diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a0402e5..8c07757 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3,3 +3,57 @@
 [[package]]
 name = "aur-helper"
 version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustc-serialize",
+ "toml-config",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cfg-if"
+version = "0.1.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4785bdd1c96b2a846b2bd7cc02e86b6b3dbf14e7e53446c4f54c92a361040822"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "log"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e19e8d5c34a3e0e2223db8e060f9e8264aeeb5c5fc64a4ee9965c062211c024b"
+dependencies = [
+ "log 0.4.11",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "log"
+version = "0.4.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4fabed175da42fed1fa0746b0ea71f412aa9d35e76e95e59b192c64b9dc2bf8b"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc-serialize"
+version = "0.3.24"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dcf128d1287d2ea9d80910b5f1120d0b8eede3fbf1abe91c40d39ea7d51e6fda"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.1.30"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0590d72182e50e879c4da3b11c6488dae18fccb1ae0c7a3eda18e16795844796"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustc-serialize",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml-config"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3de5e51a3b687866a2af93d043ff056f797b8c49e2d9d93376eeeaaf66682871"
+dependencies = [
+ "log 0.3.9",
+ "rustc-serialize",
+ "toml",
+]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2bd831c..3476044 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ edition = "2018"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+toml-config = "0.4.0"
+rustc-serialize = "0.3.24"
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diff --git a/src/argument_parser.rs b/src/argument_parser.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb267eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/argument_parser.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use std::env;
+
+pub struct Args {
+    pub(crate) operation: Option<String>,
+    pub(crate) argument: Option<String>
+}
+
+pub fn get_argument_settings() -> Args {
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    Args {
+        operation: args.get(1).cloned(),
+        argument: args.get(2).cloned()
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/config_file_actions.rs b/src/config_file_actions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..203d3e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config_file_actions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+extern crate rustc_serialize;
+extern crate toml_config;
+
+use std::path::Path;
+use toml_config::ConfigFactory;
+use std::fs::{create_dir_all, OpenOptions};
+use std::{env, io};
+use std::io::{ErrorKind, Write};
+
+#[derive(RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable)]
+pub struct Config  {
+    pub nested: NestedConfig
+}
+
+// Defaults will be used for missing/invalid configurations in the TOML config file
+impl Default for Config {
+    fn default() -> Config {
+        Config {
+            nested: NestedConfig::default()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    const PATH: &'static str = "config.toml";
+
+    fn serialize(&self) -> String {
+        format!("[nested]\ninstall_directory = \"{}\"\ninstalled_packages = [\"{}\"]", self.nested.install_directory, self.nested.installed_packages.to_owned().join("\",\""))
+    }
+
+    pub fn write(&self) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
+        let path_string = Config::PATH;
+        let path = Path::new(path_string);
+        if path.exists() && !path.is_file() {
+            Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, format!("The given path is not a file: {}", path_string).as_str()))
+        } else {
+            let dir = path.parent().expect(format!("Config path does not have a parent directory: {}", path_string).as_str());
+
+            create_dir_all(dir).expect(format!("Could not create directory {}", dir.display()).as_str());
+
+            let mut config_buffer = OpenOptions::new()
+                .write(true)
+                .truncate(true)
+                .open(path)
+                .unwrap();
+
+            config_buffer.write_all(self.serialize().as_bytes()).expect(format!("Could not write to config file {}", path_string).as_str());
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable)]
+pub struct NestedConfig  {
+    pub install_directory: String,
+    pub installed_packages: Vec<String>
+}
+
+impl Default for NestedConfig {
+    fn default() -> NestedConfig {
+        NestedConfig {
+            install_directory: "~/.cache/aur-helper/packages".to_owned(),
+            installed_packages: Vec::new()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn load_config() -> Config {
+    let cfg: Config = ConfigFactory::load(Path::new(Config::PATH));
+    let home_env = env::var("HOME").expect("Could not find HOME environment variable.");
+    let relative_home_dir = home_env.as_str();
+    let absolute_home_dir = cfg.nested.install_directory.replace("~", relative_home_dir);
+    let package_path = Path::new(absolute_home_dir.as_str());
+
+    create_dir_all(package_path).expect(format!("Could not create package directory {}", package_path.display()).as_str());
+
+    cfg.write().expect("Cannot write configuration to file");
+
+    cfg
+}
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e7a11a9..ce14aa8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,47 @@
+use crate::argument_parser::get_argument_settings;
+use crate::config_file_actions::Config;
+
+mod config_file_actions;
+mod argument_parser;
+mod ops;
+
 fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world!");
+    let args = get_argument_settings();
+
+    let mut cfg: Config = config_file_actions::load_config();
+    println!("{}", cfg.nested.install_directory);
+    println!("{:?}", cfg.nested.installed_packages);
+
+    if let Some(operation) = args.operation {
+        let argument = args.argument;
+
+        match operation.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "install" => {
+                require_argument(&argument);
+                ops::install(argument.unwrap());
+            },
+            "list" => {
+                ops::list_installed();
+            },
+            "update" => {
+                require_argument(&argument);
+                ops::update(argument.unwrap());
+            },
+            "remove" => {
+                require_argument(&argument);
+                ops::remove(argument.unwrap());
+            }
+            _ => {
+                ops::help();
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        ops::help();
+    }
 }
+
+fn require_argument(argument: &Option<String>) {
+    if argument.is_none() {
+        panic!("This option requires an additional argument.");
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/ops.rs b/src/ops.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94a5d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ops.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+pub fn install(argument: String) {
+    println!("Argument: {}", argument);
+}
+
+pub fn list_installed() {
+    println!("Here's packages!");
+}
+
+pub fn update(argument: String) {
+    println!("Argument: {}", argument);
+}
+
+pub fn remove(argument: String) {
+    println!("Argument: {}", argument);
+}
+
+pub fn help() {
+    println!("Help!");
+}
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