diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 15a0f61..79281ba
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 projectPattern="*.uvprojx";
 
+if [ "$#" -gt 1 ]
+then
+    1>&2 echo "Error: Invalid number of arguments: $#";
+fi;
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ] || [ "$1" == "-h" ] || [ "$1" == "--help" ]
+then
+    echo "Usage: ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} <path-to-project-or-source-file>";
+    exit;
+fi;
+
+
+
 function handle_status() {
     if [ $1 -ne 0 ]; then
         echo "Error: $2 (status code: $1)";
@@ -153,6 +166,8 @@ function chooseTarget() {
 }
 
 fileName="$(realpath "$1")";
+test -f "$fileName";
+handle_status "$?" "The specified file \"$1\" does not exist!";
 
 if [[ "$fileName" =~ \.uvprojx$ ]]
 then
@@ -213,7 +228,7 @@ then
     then
         outputName="$(realpath "$projectRoot/$buildPath/$outputName")";
         outputFile="$outputName.axf";
-        echo "The File Has Been Built to \`$outputFile\`.";
+        echo "The File Has Been Built to \"$outputFile\".";
         pyocd list | {
             grep '^No available' &&
             {
@@ -228,5 +243,5 @@ then
         handle_status 1 "The project could not be built!";
     fi;
 else
-    handle_status 1 "No project file for \`${fileName}\` could be found."
+    handle_status 1 "No project file for \"${fileName}\" could be found."
 fi;