diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 14bc985..3942568 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
-.PHONY: clean build run
+.PHONY: check clean build run
 
 DEFAULT: run
 
+format:
+	@gofmt -s -w .
+
+check:
+	@test -z $$(gofmt -l .) || \
+	(echo "gofmt: formatting issue - run 'make format' to resolve" && exit 1)
+
 clean:
 	@find -type f -name "*.log" -exec rm '{}' \;
 
 build:
-	@go build -v .
+	@go build -ldflags="-s -w" -v .
 
 run: clean build
 	@./cairde
+
+loc:
+	@find . -name "*.go" | xargs wc -l