diff --git a/template.conf b/template.conf
index d8ee747..39d431c 100644
--- a/template.conf
+++ b/template.conf
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 # This is a comment
 
 # these are valid entries
-keymap = it
-layout = qwerty
+KEY_ALT +  KEY_S = "xset s on"
+KEY_LEFTMETA = 'rofi -show drun'
+KEY_LEFTMETA + KEY_L = '/home/ale/scripts/lock.sh'
 
 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
index 59fb382..330d8bb 100644
--- a/tests/makefile
+++ b/tests/makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CC = gcc
-CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror -pedantic -O2
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror -pedantic
 
 parse: parse.c
 
diff --git a/tests/parse.c b/tests/parse.c
index 09296fe..f4db9a1 100644
--- a/tests/parse.c
+++ b/tests/parse.c
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
+#define ANSI_COLOR_RED     "\x1b[31m"
+#define ANSI_COLOR_RESET   "\x1b[0m"
+
 int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
 {
 	if (argc < 2)
@@ -19,11 +22,20 @@ int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
 		if (linelen < 2)
 			continue;
 
-		printf("%s\n", line);
-		// remove white spaces
+		printf(ANSI_COLOR_RED "%s\n" ANSI_COLOR_RESET, line);
+		/* remove white spaces */
+		int inquotes = 0;
+		int inapos = 0;
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < linelen; i++) {
-			if (isblank(line[i]))
+			if (line[i] == '"' && !inapos)
+				inquotes = !inquotes;
+			if (line[i] == '\'' && !inquotes)
+				inapos = !inapos;
+
+			if (isblank(line[i]) && !(inquotes || inapos)) {
 				memmove(&line[i], &line[i + 1], linelen - i);
+				i -= i ? 1 : 0;
+			}
 		}
 		if (line[0] == '#')
 			continue;