diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 8044b82..c5fc0ea 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -11,13 +11,21 @@ struct Entry {
 };
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    if (argc != 2) {
-        std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <search_string>" << std::endl;
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <search_string> [--debug]" << std::endl;
         return 1;
     }
 
     const char* filename = "dict.bin";
     std::string search_string = argv[1];
+    bool debug_mode = false; // Debug mode flag
+
+    // Check if --debug is passed
+    if (argc == 3 && std::string(argv[2]) == "--debug") {
+        debug_mode = true;
+    }
+
+    std::string raw_output; // To store raw output
 
     // The trie dictionary type from the four types
     using trie_type = xcdat::trie_15_type;
@@ -54,11 +62,17 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                 substrings.push_back(substring);
             }
             std::cout << search_string << " - " << smallest_prefix << " = ";
+            if (debug_mode) {
+                raw_output += search_string + " - " + smallest_prefix.data() + " = "; // Accumulate raw output
+            }
             size_t pos = search_string.find(smallest_prefix);
             if (pos != std::string::npos) {
                 search_string.erase(0, pos + smallest_prefix.length());
             }
             std::cout << search_string << std::endl;
+            if (debug_mode) {
+                raw_output += search_string + '\n'; // Add the result to raw output
+            }
             // Remove leading whitespace, if any
             while (!search_string.empty() && std::isspace(search_string.front())) {
                 search_string.erase(0, 1);
@@ -69,6 +83,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         }
     }
 
+    // Print the stored raw output if debug mode is active
+    if (debug_mode) {
+        std::cout << "Stored raw output:" << std::endl << raw_output << std::endl;
+    }
 
     for (const auto& sub : substrings) {
         std::cout << sub << std::endl;