diff --git a/src/oar/main.zig b/src/oar/main.zig
index cd40b67..15f5a77 100644
--- a/src/oar/main.zig
+++ b/src/oar/main.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 const core = @import("core");
 const std = @import("std");
 
+///
+///
+///
+pub const Archive = struct {
+
+};
+
 ///
 /// An entry block of an Oar archive file.
 ///
@@ -34,7 +41,7 @@ pub const Entry = extern struct {
         const origin = try file_access.queryCursor();
 
         if (((try file_access.read(mem.asBytes(&entry))) != @sizeOf(Entry)) and
-            core.io.equalsBytes(&entry.signature, &signature_magic)) {
+            core.io.equals(u8, &entry.signature, &signature_magic)) {
 
             try file_access.seek(origin);
 
@@ -172,7 +179,7 @@ pub fn main() u8 {
     const process = std.process;
 
     const args = process.argsAlloc(allocator) catch {
-        try out_writer.print("Failed to allocate args memory", .{});
+        out_writer.print("Failed to allocate args memory\n", .{}) catch undefined;
 
         return 1;
     };
@@ -180,19 +187,61 @@ pub fn main() u8 {
     defer process.argsFree(allocator, args);
 
     if (args.len < 2) {
-        try out_writer.print("Usage: oar [OPTION]... [FILE]...", .{});
-        try out_writer.print("Options and arguments", .{});
+        out_writer.print("Usage: oar [OPTION]... [FILE]...\n", .{}) catch undefined;
+        out_writer.print("Options and arguments\n", .{}) catch undefined;
 
         return 0;
     }
 
     const arg = std.mem.sliceTo(args[1], 0);
 
-    if (core.io.begins(arg, "--create")) {
+    if (core.io.equals(u8, arg, "--create")) {
+        if (args.len < 3) {
+            out_writer.print("Expected output file specified after `--create`\n", .{}) catch undefined;
+
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        var archive = Archive.init(allocator, Path.joined(&.{args[2]})) catch {
+            out_writer.print("Failed to initialize archive for create\n", .{}) catch undefined;
+
+            return 1;
+        };
+
+        defer archive.deinit();
+
+        for (args[3 .. ]) |input_file_path| {
+            const file = std.fs.cwd().openFile(input_file_path) catch {
+                out_writer.print("Failed to open {s}\n", .{input_file_path}) catch undefined;
+
+                return 1;
+            };
+
+            defer file.close();
+
+            var entry = archive.open(Path.joined(&.{input_file_path})) catch {
+                out_writer.print("Failed to open {s}\n", .{input_file_path}) catch undefined;
+
+                return 1;
+            };
+
+            defer archive.close(entry);
+
+            var copy_buffer = std.mem.zeroes([4096]u8);
+
+            while (true) {
+                const read = try file.read(&copy_buffer);
+
+                if (read == 0) break;
+
+                try entry.write(copy_buffer[read ..]);
+            }
+        }
+
         return 0;
     }
 
-    try out_writer.print("Unrecognized command-line option `{s}`", .{arg});
+    out_writer.print("Unrecognized command-line option `{s}`\n", .{arg}) catch undefined;
 
     return 0;
 }