diff --git a/commandline.cpp b/commandline.cpp
index 9354adba..2ac3266c 100644
--- a/commandline.cpp
+++ b/commandline.cpp
@@ -260,12 +260,13 @@ int arg::readCommon() {
   else if(argis("-draw")) {
     PHASE(3); start_game(); drawscreen();
     }
-  else if(argis("-rotate")) {
+  else if(argis("-sview")) {
     PHASE(3);  start_game();
-    shift(); ld a = argf();
-    shift(); ld b = argf();
-    View = View * spin(TAU * a / b);
     playermoved = false;
+    transmatrix T = View;
+    shift(); View = parsematrix(args());
+    println(hlog, "View is set to ", View);
+    current_display->which_copy = View * inverse(T) * current_display->which_copy;
     }
   else if(argis("-rotate-up")) {
     start_game();
@@ -273,13 +274,6 @@ int arg::readCommon() {
     View = spin90() * spintox(S.T*C0) * View;
     playermoved = false;
     }
-  else if(argis("-rotate3")) {
-    PHASE(3);  start_game();
-    shift(); ld a = argf();
-    shift(); ld b = argf();
-    View = View * cspin(1, 2, TAU * a / b);
-    playermoved = false;
-    }
   else if(argis("-face-vertex")) {
     PHASE(3);  start_game();
     auto &ss = currentmap->get_cellshape(cwt.at);
@@ -290,20 +284,6 @@ int arg::readCommon() {
     PHASE(3);  start_game();
     View = cspin90(0, 2);
     }
-  else if(argis("-grotate")) {
-    PHASE(3);  start_game();
-    shift(); int i = argi();
-    shift(); int j = argi();
-    shift(); View = View * cspin(i, j, argf());
-    playermoved = false;
-    }
-  else if(argis("-grotatei")) {
-    PHASE(3);  start_game();
-    shift(); int i = argi();
-    shift(); int j = argi();
-    shift(); rotate_view(cspin(i, j, argf()));
-    playermoved = false;
-    }
   else if(argis("-center-vertex")) {
     PHASE(3); shift(); int i = argi();
     shift(); int j = argi();
@@ -320,10 +300,6 @@ int arg::readCommon() {
       rotate_view(cspin90(0, 2));
       }
     }
-  else if(argis("-cview")) {
-    PHASE(3);  start_game();
-    View = Id; playermoved = false;
-    }
   else if(argis("-exit")) {
     PHASE(3);
     int t = SDL_GetTicks();
diff --git a/legacy.cpp b/legacy.cpp
index 9961abb3..9ff1f923 100644
--- a/legacy.cpp
+++ b/legacy.cpp
@@ -326,6 +326,38 @@ int read_legacy_args() {
     stop_game();
     land_structure = lsNiceWalls;
     }
+  else if(argis("-grotate")) {
+    PHASE(3);  start_game();
+    shift(); int i = argi();
+    shift(); int j = argi();
+    shift(); View = View * cspin(i, j, argf());
+    playermoved = false;
+    }
+  else if(argis("-grotatei")) {
+    PHASE(3);  start_game();
+    shift(); int i = argi();
+    shift(); int j = argi();
+    shift(); rotate_view(cspin(i, j, argf()));
+    playermoved = false;
+    }
+  else if(argis("-rotate")) {
+    PHASE(3);  start_game();
+    shift(); ld a = argf();
+    shift(); ld b = argf();
+    View = View * spin(TAU * a / b);
+    playermoved = false;
+    }
+  else if(argis("-rotate3")) {
+    PHASE(3);  start_game();
+    shift(); ld a = argf();
+    shift(); ld b = argf();
+    View = View * cspin(1, 2, TAU * a / b);
+    playermoved = false;
+    }
+  else if(argis("-cview")) {
+    PHASE(3);  start_game();
+    View = Id; playermoved = false;
+    }
   else return 1;
   return 0;
   }