diff --git a/frontend/cmd/compile.c b/frontend/cmd/compile.c
index dc4ccff..fd1210c 100644
--- a/frontend/cmd/compile.c
+++ b/frontend/cmd/compile.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "../debug.h"
 #include "cmd.h"
 
 #include <blue/cmd.h>
@@ -46,64 +47,7 @@ static int compile_file(const char *path)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		switch (tok->t_type) {
-		case IVY_TOK_KEYWORD:
-			b_fputs("[magenta]", stdout);
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_SYMBOL:
-			b_fputs("[blue]", stdout);
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_ATOM:
-			b_fputs("[yellow]", stdout);
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_NUMBER:
-			b_fputs("[yellow]", stdout);
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_LABEL:
-			b_fputs("[red]", stdout);
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_IDENT:
-			b_fputs("[cyan]", stdout);
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_STRING:
-			b_fputs("[green]", stdout);
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_STR_START:
-			b_fputs("[green]", stdout);
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_STR_END:
-			b_fputs("[green]", stdout);
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_LINEFEED:
-			b_fputs("[bright,black]", stdout);
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
-		}
-
-		printf("%s", ivy_lex_token_type_to_string(tok->t_type));
-
-		switch (tok->t_type) {
-		case IVY_TOK_IDENT:
-		case IVY_TOK_LABEL:
-		case IVY_TOK_STRING:
-		case IVY_TOK_ATOM:
-			printf("(%s)", tok->t_str);
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_SYMBOL:
-			printf("(%s)", ivy_symbol_to_string(tok->t_symbol));
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_KEYWORD:
-			printf("(%s)", ivy_keyword_to_string(tok->t_keyword));
-			break;
-		case IVY_TOK_NUMBER:
-			printf("(%llu)", tok->t_number);
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
-		}
-
-		b_fputs("[reset]\n", stdout);
+		print_lex_token(tok);
 	}
 
 	int r = (status == IVY_OK || status == IVY_ERR_EOF) ? 0 : -1;
diff --git a/frontend/debug.c b/frontend/debug.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62bc86d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/debug.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include <blue/term.h>
+#include <ivy/lang/lex.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+extern void print_lex_token(struct ivy_token *tok)
+{
+	switch (tok->t_type) {
+	case IVY_TOK_KEYWORD:
+		b_fputs("[magenta]", stdout);
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_SYMBOL:
+		b_fputs("[blue]", stdout);
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_ATOM:
+		b_fputs("[yellow]", stdout);
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_NUMBER:
+		b_fputs("[yellow]", stdout);
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_LABEL:
+		b_fputs("[red]", stdout);
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_IDENT:
+		b_fputs("[cyan]", stdout);
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_STRING:
+		b_fputs("[green]", stdout);
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_STR_START:
+		b_fputs("[green]", stdout);
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_STR_END:
+		b_fputs("[green]", stdout);
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_LINEFEED:
+		b_fputs("[bright,black]", stdout);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	printf("%s", ivy_lex_token_type_to_string(tok->t_type));
+
+	switch (tok->t_type) {
+	case IVY_TOK_IDENT:
+	case IVY_TOK_LABEL:
+	case IVY_TOK_STRING:
+	case IVY_TOK_ATOM:
+		printf("(%s)", tok->t_str);
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_SYMBOL:
+		printf("(%s)", ivy_symbol_to_string(tok->t_symbol));
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_KEYWORD:
+		printf("(%s)", ivy_keyword_to_string(tok->t_keyword));
+		break;
+	case IVY_TOK_NUMBER:
+		printf("(%llu)", tok->t_number);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	b_fputs("[reset]\n", stdout);
+}
diff --git a/frontend/debug.h b/frontend/debug.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f48c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/debug.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef DEBUG_H_
+#define DEBUG_H_
+
+struct ivy_token;
+
+extern void print_lex_token(struct ivy_token *tok);
+
+#endif