diff --git a/dotdrop/action.py b/dotdrop/action.py
index 42d964c..2d9e6f9 100644
--- a/dotdrop/action.py
+++ b/dotdrop/action.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ class Cmd:
     def __str__(self):
         return 'key:{} -> \"{}\"'.format(self.key, self.action)
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'cmd({})'.format(self.__str__())
+
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return self.__dict__ == other.__dict__
 
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ class Action(Cmd):
         out = '{}: \"{}\" with args: {}'
         return out.format(self.key, self.action, self.args)
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'action({})'.format(self.__str__())
+
     def execute(self):
         """execute the action in the shell"""
         ret = 1
diff --git a/dotdrop/dotfile.py b/dotdrop/dotfile.py
index 2b3b090..178d363 100644
--- a/dotdrop/dotfile.py
+++ b/dotdrop/dotfile.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class Dotfile:
         msg = 'key:\"{}\", src:\"{}\", dst:\"{}\", link:\"{}\"'
         return msg.format(self.key, self.src, self.dst, self.link.name.lower())
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'dotfile({})'.format(self.__str__())
+
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return self.__dict__ == other.__dict__