diff --git a/src/exec_command.c b/src/exec_command.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..470e905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/exec_command.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   exec_command.c                                     :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jschaft <cecile.schaft@orange.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2024/04/24 13:48:00 by jschaft           #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2024/04/24 14:22:13 by jschaft          ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "include.h"
+
+static void	free_tab(char **tab)
+{
+	int	i;
+
+	i = 0;
+	while (tab[i] != NULL)
+	{
+		free(tab[i]);
+		i++;
+	}
+	free(tab[i]);
+	free(tab);
+}
+
+static void	fork_exec(const char *path, t_command command, const char **envp)
+{
+	if (command.input_fd != 0)
+		dup2(command.input_fd, 0);
+	if (command.output_fd != 1)
+		dup2(command.output_fd, 1);
+	execve(path, command.calls->argv, envp);
+}
+
+int	execute_command(t_command command, const char **envp)
+{
+	char	**path;
+	pid_t	pid;
+	int		i;
+
+	i = 0;
+	path = get_path(envp);
+	while (path[i] != NULL)
+	{
+		path[i] = ft_strjoin(path[i], "/");
+		path[i] = ft_strjoin(path[i], command.calls->program);
+		i++;
+	}
+	i = search_path(path);
+	if (i == -1)
+		return (127);
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid < 0)
+		return (1);
+	if (pid == 0)
+		fork_exec((const char *)path[i], command, envp);
+	free_tab(path);
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index 82b5a85..14b2e08 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 /*   By: jschaft <cecile.schaft@orange.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2023/11/16 12:07:26 by jschaft           #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2024/04/24 13:26:41 by mcolonna         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2024/04/24 14:08:11 by jschaft          ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "include.h"
 
-const char	**get_path(const char **envp)
+char	**get_path(const char **envp)
 {
 	int			i;
 	char	**re;
@@ -24,5 +24,19 @@ const char	**get_path(const char **envp)
 	path = ft_substr(envp[i], 5, ft_strlen(envp[i]) - 5);
 	re = ft_split(path, ':');
 	free(path);
-	return ((const char **)re);
+	return (char **re);
+}
+
+int	search_path(char **path)
+{
+	int	i;
+
+	i = 0;
+	while (path[i] != NULL)
+	{
+		if (access(path[i], X_OK) >= 0)
+			return (i);
+		i++;
+	}
+	return (-1);
 }