diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index efc03a2..4530439 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #    By: qmennen <qmennen@student.codam.nl>           +#+                      #
 #                                                    +#+                       #
 #    Created: 2024/10/15 11:48:46 by whaffman      #+#    #+#                  #
-#    Updated: 2025/02/05 16:02:39 by whaffman      ########   odam.nl          #
+#    Updated: 2025/02/08 17:13:50 by willem        ########   odam.nl          #
 #                                                                              #
 # **************************************************************************** #
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LIBFT = $(LIBFT_PATH)/libft.a
 
 OBJ_PATH = obj
 
-VPATH = src:src/environment:src/prompt:src/lexer:src/token:src/utils
+VPATH = src:src/environment:src/prompt:src/lexer:src/token:src/utils:src/executor
 SOURCES = $(shell basename -a $(shell find $(SRC_PATH) -type f -name "*.c"))
 
 OBJECTS = $(addprefix $(OBJ_PATH)/, $(SOURCES:.c=.o))
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 endif
 
 all: $(NAME)
+	echo $(SOURCES)
 
 $(NAME): $(LIBFT) $(OBJECTS)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LDLIBS) -o $(NAME)
diff --git a/inc/minishell.h b/inc/minishell.h
index df1d28f..0bef049 100644
--- a/inc/minishell.h
+++ b/inc/minishell.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: whaffman <whaffman@student.codam.nl>         +#+                     */
 /*                                                   +#+                      */
 /*   Created: 2025/02/04 16:13:13 by whaffman      #+#    #+#                 */
-/*   Updated: 2025/02/08 19:45:37 by willem        ########   odam.nl         */
+/*   Updated: 2025/02/11 14:06:12 by whaffman      ########   odam.nl         */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
diff --git a/src/utils/simple_builtins.c b/src/utils/simple_builtins.c
index 8000d36..5dd9faa 100644
--- a/src/utils/simple_builtins.c
+++ b/src/utils/simple_builtins.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: whaffman <whaffman@student.codam.nl>         +#+                     */
 /*                                                   +#+                      */
 /*   Created: 2025/02/05 16:21:39 by whaffman      #+#    #+#                 */
-/*   Updated: 2025/02/08 19:46:26 by willem        ########   odam.nl         */
+/*   Updated: 2025/02/11 14:06:03 by whaffman      ########   odam.nl         */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void builtin_export(t_minishell *minishell)
 			environment_add(&(minishell->environment), arr[0], arr[1]);
 		ft_free_arr(arr);
 		tmp = tmp->next;
-	}	
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -53,10 +53,36 @@ static int	cmp_value(t_list *list, char *str)
 	return (FALSE);
 }
 
+void fork_execve(t_minishell *minishell, char *path, char **argv)
+{
+	pid_t	pid;
+	int		status;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid == 0)
+	{
+		execve(path, argv, environment_get_arr(minishell->environment));
+		while (*argv != NULL)
+			printf("%s\n", *argv++);
+		printf("minishell->: %s: %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	else if (pid < 0)
+	{
+		printf("minishell: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		free(path);
+		ft_free_arr(argv);
+		waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+		printf("exit status of pid(%d): %d\n", pid, (((status) & 0xff00) >> 8));
+	}
+}
+
 void	simple_builtins(t_minishell *minishell)
 {
 	char	*path;
-	
 	if (cmp_value(minishell->tokens, "clear"))
 		printf("\033[2J\033[1;1H");
 	else if (cmp_value(minishell->tokens, "env"))
@@ -76,7 +102,8 @@ void	simple_builtins(t_minishell *minishell)
 		else
 		{
 			printf("found excutable: %s\n", path);
-			free(path);		
+			fork_execve(minishell, path, ft_split(((t_token *)minishell->tokens->content)->value, ' '));
 		}
 	}
+
 }