diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6600a98..beb26d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 wordlists
+bin/*.out
+build/*.o
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d98aed7..589b77f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+INC := -I include
+
 main: compile link
 
 compile:
-	g++ -c -o build/main.o src/main.cpp
+	g++ $(INC) -c -o build/main.o src/main.cpp
+	g++ $(INC) -c -o build/sorts.o src/sorts.cpp
 
 link:
 	g++ -o bin/main.out build/*.o
diff --git a/bin/main.out b/bin/main.out
index 446ace6..f1ab970 100755
Binary files a/bin/main.out and b/bin/main.out differ
diff --git a/build/main.o b/build/main.o
index bce0179..ba8cc5d 100644
Binary files a/build/main.o and b/build/main.o differ
diff --git a/include/sorts.h b/include/sorts.h
index e69de29..d53cd3d 100644
--- a/include/sorts.h
+++ b/include/sorts.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef SORTS_H
+#define SORTS_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+class Sorter
+{
+private:
+    std::string filename;
+    std::vector<std::string> wordList;
+public:
+    void SetFileName(std::string newName);
+    std::string GetFileName(void);
+    void SetWordList(void);
+    void InsertionSort(void);
+    void MergeSort(void);
+    void HeapSort(void);
+};
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4d31658..f9efdb7 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-#include <iostream>
+#include "sorts.h"
 
-int main(void)
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    std::cout << "hello world\n";
+    Sorter newSort;
+    newSort.SetFileName(argv[1]);
+    newSort.SetWordList();
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/sorts.cpp b/src/sorts.cpp
index e69de29..383078b 100644
--- a/src/sorts.cpp
+++ b/src/sorts.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#include "sorts.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+void Sorter::SetFileName(std::string newName)
+{
+    this->filename = newName;
+}
+
+std::string Sorter::GetFileName(void)
+{
+    return this->filename;
+}
+
+void Sorter::SetWordList(void)
+{
+    std::string bufferStr;
+    std::ifstream file(this->filename);
+    if (!file.is_open())
+    {
+        std::cout << "Failed opening file\n";
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    while (getline(file, bufferStr))
+        wordList.push_back(bufferStr);
+    return;
+}
+
+void Sorter::InsertionSort(void)
+{
+    ;
+}
+
+void Sorter::MergeSort(void)
+{
+    ;
+}
+
+void Sorter::HeapSort(void)
+{
+    ;
+}
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