diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 90062b1..c2e8000 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-GCC=gcc -g
+GCC=gcc -g -lreadline
 
 .PHONY default: build 
 
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 25a30e9..5a63be6 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 #include <dirent.h>
 
+#include <readline/readline.h>
+#include <readline/history.h>
+
 int get_alias(Alias *alias, State *state, char *name); 
 int add_alias(State* state, char *name, char *substitution); 
 int del_alias(State *state, char *name); 
@@ -113,7 +116,6 @@ int del_array_element(GrowingArray* array, char* key) {
                     } else {
                         array->inner[i] = array->inner[i+1];
                     }
-
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -203,7 +205,6 @@ void shutdown(State *state) {
 }
 
 int check_pipes(State* state, int num_args, char* args[]) {
-
     int left = 0;
     int num_commands = 0;
     int space = 10;
@@ -256,13 +257,8 @@ int check_pipes(State* state, int num_args, char* args[]) {
     for (int i = 0; i < num_commands; i++) {
         execute(in, out, pipes[i], &child);
         if (i != num_commands - 1) {
-            if (in == pipein[0]) {
-                in = pipeout[0];
-                out = pipein[1];
-            } else {
-                in = pipein[0];
-                out = pipeout[1];
-            }
+            in = pipeout[0];
+            out = pipein[1];
         } else {
             out = 1; 
             in = out - 1;
@@ -324,7 +320,6 @@ int check_builtins(State *state, int num_args, char *args[]) {
             }
         }
         return ER_FAILURE;
-
     }
 
     if (!strcmp(args[0], "alias")) {
@@ -459,11 +454,12 @@ int repl(State* state, FILE *input) {
         char *line;
 
         if (state->interactive) {
-            fprintf(state->output, "%s", state->ps1);
-        }
-
-        if (readline(input, &line)) {
-            return ER_SUCCESS;
+            line = readline(state->ps1);
+            add_history(line);
+        } else {
+            if (get_line(input, &line)) {
+                return ER_SUCCESS;
+            }
         }
 
         char **sep_string;
@@ -472,6 +468,7 @@ int repl(State* state, FILE *input) {
         split_string(&sep_string, &num_words, line, ' ');
 
         int err = check_pipes(state, num_words, sep_string);
+
         if (err == ER_NOT_EXISTS) {
             expand_command(state, num_words, sep_string);
         }
@@ -517,8 +514,8 @@ int startup(State *state, int argc, char **argv) {
             perror("Config file error");
             return err;
         }
+        fclose(rc);
     } 
-    fclose(rc);
 
     if (argc == 2) {
         FILE *script_text = fopen(argv[1], "r");
diff --git a/main.h b/main.h
index 3d63bdc..3aa5550 100644
--- a/main.h
+++ b/main.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-
 #ifndef MAINH
 #define MAINH
 
@@ -46,8 +45,10 @@ struct State {
     struct GrowingArray variables;
     int num_aliases;
     FILE* code;
-    FILE *input;
-    FILE *output;
+
+    FILE* input;
+    FILE* output;
+
     bool interactive;
     char *ps1;
 };
diff --git a/run.c b/run.c
index 233aa78..006b4d4 100644
--- a/run.c
+++ b/run.c
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #include "run.h"
 
+struct Job {
+    bool done;
+    int ret_val;
+    char **argv;
+    int argc;
+};
+
 /* Fork and exec a command given in args taking input from in and sending 
  * output to out. The arguments array must end in a NULL. 
  *
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 36e63c8..979412a 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ void *dualloc(void *thing, size_t size) {
 }
 
 /* Read a line into a newly created buffer */
-int readline(FILE* in, char **out) {
+int get_line(FILE* in, char **out) {
     int size_of_buffer = INITIAL_LINE_BUFFER;
     char *buffer = calloc(size_of_buffer, sizeof(char));
     char character;
@@ -159,14 +159,14 @@ int split_string(char **sep_string[], int *num, char *string, char delim) {
 
 int print_chicken(State *state) {
     char *chicken[] = {
-      "   _\n",
+      "     _\n",
       "    (o)\n",
       "   / |\n",
       "  /  |==========\n",
       "      \\  CHSH  /\n",
       "       \\______/\n",
       "           |\n",
-      "          _|}\n"};
+      "          _|\n"};
 
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; i ++) {
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 71bba55..d41968c 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 void *dualloc(void *thing, size_t size); 
 
-int readline(FILE* in, char **out); 
+int get_line(FILE* in, char **out); 
 
 int split_string(char **sep_string[], int *num, char *string, char delim);