diff --git a/README b/README.org
similarity index 82%
rename from README
rename to README.org
index 61ffdac..b7d74e6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README.org
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ tricc (pronounced "trick-c" or "trixie" like pixie) is a WIP toy compiler I am
 writing to understand compilers better, that's it. Will probably use LLVM as
 the backend.
 
-Notes:
-- Does not work
-- Is WIP
\ No newline at end of file
+** Notes:
++ Does not work
++ Is WIP
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 48b9f5a..e1dab96 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -4,47 +4,57 @@ use std::process::exit;
 const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 const CRATE: &str = env!("CARGO_CRATE_NAME");
 
+// naive argument handling
 #[derive(Default)]
-struct Options {
+pub struct Args {
     version: bool,
-    file: String,
+    file: Option<String>,
 }
 
-// naive argument handling
-pub fn handle() -> String {
-    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
-
-    if args.len() < 2 {
-        println!("Usage: {} [-v] <file>", CRATE);
-        exit(0);
+impl Args {
+    pub fn new() -> Args {
+        Args {
+            version: false,
+            file: None,
+        }
     }
 
-    let mut options: Options = Default::default();
+    pub fn handle(&mut self) {
+        let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
 
-    for arg in &args[1..] {
-        match arg.as_str() {
-            "-v" | "--version" => options.version = true,
-            flag if flag.starts_with('-') => panic!("option {} not implemented!", flag),
-            file => {
-                if !options.file.is_empty() {
-                    panic!("please specify only a single source file!");
+        if args.len() < 2 {
+            println!("Usage: {} [-v] <file>", CRATE);
+            exit(0);
+        }
+
+        for arg in &args[1..] {
+            match arg.as_str() {
+                "-v" | "--version" => self.version = true,
+                flag if flag.starts_with('-') => panic!("option {} not implemented!", flag),
+                file => {
+                    if self.file.is_some() {
+                        panic!("please specify only a single source file!");
+                    }
+                    self.file = Some(file.to_owned());
                 }
-                options.file = file.to_string();
+            }
+        }
+
+        if self.version {
+            println!("{} version: {}", CRATE, VERSION);
+        }
+
+        if self.file.is_none() {
+            if self.version {
+                exit(0);
+            } else {
+                panic!("no file supplied!");
             }
         }
     }
 
-    if options.version {
-        println!("{} version: {}", CRATE, VERSION);
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn get_file(self) -> String {
+        self.file.expect("no file supplied!")
     }
-
-    if options.file.is_empty() {
-        if options.version {
-            exit(0);
-        } else {
-            panic!("no file supplied!");
-        }
-    }
-
-    options.file
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e64bc57..6326e56 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
-use tricc::args;
+use std::fs;
+use std::panic;
+
+use tricc::args::Args;
 
 fn main() {
-    let file: String = args::handle();
-    println!("{}", file);
+    panic::set_hook(Box::new(|panic_info| {
+        if let Some(msg) = panic_info.payload().downcast_ref::<&str>() {
+            eprintln!("{}", msg);
+        } else if let Some(msg) = panic_info.payload().downcast_ref::<String>() {
+            eprintln!("{}", msg);
+        } else if let Some(location) = panic_info.location() {
+            eprintln!(
+                "panic occurred in file '{}' at line {}",
+                location.file(),
+                location.line(),
+            );
+        } else {
+            eprintln!("panic occurred");
+        }
+    }));
+
+    let mut args = Args::new();
+    args.handle();
+
+    let file = args.get_file();
+    let contents = fs::read_to_string(&file).expect("Couldn't read the file");
 }