diff --git a/src/log.rs b/src/log.rs
index e5aa230..604ac0c 100644
--- a/src/log.rs
+++ b/src/log.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::error::Error;
-pub use log::{debug, info, set_logger, set_max_level, warn, LevelFilter};
+pub use log::{debug, error, info, set_logger, set_max_level, warn, LevelFilter};
 
 use std::{
     fs::File,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 099ad01..359df32 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ mod syntax;
 use crate::log::*;
 use prompt::Prompt;
 use shell::Shell;
+use syntax::Eval;
 
 use std::io::Write;
 
@@ -55,9 +56,22 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     shell.output.newline()?;
                     let s = shell.line.pop();
                     info!("◇ {}", s);
-                    let tree = parse::parse(&s)?;
-                    debug!("  {:?}", tree);
-                    shell.exec(tree.into())?;
+                    // let tree = parse::parse(&s)?;
+                    match syntax::x(&s) {
+                        Ok(tree) => {
+                            debug!("  {:?}", tree);
+                            let mut state = syntax::State::new();
+                            if let Err(e) = tree.eval(&mut state) {
+                                error!("{e:?}");
+                                println!("Error: {e:?}");
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            error!("{e:?}");
+                            println!("Error: {e:?}");
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // shell.exec(tree.into())?;
                     // Some commands don't leave the terminal in a clean state, so we use reset
                     // to ensure that our input and output modes are what we expect them to be.
                     shell.reset()?;
diff --git a/src/parse2.rs b/src/parse2.rs
index 950be60..265e5eb 100644
--- a/src/parse2.rs
+++ b/src/parse2.rs
@@ -69,10 +69,8 @@ impl Iterator for ChildIter {
     type Item = Cursor;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        println!("next");
         let children = self.target.children.borrow();
         let v = children.get(self.idx)?;
-        println!("next has: {v:?}");
         self.idx += 1;
         Some(Cursor {
             target: Rc::clone(v),
@@ -176,7 +174,6 @@ impl<'text> Parser<'text> {
     }
 
     fn step(&mut self) -> Result<bool, ParseError> {
-        println!("parser step...");
         match self.cursor.value() {
             Value::Start => self.step_start(),
             Value::Statement => self.step_statement(),
@@ -186,30 +183,24 @@ impl<'text> Parser<'text> {
 
     fn step_start(&mut self) -> Result<bool, ParseError> {
         assert!(matches!(self.cursor.value(), Value::Start));
-        println!("step start node");
         match self.source.peek()? {
             Some(Token::Word(_)) => {
                 self.cursor.push(Value::Statement)?;
                 let token = self.source.next().unwrap()?;
                 self.cursor.push(Value::Terminal(token))?;
                 self.cursor.up()?;
-                println!("start node returns true...");
                 Ok(true)
             }
             Some(Token::Glob(_)) => {
                 let token = self.source.next().unwrap()?;
                 Err(ParseError::UnexpectedToken(token))
             }
-            None => {
-                println!("start node has ... nothin peeked in source");
-                Ok(false)
-            }
+            None => Ok(false),
         }
     }
 
     fn step_statement(&mut self) -> Result<bool, ParseError> {
         assert!(matches!(self.cursor.value(), Value::Statement));
-        println!("step statement node");
         match self.source.peek()? {
             Some(Token::Word(_) | Token::Glob(_)) => {
                 let token = self.source.next().unwrap()?;
diff --git a/src/syntax.rs b/src/syntax.rs
index 47f3c24..f7e3238 100644
--- a/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/src/syntax.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use std::{collections::HashSet, process};
 
-struct State {}
+pub struct State {}
 
 impl State {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ impl State {
     }
 }
 
-trait Eval {
+pub trait Eval {
     fn eval(&self, ctx: &mut State) -> Result<Value, ExecError>;
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-enum Element {
+pub enum Element {
     Block(Block),
     Command(Command),
     Literal(Value),
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl Eval for Element {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-enum Value {
+pub enum Value {
     None,
     Text(String),
     ExitStatus(process::ExitStatus),
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl Value {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct Block {
+pub struct Block {
     commands: Vec<Command>,
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl Eval for Block {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct Command {
+pub struct Command {
     name: Box<Element>,
     args: Vec<Element>,
 }
@@ -123,11 +123,9 @@ impl TreeBuilder {
     fn descend(&mut self, source: &mut parse2::Cursor) -> Result<Element, ParseError> {
         let e = match source.value() {
             parse2::Value::Start => {
-                println!("start node");
                 let mut root = Block::new();
                 let children = source.iter_children();
                 for mut child in children {
-                    println!("child");
                     let e = self.descend(&mut child)?;
                     match e {
                         Element::Command(cmd) => root.commands.push(cmd),
@@ -137,7 +135,6 @@ impl TreeBuilder {
                 Element::Block(root)
             }
             parse2::Value::Statement => {
-                println!("statement node");
                 let mut children = source.iter_children();
                 let mut first = children.next().unwrap();
                 let name = self.descend(&mut first)?;
@@ -152,14 +149,12 @@ impl TreeBuilder {
                 Element::Command(cmd)
             }
             parse2::Value::Terminal(Token::Word(word)) => {
-                println!("terminal word node");
                 Element::Literal(Value::Text(word.to_string()))
             }
             parse2::Value::Terminal(Token::Glob(_)) => {
                 todo!()
             }
         };
-        println!("visited: {:?}", source.target.id);
         self.visited.insert(source.target.id);
         Ok(e)
     }
@@ -171,11 +166,10 @@ fn build(mut source: parse2::Cursor) -> Result<Element, ParseError> {
     builder.descend(&mut source)
 }
 
-fn x(source: &str) -> Result<Element, ParseError> {
+pub fn x(source: &str) -> Result<Element, ParseError> {
     let tokens = Lexer::new(source);
     let parser = parse2::Parser::new(tokens);
     let mut parse_tree = parser.parse()?;
-    println!("parse tree: {parse_tree:?}");
     let mut builder = TreeBuilder::new();
     builder.descend(&mut parse_tree)
 }
@@ -187,9 +181,10 @@ mod test {
 
     #[test]
     fn hi() -> Result<(), ParseError> {
-        let e = x("ls one two three ; ls four")?;
+        let e = x("ls one two three")?;
         print!("{:?}", e);
-        Ok(())
+        todo!()
+        //Ok(())
     }
 }