diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 2c9c5c1..5e29d87 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -2664,17 +2664,68 @@ ____
 And you can try it out with:
 
 ....
-./run -e 'init=/init_env_poweroff.sh - asdf=qwer zxcv'
+./run -e 'init=/init_env_poweroff.out - asdf=qwer zxcv'
 ....
 
-Source: link:rootfs_overlay/init_env_poweroff.sh[].
-
-Also note how the annoying dash `-` also gets passed as a parameter to `init`, which makes it impossible to use this method for most executables.
-
-Finally, the docs are lying, arguments with dots that come after `-` are still treated specially (of the form `subsystem.somevalue`) and disappear:
+Output:
 
 ....
-./run -e 'init=/init_env_poweroff.sh - /poweroff.out'
+args:
+/init_env_poweroff.out
+-
+zxcv
+
+env:
+HOME=/
+TERM=linux
+asdf=qwer
+....
+
+Source: link:kernel_module/user/init_env_poweroff.c[].
+
+==== init environment args
+
+The annoying dash `-` gets passed as a parameter to `init`, which makes it impossible to use this method for most non custom executables.
+
+Arguments with dots that come after `-` are still treated specially (of the form `subsystem.somevalue`) and disappear, from args, e.g.:
+
+....
+./run -e 'init=/init_env_poweroff.out - /poweroff.out'
+....
+
+outputs:
+
+....
+args
+/init_env_poweroff.out
+-
+ab
+....
+
+so see how `a.b` is gone.
+
+==== init environment env
+
+Wait, where do `HOME` and `TERM` come from? (greps the kernel). Ah, OK, the kernel sets those by default: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/94710cac0ef4ee177a63b5227664b38c95bbf703/init/main.c#L173
+
+....
+const char *envp_init[MAX_INIT_ENVS+2] = { "HOME=/", "TERM=linux", NULL, };
+....
+
+Furthermore, if you run something inside a shell:
+
+....
+./run -E '/usr/bin/env'
+....
+
+BusyBox also defines `SHLVL` and `PWD=`:
+
+....
+SHLVL=1
+HOME=/
+TERM=linux
+lkmc_eval=L3Vzci9iaW4vZW52
+PWD=/
 ....
 
 === Networking
diff --git a/kernel_module/user/init_env_poweroff.c b/kernel_module/user/init_env_poweroff.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc275f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel_module/user/init_env_poweroff.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 700
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/reboot.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	puts("args:");
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; ++i)
+		puts(argv[i]);
+	puts("");
+
+	puts("env:");
+	extern char **environ;
+	char **env = environ;
+	while (*env) {
+		printf("%s\n", *env);
+		env++;
+	}
+	puts("");
+
+	/* Poweroff. */
+	reboot(RB_POWER_OFF);
+}
diff --git a/rootfs_overlay/init_env_poweroff.sh b/rootfs_overlay/init_env_poweroff.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 5c10aaa..0000000
--- a/rootfs_overlay/init_env_poweroff.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-echo "$@"
-env
-/poweroff.out