diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47f37f6..b927c65 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 *.o
 alpha
 flex.h
+grammar.tab.c
+grammar.tab.h
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e912658..2f53d61 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ CC := gcc
 FLEX := flex
 LEX := lexicalStructure.lex
 EXE := alpha
-CFLAGS := -std=c99 -Wall
-CPPFLAGS :=
+CFLAGS := 
 
-build: lex.yy.c runner.o runner
+compiler: lex.yy.c runner.o runner
 
 lex.yy.c: lexicalStructure.lex
 	$(FLEX) -o lex.yy.c $(LEX)
@@ -14,10 +13,13 @@ runner.o: runner.c runner.h flex.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o runner.o -c runner.c
 
 runner: lex.yy.c runner.o
-	$(CC) -o $(EXE) runner.o lex.yy.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(EXE) runner.o lex.yy.c
+
+bison: grammar.y
+	bison -d grammar.y
 
 debug: CFLAGS += -DDEBUG=1
-debug: clean runner
+debug: clean compiler
 
 test:
 	./$(EXE) ./tests/test_comments.alpha
@@ -48,4 +50,6 @@ clean:
 	rm -f $(EXE)
 	rm -f flex.h
 	rm -f *.tok
-	rm -f *.st
+	rm -f grammar.tab.c
+	rm -f grammar.tab.h
+	rm -f *.st
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile.save b/Makefile.save
deleted file mode 100644
index 668af54..0000000
--- a/Makefile.save
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-CC := gcc
-FLEX := flex
-LEX := lexicalStructure.lex
-EXE := runner
-CFLAGS := -std=c99 -Wall
-CPPFLAGS :=
-
-runner: flex.o runner.o
-	$(CC) -o runner runner.o flex.o
-
-debug: CFLAGS += -DDEBUG=true
-debug: clean runner
-
-runner.o: runner.c runner.h flex.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o runner.o -c runner.c
-
-flex.o: lex.yy.c typedefs.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o flex.o -c lex.yy.c
-
-lex.yy.c: lexicalStructure.lex
-	$(FLEX) -o lex.yy.c $(LEX)
-  
-test:
-	./$(EXE) ./tests/test_comments.alpha
-	./$(EXE) ./tests/test_generalTokenTest.alpha
-	./$(EXE) ./tests/test_keywords.alpha
-	./$(EXE) ./tests/test_operators.alpha
-	./$(EXE) ./tests/test_otherpunc.alpha
-	./$(EXE) ./tests/test_simpleIntTest.alpha
-	./$(EXE) ./tests/test_simpleLiterals.alpha
-	./$(EXE) -tok ./tests/test_comments.alpha
-	./$(EXE) -tok ./tests/test_generalTokenTest.alpha
-	./$(EXE) -tok ./tests/test_keywords.alpha
-	./$(EXE) -tok ./tests/test_operators.alpha
-	./$(EXE) -tok ./tests/test_otherpunc.alpha
-	./$(EXE) -tok ./tests/test_simpleIntTest.alpha
-	./$(EXE) -tok ./tests/test_simpleLiterals.alpha
-clean:
-	rm -f *.o
-	rm -f lex.yy.c
-	rm -f $(EXE)
-	rm -f flex.h
-	rm -f *.tok
diff --git a/README.MD b/README.MD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..525582f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.MD
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# The Translators α Compiler
+#### Members: Annie Slenker, Meyer Simon, Partho Bhattacharya, & Scarlett Kadan
+
+## Lexical Analyzer
+* **Undefined Behavior:**
+  * Spaces are not required between tokens. For instance, an INTEGER and an ID are valid even if there is no space between them
+```
+Input:		*5variable*
+Output:		2 14 301 "5"
+			1 1 101 "variable"
+```
+
+## Syntax Analyzer
+* *Incomplete*
+
+## Symbol Table
+* *TODO: Create diagram.*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/grammar.y b/grammar.y
index 19c6ea2..591d80a 100644
--- a/grammar.y
+++ b/grammar.y
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+/*           Syntax Analyzer with Bison (3.8.1)			  */
+/*  (referenced Bison manual for file boilerplate [3.1])  */
+
+// Prologue
+%{
+  #include <stdio.h>
+%}
+
 %token ID 101
 %token T_INTEGER 201
 %token T_ADDRESS 202
@@ -44,3 +52,6 @@
 %token RESERVE 613
 %token RELEASE 614
 %token COMMENT 700
+%%
+
+%%
diff --git a/lexicalStructure.lex b/lexicalStructure.lex
index 7857730..64b2863 100644
--- a/lexicalStructure.lex
+++ b/lexicalStructure.lex
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ SCHAR \\n|\\t|\\\"|[^\"\n\\]
 {ID}			{if(DEBUG) {printf( "ID:			%s	(%d)\n", yytext, ID);} 				else {return ID;}}
 
 \n				{line_number++; column_number = 1;}
-.				{column_number++;}
+\t				{column_number++;}
+" "				{column_number++;}
+.				{column_number++; return 1999;}
 
 %%
diff --git a/runner.c b/runner.c
index d170d26..ee872f4 100644
--- a/runner.c
+++ b/runner.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "symbol_table.h"
+//#include "symbol_table.h"
 #include "symbol_table.c"
 #include "runner.h"
 
@@ -80,18 +80,21 @@ int run(FILE *alpha) {
             }
             continue;
 	}
+   	if(token == 1999){
+                printf("On line number %d and column number %d we have an invalid character:%s\n",line_number,column_number,yytext);
+                }
 	column_number += yyleng;
     }
 
     if (st_flag != NULL) {
         //output symbol table, file pointer is
-        fprintf(st_flag, "just checking that this works \n");
+        print_symbol_table(curr,st_flag);
     }
 
     if (yyin != NULL) {
         fclose(yyin);
     }
-    
+
     if (tok_flag != NULL) {
         fclose(tok_flag);
     }
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@ int new_file(char *arg, char *alpha) {
     strcat(file_name, ".");
     strcat(file_name, arg + 1);
 
-    
+
     if (strcmp(arg, "-tok") == 0) {
         tok_flag = fopen(file_name, "w");
     } else if (strcmp(arg, "-st") == 0) {
diff --git a/runner.h b/runner.h
index e7a8194..73c94f2 100644
--- a/runner.h
+++ b/runner.h
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ int arg;
 SymbolTable * top;
 SymbolTable * curr;
 
-int main(int argc, char* argv[]);
+// int main(int argc, char* argv[]);
 char *is_tok(int argc, char* argv[]);
-int is_alpha_file(char *file, int file_len);
+// int is_alpha_file(char *file, int file_len);
 void enter_scope(int, int);
 void exit_scope(void);
 
diff --git a/test b/test
deleted file mode 100755
index 4941bf2..0000000
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