diff --git a/apps/src/sh.c b/apps/src/sh.c
index 422d2a28..e1d0caef 100644
--- a/apps/src/sh.c
+++ b/apps/src/sh.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <luna.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -135,37 +136,41 @@ void command_execute(command* cmd)
     show_prompt();
 }
 
+void command_concat_char(command* cmd, char c)
+{
+    if (c == '\b')
+    {
+        if (cmd->size != 0)
+        {
+            putchar(c);
+            command_pop(cmd);
+        }
+    }
+    else if (c == '\n')
+    {
+        if (cmd->size == 0)
+        {
+            putchar(c);
+            show_prompt();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            putchar(c);
+            command_execute(cmd);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        putchar(c);
+        command_push(cmd, c);
+    }
+}
+
 void command_concat(command* cmd, const char* str)
 {
     while (*str)
     {
-        if (*str == '\b')
-        {
-            if (cmd->size == 0)
-            {
-                str++;
-                continue;
-            }
-            putchar(*str);
-            command_pop(cmd);
-        }
-        else if (*str == '\n')
-        {
-            if (cmd->size == 0)
-            {
-                putchar(*str);
-                show_prompt();
-                str++;
-                continue;
-            }
-            putchar(*str);
-            command_execute(cmd);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            putchar(*str);
-            command_push(cmd, *str);
-        }
+        command_concat_char(cmd, *str);
         str++;
     }
 }
@@ -174,21 +179,22 @@ int main()
 {
     show_prompt();
 
-    char buffer[33];
-
     command shell_command;
     command_init(&shell_command);
 
     while (1)
     {
-        size_t nread = fread(buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1, 1, stdin);
-        if (ferror(stdin))
+        int c = getchar();
+        if (c == EOF)
         {
-            perror("fread");
-            return 1;
+            if (ferror(stdin))
+            {
+                perror("getchar");
+                return 1;
+            }
+            if (feof(stdin)) { return 0; }
+            assert(false); // we should never get here
         }
-        if (feof(stdin)) { return 0; }
-        buffer[nread] = 0;
-        command_concat(&shell_command, buffer);
+        command_concat_char(&shell_command, (char)c);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/libc/include/stdio.h b/libs/libc/include/stdio.h
index 07a37152..774aaac2 100644
--- a/libs/libc/include/stdio.h
+++ b/libs/libc/include/stdio.h
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ typedef struct
     int f_fd;
     int f_eof;
     int f_err;
+    char* f_buf;
+    long f_bufsize;
+    long f_bufoff;
+    long f_bufrsize;
 } FILE;
 
 extern FILE* stderr;
@@ -22,6 +26,8 @@ extern FILE* stdin;
 #define stdout stdout
 #define stderr stderr
 
+#define EOF -1
+
 typedef struct
 {
     long f_offset;
@@ -74,6 +80,18 @@ extern "C"
     /* Writes nmemb items of size size from buf into the file stream. */
     size_t fwrite(const void* buf, size_t size, size_t nmemb, FILE* stream);
 
+    /* Reads a line from stream into buf. */
+    char* fgets(char* buf, int size, FILE* stream);
+
+    /* Retrieves a character from stream. */
+    int fgetc(FILE* stream);
+
+    /* Retrieves a character from stream. */
+    int getc(FILE* stream);
+
+    /* Retrieves a character from standard input. */
+    int getchar();
+
     /* Returns nonzero if the error flag in stream was set. */
     int ferror(FILE* stream);
 
diff --git a/libs/libc/src/file.cpp b/libs/libc/src/file.cpp
index e4bd1107..ca54b19a 100644
--- a/libs/libc/src/file.cpp
+++ b/libs/libc/src/file.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,33 @@ FILE* stderr;
 FILE* stdout;
 FILE* stdin;
 
+void file_read_buf(FILE* stream)
+{
+    if (!stream->f_buf)
+    {
+        stream->f_buf = (char*)malloc(32);
+        stream->f_bufrsize = 32;
+    }
+    stream->f_bufoff = 0;
+    ssize_t nread = read(stream->f_fd, stream->f_buf, stream->f_bufrsize);
+    if (nread < 0)
+    {
+        stream->f_err = 1;
+        return;
+    }
+    if (nread == 0)
+    {
+        stream->f_eof = 1;
+        return;
+    }
+    stream->f_bufsize = nread;
+}
+
 extern "C"
 {
     int fclose(FILE* stream)
     {
+        if (stream->f_buf) free(stream->f_buf);
         int status = close(stream->f_fd);
         if (status < 0)
         {
@@ -49,6 +72,9 @@ extern "C"
         if (!stream) { return 0; }
         stream->f_fd = fd;
         clearerr(stream);
+        stream->f_buf = 0;
+        stream->f_bufoff = 0;
+        stream->f_bufsize = 0;
         return stream;
     }
 
@@ -73,7 +99,9 @@ extern "C"
 
     size_t fread(void* buf, size_t size, size_t nmemb, FILE* stream)
     {
-        ssize_t status = read(stream->f_fd, buf, size * nmemb);
+        ssize_t status =
+            read(stream->f_fd, buf,
+                 size * nmemb); // FIXME: This function should use file_read_buf() to not conflict with fgets().
         if (status < 0)
         {
             stream->f_err = 1;
@@ -83,6 +111,65 @@ extern "C"
         return (size_t)status;
     }
 
+    char* fgets(char* buf, int size, FILE* stream)
+    {
+        char* s = buf;
+        int original_size = size;
+        while (size > 1)
+        {
+            if (stream->f_bufoff < stream->f_bufsize)
+            {
+                *buf = *(stream->f_buf + stream->f_bufoff);
+                stream->f_bufoff++;
+                if (*buf == '\n')
+                {
+                    buf++;
+                    break;
+                }
+                buf++;
+                size--;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                file_read_buf(stream);
+                if (ferror(stream)) return NULL;
+                if (feof(stream)) break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (size == original_size && feof(stream)) return NULL; // EOF while reading the first character
+        *buf = 0;
+        return s;
+    }
+
+    int fgetc(FILE* stream)
+    {
+        char result;
+    read:
+        if (stream->f_bufoff < stream->f_bufsize)
+        {
+            result = *(stream->f_buf + stream->f_bufoff);
+            stream->f_bufoff++;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            file_read_buf(stream);
+            if (ferror(stream)) return EOF;
+            if (feof(stream)) return EOF;
+            goto read;
+        }
+        return (int)result;
+    }
+
+    int getc(FILE* stream)
+    {
+        return fgetc(stream);
+    }
+
+    int getchar()
+    {
+        return fgetc(stdin);
+    }
+
     int ferror(FILE* stream)
     {
         return stream->f_err;