diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7c36569..c08d6b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ vss
 vls.log
 
 # generated test files
-index.html
\ No newline at end of file
+index.html
+example/dist/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/index.md b/example/index.md
index 74b2f0b..9f9482c 100644
--- a/example/index.md
+++ b/example/index.md
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 A static site generator
 
 - [GitHub](https://github.com/zztkm)
+
+[about page](./about.md)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vss.v b/vss.v
index 052d951..b8fdc16 100644
--- a/vss.v
+++ b/vss.v
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ fn get_html_filename(md_path string) string {
 	return file_name + '.html'
 }
 
+// parse_link convert markdown relative links to html relative links
+fn parse_link(contents string) string {
+	lines := contents.split_into_lines()
+	for line in lines {
+		println(line)
+	}
+}
+
 fn generate_pages() ? {
 	dist := default_dist
 	if !os.exists(dist) {