diff --git a/c/cmdlineoptions.c b/c/cmdlineoptions.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74ee562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/cmdlineoptions.c
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include "cmdlineoptions.h"
+
+
+CmdOptions cmdoptions;
+
+void CmdOptions_Init(){
+	if (cmdoptions.init == 0) {
+		cmdoptions.init = 1;
+		// do we have to init something?
+		// add the help option
+		CmdOptions_Add("help","--help");
+		CmdOptions_Add("help","-h");
+		CmdOptions_Add("help","-?");
+		CmdOptions_AddDescription("help","Display the help text.");
+	}
+}
+
+int CmdOptions_Parse(int argc, char** argv){
+
+}
+
+int CmdOptions_Add(char* name, char* option){
+
+}
+
+int CmdOptions_AddDefaultParameter(char* name, char* defaultparameter){
+
+}
+
+int CmdOptions_AddPossibleParameter(char* name, char* possibleParameter){
+
+}
+
+int CmdOptions_AddDescription(char* name, char* description) {
+
+}
+
+bool    CmdOptions_IsSet(char* name) {
+
+}
+
+char*   CmdOptions_Get(char* name) {
+
+}
+
+int     CmdOptions_GetInt(char* name) {
+
+}
+
+long    CmdOptions_GetLong(char* name){
+
+}
+
+double  CmdOptions_GetDouble(char* name) {
+
+}
+
+int     CmdOptions_GetAll(char* name, char** values, unsigned int* count) {
+
+}
diff --git a/c/cmdlineoptions.h b/c/cmdlineoptions.h
index d8bc5f6..a552f3a 100644
--- a/c/cmdlineoptions.h
+++ b/c/cmdlineoptions.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef CMDLINEOPTIONS_H
 #define CMDLINEOPTIONS_H
 
-
 struct Option {
 	char* 		name; 	// the name of this option
 	char** 		options; 	//dashed option name and alternatives
@@ -17,11 +16,22 @@ struct Option {
 	bool 		set; 		// boolean if this option has been set
 };
 
+struct CONode {
+	CONode* prev;
+	CONode* next;
+	Option* option;
+};
+
 struct CmdOptions {
 	bool 		init;
-	Option** 	options;
+	CONode*  	options;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Main structure
+ */
+extern CmdOptions cmdoptions;
+
 /** Init function dummy.
  */
 void CmdOptions_Init();