diff --git a/src/minishell.c b/src/minishell.c
index 3e87f9e..ecff111 100644
--- a/src/minishell.c
+++ b/src/minishell.c
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 /*   By: kcolin <marvin@42.fr>                      +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/02/06 13:44:06 by kcolin            #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/03/20 17:36:58 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/03/27 15:58:27 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "buffer/buffer.h"
 #include "get_command.h"
 #include "parser/cmdgroup/cmdgroup.h"
+#include "parser/simple_cmd/simple_cmd.h"
 #include "parser/wordlist/wordlist.h"
 #include "parser/wordsplit/wordsplit.h"
 #include "postprocess/redirections/redirection_parsing.h"
@@ -24,29 +25,30 @@
 **
 ** Frees line before exiting
 */
-static t_cmdgroup	*parse_command(char *line)
+static t_simple_cmd	*parse_command(char *line)
 {
 	t_wordlist	*words;
-	t_cmdgroup	*cmd;
+	t_simple_cmd	*cmd;
 
 	words = minishell_wordsplit(line);
 	free(line);
-	cmd = cmdgroup_from_wordlist(words);
-	wordlist_destroy(words);
+	if (words == NULL)
+		return (NULL);
+	cmd = simple_cmd_from_wordlist(words);
 	return (cmd);
 }
 
 /*
 ** debug-print a cmdgroup
 */
-static void	debug_command(t_cmdgroup *cmd)
+static void	debug_command(t_simple_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	t_buffer	*indent;
 
 	indent = ft_buffer_new();
-	cmdgroup_debug(cmd, indent, true);
+	simple_cmd_debug(cmd, indent, true);
 	ft_buffer_free(indent);
-	cmdgroup_destroy(cmd);
+	simple_cmd_destroy(cmd);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -56,19 +58,19 @@ static void	debug_command(t_cmdgroup *cmd)
 ** 1. redirection parsing
 ** 2. quote removal
 */
-static t_cmdgroup	*post_process_command(t_cmdgroup *cmd)
+static t_simple_cmd	*post_process_command(t_simple_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	if (cmdgroup_parse_redirections(cmd) == NULL)
-		return (cmdgroup_destroy(cmd), NULL);
-	if (cmdgroup_remove_quotes(cmd) == NULL)
-		return (cmdgroup_destroy(cmd), NULL);
+	if (parse_redirections(cmd) == NULL)
+		return (simple_cmd_destroy(cmd), NULL);
+	if (simple_cmd_remove_quotes(cmd) == NULL)
+		return (simple_cmd_destroy(cmd), NULL);
 	return (cmd);
 }
 
 int	main(int argc, char *argv[], char **envp)
 {
-	char		*line;
-	t_cmdgroup	*cmd;
+	char			*line;
+	t_simple_cmd	*cmd;
 
 	(void)argc;
 	(void)argv;
diff --git a/src/parser/remove_quotes/cmdgroup_remove_quotes.c b/src/parser/remove_quotes/cmdgroup_remove_quotes.c
index 56f3373..3f30baf 100644
--- a/src/parser/remove_quotes/cmdgroup_remove_quotes.c
+++ b/src/parser/remove_quotes/cmdgroup_remove_quotes.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/03/20 17:36:20 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/03/21 18:33:43 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/03/27 14:27:14 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 /*
 ** do quote removal on all words of this simple cmd
 */
-static t_simple_cmd	*simple_cmd_remove_quotes(t_simple_cmd *cmd)
+t_simple_cmd	*simple_cmd_remove_quotes(t_simple_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	t_wordlist	*new;
 	t_worddesc	*result;
diff --git a/src/parser/remove_quotes/remove_quotes.h b/src/parser/remove_quotes/remove_quotes.h
index dc5f8bc..0557738 100644
--- a/src/parser/remove_quotes/remove_quotes.h
+++ b/src/parser/remove_quotes/remove_quotes.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/02/28 13:51:03 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/03/20 17:36:11 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/03/27 14:27:27 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 # include "../worddesc/worddesc.h"
 # include "../cmdgroup/cmdgroup.h"
 
-t_worddesc	*remove_quotes(t_worddesc *word);
-t_cmdgroup	*cmdgroup_remove_quotes(t_cmdgroup *cmd);
+t_worddesc		*remove_quotes(t_worddesc *word);
+t_cmdgroup		*cmdgroup_remove_quotes(t_cmdgroup *cmd);
+t_simple_cmd	*simple_cmd_remove_quotes(t_simple_cmd *cmd);
 
 #endif // REMOVE_QUOTES_H
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 352af17..03241b9 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -116,197 +116,8 @@ when_run <<EOF "simple command is parsed"
 echo hello
 EOF
 expecting <<EOF
- ╰─ t_cmdgroup
-     ├─ t_cmdlist
-     │   ├─ num_cmds = 1
-     │   ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       ├─ t_cmdlist_item
-     │       │   ╰─ t_pipeline
-     │       │       ├─ num_cmd = 1
-     │       │       ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       │           ╰─ t_simple_cmd
-     │       │               ├─ words = [echo][hello]
-     │       │               ╰─ (no redirections)
-     │       ╰─ t_operator = END
-     ╰─ (no redirections)
-EOF
-
-when_run <<EOF "single redirection is parsed"
-echo hello>outfile
-EOF
-expecting <<EOF
- ╰─ t_cmdgroup
-     ├─ t_cmdlist
-     │   ├─ num_cmds = 1
-     │   ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       ├─ t_cmdlist_item
-     │       │   ╰─ t_pipeline
-     │       │       ├─ num_cmd = 1
-     │       │       ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       │           ╰─ t_simple_cmd
-     │       │               ├─ words = [echo][hello]
-     │       │               ╰─ t_redir_list
-     │       │                   ╰─ redirection[0]
-     │       │                       ╰─ t_redirection
-     │       │                           ├─ t_redir_type = REDIR_OUTPUT
-     │       │                           ╰─ marker = [outfile]
-     │       ╰─ t_operator = END
-     ╰─ (no redirections)
-EOF
-
-when_run <<EOF "redirections are parsed"
-echo hello < in hi > out
-EOF
-expecting <<EOF
- ╰─ t_cmdgroup
-     ├─ t_cmdlist
-     │   ├─ num_cmds = 1
-     │   ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       ├─ t_cmdlist_item
-     │       │   ╰─ t_pipeline
-     │       │       ├─ num_cmd = 1
-     │       │       ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       │           ╰─ t_simple_cmd
-     │       │               ├─ words = [echo][hello][hi]
-     │       │               ╰─ t_redir_list
-     │       │                   ├─ redirection[0]
-     │       │                   │   ╰─ t_redirection
-     │       │                   │       ├─ t_redir_type = REDIR_INPUT
-     │       │                   │       ╰─ marker = [in]
-     │       │                   ╰─ redirection[1]
-     │       │                       ╰─ t_redirection
-     │       │                           ├─ t_redir_type = REDIR_OUTPUT
-     │       │                           ╰─ marker = [out]
-     │       ╰─ t_operator = END
-     ╰─ (no redirections)
-EOF
-
-when_run <<EOF "multiple redirections are parsed"
-echo << HERE_DOC hello>outfile there < infile < infile2 >> append
-EOF
-expecting <<EOF
- ╰─ t_cmdgroup
-     ├─ t_cmdlist
-     │   ├─ num_cmds = 1
-     │   ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       ├─ t_cmdlist_item
-     │       │   ╰─ t_pipeline
-     │       │       ├─ num_cmd = 1
-     │       │       ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       │           ╰─ t_simple_cmd
-     │       │               ├─ words = [echo][hello][there]
-     │       │               ╰─ t_redir_list
-     │       │                   ├─ redirection[0]
-     │       │                   │   ╰─ t_redirection
-     │       │                   │       ├─ t_redir_type = REDIR_HERE_DOC
-     │       │                   │       ╰─ marker = [HERE_DOC]
-     │       │                   ├─ redirection[1]
-     │       │                   │   ╰─ t_redirection
-     │       │                   │       ├─ t_redir_type = REDIR_OUTPUT
-     │       │                   │       ╰─ marker = [outfile]
-     │       │                   ├─ redirection[2]
-     │       │                   │   ╰─ t_redirection
-     │       │                   │       ├─ t_redir_type = REDIR_INPUT
-     │       │                   │       ╰─ marker = [infile]
-     │       │                   ├─ redirection[3]
-     │       │                   │   ╰─ t_redirection
-     │       │                   │       ├─ t_redir_type = REDIR_INPUT
-     │       │                   │       ╰─ marker = [infile2]
-     │       │                   ╰─ redirection[4]
-     │       │                       ╰─ t_redirection
-     │       │                           ├─ t_redir_type = REDIR_APPEND
-     │       │                           ╰─ marker = [append]
-     │       ╰─ t_operator = END
-     ╰─ (no redirections)
-EOF
-
-when_run <<EOF "a single command in parentheses is has the parenthesis implicitly removed"
-(echo hi)
-EOF
-# this is how it is handled in bash:
-# doing a `ps uf` on bash running `sleep 10`
-# \_ bash --norc
-#     \_ sleep 10
-# and `(sleep 10)`
-# \_ bash --norc
-#     \_ sleep 10
-# this is exactly the same process graph
-expecting <<EOF
- ╰─ t_cmdgroup
-     ├─ t_cmdlist
-     │   ├─ num_cmds = 1
-     │   ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       ├─ t_cmdlist_item
-     │       │   ╰─ t_pipeline
-     │       │       ├─ num_cmd = 1
-     │       │       ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       │           ╰─ t_simple_cmd
-     │       │               ├─ words = [echo][hi]
-     │       │               ╰─ (no redirections)
-     │       ╰─ t_operator = END
-     ╰─ (no redirections)
-EOF
-
-when_run <<EOF "a single cmdlist in parenthesis has the parenthesis implicitly removed"
-(echo hi >> append | echo < infile bye && echo hello > outfile)
-EOF
-expecting <<EOF
- ╰─ t_cmdgroup
-     ├─ t_cmdlist
-     │   ├─ num_cmds = 2
-     │   ├─ cmd[0]
-     │   │   ├─ t_cmdlist_item
-     │   │   │   ╰─ t_pipeline
-     │   │   │       ├─ num_cmd = 2
-     │   │   │       ├─ cmd[0]
-     │   │   │       │   ╰─ t_simple_cmd
-     │   │   │       │       ├─ words = [echo][hi]
-     │   │   │       │       ╰─ t_redir_list
-     │   │   │       │           ╰─ redirection[0]
-     │   │   │       │               ╰─ t_redirection
-     │   │   │       │                   ├─ t_redir_type = REDIR_APPEND
-     │   │   │       │                   ╰─ marker = [append]
-     │   │   │       ╰─ cmd[1]
-     │   │   │           ╰─ t_simple_cmd
-     │   │   │               ├─ words = [echo][bye]
-     │   │   │               ╰─ t_redir_list
-     │   │   │                   ╰─ redirection[0]
-     │   │   │                       ╰─ t_redirection
-     │   │   │                           ├─ t_redir_type = REDIR_INPUT
-     │   │   │                           ╰─ marker = [infile]
-     │   │   ╰─ t_operator = AND
-     │   ╰─ cmd[1]
-     │       ├─ t_cmdlist_item
-     │       │   ╰─ t_pipeline
-     │       │       ├─ num_cmd = 1
-     │       │       ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       │           ╰─ t_simple_cmd
-     │       │               ├─ words = [echo][hello]
-     │       │               ╰─ t_redir_list
-     │       │                   ╰─ redirection[0]
-     │       │                       ╰─ t_redirection
-     │       │                           ├─ t_redir_type = REDIR_OUTPUT
-     │       │                           ╰─ marker = [outfile]
-     │       ╰─ t_operator = END
-     ╰─ (no redirections)
-EOF
-
-when_run <<EOF "quotes are removed"
-echo "this contains quotes"
-EOF
-expecting <<EOF
- ╰─ t_cmdgroup
-     ├─ t_cmdlist
-     │   ├─ num_cmds = 1
-     │   ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       ├─ t_cmdlist_item
-     │       │   ╰─ t_pipeline
-     │       │       ├─ num_cmd = 1
-     │       │       ╰─ cmd[0]
-     │       │           ╰─ t_simple_cmd
-     │       │               ├─ words = [echo][this contains quotes]
-     │       │               ╰─ (no redirections)
-     │       ╰─ t_operator = END
+ ╰─ t_simple_cmd
+     ├─ words = [echo][hello]
      ╰─ (no redirections)
 EOF