diff --git a/args.c b/args.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35d0005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/args.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+#include "args.h"
+
+const pargs_t* parsed_args = NULL;
+static const pargs_t default_args[1] = { A_DEFAULT_ARGS }; //A_DEFAULT_ARGS_P;
+
+const pargs_t* a_get_program_args() {
+	return parsed_args ?: default_args; 
+}
+
+bool a_is_parsed() { return parsed_args != NULL; }
+
+enum arg_parse_result a_parse_into(pargs_t *restrict parsed, int *restrict argc, char** *restrict p_argv, char** *restrict p_envp)
+{
+	//TODO
+	return A_PF_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+enum arg_parse_result a_parse(int *restrict argc, char** *restrict p_argv, char** *restrict p_envp)
+{
+	_Thread_local static pargs_t glob_parsed_args;
+	enum arg_parse_result r = a_parse_into(&glob_parsed_args, argc, p_argv, p_envp);
+
+	if(!r) parsed_args = &glob_parsed_args; // A_P_OK
+	return r;
+}
diff --git a/args.h b/args.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f09d4be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/args.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#ifndef _ARGS_H
+#define _ARGS_H
+#define _a_inline_proto __attribute__((__gnu_inline__, __always_inline__)) extern inline
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+enum arg_parse_result {
+	A_PF_UNKNOWN = -1,
+	A_P_OK = 0,
+
+	// TODO: specific errors... 
+};
+
+typedef struct {
+	struct {
+		bool in,out,err;
+	} replace; // { 1, 1, 0 }
+
+	const char* target; // NULL -> default "/dev/null"
+
+	struct {
+		/*struct _Alignas(uint64_t) {
+			int64_t n : 63;
+			bool all  : 1;
+		} __attribute__((packed, aligned(uint64_t)));*/
+		size_t n;
+
+		int fds[];
+	}* restrict fd_pass; // A_FD_PASS_NONE
+
+} pargs_t;
+
+#define A_FD_PASS_ALL  ((void*)(~((uintptr_t)0ul)))
+#define A_FD_PASS_NONE NULL
+
+#define A_DEFAULT_ARGS ((pargs_t){ { true, true, false}, NULL, A_FD_PASS_NONE })
+#define A_DEFAULT_ARGS_P ((pargs_t[1]) { A_DEFAULT_ARGS } )
+
+extern const pargs_t* parsed_args;
+
+/// Return parsed args or default args if no parsed args have been set.
+_a_inline_proto const pargs_t* a_get_program_args()
+{ 
+	__attribute__((section(".text#"))) // Does this give any actual benefit?
+	static const pargs_t default_args = A_DEFAULT_ARGS; 
+
+	return parsed_args ?: &default_args;//A_DEFAULT_ARGS_P; 
+}
+
+/// Have the program's arguments been parsed?
+_a_inline_proto bool a_is_parsed() 
+{ return parsed_args != NULL; }
+
+enum arg_parse_result a_parse_into(pargs_t *restrict parsed, int *restrict argc, char** *restrict p_argv, char** *restrict p_envp);
+
+_a_inline_proto // TODO: XXX: Is this worth it?
+enum arg_parse_result a_parse(int *restrict argc, char** *restrict p_argv, char** *restrict p_envp)
+{
+	static pargs_t glob_parsed_args; //XXX: Wth is this an error?
+	enum arg_parse_result r = a_parse_into(&glob_parsed_args, argc, p_argv, p_envp);
+
+	if(!r) parsed_args = &glob_parsed_args; // A_P_OK
+	return r;
+}
+#undef _a_inline_proto
+#endif /* _ARGS_H */
diff --git a/sink.c b/sink.c
index 962ee7b..2296367 100644
--- a/sink.c
+++ b/sink.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #include "comp_features.h"
 
+#include "args.h"
+
 __attribute__((used)) // For loading debug binary symbol
 const enum compiled_features sink_compiled_features = FEATURE_FLAGS;
 
@@ -206,8 +208,15 @@ static void print_debug_info(int argc, char* const* argv, char* const* envp)
 #define print_debug_info(a,b,c) ((void)((void)(a), (void)(b), (void)(c)))
 #endif
 
+static bool parse_args(int *restrict argc, char** *restrict argv, char** *restrict envp)
+{
+	return a_parse(argc, argv, envp) == A_P_OK   || true; //TODO: Print proper error messages on failures.
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp)
 {
+	if(!parse_args(&argc, &argv, &envp)) return 1;
+
 #if FEATURE_HAS_FLAG(NO_ENV)
 	(void)envp;
 #define GET_ENV ((char*[]){NULL})