diff --git a/main/CommandSupport.scala b/main/CommandSupport.scala
index 041ad5869..cd7163828 100644
--- a/main/CommandSupport.scala
+++ b/main/CommandSupport.scala
@@ -51,8 +51,27 @@ DelegatesCommand + """ <key>
 	This command prints the scopes that are searched for the key.
 """
 
+	val LastGrepCommand = "last-grep"
+	val lastGrepBrief = (LastGrepCommand + " <pattern> <key>", "Shows lines from the last output for 'key' that match 'pattern'.")
+	val lastGrepDetailed = 
+LastGrepCommand + """ <pattern> <key>
+
+	<key> is interpreted as a Scala expression of type sbt.Scoped and is typically a task key.
+	<pattern> is a regular expression interpreted by java.util.Pattern
+	Lines that match 'pattern' from the last streams output associated with the key are displayed.
+	See also """ + LastCommand + "."
+
+	val LastCommand = "last"
+	val lastBrief = (LastCommand + " <key>", "Prints the last output associated with 'key'.")
+	val lastDetailed = 
+LastCommand + """ <key>
+
+	<key> is interpreted as a Scala expression of type sbt.Scoped.
+	The last streams output associated with the key (typically a task key) is redisplayed.
+	See also """ + LastGrepCommand + "."
+
 	val GetCommand = "get"
-	val getBrief = (GetCommand + " <key>", "Prints the value for the given key, the defining scope, related definitions, and dependencies.")
+	val getBrief = (GetCommand + " <key>", "Prints the value for 'key', the defining scope, related definitions, and dependencies.")
 	val getDetailed =
 GetCommand + """ <key>
 
diff --git a/main/Main.scala b/main/Main.scala
index f8c3fcaef..9cecb2db0 100644
--- a/main/Main.scala
+++ b/main/Main.scala
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class xMain extends xsbti.AppMain
 object BuiltinCommands
 {
 	def DefaultCommands: Seq[Command] = Seq(ignore, help, reload, read, history, continuous, exit, loadCommands, loadProject, compile, discover,
-		projects, project, setOnFailure, ifLast, multi, shell, set, get, eval, delegates,alias, append, nop, sessionCommand, act)
+		projects, project, setOnFailure, ifLast, multi, shell, set, get, eval, delegates,alias, append, last, lastGrep, nop, sessionCommand, act)
 
 	def nop = Command.custom(s => success(() => s))
 	def ignore = Command.command(FailureWall)(identity)
@@ -240,6 +240,26 @@ object BuiltinCommands
 		logger(s).info(detailString)
 		s
 	})
+	def lastGrep = Command.single(LastGrepCommand, lastGrepBrief, lastGrepDetailed) { (s,arg) =>
+		val (pattern, keyString) = arg.span(!_.isWhitespace)
+		if(keyString.isEmpty)
+		{
+			logger(s).error("Expected <pattern> <key>, found '" + arg + "'")
+			s.fail
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			val sc = scopedCommand(LastGrepCommand) { (s, scope, key, structure) =>
+				Output.lastGrep(scope, key, structure.streams, pattern)
+				s
+			}
+			sc(s, keyString)
+		}
+	}
+	def last = Command.single(LastCommand, lastBrief, lastDetailed)( scopedCommand(LastCommand) { (s, scope, key, structure) =>
+		Output.last(scope, key, structure.streams)
+		s
+	})
 	def delegates = Command.single(DelegatesCommand, delegatesBrief, delegatesDetailed) ( scopedCommand(DelegatesCommand) { (s, scope, key, structure) =>
 		val log = logger(s)
 		structure.delegates(scope).foreach(d => log.info(Project.display(Project.ScopedKey(d, key))))
diff --git a/main/Output.scala b/main/Output.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63ea350f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/Output.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* sbt -- Simple Build Tool
+ * Copyright 2011 Mark Harrah
+ */
+package sbt
+
+	import java.util.regex.Pattern
+	import BuildStreams.{Streams, TaskStreams}
+	import Project.ScopedKey
+
+object Output
+{
+	def showMatches(pattern: Pattern)(line: String): Option[String] =
+	{
+		val matcher = pattern.matcher(line)
+		if(ConsoleLogger.formatEnabled)
+		{
+			val highlighted = matcher.replaceAll(scala.Console.RED + "$0" + scala.Console.RESET)
+			if(highlighted == line) None else Some(highlighted)
+		}
+		else if(matcher.find)
+			Some(line)
+		else
+			None
+	}
+
+	def last(scope: Scope, key: AttributeKey[_], mgr: Streams): Unit =
+		printLines(lastLines(ScopedKey(scope,key), mgr))
+	def printLines(lines: Seq[String]) = lines foreach println
+	def lastGrep(scope: Scope, key: AttributeKey[_], mgr: Streams, patternString: String)
+	{
+		val pattern = Pattern.compile(patternString)
+		printLines(lastLines(ScopedKey(scope,key), mgr).flatMap(showMatches(pattern)) )
+	}
+	def lastLines(key: ScopedKey[_], mgr: Streams): Seq[String] =
+		mgr.use(key) { s => IO.readLines(s.readText( Project.fillTaskAxis(key) )) }
+}
diff --git a/main/Project.scala b/main/Project.scala
index 14649cb88..84f0035c6 100644
--- a/main/Project.scala
+++ b/main/Project.scala
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ object Project extends Init[Scope]
 	def display(scoped: ScopedKey[_]): String = Scope.display(scoped.scope, scoped.key.label)
 	def display(ref: ProjectRef): String = "(" + (ref.uri map (_.toString) getOrElse "<this>") + ")" + (ref.id getOrElse "<root>")
 
+	def fillTaskAxis(scoped: ScopedKey[_]): ScopedKey[_] =
+		ScopedKey(Scope.fillTaskAxis(scoped.scope, scoped.key), scoped.key)
+
 	def mapScope(f: Scope => Scope) = new  (ScopedKey ~> ScopedKey) { def apply[T](key: ScopedKey[T]) =
 		ScopedKey( f(key.scope), key.key)
 	}