diff --git a/sh/core/code.awk b/sh/core/code.awk
index 9744d9c..aa9ad51 100644
--- a/sh/core/code.awk
+++ b/sh/core/code.awk
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ BEGIN {
     RE_CLOSE = RE_BEGIN "}" RE_SPACES RE_END
     RE_COMMAND = RE_BEGIN "#/" RE_SPACES RE_VAR RE_END
     RE_COMMENT = RE_BEGIN "#" RE_ANY RE_END
-    RE_CONSTANT = RE_BEGIN RE_CONST RE_SET RE_END
+    re["constant"] = RE_BEGIN RE_CONST RE_SET RE_END
     RE_DOC = RE_BEGIN RE_SPACES "#" RE_SPACE RE_ANY RE_END
     re["function"] = RE_BEGIN RE_VAR RE_FUNC RE_END
     RE_MODULE = RE_BEGIN "#\\." RE_SPACES RE_ANY RE_END
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ BEGIN {
         if (match($0, RE_COMMAND, m)) {
             print m[1]
         }
-    } else if (action == "constants") {
-        if (match($0, RE_CONSTANT, m)) {
-            print m[1]
-        }
     } else if (action == "tasks") {
         if (match($0, RE_MODULE, m)) {
             if (output_tasks) {
@@ -161,7 +157,7 @@ BEGIN {
                 match_command = 1
             }
         # set
-        } else if (match($0, RE_CONSTANT, m)) {
+        } else if (match($0, re["constant"], m)) {
             if (m[1] == target) {
                 output(m[1], "constant")
             } else {
diff --git a/sh/core/code.sh b/sh/core/code.sh
index 0dce975..ed3e21b 100644
--- a/sh/core/code.sh
+++ b/sh/core/code.sh
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ EOF
 	# parse commands
 	_rwx_code_commands="$(rwx_code_parse "commands")"
 	# parse constants
-	_rwx_code_constants="$(rwx_code_parse "constants")"
+	_rwx_code_constants="$(rwx_code_action_target "filter" "constants")"
 	# parse functions
 	_rwx_code_functions="$(rwx_code_action_target "filter" "function")"
 	# parse tasks