diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed0fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+all:
+	cd repo; make all;
+	cd cmd; make all;
+	cd test; make all;
+	
+clean:
+	cd repo; make clean;
+	cd cmd; make clean;
+	cd test; make clean;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/Makefile b/cmd/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd8c1d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+all:
+	cd ipfs; make all;
+
+clean:
+	cd ipfs; make clean;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/Makefile b/cmd/ipfs/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3952be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+CC = gcc
+CFLAGS = -O0
+LFLAGS =
+DEPS = init.h
+OBJS = init.o main.o ../../commands/argument.o
+
+%.o: %.c $(DEPS)
+	$(CC) -c -o $@ $< $(CFLAGS)
+
+ipfs: $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS)
+	
+all: ipfs
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/init.c b/cmd/ipfs/init.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99dc8a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/init.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "init.h"
+
+int get_init_command(struct command* cmd) {
+	// help text
+	cmd->help_text.tagline = "Initializes IPFS config file.";
+	cmd->help_text.short_description = "\nInitializes IPFS configuration files and generates a new keypair.\n\nipfs uses a repository in the local file system. By default, the repo is\nlocated at ~/.ipfs. To change the repo location, set the $IPFS_PATH\nenvironment variable.:\n\n    export IPFS_PATH=/path/to/ipfsrepo";
+	// arguments
+	// initialize an array of arguments with size of 1
+	struct argument argument;
+	init_string_argument(&argument, "default-config", 0, 0, "Initialize with the given configuration");
+	argument.enable_stdin = 1;
+	struct argument* array[1] = { &argument };
+	cmd->arguments = array;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/init.h b/cmd/ipfs/init.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..335f211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/init.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * Initialize an IPFS repository
+ */
+#ifndef __CMD_IPFS_INIT_H__
+#define __CMD_IPFS_INIT_H__
+
+#include "../../commands/command.h"
+
+int get_init_command(struct command* command);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/ipfs b/cmd/ipfs/ipfs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e38263d
Binary files /dev/null and b/cmd/ipfs/ipfs differ
diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/main.c b/cmd/ipfs/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0456ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+void print_help(int longHelp, FILE* outStream) {
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * command line interface to IPFS.
+ * Steps:
+ * 	1) parse the command line
+ * 	2) if user requests help, display then exit
+ * 	3) run the command
+ * 	4) output the response
+ * 	5) if anything fails, print the error, maybe with help
+ */
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+
+	if (argc == 2) {
+		if (strncmp(argv[1], "help", 4) == 0) {
+			print_help(1, stdout);
+			exit(0);
+		} else if (strncmp(argv[1], "--version", 9) == 0) {
+			argv[1] = "version";
+		}
+	} // end of help
+
+	// parse command line into an invocation
+	// exit
+	exit(0);
+}
diff --git a/commands/argument.c b/commands/argument.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38506be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/argument.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "argument.h"
+
+int init_argument(struct argument* argument, char* name, int required, int variadic, char* description) {
+	argument->name = name;
+	argument->required = required;
+	argument->variadic = variadic;
+	argument->description = description;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int init_string_argument(struct argument* argument, char* name, int required, int variadic, char* description) {
+	init_argument(argument, name, required, variadic, description);
+	argument->type = string;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int init_file_argument(struct argument* argument, char* name, int required, int variadic, char* description) {
+	init_argument(argument, name, required, variadic, description);
+	argument->type = file;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/commands/argument.h b/commands/argument.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13b4611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/argument.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef __COMMANDS_ARGUMENT_H__
+#define __COMMANDS_ARGUMENT_H__
+
+enum argument_type { string, file };
+
+struct argument {
+	char* name;
+	enum argument_type type;
+	int required;
+	int variadic;
+	int supports_stdin;
+	int recursive;
+	char* description;
+	int enable_stdin;
+};
+
+int init_argument(struct argument* argument, char* name, int required, int variadic, char* description);
+int init_string_argument(struct argument* argument, char* name, int required, int variadic, char* description);
+int init_file_argument(struct argument* argument, char* name, int required, int variadic, char* description);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/commands/command.h b/commands/command.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e354de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/command.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/***
+ * The structures to commands
+ */
+
+#ifndef __COMMANDS_COMMAND_H__
+#define __COMMANDS_COMMAND_H__
+
+#include "argument.h"
+
+struct help_text {
+	char* tagline;
+	char* short_description;
+	char** synopsis_options_values;
+
+	// optional
+	char* usage;
+	char* long_description;
+	char* options;
+	char* subcommands;
+	char* synopsis;
+};
+
+struct command {
+	//struct option* options;
+	struct argument** arguments;
+	//int (*pre_run)(struct request*);
+	//int (*run)(struct request*);
+	//int (*post_run)(struct request*);
+	//struct marshaller** marshallers;
+	struct help_text help_text;
+
+	// a boolean to determine if this is an external
+	// binary.
+	int external;
+
+	//struct type return_type;
+	char** subcommands;
+};
+
+#endif // command.h
diff --git a/repo/Makefile b/repo/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b618e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repo/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+CC = gcc
+CFLAGS = -O0
+DEPS = repo.h
+OBJS = repo.o 
+
+%.o: %.c $(DEPS)
+	$(CC) -c -o $@ $< $(CFLAGS)
+
+all: $(OBJS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repo/config/config.h b/repo/config/config.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23f3550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repo/config/config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef __CONFIG_H__
+#define __CONFIG_H__
+
+#include "datastore.h"
+
+struct config {
+	//struct identity identity;
+	struct datastore datastore;
+	//struct address* addresses;
+	//struct mount* mounts;
+	//struct discovery discovery;
+	//struct ipns ipns;
+	//struct bootstrap* peer_addresses;
+	//struct tour tour;
+	//struct gateway gateway;
+	//struct supernode_routing supernode_client_config;
+	//struct api api;
+	//struct swarm swarm;
+	//struct reprovider reprovider;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/repo/config/datastore.h b/repo/config/datastore.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a2305e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repo/config/datastore.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef __DATASTORE_H__
+#define __DATASTORE_H__
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+const char* datastore_default_directory = "datastore";
+
+struct datastore {
+	char* type;
+	char* path;
+	char* storage_max;
+	int64_t storage_gc_watermark;
+	char* gc_period;
+
+	char* params;
+	int no_sync;
+	int hash_on_read;
+	int bloom_filter_size;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/repo/repo.c b/repo/repo.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edaa251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repo/repo.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "repo.h"
+
+int repo_get_config(struct config* config) {
+	return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/repo/repo.h b/repo/repo.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cef4d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repo/repo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef __REPO_H__
+#define __REPO_H__
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "config/config.h"
+
+/**
+ * Get the config
+ * @param config a place to put the buffer (must have been pre-allocated)
+ * @returns 0 on error
+ */
+int repo_get_config(struct config* config);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the config
+ * @param config a place to get the information
+ * @returns 0 on error
+ */
+int repo_set_config(struct config* config);
+int repo_set_config_key(char* key, void* value);
+int repo_get_config_key(char* key, void* value);
+int repo_get_datastore(struct datastore* datastore);
+int repo_get_storage_usage(uint64_t* usage);
+
+#endif // __REPO_H__
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a39e929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+CC = gcc
+CFLAGS = -O0
+LFLAGS = 
+DEPS = testit.h repo/test_repo.h cmd/ipfs/test_init.h
+OBJS = testit.o ../cmd/ipfs/init.o ../commands/argument.o
+
+%.o: %.c $(DEPS)
+	$(CC) -c -o $@ $< $(CFLAGS)
+
+testit: $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS)
+
+all: testit
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/cmd/ipfs/test_init.h b/test/cmd/ipfs/test_init.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7cc339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmd/ipfs/test_init.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * Testing of cmd/ipfs/init
+ */
+#ifndef __TEST_INIT_H__
+#define __TEST_INIT_H__
+
+#include "../../../cmd/ipfs/init.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+int test_get_init_command() {
+	struct command cmd = { 0 };
+
+	// make sure its empty
+	if (cmd.help_text.tagline != NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "short description should be null\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	// grab the stuff
+	get_init_command(&cmd);
+
+	// make sure its right
+	if (cmd.help_text.tagline == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "short description is null\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (strcmp(cmd.help_text.tagline, "Initializes IPFS config file.") != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "short description is not null\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/test/repo/test_repo.h b/test/repo/test_repo.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f1d108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/repo/test_repo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef __TEST_REPO_H__
+#define __TEST_REPO_H__
+
+#include "../../repo/repo.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int test_config_repo() {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/test/testit.c b/test/testit.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe00d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "testit.h"
+#include "repo/test_repo.h"
+#include "cmd/ipfs/test_init.h"
+
+int testit(const char* name, int (*func)(void)) {
+	printf("Testing %s...\n", name);
+	int retVal = func();
+	if (retVal)
+		printf("%s success!\n", name);
+	else
+		printf("** Uh oh! %s failed.**\n", name);
+	return retVal;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+	testit("config_repo", test_config_repo);
+	testit("get_init_command", test_get_init_command);
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/test/testit.h b/test/testit.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5463ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testit.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int testit(const char* name, int (*func)(void));