p.check(.semicolon)
 		p.gen(' ; ')
-		p.fgen(' ')
+		p.fspace()
 		if p.tok != .lcbr {
 			p.statement(false)
 		}
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ fn (p mut Parser) for_st() {
 		if i == '_' && val == '_' {
 			p.error('no new variables on the left side of `in`')
 		}
-		p.fgen(' ')
+		p.fspace()
 		p.check(.key_in)
-		p.fgen(' ')
+		p.fspace()
 		tmp := p.get_tmp()
 		p.cgen.start_tmp()
 		mut typ := p.bool_expression()
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) for_st() {
 	// `for val in vals`
 	else if p.peek() == .key_in {
 		val := p.check_name()
-		p.fgen(' ')
+		p.fspace()
 		p.check(.key_in)
 		p.fspace()
 		tmp := p.get_tmp()
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/main.v b/vlib/compiler/main.v
index a2922f4530..55152f6bc5 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/main.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/main.v
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ pub mut:
 	comptime_define string  // -D vfmt for `if $vfmt {`
 	fast bool // use tcc/x64 codegen
 	enable_globals bool // allow __global for low level code
+	is_fmt bool
 }
 
 // Should be called by main at the end of the compilation process, to cleanup
@@ -946,6 +947,7 @@ pub fn new_v(args[]string) &V {
 		ccompiler: find_c_compiler()
 		building_v: !is_repl && (rdir_name == 'compiler' || rdir_name == 'v.v'  || dir.contains('vlib'))
 		comptime_define: comptime_define
+		is_fmt: comptime_define == 'vfmt'
 	}
 	if pref.is_verbose || pref.is_debug {
 		println('C compiler=$pref.ccompiler')
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/parser.v b/vlib/compiler/parser.v
index a5ea3dcb84..b32c1fb40a 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/parser.v
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) parse(pass Pass) {
 		p.mod = p.check_name()
 	}
 	//
+		p.fgenln2('\n')
 
 	p.cgen.nogen = false
 	if p.pref.build_mode == .build_module && p.mod != p.v.mod {
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) parse(pass Pass) {
 				//p.error('__global is only allowed in translated code')
 			}
 			p.next()
+			p.fspace()
 			name := p.check_name()
 			typ := p.get_type()
 			p.register_global(name, typ)
@@ -408,6 +410,11 @@ fn (p mut Parser) parse(pass Pass) {
 			if !p.cgen.nogen {
 				p.cgen.consts << g
 			}
+			p.fgenln2('')
+			if p.tok != .key_global {
+				// An extra empty line to separate a block of globals
+				p.fgenln2('')
+			}	
 		}
 		.eof {
 			//p.log('end of parse()')
@@ -420,19 +427,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) parse(pass Pass) {
 			if !p.first_pass() && !p.pref.is_repl {
 				p.check_unused_imports()
 			}
-			if !p.first_pass() && p.fileis('main.v') {
-				s := p.scanner.fmt_out.str().trim_space()
-				if s.len > 0 {
-					println('GENERATING MAIN.V')
-					out := os.create('/var/tmp/fmt.v') or {
-						verror('failed to create fmt.v')
-						return
-					}
-					//println(p.scanner.fmt_out.str())
-					out.writeln(p.scanner.fmt_out.str().trim_space())
-					out.close()
-				}
-			}
+			p.gen_fmt() // not generated unless `-d vfmt` is provided
 			return
 		}
 		else {
@@ -720,8 +715,15 @@ fn (p &Parser) strtok() string {
 	if p.tok == .name {
 		return p.lit
 	}
+	if p.tok == .number {
+		return p.lit
+	}	
 	if p.tok == .str {
-		return '"$p.lit"'
+		if p.lit.contains("'") {
+			return '"$p.lit"'
+		}	  else {
+			return "'$p.lit'"
+		}
 	}
 	res := p.tok.str()
 	if res == '' {
@@ -782,6 +784,8 @@ fn (p mut Parser) get_type() string {
 	mut typ := ''
 	// multiple returns
 	if p.tok == .lpar {
+		//p.warn('`()` are no longer necessary in multiple returns' +
+		//'\nuse `fn foo() int, int {` instead of `fn foo() (int, int) {`')
 		// if p.inside_tuple {p.error('unexpected (')}
 		// p.inside_tuple = true
 		p.check(.lpar)
@@ -1270,9 +1274,8 @@ fn ($v.name mut $v.typ) $p.cur_fn.name (...) {
 	}
 	}
 	p.fspace()
-	p.fgen(tok.str())
-	p.fspace()
 	p.next()
+	p.fspace()
 	pos := p.cgen.cur_line.len
 	expr_type := p.bool_expression()
 	//if p.expected_type.starts_with('array_') {
@@ -1633,7 +1636,6 @@ fn (p mut Parser) var_expr(v Var) string {
 			}
 		}
 		p.gen(p.tok.str())
-		p.fgen(p.tok.str())
 		p.next()// ++/--
 		// allow `a := c++` in translated code TODO remove once c2v handles this
 		if p.pref.translated {
@@ -2541,9 +2543,10 @@ fn (p mut Parser) if_st(is_expr bool, elif_depth int) string {
 	}
 	if_returns := p.returns
 	p.returns = false
-	// println('IF TYp=$typ')
 	if p.tok == .key_else {
-		p.fgenln2('')
+		if !p.inside_if_expr {
+			p.fgenln2('')
+		}
 		p.check(.key_else)
 		p.fspace()
 		if p.tok == .key_if {
@@ -2730,6 +2733,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) return_st() {
 			p.gen('return')
 		}
 	}
+	p.fgenln('//ret')
 	p.returns = true
 }
 
@@ -2876,6 +2880,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) attribute() {
 		p.attr = p.attr + ':' + p.check_name()
 	}
 	p.check(.rsbr)
+	p.fgenln2('')
 	if p.tok == .key_fn || (p.tok == .key_pub && p.peek() == .key_fn) {
 		p.fn_decl()
 		p.attr = ''
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/scanner.v b/vlib/compiler/scanner.v
index 432a6266d1..7c1ccf2eee 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/scanner.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/scanner.v
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fn new_scanner_file(file_path string) &Scanner {
 fn new_scanner(text string) &Scanner {
 	return &Scanner {
 		text: text
-		fmt_out: strings.new_builder(1000)
+		fmt_out: strings.new_builder(10000)
 		should_print_line_on_error: true
 		should_print_errors_in_color: true
 		should_print_relative_paths_on_error: true
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) scan() ScanRes {
 		if nextc == `!` {
 			// treat shebang line (#!) as a comment
 			s.line_comment = s.text[start + 1..s.pos].trim_space()
-			s.fgenln('// shebang line "$s.line_comment"')
+			//s.fgenln('// shebang line "$s.line_comment"')
 			return s.scan()
 		}
 		hash := s.text[start..s.pos]
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) scan() ScanRes {
 			s.ignore_line()
 			s.line_comment = s.text[start + 1..s.pos]
 			s.line_comment = s.line_comment.trim_space()
-			s.fgenln('// ${s.prev_tok.str()} "$s.line_comment"')
+			//s.fgenln('// ${s.prev_tok.str()} "$s.line_comment"')
 			// Skip the comment (return the next token)
 			return s.scan()
 		}
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) inc_line_number() {
 	s.last_nl_pos = s.pos
 	s.line_nr++
 	s.line_ends   << s.pos
-	if s.line_nr > s.nlines { 
+	if s.line_nr > s.nlines {
 		s.nlines = s.line_nr
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/struct.v b/vlib/compiler/struct.v
index fc914ea891..cf12ce48a4 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/struct.v
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) struct_decl() {
 	is_pub := p.tok == .key_pub
 	if is_pub {
 		p.next()
+		p.fspace()
 	}	
 	// V can generate Objective C for integration with Cocoa
 	// `[objc_interface:ParentInterface]`
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) struct_decl() {
 		if p.first_pass() {
 			p.table.add_field(typ.name, field_name, field_type, is_mut, attr, access_mod)
 		}
-		p.fgenln2('')
+		p.fgenln2('') // newline between struct fields
 	}
 	p.check(.rcbr)
 	if !is_c && !did_gen_something && p.first_pass() {
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) struct_init(typ string) string {
 			}
 			p.fspace()
 			did_gen_something = true
+			p.fgenln2('') // newline between struct fields
 		}
 		// If we already set some fields, need to prepend a comma
 		if t.fields.len != inited_fields.len && inited_fields.len > 0 {
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) struct_init(typ string) string {
 					p.gen(',')
 				}
 				did_gen_something = true
+				p.fgenln2('') // newline between struct fields
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/token.v b/vlib/compiler/token.v
index e28e0e2c25..fd39635c92 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/token.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/token.v
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ fn (t []TokenKind) contains(val TokenKind) bool {
 }
 
 fn (t Token) str() string {
+	if t.tok == .number {
+		return t.lit
+		
+	}	
 	if t.tok == .str {
 		return "'$t.lit'"
 	}	
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/vfmt.v b/vlib/compiler/vfmt.v
index 1316b0bb29..c4c996d357 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/vfmt.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/vfmt.v
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 module compiler
 
 import strings
+import os
 
 [if vfmt]
 fn (scanner mut Scanner) fgen(s_ string) {
@@ -93,14 +94,37 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fnext() {
 	if p.tok == .eof {
 		return
 	}
-	if p.tok == .rcbr {
+	if p.tok == .rcbr && !p.inside_if_expr {
 		p.fmt_dec()
 	}
 	p.fgen2(p.strtok())
 	// vfmt: increase indentation on `{` unless it's `{}`
-	if p.tok == .lcbr { //&& p.scanner.pos + 1 < p.scanner.text.len && p.scanner.text[p.scanner.pos + 1] != `}` {
+	if p.tok == .lcbr && !p.inside_if_expr { //&& p.scanner.pos + 1 < p.scanner.text.len && p.scanner.text[p.scanner.pos + 1] != `}` {
 		p.fgenln2('')
 		p.fmt_inc()
 	}
 }
 
+
+[if vfmt]
+fn (p mut Parser) gen_fmt() {
+	if p.pass != .main {
+		return
+	}
+	if p.file_name == '' {
+		return
+	}	
+	s := p.scanner.fmt_out.str().trim_space()
+	if s == '' {
+		return
+	}	
+	println('GENERATING ${p.file_name}.V')
+	out := os.create('/var/tmp/fmt/' + p.file_name) or {
+		verror('failed to create fmt.v')
+		return
+	}
+	//println(p.scanner.fmt_out.str())
+	out.writeln(p.scanner.fmt_out.str().trim_space())
+	out.close()
+}
+
diff --git a/vlib/os/os.v b/vlib/os/os.v
index 84778806d5..a44a6b498d 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os.v
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ pub fn cp_r(source_path, dest_path string, overwrite bool) ?bool{
 	}
 	//single file copy
 	if !os.is_dir(source_path) {
-		adjasted_path := if os.is_dir(dest_path) { 
+		adjasted_path := if os.is_dir(dest_path) {
 			filepath.join(dest_path, os.basedir(source_path)) } else { dest_path }
 		if os.file_exists(adjasted_path) {
 			if overwrite { os.rm(adjasted_path) }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ pub fn cp_r(source_path, dest_path string, overwrite bool) ?bool{
 		}
 		cp_r(sp, dp, overwrite) or {
 			os.rmdir(dp)
-			panic(err) 
+			panic(err)
 		}
 	}
 	return true