diff --git a/ecode.c b/ecode.c
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+++ b/ecode.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    if (argc == 2) {
+        int code = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
+        return code;
+    } else {
+        printf("Requires exactly one argument\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+}