diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 56f0bec..ea8043e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ srcs = \
 	src/postprocess/redirections/redirection.c \
 	src/postprocess/redirections/redirection_list.c \
 	src/postprocess/redirections/redirection_parsing.c \
+	src/postprocess/redirections/redirection_type.c \
 
 objs = $(srcs:.c=.o)
 export objs
diff --git a/src/postprocess/redirections/redirection_type.c b/src/postprocess/redirections/redirection_type.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a6ddf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/postprocess/redirections/redirection_type.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   redirection_type.c                                 :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2025/03/07 14:56:29 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2025/03/07 14:57:32 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "redirection_type.h"
+#include "libft.h"
+
+t_redir_type	redir_type_from_worddesc(t_worddesc *word)
+{
+	if (ft_strcmp(">", word->word) == 0)
+		return (REDIR_OUTPUT);
+	return (REDIR_INVALID);
+}
diff --git a/src/postprocess/redirections/redirection_type.h b/src/postprocess/redirections/redirection_type.h
index 19897b2..c9b6de4 100644
--- a/src/postprocess/redirections/redirection_type.h
+++ b/src/postprocess/redirections/redirection_type.h
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/03/07 14:37:12 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/03/07 14:44:31 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/03/07 14:56:07 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #ifndef REDIRECTION_TYPE_H
 # define REDIRECTION_TYPE_H
 
+# include "../../parser/worddesc/worddesc.h"
+
 /*
 ** Type of redirection.
 */
@@ -30,4 +32,6 @@ typedef enum e_redirection_type
 	REDIR_APPEND,
 }	t_redir_type;
 
+t_redir_type	redir_type_from_worddesc(t_worddesc *word);
+
 #endif // REDIRECTION_TYPE_H