diff --git a/quadratic.c b/quadratic.c
index 5d53d77..95c3cda 100644
--- a/quadratic.c
+++ b/quadratic.c
@@ -1,53 +1,54 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <math.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
-int main(int num_arg, char** args)
+int main(int num_arg, char **args)
 {
-    system("clear");
-    printf("\n ~~ Quadratic Calculator ~~\n");
-    printf("             ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲\n");
-    printf("        ̲-̲b̲±̲√̲b̲̲²̲̲-̲4̲a̲c̲\n");
-    printf("             2a\n\n");
-
-    printf("there are %d arguments\n", num_arg);
-    
-    for(int i=0; i < num_arg; ++i){
-        printf("%s\n", args[i]);
-    };
-
     double num_A, num_B, num_C;
 
-    printf("Please enter the value for \"a\":\n");
-    scanf("%lf", &num_A);
-    printf("Please enter the value for \"b\":\n");
-    scanf("%lf", &num_B);
-    printf("Please enter the value for \"c\":\n");
-    scanf("%lf", &num_C);
+    if (num_arg <= 1)
+    {
 
+        system("clear");
+        printf("\n ~~ Quadratic Calculator ~~\n");
+        printf("             ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲\n");
+        printf("        ̲-̲b̲±̲√̲b̲̲²̲̲-̲4̲a̲c̲\n");
+        printf("             2a\n\n");
+
+        printf("Please enter the value for \"a\":\n");
+        scanf("%lf", &num_A);
+        printf("Please enter the value for \"b\":\n");
+        scanf("%lf", &num_B);
+        printf("Please enter the value for \"c\":\n");
+        scanf("%lf", &num_C);
+        printf("\n");
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        num_A = atof(args[1]);
+        num_B = atof(args[2]);
+        num_C = atof(args[3]);
+    };
     double radical = pow(num_B, 2) + (-4 * num_A * num_C);
-    printf("\nUnder the radical: %f\n", radical);
+
     if (radical < 0.0)
     {
         // roots are complex
-        printf("Roots are complex.\n");
-
         double real_part = (-num_B) / (2 * num_A);
         double imaginary_part = sqrt(radical * -1.0) / (2 * num_A);
 
-        printf("The zeros are: %f+%fi and %f-%fi.\n", real_part, imaginary_part, real_part, imaginary_part);
+        printf("%f+%fi %f-%fi\n", real_part, imaginary_part, real_part, imaginary_part);
     }
     else
     {
         // roots are real
-        printf("Roots are real.\n");
-
         double numerator_1 = (-num_B) + sqrt(radical);
         double numerator_2 = (-num_B) - sqrt(radical);
         double zero_1_ptr = numerator_1 / (2 * num_A);
         double zero_2_ptr = numerator_2 / (2 * num_A);
 
-        printf("The zeros are: %f and %f.\n", zero_1_ptr, zero_2_ptr);
+        printf("%f %f\n", zero_1_ptr, zero_2_ptr);
     };
     return 0;
 };