diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ec9d2667..bb471630 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Changes for vile 9.9 (released ??? ??? ?? ????)
 
- 20220820 (w)
+ 20220821 (w)
 	> Brendan O'Dea:
 	+ the font specification in /etc/X11/app-defaults/UXVile was being
 	  overridden by the one in XVile.  Additionally update the xvile font
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Changes for vile 9.9 (released ??? ??? ?? ????)
 	+ add markdown mode (mdmode).
 	+ update copyright dates
 	+ update package/freebsd/*
+	+ fix some issues found with Coverity.
 	+ fix a few compiler-warnings.
 
  20211212 (v)
diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 89947224..a0c59783 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MANIFEST for vile, version v9_8v11
+MANIFEST for vile, version v9_8v12
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 MANIFEST                        this file
 AUTHORS                         list of authors, with nicknames in CHANGES
diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index a24b3de2..f76f93df 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-dnl $Id: aclocal.m4,v 1.352 2022/08/20 19:45:31 tom Exp $
+dnl $Id: aclocal.m4,v 1.353 2022/08/21 17:11:58 tom Exp $
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl
-dnl Copyright 1996-2020,2021 by Thomas E. Dickey
+dnl Copyright 1996-2021,2022 by Thomas E. Dickey
 dnl
 dnl                         All Rights Reserved
 dnl
diff --git a/display.c b/display.c
index 42dd0cd3..4bcd5a25 100644
--- a/display.c
+++ b/display.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * physical display screen the same as the virtual display screen. These
  * functions use hints that are left in the windows by the commands.
  *
- * $Id: display.c,v 1.580 2021/05/09 21:32:16 Lois.Mansot Exp $
+ * $Id: display.c,v 1.581 2022/08/21 16:24:00 tom Exp $
  */
 
 #include	"estruct.h"
@@ -4374,6 +4374,8 @@ hilite(int row, int colfrom, int colto, int on)
 #endif
 #ifdef WMDLINEWRAP
     WINDOW *wp = row2window(row);
+    if (wp == 0)
+	return;
     if (w_val(wp, WMDLINEWRAP)) {
 	if (colfrom < 0)
 	    colfrom = 0;
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 0f74d8a4..070ecf34 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * reading and writing of the disk are
  * in "fileio.c".
  *
- * $Id: file.c,v 1.463 2018/10/26 01:19:45 tom Exp $
+ * $Id: file.c,v 1.465 2022/08/21 15:18:12 tom Exp $
  */
 
 #include "estruct.h"
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ check_visible_files_changed(void)
 
 #ifdef MDCHK_MODTIME
 int
-get_modtime(BUFFER *bp, time_t * the_time)
+get_modtime(BUFFER *bp, time_t *the_time)
 {
     if (isInternalName(bp->b_fname))
 	*the_time = 0;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ CleanAfterPipe(int Wrote)
  */
 #if SYS_UNIX && OPT_SHELL
 static int
-slowtime(time_t * refp)
+slowtime(time_t *refp)
 {
     int status = FALSE;
 
@@ -975,7 +975,9 @@ insfile(int f GCC_UNUSED, int n GCC_UNUSED)
 
     TRACE((T_CALLED "insfile(%d, %d)\n", f, n));
 
-    if (!calledbefore) {
+    if (calledbefore) {
+	(void) vl_strncpy(fname, tb_values(last), sizeof(fname));
+    } else {
 	if ((status = mlreply_file("Insert file: ", &last,
 				   FILEC_READ | FILEC_PROMPT, fname)) != TRUE)
 	    returnCode(status);
@@ -1457,7 +1459,7 @@ quickreadf(BUFFER *bp, int *nlinep)
 	rc = FIOMEM;
     }
 #if OPT_ENCRYPT
-    else if ((rc = vl_resetkey(bp, (const char *) buffer)) != TRUE) {
+    else if ((rc = vl_resetkey(bp, bp->b_fname)) != TRUE) {
 	free(buffer);
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/filters/spellflt.l b/filters/spellflt.l
index c8a2e80e..eda3df0d 100644
--- a/filters/spellflt.l
+++ b/filters/spellflt.l
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %{
 
 /*
- * $Id: spellflt.l,v 1.61 2019/06/23 20:28:42 tom Exp $
+ * $Id: spellflt.l,v 1.62 2022/08/21 15:42:52 tom Exp $
  *
  * Filter to add vile "attribution" sequences to misspelled words.
  */
@@ -341,7 +341,14 @@ do_filter(FILE *inputs GCC_UNUSED)
 		while (len-- && isspace(CharOf(buffer[len]))) {
 		    buffer[len] = 0;
 		}
-		if (*buffer) {
+		/*
+		 * Ignore the word if it is all blanks, or if it contains
+		 * wildcards which would make the insertion expand into
+		 * multiple entries.
+		 */
+		if (len != 0
+		    && vl_index(buffer, zero_or_more) == 0
+		    && vl_index(buffer, zero_or_all) == 0) {
 		    /*
 		     * If user did not override with an entry in
 		     * spell.keywords, add the latest as a misspelled word to
diff --git a/filters/vilefilt.l b/filters/vilefilt.l
index c5ad5c85..c674c187 100644
--- a/filters/vilefilt.l
+++ b/filters/vilefilt.l
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 %{
 
 /*
- * $Id: vilefilt.l,v 1.75 2020/03/29 22:28:37 tom Exp $
+ * $Id: vilefilt.l,v 1.76 2022/08/21 14:48:45 tom Exp $
  *
  * Filter to add vile "attribution" sequences to selected bits of vile macros
  * - T.Dickey
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #define FLTSTACK_EXTRA int with_state; int with_active;
 #define FltStack_WITH_STATE   FLTSTACK_THIS.with_state
-#define FltStack_WITH_ACTIVE  FLTSTACK_THIS.with_state
+#define FltStack_WITH_ACTIVE  FLTSTACK_THIS.with_active
 #include <fltstack.h>
 
 #if defined(_estruct_h) && !SMALLER
diff --git a/history.c b/history.c
index d4906913..2b4b67e0 100644
--- a/history.c
+++ b/history.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
  *	not (yet) correspond to :-commands.  Before implementing, probably will
  *	have to make TESTC a settable mode.
  *
- * $Id: history.c,v 1.92 2015/03/13 08:52:40 tom Exp $
+ * $Id: history.c,v 1.94 2022/08/21 16:46:05 tom Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ hst_remove(const char *cmd)
 	TRACE(("hst_remove(%s)\n", cmd));
 	while (*cmd++)
 	    tb_unput(MyText);
-	kbd_kill_response(temp, &len, killc);
-	tb_free(&temp);
+	if ((temp = kbd_kill_response(temp, &len, killc)) != 0)
+	    tb_free(&temp);
     }
 }
 
@@ -661,7 +661,6 @@ edithistory(TBUFF **buffer,
     HST param;
     BUFFER *bp;
     LINE *lp1, *lp2;
-    int escaped = FALSE;
     int c = *given;
 
     if (!isSpecial(c)) {
@@ -713,20 +712,19 @@ edithistory(TBUFF **buffer,
 	    *given = c;
 	    return FALSE;
 
-	} else if ((h_direction != 0) && (escaped || !isGraph(c))) {
+	} else if ((h_direction != 0) && !isGraph(c)) {
 
 	    if ((lp2 = hst_scroll(lp1, &param)) != 0)
 		lp1 = lp2;
 	    else		/* cannot scroll */
 		kbd_alarm();
-	} else if (!escaped) {
+	} else {
 	    *given = c;
 	    if (h_was_edited)
 		unkeystroke(c);
 	    return h_was_edited;
 
-	} else
-	    kbd_alarm();
+	}
 
 	c = keystroke();
     }
diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 52a52c40..99a5e5d8 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  *	tgetc_avail()     true if a key is avail from tgetc() or below.
  *	keystroke_avail() true if a key is avail from keystroke() or below.
  *
- * $Id: input.c,v 1.373 2022/08/04 22:52:31 tom Exp $
+ * $Id: input.c,v 1.374 2022/08/21 16:20:10 tom Exp $
  */
 
 #include	"estruct.h"
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ is_edit_char(int c)
 /*
  * Erases the response from the screen for 'kbd_string()'
  */
-void
+TBUFF *
 kbd_kill_response(TBUFF *buffer, size_t *position, int c)
 {
     char *buf = tb_values(buffer);
@@ -1399,6 +1399,7 @@ kbd_kill_response(TBUFF *buffer, size_t *position, int c)
 	}
 	tb_free(&tmp);
     }
+    return buffer;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/mktbls.c b/mktbls.c
index 9452bcd6..1e291f70 100644
--- a/mktbls.c
+++ b/mktbls.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * by Tom Dickey, 1993.    -pgf
  *
  *
- * $Id: mktbls.c,v 1.203 2022/08/20 22:44:32 tom Exp $
+ * $Id: mktbls.c,v 1.204 2022/08/21 14:51:39 tom Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -2478,11 +2478,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	    case SECT_VARS:
 		if (r != 1
-		    || (!strcmp(vec[1], "bool")
-			&& !strcmp(vec[1], "enum")
-			&& !strcmp(vec[1], "int")
-			&& !strcmp(vec[1], "string")
-			&& !strcmp(vec[1], "regex")))
+		    || (strcmp(vec[1], "bool")
+			&& strcmp(vec[1], "enum")
+			&& strcmp(vec[1], "int")
+			&& strcmp(vec[1], "string")
+			&& strcmp(vec[1], "regex")))
 		    badfmt("looking for mode datatype");
 		(void) my_strncpy(modetype, vec[1], sizeof(modetype));
 		break;
diff --git a/proto.h b/proto.h
index 5d2ed50d..b52219be 100644
--- a/proto.h
+++ b/proto.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  *   Created: Thu May 14 15:44:40 1992
  *
- * $Id: proto.h,v 1.754 2022/08/04 23:52:09 tom Exp $
+ * $Id: proto.h,v 1.755 2022/08/21 16:20:48 tom Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef VILE_PROTO_H
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ extern int vl_regex2tbuff (TBUFF **buf, REGEXVAL *expr, int whole_line);
 extern void dotcmdstop (void);
 extern void get_kbd_macro (TBUFF **rp);
 extern void incr_dot_kregnum (void);
-extern void kbd_kill_response (TBUFF *buf, size_t *position, int c);
+extern TBUFF * kbd_kill_response (TBUFF *buf, size_t *position, int c);
 extern void kbd_mac_check (void);
 extern void kbd_pushback (TBUFF *buf, int skip);
 extern void set_end_string (int c);