diff --git a/argparser.js b/argparser.js
index 975636c..829b1b4 100644
--- a/argparser.js
+++ b/argparser.js
@@ -1,12 +1,119 @@
 module.exports = parse;
 
-// Inspired a bit by
-// https://github.com/eveningkid/args-parser/blob/master/parse.js
+// https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/364383/confusion-about-changing-meaning-of-arguments-and-options-is-there-an-official
+// https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799.2018edition/basedefs/V1_chap12.html#tag_12_01
 
+// 'options' are --foo, -f
+//
+// 'option-arguments' are (non-option) things that follow an option, and that the option expects
+//     eg. 'filename.txt' in './example --input filename.txt'
+//
+// 'operands' are (non-option) things that follow an option, but aren't option-arguments
+//    eg 'filename.txt' in './example --verbose filename.txt'
+
+
+/**
+ * @returns [ { string: boolean } | { string: string[] } ]
+ **/
 function parse(argv) {
   argv = process.argv.slice(2);
-  let finalOutput = {};
+
+  // Label everything in argv as either
+  // an 'option' or an 'arg_or_operand'
+  let mapped = argv.flatMap((a) => {
+    // A single long option
+    if (a.startsWith('--')) {
+      return { arg: a.substring(2), type: 'option' }
+    }
+
+    // A single short option
+    if (a.startsWith('-') && (a.length === 2)) {
+      return { arg: a.substring(1), type: 'option' }
+    }
+
+    // Multiple short options
+    if (a.startsWith('-')) {
+      let splitGroup = a.substring(1).split('');
+      return splitGroup.map((sg) => { return {arg: sg, type: 'option'} });
+    }
+
+    // An option-argument or operand
+    return { arg: a, type: 'arg_or_operand' };
+  });
+
+  // Group consecutive option-args/operands
+  let wrapped = mapped.map((a) => [a]);
+  let grouped = [];
+  wrapped.forEach((a, i) => {
+    if (i === 0 || a[0].type === 'option') {
+      grouped.push(a);
+      return;
+    }
+    let prev = grouped.pop();
+    if (prev[0].type === 'option') {
+      grouped.push(prev);
+      grouped.push(a);
+      return;
+    }
+    grouped.push(prev.concat(a));
+    return;
+  });
+
+  let out = []
+  grouped.forEach((a, i) => {
+    console.log('current', a);
+    let next = grouped[i+1];
+    console.log('next', next);
+
+    if ((a[0].type === 'option')
+      && next
+      && (next[0].type === 'arg_or_operand')) {
+      console.log('next is a value');
+      let next_shortened = next.map(n => n.arg);
+      console.log('short', next_shortened);
+      let o = {};
+      o[a[0].arg] = next_shortened;
+      out.push(o);
+      grouped.splice(i, 1);
+    } else {
+      let pair = {};
+      pair[a[0].arg] = true;
+      a.forEach((b) => {
+        let o = {};
+        o[b.arg] = true;
+        out.push(o);
+      });
+    }
+  });
+  console.log('out', out);
+}
+
+  /*
+  // this is good, but doesn't handle multiple operands in a row
+
+  let out = [];
+
+  mapped.forEach((a, i) => {
+    console.log(a, i);
+    if ((a.type === 'flag') && (mapped[i+1].type === 'arg_or_operand')) {
+      console.log('next is a value');
+      let pair = {};
+      pair[a.arg] = mapped[i+1].arg;
+      out.push(pair);
+      mapped.splice(i, 1);
+    } else {
+      let pair = {};
+      pair[a.arg] = true;
+      out.push(pair);
+    }
+  });
+  //console.log(out);
+
+}
+*/
+
   
+  /*
   argv.forEach((arg) => {
     // We'll treat `--long` flags and flags without dash prefixes the same,
     // so just discard double-dash prefixes
@@ -61,4 +168,5 @@ function processArg(a) {
   } else {
     return [key, true];
   }
-}
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+}
+*/
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