diff --git a/src/compiler.c b/src/compiler.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6934c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compiler.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "compiler.h"
+#include "types.h"
+#include "include/estr.h"
+
+char* compileGroundProgram(GroundProgram* program) {
+    Estr start = CREATE_ESTR("global _start\nsection .text\n_start:\n");
+    Estr data = CREATE_ESTR("section .rodata\n");
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < program->size; i++) {
+        switch (program->instructions[i].type) {
+            case END: {
+                APPEND_ESTR(start, "  mov rax, 60\n");
+                APPEND_ESTR(start, "  mov rdi, 0\n");
+                APPEND_ESTR(start, "  syscall\n");
+                break;
+            }
+            default: {
+                printf("no\n");
+                exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Estr complete = CREATE_ESTR("");
+    APPEND_ESTR(complete, start.str);
+    APPEND_ESTR(complete, data.str)
+
+    return complete.str;
+}
diff --git a/src/compiler.h b/src/compiler.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..366671e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compiler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "types.h"
+
+char* compileGroundProgram(GroundProgram* program);
diff --git a/src/include/estr.h b/src/include/estr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df5d172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/estr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifndef ESTR_H
+#define ESTR_H
+
+/*
+
+    estr.h - Easy string manipulation
+    This library has macros to allow easier manipulation of strings. No longer shall
+    you have to malloc and realloc away to keep adding to your strings.
+
+    Usage:
+
+    Estr myString = CREATE_ESTR("my awesome string");
+    APPEND_ESTR(myString, " is so cool");
+    printf("%s\n", myString.str);
+
+*/
+
+#define CREATE_ESTR(instr) \
+    (Estr) { \
+        .str = instr,\
+        .size = strlen(instr),\
+        .shouldBeFreed = 0, \
+        .destroyed = 0 \
+    }
+
+#define APPEND_ESTR(estr, instr) { \
+    estr.size = estr.size + strlen(instr); \
+    char* tmp_ptr = malloc(estr.size + 1); \
+    if (tmp_ptr == NULL) printf("WARNING: Could not realloc estr " #estr "\n"); \
+    else { \
+        snprintf(tmp_ptr, estr.size + 1, "%s%s", estr.str, instr); \
+        if (estr.shouldBeFreed > 0) free(estr.str); \
+        estr.shouldBeFreed = 1; \
+        estr.str = tmp_ptr; \
+    } \
+}
+
+#define DESTROY_ESTR(estr) if (estr.shouldBeFreed > 0 && estr.destroyed < 1) free(estr.str); 
+
+typedef struct Estr {
+    char* str;
+    size_t size;
+    int8_t shouldBeFreed;
+    int8_t destroyed;
+} Estr; 
+
+#endif // ESTR_H
diff --git a/src/interpreter.c b/src/interpreter.c
index 7516c75..0dbb3ca 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.c
+++ b/src/interpreter.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ GroundStruct parseStruct(GroundProgram* in, GroundScope* scope, size_t errorOffs
 
                 GroundValue gv;
 
-                switch (stringToValueType(in->instructions[i].args.args[0].value.refName)) {
+                switch (stringToValueType(in->instructions[i].args.args[1].value.refName)) {
                     case INT: {
                         gv = createIntGroundValue(0);
                         break;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 85ebc42..2bdd63e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "interpreter.h"
+#include "compiler.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 char* getFileContents(const char* filename) {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ char* getFileContents(const char* filename) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    /*
     if (argc < 2) {
         printf("Usage: ground [file]\n");
         exit(1);
@@ -46,5 +48,49 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     char* file = getFileContents(argv[1]);
     GroundProgram program = parseFile(file);
     free(file);
+    char* compiled = compileGroundProgram(&program);
+    printf("%s\n", compiled);
     interpretGroundProgram(&program, NULL);
+    */
+
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        printf("Usage: %s <file> [-c] [--compile] [-h] [--help]\n", argv[0]);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    bool compile = false;
+    char* fileName = NULL;
+
+    for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+        if (strcmp("--compile", argv[i]) == 0 || strcmp("-c", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            compile = true;
+        }
+        else if (strcmp("--help", argv[i]) == 0 || strcmp("-h", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            printf("GroundVM help\n");
+            printf("Usage: %s <file> [-c] [--compile] [-h] [--help]\n", argv[0]);
+            printf("Options:\n");
+            printf("  -c or --compile: Outputs Linux x86_64 assembly instead of interpreting (WIP)\n");
+            printf("  -h or --help: Shows this help message\n");
+            exit(0);
+        } else {
+            fileName = argv[i];
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (fileName == NULL) {
+        printf("Usage: %s <file> [-c] [--compile] [-h] [--help]\n", argv[0]);
+        printf("Error: No file name provided\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    char* file = getFileContents(fileName);
+    GroundProgram program = parseFile(file);
+    free(file);
+
+    if (compile) {
+        char* compiled = compileGroundProgram(&program);
+        printf("%s\n", compiled);
+    } else {
+        interpretGroundProgram(&program, NULL);
+    }
 }