diff --git a/createcmd.go b/createcmd.go
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+++ b/createcmd.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+type CreateOptions struct {
+	WorkingDirectory string
+}
+
+var (
+	createOpts = CreateOptions{}
+
+	createCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "create <executable>",
+		Short: "creates a new Unit file",
+		Long:  `The create command creates a new systemd Unit file`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if len(args) < 1 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("create needs an executable to create a Unit file for")
+			}
+			return executeCreate()
+		},
+	}
+)
+
+func executeCreate() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func init() {
+	createCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&createOpts.WorkingDirectory, "workingdir", "w", "", "WorkingDirectory of the service")
+
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(createCmd)
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
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+++ b/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:           "service-generator",
+		Short:         "service-generator creates systemd Unit files",
+		Long:          "service-generator is a convenient little tool to create systemd Unit files",
+		SilenceErrors: false,
+		SilenceUsage:  true,
+	}
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if err := RootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+		os.Exit(-1)
+	}
+}