diff --git a/Fixes b/Fixes
index 134ac096..1ce15a32 100644
--- a/Fixes
+++ b/Fixes
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+  7. alxwded@github, keep track of the :g and :a modifiers per modifier they
+     affect.
   6. alzwded@github, fix infinite loop with :gas variable modifier
   5. PR/88: Add a Q: modifier that preserves empty arguments leaving :q
      alone.
diff --git a/sh.dol.c b/sh.dol.c
index af69661f..b1a15125 100644
--- a/sh.dol.c
+++ b/sh.dol.c
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ static Char *dolp;		/* Remaining chars from this word */
 static Char **dolnxt;		/* Further words */
 static int dolcnt;		/* Count of further words */
 static struct Strbuf dolmod; /* = Strbuf_INIT; : modifier characters */
-static int dolmcnt;		/* :gx -> INT_MAX, else 1 */
-static int dol_flag_a;		/* :ax -> 1, else 0 */
+
+static int ndolflags;		/* keep track of mod counts for each modifier */
+static int *dolmcnts;		/* :gx -> INT_MAX, else 1 */
+static int *dolaflags;		/* :ax -> 1, else 0 */
 
 static	Char	 **Dfix2	(Char *const *);
 static	int 	 Dpack		(struct Strbuf *);
@@ -378,7 +380,7 @@ Dgetdol(void)
     static Char *dolbang = NULL;
 
     cleanup_push(name, Strbuf_free);
-    dolmod.len = dolmcnt = dol_flag_a = 0;
+    dolmod.len = ndolflags = 0;
     c = sc = DgetC(0);
     if (c == DEOF) {
       stderror(ERR_SYNTAX);
@@ -718,21 +720,27 @@ fixDolMod(void)
 
     c = DgetC(0);
     if (c == ':') {
+	ndolflags = 0;
 	do {
-	    c = DgetC(0), dolmcnt = 1, dol_flag_a = 0;
+	    ++ndolflags;
+	    dolmcnts = xrealloc(dolmcnts, ndolflags);
+	    dolaflags = xrealloc(dolaflags, ndolflags);
+	    c = DgetC(0), dolmcnts[ndolflags - 1] = 1, dolaflags[ndolflags - 1] = 0;
 	    if (c == 'g' || c == 'a') {
-		if (c == 'g')
-		    dolmcnt = INT_MAX;
-		else
-		    dol_flag_a = 1;
+		if (c == 'g') {
+		    dolmcnts[ndolflags - 1] = INT_MAX;
+		} else {
+		    dolaflags[ndolflags - 1] = 1;
+		}
 		c = DgetC(0);
 	    }
-	    if ((c == 'g' && dolmcnt != INT_MAX) || 
-		(c == 'a' && dol_flag_a == 0)) {
-		if (c == 'g')
-		    dolmcnt = INT_MAX;
-		else
-		    dol_flag_a = 1;
+	    if ((c == 'g' && dolmcnts[ndolflags - 1] != INT_MAX) || 
+		(c == 'a' && dolaflags[ndolflags - 1] == 0)) {
+		if (c == 'g') {
+		    dolmcnts[ndolflags - 1] = INT_MAX;
+		} else {
+		    dolaflags[ndolflags - 1] = 1;
+		}
 		c = DgetC(0);
 	    }
 
@@ -761,8 +769,9 @@ fixDolMod(void)
 	    if (!any(TCSH_MODIFIERS, c))
 		stderror(ERR_BADMOD, (int)c);
 	    Strbuf_append1(&dolmod, (Char) c);
-	    if (c == 'q')
-		dolmcnt = INT_MAX;
+	    if (c == 'q') {
+		dolmcnts[ndolflags - 1] = INT_MAX;
+	    }
 	}
 	while ((c = DgetC(0)) == ':');
 	unDredc(c);
@@ -771,13 +780,25 @@ fixDolMod(void)
 	unDredc(c);
 }
 
+static int
+all_dolmcnts_are_0()
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    for(; i < ndolflags; ++i) {
+	if(dolmcnts[i] != 0)
+	    return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
 static void
 setDolp(Char *cp)
 {
     Char *dp;
     size_t i;
+    int nthMod = 0;
 
-    if (dolmod.len == 0 || dolmcnt == 0) {
+    if (dolmod.len == 0 || all_dolmcnts_are_0()) {
 	dolp = cp;
 	return;
     }
@@ -812,36 +833,38 @@ setDolp(Char *cp)
 
 	    strip(lhsub);
 	    strip(rhsub);
-	    strip(cp);
-	    dp = cp;
-	    do {
-		dp = Strstr(dp + last_match, lhsub);
-		if (dp) {
-		    ptrdiff_t diff = dp - cp;
-		    size_t len = (Strlen(cp) + 1 - lhlen + rhlen);
-		    np = xmalloc(len * sizeof(Char));
-		    (void) Strncpy(np, cp, diff);
-		    (void) Strcpy(np + diff, rhsub);
-		    (void) Strcpy(np + diff + rhlen, dp + lhlen);
-		    last_match = diff + rhlen;
-
-		    xfree(cp);
-		    dp = cp = np;
-		    cp[--len] = '\0';
-		    didmod = 1;
-		    if (diff >= (ssize_t)len)
-			break;
-		} else {
-		    /* should this do a seterror? */
-		    break;
-		}
-	    }
-	    while (dol_flag_a != 0);
+	    if(dolmcnts[nthMod] != 0) {
+	        strip(cp);
+	        dp = cp;
+	        do {
+	            dp = Strstr(dp + last_match, lhsub);
+	            if (dp) {
+	                ptrdiff_t diff = dp - cp;
+	                size_t len = (Strlen(cp) + 1 - lhlen + rhlen);
+	                np = xmalloc(len * sizeof(Char));
+	                (void) Strncpy(np, cp, diff);
+	                (void) Strcpy(np + diff, rhsub);
+	                (void) Strcpy(np + diff + rhlen, dp + lhlen);
+			last_match = diff + rhlen;
+
+	                xfree(cp);
+	                dp = cp = np;
+	                cp[--len] = '\0';
+	                didmod = 1;
+	                if (diff >= (ssize_t)len)
+	            	break;
+	            } else {
+	                /* should this do a seterror? */
+	                break;
+	            }
+	        }
+	        while (dolaflags[nthMod] != 0);
+            }
 	    /*
 	     * restore dolmod for additional words
 	     */
 	    dolmod.s[i] = rhsub[-1] = (Char) delim;
-        } else {
+	} else if(dolmcnts[nthMod] != 0) {
 
 	    do {
 		if ((dp = domod(cp, dolmod.s[i])) != NULL) {
@@ -859,14 +882,16 @@ setDolp(Char *cp)
 		else
 		    break;
 	    }
-	    while (dol_flag_a != 0);
+	    while (dolaflags[nthMod] != 0);
 	}
-	if (didmod && dolmcnt != INT_MAX)
-	    dolmcnt--;
+	if(didmod && dolmcnts[nthMod] != INT_MAX)
+	    dolmcnts[nthMod]--;
 #ifdef notdef
 	else
 	    break;
 #endif
+
+	++nthMod;
     }
 
     addla(cp);
diff --git a/sh.lex.c b/sh.lex.c
index 69ff3014..d7d0ac59 100644
--- a/sh.lex.c
+++ b/sh.lex.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ getdol(void)
 	int     gmodflag = 0, amodflag = 0;
 
 	do {
-	    Strbuf_append1(&name, c), c = getC(DOEXCL);
+	    Strbuf_append1(&name, c), c = getC(DOEXCL), gmodflag = 0, amodflag = 0;
 	    if (c == 'g' || c == 'a') {
 		if (c == 'g')
 		    gmodflag++;
diff --git a/tests/lexical.at b/tests/lexical.at
index 68ea4070..5eea377e 100644
--- a/tests/lexical.at
+++ b/tests/lexical.at
@@ -627,6 +627,28 @@ AT_CHECK([tcsh -f escape_echo.csh], 0,
 
 AT_CLEANUP
 
+AT_SETUP([:gas work as described in the man pages])
+
+AT_DATA([gas.csh],
+[[set x=(aa bb aa bb)
+echo $x:gas/a/c/:gs/b/d/
+foreach i ( "$x:gas/a/c/:q" )
+    echo $i
+end
+echo $x:gas/a/q/:gs/b/w/:s/b/e/
+echo $x:gas/a/q/:gs/b/w/:s/b/e/:gas/q/Q/
+exit 0
+]])
+
+AT_CHECK([tcsh -f gas.csh], 0,
+[cc db cc db
+cc bb cc bb
+qq we qq wb
+QQ we QQ wb
+])
+
+AT_CLEANUP
+
 AT_SETUP([avoid infinite loop in :gas])
 
 AT_DATA([replace_all.csh],