diff --git a/ft/helpers.go b/ft/helpers.go
index cdea6ae..4074cbf 100644
--- a/ft/helpers.go
+++ b/ft/helpers.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package ft
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -38,3 +40,20 @@ func printMap(hashmap map[string]string) {
 	fmt.Println("")
 
 }
+
+func PipeArgs(args *[]string) error {
+
+	// read from stdin
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+	scanner.Split(bufio.ScanWords)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		// append to args
+		*args = append(*args, scanner.Text())
+	}
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+
+}
diff --git a/ft/helpers_test.go b/ft/helpers_test.go
index a8ad738..0e93ec5 100644
--- a/ft/helpers_test.go
+++ b/ft/helpers_test.go
@@ -97,3 +97,71 @@ func TestVerifyInput(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestPipeArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		initialArgs []string
+		input       string
+		expected    []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "1. Pipe key name to args.",
+			initialArgs: []string{"ft"},
+			input:       "keyname",
+			expected:    []string{"ft", "keyname"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "2. Pipe in multiple args.",
+			initialArgs: []string{"ft"},
+			input:       "-set keyname",
+			expected:    []string{"ft", "-set", "keyname"},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Log(tt.name)
+
+		r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(tt.name)
+			t.Error("Error establishing pipe.")
+		}
+		stdin := os.Stdin
+		os.Stdin = r
+
+		defer func() {
+			os.Stdin = stdin
+			r.Close()
+			w.Close()
+		}()
+
+		_, err = io.WriteString(w, tt.input)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("WriteString failed: %v", err)
+		}
+		w.Close()
+
+		args := tt.initialArgs
+		err = PipeArgs(&args)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(tt.name)
+			t.Error("PipeArgs produced an error: ", err)
+		}
+
+		equal := true
+		if len(args) == len(tt.expected) {
+			for i, _ := range args {
+				if args[i] == tt.expected[i] {
+					continue
+				}
+				equal = false
+				break
+			}
+			if equal {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %q length %v, got: %q length %v", tt.expected, len(tt.expected), args, len(args))
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ac6fd74..cf534a3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// handle piped args
+	err = ft.PipeArgs(&os.Args)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error: ", err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// sanitize user input
 	inputCommand, err := ft.PassCmd(os.Args)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 55b049c..bc63eff 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ func TestMainFunc(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// tests
 	tests := []struct {
-		name     string
-		args     []string
-		expected string
-		wantErr  bool
+		name       string
+		args       []string
+		pipedInput string
+		expected   string
+		wantErr    bool
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "1. Check help command.",
@@ -132,6 +133,14 @@ func TestMainFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: fmt.Sprintf("%v\n", cdpathtest),
 			wantErr:  false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:       "8. Check command args piped to ft.",
+			args:       []string{"ft"},
+			pipedInput: "key",
+			expected:   fmt.Sprintf("%v\n", tmpdir),
+			wantErr:    false,
+		},
+
 		// {
 		// 	        []string{"ft", "rn", "key", "key2"},
 		//             "key renamed to key2",
@@ -178,6 +187,27 @@ func TestMainFunc(t *testing.T) {
 
 		}()
 
+		// Mock Stdin
+		stdinReader, stdinWriter, err := os.Pipe()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(tt.name)
+			t.Error("Error establishing pipe.")
+		}
+		stdin := os.Stdin
+		os.Stdin = stdinReader
+
+		defer func() {
+			os.Stdin = stdin
+			stdinReader.Close()
+			stdinWriter.Close()
+		}()
+
+		_, err = io.WriteString(stdinWriter, tt.pipedInput)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("WriteString failed: %v", err)
+		}
+		stdinWriter.Close()
+
 		main()
 
 		// Capture queue contents for comparison against expected output