diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a0fec7283..14bff99ff 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
    to Juergen Daubert).
  + Fixed bug #327 that allowed the removal of a due date from a recurring
    task.
+ + Fixed bug #317 which colored tasks in the 'completed' report according to
+   due dates, which are no longer relevant to a completed task (thanks to
+   Cory Donnelly).
+ + Fixed bug that was causing the 'completed' report to sort incorrectly.
+ + Fixed bug #322 which failed to propagate rc overrides to shell commands.
+ + Fixed redundant messages when exiting shell mode.
 
 ------ old releases ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 1b7ba1072..ed76022ff 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ Context::Context ()
 , tdb ()
 , stringtable ()
 , program ("")
-, overrides ("")
+, file_override ("")
+, var_overrides ("")
 , cmd ()
 , inShadow (false)
 {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ void Context::initialize (int argc, char** argv)
 {
   // Capture the args.
   for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i)
+  {
     if (i == 0)
     {
       program = argv[i];
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ void Context::initialize (int argc, char** argv)
     }
     else
       args.push_back (argv[i]);
+  }
 
   initialize ();
 }
@@ -350,13 +353,14 @@ void Context::loadCorrectConfigFile ()
   std::string rc   = home + "/.taskrc";
   std::string data = home + "/.task";
 
-  // Is there an override for rc?
+  // Is there an file_override for rc:?
   foreach (arg, args)
   {
     if (*arg == "--")
       break;
     else if (arg->substr (0, 3) == "rc:")
     {
+      file_override = *arg;
       rc = arg->substr (3, std::string::npos);
 
       home = rc;
@@ -380,7 +384,7 @@ void Context::loadCorrectConfigFile ()
   if (config.get ("data.location") != "")
     data = config.get ("data.location");
 
-  // Is there an override for data?
+  // Are there any var_overrides for data.location?
   foreach (arg, args)
   {
     if (*arg == "--")
@@ -440,7 +444,7 @@ void Context::loadCorrectConfigFile ()
           n.getUntilEOS (value))
       {
         config.set (name, value);
-        overrides += " " + *arg;
+        var_overrides += " " + *arg;
         footnote (std::string ("Configuration override ") +  // TODO i18n
                   arg->substr (3, std::string::npos));
       }
@@ -658,15 +662,21 @@ void Context::parse (
   if (parseCmd.command == "" && parseArgs.size () == 0)
   {
     // Apply overrides, if any.
-    std::string defaultCommand = config.get ("default.command") + overrides;
+    std::string defaultCommand = config.get ("default.command");
     if (defaultCommand != "")
     {
+      // Add on the overrides.
+      defaultCommand += " " + file_override + " " + var_overrides;
+
       // Stuff the command line.
       args.clear ();
       split (args, defaultCommand, ' ');
       header ("[task " + defaultCommand + "]");
 
       // Reinitialize the context and recurse.
+      file_override = "";
+      var_overrides = "";
+      footnotes.clear ();
       initialize ();
       parse (args, cmd, task, sequence, subst, filter);
     }
@@ -691,6 +701,8 @@ void Context::clear ()
 //  stringtable.clear ();
   program = "";
   args.clear ();
+  file_override = "";
+  var_overrides = "";
   cmd.command = "";
   tagAdditions.clear ();
   tagRemovals.clear ();
diff --git a/src/Context.h b/src/Context.h
index e903bb8a7..bf56675bc 100644
--- a/src/Context.h
+++ b/src/Context.h
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ public:
   StringTable               stringtable;
   std::string               program;
   std::vector <std::string> args;
-  std::string               overrides;
+  std::string               file_override;
+  std::string               var_overrides;
   Cmd                       cmd;
   std::map <std::string, std::string> aliases;
   std::vector <std::string> tagAdditions;
diff --git a/src/command.cpp b/src/command.cpp
index c359171c7..964d7d669 100644
--- a/src/command.cpp
+++ b/src/command.cpp
@@ -1169,13 +1169,9 @@ void handleShell ()
             << std::endl
             << std::endl;
 
-  // Preserve any special override arguments, and reapply them for each
-  // shell command.
-  std::vector <std::string> special;
-  foreach (arg, context.args)
-    if (arg->substr (0, 3) == "rc." ||
-        arg->substr (0, 3) == "rc:")
-      special.push_back (*arg);
+  // Make a copy because context.clear will delete them.
+  std::string permanentOverrides = " " + context.file_override
+                                 + " " + context.var_overrides;
 
   std::string quit = "quit"; // TODO i18n
   std::string command;
@@ -1187,8 +1183,10 @@ void handleShell ()
 
     command = "";
     std::getline (std::cin, command);
-    command = trim (command);
+    std::string decoratedCommand = trim (command + permanentOverrides);
 
+    // When looking for the 'quit' command, use 'command', not
+    // 'decoratedCommand'.
     if (command.length ()   >  0              &&
         command.length ()   <= quit.length () &&
         lowerCase (command) == quit.substr (0, command.length ()))
@@ -1202,8 +1200,7 @@ void handleShell ()
         context.clear ();
 
         std::vector <std::string> args;
-        split (args, command, ' ');
-        foreach (arg, special) context.args.push_back (*arg);
+        split (args, decoratedCommand, ' ');
         foreach (arg, args)    context.args.push_back (*arg);
 
         context.initialize ();
@@ -1222,6 +1219,9 @@ void handleShell ()
     }
   }
   while (keepGoing && !std::cin.eof ());
+
+  // No need to repeat any overrides after the shell quits.
+  context.clearMessages ();
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/custom.cpp b/src/custom.cpp
index 7c9e73d61..4d15779eb 100644
--- a/src/custom.cpp
+++ b/src/custom.cpp
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ int runCustomReport (
     std::string column = sortColumn->substr (0, sortColumn->length () - 1);
     char direction = (*sortColumn)[sortColumn->length () - 1];
 
+    // TODO This code should really be using Att::type.
     if (column == "id")
       table.sortOn (columnIndex[column],
                     (direction == '+' ?
diff --git a/src/rules.cpp b/src/rules.cpp
index 604c5eb3c..484f868a8 100644
--- a/src/rules.cpp
+++ b/src/rules.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ void autoColorize (
   // Note: fg, bg already contain colors specifically assigned via command.
   // Note: These rules form a hierarchy - the last rule is King.
 
+  Task::status status = task.getStatus ();
+
   // Colorization of the tagged.
   if (gsFg["color.tagged"] != Text::nocolor ||
       gsBg["color.tagged"] != Text::nocolor)
@@ -146,9 +148,11 @@ void autoColorize (
     }
   }
 
-  // Colorization of the active.
-  if (gsFg["color.active"] != Text::nocolor ||
-      gsBg["color.active"] != Text::nocolor)
+  // Colorization of the active, if not completed/deleted.
+  if ((gsFg["color.active"] != Text::nocolor ||
+      gsBg["color.active"] != Text::nocolor) &&
+      status != Task::completed &&
+      status != Task::deleted)
   {
     if (task.has ("start"))
     {
@@ -202,7 +206,9 @@ void autoColorize (
   }
 
   // Colorization of the due and overdue.
-  if (task.has ("due"))
+  if (task.has ("due")          &&
+      status != Task::completed &&
+      status != Task::deleted)
   {
     std::string due = task.get ("due");
     switch (getDueState (due))
diff --git a/src/tests/bug.bulk.t b/src/tests/bug.bulk.t
index 2016abc13..5c8d9602c 100755
--- a/src/tests/bug.bulk.t
+++ b/src/tests/bug.bulk.t
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 14;
+use Test::More tests => 15;
 
 # Create the rc file.
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'bulk.rc')
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ qx{../task rc:bulk.rc add t4              due:thursday};
 qx{../task rc:bulk.rc add t5              due:friday};
 qx{../task rc:bulk.rc add t6              due:saturday};
 
-my $output = qx{yes|../task rc:bulk.rc pro:p1 pri:M 4 5 6};
+my $output = qx{echo "quit"|../task rc:bulk.rc pro:p1 pri:M 4 5 6};
+like ($output, qr/Modified 0 tasks/, '"quit" prevents any further modifications');
+
+my $output = qx{echo "all"|../task rc:bulk.rc pro:p1 pri:M 4 5 6};
 unlike ($output, qr/Task 4 "t4"\n  - No changes were made/, 'Task 4 modified');
 unlike ($output, qr/Task 5 "t5"\n  - No changes were made/, 'Task 5 modified');
 unlike ($output, qr/Task 6 "t6"\n  - No changes were made/, 'Task 6 modified');
-#diag ("---");
-#diag ($output);
-#diag ("---");
 
 $output = qx{../task rc:bulk.rc info 4};
 like ($output, qr/Project\s+p1/, 'project applied to 4');
diff --git a/src/text.cpp b/src/text.cpp
index d980b7c34..793ebc0f1 100644
--- a/src/text.cpp
+++ b/src/text.cpp
@@ -57,14 +57,16 @@ void wrapText (
 void split (
   std::vector<std::string>& results,
   const std::string& input,
-  const char delimiter)
+  const char delimiter,
+  bool nontrivial /* = true */)
 {
   results.clear ();
   std::string::size_type start = 0;
   std::string::size_type i;
   while ((i = input.find (delimiter, start)) != std::string::npos)
   {
-    results.push_back (input.substr (start, i - start));
+    if (!nontrivial || i != start)
+      results.push_back (input.substr (start, i - start));
     start = i + 1;
   }
 
@@ -76,7 +78,8 @@ void split (
 void split (
   std::vector<std::string>& results,
   const std::string& input,
-  const std::string& delimiter)
+  const std::string& delimiter,
+  bool nontrivial /* = true */)
 {
   results.clear ();
   std::string::size_type length = delimiter.length ();
@@ -85,7 +88,8 @@ void split (
   std::string::size_type i;
   while ((i = input.find (delimiter, start)) != std::string::npos)
   {
-    results.push_back (input.substr (start, i - start));
+    if (!nontrivial || i != start)
+      results.push_back (input.substr (start, i - start));
     start = i + length;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/text.h b/src/text.h
index 95eb718a7..bb82cb6fa 100644
--- a/src/text.h
+++ b/src/text.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ std::string trimRight (const std::string& in, const std::string& t = " ");
 std::string trim (const std::string& in, const std::string& t = " ");
 std::string unquoteText (const std::string&);
 void extractLine (std::string&, std::string&, int);
-void split (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&, const char);
-void split (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&, const std::string&);
+void split (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&, const char, bool nontrivial = true);
+void split (std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string&, const std::string&, bool nontrivial = true);
 void join (std::string&, const std::string&, const std::vector<std::string>&);
 std::string commify (const std::string&);
 std::string lowerCase (const std::string&);