diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ebd2a91..c8327bf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ checksum = "b03f7fbd470aa8b3ad163c85cce8bccfc11cc9c44ef12da0a4eddd98bd307352"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "spl"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 dependencies = [
  "multicall",
  "once_cell",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index abc24ab..5e48b28 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "spl"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Stack Pogramming Language: A simple, concise scripting language."
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ad9ed51..b1772ad 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,20 +7,38 @@ fn main() {
     let arg = &args
         .next()
         .unwrap_or_else(|| find_in_splpath("repl.spl").expect("no file to be run"));
-    if arg == "--build" {
+    if arg == "--build" || arg == "--run" {
         let file = args.next().unwrap();
         let data = fs::read_to_string(file.clone()).expect("unable to read specified file");
-        println!("Building SPL with specified natives file...");
-        let mut builder = RustAppBuilder::new();
-        if let Some(name) = args.next() {
-            builder.set_name(name);
+        let build_only = arg == "--build";
+        if build_only {
+            println!("Building SPL with specified natives file...");
+        }
+        let mut builder = RustAppBuilder::new();
+        if build_only {
+            if let Some(name) = args.next() {
+                builder.set_name(name);
+            }
+            println!("Embedding source...");
+        }
+        builder.add_source(file.to_owned(), data.to_owned());
+        if build_only {
+            println!("Preparing rust code...");
         }
-        println!("Embedding source...");
-        builder.add_source(file, data.to_owned());
-        println!("Preparing rust code...");
         builder.prepare(lex(data.to_owned()).expect("invalid SPL in natives file."));
-        println!("Building...");
-        println!("Built! Binary is {}", builder.build().unwrap().get_binary());
+        if build_only {
+            println!("Building...");
+        }
+        let app = builder.build(build_only).unwrap();
+        if build_only {
+            println!("Built! Binary is {}", app.get_binary());
+        } else {
+            let mut args: Vec<String> = args.collect();
+            args.insert(0, file);
+            app.execute(args).unwrap();
+            app.delete();
+        }
+
         return;
     }
     if let Err(x) = start_file(arg) {
diff --git a/src/oxidizer/mod.rs b/src/oxidizer/mod.rs
index abc2d14..1fb2804 100644
--- a/src/oxidizer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/oxidizer/mod.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 
 use std::{
     collections::{hash_map::DefaultHasher, HashMap},
-    env, fs,
+    env,
+    ffi::OsStr,
+    fs,
     hash::{Hash, Hasher},
     io,
-    process::{Child, Command},
+    process::{Child, Command, Stdio},
 };
 
 use crate::{FuncImplType, Keyword, Word, Words};
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ mod splrs;
 pub struct RustApp {
     /// The path to the binary
     binary: String,
+    /// The path to the project dir
+    dir: String,
 }
 
 impl RustApp {
@@ -27,9 +31,18 @@ impl RustApp {
     }
 
     /// Executes the binary with some args
-    pub fn execute(&self, args: Vec<&str>) -> Result<Child, io::Error> {
+    pub fn execute<I, S>(&self, args: I) -> Result<Child, io::Error>
+    where
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+        S: AsRef<OsStr>,
+    {
         Command::new(self.binary.clone()).args(args).spawn()
     }
+
+    /// Deletes the binary and rust project
+    pub fn delete(self) {
+        fs::remove_dir_all(self.dir).expect("unable to delete RustApp");
+    }
 }
 
 /// A rust function which was embedded in SPL
@@ -99,7 +112,7 @@ impl RustAppBuilder {
     }
 
     /// Builds the desired app, including literally building it using cargo.
-    pub fn build(self) -> Result<RustApp, io::Error> {
+    pub fn build(self, output: bool) -> Result<RustApp, io::Error> {
         // we need a temp folder!
         let tmp = "."; // TODO replace?
         let name = match self.name {
@@ -115,16 +128,20 @@ impl RustAppBuilder {
             .arg("new")
             .arg(format!("spl-{name}"))
             .current_dir(tmp)
+            .stdout(Stdio::null())
+            .stderr(Stdio::null())
             .spawn()
             .unwrap()
-            .wait_with_output();
+            .wait();
         Command::new("cargo")
             .arg("add")
             .arg(format!("spl@{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")))
             .current_dir(format!("{tmp}/spl-{name}"))
+            .stdout(Stdio::null())
+            .stderr(Stdio::null())
             .spawn()
             .unwrap()
-            .wait_with_output()?;
+            .wait()?;
         let mut runtime_init = String::new();
         let mut code = String::new();
         for func in self.rust_functions.into_iter().enumerate() {
@@ -169,10 +186,21 @@ impl RustAppBuilder {
             .arg("build")
             .arg("--release")
             .current_dir(format!("{tmp}/spl-{name}"))
+            .stdout(if output {
+                Stdio::inherit()
+            } else {
+                Stdio::null()
+            })
+            .stderr(if output {
+                Stdio::inherit()
+            } else {
+                Stdio::null()
+            })
             .spawn()
             .unwrap()
-            .wait_with_output()?;
+            .wait()?;
         Ok(RustApp {
+            dir: format!("{tmp}/spl-{name}"),
             binary: {
                 // insanity. will have to clean this up at some point.
                 let dir = format!("{tmp}/spl-{name}/target/release/");