diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12faec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func printAndExit(errorStr string) {
+	fmt.Printf("ERROR: %s\n", errorStr)
+	os.Exit(1)
+}