diff --git a/lib/libjprog.jl b/lib/libjprog.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..434812b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libjprog.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+module LibJprog
+
+    using LibGit2: init
+    export check_dir, 
+            check_file,
+            create_default_structure,
+            git_init,
+            help,
+            version,
+            DEBUG
+
+
+
+DEBUG = false # enable for verbose messages
+
+# Generic directory checking with boolean returns
+function check_dir(directory)
+    
+    if ispath(directory)
+        if DEBUG == true print("The directory: ", directory, " already exists\n") end
+        return true
+    
+    else
+        if DEBUG == true print("The directory: ", directory, " does not exist\n") end
+        return false
+    end
+
+
+end
+
+# Generic file checking with boolean returns
+function check_file(filePath)
+
+    if isfile(filePath) 
+        
+        if DEBUG == true print("File: ", filePath, " exists\n") end
+        return true
+
+    else
+        if DEBUG == false print("File: ", filePath, " does not exist\n") end
+        return false
+    end
+end
+
+# Somewhat automate creating directories
+function create_default_structure(projectDir)
+    
+    local subDirs = ["src", "lib"]
+    for dirs in subDirs
+
+        mkpath("$projectDir/$dirs")
+    
+    end
+
+    # check whether projectDir contains /
+    projectName = occursin(projectDir, "/" )
+
+    if DEBUG == true print(projectName, "\n") end
+    
+    # append name of project to main source file  name
+    projectName = projectDir[projectName+1:length(projectDir)]
+        
+
+    touch("$projectDir/src/$projectName.jl")
+    touch("$projectDir/README.md")
+    touch("$projectDir/LICENSE")
+end
+
+# Establish a Git repository in project root
+function git_init(projectPath)
+
+    init("$projectPath", false)
+    
+    if check_dir("$projectPath/.git") != true
+    
+        print("Failed to initialize git repository in: ", pwd(),  "/$projectPath\n")
+
+    else
+        print("Git repository initialized\n")
+    end
+end
+
+# Print a list of supported commands
+function help()
+    print("\n", "useage:  jprog init <project name>", "\n", "\n")
+    
+    print("init     Create a new project\n")
+end
+
+# Get version information for this program
+function version()
+
+    print("\n", "Version 1\n\n")
+end
+end
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diff --git a/src/jprog.jl b/src/jprog.jl
index b37dcdc..f10c56c 100755
--- a/src/jprog.jl
+++ b/src/jprog.jl
@@ -27,89 +27,8 @@
 ##
 ##############################################################################
 
-using LibGit2: init
-
-DEBUG = false # enable for verbose messages
-
-# Generic directory checking with boolean returns
-function check_dir(directory)
-    
-    if ispath(directory)
-        if DEBUG == true print("The directory: ", directory, " already exists\n") end
-        return true
-    
-    else
-        if DEBUG == true print("The directory: ", directory, " does not exist\n") end
-        return false
-    end
-
-
-end
-
-# Generic file checking with boolean returns
-function check_file(filePath)
-
-    if isfile(filePath) 
-        
-        if DEBUG == true print("File: ", filePath, " exists\n") end
-        return true
-
-    else
-        if DEBUG == false print("File: ", filePath, " does not exist\n") end
-        return false
-    end
-end
-
-# Somewhat automate creating directories
-function create_default_structure(projectDir)
-    
-    local subDirs = ["src", "lib"]
-    for dirs in subDirs
-
-        mkpath("$projectDir/$dirs")
-    
-    end
-
-    # check whether projectDir contains /
-    projectName = occursin(projectDir, "/" )
-
-    if DEBUG == true print(projectName, "\n") end
-    
-    # append name of project to main source file  name
-    projectName = projectDir[projectName+1:length(projectDir)]
-        
-
-    touch("$projectDir/src/$projectName.jl")
-    touch("$projectDir/README.md")
-    touch("$projectDir/LICENSE")
-end
-
-# Establish a Git repository in project root
-function git_init(projectPath)
-
-    init("$projectPath", false)
-    
-    if check_dir("$projectPath/.git") != true
-    
-        print("Failed to initialize git repository in: ", pwd(),  "/$projectPath\n")
-
-    else
-        print("Git repository initialized\n")
-    end
-end
-
-# Print a list of supported commands
-function help()
-    print("\n", "useage:  jprog init <project name>", "\n", "\n")
-    
-    print("init     Create a new project\n")
-end
-
-# Get version information for this program
-function version()
-
-    print("\n", "Version 1\n\n")
-end
+include("../lib/libjprog.jl")
+using Main.LibJprog
 
 # Take arguments from the shell and process them
 function main()