diff --git a/src/test/output.txt b/src/test/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..494d0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+Compiling...
+Output...
+.data
+welcomeMessage:.asciiz"WelcometoaMIPSassemblyFibonacciSequencecalculator!\nThiswillcalculatethenthtermoftheFibonacciSequence.\n"
+prompt:.asciiz"Enteranumber(ninputn>2)tofindthenthterm:"
+foundTerm:.asciiz"Thenthtermis:"
+
+.text
+
+main:
+li$v04
+la$a0welcomeMessage
+syscall
+
+jalgetInput
+
+jalfibonacci
+move$a0$v0
+li$v01
+syscall
+
+ori$v0$010
+syscall
+
+getInput:
+li$v04
+la$a0prompt
+syscall
+
+li$v05
+syscall
+move$a0$v0
+
+jr$ra
+
+fibonacci:
+move$s1$a0
+li$t02
+li$t10
+li$t21
+li$t30
+
+while:
+bge$t0$s1done
+add$t3$t1$t2
+move$t1$t2
+
+move$t2$t3
+addi$t0$t01
+
+bwhile
+
+done:
+move$v0$t2
+jr$ra
diff --git a/src/util/parse.h b/src/util/parse.h
index f62932c..c105060 100644
--- a/src/util/parse.h
+++ b/src/util/parse.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include "formats.h"
+
 FILE * file;
 
 char * removeCommentsAndWhiteSpace(char * line) {
@@ -27,13 +29,15 @@ char * removeCommentsAndWhiteSpace(char * line) {
     return newLine;
 }
 
-char * parse(char * bareLine) {
-    char * function;
-    for(int i = 0; i < strlen(bareLine); i++) {
+// Extract the R, I, or J format instruction from each "bare line". A bare line has no spaces or commas.
+r* parse(char * bareLine) {
+    r* format = (r*)malloc(sizeof(r));
 
+    for(int i = 0; i < strlen(bareLine); i++) {
+        if(bareLine[i] == '$') {
+            
+        }
     }
-    
-    return function;
 }
 
 int initParse(char * filepath) {
@@ -49,9 +53,9 @@ int initParse(char * filepath) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    // Get each line of the file.
+    // Get each line of the file, remove comments and whitespace, and attempt to parse
     while(fgets(lines, sizeof(lines), file))
-        printf("%s\n", parse(removeCommentsAndWhiteSpace(lines)));
+        printf("%s\n", removeCommentsAndWhiteSpace(lines));
 
     fclose(file);