diff --git a/ast/var_table.go b/ast/var_table.go
index ab1eec2..f597eee 100644
--- a/ast/var_table.go
+++ b/ast/var_table.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func DeleteVarTable(table VarTable) {
         }
     }
 }
-a
+
 /* removes var from vartable
  * if SyncTablesWithOSENviron is true, also unsets environment variable
  */
diff --git a/stdlib/bool.go b/stdlib/bool.go
index 035fa2f..d6b07e6 100644
--- a/stdlib/bool.go
+++ b/stdlib/bool.go
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ import (
     "gitlab.com/whom/shs/ast"
 )
 
-func bool_cast(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
+/* Takes one argument, must be a string
+ * attempts to cast to bool (T or F are valid values)
+ * returns nil on failure
+ *
+ * Example: (bool "F")
+ */
+func BoolCast(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
     in = in.Eval(ft, vt, false)
     if in.Tag == ast.LIST || in.Tag == ast.NUMBER {
         log.Log(log.ERR,
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ func bool_cast(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
     return res
 }
 
-func not(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
+func Not(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
     in = in.Eval(ft, vt, false)
 
     if in.Tag != ast.BOOL {
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ func not(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
     return t
 }
 
-func eq(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
+func Eq(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
     out := ast.TRUE
 
     in = in.Eval(ft, vt, false)
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ func eq(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
     return t
 }
 
-func lt(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
+func Lt(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
     out := ast.TRUE
     second := in.Next
 
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@ func lt(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
     return t
 }
 
-func gt(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
+func Gt(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
     out := ast.TRUE
     second := in.Next
 
@@ -191,14 +197,14 @@ func gt(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
     return t
 }
 
-func ne(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
-    return not(eq(in, vt, ft), vt, ft)
+func Ne(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
+    return Not(Eq(in, vt, ft), vt, ft)
 }
 
-func gte(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
-    return not(lt(in, vt, ft), vt, ft)
+func Gte(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
+    return Not(Lt(in, vt, ft), vt, ft)
 }
 
-func lte(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
-    return not(gt(in, vt, ft), vt, ft)
+func Lte(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
+    return Not(Gt(in, vt, ft), vt, ft)
 }
diff --git a/stdlib/filesys.go b/stdlib/filesys.go
index 77030a7..182cdca 100644
--- a/stdlib/filesys.go
+++ b/stdlib/filesys.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func Fexists(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
  */
 func Fread(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
     in = in.Eval(ft, vt, false)
-    exists := fexists(in, vt, ft) // some waste, extra use of Eval
+    exists := Fexists(in, vt, ft) // some waste, extra use of Eval
     if exists == nil || exists.Tag != ast.BOOL || exists.Value() == ast.FALSE {
         log.Log(log.ERR,
             "error calling fexists or file doesnt exist",
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func Fappend(in *ast.Token, vt ast.VarTable, ft ast.FuncTable) *ast.Token {
         return nil
     }
 
-    exists := fexists(in, vt, ft)
+    exists := Fexists(in, vt, ft)
     if exists.Value() == ast.FALSE {
         log.Log(log.ERR,
             "file "+in.Value()+" does not exist",
diff --git a/stdlib/stdlib.go b/stdlib/stdlib.go
index 9e75e2a..83749c2 100644
--- a/stdlib/stdlib.go
+++ b/stdlib/stdlib.go
@@ -52,13 +52,6 @@ func GenFuncTable() ast.FuncTable {
             Args:             -1,
         },
 
-        "eval": &ast.Function{
-            Function:   Eval,
-            Name:     "eval",
-            TimesCalled:   0,
-            Args:         -1,
-        },
-
         "func": &ast.Function{
             Function:  DeclFunc,
             Name:   "decl_func",