diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 65cd0ad..6c2d769 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -108,6 +108,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         .root_module = exe_mod,
     });
     const check = b.step("check", "Check if unsquashfs compiles");
-    check.dependOn(&lib_check.step);
     check.dependOn(&exe_check.step);
+    check.dependOn(&lib_check.step);
 }
diff --git a/src/archive.zig b/src/archive.zig
index 7287768..4344589 100644
--- a/src/archive.zig
+++ b/src/archive.zig
@@ -42,25 +42,20 @@ pub fn init(fil: std.fs.File, offset: u64) !Archive {
     };
 }
 
-pub fn extract(self: Archive, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8, options: ExtractionOptions) !void {
-    _ = self;
-    _ = alloc;
-    _ = path;
-    _ = options;
-    return error.TODO;
-}
-
 pub fn root(self: Archive, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !File {
     return .{
-        .alloc = alloc,
+        .file = self.file,
+        .super = self.super.toMinimal(),
+        .decomp = self.stateless_decomp.statelessCopy(alloc),
 
-        .inode = try Utils.refToInode(
+        .inode = try Utils.readInode(
             alloc,
             &self.stateless_decomp,
             self.file,
             self.super.inode_start,
             self.super.block_size,
-            self.super.root_ref,
+            self.super.root_ref.block_start,
+            self.super.root_ref.block_offset,
         ),
         .name = "",
     };
@@ -80,7 +75,23 @@ pub fn id(self: Archive, idx: u32) !u16 {
 }
 pub fn inode(self: Archive, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, inode_num: u32) !Inode {
     const ref = try LookupTable.stateless(Inode.Ref, self.file, &self.stateless_decomp, self.super.export_start, inode_num - 1);
-    return Utils.refToInode(alloc, &self.stateless_decomp, self.file, self.super.inode_start, self.super.block_size, ref);
+    return Utils.readInode(
+        alloc,
+        &self.stateless_decomp,
+        self.file,
+        self.super.inode_start,
+        self.super.block_size,
+        ref.block_start,
+        ref.block_offset,
+    );
+}
+
+pub fn extract(self: Archive, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8, options: ExtractionOptions) !void {
+    _ = self;
+    _ = alloc;
+    _ = path;
+    _ = options;
+    return error.TODO;
 }
 
 // Superblock
diff --git a/src/decomp.zig b/src/decomp.zig
index 29c994a..5396164 100644
--- a/src/decomp.zig
+++ b/src/decomp.zig
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ vtable: *const struct {
     stateless: StatelessDecomp,
 },
 
+/// Create a copy of the decompressor using it's stateless function and the new allocator.
+pub fn statelessCopy(self: Decompressor, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) Decompressor {
+    return &.{ .alloc = alloc, .vtable = &.{ .stateless = self.vtable.stateless } };
+}
+
 pub fn decompress(self: *const Decompressor, in: []u8, out: []u8) Error!usize {
     return self.vtable.decompress(self, in, out);
 }
diff --git a/src/directory.zig b/src/directory.zig
index cb714e0..2856e76 100644
--- a/src/directory.zig
+++ b/src/directory.zig
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ pub const Entry = struct {
     num: u32,
     inode_type: InodeType,
     name: []u8,
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: Entry, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) void {
+        alloc.free(self.name);
+    }
 };
 
 // extern instead of packed due to alignment issues (packed will read it as 16 bytes instead of 12).
diff --git a/src/file.zig b/src/file.zig
index b37bd45..781607c 100644
--- a/src/file.zig
+++ b/src/file.zig
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const Archive = @import("archive.zig");
 const Decompressor = @import("decomp.zig");
 const Directory = @import("directory.zig");
+const ExtractionOptions = @import("options.zig");
 const Inode = @import("inode.zig");
+const DataReader = @import("util/data_reader.zig");
+const FileIter = @import("util/iter.zig");
 const MetadataReader = @import("util/metadata.zig");
+const OffsetFile = @import("util/offset_file.zig");
 const Utils = @import("util/utils.zig");
 
 pub const Error = error{
@@ -14,9 +18,8 @@ pub const Error = error{
 
 const File = @This();
 
-alloc: std.mem.Allocator,
-
-superblock: Archive.MinimalSuperblock,
+file: OffsetFile,
+super: Archive.MinimalSuperblock,
 decomp: Decompressor,
 
 name: []const u8,
@@ -26,44 +29,96 @@ pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, archive: Archive, entry: Directory.Entry)
     const new_name = try alloc.alloc(u8, entry.name.len);
     errdefer alloc.free(new_name);
     @memcpy(new_name, entry.name);
-    var rdr = archive.file.readerAt(archive.super.inode_start + entry.block_start, &[0]u8{});
-    var meta: MetadataReader = .init(&rdr.interface, &archive.stateless_decomp);
-    try meta.interface.discardAll(entry.block_offset);
     return .{
-        .alloc = alloc,
-        .superblock = archive.super,
+        .file = archive.file,
+        .super = archive.super,
         .decomp = .{
             .alloc = alloc,
             .vtable = &.{ .stateless = archive.stateless_decomp.vtable.stateless },
         },
         .name = new_name,
-        .inode = try .read(alloc, &meta.interface, archive.super.block_size),
+        .inode = try Utils.readInode(
+            alloc,
+            &archive.decomp,
+            archive.file,
+            archive.super.inode_start,
+            archive.super.block_size,
+            entry.block_start,
+            entry.block_offset,
+        ),
     };
 }
 pub fn deinit(self: File) void {
-    self.alloc.free(self.name);
+    self.decomp.alloc.free(self.name);
+    self.inode.deinit(self.decomp.alloc);
 }
 
-/// Opens a sub-directory. If the given path is "", ".", "/", or "./", a copy of the File is returned.
-pub fn open(self: File, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8) !File {
+// Directory functions
+
+pub fn isDir(self: File) bool {
+    return switch (self.inode.hdr.inode_type) {
+        .dir, .ext_dir => true,
+        else => false,
+    };
+}
+/// Opens a sub-file. If the given path is "" or "." (after trimming /) a copy of the File is returned.
+pub fn open(self: File, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, filepath: []const u8) !File {
     switch (self.inode.hdr.inode_type) {
-        .dir, .ext_dir => {},
+        .dir, .ext_dir => {
+            var res = try self.inode.findInode(
+                alloc,
+                &self.decomp,
+                self.file,
+                self.super.dir_start,
+                self.super.inode_start,
+                self.super.block_size,
+                filepath,
+            );
+            if (res.name.len == 0) {
+                res.name = try alloc.alloc(u8, self.name.len);
+                @memcpy(res.name, self.name);
+            }
+            return .{
+                .file = self.file,
+                .super = self.super,
+                .decomp = .{
+                    .alloc = alloc,
+                    .vtable = &.{ .stateless = self.decomp.vtable.stateless },
+                },
+                .name = res.name,
+                .inode = res.inode,
+            };
+        },
         else => Error.NotDirectory,
     }
-    if (Utils.pathIsSelf(path)) {
-        const new_name = try alloc.alloc(u8, self.name.len);
-        @memcpy(new_name, self.name);
-        return .{
-            .alloc = alloc,
-            .superblock = self.superblock,
-            .decomp = .{
-                .alloc = alloc,
-                .vtable = &.{ .stateless = self.decomp.vtable.stateless },
-            },
-            .name = new_name,
-            .inode = self.inode,
-        };
-    }
+}
+pub fn iter(self: File, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !FileIter {
+    return .{
+        .alloc = alloc,
+        .entries = try self.inode.readDirectory(alloc, &self.decomp, self.file, self.super.dir_start),
+    };
+}
 
+// Regular file functions
+
+pub fn isRegularFile(self: File) bool {
+    return switch (self.inode.hdr.inode_type) {
+        .file, .ext_file => true,
+        else => false,
+    };
+}
+pub fn dataReader(self: File, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !DataReader {
+    if (!self.isRegularFile()) return Error.NotRegularFile;
+    _ = alloc;
+    return error.TODO;
+}
+
+// Universal functions
+
+pub fn extract(self: File, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8, options: ExtractionOptions) !void {
+    _ = self;
+    _ = alloc;
+    _ = path;
+    _ = options;
     return error.TODO;
 }
diff --git a/src/inode.zig b/src/inode.zig
index 7fc5d55..23abaac 100644
--- a/src/inode.zig
+++ b/src/inode.zig
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
+//! This is the raw squashfs representation of a file/directory.
+//! Most of the time using File is a better experience and using Inodes directory
+//! is only required for more technical use cases.
+
 const std = @import("std");
 const Reader = std.Io.Reader;
 
+const Decompressor = @import("decomp.zig");
+const Directory = @import("directory.zig");
 const Dir = @import("inode/dir.zig");
 const File = @import("inode/file.zig");
 const Misc = @import("inode/misc.zig");
 const Sym = @import("inode/sym.zig");
+const MinimalSuperblock = @import("archive.zig").MinimalSuperblock;
+const MetadataReader = @import("util/metadata.zig");
+const OffsetFile = @import("util/offset_file.zig");
 
 const Inode = @This();
 
@@ -43,6 +52,75 @@ pub fn deinit(self: Inode, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) void {
         else => {},
     }
 }
+pub fn copy(self: Inode, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !Inode {
+    switch (self.data) {
+        .dir,
+        .ext_dir,
+        .block,
+        .ext_block,
+        .char,
+        .ext_char,
+        .fifo,
+        .ext_fifo,
+        .sock,
+        .ext_sock,
+        => return self,
+        .file => |f| {
+            const new_sizes = try alloc.alloc(File.BlockSize, f.block_sizes.len);
+            @memcpy(new_sizes, f.block_sizes);
+            return .{
+                .hdr = self.hdr,
+                .data = .{ .file = .{
+                    .block_start = f.block_start,
+                    .frag_idx = f.frag_idx,
+                    .block_offset = f.block_offset,
+                    .size = f.size,
+                    .block_sizes = new_sizes,
+                } },
+            };
+        },
+        .ext_file => |f| {
+            const new_sizes = try alloc.alloc(File.BlockSize, f.block_sizes.len);
+            @memcpy(new_sizes, f.block_sizes);
+            return .{
+                .hdr = self.hdr,
+                .data = .{ .ext_file = .{
+                    .block_start = self.block_start,
+                    .size = self.size,
+                    .sparse = self.sparse,
+                    .hard_links = self.hard_links,
+                    .frag_idx = self.frag_idx,
+                    .block_offset = self.block_offset,
+                    .xattr_idx = self.xattr_idx,
+                    .block_sizes = new_sizes,
+                } },
+            };
+        },
+        .symlink => |s| {
+            const new_target = try alloc.alloc(u8, s.target.len);
+            @memcpy(new_target, s.target);
+            return .{
+                .hdr = self.hdr,
+                .data = .{ .symlink = .{
+                    .hard_links = s.hard_links,
+                    .target = new_target,
+                } },
+            };
+        },
+        .ext_symlink => |s| {
+            const new_target = try alloc.alloc(u8, s.target.len);
+            @memcpy(new_target, s.target);
+            return .{
+                .hdr = self.hdr,
+                .data = .{ .ext_symlink = .{
+                    .hard_links = s.hard_links,
+                    .xattr_idx = s.xattr_idx,
+                    .target = new_target,
+                } },
+            };
+        },
+    }
+}
 
 // Types
 
@@ -94,3 +172,123 @@ pub const Data = union(Type) {
     ext_fifo: Misc.ExtIpc,
     ext_sock: Misc.ExtIpc,
 };
+
+// Errors
+
+pub const Error = error{
+    NotDirectory,
+    NotFound,
+    NotRegularFile,
+};
+
+// Utils functions
+
+/// For directory inodes, tries to find the inode at the given path. Returns both the inode, and it's file name. If the path is empty or "." then a copy of this inode is returned with no name ("").
+pub fn findInode(
+    inode: Inode,
+    alloc: std.mem.Allocator,
+    decomp: *const Decompressor,
+    fil: OffsetFile,
+    dir_start: u64,
+    inode_start: u64,
+    block_size: u32,
+    filepath: []const u8,
+) !struct { inode: Inode, name: []const u8 } {
+    switch (inode.data) {
+        .dir => |d| {
+            const path: []const u8 = std.mem.trim(u8, filepath, "/");
+            if (path.len == 0 or (path.len == 1 and path[0] == '.'))
+                return .{ .inode = inode.copy(alloc), .name = "" };
+            return findInodeRaw(
+                alloc,
+                decomp,
+                fil,
+                dir_start,
+                inode_start,
+                block_size,
+                path,
+                d,
+            );
+        },
+        .ext_dir => |d| {
+            const path: []const u8 = std.mem.trim(u8, filepath, "/");
+            if (path.len == 0 or (path.len == 1 and path[0] == '.'))
+                return .{ .inode = inode.copy(alloc), .name = "" };
+            return findInodeRaw(
+                alloc,
+                decomp,
+                fil,
+                dir_start,
+                inode_start,
+                block_size,
+                path,
+                d,
+            );
+        },
+        else => return Error.NotDirectory,
+    }
+}
+inline fn findInodeRaw(
+    inode: Inode,
+    alloc: std.mem.Allocator,
+    decomp: *const Decompressor,
+    fil: OffsetFile,
+    dir_start: u64,
+    inode_start: u64,
+    block_size: u32,
+    path: []const u8,
+    dat: anytype,
+) !struct { inode: Inode, name: []const u8 } {
+    const first_element: []const u8 = std.mem.sliceTo(path, '/');
+
+    const dirs = try readDirRaw(alloc, decomp, fil, dir_start, dat);
+    defer {
+        for (dirs) |dir|
+            dir.deinit(alloc);
+        alloc.free(dirs);
+    }
+
+    // Directories are stored ASCIIbetically, so we can use binary search.
+    var cur_slice = dirs;
+    var idx: usize = 0;
+    while (cur_slice.len > 0) {
+        idx = cur_slice.len / 2;
+        const mid_name = cur_slice[idx].name;
+        switch (std.mem.order(u8, first_element, mid_name)) {
+            .gt => {
+                cur_slice = cur_slice[idx + 1 ..];
+                continue;
+            },
+            .lt => {
+                cur_slice = cur_slice[0..idx];
+                continue;
+            },
+            .eq => break,
+        }
+    } else return Error.NotFound;
+    const entry = cur_slice[idx];
+    var rdr = try fil.readerAt(inode_start + entry.block_start, &[0]u8{});
+    var meta_rdr: MetadataReader = .init(&rdr.interface, decomp);
+    try meta_rdr.interface.discardAll(entry.block_offset);
+    const ret_inode: Inode = try .read(alloc, &meta_rdr.interface, block_size);
+    if (first_element.len == path.len) {
+        const name_copy = try alloc.alloc(u8, entry.name.len);
+        @memcpy(name_copy, entry.name.len);
+        return .{ .inode = ret_inode, .name = name_copy };
+    }
+    return inode.findInode(alloc, decomp, fil, dir_start, inode_start, block_size, path[first_element.len..]);
+}
+
+pub fn readDirectory(inode: Inode, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, decomp: *const Decompressor, fil: OffsetFile, dir_start: u64) ![]Directory.Entry {
+    return switch (inode.data) {
+        .dir => |d| readDirRaw(alloc, decomp, fil, dir_start, d),
+        .ext_dir => |d| readDirRaw(alloc, decomp, fil, dir_start, d),
+        else => Error.NotDirectory,
+    };
+}
+inline fn readDirRaw(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, decomp: *const Decompressor, fil: OffsetFile, dir_start: u64, dat: anytype) ![]Directory.Entry {
+    var rdr = try fil.readerAt(dir_start + dat.block_start, &[0]u8{});
+    var meta_rdr: MetadataReader = .init(&rdr.interface, decomp);
+    try meta_rdr.interface.discardAll(dat.block_offset);
+    return Directory.readDirectory(alloc, meta_rdr, dat.size);
+}
diff --git a/src/util/data_reader.zig b/src/util/data_reader.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/util/iter.zig b/src/util/iter.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86176f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/iter.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const MinimalSuperblock = @import("../archive.zig").MinimalSuperblock;
+const Decompressor = @import("../decomp.zig");
+const DirEntry = @import("../directory.zig").Entry;
+const File = @import("../file.zig");
+const Inode = @import("../inode.zig");
+const MetadataReader = @import("metadata.zig");
+const OffsetFile = @import("offset_file.zig");
+const Utils = @import("utils.zig");
+
+const Iter = @This();
+
+file: OffsetFile,
+super: MinimalSuperblock,
+decomp: Decompressor,
+
+entries: []DirEntry,
+idx: usize = 0,
+
+pub fn deinit(self: Iter) void {
+    for (self.entries) |ent|
+        ent.deinit(self.decomp.alloc);
+    self.decomp.alloc.free(self.entries);
+}
+
+pub fn next(self: *Iter) !?File {
+    if (self.idx >= self.entries.len) return null;
+    defer self.idx += 1;
+
+    const entry = self.entries[self.idx];
+
+    const new_name = try self.decomp.alloc.alloc(u8, entry.name.len);
+    @memcpy(new_name, entry.name);
+    return .{
+        .file = self.file,
+        .super = self.super,
+        .decomp = self.decomp,
+
+        .name = new_name,
+        .inode = Utils.readInode(
+            self.decomp.alloc,
+            &self.decomp,
+            self.file,
+            self.super.inode_start,
+            self.super.block_size,
+            entry.block_start,
+            entry.block_offset,
+        ),
+    };
+}
+pub fn reset(self: *Iter) void {
+    self.idx = 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/util/utils.zig b/src/util/utils.zig
index 2d47a37..88c7d6a 100644
--- a/src/util/utils.zig
+++ b/src/util/utils.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
 const Decompressor = @import("../decomp.zig");
+const DirEntry = @import("../directory.zig").Entry;
 const Inode = @import("../inode.zig");
 const MetadataReader = @import("metadata.zig");
 const OffsetFile = @import("offset_file.zig");
@@ -16,9 +17,9 @@ pub fn pathIsSelf(path: []const u8) bool {
     return std.mem.eql(u8, path, "./");
 }
 
-pub fn refToInode(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, decomp: *const Decompressor, fil: OffsetFile, inode_start: u64, block_size: u32, ref: Inode.Ref) !Inode {
-    var rdr = try fil.readerAt(inode_start + ref.block_start, &[0]u8{});
+pub fn readInode(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, decomp: *const Decompressor, fil: OffsetFile, inode_start: u64, block_size: u32, block_start: u32, block_offset: u16) !Inode {
+    var rdr = try fil.readerAt(inode_start + block_start, &[0]u8{});
     var meta: MetadataReader = .init(&rdr.interface, decomp);
-    try meta.interface.discardAll(ref.block_offset);
+    try meta.interface.discardAll(block_offset);
     return .read(alloc, &meta.interface, block_size);
 }