diff --git a/examples/inverter.sp b/examples/inverter.sp
index b6816345d..1ecfb513e 100644
--- a/examples/inverter.sp
+++ b/examples/inverter.sp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Inverter example circuit
 .param trise  = 100ps
 .param tfall  = 100ps
 .param period = 1ns
+.param skew_meas = 'vp/2'
 
 * parameterized subckt
 .subckt inv in out pw='wpmin' pl='plmin' nw='wnmin' nl='nlmin'
@@ -77,9 +78,10 @@ c1 out gnd 220fF
 
 .tran 1ps 4ns
 
-.measure tran inv_delay trig v(in)  val='vp/2'   fall=1 targ v(out) val='vp/2'   rise=1
-.measure tran out_slew  trig v(out) val='0.2*vp' rise=1 targ v(out) val='0.8*vp' rise=1
-.measure tran delay_chk param='(inv_delay < 100ps) ? 1 : 0'
+.meas tran inv_delay trig v(in)  val='vp/2'   fall=1 targ v(out) val='vp/2'   rise=1
+.meas tran out_slew  trig v(out) val='0.2*vp' rise=1 targ v(out) val='0.8*vp' rise=1
+.meas tran delay_chk param='(inv_delay < 100ps) ? 1 : 0'
+.meas tran skew when v(out)=skew_meas
 
 .control
 run
diff --git a/src/frontend/dotcards.c b/src/frontend/dotcards.c
index 2e8aca44e..18e206283 100644
--- a/src/frontend/dotcards.c
+++ b/src/frontend/dotcards.c
@@ -326,24 +326,25 @@ ft_cktcoms(bool terse)
             if (terse) {
                 fprintf(cp_out, 
 			".fourier line ignored since rawfile was produced.\n");
-	    } else {
-		int err;
+            } else {
+                int err;
 
-		plot_cur = setcplot("tran");
-		err = fourier(command->wl_next, plot_cur);
-		if (!err)
-		    fprintf(cp_out, "\n\n");
-		else
-		    fprintf(cp_err, "No transient data available for "
-			    "fourier analysis");
-	    }
+                plot_cur = setcplot("tran");
+                err = fourier(command->wl_next, plot_cur);
+                if (!err)
+                    fprintf(cp_out, "\n\n");
+                else
+                    fprintf(cp_err, "No transient data available for "
+                        "fourier analysis");
+            }
         } else if (!eq(command->wl_word, ".save")
-		   && !eq(command->wl_word, ".op")
-         && !eq(command->wl_word, ".measure")
-		   && !eq(command->wl_word, ".tf"))
-	{
+            && !eq(command->wl_word, ".op")
+//          && !eq(command->wl_word, ".measure")
+            && !ciprefix(".meas", command->wl_word)
+            && !eq(command->wl_word, ".tf"))
+        {
             goto bad;
-	}
+        }
         coms = coms->wl_next;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/inp.c b/src/frontend/inp.c
index b0c60de65..cde265701 100644
--- a/src/frontend/inp.c
+++ b/src/frontend/inp.c
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ inp_spsource(FILE *fp, bool comfile, char *filename)
 		    || eq(s, ".print")
 		    || eq(s, ".save")
 		    || eq(s, ".op")
-          || eq(s, ".measure")
+		    || ciprefix(".meas", s)
+//          || eq(s, ".measure")
 		    || eq(s, ".tf"))
 		{
                     if (end) {
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ inp_spsource(FILE *fp, bool comfile, char *filename)
                         wl_first = end = alloc(struct wordlist);
                     end->wl_word = copy(dd->li_line);
 
-		    if (!eq(s, ".op") && !eq(s, ".tf") && !eq(s, ".measure")) {
+		    if (!eq(s, ".op") && !eq(s, ".tf") && !ciprefix(".meas", s)/*eq(s, ".measure")*/) {
 			ld->li_next = dd->li_next;
 			line_free(dd,FALSE); /* SJB - free this line's memory */
 		    } else