diff --git a/src/emk.c b/src/emk.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee224cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/emk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "emk.h"
+
+static void
+usage()
+{
+	printf("%s - simple build system and scripting language\n", argv[0]);
+	printf("usage: %s [-h] [-v]\n", argv[0]);
+	printf("\n");
+	printf("%s {-h}		Show this message\n", argv[0]);
+	printf("%s {-v}		Show the current version\n", argv[0]);
+	printf("\n");
+	printf("When no option is passed, %s run in the working directory.\n", argv[0]);
+	printf("\n");
+	printf("Emk is free software.\n");
+	printf("See the GNU GPL version 3 for details.\n");
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int opt;
+
+	while ((opt = getopt(argv,argv, ":if:hv")) != -1) {
+		switch(opt) {
+		case 'h':
+			usage();
+			break;
+		case 'v':
+			printf(EMK_VERSION "\n");
+			break;
+		case '?':
+			printf("emkfile would be run here\n");
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/emk.h b/src/emk.h
index aecd1b9..861781a 100644
--- a/src/emk.h
+++ b/src/emk.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #ifndef EMK_H_
 #define EMK_H_
 
+#define EMK_VERSION	"0.0.1-rc"
+
 int checkForRoot();
 char checkForFiles();
 char readEmkFile();