diff --git a/instruction.go b/instruction.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ec1ac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instruction.go
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type LinkInstruction struct {
+	Source string
+	Target string
+	Force  bool
+}
+
+func (instruction *LinkInstruction) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, deliminer, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, deliminer, strconv.FormatBool(instruction.Force))
+}
+
+func ParseInstruction(line string) (LinkInstruction, error) {
+	parts := strings.Split(line, deliminer)
+	instruction := LinkInstruction{}
+
+	if len(parts) < 2 {
+		return instruction, fmt.Errorf("invalid format - not enough parameters (must have at least source and target)")
+	}
+
+	instruction.Source = parts[0]
+	instruction.Target = parts[1]
+	instruction.Force = false
+	if len(parts) > 2 {
+		res, _ := regexp.MatchString("^(?i)T|TRUE$", parts[2])
+		instruction.Force = res
+	}
+
+	instruction.Source, _ = ConvertHome(instruction.Source)
+	instruction.Target, _ = ConvertHome(instruction.Target)
+
+	instruction.Source = NormalizePath(instruction.Source)
+	instruction.Target = NormalizePath(instruction.Target)
+
+	return instruction, nil
+}
+
+func (instruction *LinkInstruction) RunSync() error {
+	if !FileExists(instruction.Source) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("instruction source %s%s%s does not exist", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor)
+	}
+
+	if AreSame(instruction.Source, instruction.Target) {
+		log.Printf("Source %s%s%s and target %s%s%s are the same, %snothing to do...%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, PathColor, DefaultColor)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if FileExists(instruction.Target) {
+		if instruction.Force {
+			isSymlink, err := IsSymlink(instruction.Target)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("could not determine whether %s%s%s is a sym link or not, stopping; err: %s%+v%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
+			}
+
+			if isSymlink {
+				log.Printf("Removing symlink at %s%s%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
+				err = os.Remove(instruction.Target)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed deleting %s%s%s due to %s%+v%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
+				}
+			} else {
+				return fmt.Errorf("refusing to delte actual (non symlink) file %s%s%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
+			}
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("target %s%s%s exists - handle manually or set the 'forced' flag (3rd field)", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := os.Symlink(instruction.Source, instruction.Target)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed creating symlink between %s%s%s and %s%s%s with error %s%+v%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
+	}
+	log.Printf("Created symlink between %s%s%s and %s%s%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (instruction *LinkInstruction) RunAsync(status chan (error)) {
+	if !FileExists(instruction.Source) {
+		status <- fmt.Errorf("instruction source %s%s%s does not exist", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor)
+	}
+
+	if AreSame(instruction.Source, instruction.Target) {
+		status <- fmt.Errorf("source %s%s%s and target %s%s%s are the same, %snothing to do...%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, PathColor, DefaultColor)
+	}
+
+	if FileExists(instruction.Target) {
+		if instruction.Force {
+			isSymlink, err := IsSymlink(instruction.Target)
+			if err != nil {
+				status <- fmt.Errorf("could not determine whether %s%s%s is a sym link or not, stopping; err: %s%+v%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
+			}
+
+			if isSymlink {
+				log.Printf("Removing symlink at %s%s%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
+				err = os.Remove(instruction.Target)
+				if err != nil {
+					status <- fmt.Errorf("failed deleting %s%s%s due to %s%+v%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
+				}
+			} else {
+				status <- fmt.Errorf("refusing to delte actual (non symlink) file %s%s%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
+			}
+		} else {
+			status <- fmt.Errorf("target %s%s%s exists - handle manually or set the 'forced' flag (3rd field)", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := os.Symlink(instruction.Source, instruction.Target)
+	if err != nil {
+		status <- fmt.Errorf("failed creating symlink between %s%s%s and %s%s%s with error %s%+v%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
+	}
+	log.Printf("Created symlink between %s%s%s and %s%s%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
+
+	status <- nil
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b10e8d1..eadb33e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -30,91 +30,6 @@ const PathColor = Green
 var DirRegex, _ = regexp.Compile(`^(.+?)[/\\]sync$`)
 var programName = os.Args[0]
 
-type LinkInstruction struct {
-	Source string
-	Target string
-	Force  bool
-}
-
-func (instruction *LinkInstruction) RunSync() error {
-	if !FileExists(instruction.Source) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("instruction source %s%s%s does not exist", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor)
-	}
-
-	if AreSame(instruction.Source, instruction.Target) {
-		log.Printf("Source %s%s%s and target %s%s%s are the same, %snothing to do...%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, PathColor, DefaultColor)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if FileExists(instruction.Target) {
-		if instruction.Force {
-			isSymlink, err := IsSymlink(instruction.Target)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("could not determine whether %s%s%s is a sym link or not, stopping; err: %s%+v%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
-			}
-
-			if isSymlink {
-				log.Printf("Removing symlink at %s%s%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
-				err = os.Remove(instruction.Target)
-				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed deleting %s%s%s due to %s%+v%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
-				}
-			} else {
-				return fmt.Errorf("refusing to delte actual (non symlink) file %s%s%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
-			}
-		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("target %s%s%s exists - handle manually or set the 'forced' flag (3rd field)", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
-		}
-	}
-
-	err := os.Symlink(instruction.Source, instruction.Target)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed creating symlink between %s%s%s and %s%s%s with error %s%+v%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
-	}
-	log.Printf("Created symlink between %s%s%s and %s%s%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
-	
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (instruction *LinkInstruction) RunAsync(status chan(error)) {
-	if !FileExists(instruction.Source) {
-		status <- fmt.Errorf("instruction source %s%s%s does not exist", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor)
-	}
-
-	if AreSame(instruction.Source, instruction.Target) {
-		status <- fmt.Errorf("source %s%s%s and target %s%s%s are the same, %snothing to do...%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, PathColor, DefaultColor)
-	}
-
-	if FileExists(instruction.Target) {
-		if instruction.Force {
-			isSymlink, err := IsSymlink(instruction.Target)
-			if err != nil {
-				status <- fmt.Errorf("could not determine whether %s%s%s is a sym link or not, stopping; err: %s%+v%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
-			}
-
-			if isSymlink {
-				log.Printf("Removing symlink at %s%s%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
-				err = os.Remove(instruction.Target)
-				if err != nil {
-					status <- fmt.Errorf("failed deleting %s%s%s due to %s%+v%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
-				}
-			} else {
-				status <- fmt.Errorf("refusing to delte actual (non symlink) file %s%s%s", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
-			}
-		} else {
-			status <- fmt.Errorf("target %s%s%s exists - handle manually or set the 'forced' flag (3rd field)", TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
-		}
-	}
-
-	err := os.Symlink(instruction.Source, instruction.Target)
-	if err != nil {
-		status <- fmt.Errorf("failed creating symlink between %s%s%s and %s%s%s with error %s%+v%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
-	}
-	log.Printf("Created symlink between %s%s%s and %s%s%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor)
-	
-	status <- nil
-}
-
 func main() {
 	// Format:
 	// source,target,force?
@@ -148,10 +63,10 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	for _, instruction := range instructions {
-		log.Printf("Processing: %s", InstructionToString(instruction))
+		log.Printf("Processing: %s", instruction.String())
 		err := instruction.RunSync()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Failed parsing instruction %s%s%s due to %s%+v%s", SourceColor, InstructionToString(instruction), DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
+			log.Printf("Failed parsing instruction %s%s%s due to %s%+v%s", SourceColor, instruction.String(), DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
 			continue
 		}
 	}
@@ -252,28 +167,3 @@ func ReadFromStdin() ([]LinkInstruction, error) {
 	log.Printf("Read %d instructions from stdin", len(instructions))
 	return instructions, nil
 }
-
-func ParseInstruction(line string) (LinkInstruction, error) {
-	parts := strings.Split(line, deliminer)
-	instruction := LinkInstruction{}
-
-	if len(parts) < 2 {
-		return instruction, fmt.Errorf("invalid format - not enough parameters (must have at least source and target)")
-	}
-
-	instruction.Source = parts[0]
-	instruction.Target = parts[1]
-	instruction.Force = false
-	if len(parts) > 2 {
-		res, _ := regexp.MatchString("^(?i)T|TRUE$", parts[2])
-		instruction.Force = res
-	}
-
-	instruction.Source, _ = ConvertHome(instruction.Source)
-	instruction.Target, _ = ConvertHome(instruction.Target)
-
-	instruction.Source = NormalizePath(instruction.Source)
-	instruction.Target = NormalizePath(instruction.Target)
-
-	return instruction, nil
-}
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 2d64623..293d8f1 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -62,10 +61,6 @@ func ConvertHome(input string) (string, error) {
 	return input, nil
 }
 
-func InstructionToString(instruction LinkInstruction) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, deliminer, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, deliminer, strconv.FormatBool(instruction.Force))
-}
-
 func GetSyncFilesRecursively(input string) ([]string, error) {
 	var files []string
 	err := filepath.WalkDir(input, func(path string, file fs.DirEntry, err error) error {