diff --git a/42sh/src/builtin/bt_read_parse.c b/42sh/src/builtin/bt_read_parse.c
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+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   bt_read_parse.c                                    :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2017/01/27 18:25:22 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/27 19:40:14 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "builtin_read.h"
+
+static t_readopt	*bt_read_getopt(char letter)
+{
+	int		i;
+
+	i = 0;
+	while (g_readtab[i].letter)
+	{
+		if (g_readtab[i].letter == letter)
+			return (&g_readtab[i]);
+		i++;
+	}
+	return (NULL);
+}
+
+int					bt_read_parse(t_read *data, char **av)
+{
+	int			i;
+	int			j;
+	int			k;
+	t_readopt	*opt;
+
+	i = 1;
+	k = 0;
+	while (av[i])
+	{
+		j = 0;
+		if (av[i][j++] == '-')
+		{
+			if (av[i][j] == '-' && av[i][j + 1] == 0)
+			{
+				i++;
+				break ;
+			}
+			while (av[i][j])
+			{
+				if (!(opt = bt_read_getopt(av[i][j])))
+				{
+					ft_dprintf(2, "{red}%s: bad option: %c{eoc}\n", SHELL_NAME, av[i][j]);
+					return (2);
+				}
+				data->opts |= opt->flag;
+				if (opt->get)
+				{
+					(*opt->get)(data, av[++i]);
+					break ;
+				}
+				j++;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+			break ;
+		i++;
+	}
+	data->names = av[i] ? av + i : NULL;
+	DG("read_opts: %b", data->opts);
+	DG("\ndelim=%c\nnchars=%i\nprompt=%s\ntimeout=%i\nfd=%i",
+		data->delim, data->nchars, data->prompt, data->timeout, data->fd);
+	return (0);
+}
+
+int					bt_read_init(t_read *data, char **av)
+{
+	data->opts = 0;
+	data->delim = '\n';
+	data->nchars = -1;
+	data->prompt = NULL;
+	data->fd = 0;
+	data->input = NULL;
+	if ((bt_read_parse(data, av)))
+		return (1);
+	if (data->names)
+		DG("%s,%s", data->names[0], data->names[1]);
+	bt_read_terminit(data);
+	return (0);
+}