diff --git a/CMDList/CMDList.c b/CMDList/CMDList.c
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+#include "CMDList.h"
+
+
+// initilises a CMDList_t with all null pointers
+CMDList_t* CMDList_init()
+{
+	CMDList_t *list = malloc(sizeof(CMDList_t));
+	memset(list, 0, sizeof(CMDList_t));
+	return list;
+}
+
+// free up the full tree from memory
+int CMDList_deinit(CMDList_t *list)
+{
+	void* chars[26] = list;
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < 26; i++)
+	{
+		if (chars[i] != null)
+		{
+			CMDList_deinit(chars[i]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	free(list);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+// add a command in the command tree
+int CMDList_add(CMDList_t *list, void* cmd)
+{
+	char* read_p = cmd;
+
+	while ((*read_p != 0) && (read_p != ' ') && (read_p - cmd < 500))
+	{
+
+	}
+}
+
+// search command in the tree
+int CMDList_get(CMDList_t *list, char* cmd);
diff --git a/CMDList/CMDList.h b/CMDList/CMDList.h
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+#ifndef CMDLIST_h
+#define CMDLIST_h
+
+typedef struct CMDList_s {
+	void* a;
+	void* b;
+	void* c;
+	void* d;
+	void* e;
+	void* f;
+	void* g;
+	void* h;
+	void* i;
+	void* j;
+	void* k;
+	void* l;
+	void* m;
+	void* n;
+	void* o;
+	void* p;
+	void* q;
+	void* r;
+	void* s;
+	void* t;
+	void* u;
+	void* v;
+	void* w;
+	void* x;
+	void* y;
+	void* z;
+	CMD_t cmd;
+} CMDList_t;
+
+// initilises a CMDList_t with all null pointers
+extern CMDList_t* CMDList_init();
+
+// free up the full tree from memory
+extern int CMDList_deinit(CMDList_t *list);
+
+// add a command in the command tree
+extern int CMDList_add(CMDList_t *list, void* cmd);
+
+// search command in the tree
+extern int CMDList_get(CMDList_t *list, char* cmd);
+
+#endif
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