diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01b5136..ddca65c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,8 @@ Thumbs.db
 *.swp
 *.swo
 *~
+
+
+# Added by cargo
+
+/target
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10dfd3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "viexp"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10b45ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "viexp"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..922e893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+pub fn run() {
+    print!("viexp {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    #[test]
+    fn sanity() {
+        assert_eq!(2 + 2, 4);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eb6057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    viexp::run()
+}