diff --git a/calc.go b/calc.go
index fbec70a..77dc9ff 100644
--- a/calc.go
+++ b/calc.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ type Calc struct {
 	batch        bool
 	stdin        bool
 	showstack    bool
+	intermediate bool
+	notdone      bool // set to true as long as there are items left in the eval loop
 	stack        *Stack
 	history      []string
 	completer    readline.AutoCompleter
@@ -198,7 +200,15 @@ func (c *Calc) Eval(line string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	for _, item := range c.Space.Split(line, -1) {
+	items := c.Space.Split(line, -1)
+
+	for pos, item := range items {
+		if pos+1 < len(items) {
+			c.notdone = true
+		} else {
+			c.notdone = false
+		}
+
 		num, err := strconv.ParseFloat(item, 64)
 
 		if err == nil {
@@ -379,11 +389,16 @@ func (c *Calc) History(format string, args ...any) {
 
 // print the result
 func (c *Calc) Result() float64 {
-	if !c.stdin {
-		fmt.Print("= ")
-	}
+	// we only  print the result if it's either  a final result or
+	// (if it is intermediate) if -i has been given
+	if c.intermediate || !c.notdone {
+		// only needed in repl
+		if !c.stdin {
+			fmt.Print("= ")
+		}
 
-	fmt.Println(c.stack.Last()[0])
+		fmt.Println(c.stack.Last()[0])
+	}
 
 	return c.stack.Last()[0]
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d8d62d0..9df9488 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -30,19 +30,20 @@ import (
 	lua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
 )
 
-const VERSION string = "2.0.4"
+const VERSION string = "2.0.5"
 
 const Usage string = `This is rpn, a reverse polish notation calculator cli.
 
 Usage: rpn [-bdvh] [<operator>]
 
 Options:
-  -b, --batchmode   enable batch mode
-  -d, --debug       enable debug mode
-  -s, --stack       show last 5 items of the stack (off by default)
-  -m, --manual      show manual
-  -v, --version     show version
-  -h, --help        show help
+  -b, --batchmode     enable batch mode
+  -d, --debug         enable debug mode
+  -s, --stack         show last 5 items of the stack (off by default)
+  -i  --intermediate  print intermediate results
+  -m, --manual        show manual
+  -v, --version       show version
+  -h, --help          show help
 
 When <operator>  is given, batch  mode ist automatically  enabled. Use
 this only when working with stdin. E.g.: echo "2 3 4 5" | rpn +
@@ -59,7 +60,9 @@ func main() {
 	configfile := ""
 
 	flag.BoolVarP(&calc.batch, "batchmode", "b", false, "batch mode")
-	flag.BoolVarP(&calc.showstack, "showstack", "s", false, "show stack")
+	flag.BoolVarP(&calc.showstack, "show-stack", "s", false, "show stack")
+	flag.BoolVarP(&calc.intermediate, "showin-termediate", "i", false,
+		"show intermediate results")
 	flag.BoolVarP(&enabledebug, "debug", "d", false, "debug mode")
 	flag.BoolVarP(&showversion, "version", "v", false, "show version")
 	flag.BoolVarP(&showhelp, "help", "h", false, "show usage")
diff --git a/rpn.go b/rpn.go
index 15197ff..ef4b85f 100644
--- a/rpn.go
+++ b/rpn.go
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@ package main
 
 var manpage = `
 NAME
-    rpn - Reverse Polish Notation Calculator for the commandline
+    rpn - Programmable command-line calculator using reverse polish notation
 
 SYNOPSIS
         Usage: rpn [-bdvh] [<operator>]
     
         Options:
-          -b, --batchmode   enable batch mode
-          -d, --debug       enable debug mode
-          -v, --version     show version
-          -h, --help        show help
+          -b, --batchmode     enable batch mode
+          -d, --debug         enable debug mode
+          -s, --stack         show last 5 items of the stack (off by default)
+          -i  --intermediate  print intermediate results
+          -m, --manual        show manual
+          -v, --version       show version
+          -h, --help          show help
     
         When <operator>  is given, batch  mode ist automatically  enabled. Use
         this only when working with stdin. E.g.: echo "2 3 4 5" | rpn +
@@ -193,6 +196,15 @@ INTERACTIVE REPL
     ctrl-r
         Search through history.
 
+COMMENTS
+    Lines starting with "#" are being ignored as comments. You can also
+    append comments to rpn input, e.g.:
+
+       # a comment
+       123   # another comment
+
+    In this case only 123 will be added to the stack.
+
 EXTENDING RPN USING LUA
     You can use a lua script with lua functions to extend the calculator. By
     default the tool looks for "~/.rpn.lua". You can also specify a script
diff --git a/rpn.pod b/rpn.pod
index 117828d..43f8a0e 100644
--- a/rpn.pod
+++ b/rpn.pod
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 =head1 NAME 
 
-rpn - Reverse Polish Notation Calculator for the commandline
+rpn - Programmable command-line calculator using reverse polish notation
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
     Usage: rpn [-bdvh] [<operator>]
     
     Options:
-      -b, --batchmode   enable batch mode
-      -d, --debug       enable debug mode
-      -v, --version     show version
-      -h, --help        show help
+      -b, --batchmode     enable batch mode
+      -d, --debug         enable debug mode
+      -s, --stack         show last 5 items of the stack (off by default)
+      -i  --intermediate  print intermediate results
+      -m, --manual        show manual
+      -v, --version       show version
+      -h, --help          show help
     
     When <operator>  is given, batch  mode ist automatically  enabled. Use
     this only when working with stdin. E.g.: echo "2 3 4 5" | rpn +