diff --git a/src/lang.zig b/src/lang.zig
index 0916aeb..8b91e8f 100644
--- a/src/lang.zig
+++ b/src/lang.zig
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ pub const Lang = struct {
 
         while (splitted_it.next()) |stmt_orig| {
             var stmt = std.mem.trimRight(u8, stmt_orig, "\n");
+            stmt = std.mem.trimLeft(u8, stmt, "\n");
 
             if (stmt.len == 0) continue;
 
diff --git a/src/runner.zig b/src/runner.zig
index c1ac101..8d6eed6 100644
--- a/src/runner.zig
+++ b/src/runner.zig
@@ -10,9 +10,49 @@ pub const Runner = struct {
         return Runner{ .allocator = allocator };
     }
 
+    fn resolveArg(self: *Runner, load_path: []const u8) ![]const u8 {
+        if (load_path[0] == ':') {
+            // parse the index from 1 to end
+            const index = try std.fmt.parseInt(usize, load_path[1..], 10);
+            var args_it = std.process.args();
+            _ = args_it.skip();
+
+            var i: usize = 0;
+            while (i <= index) : (i += 1) {
+                _ = args_it.skip();
+            }
+
+            const arg = try (args_it.next(self.allocator) orelse @panic("expected argument"));
+
+            return arg;
+        } else {
+            return load_path;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn resolveArgPath(self: *Runner, path_or_argidx: []const u8) ![]const u8 {
+        const path = try self.resolveArg(path_or_argidx);
+        const resolved_path = try std.fs.path.resolve(
+            self.allocator,
+            [_][]const u8{path},
+        );
+        return resolved_path;
+    }
+
+    pub fn loadCmd(self: *Runner, path_or_argidx: []const u8) !void {
+        var load_path = try self.resolveArgPath(path_or_argidx);
+        std.debug.warn("load path: {}\n", load_path);
+    }
+
     fn runCommand(self: *Runner, cmd: *lang.Command) !void {
         return switch (cmd.command) {
             .Noop => {},
+            .Load => blk: {
+                var path = cmd.args.at(0);
+                try self.loadCmd(path);
+                break :blk;
+            },
+            //.Quicksave => try self.quicksaveCmd(),
             else => blk: {
                 std.debug.warn("Unknown command: {}\n", cmd.command);
                 break :blk RunError.UnknownCommand;