diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6bd49f..0e268a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 *.swp
 *.o
 hkd*
+tests/parse
+tests/ioctl
+tests/evtest
diff --git a/template.conf b/template.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8ee747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# This is a comment
+
+# these are valid entries
+keymap = it
+layout = qwerty
+
+I dont care about whitespaces = true
+# will be translated to Idontcareaboutwhitespaces=true
+or	tabs = true
+# is: ortabs=true
+
+# I can define strings
+identifier = "keyboard 0"
diff --git a/tests/makefile b/tests/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdaecf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+CC = gcc
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror -pedantic -O2
+
+parse: parse.c
+
+ioctl: ioctl.c
+
+evtest: evtest.c
+
+clean:
+	rm *.o parse ioctl 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/tests/parse.c b/tests/parse.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09296fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/parse.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
+{
+	if (argc < 2)
+		return 1;
+	FILE *fd;
+	fd = fopen(argv[1], "r");
+	if (!fd)
+		return -1;
+	for (;;) {
+		char *line = NULL;
+		size_t linelen = 0;
+		if (getline(&line, &linelen, fd) == -1)
+			break;
+		if (linelen < 2)
+			continue;
+
+		printf("%s\n", line);
+		// remove white spaces
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < linelen; i++) {
+			if (isblank(line[i]))
+				memmove(&line[i], &line[i + 1], linelen - i);
+		}
+		if (line[0] == '#')
+			continue;
+		printf("%s\n", line);
+
+		char *token = NULL;
+		token = strtok(line, "=");
+		if (token)
+			printf("%s\n", token);
+		token = strtok(NULL, "=");
+		if (token)
+			printf("%s\n", token);
+		free(line);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}