diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51e2510..71e584f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,24 +13,16 @@ Execute `firestarter` in your `.xinitrc`, either by replacing the file or by `ex
 On first run and when invoked with `firestarter -g`, Firestarter will generate a series of configuration files in `~/.config/firestarter`. These files consist of several lines that look somewhat like the following:
 
 ```bash
+#.fsdefaults
 command -v i3
 i3
+command -v openbox
+openbox
 ```
 
-Every odd line is a command that must succeed in order for the following even line to be executed. Once an even command is executed, parsing stops. When Firestarter is invoked with no arguments, every configuration file is parsed this way.
+Every first uncommented line is a "check" command that must succeed in order for the following "target" line to be executed. Once a target command is selected, parsing stops and the target is executed. When Firestarter is invoked with no arguments, any file with a first line of `#.fsdefaults` is parsed this way.
 
-This approach allows for a single file to contain very many alternatives while still being readable and supporting arbitrary launch requirements (such as in the case of Polybar, which requires a `launch.sh` script by default).
-
-By setting a dummy execution line, one can effectively prevent an entire configuration file from being parsed in certain environments. As an example, the following configuration file will only attempt to start an X infobar in an X environment:
-
-```bash
-[ -z "$DISPLAY" ]
-:
-command -v polybar
-polybar bar
-command -v lemonbar
-~/.bin/lemonbar.sh | lemonbar
-```
+Any file that does *not* have the initial "crunchdot" is executed normally. You can keep shell scripts or symlinks in here and they will be executed without issue.
 
 After all these programs have been started, firestarter starts XDG autostart applications and executes `~/.firestarterrc` if it exists.
 
diff --git a/firestarter b/firestarter
index 0d75088..f22180b 100755
--- a/firestarter
+++ b/firestarter
@@ -60,7 +60,19 @@ gettarget() {
 	[ -r "$1" ] || return 1
 	# Every odd line is the check line
 	# Every even one is the exec line
+	local firstline
 	while read -r checkline; do
+		if [ -z "$firstline" ]; then
+			if [ "$checkline" = "#.fsdefaults" ]; then
+				firstline=1
+				continue
+			else
+				return 50
+			fi
+		fi
+		if [ "${checkline#"#"}" != "$checkline" ]; then
+			continue
+		fi
 		read -r execline
 		if bash -c "$checkline" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 			_return="$execline"
@@ -78,11 +90,13 @@ step_generate() {
 	log "See firestarter -h for more information"
 	# Audio daemon
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/audio-daemon"
+#.fsdefaults
 command -v pulseaudio
 pulseaudio
 EOF
 	# Information bars
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/bar"
+#.fsdefaults
 command -v tint2
 tint2
 command -v polybar && [ -r "$HOME/.config/polybar/launch.sh" ]
@@ -98,6 +112,7 @@ xfce4-panel
 EOF
 	# Blue light filter
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/blue-light-filter"
+#.fsdefaults
 command -v redshift-gtk
 redshift-gtk
 command -v redshift
@@ -105,6 +120,7 @@ redshift
 EOF
 	# Compositor
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/compositor"
+#.fsdefaults
 [ -z "\$DISPLAY" ]
 :
 command -v unagi
@@ -116,6 +132,7 @@ xcompmgr
 EOF
 	# Polkit authentication agents
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/polkit-agent"
+#.fsdefaults
 command -v lxqt-policykit-agent
 lxqt-policykit-agent
 command -v lxpolkit
@@ -141,6 +158,7 @@ polkit-efl-authentication-agent-1
 EOF
 	# Hotkey daemon
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/hotkey-daemon"
+#.fsdefaults
 [ -z "\$DISPLAY" ]
 :
 command -v sxhkd
@@ -148,11 +166,13 @@ sxhkd
 EOF
 	# Network daemon
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/network-daemon"
+#.fsdefaults
 command -v nm-applet
 nm-applet
 EOF
 	# Notification daemon
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/notification-daemon"
+#.fsdefaults
 [ -z "\$DISPLAY" ]
 :
 command -v dunst
@@ -162,6 +182,7 @@ notificationd
 EOF
 	# Power daemons
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/power-daemon"
+#.fsdefaults
 command -v batterymon
 batterymon
 command -v cbatticon
@@ -178,11 +199,13 @@ EOF
 	# Runners
 	# Note that rofi is not a daemon and is not included here
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/runner"
+#.fsdefaults
 command -v krunner
 krunner
 EOF
 	# Settings daemons
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/settings-daemon"
+#.fsdefaults
 command -v xsettingsd
 xsettingsd
 command -v xsettings-kde
@@ -198,6 +221,7 @@ EOF
 	# Note: the dumb sleep hack is because Conky crashes with window_type override if the WM hasn't loaded yet
 	# This gives the Wm ample time to load up
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/stat-glances"
+#.fsdefaults
 [ -z "\$DISPLAY" ]
 :
 command -v conky && [ -r "\${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/conky/conky.conf" ]
@@ -205,6 +229,7 @@ sleep 5 && conky
 EOF
 	# Wallpaper setters
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/wallpaper"
+#.fsdefaults
 [ -z "\$DISPLAY" ]
 :
 command -v feh && [ -r "$HOME/.fehbg" ]
@@ -214,6 +239,7 @@ nitrogen --restore
 EOF
 	# Window managers
 	cat << EOF > "$_configdir/wm"
+#.fsdefaults
 [ -z "\$DISPLAY" ]
 :
 command -v 2bwm
@@ -422,6 +448,7 @@ step_execute() {
 		local logfile="$_logdir/$filename"
 		[ -n "$FS_NOLOG" ] && logfile="/dev/null"
 		if gettarget "$file"; then
+			# It's a defaults file with a selected target
 			target="$_return"
 			log "Found target for \"$filename\": \"$target\""
 			if [ -z "$_dryrun" ]; then
@@ -431,6 +458,12 @@ step_execute() {
 				fi
 				bash -c "$target" > "$logfile" 2>&1 &
 			fi
+		elif [ $? = 50 ] && [ -x "$file" ]; then
+			# It's a shell script or something
+			log "Executing file straight out: \"$filename\""
+			if [ -z "$_dryrun" ]; then
+				"$file" > "$logfile" 2>&1 &
+			fi
 		fi
 	done
 }