diff --git a/outlet.go b/outlet.go
index 83bb9c4..040bb94 100644
--- a/outlet.go
+++ b/outlet.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
   "fmt"
   "github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext"
   "github.com/kr/pretty"
+  "io"
   "sync"
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func (o *Outlet) Write(b []byte) (num int, err error) {
   scanner := bufio.NewScanner(bytes.NewReader(b))
   for scanner.Scan() {
     formatter := fmt.Sprintf("%%-%ds | ", LongestOutletName())
-    ct.ChangeColor(o.Color, true, ct.None, true)
+    ct.ChangeColor(o.Color, false, ct.None, false)
     fmt.Printf(formatter, o.Name)
     if (o.IsError) {
       ct.ChangeColor(ct.Red, true, ct.None, true)
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ func (o *Outlet) Write(b []byte) (num int, err error) {
   return
 }
 
+func ProcessOutput(w io.Writer, str string) {
+  w.Write([]byte(str))
+}
+
 var outlets = map[string]*Outlet{}
 
 func createOutlet(name string, index int, isError bool) *Outlet {
@@ -58,8 +63,8 @@ func createOutlet(name string, index int, isError bool) *Outlet {
 }
 
 func LongestOutletName() (longest int) {
-  // kr? better way to do this?
-  longest = 0
+  // kr?
+  longest = 7 // foreman is the shortest name
   for name, _ := range outlets {
     if len(name) > longest {
       longest = len(name)
@@ -67,3 +72,12 @@ func LongestOutletName() (longest int) {
   }
   return
 }
+
+func SystemOutput(str string) {
+  ct.ChangeColor(ct.White, true, ct.None, true)
+  formatter := fmt.Sprintf("%%-%ds | ", LongestOutletName())
+  fmt.Printf(formatter, "foreman")
+  ct.ResetColor()
+  fmt.Println(str)
+  ct.ResetColor()
+}
diff --git a/procfile.go b/procfile.go
index 599bbc3..73fe03c 100644
--- a/procfile.go
+++ b/procfile.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 var procfileEntryRegexp = regexp.MustCompile("^([A-Za-z0-9_]+):\\s*(.+)$")
 
 type ProcfileEntry struct {
-  name string
-  command string
+  Name string
+  Command string
 }
 
 type Procfile struct {
diff --git a/signal.go b/signal.go
index 3306de0..4be5448 100644
--- a/signal.go
+++ b/signal.go
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ var _ = fmt.Println // lol
 
 func init() {
   handler := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-  fmt.Println("init")
   signal.Notify(handler, os.Interrupt)
   go func() {
     for sig := range handler {
       switch (sig) {
         case os.Interrupt:
+          fmt.Println("      | ctrl-c detected, shutting down")
           ShutdownProcesses()
         }
     }
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index 8e49127..f4cb066 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -9,19 +9,22 @@ import (
   "sync"
   "syscall"
   "time"
-  "unsafe"
 )
 
+const shutdownGraceTime = 1 * time.Second
+
 var _ = pretty.Println // lol
 var _ = os.Stdout
 
 var flagProcfile string
 var flagEnv string
+var flagPort int
+
 var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 var cmdStart = &Command{
   Run: runStart,
-  Usage: "start [-f procfile] [-e env] [-c concurrency]",
+  Usage: "start [-f procfile] [-e env] [-c concurrency] [-p port]",
   Short: "Start the application",
   Long: `
 Start the application specified by a Procfile (defaults to ./Procfile)
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ var processes = map[string]*exec.Cmd{}
 func init() {
   cmdStart.Flag.StringVar(&flagProcfile, "f", "Procfile", "procfile")
   cmdStart.Flag.StringVar(&flagEnv, "e", "", "env")
+  cmdStart.Flag.IntVar(&flagPort, "p", 5000, "port")
 }
 
 func runStart(cmd *Command, args []string) {
@@ -57,53 +61,40 @@ func runStart(cmd *Command, args []string) {
 
   for idx, proc := range pf.entries {
     wg.Add(1)
-    go func(idx int, proc ProcfileEntry) {
-      command := []string{"/bin/bash", "-c", proc.command}
-      var attr syscall.ProcAttr
-      attr.Files = []uintptr{0,0,0}
-      attr.Files[1] = uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(createOutlet(proc.name, idx, false)))
-      attr.Files[2] = uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(createOutlet(proc.name, idx, true)))
-      attr.Env = ps_env
-      pid, err := syscall.ForkExec(command[0], command[1:], &attr)
-      pretty.Println("arg0", command[0], "argv", command[1:])
-      fmt.Println("pid", pid, "err", err)
-      /* ps := exec.Command(command[0], command[1:]...)*/
-      /* ps.Dir = root*/
-      /* ps.Env = ps_env*/
-      /* ps.Stdin = nil*/
-      /* ps.Stdout = createOutlet(proc.name, idx, false)*/
-      /* ps.Stderr = createOutlet(proc.name, idx, true)*/
-      /* processes[proc.name] = ps*/
-      /* ps.Start()*/
-      /* syscall.Setpgid(ps.Process.Pid, -1 * ps.Process.Pid)*/
-      fmt.Println("pid", pid)
-      var wait syscall.WaitStatus
-      var usage syscall.Rusage
-      syscall.Wait4(pid, &wait, 0, &usage)
-      fmt.Println("exitstatus", wait.ExitStatus())
-      fmt.Println("process died")
+    command := []string{"/bin/bash", "-c", proc.Command}
+    ps := exec.Command(command[0], command[1:]...)
+    port := flagPort + (idx * 100)
+    processes[proc.Name] = ps
+    ps.Dir = root
+    ps.Env = append(ps_env, fmt.Sprintf("PORT=%d", port))
+    ps.Stdin = nil
+    ps.Stdout = createOutlet(proc.Name, idx, false)
+    ps.Stderr = createOutlet(proc.Name, idx, true)
+    ps.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{}
+    ps.SysProcAttr.Setsid = true
+    ps.Start()
+    SystemOutput(fmt.Sprintf("starting %s on port %d", proc.Name, port))
+    go func(proc ProcfileEntry, ps *exec.Cmd) {
+      ps.Wait()
       wg.Done()
-      delete(processes, proc.name)
-    }(idx, proc)
+      delete(processes, proc.Name)
+    }(proc, ps)
   }
   wg.Wait()
-  fmt.Println("afterdone")
 }
 
 func ShutdownProcesses() {
-  for _, ps := range processes {
-    fmt.Println("killing", ps.Process)
-    group, _ := os.FindProcess(ps.Process.Pid)
+  for name, ps := range processes {
+    SystemOutput(fmt.Sprintf("sending SIGTERM to %s", name))
+    group, _ := os.FindProcess(-1 * ps.Process.Pid)
     group.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM)
   }
   go func() {
-    time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-    fmt.Println("really killing")
-    for _, ps := range processes {
-      fmt.Println("killing", ps.Process)
-      ps.Process.Signal(syscall.SIGKILL)
-      b, _ := os.FindProcess(-1 * ps.Process.Pid)
-      b.Signal(syscall.SIGKILL)
+    time.Sleep(shutdownGraceTime)
+    for name, ps := range processes {
+      SystemOutput(fmt.Sprintf("sending SIGKILL to %s", name))
+      group, _ := os.FindProcess(-1 * ps.Process.Pid)
+      group.Signal(syscall.SIGKILL)
     }
   }()
 }