diff --git a/src/control.rs b/src/control.rs
index 3fb17b7..01cbbba 100644
--- a/src/control.rs
+++ b/src/control.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::command::Command;
 use crate::exit_code::ExitCode;
 use crate::interface::get_user_input;
 use crate::parser::parse;
+use crate::variables::Variables;
 
 fn exit(code: &ExitCode) {
     let code = i32::from(code.get());
@@ -11,12 +12,13 @@ fn exit(code: &ExitCode) {
 
 pub fn run() {
     let mut current_exit_code = ExitCode::new(0);
+    let mut variables = Variables::new();
 
     loop {
         let user_input = get_user_input();
 
         if user_input.is_some() {
-            let mut command_sequence = parse(user_input.unwrap());
+            let mut command_sequence = parse(user_input.unwrap(), &variables);
 
             if !command_sequence.is_empty() {
                 current_exit_code = command_sequence.spawn();
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 8ede708..9d2d299 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 use crate::command::command_builder::CommandBuilder;
 use crate::command::command_sequence::CommandSequence;
+use crate::variables::Variables;
+
+fn parse_variable(characters: &mut Vec<char>, variables: &Variables) -> String {
+    if characters.is_empty() {
+        String::new()
+    } else {
+        let mut current_char = characters.pop().unwrap();
+        let mut var_name = String::new();
+
+        while !characters.is_empty() && !current_char.is_whitespace() {
+            var_name.push(current_char);
+            current_char = characters.pop().unwrap();
+        }
+
+        variables.get(var_name.as_str())
+    }
+}
 
 fn parse_quote(characters: &mut Vec<char>) -> String {
     let mut quoted = String::new();
@@ -16,41 +33,49 @@ fn parse_quote(characters: &mut Vec<char>) -> String {
     quoted
 }
 
-fn parse_backslash(characters: &mut Vec<char>) -> Option<char> {
+fn parse_backslash(characters: &mut Vec<char>) -> String {
     let escaped_char = match characters.is_empty() {
-        false => Some(characters.pop().unwrap()),
-        true => None,
+        false => String::from(characters.pop().unwrap()),
+        true => String::new(),
     };
 
     escaped_char
 }
 
-fn parse_main(characters: &mut Vec<char>, current_arg: &mut String) -> Vec<String> {
+fn parse_main(
+    characters: &mut Vec<char>,
+    current_arg: &mut String,
+    variables: &Variables,
+) -> Vec<String> {
     if characters.is_empty() {
-        vec![]
+        let mut last_arg = vec![];
+
+        if !current_arg.is_empty() {
+            last_arg.push(current_arg.clone());
+        }
+
+        last_arg
     } else {
         let current_char = characters.pop().unwrap();
 
         if current_char.is_whitespace() {
             if !current_arg.is_empty() {
                 let mut argv: Vec<String> = vec![current_arg.clone()];
-                argv.append(&mut parse_main(characters, &mut String::new()));
+                argv.append(&mut parse_main(characters, &mut String::new(), variables));
 
                 argv
             } else {
-                parse_main(characters, current_arg)
+                parse_main(characters, current_arg, variables)
             }
         } else if current_char == '\\' {
-            let escaped_char = parse_backslash(characters);
-
-            if escaped_char.is_some() {
-                current_arg.push(escaped_char.unwrap());
-            }
-
-            parse_main(characters, current_arg)
+            current_arg.push_str(parse_backslash(characters).as_str());
+            parse_main(characters, current_arg, variables)
+        } else if current_char == '$' {
+            current_arg.push_str(parse_variable(characters, variables).as_str());
+            parse_main(characters, current_arg, variables)
         } else if current_char == '\'' {
             current_arg.push_str(parse_quote(characters).as_str());
-            parse_main(characters, current_arg)
+            parse_main(characters, current_arg, variables)
         } else if current_char == ';' {
             let mut argv: Vec<String> = vec![];
 
@@ -61,17 +86,17 @@ fn parse_main(characters: &mut Vec<char>, current_arg: &mut String) -> Vec<Strin
             argv
         } else {
             current_arg.push(current_char);
-            parse_main(characters, current_arg)
+            parse_main(characters, current_arg, variables)
         }
     }
 }
 
-pub fn parse(line: String) -> CommandSequence {
+pub fn parse(line: String, variables: &Variables) -> CommandSequence {
     let mut characters: Vec<char> = line.chars().rev().collect();
     let mut command_sequence = CommandSequence::new();
 
     while !characters.is_empty() {
-        let argv = parse_main(&mut characters, &mut String::new());
+        let argv = parse_main(&mut characters, &mut String::new(), variables);
 
         if !argv.is_empty() {
             let command = CommandBuilder::new(argv).build();
diff --git a/src/variables.rs b/src/variables.rs
index 88277b1..61b4be9 100644
--- a/src/variables.rs
+++ b/src/variables.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::env;
 
-struct Variables {
+pub struct Variables {
     variables: HashMap<String, String>,
 }
 
 impl Variables {
-    fn get(&self, key: &str) -> String {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            variables: HashMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get(&self, key: &str) -> String {
         let var_from_map = self.variables.get(key);
 
         let value: String;
@@ -24,7 +30,7 @@ impl Variables {
         value
     }
 
-    fn unset(&mut self, key: &str) {
+    pub fn unset(&mut self, key: &str) {
         let old_value = self.variables.remove(key);
 
         if old_value.is_none() {
@@ -32,12 +38,12 @@ impl Variables {
         }
     }
 
-    fn set(&mut self, key: &str, value: &str) {
+    pub fn set(&mut self, key: &str, value: &str) {
         self.variables
             .insert(String::from(key), String::from(value));
     }
 
-    fn export(&mut self, key: &str) {
+    pub fn export(&mut self, key: &str) {
         let var_to_export = self.variables.get(key);
 
         if var_to_export.is_some() {