diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce2a9f1..ef513c0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 all:
 	flex compiler/hell.l
-	gcc lex.yy.c -lfl
+	gcc lex.yy.c -lfl -o hellp
+install:
+	install hellp /usr/bin
 clean:
-	rm lex.yy.c a.out
+	rm lex.yy.c hellp
+uninstall:
+	rm /usr/bin/hellp
diff --git a/compiler/hellc b/compiler/hellc
index 0f54ff4..fcb3b57 100755
--- a/compiler/hellc
+++ b/compiler/hellc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 INFILE=${2}
+OUTFILE=${3}
 
 usage() {
 	printf "${0} - compiler for HELL programming language\n"
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ usage() {
 }
 
 usage_small() {
-	printf "usage: ${0} INFILE GCCOPTS\n"
+	printf "usage: ${0} [-h] [-c] INFILE OUTFILE\n"
 }
 
 case ${1} in
@@ -33,14 +34,18 @@ case ${1} in
 			printf "${0}: error: HELL preprocessor failed to run\n"
 			exit 1
 		fi
+		printf "${0}: hellp: ran successfully\n"
 
 		printf "compiling ${INFILE}\n"
-		gcc ${INFILE}.new -o ${INFILE}
+		gcc -x c ${INFILE}.new -o ${OUTFILE}
 		if [ "$?" != 0 ]; then
 			printf "${0}: error: C compiler failed to run\n"
 			exit 1
 		fi
 
+		printf "cleaning up\n"
+		rm -v ${INFILE}.new
+
 		printf "finished compiling\n"
 		exit 0
 	;;