diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index db7e87d..9a09ee7 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@ Two interpreted languages for flexibility.
   * get unresolved path for new panes & windows
 * fully working doc function algorithm
 * self install aliases
-* list aliases
+* transfer all parsings to awk
 
 ### 6.2 [Further tasks](#when) {#when-further}
diff --git a/sh/code.awk b/sh/code.awk
index b8a8f59..053f1be 100644
--- a/sh/code.awk
+++ b/sh/code.awk
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ BEGIN {
 }
 
 {
-    if (action == "alias") {
+    if (action == "aliases") {
+        if (match($0, RE_ALIAS, m)) {
+            print m[1]
+        }
+    } else if (action == "aliases functions") {
         if (match($0, RE_ALIAS, m)) {
             append(m[1])
         } else if (match($0, RE_FUNCTION, m)) {
diff --git a/sh/code.sh b/sh/code.sh
index 2c4c5ed..8838276 100644
--- a/sh/code.sh
+++ b/sh/code.sh
@@ -19,12 +19,23 @@ rwx_code() {
 	echo "${_rwx_code}"
 }
 
+# show the cached aliases
+#= rca
+rwx_code_aliases() {
+	echo "${_rwx_code_aliases}"
+}
+
 # show the cached aliases and functions
 #= rcaf
 rwx_code_aliases_functions() {
 	echo "${_rwx_code_aliases_functions}"
 }
 
+# show the cached awk script
+rwx_code_awk() {
+	echo "${_rwx_code_awk}"
+}
+
 # show the cached constants
 #= rcc
 rwx_code_constants() {
@@ -66,5 +77,5 @@ rwx_code_doc() {
 		awk \
 			--assign action="doc" \
 			--assign target="${name}" \
-			"${_rwx_code_awk}"
+			"$(rwx_code_awk)"
 }
diff --git a/sh/main.sh b/sh/main.sh
index f1be786..8fe2884 100755
--- a/sh/main.sh
+++ b/sh/main.sh
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ ${RWX_REGEX_BEGIN}\\(${RWX_REGEX_VARIABLE}\\)${RWX_REGEX_SET}"
 _rwx_code_variables=""
 
 rwx_parse_code() {
-	# parse aliases commands
+	# parse aliases
+	_rwx_code_aliases="$(rwx_parse_aliases)"
+	# parse aliases functions
 	local line text
 	_rwx_code_aliases_functions="$(rwx_parse_aliases_functions)"
 	while IFS= read -r line; do
@@ -219,11 +221,17 @@ EOF
 	# parse variables
 	_rwx_code_variables="$(rwx_parse_variables)"
 }
+rwx_parse_aliases() {
+	echo "${_rwx_code}" |
+		awk \
+			--assign action="aliases" \
+			"$(rwx_code_awk)"
+}
 rwx_parse_aliases_functions() {
 	printf "%s" "${_rwx_code}" |
 		awk \
-			--assign action="alias" \
-			"${_rwx_code_awk}"
+			--assign action="aliases functions" \
+			"$(rwx_code_awk)"
 }
 rwx_parse_constants() {
 	printf "%s" "${_rwx_code}" |
diff --git a/sh/test.sh b/sh/test.sh
index dee1a65..d017077 100644
--- a/sh/test.sh
+++ b/sh/test.sh
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ rwx_test() {
 rwx_test_code() {
 	local items
 	set \
+		"awk" \
 		"constants" \
 		"variables" \
 		"functions" \
-		"aliases_functions" \
 		"aliases" \
+		"aliases_functions" \
 
 	rwx_code
 	for items in "${@}"; do