diff --git a/shell2 b/shell2
index a5a922f..155bb78 100755
Binary files a/shell2 and b/shell2 differ
diff --git a/shell2.c b/shell2.c
index 5fa923e..720743b 100644
--- a/shell2.c
+++ b/shell2.c
@@ -1,15 +1,56 @@
-#include<stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <readline/readline.h>
+#include <readline/history.h>
 
 #define clear() printf("\033[H\033[J")
 
 void init_shell() {
     clear();
-    printf("\n\n\n\n******************"
-        "************************");
+
+    printf("\n\n\n\n******************************************");
     printf("\n\n\n\t****MY SHELL****");
     printf("\n\n\t-USE AT YOUR OWN RISK-");
-    printf("\n\n\n\n*******************"
-        "***********************");
+    printf("\n\n\n******************************************");
+
+    char* username = getenv("USER");
+    printf("\n\nUSER is: @%s\n", username);
+    sleep(1);
+
+    clear();
+}
+
+int take_input(char* str) {
+  char* buf;
+
+  buf = readline("\n>>> ");
+  if(strlen(buf) != 0) {
+    add_history(buf);
+    strcpy(str, buf);
+    return 0;
+  } else {
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
+
+void print_dir() {
+  char cwd[1024];
+  getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd));
+  printf("\nDir: %s", cwd);
+}
+
+def execute(char** parsed) {
+  pid_t pid = fork();
+
+  if (pid == -1) {
+    printf("\nFailed forking child..");
+    return;
+  } else if (pid == 0) {
+
+  }
 }
 
 int main() {