diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6127b3..0fa4b0f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ modules.order
 Module.symvers
 Mkfile.old
 dkms.conf
+/tests/a
+/*.org
diff --git a/main.h b/main.h
index fe386f6..bcf973d 100644
--- a/main.h
+++ b/main.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef MAIN_H_
 #define MAIN_H_
 int _printf(const char *format, ...);
+int _contains(const char *str, char c);
+int _strlen(const char *str);
+char *_strcpy(char *dest, char *src);
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/printf.c b/printf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c96a1e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/printf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include "main.h"
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+/**
+ * _printf - printf but worse
+ * @format: format string
+ * @...: ???
+ * Return: characters written
+ **/
+int _printf(const char *format, ...)
+{
+	int buff_idx = 0;
+	int fmt_idx = 0;
+	unsigned int identifiers = _contains(format, '%');
+	unsigned int BUFF_SIZE = _strlen(format) - (identifiers * 2);
+	char *buffer, *next;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, format);
+	buffer = malloc(BUFF_SIZE);
+
+	if (!format) /* No string. No laundry */
+		return (0);
+	while (*(format + fmt_idx))
+	{
+		if ((*(format + fmt_idx) == '%') && (*(format + fmt_idx + 1)))
+		{
+			switch (*(format + 1)) /*this needs to shrink*/
+			{
+				case 's':
+					next = va_arg(args, char*); /*Store string temporarily*/
+					buffer = _strcpy(buffer, next);
+					BUFF_SIZE = _strlen(buffer);
+					buff_idx += _strlen(next);
+					fmt_idx += 2;
+					break;
+				case 'c': /* add 1 byte and i++ */
+					break;
+				case '%': /*add 1 byte*/
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			*(buffer + buff_idx) = *(format + fmt_idx);
+			buff_idx++;
+			fmt_idx++;
+		}
+	}
+	write(1, buffer, BUFF_SIZE + 1);
+	return (_strlen(buffer));
+}
diff --git a/strcpy.c b/strcpy.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c37a3ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/strcpy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "main.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/**
+ * _strcpy - strcpy with an n
+ * @dest: the buffer we copying to
+ * @src: the idot we ctrl+c-ed
+ * Return: dest
+ */
+char *_strcpy(char *dest, char *src)
+{
+	int s_idx, i, strlen;
+	char *new_me;
+
+	new_me = malloc(_strlen(dest) + _strlen(src) + 1);
+	strlen = _strlen(src);
+
+	s_idx = -1;
+	while (*(dest + ++s_idx))
+		*(new_me + s_idx) = *(dest + s_idx);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < strlen; i++)
+		*(new_me + s_idx++) = *(src + i);
+	*(new_me + _strlen(new_me)) = '\0';
+
+	return (new_me);
+}
diff --git a/strings.c b/strings.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da4b1c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/strings.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "main.h"
+
+/**
+ * _strlen - Takes string and return its length
+ *
+ * @str: Address to the head of the string (Array of Characters) (Lost btw)
+ *
+ * Return: Length of String
+ */
+int _strlen(const char *str)
+{
+	if (*str)
+		return (1 + _strlen(++str));
+	else
+		return (0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _contains - gets number of unique identifiers
+ *
+ * @str: da string
+ * @c: basically almost always '%'
+ *
+ * Return: number of unique cases of "%*" that aren't "%%"
+ */
+int _contains(const char *str, char c)
+{
+	if (*str)
+	{
+		if (*str == c && *(str + 1) != c && *(str - 1) != c)
+			return (1 + _contains(str + 1, c));
+		else
+			return (_contains(str + 1, c));
+	}
+	else
+		return (0);
+}
diff --git a/tests/hello.c b/tests/hello.c
index 368a804..d63f930 100644
--- a/tests/hello.c
+++ b/tests/hello.c
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ int main(void)
 {
 	int len;
 
-	len = _printf("Hello world");
+	len = _printf("Hello world\n");
+	return (len);
 }
diff --git a/tests/str_print.c b/tests/str_print.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac327b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/str_print.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "../main.h"
+#include <string.h>
+
+/**
+ * main - Tests if '%s' works within our printf.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 On Failure, 1 Otherwise Success
+ */
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	char *test_0 = "Hej";
+	char *test_1 = "pls";
+/*
+ * Brain ded to think bout test cond
+ */
+	_printf(" suh %s\n%s\n", test_0, test_1);
+	return (0);
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/strcpy.c b/tests/strcpy.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2edc4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/strcpy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "../main.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+/**
+ * main - why does this not work! I know!
+ * Return: 0...unless?
+ */
+int main(void)
+{
+	char *str, *str2;
+
+	str = "hello";
+	str2 = " world!\n";
+	str = _strcpy(str, str2);
+	printf("%s", str);
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/tests/strlen.c b/tests/strlen.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fe6fca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/strlen.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "../main.h"
+
+/**
+ * main - test strlen
+ * Return: 0 if yes, 1 if no
+ */
+int main(void)
+{
+	char *str;
+	int len;
+
+	str = "hello";
+	len =_strlen(str);
+	if (len == 5)
+		return (0);
+	else
+		return (1);
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/test.sh b/tests/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..363f67a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+gcc -Wall -pedantic -Werror -Wextra -std=gnu89 $1 ../*.c -o a
+./a