diff --git a/inc/romfs.h b/inc/romfs.h
index f2846959..cf6c6f27 100644
--- a/inc/romfs.h
+++ b/inc/romfs.h
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
 #define MAX_FNAME_LENGTH      14
 
 /*******************************************************************************
-We assume that the "filesystem" resides in a contiguous zone of memory, with the
-following structure:
+The Read-Only "filesystem" resides in a contiguous zone of memory, with the
+following structure, repeated for each file:
+
+Filename: ASCIIZ, max length is MAX_FNAME_LENGTH defined here, empty if last file
+File size: (2 bytes)
+File data: (file size bytes)
 
-filename (ASCIIZ, max length is MAX_FNAME_LENGTH defined in "netdefs.h", empty if last file)
-file size (2 bytes)
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 enum
@@ -34,8 +36,9 @@ typedef struct
   u16 size;
   p_read_fs_byte p_read_func;
 } FS;
-
+  
 // FS functions
 DM_DEVICE* romfs_init();
+u16 romfs_get_dir_entry(u16 offset, char *fname, int *fsize);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/romfs.c b/src/romfs.c
index 02a8ff4b..209cfc72 100644
--- a/src/romfs.c
+++ b/src/romfs.c
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ static void romfs_close_fd( int fd )
   memset( romfs_fd_table + fd, 0, sizeof( FS ) );
 }
 
+
+
+  
+
+
 // Open the given file, returning one of FS_FILE_NOT_FOUND, FS_FILE_ALREADY_OPENED
 // or FS_FILE_OK
 u8 romfs_open_file( const char* fname, p_read_fs_byte p_read_func, FS* pfs )
@@ -160,6 +165,7 @@ static int romfs_ioctl_r( struct _reent *r, int fd, unsigned long request, void
     return -1;  
 }
 
+
 // Our UART device descriptor structure
 static DM_DEVICE romfs_device = 
 {
@@ -176,6 +182,28 @@ DM_DEVICE* romfs_init()
   return &romfs_device;
 }
 
+
+// Retrieves file name and size from ROMFS entry at romfiles[offset]
+// Returns the next file entry offset or null on last entry
+u16 romfs_get_dir_entry( u16 offset, char *fname, int *fsize )
+{
+  u16 i;
+  int j;
+  
+  i = offset;
+  j = 0;
+  if ( romfs_read( i ) != 0 )
+  {
+    while ( ( fname[j++] = romfs_read( i++ )));
+    *fsize = (int) ( romfs_read( i ) + ( romfs_read( i+1 ) << 8 ) );
+    return (u16) ( i + 2 + *fsize );
+  }
+  else
+    return 0;  
+}
+
+
+
 #else // #ifdef BUILD_ROMFS
 
 DM_DEVICE* romfs_init()
diff --git a/src/shell.c b/src/shell.c
index c6923b1d..b23e6c01 100644
--- a/src/shell.c
+++ b/src/shell.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "elua_net.h"
+#include "romfs.h"
 
 #include "platform_conf.h"
 #ifdef BUILD_SHELL
@@ -46,11 +47,12 @@ static void shell_help( char* args )
 {
   args = args;
   printf( "Shell commands:\n" );
-  printf( "  help - print this help\n" );
+  printf( "  exit       - exit from this shell\n" );
+  printf( "  help       - print this help\n" );
+  printf( "  ls or dir  - lists ROMFS files and sizes\n" );
   printf( "  lua [args] - run Lua with the given arguments\n" );
-  printf( "  recv - receive a file (XMODEM) and execute it\n" );
-  printf( "  ver - print eLua version\n" );
-  printf( "  exit - exit from this shell\n" );
+  printf( "  recv       - receive a file (XMODEM) and execute it\n" );
+  printf( "  ver        - print eLua version\n" );
 }
 
 // 'lua' handler
@@ -164,6 +166,22 @@ static void shell_ver( char* args )
   printf( "For more information go to http://elua.berlios.de\n" );
 }
 
+
+// 'ls' and 'dir' handler
+static void shell_ls( char* args )
+{
+  u16 offset;
+  char fname[MAX_FNAME_LENGTH + 1];
+  int size;
+  
+  args = args;
+  offset = 0;
+  while ( offset = romfs_get_dir_entry( offset, fname, &size ) )
+    printf(" %s   %d bytes \n", fname, size);
+}
+
+
+
 // Insert shell commands here
 static const SHELL_COMMAND shell_commands[] = 
 {
@@ -172,9 +190,12 @@ static const SHELL_COMMAND shell_commands[] =
   { "recv", shell_recv },
   { "ver", shell_ver },
   { "exit", NULL },
+  { "ls", shell_ls },
+  { "dir", shell_ls },
   { NULL, NULL }
 };
 
+
 // Execute the eLua "shell" in an infinite loop
 void shell_start()
 {