diff --git a/vlib/os/os.v b/vlib/os/os.v
index 250bbee6d3..ec9d3fbe51 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os.v
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ pub fn mv_by_cp(source string, target string) ?bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-fn vfopen(path, mode string) *C.FILE {
+fn vfopen(path, mode string) &C.FILE {
 	$if windows {
 		return C._wfopen(path.to_wide(), mode.to_wide())
 	} $else {
@@ -1016,9 +1016,9 @@ pub fn walk_ext(path, ext string) []string {
 	return res
 }
 
-// walk recursively traverse the given directory path.
+// walk recursively traverses the given directory path.
 // When a file is encountred it will call the callback function with current file as argument.
-pub fn walk(path string, fnc fn(path string)) {
+pub fn walk(path string, f fn(path string)) {
 	if !os.is_dir(path) {
 		return
 	}
@@ -1028,10 +1028,10 @@ pub fn walk(path string, fnc fn(path string)) {
 	for file in files {
 		p := path + os.path_separator + file
 		if os.is_dir(p) && !os.is_link(p) {
-			walk(p, fnc)
+			walk(p, f)
 		}
 		else if os.exists(p) {
-			fnc(p)
+			f(p)
 		}
 	}
 	return
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ pub const (
 	wd_at_startup = getwd()
 )
 
-// resource_abs_path returns an absolute path, for the given `path` 
+// resource_abs_path returns an absolute path, for the given `path`
 // (the path is expected to be relative to the executable program)
 // See https://discordapp.com/channels/592103645835821068/592294828432424960/630806741373943808
 // It gives a convenient way to access program resources like images, fonts, sounds and so on,
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 4eece0e617..3c0799a44f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CastExpr | EnumVal
 
 pub type Stmt = VarDecl | GlobalDecl | FnDecl | Return | Module | Import | ExprStmt |
 ForStmt | StructDecl | ForCStmt | ForInStmt | CompIf | ConstDecl | Attr | BranchStmt |
-HashStmt | AssignStmt | EnumDecl | TypeDecl
+HashStmt | AssignStmt | EnumDecl | TypeDecl | DeferStmt
 // | IncDecStmt k
 // Stand-alone expression in a statement list.
 pub struct ExprStmt {
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ pub:
 	is_pub bool
 }
 
+pub struct DeferStmt{
+pub:
+stmts []Stmt
+}
+
 pub struct AssignExpr {
 pub:
 	op   token.Kind
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 594aee360a..a991cbfd37 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) stmt() ast.Stmt {
 			p.parse_block()
 			return ast.Stmt{}
 		}
+		.key_defer {
+			p.next()
+			stmts := p.parse_block()
+			return ast.DeferStmt{
+				stmts: stmts
+			}
+		}
 		else {
 			// `x := ...`
 			// if p.tok.kind == .name && p.peek_tok.kind in [.decl_assign, .comma] {
@@ -359,7 +366,7 @@ pub fn (p &Parser) error(s string) {
 	if path.starts_with(workdir) {
 		path = path.replace(workdir, '')
 	}
-	final_msg_line := 'xxx$path:$p.tok.line_nr: error: $s'
+	final_msg_line := '$path:$p.tok.line_nr: error: $s'
 	if colored_output {
 		eprintln(term.bold(term.red(final_msg_line)))
 	}
@@ -476,7 +483,8 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) name_expr() (ast.Expr,table.Type) {
 		name := p.tok.lit
 		// type cast. TODO: finish
 		// if name in table.builtin_type_names {
-		if name in p.table.type_idxs {
+		if name in p.table.type_idxs && !(name in ['stat', 'sigaction']) {
+			// TODO handle C.stat()
 			to_typ := p.parse_type()
 			p.check(.lpar)
 			mut expr := ast.Expr{}
@@ -914,7 +922,16 @@ fn (p mut Parser) if_expr() (ast.Expr,table.Type) {
 	// }
 	mut node := ast.Expr{}
 	p.check(.key_if)
-	cond,_ := p.expr(0)
+	// `if x := opt() {`
+	mut cond := ast.Expr{}
+	if p.peek_tok.kind == .decl_assign {
+		p.next()
+		p.check(.decl_assign)
+		p.expr(0)
+	}
+	else {
+		cond,_ = p.expr(0)
+	}
 	p.inside_if = false
 	stmts := p.parse_block()
 	mut else_stmts := []ast.Stmt
@@ -974,6 +991,13 @@ fn (p mut Parser) string_expr() (ast.Expr,table.Type) {
 		if p.tok.kind == .colon {
 			p.next()
 		}
+		// ${num:2d}
+		if p.tok.kind == .number {
+			p.next()
+			if p.tok.lit.len == 1 {
+				p.next()
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	return node,table.string_type
 }
@@ -1341,8 +1365,14 @@ fn (p mut Parser) match_expr() (ast.Expr,table.Type) {
 		}
 		else {
 			// Expression match
-			match_expr,_ := p.expr(0)
-			match_exprs << match_expr
+			for {
+				match_expr,_ := p.expr(0)
+				match_exprs << match_expr
+				if p.tok.kind != .comma {
+					break
+				}
+				p.check(.comma)
+			}
 		}
 		p.warn('match block')
 		stmts := p.parse_block()
@@ -1421,6 +1451,9 @@ fn (p mut Parser) type_decl() ast.TypeDecl {
 			p.check(.pipe)
 		}
 	}
+	else {
+		p.check_name()
+	}
 	return ast.TypeDecl{
 		name: name
 	}