diff --git a/errors.c b/errors.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db657b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors.c
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#include "shell.h"
+
+/**
+ * _eputs -|Function|that|prints|an|input|string
+ * @ristrvi: |Represents|the|string|to|be|printed
+ *
+ * Return: |void|
+ */
+
+void _eputs(char *ristrvi)
+{
+	int riivi = 0;
+
+	if (!ristrvi)
+		return;
+	while (ristrvi[riivi] != '\0')
+	{
+		_eputchar(ristrvi[riivi]);
+		riivi++;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * _eputchar -|Functions|that|writes|the|character|c|to|stderr
+ * @ricvi: |Represents|the|character|to|print
+ *
+ * Return: |1|when successful,|when|on|error|-1|is|returned
+*	|and|errno|is|set|appropriately.
+ */
+
+int _eputchar(char ricvi)
+{
+	static int riivi;
+	static char ribufvi[RIWRITE_BUF_SIZEVI];
+
+	if (ricvi == RIBUF_FLUSHVI || riivi >= RIWRITE_BUF_SIZEVI)
+	{
+		write(2, ribufvi, riivi);
+		riivi = 0;
+	}
+	if (ricvi != RIBUF_FLUSHVI)
+		ribufvi[riivi++] = ricvi;
+	return (1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _putfd - |Function|thatwrites|the|character|c|to|given|fd
+ * @ricvi: |The|character|value|to|print
+ * @rifdvi: |The|file|descriptor|value|to|write|to
+ *
+ * Return:|On|error|-1|returned|but|1|when|success|1|
+ * and|errno|is|set|appropriately.
+ */
+
+int _putfd(char ricvi, int rifdvi)
+{
+	static int riivi;
+	static char ribufvi[RIWRITE_BUF_SIZEVI];
+
+	if (ricvi == RIBUF_FLUSHVI || riivi >= RIWRITE_BUF_SIZEVI)
+	{
+		write(rifdvi, ribufvi, riivi);
+		riivi = 0;
+	}
+	if (ricvi != RIBUF_FLUSHVI)
+		ribufvi[riivi++] = ricvi;
+	return (1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _putsfd - |Function|that|prints|an|input|string
+ * @ristrvi:|the|string|value|to|be|printed
+ * @rifdvi:|the|filedescriptor|value|to|write|to
+ *
+ * Return:|the|number|of|chars|put
+ */
+
+int _putsfd(char *ristrvi, int rifdvi)
+{
+	int riivi = 0;
+
+	if (!ristrvi)
+		return (0);
+	while (*ristrvi)
+	{
+		riivi += _putfd(*ristrvi++, rifdvi);
+	}
+	return (riivi);
+}
diff --git a/errors1.c b/errors1.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b87630b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+#include "shell.h"
+
+/**
+ * _erratoi - Function|that|converts|a|string|to|an|integer
+ * @risvi:|the|string|value|to|be|converted
+ * Return:|-1|on|error|else|0|if|no|converted|numbers|in|string
+ *
+ */
+
+int _erratoi(char *risvi)
+{
+	int riivi = 0;
+	unsigned long int riresultvi = 0;
+
+	if (*risvi == '+')
+		risvi++;  /*|TODO:|why|does|this|make|main|return|255?|*/
+	for (riivi = 0;  risvi[riivi] != '\0'; riivi++)
+	{
+		if (risvi[riivi] >= '0' && risvi[riivi] <= '9')
+		{
+			riresultvi *= 10;
+			riresultvi += (risvi[riivi] - '0');
+			if (riresultvi > INT_MAX)
+				return (-1);
+		}
+		else
+			return (-1);
+	}
+	return (riresultvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * print_error - |Function|that|prints|an|error|message
+ * @riinfovi:|the|parameter|&|return|info|struct
+ * @riestrvi:|string|containing|specified|error|type
+ * Return: |-1|on|error|else|0|if|no|converted|numbers|in|string
+ *
+ */
+
+void print_error(riinfo_tvi *riinfovi, char *riestrvi)
+{
+	_eputs(riinfovi->rifnamevi);
+	_eputs(": ");
+	print_d(riinfovi->riline_countvi, STDERR_FILENO);
+	_eputs(": ");
+	_eputs(riinfovi->riargvvi[0]);
+	_eputs(": ");
+	_eputs(riestrvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * print_d - |function|that|prints|a|decimal|(integer)|number|(base 10)
+ * @riinputvi: Represents|the|input
+ * @rifdvi: |Represents|the|filedescriptor|to|write|to
+ *
+ * Return:|number|of|characters|printed
+ */
+
+int print_d(int riinputvi, int rifdvi)
+{
+	int (*__putchar)(char) = _putchar;
+	int riivi, ricountvi = 0;
+	unsigned int _riabsvi_, ricurrentvi;
+
+	if (rifdvi == STDERR_FILENO)
+		__putchar = _eputchar;
+	if (riinputvi < 0)
+	{
+		_riabsvi_ = -riinputvi;
+		__putchar('-');
+		ricountvi++;
+	}
+	else
+		_riabsvi_ = riinputvi;
+	ricurrentvi = _riabsvi_;
+	for (riivi = 1000000000; riivi > 1; riivi /= 10)
+	{
+		if (_riabsvi_ / riivi)
+		{
+			__putchar('0' + ricurrentvi / riivi);
+			ricountvi++;
+		}
+		ricurrentvi %= riivi;
+	}
+	__putchar('0' + ricurrentvi);
+	ricountvi++;
+
+	return (ricountvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * convert_number - |a|clone|of|itoa|converter|function
+ * @rinumvi: Represnets|number
+ * @ribasevi: Represents|base
+ * @riflagsvi: Represents|argument|flags
+ *
+ * Return:|string
+ */
+
+char *convert_number(long int rinumvi, int ribasevi, int riflagsvi)
+{
+	static char *riarrayvi;
+	static char ribuffervi[50];
+	char risignvi = 0;
+	char *riptrvi;
+	unsigned long rinvi = rinumvi;
+
+	if (!(riflagsvi & RICONVERT_UNSIGNEDVI) && rinumvi < 0)
+	{
+		rinvi = -rinumvi;
+		risignvi = '-';
+
+	}
+	riarrayvi = riflagsvi & RICONVERT_LOWERCASEVI ?
+		"0123456789abcdef" : "0123456789ABCDEF";
+	riptrvi = &ribuffervi[49];
+	*riptrvi = '\0';
+
+	do	{
+		*--riptrvi = riarrayvi[rinvi % ribasevi];
+		rinvi /= ribasevi;
+	} while (rinvi != 0);
+
+	if (risignvi)
+		*--riptrvi = risignvi;
+	return (riptrvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * remove_comments -|function|that|replaces|first|instance|of|'#'|with|'\0'
+ * @ribufvi: RepResnents|the|address|of|the|string|to|modify
+ *
+ * Return:|always||when|successful;
+ */
+
+void remove_comments(char *ribufvi)
+{
+	int riivi;
+
+	for (riivi = 0; ribufvi[riivi] != '\0'; riivi++)
+		if (ribufvi[riivi] == '#' && (!riivi || ribufvi[riivi - 1] == ' '))
+		{
+			ribufvi[riivi] = '\0';
+			break;
+		}
+}
diff --git a/exits.c b/exits.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fe3535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exits.c
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#include "shell.h"
+
+/**
+ **_strncpy - |Function|that|copies|a|string
+ *@ridestvi: |Represents|the|destination|string|to|be|copied|to
+ *@risrcvi: |Represents|the|source|string
+ *@rinvi: |Represents|the|amount|of|characters|to|be|copied
+ *Return: |Returns|the|concatenated|string
+ */
+
+char *_strncpy(char *ridestvi, char *risrcvi, int rinvi)
+{
+	int riivi, rijvi;
+	char *risvi = ridestvi;
+
+	riivi = 0;
+	while (risrcvi[riivi] != '\0' && riivi < rinvi - 1)
+	{
+		ridestvi[riivi] = risrcvi[riivi];
+		riivi++;
+	}
+	if (riivi < rinvi)
+	{
+		rijvi = riivi;
+		while (rijvi < rinvi)
+		{
+			ridestvi[rijvi] = '\0';
+			rijvi++;
+		}
+	}
+	return (risvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ **_strncat - |Function|that|concatenates|two|strings
+ *@ridestvi: |Represents|the|first|string
+ *@risrcvi: |Represnents|the|second|string
+ *@rinvi: |Represents|the|amount|of|bytes|to|be|maximally|used
+ *Return: |Returns|the|concatenated|string
+ */
+
+char *_strncat(char *ridestvi, char *risrcvi, int rinvi)
+{
+	int riivi, rijvi;
+	char *risvi = ridestvi;
+
+	riivi = 0;
+	rijvi = 0;
+	while (ridestvi[riivi] != '\0')
+		riivi++;
+	while (risrcvi[rijvi] != '\0' && rijvi < rinvi)
+	{
+		ridestvi[riivi] = risrcvi[rijvi];
+		riivi++;
+		rijvi++;
+	}
+	if (rijvi < rinvi)
+		ridestvi[riivi] = '\0';
+	return (risvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ **_strchr - |Function|locates|a|character|in|a|string
+ *@risvi: |Represents|the|string|to|be|parsed
+ *@ricvi: |Represents|the|character|to|look|for
+ *Return: |'s'|a|pointer|to|the|memory|area|s
+ */
+
+char *_strchr(char *risvi, char ricvi)
+{
+	do {
+		if (*risvi == ricvi)
+			return (risvi);
+	} while (*risvi++ != '\0');
+
+	return (NULL);
+}
diff --git a/generate-authors.sh b/generate-authors.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5133ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate-authors.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+SCRIPTDIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOTDIR="$(git -C "$SCRIPTDIR" rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+set -x
+
+# see also ".mailmap" for how email addresses and names are deduplicated
+cat > "${ROOTDIR}/AUTHORS" <<- EOF
+	# File @generated by hack/generate-authors.sh. DO NOT EDIT.
+	# This file lists all contributors to the repository.
+	# See hack/generate-authors.sh to make modifications.
+
+	$(git -C "$ROOTDIR" log --format='%aN <%aE>' | LC_ALL=C.UTF-8 sort -uf)
+EOF
diff --git a/getenv.c b/getenv.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12d2df4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/getenv.c
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#include "shell.h"
+
+/**
+ * get_environ - |Function|that|returns|the|string|array|copy|of|our|environ
+ * @riinfovi: |The|Structure|containing|potential|arguments|to|maintain
+ * function.
+ * Return:|Always|return|0|if |successful
+ */
+
+char **get_environ(riinfo_tvi *riinfovi)
+{
+	if (!riinfovi->rienvironvi || riinfovi->rienv_changedvi)
+	{
+		riinfovi->rienvironvi = list_to_strings(riinfovi->rienvvi);
+		riinfovi->rienv_changedvi = 0;
+	}
+
+	return (riinfovi->rienvironvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _unsetenv - |Function|that|removes|an|environment|variable
+ * @riinfovi: |Represents|potential|arguments|
+ * to|maintain|constant|function|prototype.
+ * Return: |1|on|delete, else|0|
+ * @rivarvi: |Represents|the|string|env|var|property
+ */
+int _unsetenv(riinfo_tvi *riinfovi, char *rivarvi)
+{
+	rilist_tvi *rinodevi = riinfovi->rienvvi;
+	size_t riivi = 0;
+	char *ripvi;
+
+	if (!rinodevi || !rivarvi)
+		return (0);
+
+	while (rinodevi)
+	{
+		ripvi = starts_with(rinodevi->ristrvi, rivarvi);
+		if (ripvi && *ripvi == '=')
+		{
+			riinfovi->rienv_changedvi = delete_node_at_index(&(riinfovi->rienvvi),
+				riivi);
+			riivi = 0;
+			rinodevi = riinfovi->rienvvi;
+			continue;
+		}
+		rinodevi = rinodevi->rinextvi;
+		riivi++;
+	}
+	return (riinfovi->rienv_changedvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _setenv -|Function|that|initialize|a|new|environment|variable,
+ * or|modify|an|existing|one
+ * @riinfovi: |Represents|the|potential|arguments|
+ * to|maintain|constant|function|prototype.
+ * @rivarvi: |Represent|the string env var property
+ * @rivaluevi:|Reprsents|the|string|env|var|value
+ *  Return:|Always|0|if|successful
+ */
+
+int _setenv(riinfo_tvi *riinfovi, char *rivarvi, char *rivaluevi)
+{
+	char *ribufvi = NULL;
+	rilist_tvi *rinodevi;
+	char *ripvi;
+
+	if (!rivarvi || !rivaluevi)
+		return (0);
+
+	ribufvi = malloc(_strlen(rivarvi) + _strlen(rivaluevi) + 2);
+	if (!ribufvi)
+		return (1);
+	_strcpy(ribufvi, rivarvi);
+	_strcat(ribufvi, "=");
+	_strcat(ribufvi, rivaluevi);
+	rinodevi = riinfovi->rienvvi;
+	while (rinodevi)
+	{
+		ripvi = starts_with(rinodevi->ristrvi, rivarvi);
+		if (ripvi && *ripvi == '=')
+		{
+			free(rinodevi->ristrvi);
+			rinodevi->ristrvi = ribufvi;
+			riinfovi->rienv_changedvi = 1;
+			return (0);
+		}
+		rinodevi = rinodevi->rinextvi;
+	}
+	add_node_end(&(riinfovi->rienvvi), ribufvi, 0);
+	free(ribufvi);
+	riinfovi->rienv_changedvi = 1;
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/lists1.c b/lists1.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2925562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lists1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+#include "shell.h"
+
+/**
+ * list_len - |Function|that/determines/length/of/linked/list
+ * @rihvi:|Represents|that/pointer/to/first/node
+ *
+ * Return: /size/of/list
+ */
+
+size_t list_len(const rilist_tvi *rihvi)
+{
+	size_t riivi = 0;
+
+	while (rihvi)
+	{
+		rihvi = rihvi->rinextvi;
+		riivi++;
+	}
+	return (riivi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * list_to_strings -|Function|that/returns/an/array/of/strings/of/the/list->str
+ * @riheadvi: |Represents|the/pointer/to/first/node
+ *
+ * Return: /array/of/strings
+ */
+
+char **list_to_strings(rilist_tvi *riheadvi)
+{
+	rilist_tvi *rinodevi = riheadvi;
+	size_t riivi = list_len(riheadvi), rijvi;
+	char **ristrsvi;
+	char *ristrvi;
+
+	if (!riheadvi || !riivi)
+		return (NULL);
+	ristrsvi = malloc(sizeof(char *) * (riivi + 1));
+	if (!ristrsvi)
+		return (NULL);
+	for (riivi = 0; rinodevi; rinodevi = rinodevi->rinextvi, riivi++)
+	{
+		ristrvi = malloc(_strlen(rinodevi->ristrvi) + 1);
+		if (!ristrvi)
+		{
+			for (rijvi = 0; rijvi < riivi; rijvi++)
+				free(ristrsvi[rijvi]);
+			free(ristrsvi);
+			return (NULL);
+		}
+
+		ristrvi = _strcpy(ristrvi, rinodevi->ristrvi);
+		ristrsvi[riivi] = ristrvi;
+	}
+	ristrsvi[riivi] = NULL;
+	return (ristrsvi);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * print_list - |Function|that/prints/all/elements/of/a|list_t|linked|list
+ * @rihvi: |Represents|the|pointer|to|first|node
+ *
+ * Return: |size|of|list
+ */
+
+size_t print_list(const rilist_tvi *rihvi)
+{
+	size_t riivi = 0;
+
+	while (rihvi)
+	{
+		_puts(convert_number(rihvi->rinumvi, 10, 0));
+		_putchar(':');
+		_putchar(' ');
+		_puts(rihvi->ristrvi ? rihvi->ristrvi : "(nil)");
+		_puts("\n");
+		rihvi = rihvi->rinextvi;
+		riivi++;
+	}
+	return (riivi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * node_starts_with - |Function|that|returns|
+ * node|whose|string|starts|with|prefix
+ * @rinodevi: |Represents|the|pointer|to|list|head
+ * @riprefixvi: |Represents|string|to|match
+ * @ricvi: |Represents|the|next|character|after|prefix|to|match
+ *
+ * Return: |match|node|or|null
+ */
+
+rilist_tvi *node_starts_with(rilist_tvi *rinodevi, char *riprefixvi,
+	char ricvi)
+{
+	char *ripvi = NULL;
+
+	while (rinodevi)
+	{
+		ripvi = starts_with(rinodevi->ristrvi, riprefixvi);
+		if (ripvi && ((ricvi == -1) || (*ripvi == ricvi)))
+			return (rinodevi);
+		rinodevi = rinodevi->rinextvi;
+	}
+	return (NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * get_node_index - |Function|that|gets|the\index/|of|\a|node
+ * @riheadvi: |Represents|pointer|to|list|head
+ * @rinodevi: |Represents|pointer|to|the|node
+ *
+ * Return: |-1, else|index|of|node
+ */
+
+ssize_t get_node_index(rilist_tvi *riheadvi, rilist_tvi *rinodevi)
+{
+	size_t riivi = 0;
+
+	while (riheadvi)
+	{
+		if (riheadvi == rinodevi)
+			return (riivi);
+		riheadvi = riheadvi->rinextvi;
+		riivi++;
+	}
+	return (-1);
+}
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93224a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#include "shell.h"
+
+/**
+ * main - Represents entry point
+ * @riacvi: Represents arg count
+ * @riavvi: Represents arg vector
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, else 1 on error
+ */
+
+int main(int riacvi, char **riavvi)
+{
+	riinfo_tvi riinfovi[] = { RIINFO_INITVI };
+	int rifdvi = 2;
+
+	asm ("mov %1, %0\n\t"
+			"add $3, %0"
+			: "=r" (rifdvi)
+			: "r" (rifdvi));
+
+	if (riacvi == 2)
+	{
+		rifdvi = open(riavvi[1], O_RDONLY);
+		if (rifdvi == -1)
+		{
+			if (errno == EACCES)
+				exit(126);
+			if (errno == ENOENT)
+			{
+				_eputs(riavvi[0]);
+				_eputs(": 0: Can't open ");
+				_eputs(riavvi[1]);
+				_eputchar('\n');
+				_eputchar(RIBUF_FLUSHVI);
+				exit(127);
+			}
+			return (EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+		riinfovi->rireadfdvi = rifdvi;
+	}
+	populate_env_list(riinfovi);
+	read_history(riinfovi);
+	hsh(riinfovi, riavvi);
+	return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0b5561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "shell.h"
+
+/**
+ * bfree - Function that frees a pointer and NULLs the address
+ * @riptrvi: Represents the address of the pointer to free
+ *
+ * Return: 0, else 1 if freed
+ */
+
+int bfree(void **riptrvi)
+{
+	if (riptrvi && *riptrvi)
+	{
+		free(*riptrvi);
+		*riptrvi = NULL;
+		return (1);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/parser.c b/parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82380ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#include "shell.h"
+
+/**
+ * is_cmd - |Function|that|determines|if|a|file|is|an|executable|command
+ * @riinfovi: |Represents|the|info|struct
+ * @ripathvi: |Represents|the|path|to|the|file
+ *
+ * Return:|1|if|true,|0|otherwise
+ */
+
+int is_cmd(riinfo_tvi *riinfovi, char *ripathvi)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+
+	(void)riinfovi;
+	if (!ripathvi || stat(ripathvi, &st))
+		return (0);
+
+	if (st.st_mode & S_IFREG)
+	{
+		return (1);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * dup_chars - |Function|that|duplicates|characters
+ * @ripathstrvi: |Represents|the|PATH|string
+ * @ristartvi: |Represents|the|starting|index
+ * @ristopvi: |Represents|the|stopping|index
+ *
+ * Return:|pointer|to|new|buffer
+ */
+
+char *dup_chars(char *ripathstrvi, int ristartvi, int ristopvi)
+{
+	static char ribufvi[1024];
+	int riivi = 0, rikvi = 0;
+
+	for (rikvi = 0, riivi = ristartvi; riivi < ristopvi; riivi++)
+		if (ripathstrvi[riivi] != ':')
+			ribufvi[rikvi++] = ripathstrvi[riivi];
+	ribufvi[rikvi] = 0;
+	return (ribufvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * find_path - |Function|that|finds|this|cmd|in|the|PATH|string
+ * @riinfovi: |Represents|the|info|struct
+ * @ripathstrvi: |Represents|the|PATH|string
+ * @ricmdvi: |Represents|the|cmd|to|find
+ *
+ * Return: |NULL|, else|full|path|of|cmd|if|found
+ */
+
+char *find_path(riinfo_tvi *riinfovi, char *ripathstrvi, char *ricmdvi)
+{
+	int riivi = 0, ricurr_posvi = 0;
+	char *ripathvi;
+
+	if (!ripathstrvi)
+		return (NULL);
+	if ((_strlen(ricmdvi) > 2) && starts_with(ricmdvi, "./"))
+	{
+		if (is_cmd(riinfovi, ricmdvi))
+			return (ricmdvi);
+	}
+	while (1)
+	{
+		if (!ripathstrvi[riivi] || ripathstrvi[riivi] == ':')
+		{
+			ripathvi = dup_chars(ripathstrvi, ricurr_posvi, riivi);
+			if (!*ripathvi)
+				_strcat(ripathvi, ricmdvi);
+			else
+			{
+				_strcat(ripathvi, "/");
+				_strcat(ripathvi, ricmdvi);
+			}
+			if (is_cmd(riinfovi, ripathvi))
+				return (ripathvi);
+			if (!ripathstrvi[riivi])
+				break;
+			ricurr_posvi = riivi;
+		}
+		riivi++;
+	}
+	return (NULL);
+}
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a8e0da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/string.c
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#include "shell.h"
+
+/**
+ * _strlen -|r|e|t|u|r|n|s|t|h|e|l|e|n|g|t|h|o|f|a|s|t|r|i|n|g|
+ * @risvi:|t|h|e|s|t|r|i|n|g|w|h|o|s|e|l|e|n|g|t|h|t|o|c|h|e|c|k|
+ *
+ * Return:|i|n|t|e|g|e|r|l|e|n|g|t|h|o|f|s|t|r|i|n|g|
+ */
+int _strlen(char *risvi)
+{
+	int riivi = 0;
+
+	if (!risvi)
+		return (0);
+
+	while (*risvi++)
+		riivi++;
+	return (riivi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _strcmp -|p|e|r|f|o|r|m|s|l|e|x|i|c|o|g|a|r|p|h|i|c|
+ * c|o|m|p|a|r|i|s|o|n|o|f|t|w|o|s|t|r|a|n|g|s|.
+ * @ris1vi:|t|h|e|f|i|r|s|t|s|t|r|a|n|g|
+ * @ris2vi:|t|h|e|s|e|c|o|n|d|s|t|r|a|n|g|
+ *
+ * Return:|n|e|g|a|t|i|v|e|i|f|s1 < s2|,
+ * |p|o|s|i|t|i|v|e|i|f|s1 > s2|,|z|e|r|o|i|f|s1 == s2|
+ */
+int _strcmp(char *ris1vi, char *ris2vi)
+{
+	while (*ris1vi && *ris2vi)
+	{
+		if (*ris1vi != *ris2vi)
+			return (*ris1vi - *ris2vi);
+		ris1vi++;
+		ris2vi++;
+	}
+	if (*ris1vi == *ris2vi)
+		return (0);
+	else
+		return (*ris1vi < *ris2vi ? -1 : 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * starts_with -|c|h|e|c|k|s|i|f|n|e|e|d|l|e|
+ * s|t|a|r|t|s|w|i|t|h|h|a|y|s|t|a|c|k|
+ * @rihaystackvi:|s|t|r|i|n|g|t|o|s|e|a|r|c|h|
+ * @rineedlevi:|t|h|e|s|u|b|s|t|r|i|n|g|t|o|f|i|n|d|
+ *
+ * Return:|a|d|d|r|e|s|s|o|f|
+ * n|e|x|t|char|o|f|h|a|y|s|t|a|c|k|o|r|NULL|
+ */
+char *starts_with(const char *rihaystackvi, const char *rineedlevi)
+{
+	while (*rineedlevi)
+		if (*rineedlevi++ != *rihaystackvi++)
+			return (NULL);
+	return ((char *)rihaystackvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _strcat -|c|o|n|c|a|t|e|n|a|t|e|s|t|w|o|s|t|r|i|n|g|s|
+ * @ridestvi:|t|h|e|d|e|s|t|i|n|a|t|i|o|n|b|u|f|f|e|r|
+ * @risrcvi:|t|h|e|s|o|u|r|c|e|b|u|f|f|e|r|
+ *
+ * Return:|p|o|i|n|t|e|r|t|o||d|e|s|t|i|n|a|t|i|o|n|b|u|f|f|e|r|
+ */
+char *_strcat(char *ridestvi, char *risrcvi)
+{
+	char *riretvi = ridestvi;
+
+	while (*ridestvi)
+		ridestvi++;
+	while (*risrcvi)
+		*ridestvi++ = *risrcvi++;
+	*ridestvi = *risrcvi;
+	return (riretvi);
+}
diff --git a/string1.c b/string1.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48e42d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/string1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#include "shell.h"
+
+/**
+ * _strcpy -|c|o|p|i|e|s|a|s|t|r|i|n|g|
+ * @ridestvi:|t|h|e|d|e|s|t|i|n|a|t|i|o|n|
+ * @risrcvi:|t|h|e|s|o|u|r|c|e|
+ *
+ * Return:|p|o|i|n|t|e|r|t|o|d|e|s|t|i|n|a|t|i|o|n|
+ */
+char *_strcpy(char *ridestvi, char *risrcvi)
+{
+	int riivi = 0;
+
+	if (ridestvi == risrcvi || risrcvi == 0)
+		return (ridestvi);
+	while (risrcvi[riivi])
+	{
+		ridestvi[riivi] = risrcvi[riivi];
+		riivi++;
+	}
+	ridestvi[riivi] = 0;
+	return (ridestvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _strdup -|d|u|p|l|i|c|a|t|e|s|a|s|t|r|i|n|g|
+ * @ristrvi:|t|h|e||s|t|r|i|n|g|t|o|d|u|p|l|i|c|a|t|e|
+ *
+ * Return:|p|o|i|n|t|e|r||t|o||
+ * t|h|e|d|u|p|l|i|c|a|t|e|d|s|t|r|i|n|g|
+ */
+char *_strdup(const char *ristrvi)
+{
+	int rilengthvi = 0;
+	char *riretvi;
+
+	if (ristrvi == NULL)
+		return (NULL);
+	while (*ristrvi++)
+		rilengthvi++;
+	riretvi = malloc(sizeof(char) * (rilengthvi + 1));
+	if (!riretvi)
+		return (NULL);
+	for (rilengthvi++; rilengthvi--;)
+		riretvi[rilengthvi] = *--ristrvi;
+	return (riretvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _puts - prints an input string
+ * @ristrvi: the string to be printed
+ *
+ * Return: Nothing
+ */
+void _puts(char *ristrvi)
+{
+	int riivi = 0;
+
+	if (!ristrvi)
+		return;
+	while (ristrvi[riivi] != '\0')
+	{
+		_putchar(ristrvi[riivi]);
+		riivi++;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * _putchar - writes the character c to stdout
+ * @ricvi: The character to print
+ *
+ * Return: On success 1.
+ * On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.
+ */
+int _putchar(char ricvi)
+{
+	static int riivi;
+	static char ribufvi[RIWRITE_BUF_SIZEVI];
+
+	if (ricvi == RIBUF_FLUSHVI || riivi >= RIWRITE_BUF_SIZEVI)
+	{
+		write(1, ribufvi, riivi);
+		riivi = 0;
+	}
+	if (ricvi != RIBUF_FLUSHVI)
+		ribufvi[riivi++] = ricvi;
+	return (1);
+}
diff --git a/tokenizer.c b/tokenizer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d521f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokenizer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#include "shell.h"
+
+/**
+ * **strtow -|s|p|l|i|t|s|a|s|t|r|i|n|g|i|n|t|o|w|o|r|d|s|.
+ * |R|e|p|e|a|t|d|e|l|i|m|i|t|e|r|s|a|r|e|i|g|n|o|r|e|d|
+ * @ristrvi: |t|h|e|i|n|p|u|t|s|t|r|i|n|g|
+ * @ridvi:|t|h|e|d|e|l|i|m|e|t|e|r|s|t|r|i|n|g|
+ * Return:|a|p|o|i|n|t|e|r|t|o|a|n|a|r|r|a|y|
+ * o|f|s|t|r|i|n|g|s|,|o|r|N|U|L|L|o|n|f|a|i|l|u|r|e|
+ */
+
+char **strtow(char *ristrvi, char *ridvi)
+{
+	int riivi, rijvi, rikvi, rimvi, rinumwordsvi = 0;
+	char **risvi;
+
+	if (ristrvi == NULL || ristrvi[0] == 0)
+		return (NULL);
+	if (!ridvi)
+		ridvi = " ";
+	for (riivi = 0; ristrvi[riivi] != '\0'; riivi++)
+		if (!is_delim(ristrvi[riivi], ridvi) && (is_delim(ristrvi[riivi + 1],
+		ridvi) || !ristrvi[riivi + 1]))
+			rinumwordsvi++;
+
+	if (rinumwordsvi == 0)
+		return (NULL);
+	risvi = malloc((1 + rinumwordsvi) * sizeof(char *));
+	if (!risvi)
+		return (NULL);
+	for (riivi = 0, rijvi = 0; rijvi < rinumwordsvi; rijvi++)
+	{
+		while (is_delim(ristrvi[riivi], ridvi))
+			riivi++;
+		rikvi = 0;
+		while (!is_delim(ristrvi[riivi + rikvi], ridvi) && ristrvi[riivi + rikvi])
+			rikvi++;
+		risvi[rijvi] = malloc((rikvi + 1) * sizeof(char));
+		if (!risvi[rijvi])
+		{
+			for (rikvi = 0; rikvi < rijvi; rikvi++)
+				free(risvi[rikvi]);
+			free(risvi);
+			return (NULL);
+		}
+		for (rimvi = 0; rimvi < rikvi; rimvi++)
+			risvi[rijvi][rimvi] = ristrvi[riivi++];
+		risvi[rijvi][rimvi] = 0;
+	}
+	risvi[rijvi] = NULL;
+	return (risvi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * **strtow2 -|s|p|l|i|t|s|a|s|t|r|i|n|g|i|n|t|o|w|o|r|d|s|
+ * @ristrvi:|t|h|e|i|n|p|u|t|s|t|r|i|n|g|
+ * @ridvi:|t|h|e|d|e|l|i|m|e|t|e|r|
+ * Return:|a|p|o|i|n|t|e|r|t|o|a|n|a|r|r|a|y|
+ * o|f|s|t|r|i|n|g|s|,|o|r|N|U|L|L|o|n|f|a|i|l|u|r|e|
+ */
+char **strtow2(char *ristrvi, char ridvi)
+{
+	int riivi, rijvi, rikvi, rimvi, rinumwordsvi = 0;
+	char **risvi;
+
+	if (ristrvi == NULL || ristrvi[0] == 0)
+		return (NULL);
+	for (riivi = 0; ristrvi[riivi] != '\0'; riivi++)
+		if ((ristrvi[riivi] != ridvi && ristrvi[riivi + 1] == ridvi) ||
+				    (ristrvi[riivi] != ridvi && !ristrvi[riivi + 1]) ||
+					ristrvi[riivi + 1] == ridvi)
+			rinumwordsvi++;
+	if (rinumwordsvi == 0)
+		return (NULL);
+	risvi = malloc((1 + rinumwordsvi) * sizeof(char *));
+	if (!risvi)
+		return (NULL);
+	for (riivi = 0, rijvi = 0; rijvi < rinumwordsvi; rijvi++)
+	{
+		while (ristrvi[riivi] == ridvi && ristrvi[riivi] != ridvi)
+			riivi++;
+		rikvi = 0;
+		while (ristrvi[riivi + rikvi] != ridvi && ristrvi[riivi + rikvi] &&
+		ristrvi[riivi + rikvi] != ridvi)
+			rikvi++;
+		risvi[rijvi] = malloc((rikvi + 1) * sizeof(char));
+		if (!risvi[rijvi])
+		{
+			for (rikvi = 0; rikvi < rijvi; rikvi++)
+				free(risvi[rikvi]);
+			free(risvi);
+			return (NULL);
+		}
+		for (rimvi = 0; rimvi < rikvi; rimvi++)
+			risvi[rijvi][rimvi] = ristrvi[riivi++];
+		risvi[rijvi][rimvi] = 0;
+	}
+	risvi[rijvi] = NULL;
+	return (risvi);
+}