diff --git a/hyde/cli.py b/hyde/cli.py
index e69de29..60dc73f 100644
--- a/hyde/cli.py
+++ b/hyde/cli.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+The command line interface for hyde.
+"""
+import argparse
+
+from engine import init, gen, serve
+from version import __version__
+
+def main():
+    """
+    The main function called by hyde executable
+    """
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='hyde - A Python Static Website Generator',
+                                     epilog='Use %(prog)s {command} -h to get help on individual commands')
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', action='version', version='%(prog)s ' + __version__)
+    parser.add_argument('-s', '--sitepath', action='store', default='.', help="Location of the hyde site")
+    subcommands = parser.add_subparsers(title="Hyde commands",
+                                        description="Entry points for hyde")
+    init_command = subcommands.add_parser('init', help='Initializes a new hyde site')
+    init_command.set_defaults(run=init)
+    init_command.add_argument('-f', '--force', action='store_true', default=False, dest='force',
+                        help='Overwrite the current site if it exists')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    args.run(args)
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diff --git a/hyde/engine.py b/hyde/engine.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fae386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyde/engine.py
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+def init(args):
+    print args.sitepath
+    print args.force
+
+def gen(args): pass
+
+def serve(args): pass
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diff --git a/hyde/hyde.py b/hyde/hyde.py
index e69de29..7502bbf 100644
--- a/hyde/hyde.py
+++ b/hyde/hyde.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+The hyde executable
+"""
+from cli import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/hyde/version.py b/hyde/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..519bfa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyde/version.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Handles hyde version
+TODO: Use fabric like versioning scheme
+"""
+__version__ = '0.6.0'
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