diff --git a/README.mkd b/README.mkd
index 6df50cb..da93365 100644
--- a/README.mkd
+++ b/README.mkd
@@ -26,15 +26,19 @@ Please note that tabbed _purposefully_ excludes XML support. It always will.
 Features
 --------
 
-Convert data formats via API:
+Convert datafile formats via API:
 
 	tabbed.import(filename='data.csv').export('data.json')
 
 
-Convert data formats via CLI:
+Convert datafile formats via CLI:
 
 	tabbed data.csv data.json
 	
+Convert data formats via CLI pipe interface:
+	
+	cat data.csv | tabbed --to csv | gist -p
+	
 	
 Populate fresh data files:
 	
diff --git a/tabbed/__init__.py b/tabbed/__init__.py
index e69de29..d5b8469 100644
--- a/tabbed/__init__.py
+++ b/tabbed/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+__version__ = '0.0.1'
+__author__ = 'Kenneth Reitz'
+__license__ = 'MIT'
+__copyright__ = 'Copyright 2010 Kenneth Reitz'
diff --git a/tabbed/helpers.py b/tabbed/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..382715c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tabbed/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+
+
+
+from helpers import *
+# from core import Parse
+
+from packages import opster
+
+
+
+opts = (
+	('v', 'version', False, 'Report tabbed version'),
+	('', 'nsanity_xsd', 'resources/nsanity_schema.xsd', 'schema doc (.xsd) used to validate nsantity files'),
+	('', 'nsanity_files', 'False', 'list of nsanity files or directories containing nsanity files'),
+	('', 'emcgrab_files', 'False', 'name of file to write process ID to'),
+	('d', 'debug', False, 'Enable debug mode')
+)
+
+
+@opster.command(options=opts, usage='[-d] [--nsanity_files DIR]')
+def start(**opts):
+	"""Parses """
+	
+	# print opts
+	opts = Object(**opts)
+	
+	# print('%sNetApp nSANity MigrationParser' % Fore.YELLOW)
+	if opts.debug:
+		log.debug_mode = True
+	
+	if opts.validate_nsanity and not opts.nsanity_xsd:
+		print('Please provide the nsanity schema to validate against (--nsanity_xsd=command_output.xsd) .')
+
+		exit(1)
+	
+	if not opts.nsanity_files and not opts.emcgrab_files:
+		print('Please provide input files to parse.')
+		
+		exit(1)	   
+	
+	nsanity_extensions = ('.xml', '.gz')
+		
+	parser = Parse(nsanity_xsd=opts.nsanity_xsd)
+	
+	for path in opts.nsanity_files.split(','):
+		
+		entry = os.path.abspath(path)
+		
+		if not os.path.exists(entry):
+			log.critical('path does not exist [%s]' % (entry))
+			continue
+		
+		if os.path.isdir(entry):
+			for root, dirs, files in os.walk(entry):
+				for name in files:
+					file = os.path.join(root, name)
+					if file.endswith(nsanity_extensions):
+						parser.nsanity_file_paths.append(file)
+					else:
+						log.debug('skipping %s, does not have valid extension (.xml or .gz)' % file)
+		else:
+			if entry.endswith(nsanity_extensions):
+				file = os.path.abspath(entry)
+				parser.nsanity_file_paths.append(file)
+			else:
+				log.debug('skipping %s, does not have valid extension (.xml or .gz)' % entry)		  
+	
+	parser.parse()
+	
+	log('%s total components parsed' % len(parser.parsed_nsanity_components))
+	
+	# for host in parser.parsed_nsanity_components:
+		# print host.fs_list
+	# 	for lun in host.lun_list:
+	# 		print lun.serial_no, lun.name, lun.model
+			
+	parser.export()
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