diff --git a/MString.cpp b/MString.cpp
index 05b700c..88104bd 100644
--- a/MString.cpp
+++ b/MString.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "Log.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <iomanip>
 
 namespace coreutils {
 
@@ -12,32 +13,26 @@ namespace coreutils {
    }
 
    MString::MString(const char *data) {
-      this->length = strlen(data);
-      setSize(this->length);
-      this->data = (char *)malloc(bufferSize);
+      setSize(strlen(data));
       memcpy(this->data, data, length);
       cursor = this->data;
    }
 
    MString::MString(char *data, size_t length) {
-      this->length = length;
       setSize(length);
       memcpy(this->data, data, length);
       cursor = this->data;
    }
 
    MString::MString(const char *data, size_t length) {
-      this->length = length;
       setSize(length);      
       memcpy(this->data, data, length);
       cursor = this->data;
    }
 
    MString::MString(const MString &mstring) {
-      bufferSize = (mstring.length % 256) + 256;
-      data = (char *)malloc(bufferSize);
+      setSize(mstring.length);
       memcpy(data, mstring.data, mstring.length);
-      length = mstring.length;
       cursor = data;
 //      Log(LOG_DEBUG_2) << "MString Copy Constructor: ";
    }
@@ -45,7 +40,6 @@ namespace coreutils {
    MString::MString(std::string data) {
       setSize(data.length());
       memcpy(this->data, (char *)data.c_str(), data.length());
-      length = data.length();
       cursor = this->data;
    }
 
@@ -55,21 +49,26 @@ namespace coreutils {
    }
    
    int MString::write(char ch) {
-      setSize(bufferSize + 1);
-      data[length++] = ch;
+      setSize(length + 1);
+      *(data + length - 1) = ch;
       return 1;
    }
    
    int MString::write(ZString &value) {
-      setSize(bufferSize + value.getLength());
-      memcpy(data, value.getData(), value.getLength());
-      length += value.getLength();
+      int len = length;
+      setSize(length + value.getLength());
+      memcpy(data + len, value.getData(), value.getLength());
       return value.getLength();      
    }
 
    void MString::setSize(int size) {
-      bufferSize = (size % 256) + 256;
-      data = (char *)realloc(data, bufferSize);
+      int cursorOffset = cursor - data;
+      int newBufferSize = ((size / 256) + 1) * 256;
+      if(bufferSize != newBufferSize) {
+	 bufferSize = newBufferSize;
+	 data = (char *)realloc(data, bufferSize); 
+	 cursor = data + cursorOffset;
+      }
       length = size;
    }
          
diff --git a/ZString.cpp b/ZString.cpp
index f990551..eb6b262 100644
--- a/ZString.cpp
+++ b/ZString.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ namespace coreutils {
 	cursor  += length;
       return cursor - temp;
    }
+
+   void ZString::push() {
+      stack.push(cursor);      
+   }
+
+   void ZString::pop() {
+      cursor = stack.top();
+      stack.pop();      
+   }
       
    std::string ZString::str()
    {
diff --git a/ZString.h b/ZString.h
index 25c217c..175f42f 100644
--- a/ZString.h
+++ b/ZString.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <vector>
+#include <stack>
 
 namespace coreutils {
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
    /// During the parsing process you can retrieve the parsed and unparsed sections of
    /// the ZString as ZStrings.
    ///
-   /// You can stream the ZString to an output stream usinf the << operator and the entire
+   /// You can stream the ZString to an output stream using the << operator and the entire
    /// contents of the ZString will be output regardless of parsing activity. 
    ///
 
@@ -99,6 +100,20 @@ namespace coreutils {
       ///
 
       int incrementCursor(int length);
+
+      ///
+      /// Use the push method to push the current cursor pointer to a stack.
+      ///
+
+      void push();
+
+      ///
+      /// Use the pop method to pop a previously pushed cursor pointer from the
+      /// cursor stack. The cursor will point to the same location in the
+      /// ZString where the cursor was pushed.
+      ///
+
+      void pop();
       
       ///
       /// Return the value of the ZString from the cursor to the end.
@@ -282,6 +297,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
 
     private:
       std::vector<ZString> list;
+      std::stack<char *> stack;
       bool isCharacter(char ch, const char *string);
 
    };