diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ac28704..77901d6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "pt"
-path = "src/bin/mod.rs"
+path = "src/bin/main/mod.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = "4.3.11"
+clap = { version = "4.3.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap-verbosity-flag = "2.0.1"
 env_logger = "0.10.0"
 gag = "1.0.0"
 log = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["max_level_trace", "release_max_level_trace"] }
diff --git a/src/bin/args/mod.rs b/src/bin/args/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index d6a7172..0000000
--- a/src/bin/args/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-//! # args module
-//!
-//! The args module of pt is used to parse commandline arguments. For this, it makes use of 
-//! [`clap`].
diff --git a/src/bin/main/args.rs b/src/bin/main/args.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..707c5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/main/args.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+//! # args module
+//!
+//! The args module of pt is used to parse commandline arguments. For this, it makes use of
+//! [`clap`].
+
+//// ATTRIBUTES ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// we want docs
+#![warn(missing_docs)]
+#![warn(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)]
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// we want Debug everywhere.
+#![warn(missing_debug_implementations)]
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// enable clippy's extra lints, the pedantic version
+#![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
+
+//// IMPORTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+use clap::{Args, Parser, Subcommand};
+
+use clap_verbosity_flag::Verbosity;
+
+//// CONSTANTS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+const ABOUT_ROOT: &'static str = r##"
+Personal multi tool
+
+    A collection of tools made for personal use
+"##;
+static LONG_ABOUT_ROOT: &'static str = r##"
+
+    libpt is a personal general purpose library, offering this executable, a python module and a
+    dynamic library.
+"##;
+
+//// STATICS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// ## Main struct for parsing CLI arguments
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[command(
+    author, 
+    version, 
+    about = ABOUT_ROOT, 
+    long_about = format!("{}{}", ABOUT_ROOT ,LONG_ABOUT_ROOT),
+    help_template = 
+r#"libpt: {version}{about-section}Author:
+{author-with-newline}
+{usage-heading} {usage}{all-args}{tab}"#
+    )]
+pub struct Cli {
+    /// set a verbosity, multiple allowed (f.e. -vvv)
+    #[command(flatten)]
+    pub verbose: Verbosity,
+
+    /// choose a subcommand
+    ///
+    ///
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    pub command: Commands,
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#[derive(Debug, Args)]
+pub struct NetMonitorArgs {
+    #[clap(short)]
+    test: bool,
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#[derive(Debug, Args)]
+pub struct NetDiscoverArgs {
+    #[clap(short)]
+    test: bool,
+}
+
+//// ENUMS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// # Top level commands
+#[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum Commands {
+    /// networking commands
+    Net {
+        #[command(subcommand)]
+        command: NetCommands,
+    },
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum NetCommands {
+    /// monitoring
+    Monitor(NetMonitorArgs),
+    ///
+    Discover(NetDiscoverArgs),
+}
+
+//// STRUCTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// IMPLEMENTATION ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PUBLIC FUNCTIONS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PRIVATE FUNCTIONS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/bin/main/mod.rs b/src/bin/main/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bf26e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/main/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+//! # Main executable of pt
+//!
+//! This module contains all code specific to the executable version of [`libpt`]: `pt`.
+
+//// ATTRIBUTES ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// we want docs
+#![warn(missing_docs)]
+#![warn(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)]
+// we want Debug everywhere.
+#![warn(missing_debug_implementations)]
+// enable clippy's extra lints, the pedantic version
+#![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
+
+use std::process::exit;
+
+//// IMPORTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+use libpt::logger;
+
+use log::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
+
+use env_logger;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+
+mod args;
+use args::*;
+
+//// CONSTANTS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// Exit code: Bad command line argument
+const EXIT_BAD_ARG: i32 = 1;
+
+//// STATICS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// MACROS ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// ENUMS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// STRUCTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// IMPLEMENTATION ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PUBLIC FUNCTIONS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+//// PRIVATE FUNCTIONS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// ## Main function of the `pt` binary
+fn main() {
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    std::env::set_var(logger::LOGGER_ENV_KEY, "trace");
+
+    let cli = Cli::parse();
+    // set up our logger to use the given verbosity
+    env_logger::Builder::new().filter_level(cli.verbose.log_level_filter()).init();
+
+    trace!("started the main function");
+    trace!("{:?}", cli);
+
+    match cli.command {
+        Commands::Net { command } => {
+            net(command)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// ## Process `Net` subcommands
+fn net(command: NetCommands) {
+    match command {
+        NetCommands::Monitor(args) => {
+            dbg!(args);
+        }
+        NetCommands::Discover(args) => {
+            dbg!(args);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/mod.rs b/src/bin/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index ce1f868..0000000
--- a/src/bin/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-//! # Main executable of pt
-//!
-//! This module contains all code specific to the executable version of `libpt`: `pt`.
-mod args;
-
-/// ## Main function of the `pt` binary
-pub fn main() {
-    println!("hello world");
-}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6e1776b..98f1954 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,25 +7,21 @@
 //! - python module (with [`PyO3`](pyo3))
 //! - executable (as `pt`)
 //!
-//! For more info on the linkage types, please refer to the 
+//! For more info on the linkage types, please refer to the
 //! [rust reference](https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/linkage.html).
 
 //// ATTRIBUTES ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // we want docs
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
 #![warn(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)]
-
 // we want Debug everywhere. This is a library and there will be many bugs.
 #![warn(missing_debug_implementations)]
-
 // enable clippy's extra lints, the pedantic version
 #![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
 
 //// IMPORTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// contains useful code, such as macros, for general use
 pub mod common;
-/// contains code specific to the executable
-pub mod bin;
 /// logger used by libpt
 pub mod logger;
 /// networking tools
diff --git a/src/template.rs b/src/template.rs
index 5a58848..e3c1dc2 100644
--- a/src/template.rs
+++ b/src/template.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@
 // we want docs
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
 #![warn(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)]
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // we want Debug everywhere.
 #![warn(missing_debug_implementations)]
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // enable clippy's extra lints, the pedantic version
 #![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
 
@@ -38,3 +34,5 @@
 //// PUBLIC FUNCTIONS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 //// PRIVATE FUNCTIONS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////