diff --git a/include/internal/core.hpp.cog b/include/internal/core.hpp.cog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1549e9d
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+++ b/include/internal/core.hpp.cog
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+// vim: filetype=cpp :
+#ifndef __INTERNAL_CORE_HPP
+#define __INTERNAL_CORE_HPP
+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "commands.hpp"
+
+using namespace cellar::commands;
+
+namespace cellar {
+    namespace commands {
+    /*[[[cog
+         import cog
+         
+         with open("src/commands.txt") as commandsfile:
+            for line in commandsfile:
+                item = line.strip().split(" ")
+                cog.outl("extern void {0} (int, vector<string>);".format(item[1]))
+      ]]]*/
+    //[[[end]]]
+        extern map<string, cellar::commands::CommandFunction> core_commands();
+    }
+}
+
+#endif // __INTERNAL_CORE_HPP
diff --git a/src/help/help.cpp b/src/help/help.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/help/help.cpp
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+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "cellar.hpp"
+#include "internal/core.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+void cellar::commands::help_command(int argc, vector<string> argv) {
+    vector<string> commands = list_commands();
+    cellar::print_header();
+
+    cout << "You have these commands:\n" << endl;
+
+    int num_columns = 4;
+    int cur_column = 1;
+    for (string command : commands) {
+        cout << "\t" << command;
+        if (cur_column == num_columns) {
+            cout << endl;
+            cur_column = 1;
+        } else {
+            cur_column++;
+        }
+    }
+    cout << endl;
+}