diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c5147d..e457567 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ a simple shift register built on piperw(1)
 init-state <name>
 load-state <name> <target>
 save-state <name> <value>
+nuke-state <name>
 ```
 
 ```sh
@@ -17,15 +18,18 @@ save-state <name> <value>
 
 init-state flip
 save-state flip "up"
-forstdin -E line
-	load-state flip current
-	println "! state: $current"
-	ifelse { s6-test "$line" = "flip" } {
-		println "! flipping state"
-		ifelse { s6-test "$current" = "up" } {
-			save-state flip "down"
+foreground {
+	forstdin -E line
+		load-state flip current
+		println "! state: $current"
+		ifelse { s6-test "$line" = "flip" } {
+			println "! flipping state"
+			ifelse { s6-test "$current" = "up" } {
+				save-state flip "down"
+			}
+			save-state flip "up"
 		}
-		save-state flip "up"
-	}
-	save-state flip "$current"
+		save-state flip "$current"
+}
+nuke-state flip
 ```
diff --git a/nuke-state b/nuke-state
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8692814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nuke-state
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/execlineb
+
+importas -ui name 1
+importas -ui rdfd ELSTATE_${name}
+backtick -E wrfd { s6-expr "$rdfd" + 1 }
+
+fdclose ${rdfd}
+fdclose ${wrfd}
+
+shift
+elgetpositionals
+$@