diff --git a/build.rb b/build.rb
index 506fef1..a727bd2 100755
--- a/build.rb
+++ b/build.rb
@@ -31,13 +31,16 @@ def parse(arg)
 	when "debug"
 		$EFLAGS = "-DDEBUG"
 		main
+	
+	else
+		#error "unknown argument: #{arg}"
+		print arg
+	end
 
-	when arg.split("=")[0] = "cc"
+	case arg.split("=")[0]
+	when "cc"
 		$CC = arg.split("=")[1]
 		main
-	
-	else
-		error "unknown argument: #{arg}"
 	end
 end
 
diff --git a/rub b/rub
index 8151aad..a1eaf9f 100755
--- a/rub
+++ b/rub
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 require 'fileutils'
 
+HELP = 	"\trub init <name> - initialize a new project\n" \
+		"\trub help - display help message\n" \
+		"\trub meow - meows\n" \
+		"\trub - run build.rb in current directory\n"
+
 ANSI_RED = "\e[31m"
 ANSI_CLEAR = "\e[0m"
 RUB = "#{ANSI_RED}RUB#{ANSI_CLEAR}"
@@ -22,9 +27,13 @@ def rub_init(name)
 	error("build directory already exists") if File.exist? "build"
 	error(".git already exists") if File.exist? ".git"	
 
-	File.mkdir "src"
-	File.mkdir "build"
-	FileUtils.cp(RUBDIR + "build.rb", Dir.pwd)
+	FileUtils.mkdir "src"
+	FileUtils.mkdir "build"
+	#FileUtils.cp(RUBDIR + "build.rb", Dir.pwd)
+
+	buildfile = File.readlines(RUBDIR + "build.rb")
+	buildfile.insert(17, "APPNAME=\"#{name}\"\n")
+	File.write("build.rb", buildfile.join)
 
 	`git init`
 	`git branch -m main`
@@ -37,6 +46,10 @@ def parse_arg(arg)
 
 	when "meow"
 		puts "#{RUB}: meow :3"
+
+	when "help"
+		puts HELP
+	
 	end
 end
 
@@ -49,9 +62,16 @@ end
 
 case ARGV.count
 when 0
+	unless File.exist? "build.rb"
+		error("could not find 'build.rb'")
+	end
+
 	require "#{Dir.pwd}/build.rb"
+	exit 0
 when 1
 	parse_arg(ARGV[0])
 when 2
 	parse_args(ARGV)
 end
+
+#require "#{Dir.pwd}/build.rb"