diff --git a/README.new b/README.new
index bbbf16d78..da5450536 100644
--- a/README.new
+++ b/README.new
@@ -171,3 +171,8 @@ Lmod 8.7+
             * Change MF_Base:processVars to use oldT to know which paths from newA to prepend or append
             * Add support for LMOD_FILE_IGNORE_PATTERNS in src/DirTree.lua.
               This is to ignore files like .version.1.3 or .modulerc-1.3.lua etc
+W.I.P:
+   (8.7.50) * PR #724: Emacs lisp integration updated.
+            * Issue #718: use command -v instead of checking status $?
+            * Issue #690: change --hidden_load to --hidden-loaded for TCL
+                          change hidden_load to hidden_loaded in Lua.
diff --git a/init/lisp b/init/lisp
index f832d1fb5..68162e491 100644
--- a/init/lisp
+++ b/init/lisp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Return value is t on success, nil otherwise."
           (if (> (buffer-size) 0)
               (progn
                 ;; replace cmd-buffer w/ contents of file whose name is in cmd-buffer
-                (insert-file-contents (buffer-substring (point-min) (1- (point-max))) nil nil nil t)
+                ;; (insert-file-contents (buffer-substring (point-min) (1- (point-max))) nil nil nil t)
                 ;; and run it carefully.  If an error is thrown, catch it and
                 ;; propagate the fact upwards as a nil, but be sure to still
                 ;; execute cleanup below
diff --git a/rt/modulerc/err.txt b/rt/modulerc/err.txt
index d4e8533ba..8c9746f28 100644
--- a/rt/modulerc/err.txt
+++ b/rt/modulerc/err.txt
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ _ModuleTable_ = {
       fullName = "ABC/2.5",
       loadOrder = 1,
       moduleKindT = {
-        hidden_load = true,
+        hidden_loaded = true,
         kind = "soft",
       },
       propT = {},
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ _ModuleTable_ = {
       fullName = "C/3.0",
       loadOrder = 2,
       moduleKindT = {
-        hidden_load = true,
+        hidden_loaded = true,
         kind = "soft",
       },
       propT = {},
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ _ModuleTable_ = {
       fullName = "E/3.0",
       loadOrder = 4,
       moduleKindT = {
-        hidden_load = true,
+        hidden_loaded = true,
         kind = "soft",
       },
       propT = {},
diff --git a/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/.modulerc.lua b/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/.modulerc.lua
index 931251681..fe8d4428b 100644
--- a/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/.modulerc.lua
+++ b/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/.modulerc.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 hide{name="ABC/0.5", kind="hard"}
-hide{name="ABC/2.5", kind="soft",hidden_load=true}
+hide{name="ABC/2.5", kind="soft",hidden_loaded=true}
 hide{name="ABC/3.0", kind="soft"}
 hide{name="ABC/4.0", kind="hidden"}
 hide{name="ABC/5.0", kind="hard"}
diff --git a/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/.modulerc.lua b/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/.modulerc.lua
index 535b24ff7..88793bd29 100644
--- a/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/.modulerc.lua
+++ b/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/.modulerc.lua
@@ -1 +1 @@
-hide{name="C",kind="soft",hidden_load=true}
+hide{name="C",kind="soft",hidden_loaded=true}
diff --git a/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/.modulerc.lua b/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/.modulerc.lua
index d49a3e8b4..e92350d2f 100644
--- a/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/.modulerc.lua
+++ b/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/.modulerc.lua
@@ -1 +1 @@
-hide{name="E",kind="soft",hidden_load=true}
+hide{name="E",kind="soft",hidden_loaded=true}
diff --git a/rt/modulerc/modulerc.tdesc b/rt/modulerc/modulerc.tdesc
index 3d8fb5a92..171f9bd7b 100644
--- a/rt/modulerc/modulerc.tdesc
+++ b/rt/modulerc/modulerc.tdesc
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ EOF
      runBase    runSpiderCmd -o spiderT $MODULEPATH    #60
      runBase    runSpiderCmd -o dbT     $MODULEPATH    #61
 
-     # Test hidden_load feature
+     # Test hidden_loaded feature
      runLmod    load C D E F                           #62
      runLmod    --mt                                   #63
      runLmod    list                                   #64
diff --git a/rt/modulerc/out.txt b/rt/modulerc/out.txt
index 882cbfb25..22a1dedb7 100644
--- a/rt/modulerc/out.txt
+++ b/rt/modulerc/out.txt
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ MODULEPATH=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core;
 export MODULEPATH;
 _LMFILES_=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua;
 export _LMFILES_;
-_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
+_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
 ===========================
 step 56
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ lua ProjectDIR/src/lmod.in.lua shell --regression_testing list
 ===========================
 MODULEPATH=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core;
 export MODULEPATH;
-_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
+_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
 ===========================
 step 57
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ lua ProjectDIR/src/lmod.in.lua shell --regression_testing -A list
 ===========================
 MODULEPATH=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core;
 export MODULEPATH;
-_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
+_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
 ===========================
 step 58
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ lua ProjectDIR/src/lmod.in.lua shell --regression_testing --show_hidden avail
 ===========================
 MODULEPATH=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core;
 export MODULEPATH;
-_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
+_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
 ===========================
 step 59
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ lua ProjectDIR/src/lmod.in.lua shell --regression_testing avail
 ===========================
 MODULEPATH=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core;
 export MODULEPATH;
-_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
+_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
 ===========================
 step 60
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ mrcMpathT = {
       },
       ["ABC/2.5"] = {
         action = "hide",
-        hidden_load = true,
+        hidden_loaded = true,
         kind = "soft",
         name = "ABC/2.5",
       },
@@ -1510,13 +1510,13 @@ mrcMpathT = {
       },
       C = {
         action = "hide",
-        hidden_load = true,
+        hidden_loaded = true,
         kind = "soft",
         name = "C",
       },
       E = {
         action = "hide",
-        hidden_load = true,
+        hidden_loaded = true,
         kind = "soft",
         name = "E",
       },
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@ MODULEPATH=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core;
 export MODULEPATH;
 _LMFILES_=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua:ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/3.0.lua:ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/D/1.1.lua:ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/3.0.lua:ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/F/2.1.lua;
 export _LMFILES_;
-_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},C={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/3.0.lua",fullName="C/3.0",loadOrder=2,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="C",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},D={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/D/1.1.lua",fullName="D/1.1",loadOrder=3,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="D",wV="000000001.000000001.*zfinal",},E={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/3.0.lua",fullName="E/3.0",loadOrder=4,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="E",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},F={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/F/2.1.lua",fullName="F/2.1",loadOrder=5,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="F",wV="000000002.000000001.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
+_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},C={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/3.0.lua",fullName="C/3.0",loadOrder=2,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="C",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},D={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/D/1.1.lua",fullName="D/1.1",loadOrder=3,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="D",wV="000000001.000000001.*zfinal",},E={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/3.0.lua",fullName="E/3.0",loadOrder=4,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="E",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},F={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/F/2.1.lua",fullName="F/2.1",loadOrder=5,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="F",wV="000000002.000000001.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
 ===========================
 step 63
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@ lua ProjectDIR/src/lmod.in.lua shell --regression_testing list
 ===========================
 MODULEPATH=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core;
 export MODULEPATH;
-_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},C={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/3.0.lua",fullName="C/3.0",loadOrder=2,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="C",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},D={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/D/1.1.lua",fullName="D/1.1",loadOrder=3,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="D",wV="000000001.000000001.*zfinal",},E={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/3.0.lua",fullName="E/3.0",loadOrder=4,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="E",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},F={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/F/2.1.lua",fullName="F/2.1",loadOrder=5,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="F",wV="000000002.000000001.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
+_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},C={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/3.0.lua",fullName="C/3.0",loadOrder=2,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="C",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},D={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/D/1.1.lua",fullName="D/1.1",loadOrder=3,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="D",wV="000000001.000000001.*zfinal",},E={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/3.0.lua",fullName="E/3.0",loadOrder=4,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="E",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},F={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/F/2.1.lua",fullName="F/2.1",loadOrder=5,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="F",wV="000000002.000000001.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
 ===========================
 step 65
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ lua ProjectDIR/src/lmod.in.lua shell --regression_testing --show_hidden list
 ===========================
 MODULEPATH=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core;
 export MODULEPATH;
-_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},C={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/3.0.lua",fullName="C/3.0",loadOrder=2,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="C",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},D={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/D/1.1.lua",fullName="D/1.1",loadOrder=3,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="D",wV="000000001.000000001.*zfinal",},E={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/3.0.lua",fullName="E/3.0",loadOrder=4,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="E",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},F={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/F/2.1.lua",fullName="F/2.1",loadOrder=5,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="F",wV="000000002.000000001.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
+_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},C={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/3.0.lua",fullName="C/3.0",loadOrder=2,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="C",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},D={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/D/1.1.lua",fullName="D/1.1",loadOrder=3,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="D",wV="000000001.000000001.*zfinal",},E={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/3.0.lua",fullName="E/3.0",loadOrder=4,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="E",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},F={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/F/2.1.lua",fullName="F/2.1",loadOrder=5,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="F",wV="000000002.000000001.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
 ===========================
 step 66
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ lua ProjectDIR/src/lmod.in.lua shell --regression_testing spider
 ===========================
 MODULEPATH=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core;
 export MODULEPATH;
-_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},C={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/3.0.lua",fullName="C/3.0",loadOrder=2,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="C",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},D={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/D/1.1.lua",fullName="D/1.1",loadOrder=3,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="D",wV="000000001.000000001.*zfinal",},E={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/3.0.lua",fullName="E/3.0",loadOrder=4,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="E",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},F={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/F/2.1.lua",fullName="F/2.1",loadOrder=5,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="F",wV="000000002.000000001.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
+_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},C={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/3.0.lua",fullName="C/3.0",loadOrder=2,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="C",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},D={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/D/1.1.lua",fullName="D/1.1",loadOrder=3,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="D",wV="000000001.000000001.*zfinal",},E={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/3.0.lua",fullName="E/3.0",loadOrder=4,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="E",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},F={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/F/2.1.lua",fullName="F/2.1",loadOrder=5,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="F",wV="000000002.000000001.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
 ===========================
 step 67
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ lua ProjectDIR/src/lmod.in.lua shell --regression_testing -A spider
 ===========================
 MODULEPATH=ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core;
 export MODULEPATH;
-_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},C={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/3.0.lua",fullName="C/3.0",loadOrder=2,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="C",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},D={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/D/1.1.lua",fullName="D/1.1",loadOrder=3,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="D",wV="000000001.000000001.*zfinal",},E={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/3.0.lua",fullName="E/3.0",loadOrder=4,moduleKindT={hidden_load=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="E",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},F={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/F/2.1.lua",fullName="F/2.1",loadOrder=5,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="F",wV="000000002.000000001.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
+_ModuleTable_='_ModuleTable_={MTversion=3,depthT={},family={},mT={ABC={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/ABC/2.5.lua",fullName="ABC/2.5",loadOrder=1,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="ABC/2.5",wV="000000002.000000005.*zfinal",},C={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/C/3.0.lua",fullName="C/3.0",loadOrder=2,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="C",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},D={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/D/1.1.lua",fullName="D/1.1",loadOrder=3,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="D",wV="000000001.000000001.*zfinal",},E={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/E/3.0.lua",fullName="E/3.0",loadOrder=4,moduleKindT={hidden_loaded=true,kind="soft",},propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="E",wV="000000003.*zfinal",},F={fn="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core/F/2.1.lua",fullName="F/2.1",loadOrder=5,propT={},stackDepth=0,status="active",userName="F",wV="000000002.000000001.*zfinal",},},mpathA={"ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",},systemBaseMPATH="ProjectDIR/rt/modulerc/mfB/Core",}';
 export _ModuleTable_;
 ===========================
 step 68
diff --git a/shells/Lisp.lua b/shells/Lisp.lua
index 16e571e1e..1cc21cd77 100644
--- a/shells/Lisp.lua
+++ b/shells/Lisp.lua
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ function Lisp.expandVar(self, k, v, vType)
    v                 = tostring(v):multiEscaped()
    lineA[#lineA + 1] = "(setenv \""
    lineA[#lineA + 1] = k
-   lineA[#lineA + 1] = "\" "
+   lineA[#lineA + 1] = "\" \""
    lineA[#lineA + 1] = v
-   lineA[#lineA + 1] = ")\n"
+   lineA[#lineA + 1] = "\")\n"
    local line = concatTbl(lineA,"")
    stdout:write(line)
    if (k:find('^_ModuleTable') == nil) then
diff --git a/spec/ModuleA/ModuleA_spec.lua b/spec/ModuleA/ModuleA_spec.lua
index 4a828f921..987ff962a 100644
--- a/spec/ModuleA/ModuleA_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/ModuleA/ModuleA_spec.lua
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ describe("Testing ModuleA Class #ModuleA.",
                               fn = "%ProjDir%/spec/ModuleA/mf/bio/bowtie/32/1.0.lua",
                               fullName = "bio/bowtie/32/1.0",
                               moduleKindT = {
-                                 hidden_load = false,
+                                 hidden_loaded = false,
                                  kind = "normal",
                               },
                               pV = "bio/bowtie/000000032/000000001.*zfinal",
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ describe("Testing ModuleA Class #ModuleA.",
                               fn = "%ProjDir%/spec/ModuleA/mf/bio/bowtie/32/2.0.lua",
                               fullName = "bio/bowtie/32/2.0",
                               moduleKindT = {
-                                 hidden_load = false,
+                                 hidden_loaded = false,
                                  kind = "normal",
                               },
                               pV = "bio/bowtie/000000032/000000002.*zfinal",
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ describe("Testing ModuleA Class #ModuleA.",
                               fn = "%ProjDir%/spec/ModuleA/mf/bio/bowtie/64/2.0.lua",
                               fullName = "bio/bowtie/64/2.0",
                               moduleKindT = {
-                                 hidden_load = false,
+                                 hidden_loaded = false,
                                  kind = "normal",
                               },
                               pV = "bio/bowtie/000000064/000000002.*zfinal",
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ describe("Testing ModuleA Class #ModuleA.",
                               fn = "%ProjDir%/spec/ModuleA/mf/bio/genomics.lua",
                               fullName = "bio/genomics",
                               moduleKindT = {
-                                 hidden_load = false,
+                                 hidden_loaded = false,
                                  kind = "normal",
                               },
                               pV = "bio/genomics/M.*zfinal",
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ describe("Testing ModuleA Class #ModuleA.",
                               fn = "%ProjDir%/spec/ModuleA/mf/boost/1.46.0.lua",
                               fullName = "boost/1.46.0",
                               moduleKindT = {
-                                 hidden_load = false,
+                                 hidden_loaded = false,
                                  kind = "normal",
                               },
                               pV = "boost/000000001.000000046.*zfinal",
diff --git a/src/MName.lua b/src/MName.lua
index ab60bc77b..b297d251a 100644
--- a/src/MName.lua
+++ b/src/MName.lua
@@ -298,11 +298,11 @@ function M.moduleKindT(self)
    if (not self.__moduleKindT) then
       return nil
    end
-   local moduleKindT = self.__moduleKindT
-   local hidden_load = moduleKindT.hidden_load or nil
+   local moduleKindT   = self.__moduleKindT
+   local hidden_loaded = moduleKindT.hidden_loaded or nil
    local t = nil
    if (moduleKindT.kind ~= "normal") then
-      t = {kind = moduleKindT.kind, hidden_load = hidden_load} 
+      t = {kind = moduleKindT.kind, hidden_loaded = hidden_loaded} 
    end
    return t
 end
diff --git a/src/MRC.lua b/src/MRC.lua
index cee171598..8ebacff9d 100644
--- a/src/MRC.lua
+++ b/src/MRC.lua
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ function M.export(self)
    a[1] = serializeTbl{indent = true, name = "mrcT",      value = t         }
    a[2] = serializeTbl{indent = true, name = "mrcMpathT", value = mrcMpathT }
    return concatTbl(a,"\n")
+   --return serializeTbl{indent = true, name = "mrcMpathT", value = mrcMpathT }
 end
 
 
@@ -633,9 +634,9 @@ local function l_check_hidden_modifiers(fullName, resultT, visibleT, show_hidden
                           l_check_user_groups(resultT))
 
    if (not hide_active) then
-      --     isVisible, hidden_load, kind,     count
+      --     isVisible, hidden_loaded, kind,     count
       dbg.fini("l_check_hidden_modifiers")
-      return true,      false,       "normal", true
+      return true,      false,         "normal", true
    end
    local isVisible
    if (show_hidden) then
@@ -648,32 +649,32 @@ local function l_check_hidden_modifiers(fullName, resultT, visibleT, show_hidden
 
    dbg.print{"fullName: ",fullName,", resultT.kind: ", resultT.kind, ", count: ",count,"\n"}
    dbg.fini("l_check_hidden_modifiers")
-   return isVisible, resultT.hidden_load, resultT.kind, count
+   return isVisible, resultT.hidden_loaded, resultT.kind, count
 end
 
 
 -- modT is a table with: sn, fullName and fn
 function M.isVisible(self, modT)
    dbg.start{"MRC:isVisible(modT}"}
-   local frameStk    = require("FrameStk"):singleton()
-   local mname       = frameStk:mname()
-   local mt          = frameStk:mt()
-   local mpathA      = modT.mpathA or mt:modulePathA()
-   local fullName    = modT.fullName
-   local fn          = modT.fn
-   local sn          = modT.sn
-   local show_hidden = modT.show_hidden
-   local isVisible   = true
-   local visibleT    = modT.visibleT or {}
-   local kind        = "normal"
-   local hidden_load = false
-   local count       = false
-   local my_resultT  = nil
+   local frameStk      = require("FrameStk"):singleton()
+   local mname         = frameStk:mname()
+   local mt            = frameStk:mt()
+   local mpathA        = modT.mpathA or mt:modulePathA()
+   local fullName      = modT.fullName
+   local fn            = modT.fn
+   local sn            = modT.sn
+   local show_hidden   = modT.show_hidden
+   local isVisible     = true
+   local visibleT      = modT.visibleT or {}
+   local kind          = "normal"
+   local hidden_loaded = false
+   local count         = false
+   local my_resultT    = nil
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    -- resultT is nil if the modulefile is normal or
    -- {kind="hidden|soft|hard"
    --   before="<time>" after="<time>",
-   --   hidden_load = true|nil, }
+   --   hidden_loaded = true|nil, }
    -- if hidden.
 
    
@@ -697,7 +698,7 @@ function M.isVisible(self, modT)
    local resultT     = l_findHiddenState(self, mpathA, sn, fullName, fn) 
    if (type(resultT) == "table" ) then
       --dbg.printT("from hidden State resultT",resultT)
-      isVisible, hidden_load, kind, count = l_check_hidden_modifiers(fullName, resultT, visibleT, show_hidden)
+      isVisible, hidden_loaded, kind, count = l_check_hidden_modifiers(fullName, resultT, visibleT, show_hidden)
    elseif (fullName:sub(1,1) == ".") then
       isVisible = (visibleT.hidden == true or show_hidden)
       count     = show_hidden
@@ -709,18 +710,18 @@ function M.isVisible(self, modT)
       count     = show_hidden or (idx == nil) 
    end
 
-   modT.isVisible   = isVisible
-   modT.mname       = mname
-   modT.kind        = kind
-   modT.mt          = mt
-   modT.hidden_load = hidden_load
+   modT.isVisible     = isVisible
+   modT.mname         = mname
+   modT.kind          = kind
+   modT.mt            = mt
+   modT.hidden_loaded = hidden_loaded
    hook.apply("isVisibleHook", modT)
 
    my_resultT       = { isVisible = modT.isVisible,
-                        moduleKindT = {kind=modT.kind, hidden_load = modT.hidden_load}, 
+                        moduleKindT = {kind=modT.kind, hidden_loaded = modT.hidden_loaded}, 
                         count = count }
    
-   --dbg.print{"fullName: ",fullName,", isVisible: ",isVisible,", kind: ",kind,", show_hidden: ", show_hidden,", count: ",count,", hidden_load: ",hidden_load,"\n"}
+   --dbg.print{"fullName: ",fullName,", isVisible: ",isVisible,", kind: ",kind,", show_hidden: ", show_hidden,", count: ",count,", hidden_loaded: ",hidden_loaded,"\n"}
    --dbg.printT("my_resultT",my_resultT)
    dbg.fini("MRC:isVisible")
    return my_resultT
diff --git a/src/RC2lua.tcl b/src/RC2lua.tcl
index 288f7ad60..c7cf61c0e 100755
--- a/src/RC2lua.tcl
+++ b/src/RC2lua.tcl
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ proc parseMyArgs {args} {
                set v [string trimleft $arg -]
                dict set argT kind "\"$v\""
             }
-            --hidden_loaded {
-               dict set argT hidden_load true
+            --hidden-loaded {
+               dict set argT hidden_loaded true
             }
             --not-group - --not-user - --group - --user {
                set nextKeyA [string map {- {}} $arg]T
diff --git a/src/cmdfuncs.lua b/src/cmdfuncs.lua
index c16d49250..eb0ac26ca 100644
--- a/src/cmdfuncs.lua
+++ b/src/cmdfuncs.lua
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ function List(...)
       local fullName = entry.fullName
       local origName = entry.origUserName or ""
       local showMe   = true
-      if (entry.moduleKindT.hidden_load) then
+      if (entry.moduleKindT.hidden_loaded) then
          showMe       = show_hidden
          have_hiddenL = not show_hidden
       end
diff --git a/src/mrc_funcs.lua b/src/mrc_funcs.lua
index ffdea6757..c45df6c1e 100644
--- a/src/mrc_funcs.lua
+++ b/src/mrc_funcs.lua
@@ -154,16 +154,16 @@ end
 
 
 local hide_rulesT = {
-   action      = {kind="string", choiceT = {hide = true}},
-   nameA       = {kind="stringArray"},
-   userA       = {kind="stringArray"},
-   groupA      = {kind="stringArray"},
-   notUserA    = {kind="stringArray"},
-   notGroupA   = {kind="stringArray"},
-   after       = {kind="string"},
-   before      = {kind="string"},
-   kind        = {kind="string", choiceT = {hard = true, normal = true, soft = true, hidden = true}},
-   hidden_load = {kind="boolean"},
+   action        = {kind="string", choiceT = {hide = true}},
+   nameA         = {kind="stringArray"},
+   userA         = {kind="stringArray"},
+   groupA        = {kind="stringArray"},
+   notUserA      = {kind="stringArray"},
+   notGroupA     = {kind="stringArray"},
+   after         = {kind="string"},
+   before        = {kind="string"},
+   kind          = {kind="string", choiceT = {hard = true, soft = true, hidden = true}},
+   hidden_loaded = {kind="boolean"},
 }
 
 function hide(t)
diff --git a/src/utils.lua b/src/utils.lua
index 0f302898e..092b6a1de 100644
--- a/src/utils.lua
+++ b/src/utils.lua
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ function colorizePropA(style, mt, modT, mrc, propT, legendT, forbiddenT)
       moduleName = colorize("hidden",modT.fullName)
       pA[#pA+1]  = H
       legendT[H] = i18n(msg)
-      if (resultT.moduleKindT.hidden_load) then
+      if (resultT.moduleKindT.hidden_loaded) then
          pA[#pA+1]     = "HL"
          legendT["HL"] = i18n("HiddenLoadM")
       end