diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index cf34c55..8f151fa 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ dependencies:
   - mtl
   - prettyprinter
   - unordered-containers
+  - optparse-applicative
+  - temporary
 
 default-extensions:
   - ConstraintKinds
diff --git a/src/Rubyhs.hs b/src/Rubyhs.hs
index 8cd4deb..6617034 100644
--- a/src/Rubyhs.hs
+++ b/src/Rubyhs.hs
@@ -8,29 +8,72 @@ import Data.ByteString.Lazy (ByteString)
 import Data.Foldable (traverse_)
 import Data.Language.Ruby (Block)
 import Frelude
-import System.Environment (getArgs)
 import System.Process (readProcess)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8 as ByteString
 import Rubyhs.References (references)
+import Options.Applicative (Parser)
+import qualified Options.Applicative as Options
+import System.IO.Temp (withSystemTempFile)
+import System.IO (hFlush)
 
 main :: IO ()
-main = getArgs >>= traverse_ run
+main = do
+  Command{targets, printAST} <- getCommand
+  blocks <- decodeInput @Block targets
+  if printAST
+  then traverse_ @[] putEncoded blocks
+  else traverse_ (putEncoded . references) blocks
 
-run :: FilePath -> IO ()
-run p = do
-  json <- runParser p
-  block <- decodeFail @_ @Block $ ByteString.pack json
-  ByteString.putStrLn $ encode block
-  ByteString.putStrLn $ encode $ references block
+-- | Decode from files and mappends the stuff from stdin.
+decodeInput :: FromJSON a => [FilePath] -> IO [a]
+decodeInput = \case
+  [] -> ByteString.getContents >>= fmap pure . decode
+  ps -> traverse decodeFile ps
+
+putEncoded :: ToJSON a => a -> IO ()
+putEncoded = ByteString.putStrLn . encode
+
+decodeFile :: FromJSON a => FilePath -> IO a
+decodeFile = runRubyParseFile >=> decodeFail . ByteString.pack
+
+decode :: FromJSON a => ByteString -> IO a
+decode = runRubyParse >=> decodeFail . ByteString.pack
+
+data Command = Command
+  { targets  :: [FilePath]
+  , printAST :: Bool
+  }
+
+command :: Parser Command
+command = Command <$> targets <*> printAST
+  where
+  targets = many (Options.argument Options.str (Options.metavar "TARGET"))
+  printAST = Options.switch
+    $  Options.long "quiet"
+    <> Options.short 'q'
+    <> Options.help "Whether to be quiet"
+
+getCommand :: IO Command
+getCommand = Options.execParser opts
+  where
+    opts = Options.info (Options.helper <*> command)
+      ( Options.fullDesc
+     <> Options.progDesc "Print a greeting for TARGET"
+     <> Options.header "hello - a test for optparse-applicative" )
 
 decodeFail :: MonadFail m => FromJSON a => ByteString -> m a
 decodeFail s = case eitherDecode s of
   Left err -> Frelude.fail err
   Right a -> pure a
 
-runParser :: FilePath -> IO String
-runParser p = sh "ruby-parse" ["--emit-json", "--25", p]
+runRubyParseFile :: FilePath -> IO String
+runRubyParseFile p = sh "ruby-parse" ["--emit-json", "--25", p]
+
+runRubyParse :: ByteString -> IO String
+runRubyParse s = withSystemTempFile "rubyhs" $ \p h -> do
+  ByteString.hPut h s
+  hFlush h
+  runRubyParseFile p
 
 sh :: String -> [String] -> IO String
 sh cmd args = readProcess cmd args mempty
-