diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2c76ef6..7e86271 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 exa
+exa-test
 *~
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1383d9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+COMPILER = rustc
+
+all:
+	$(COMPILER) exa.rs
+
+test:
+	$(COMPILER) --test exa.rs -o exa-test
+	./exa-test
+
+clean:
+	rm -f exa
+	rm -f exa-test
+
+
+