diff --git a/modules/expand-abbrev-command-window.lisp b/modules/expand-abbrev-command-window.lisp
index 15ad1bb..fa38323 100644
--- a/modules/expand-abbrev-command-window.lisp
+++ b/modules/expand-abbrev-command-window.lisp
@@ -32,23 +32,49 @@ will replace 'foo' with 'bar'.
 
 So the whole list is like: '((\"foo\" \"bar\") (\"old\" \"new\") ...)")
 
-(defun abbrev-re (abbrev)
+
+(defun expand-abbrev-abbrev-re (abbrev)
   (first abbrev))
 
-(defun abbrev-replace (abbrev)
+(defun expand-abbrev-abbrev-replace (abbrev)
   (second abbrev))
 
+(defparameter *expand-abbrev-actual-rewriting-rules*
+  (mapcar (lambda (a) (list (create-scanner (expand-abbrev-abbrev-re a))
+                            (expand-abbrev-abbrev-replace a)))
+          *expand-abbrev-rewriting-rules*))
+
+(defparameter *expand-abbrev-stop-rewrite* nil)
+
 (defun expand-abbrev-command-hook-fn (command-window)
   (let ((expanded (command-window:command-line command-window)))
-    (loop for expansion in *expand-abbrev-rewriting-rules*
-          when (scan (abbrev-re expansion) expanded)
-            do
-               (setf expanded (regex-replace (abbrev-re expansion)
-                                             expanded
-                                             (abbrev-replace expansion))))
-    (setf (command-window:command-line command-window) expanded)
-    (point-tracker:move-point-to-end command-window expanded))
+    (when (null *expand-abbrev-stop-rewrite*)
+      (if (scan "^\\\\." expanded)
+          (progn
+            (setf *expand-abbrev-stop-rewrite* t)
+            (setf expanded (subseq expanded 1)))
+          (loop for expansion in *expand-abbrev-actual-rewriting-rules*
+                when (scan (expand-abbrev-abbrev-re expansion) expanded)
+                  do
+                     (setf expanded (regex-replace (expand-abbrev-abbrev-re expansion)
+                                                   expanded
+                                                   (expand-abbrev-abbrev-replace expansion)))))
+      (setf (command-window:command-line command-window) expanded)
+      (point-tracker:move-point-to-end command-window expanded)))
   command-window)
 
+(defun expand-abbrev-command-fire-hook (x)
+  (declare (ignore x))
+  (setf *expand-abbrev-stop-rewrite* nil))
+
+(defun expand-abbrev-command-delete-hook (x)
+  (expand-abbrev-command-fire-hook x))
+
 (hooks:add-hook 'hooks:*after-char-to-command-window*
                 #'expand-abbrev-command-hook-fn)
+
+(hooks:add-hook 'hooks:*before-fire-string-event-command-window*
+                #'expand-abbrev-command-fire-hook)
+
+(hooks:add-hook 'hooks:*after-delete-char-from-command-window*
+                #'expand-abbrev-command-delete-hook)
diff --git a/src/command-window.lisp b/src/command-window.lisp
index 6e3f359..86c80ae 100644
--- a/src/command-window.lisp
+++ b/src/command-window.lisp
@@ -498,9 +498,13 @@ command line."
          (move-suggestion-page-right command-window))
         ((eq :backspace event)
          (setf command-line (delete-at-point command-window command-line :direction :left))
+         (when 'hooks:*after-char-to-command-window*
+           (hooks:run-hook 'hooks:*after-delete-char-from-command-window* command-window))
          (show-candidate-completion command-window))
         ((eq :dc event)
          (setf command-line (delete-at-point command-window command-line :direction :right))
+         (when 'hooks:*after-char-to-command-window*
+           (hooks:run-hook 'hooks:*after-delete-char-from-command-window* command-window))
          (show-candidate-completion command-window))
         ((eq :left event)
          (move-point-left command-window))
@@ -525,6 +529,9 @@ command line."
         ((characterp event)
          (cond
            ((char= #\Newline event)
+            (when 'hooks:*before-fire-string-event-command-window*
+              (hooks:run-hook 'hooks:*before-fire-string-event-command-window*
+                              command-window))
             (insert-in-history prompt command-line)
             (fire-user-input-event command-window)
             (setf command-line nil)
diff --git a/src/hooks.lisp b/src/hooks.lisp
index 35dea99..9102ac8 100644
--- a/src/hooks.lisp
+++ b/src/hooks.lisp
@@ -111,3 +111,9 @@ open the links")
 
 (defparameter *after-char-to-command-window* '()
   "Run this hooks after a character has been typed by the user on the command window.")
+
+(defparameter *before-fire-string-event-command-window* '()
+  "Run this hooks before sending user input to the program (command window only).")
+
+(defparameter *after-delete-char-from-command-window* '()
+  "Run this hooks after deleting a character from the input of the command-window.")
diff --git a/src/package.lisp b/src/package.lisp
index 7889fca..9596de4 100644
--- a/src/package.lisp
+++ b/src/package.lisp
@@ -1555,7 +1555,9 @@
    :*skip-message-hook*
    :*after-saving-message*
    :*before-displaying-links-hook*
-   :*after-char-to-command-window*))
+   :*after-char-to-command-window*
+   :*before-fire-string-event-command-window*
+   :*after-delete-char-from-command-window*))
 
 (defpackage :keybindings
   (:use