diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+A program to build software
+Copyright © 2018 Robert Underwood
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY Robert Underwood ''AS IS'' AND ANY
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Robert Underwood BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation
+are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing
+official policies, either expressed or implied, of Robert Underwood.
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+PREFIX?=$(DESTDIR)/usr/local
+BINDIR?=$(PREFIX)/bin
+.PHONY: install
+install:
+	install -D bin/m $(BINDIR)/m
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# M - a software build tool
+
+## usage:
+
+```sh
+#Make the project using meson, cmake, or make/autotools
+m
+
+#Run the project modifiying compiler flags
+CXX=clang++ m
+
+#Run the project tests
+m t
+
+#Cleanup the project
+m c
+```
diff --git a/bin/m b/bin/m
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+function m_test() {
+	local DIR_ROOT="$1"
+	local BAIL=$2
+	shift 2
+	echo "testing in ${DIR_ROOT}"
+	echo "args: $@"
+
+	while true;
+	do
+		#bail if not in a repo
+		if [ "${BAIL}" -eq "1" ]; then
+			echo "Not in a Repository" >&2
+			break
+		fi
+
+		#meson
+		if [ -f "${DIR_ROOT}/meson.build" ]; then
+			if [ ! -d "${DIR_ROOT}/build" ]; then
+				meson build
+			fi
+			cd build
+			meson test $@
+			cd ..
+			break
+		fi
+
+		#cmake
+		if [ -f "${DIR_ROOT}/CMakeLists.txt" ]; then
+			if [ ! -d "${DIR_ROOT}/build" ]; then
+				mkdir build
+				cd build
+				cmake -G Ninja ..
+				cd ..
+			fi
+			cmake --build build
+			cd build
+			ctest
+			cd ..
+			break
+		fi
+
+		#autotools; fall trough to make for actual build
+		if [ -f "${DIR_ROOT}/autogen.sh" ] && [ ! -f "${DIR_ROOT}/configure" ]; then
+			./autogen.sh
+		fi
+
+		if [ -f "${DIR_ROOT}/configure" ] && [ ! -f "${DIR_ROOT}/Makefile" ]; then
+			./configure
+		fi
+
+		#make 
+		if [ -f "${DIR_ROOT}/Makefile" ]; then
+			make -j $(nproc --all) check
+			break
+		fi
+
+	done
+
+}
+
+function m_build() {
+	local DIR_ROOT="$1"
+	local BAIL=$2
+	shift 2
+	echo "building in ${DIR_ROOT}"
+	echo "args: $@"
+
+	while true;
+	do
+		#bail if not in a repo
+		if [ "${BAIL}" -eq "1" ]; then
+			echo "Not in a Repository" >&2
+			break
+		fi
+
+		#meson
+		if [ -f "${DIR_ROOT}/meson.build" ]; then
+			if [ ! -d "${DIR_ROOT}/build" ]; then
+				meson build
+			fi
+			ninja -C build $@
+			break
+		fi
+
+		#cmake
+		if [ -f "${DIR_ROOT}/CMakeLists.txt" ]; then
+			if [ ! -d "${DIR_ROOT}/build" ]; then
+				mkdir build
+				cd build
+				cmake -G Ninja ..
+				cd ..
+			fi
+			cmake --build build $@
+			break
+		fi
+
+		#autotools; fall trough to make for actual build
+		if [ -f "${DIR_ROOT}/autogen.sh" ] && [ ! -f "${DIR_ROOT}/configure" ]; then
+			./autogen.sh
+		fi
+
+		if [ -f "${DIR_ROOT}/configure" ] && [ ! -f "${DIR_ROOT}/Makefile" ]; then
+			./configure
+		fi
+
+		#make 
+		if [ -f "${DIR_ROOT}/Makefile" ]; then
+			make -j $(nproc --all) $@
+			break
+		fi
+
+		echo "No Build System Detected"
+		break
+	done
+}
+
+function m_clean() {
+	local DIR_ROOT="$1"
+	local BAIL=$2
+	shift 2
+	local BUILD_DIR=0
+	echo "Cleaning"
+	while true;
+	do
+		if [ "${BAIL}" -eq "1" ]; then
+			echo "Not in a Repository" >&2
+			break
+		fi
+
+		if [ -f ${DIR_ROOT}/Makefile ]; then
+			make -j $(nproc --all) clean
+			break
+		fi
+
+		if [ -f ${DIR_ROOT}/build/Makefile ]; then
+			make -C build -j $(nproc --all) clean
+			break
+		fi
+
+		if [ -f ${DIR_ROOT}/build/build.ninja ]; then
+			ninja -C build clean
+			break
+		fi
+
+		break
+	done
+}
+
+BAIL=0
+DIR_ROOT="."
+OLD_DIR=$(pwd)
+
+#find root of repository
+while [ ! -d "${DIR_ROOT}/.git" ] && [ ! -f "${DIR_ROOT}/.mstop" ]
+do
+	DIR_ROOT="$(dirname $(readlink -f ${DIR_ROOT}))"
+	if [ "${DIR_ROOT}" = "/" ]; then
+		BAIL=1
+		break
+	fi
+done
+
+cd "${DIR_ROOT}"
+
+case "$1" in
+	c*)
+		m_clean "${DIR_ROOT}" "${BAIL}"
+		;;
+	t*)
+		shift
+		m_test "${DIR_ROOT}" "${BAIL}" $@
+		;;
+	*)
+		shift
+		m_build "${DIR_ROOT}" "${BAIL}" $@
+		;;
+esac
+
+cd "${OLD_DIR}"