diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index c8030b92b..f868f4bf2 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 September 1, 2009
+- Added directory detection to the -file parameter. This obsoletes -dir, so
+  that parameter is now gone.
+- Removed automatic ".wad" appending from FWadCollection::InitMultipleFiles()
+  since it isn't needed and prevented files without extensions from being
+  loaded. D_AddFile() already takes care of adding the extension if the
+  name as-given does not exist.
+- Fixed: Loading single files did not print a newline in the startup text.
 - Fixed: A_JumpIf(InTarget)Inventory jumped if the check amount was greater
   than the item's max amount and the item was maxed.
 - Fixed: Some dmadds wads used zero-length sprites as placeholders. When you
diff --git a/src/cmdlib.cpp b/src/cmdlib.cpp
index 5403141ee..b00a1d24c 100644
--- a/src/cmdlib.cpp
+++ b/src/cmdlib.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ gamedir will hold progdir + the game directory (id1, id2, etc)
 
 FString progdir;
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// IsSeperator
+//
+// Returns true if the character is a path seperator.
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 static inline bool IsSeperator (int c)
 {
 	if (c == '/')
@@ -39,6 +47,14 @@ static inline bool IsSeperator (int c)
 	return false;
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// FixPathSeperator
+//
+// Convert backslashes to forward slashes.
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 void FixPathSeperator (char *path)
 {
 	while (*path)
@@ -49,6 +65,14 @@ void FixPathSeperator (char *path)
 	}
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// copystring
+//
+// Replacement for strdup that uses new instead of malloc.
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 char *copystring (const char *s)
 {
 	char *b;
@@ -66,6 +90,13 @@ char *copystring (const char *s)
 	return b;
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// ReplaceString
+//
+// Do not use in new code.
+//
+//==========================================================================
 
 void ReplaceString (char **ptr, const char *str)
 {
@@ -87,11 +118,12 @@ void ReplaceString (char **ptr, const char *str)
 */
 
 
-/*
-================
-Q_filelength
-================
-*/
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// Q_filelength
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 int Q_filelength (FILE *f)
 {
 	int		pos;
@@ -106,17 +138,20 @@ int Q_filelength (FILE *f)
 }
 
 
-/*
-==============
-FileExists
-==============
-*/
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// FileExists
+//
+// Returns true if the given path exists and is a readable file.
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 bool FileExists (const char *filename)
 {
 	FILE *f;
 
 	// [RH] Empty filenames are never there
-	if (*filename == 0)
+	if (filename == NULL || *filename == 0)
 		return false;
 
 	f = fopen (filename, "r");
@@ -126,6 +161,31 @@ bool FileExists (const char *filename)
 	return true;
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// DirEntryExists
+//
+// Returns true if the given path exists, be it a directory or a file.
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+bool DirEntryExists(const char *pathname)
+{
+	if (pathname == NULL || *pathname == 0)
+		return false;
+
+	struct stat info;
+	return stat(pathname, &info) == 0;
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// DefaultExtension		-- char array version
+//
+// Appends the extension to a pathname if it does not already have one.
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 void DefaultExtension (char *path, const char *extension)
 {
 	char *src;
@@ -145,6 +205,14 @@ void DefaultExtension (char *path, const char *extension)
 	strcat (path, extension);
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// DefaultExtension		-- FString version
+//
+// Appends the extension to a pathname if it does not already have one.
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 void DefaultExtension (FString &path, const char *extension)
 {
 	const char *src = &path[int(path.Len())-1];
@@ -160,13 +228,17 @@ void DefaultExtension (FString &path, const char *extension)
 }
 
 
-/*
-====================
-Extract file parts
-====================
-*/
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// ExtractFilePath
+//
+// Returns the directory part of a pathname.
+//
 // FIXME: should include the slash, otherwise
 // backing to an empty path will be wrong when appending a slash
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 FString ExtractFilePath (const char *path)
 {
 	const char *src;
@@ -182,6 +254,14 @@ FString ExtractFilePath (const char *path)
 	return FString(path, src - path);
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// ExtractFileBase
+//
+// Returns the file part of a pathname, optionally including the extension.
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 FString ExtractFileBase (const char *path, bool include_extension)
 {
 	const char *src, *dot;
@@ -221,11 +301,12 @@ FString ExtractFileBase (const char *path, bool include_extension)
 }
 
 
-/*
-==============
-ParseNum / ParseHex
-==============
-*/
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// ParseHex
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 int ParseHex (const char *hex)
 {
 	const char *str;
@@ -253,6 +334,11 @@ int ParseHex (const char *hex)
 	return num;
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// ParseNum
+//
+//==========================================================================
 
 int ParseNum (const char *str)
 {
@@ -263,8 +349,13 @@ int ParseNum (const char *str)
 	return atol (str);
 }
 
-
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// IsNum
+//
 // [RH] Returns true if the specified string is a valid decimal number
+//
+//==========================================================================
 
 bool IsNum (const char *str)
 {
@@ -279,7 +370,13 @@ bool IsNum (const char *str)
 	return true;
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// CheckWildcards
+//
 // [RH] Checks if text matches the wildcard pattern using ? or *
+//
+//==========================================================================
 
 bool CheckWildcards (const char *pattern, const char *text)
 {
@@ -317,7 +414,13 @@ bool CheckWildcards (const char *pattern, const char *text)
 	return (*pattern | *text) == 0;
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// FormatGUID
+//
 // [RH] Print a GUID to a text buffer using the standard format.
+//
+//==========================================================================
 
 void FormatGUID (char *buffer, size_t buffsize, const GUID &guid)
 {
@@ -329,7 +432,14 @@ void FormatGUID (char *buffer, size_t buffsize, const GUID &guid)
 		guid.Data4[6], guid.Data4[7]);
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// myasctime
+//
 // [RH] Returns the current local time as ASCII, even if it's too early
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 const char *myasctime ()
 {
 	time_t clock;
@@ -347,10 +457,13 @@ const char *myasctime ()
 	}
 }
 
-/************************************************************************/
-/* CreatePath: creates a directory including all levels necessary    	*/
-/*																		*/
-/************************************************************************/
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// CreatePath
+//
+// Creates a directory including all levels necessary
+//
+//==========================================================================
 #ifdef _WIN32
 void DoCreatePath(const char *fn)
 {
@@ -413,8 +526,14 @@ void CreatePath(const char *fn)
 }
 #endif
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// strbin1	-- In-place version
+//
 // [RH] Replaces the escape sequences in a string with actual escaped characters.
 // This operation is done in-place. The result is the new length of the string.
+//
+//==========================================================================
 
 int strbin (char *str)
 {
@@ -504,8 +623,14 @@ int strbin (char *str)
 	return int(str - start);
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// strbin1	-- String-creating version
+//
 // [RH] Replaces the escape sequences in a string with actual escaped characters.
-// This operation is done in-place. The result is the new length of the string.
+// This operation is done in-place.
+//
+//==========================================================================
 
 FString strbin1 (const char *start)
 {
diff --git a/src/cmdlib.h b/src/cmdlib.h
index d42d2e5aa..fe41204ec 100644
--- a/src/cmdlib.h
+++ b/src/cmdlib.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 int		Q_filelength (FILE *f);
 bool FileExists (const char *filename);
+bool DirEntryExists (const char *pathname);
 
 extern	FString progdir;
 
diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index e48762ea7..d3cda5dbb 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ void D_AddFile (const char *file, bool check)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (check && !FileExists (file))
+	if (check && !DirEntryExists (file))
 	{
 		const char *f = BaseFileSearch (file, ".wad");
 		if (f == NULL)
@@ -1405,13 +1405,13 @@ static const char *BaseFileSearch (const char *file, const char *ext, bool lookf
 	if (lookfirstinprogdir)
 	{
 		mysnprintf (wad, countof(wad), "%s%s%s", progdir.GetChars(), progdir[progdir.Len() - 1] != '/' ? "/" : "", file);
-		if (FileExists (wad))
+		if (DirEntryExists (wad))
 		{
 			return wad;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (FileExists (file))
+	if (DirEntryExists (file))
 	{
 		mysnprintf (wad, countof(wad), "%s", file);
 		return wad;
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ static const char *BaseFileSearch (const char *file, const char *ext, bool lookf
 				if (dir != NULL)
 				{
 					mysnprintf (wad, countof(wad), "%s%s%s", dir, dir[strlen (dir) - 1] != '/' ? "/" : "", file);
-					if (FileExists (wad))
+					if (DirEntryExists (wad))
 					{
 						return wad;
 					}
@@ -1748,11 +1748,8 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 	files2->Destroy();
 	files3->Destroy();
 
-	const char *loaddir = Args->CheckValue("-dir");
-	// FIXME: consider the search path list for directory, too.
-
 	Printf ("W_Init: Init WADfiles.\n");
-	Wads.InitMultipleFiles (&wadfiles, loaddir);
+	Wads.InitMultipleFiles (&wadfiles);
 
 	// [RH] Initialize localizable strings.
 	GStrings.LoadStrings (false);
diff --git a/src/resourcefiles/file_lump.cpp b/src/resourcefiles/file_lump.cpp
index e70a5f609..d092e9293 100644
--- a/src/resourcefiles/file_lump.cpp
+++ b/src/resourcefiles/file_lump.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ FLumpFile::FLumpFile(const char *filename, FileReader *file) : FUncompressedFile
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-bool FLumpFile::Open(bool)
+bool FLumpFile::Open(bool quiet)
 {
 	FString name(ExtractFileBase (Filename));
 
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ bool FLumpFile::Open(bool)
 	Lumps->Flags = 0;
 	Lumps->FullName = NULL;
 	NumLumps = 1;
+	if (!quiet)
+	{
+		Printf("\n");
+	}
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/w_wad.cpp b/src/w_wad.cpp
index a322f0aa8..10352fd24 100644
--- a/src/w_wad.cpp
+++ b/src/w_wad.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void FWadCollection::DeleteAll ()
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-void FWadCollection::InitMultipleFiles (wadlist_t **filenames, const char *loaddir)
+void FWadCollection::InitMultipleFiles (wadlist_t **filenames)
 {
 	int numfiles;
 
@@ -172,18 +172,10 @@ void FWadCollection::InitMultipleFiles (wadlist_t **filenames, const char *loadd
 	{
 		wadlist_t *next = (*filenames)->next;
 		int baselump = NumLumps;
-		char name[PATH_MAX];
-
-		// [RH] Automatically append .wad extension if none is specified.
-		strcpy (name, (*filenames)->name);
-		FixPathSeperator (name);
-		DefaultExtension (name, ".wad");
-
-		AddFile (name);
+		AddFile ((*filenames)->name);
 		M_Free (*filenames);
 		*filenames = next;
 	}
-	if (loaddir != NULL) AddFile(loaddir, NULL, true);
 
 	NumLumps = LumpInfo.Size();
 	if (NumLumps == 0)
@@ -230,9 +222,20 @@ int FWadCollection::AddExternalFile(const char *filename)
 // [RH] Removed reload hack
 //==========================================================================
 
-void FWadCollection::AddFile (const char *filename, FileReader *wadinfo, bool isdir)
+void FWadCollection::AddFile (const char *filename, FileReader *wadinfo)
 {
-	int				startlump;
+	int startlump;
+	bool isdir;
+
+	// Does this exist? If so, is it a directory?
+	struct stat info;
+	if (stat(filename, &info) != 0)
+	{
+		Printf(TEXTCOLOR_RED "Could not stat %s\n", filename);
+		PrintLastError();
+		return;
+	}
+	isdir = (info.st_mode & S_IFDIR) != 0;
 
 	if (wadinfo == NULL && !isdir)
 	{
@@ -253,8 +256,10 @@ void FWadCollection::AddFile (const char *filename, FileReader *wadinfo, bool is
 
 	FResourceFile *resfile;
 	
-	if (!isdir) resfile = FResourceFile::OpenResourceFile(filename, wadinfo);
-	else resfile = FResourceFile::OpenDirectory(filename);
+	if (!isdir)
+		resfile = FResourceFile::OpenResourceFile(filename, wadinfo);
+	else
+		resfile = FResourceFile::OpenDirectory(filename);
 
 	if (resfile != NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/src/w_wad.h b/src/w_wad.h
index dfc1a4a29..293a328f5 100644
--- a/src/w_wad.h
+++ b/src/w_wad.h
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ public:
 	// The wadnum for the IWAD
 	enum { IWAD_FILENUM = 1 };
 
-	void InitMultipleFiles (wadlist_t **filenames, const char *loaddir);
-	void AddFile (const char *filename, FileReader *wadinfo = NULL, bool isdir = false);
+	void InitMultipleFiles (wadlist_t **filenames);
+	void AddFile (const char *filename, FileReader *wadinfo = NULL);
 	int CheckIfWadLoaded (const char *name);
 
 	const char *GetWadName (int wadnum) const;