diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f9edfc..75f31d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ CC?=gcc
 BIN?=elem
 
 make: src/main.c
-	$(CC) -o $(BIN) src/map.c src/main.c
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+	$(CC) -o $(BIN) src/map.c src/loader.c src/command.c src/main.c
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diff --git a/src/command.c b/src/command.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b1b5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/command.c
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define MAX_BUF_LENGTH 1024
+#define MAX_COMBO_LENGTH 1024
+
+int fix_delim(char *command, char *needle) {
+  char *delim = strstr(command, needle);
+
+  if (!delim)
+    return 0;
+
+  delim[0] = ';';
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+int sort_comp(const void *a, const void *b) {
+  return strcmp(*(char **)a, *(char **)b);
+}
+
+char *get_command(char *command, char *command_re, char **sort_tmp) {
+  fgets(command, MAX_BUF_LENGTH - 1, stdin);
+
+  while (1) {
+    int get_out = 0;
+    get_out |= fix_delim(command, "+");
+    get_out |= fix_delim(command, ",");
+    if (!get_out)
+      break;
+  }
+  int cl = strlen(command);
+
+  command[cl - 1] = '\0';
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < cl - 1; i++) {
+    command[i] = tolower(command[i]);
+  }
+
+  sort_tmp[0] = command;
+  int combos = 0;
+  for (int i = 1; i < MAX_COMBO_LENGTH; i++) {
+    combos = i;
+    sort_tmp[i] = strstr(command, ";");
+    if (sort_tmp[i] == 0)
+      break;
+    sort_tmp[i][0] = '\0';
+    sort_tmp[i]++;
+  }
+
+  qsort(sort_tmp, combos, sizeof(char *), sort_comp);
+
+  char *command_re_tmp = command_re;
+  for (int i = 0; i < combos; i++) {
+    if (i != 0) {
+      command_re_tmp[0] = ';';
+      command_re_tmp++;
+    }
+    char *last = sort_tmp[i];
+    strcpy(command_re_tmp, last);
+    command_re_tmp += strlen(last);
+  }
+
+  return command_re;
+}
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diff --git a/src/command.h b/src/command.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aead233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/command.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+char *get_command(char *command, char *command_re, char **sort_tmp);
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diff --git a/src/loader.c b/src/loader.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e712c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/loader.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "map.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define MAX_FILE_SIZE 1024 * 16
+
+void load_elements(hashmap *m, char *table) {
+  FILE *fptr;
+
+  fptr = fopen(table, "r");
+
+  char *str;
+
+  while (1) {
+    str = calloc(MAX_FILE_SIZE, sizeof(char));
+    if (!fgets(str, MAX_FILE_SIZE, fptr))
+      break;
+
+    char *combo = strstr(str, ";");
+    combo[0] = '\0';
+    combo++;
+
+    hashmap_set(m, combo, strlen(combo) - 1, (uintptr_t)str);
+  }
+
+  // todo: properly free this
+}
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diff --git a/src/loader.h b/src/loader.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f1bdde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/loader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "map.h"
+void load_elements(hashmap *m, char *table);
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diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2fe5817..463c8b7 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,51 +1,13 @@
-#include "map.h"
-#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include "command.h"
+#include "loader.h"
 
-#define MAX_FILE_SIZE 1024 * 16
 #define MAX_BUF_LENGTH 1024
 #define MAX_COMBO_LENGTH 1024
 
-void load_elements(hashmap *m, char *table) {
-  FILE *fptr;
-
-  fptr = fopen(table, "r");
-
-  char *str;
-
-  while (1) {
-    str = calloc(MAX_FILE_SIZE, sizeof(char));
-    if (!fgets(str, MAX_FILE_SIZE, fptr))
-      break;
-
-    char *combo = strstr(str, ";");
-    combo[0] = '\0';
-    combo++;
-
-    hashmap_set(m, combo, strlen(combo) - 1, (uintptr_t)str);
-  }
-
-  // todo: properly free this
-}
-
-int fix_delim(char *command, char *needle) {
-  char *delim = strstr(command, needle);
-
-  if (!delim)
-    return 0;
-
-  delim[0] = ';';
-
-  return 1;
-}
-
-int sort_comp(const void *a, const void *b) {
-  return strcmp(*(char **)a, *(char **)b);
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   hashmap *elements = hashmap_create();
   hashmap *inv = hashmap_create();
@@ -58,46 +20,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   while (1) {
     // todo: separate into functions
-    fgets(command, MAX_BUF_LENGTH - 1, stdin);
 
-    while (1) {
-      int get_out = 0;
-      get_out |= fix_delim(command, "+");
-      get_out |= fix_delim(command, ",");
-      if (!get_out)
-        break;
-    }
-    int cl = strlen(command);
-
-    command[cl - 1] = '\0';
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < cl - 1; i++) {
-      command[i] = tolower(command[i]);
-    }
-
-    sort_tmp[0] = command;
-    int combos = 0;
-    for (int i = 1; i < MAX_COMBO_LENGTH; i++) {
-      combos = i;
-      sort_tmp[i] = strstr(command, ";");
-      if (sort_tmp[i] == 0)
-        break;
-      sort_tmp[i][0] = '\0';
-      sort_tmp[i]++;
-    }
-
-    qsort(sort_tmp, combos, sizeof(char *), sort_comp);
-
-    char *command_re_tmp = command_re;
-    for (int i = 0; i < combos; i++) {
-      if (i != 0) {
-        command_re_tmp[0] = ';';
-        command_re_tmp++;
-      }
-      char *last = sort_tmp[i];
-      strcpy(command_re_tmp, last);
-      command_re_tmp += strlen(last);
-    }
+    command_re = get_command(command, command_re, sort_tmp);
 
     uintptr_t result;
     hashmap_get(elements, command_re, strlen(command_re), &result);