diff --git a/runtime/autoload/vimball.vim b/runtime/autoload/vimball.vim
index 4f6292b..b97c3a5 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/vimball.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/vimball.vim
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 " vimball.vim : construct a file containing both paths and files
 " Author:	Charles E. Campbell, Jr.
-" Date:		Jul 30, 2008
-" Version:	29
+" Date:		Dec 28, 2009
+" Version:	30
 " GetLatestVimScripts: 1502 1 :AutoInstall: vimball.vim
-" Copyright: (c) 2004-2008 by Charles E. Campbell, Jr.
+" Copyright: (c) 2004-2009 by Charles E. Campbell, Jr.
 "            The VIM LICENSE applies to Vimball.vim, and Vimball.txt
 "            (see |copyright|) except use "Vimball" instead of "Vim".
 "            No warranty, express or implied.
@@ -11,11 +11,17 @@
 
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 "  Load Once: {{{1
-if &cp || exists("g:loaded_vimball") || v:version < 700
+if &cp || exists("g:loaded_vimball")
  finish
 endif
-let s:keepcpo        = &cpo
-let g:loaded_vimball = "v29"
+let g:loaded_vimball = "v30"
+if v:version < 702
+ echohl WarningMsg
+ echo "***warning*** this version of vimball needs vim 7.2"
+ echohl Normal
+ finish
+endif
+let s:keepcpo= &cpo
 set cpo&vim
 "DechoTabOn
 
@@ -52,30 +58,6 @@
    call vimball#ShowMesg(s:WARNING,"(vimball) g:vimball_mkdir undefined")
   endif
  endif
-
- " set up shell quoting character
- if exists("g:vimball_shq") && !exists("g:netrw_shq")
-  let g:netrw_shq= g:vimball_shq
- endif
- if !exists("g:netrw_shq")
-  if exists("&shq") && &shq != ""
-   let g:netrw_shq= &shq
-  elseif has("win32") || has("win95") || has("win64") || has("win16")
-   if g:netrw_cygwin
-    let g:netrw_shq= "'"
-   else
-    let g:netrw_shq= '"'
-   endif
-  else
-   let g:netrw_shq= "'"
-  endif
-" call Decho("g:netrw_shq<".g:netrw_shq.">")
- endif
-
- " set up escape string (used to protect paths)
- if !exists("g:vimball_path_escape")
-  let g:vimball_path_escape= ' ;#%'
- endif
 endif
 
 " =====================================================================
@@ -106,8 +88,8 @@
    let vbname= vbname.'.vba'
   endif
 "  call Decho("vbname<".vbname.">")
-  if a:1 =~ '[\/]'
-   call vimball#ShowMesg(s:ERROR,"(MkVimball) vimball name<".a:1."> should not include slashes")
+  if !a:writelevel && a:1 =~ '[\/]'
+   call vimball#ShowMesg(s:ERROR,"(MkVimball) vimball name<".a:1."> should not include slashes; use ! to insist")
 "   call Dret("MkVimball : vimball name<".a:1."> should not include slashes")
    return
   endif
@@ -125,7 +107,7 @@
    let home= expand(a:2)
   else
    " use first existing directory from rtp
-   let home= s:VimballHome()
+   let home= vimball#VimballHome()
   endif
 
   " save current directory
@@ -218,7 +200,7 @@
    return
   endif
 
-  if getline(1) !~ '^" Vimball Archiver by Charles E. Campbell, Jr., Ph.D.$'
+  if getline(1) !~ '^" Vimball Archiver'
    echoerr "(Vimball) The current file does not appear to be a Vimball!"
 "   call Dret("vimball#Vimball")
    return
@@ -240,7 +222,7 @@
   if a:0 > 0
    let home= expand(a:1)
   else
-   let home= s:VimballHome()
+   let home= vimball#VimballHome()
   endif
 "  call Decho("home<".home.">")
 
@@ -272,7 +254,9 @@
   while 1 < linenr && linenr < line("$")
    let fname   = substitute(getline(linenr),'\t\[\[\[1$','','')
    let fname   = substitute(fname,'\\','/','g')
-   let fsize   = getline(linenr+1)+0
+"   let fsize   = getline(linenr+1)+0
+   let fsize   = substitute(getline(linenr+1),'^\(\d\+\).\{-}$','\1','')+0
+   let fenc    = substitute(getline(linenr+1),'^\d\+\s*\(\S\+\)$','\1','')
    let filecnt = filecnt + 1
 "   call Decho("fname<".fname."> fsize=".fsize." filecnt=".filecnt)
 
@@ -307,7 +291,7 @@
      if !isdirectory(dirname)
 "      call Decho("making <".dirname.">")
       if exists("g:vimball_mkdir")
-	   call system(g:vimball_mkdir." ".s:Escape(dirname))
+	   call system(g:vimball_mkdir." ".shellescape(dirname))
       else
        call mkdir(dirname)
       endif
@@ -337,9 +321,13 @@
    if a:really
     let fnamepath= home."/".fname
 "    call Decho("exe w! ".fnameescape(fnamepath))
-	exe "silent w! ".fnameescape(fnamepath)
-    echo "wrote ".fnamepath
-	call s:RecordInVar(home,"call delete('".fnameescape(fnamepath)."')")
+	if fenc != ""
+	 exe "silent w! ++enc=".fnameescape(fenc)." ".fnameescape(fnamepath)
+	else
+	 exe "silent w! ".fnameescape(fnamepath)
+	endif
+	echo "wrote ".fnameescape(fnamepath)
+	call s:RecordInVar(home,"call delete('".fnamepath."')")
    endif
 
    " return to tab with vimball
@@ -418,7 +406,7 @@
   if a:0 >= 2
    let home= expand(a:2)
   else
-   let home= s:VimballHome()
+   let home= vimball#VimballHome()
   endif
   let curdir = getcwd()
 "  call Decho("home   <".home.">")
@@ -432,19 +420,20 @@
    keepalt keepjumps 1split 
    silent! keepalt keepjumps e .VimballRecord
    let keepsrch= @/
-"   call Decho("search for ^".curfile.".vba:")
-"   call Decho("search for ^".curfile."[-0-9.]*.vba:")
-   if search('^'.curfile.": ".'cw')
+"   call Decho('search for ^\M'.curfile.'.\m: ')
+"   call Decho('search for ^\M'.curfile.'.\mvba: ')
+"   call Decho('search for ^\M'.curfile.'\m[-0-9.]*\.vba: ')
+   if search('^\M'.curfile."\m: ".'cw')
 	let foundit= 1
-   elseif search('^'.curfile.".vba: ",'cw')
+   elseif search('^\M'.curfile.".\mvba: ",'cw')
 	let foundit= 1
-   elseif search('^'.curfile.'[-0-9.]*.vba: ','cw')
+   elseif search('^\M'.curfile.'\m[-0-9.]*\.vba: ','cw')
 	let foundit= 1
    else
     let foundit = 0
    endif
    if foundit
-	let exestring  = substitute(getline("."),'^'.curfile.'\S\{-}\.vba: ','','')
+	let exestring  = substitute(getline("."),'^\M'.curfile.'\m\S\{-}\.vba: ','','')
     let s:VBRstring= substitute(exestring,'call delete(','','g')
     let s:VBRstring= substitute(s:VBRstring,"[')]",'','g')
 "	call Decho("exe ".exestring)
@@ -472,62 +461,62 @@
 
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 " vimball#Decompress: attempts to automatically decompress vimballs {{{2
-fun! vimball#Decompress(fname)
-"  call Dfunc("Decompress(fname<".a:fname.">)")
+fun! vimball#Decompress(fname,...)
+"  call Dfunc("Decompress(fname<".a:fname.">) a:0=".a:0)
 
   " decompression:
   if     expand("%") =~ '.*\.gz'  && executable("gunzip")
    " handle *.gz with gunzip
-   silent exe "!gunzip ".s:Escape(a:fname)
+   silent exe "!gunzip ".shellescape(a:fname)
    if v:shell_error != 0
 	call vimball#ShowMesg(s:WARNING,"(vimball#Decompress) gunzip may have failed with <".a:fname.">")
    endif
    let fname= substitute(a:fname,'\.gz$','','')
    exe "e ".escape(fname,' \')
-   call vimball#ShowMesg(s:USAGE,"Source this file to extract it! (:so %)")
+   if a:0 == 0| call vimball#ShowMesg(s:USAGE,"Source this file to extract it! (:so %)") | endif
 
   elseif expand("%") =~ '.*\.gz' && executable("gzip")
    " handle *.gz with gzip -d
-   silent exe "!gzip -d ".s:Escape(a:fname)
+   silent exe "!gzip -d ".shellescape(a:fname)
    if v:shell_error != 0
 	call vimball#ShowMesg(s:WARNING,'(vimball#Decompress) "gzip -d" may have failed with <'.a:fname.">")
    endif
    let fname= substitute(a:fname,'\.gz$','','')
    exe "e ".escape(fname,' \')
-   call vimball#ShowMesg(s:USAGE,"Source this file to extract it! (:so %)")
+   if a:0 == 0| call vimball#ShowMesg(s:USAGE,"Source this file to extract it! (:so %)") | endif
 
   elseif expand("%") =~ '.*\.bz2' && executable("bunzip2")
    " handle *.bz2 with bunzip2
-   silent exe "!bunzip2 ".s:Escape(a:fname)
+   silent exe "!bunzip2 ".shellescape(a:fname)
    if v:shell_error != 0
 	call vimball#ShowMesg(s:WARNING,"(vimball#Decompress) bunzip2 may have failed with <".a:fname.">")
    endif
    let fname= substitute(a:fname,'\.bz2$','','')
    exe "e ".escape(fname,' \')
-   call vimball#ShowMesg(s:USAGE,"Source this file to extract it! (:so %)")
+   if a:0 == 0| call vimball#ShowMesg(s:USAGE,"Source this file to extract it! (:so %)") | endif
 
   elseif expand("%") =~ '.*\.bz2' && executable("bzip2")
    " handle *.bz2 with bzip2 -d
-   silent exe "!bzip2 -d ".s:Escape(a:fname)
+   silent exe "!bzip2 -d ".shellescape(a:fname)
    if v:shell_error != 0
 	call vimball#ShowMesg(s:WARNING,'(vimball#Decompress) "bzip2 -d" may have failed with <'.a:fname.">")
    endif
    let fname= substitute(a:fname,'\.bz2$','','')
    exe "e ".escape(fname,' \')
-   call vimball#ShowMesg(s:USAGE,"Source this file to extract it! (:so %)")
+   if a:0 == 0| call vimball#ShowMesg(s:USAGE,"Source this file to extract it! (:so %)") | endif
 
   elseif expand("%") =~ '.*\.zip' && executable("unzip")
    " handle *.zip with unzip
-   silent exe "!unzip ".s:Escape(a:fname)
+   silent exe "!unzip ".shellescape(a:fname)
    if v:shell_error != 0
 	call vimball#ShowMesg(s:WARNING,"(vimball#Decompress) unzip may have failed with <".a:fname.">")
    endif
    let fname= substitute(a:fname,'\.zip$','','')
    exe "e ".escape(fname,' \')
-   call vimball#ShowMesg(s:USAGE,"Source this file to extract it! (:so %)")
+   if a:0 == 0| call vimball#ShowMesg(s:USAGE,"Source this file to extract it! (:so %)") | endif
   endif
 
-  set noma bt=nofile fmr=[[[,]]] fdm=marker
+  if a:0 == 0| setlocal noma bt=nofile fmr=[[[,]]] fdm=marker | endif
 
 "  call Dret("Decompress")
 endfun
@@ -536,20 +525,21 @@
 " vimball#ShowMesg: {{{2
 fun! vimball#ShowMesg(level,msg)
 "  call Dfunc("vimball#ShowMesg(level=".a:level." msg<".a:msg.">)")
+
   let rulerkeep   = &ruler
   let showcmdkeep = &showcmd
   set noruler noshowcmd
   redraw!
 
   if &fo =~ '[ta]'
-   echomsg "***vimball*** " a:msg
+   echomsg "***vimball*** ".a:msg
   else
    if a:level == s:WARNING || a:level == s:USAGE
     echohl WarningMsg
    elseif a:level == s:ERROR
     echohl Error
    endif
-   echomsg "***vimball*** " a:msg
+   echomsg "***vimball*** ".a:msg
    echohl None
   endif
 
@@ -646,9 +636,9 @@
 endfun
 
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-" s:VimballHome: determine/get home directory path (usually from rtp) {{{2
-fun! s:VimballHome()
-"  call Dfunc("VimballHome()")
+" vimball#VimballHome: determine/get home directory path (usually from rtp) {{{2
+fun! vimball#VimballHome()
+"  call Dfunc("vimball#VimballHome()")
   if exists("g:vimball_home")
    let home= g:vimball_home
   else
@@ -674,14 +664,14 @@
   if !isdirectory(home)
    if exists("g:vimball_mkdir")
 "	call Decho("home<".home."> isn't a directory -- making it now with g:vimball_mkdir<".g:vimball_mkdir.">")
-"    call Decho("system(".g:vimball_mkdir." ".s:Escape(home).")")
-    call system(g:vimball_mkdir." ".s:Escape(home))
+"    call Decho("system(".g:vimball_mkdir." ".shellescape(home).")")
+    call system(g:vimball_mkdir." ".shellescape(home))
    else
 "	call Decho("home<".home."> isn't a directory -- making it now with mkdir()")
     call mkdir(home)
    endif
   endif
-"  call Dret("VimballHome <".home.">")
+"  call Dret("vimball#VimballHome <".home.">")
   return home
 endfun
 
@@ -743,20 +733,5 @@
 endfun
 
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-" s:Escape: {{{2
-fun s:Escape(name)
-  " shellescape() was added by patch 7.0.111
-  if exists("*shellescape")
-    return shellescape(a:name)
-  endif
-  return g:netrw_shq . a:name . g:netrw_shq
-endfun
-
-" ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-"  Restore:
-let &cpo= s:keepcpo
-unlet s:keepcpo
-
-" ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 " Modelines: {{{1
 " vim: fdm=marker