diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/move_/command.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/move_/command.rs
index bfe0d2144e..ebce46bc74 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/move_/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/move_/command.rs
@@ -2,18 +2,11 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_data::base::select_fields;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ColumnPath, ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{ColumnPath, Signature, SyntaxShape, Value};
 use nu_source::HasFallibleSpan;
 
 pub struct Command;
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct Arguments {
-    rest: Vec<ColumnPath>,
-    after: Option<ColumnPath>,
-    before: Option<ColumnPath>,
-}
-
 impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
         "move"
@@ -40,7 +33,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
         "Move columns."
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         operate(args)
     }
 
@@ -82,16 +75,13 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
     }
 }
 
-fn operate(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+fn operate(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let name = raw_args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
-    let (
-        Arguments {
-            rest: mut columns,
-            before,
-            after,
-        },
-        input,
-    ) = raw_args.process()?;
+    let args = raw_args.evaluate_once()?;
+
+    let mut columns: Vec<ColumnPath> = args.rest(0)?;
+    let before: Option<ColumnPath> = args.get_flag("before")?;
+    let after: Option<ColumnPath> = args.get_flag("after")?;
 
     if columns.is_empty() {
         return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
@@ -125,7 +115,8 @@ fn operate(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
     if let Some(after) = after {
         let member = columns.remove(0);
 
-        Ok(input
+        Ok(args
+            .input
             .map(move |item| {
                 let member = vec![member.clone()];
                 let column_paths = vec![&member, &columns]
@@ -144,7 +135,7 @@ fn operate(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
 
                     if let Some(column) = after.last() {
                         if !keys.contains(&column.as_string()) {
-                            ReturnSuccess::value(move_after(&item, &keys, &after)?)
+                            move_after(&item, &keys, &after)
                         } else {
                             let msg =
                                 format!("can't move column {} after itself", column.as_string());
@@ -169,11 +160,12 @@ fn operate(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
                     ))
                 }
             })
-            .to_action_stream())
+            .to_input_stream())
     } else if let Some(before) = before {
         let member = columns.remove(0);
 
-        Ok(input
+        Ok(args
+            .input
             .map(move |item| {
                 let member = vec![member.clone()];
                 let column_paths = vec![&member, &columns]
@@ -192,7 +184,7 @@ fn operate(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
 
                     if let Some(column) = before.last() {
                         if !keys.contains(&column.as_string()) {
-                            ReturnSuccess::value(move_before(&item, &keys, &before)?)
+                            move_before(&item, &keys, &before)
                         } else {
                             let msg =
                                 format!("can't move column {} before itself", column.as_string());
@@ -217,7 +209,7 @@ fn operate(raw_args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
                     ))
                 }
             })
-            .to_action_stream())
+            .to_input_stream())
     } else {
         Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
             "no columns given",
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/parse/command.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/parse/command.rs
index 483b78fbed..aa4dea5d27 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/parse/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/parse/command.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,7 @@ use nu_errors::ShellError;
 use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, TaggedDictBuilder, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use nu_source::Tagged;
 
-use regex::Regex;
-
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-struct Arguments {
-    pattern: Tagged<String>,
-    regex: Tagged<bool>,
-}
+use regex::{self, Regex};
 
 pub struct Command;
 
@@ -33,7 +27,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
         "Parse columns from string data using a simple pattern."
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         operate(args)
     }
 
@@ -41,33 +35,41 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
         let mut row = IndexMap::new();
         row.insert("foo".to_string(), Value::from("hi"));
         row.insert("bar".to_string(), Value::from("there"));
-        vec![Example {
-            description: "Parse a string into two named columns",
-            example: "echo \"hi there\" | parse \"{foo} {bar}\"",
-            result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::row(row).into()]),
-        }]
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Parse a string into two named columns",
+                example: "echo \"hi there\" | parse \"{foo} {bar}\"",
+                result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::row(row.clone()).into()]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Parse a string using regex pattern",
+                example: "echo \"hi there\" | parse -r \"(?P<foo>\\w+) (?P<bar>\\w+)\"",
+                result: Some(vec![UntaggedValue::row(row).into()]),
+            },
+        ]
     }
 }
 
-pub fn operate(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+pub fn operate(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let name_tag = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
-    let (Arguments { regex, pattern }, input) = args.process()?;
+    let args = args.evaluate_once()?;
 
-    let regex_pattern = if let Tagged { item: true, tag } = regex {
-        Regex::new(&pattern.item)
-            .map_err(|_| ShellError::labeled_error("Invalid regex", "invalid regex", tag.span))?
+    let pattern: Tagged<String> = args.req(0)?;
+    let regex: bool = args.has_flag("regex");
+
+    let item_to_parse = if regex {
+        pattern.item.clone()
     } else {
-        let parse_regex = build_regex(&pattern.item, name_tag.clone())?;
-
-        Regex::new(&parse_regex).map_err(|_| {
-            ShellError::labeled_error("Invalid pattern", "invalid pattern", name_tag.span)
-        })?
+        build_regex(&pattern.item, pattern.tag.clone())?
     };
 
+    let regex_pattern =
+        Regex::new(&item_to_parse).map_err(|e| parse_regex_error(e, pattern.span()))?;
+
     let columns = column_names(&regex_pattern);
     let mut parsed: VecDeque<Value> = VecDeque::new();
 
-    for v in input {
+    for v in args.input {
         match v.as_string() {
             Ok(s) => {
                 let results = regex_pattern.captures_iter(&s);
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ pub fn operate(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
         }
     }
 
-    Ok(parsed.into_iter().to_action_stream())
+    Ok(parsed.into_iter().to_output_stream())
 }
 
 fn build_regex(input: &str, tag: Tag) -> Result<String, ShellError> {
@@ -165,6 +167,38 @@ fn column_names(regex: &Regex) -> Vec<String> {
         .collect()
 }
 
+fn parse_regex_error(e: regex::Error, base_span: Span) -> ShellError {
+    match e {
+        regex::Error::Syntax(msg) => {
+            let mut lines = msg.lines();
+
+            let main_msg = lines
+                .next()
+                .map(|l| l.replace(':', ""))
+                .expect("invalid regex pattern");
+
+            let span = lines.nth(1).map(|l| l.find('^')).flatten().map(|space| {
+                let start = base_span.start() + space - 3;
+                Span::for_char(start)
+            });
+
+            let msg = lines
+                .next()
+                .map(|l| l.split(':').nth(1))
+                .flatten()
+                .map(|s| s.trim().to_string());
+
+            match (msg, span) {
+                (Some(msg), Some(span)) => {
+                    ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(&msg, &msg, span, main_msg, span)
+                }
+                _ => ShellError::labeled_error("Invalid regex", "invalid regex", base_span),
+            }
+        }
+        _ => ShellError::labeled_error("Invalid regex", "invalid regex", base_span),
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::Command;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/column.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/column.rs
index 180fc69544..097e5ac955 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/column.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/column.rs
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_data::base::select_fields;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, TaggedDictBuilder, UntaggedValue, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, TaggedDictBuilder, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use nu_source::Tagged;
 
 use super::support::{rotate, Direction};
 
 pub struct SubCommand;
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Arguments {
     by: Option<Tagged<u64>>,
     opposite: bool,
-    #[serde(rename(deserialize = "cells-only"))]
     cells_only: bool,
 }
 
@@ -47,25 +45,31 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
         "Rolls the table columns"
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         roll(args)
     }
 }
 
-pub fn roll(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
-    let (args, input) = args.process()?;
+pub fn roll(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let args = args.evaluate_once()?;
 
-    Ok(input
+    let options = Arguments {
+        by: args.opt(0)?,
+        opposite: args.has_flag("opposite"),
+        cells_only: args.has_flag("cells-only"),
+    };
+
+    Ok(args
+        .input
         .map(move |value| {
             let tag = value.tag();
 
-            roll_by(value, &args)
+            roll_by(value, &options)
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| vec![UntaggedValue::nothing().into_value(tag)])
                 .into_iter()
-                .map(ReturnSuccess::value)
         })
         .flatten()
-        .to_action_stream())
+        .to_output_stream())
 }
 
 fn roll_by(value: Value, options: &Arguments) -> Option<Vec<Value>> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/command.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/command.rs
index 3d8bf28314..950608b236 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/command.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use nu_source::Tagged;
 
 use super::support::{rotate, Direction};
 
 pub struct Command;
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct Arguments {
     by: Option<Tagged<u64>>,
 }
@@ -26,22 +25,23 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Command {
         "Rolls the table rows."
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         roll(args)
     }
 }
 
-pub fn roll(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+pub fn roll(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
-    let (args, mut input) = args.process()?;
+    let mut args = args.evaluate_once()?;
 
-    let values = input.drain_vec();
+    let options = Arguments { by: args.opt(0)? };
 
-    Ok((roll_down(values, &args)
+    let values = args.input.drain_vec();
+
+    Ok(roll_down(values, &options)
         .unwrap_or_else(|| vec![UntaggedValue::nothing().into_value(&name)])
         .into_iter()
-        .map(ReturnSuccess::value))
-    .to_action_stream())
+        .to_output_stream())
 }
 
 fn roll_down(values: Vec<Value>, Arguments { by: ref n }: &Arguments) -> Option<Vec<Value>> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/up.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/up.rs
index d4ca29d8d1..e5b8905365 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/up.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/roll/up.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use nu_source::Tagged;
 
 use super::support::{rotate, Direction};
@@ -26,22 +26,23 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
         "Rolls the table rows"
     }
 
-    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         roll(args)
     }
 }
 
-pub fn roll(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+pub fn roll(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let name = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
-    let (args, mut input) = args.process()?;
+    let mut args = args.evaluate_once()?;
 
-    let values = input.drain_vec();
+    let options = Arguments { by: args.opt(0)? };
 
-    Ok((roll_up(values, &args)
+    let values = args.input.drain_vec();
+
+    Ok(roll_up(values, &options)
         .unwrap_or_else(|| vec![UntaggedValue::nothing().into_value(&name)])
         .into_iter()
-        .map(ReturnSuccess::value))
-    .to_action_stream())
+        .to_output_stream())
 }
 
 fn roll_up(values: Vec<Value>, Arguments { by: ref n }: &Arguments) -> Option<Vec<Value>> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/parse.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/parse.rs
index 76c7525718..3b9c9c5272 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/parse.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/parse.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ mod regex {
                 "#
             ));
 
-            assert!(actual.err.contains("invalid regex"));
+            assert!(actual.err.contains("unclosed group"));
         })
     }
 }