diff --git a/gpio.sh b/gpio.sh
index b248f23..d6c3a62 100755
--- a/gpio.sh
+++ b/gpio.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 GPIO=$1
 value=$2
+PATH=/sys/class/gpio/chip0
+
+echo "executing $0 script"
+echo $GPIO > $PATH/export
+echo out > $PATH/gpio$GPIO/direction
+echo $value > $PATH/gpio$GPIO/value
+echo $GPIO > $PATH/unexport
 
-echo "Script: $0"
-echo "GPIO: $GPIO"
-echo "Value: $value"
-echo "-=-=-=-=-=-"