diff --git a/src/decompress.zig b/src/decompress.zig
index b23a614..8937c54 100644
--- a/src/decompress.zig
+++ b/src/decompress.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const io = std.io;
+const compress = std.compress;
 
 const DecompressError = error{
     LzoUnsupported,
@@ -14,29 +15,29 @@ pub const DecompressType = enum(u16) {
     lz4,
     zstd,
 
-    pub fn decompress(self: DecompressType, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, in: io.AnyReader) !std.ArrayList(u8) {
-        const out: std.ArrayList(u8) = .init(alloc);
+    pub fn decompress(self: DecompressType, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, rdr: io.AnyReader) !std.ArrayList(u8) {
+        var out = std.ArrayList(u8).init(alloc);
         switch (self) {
-            .zlib => try std.compress.zlib.decompress(in, out),
+            .zlib => try compress.zlib.decompress(rdr, out.writer()),
             .lzma => {
-                const decomp = try std.compress.lzma.decompress(alloc, in);
+                var decomp = try compress.lzma.decompress(alloc, rdr);
                 defer decomp.deinit();
-                try decomp.reader().readAllArrayList(&out, 1048576);
+                try decomp.reader().readAllArrayList(&out, 1024 * 1024);
             },
             .lzo => return DecompressError.LzoUnsupported,
             .xz => {
-                const decomp = try std.compress.xz.decompress(alloc, in);
+                var decomp = try compress.xz.decompress(alloc, rdr);
                 defer decomp.deinit();
-                try decomp.reader().readAllArrayList(&out, 1048576);
+                try decomp.reader().readAllArrayList(&out, 1024 * 1024);
             },
             .lz4 => return DecompressError.Lz4Unsupported,
             .zstd => {
-                const buf = try alloc.alloc(u8, std.compress.zstd.DecompressorOptions.default_window_buffer_len);
+                const buf = try alloc.alloc(u8, compress.zstd.DecompressorOptions.default_window_buffer_len);
                 defer alloc.free(buf);
-                const decomp = std.compress.zstd.decompressor(in, .{
+                var decomp = compress.zstd.decompressor(rdr, .{
                     .window_buffer = buf,
                 });
-                try decomp.reader().readAllArrayList(&out, 1048576);
+                try decomp.reader().readAllArrayList(&out, 1024 * 1024);
             },
         }
         return out;
diff --git a/src/directory.zig b/src/directory.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..285f577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/directory.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pub const DirHeader = packed struct {};
+
+pub const RawDirEntry = struct {};
+
+pub const DirEntry = struct {};
diff --git a/src/file.zig b/src/file.zig
index 2a0e42d..2a2730f 100644
--- a/src/file.zig
+++ b/src/file.zig
@@ -1 +1,60 @@
-pub const File = struct {}; //TODO
+const std = @import("std");
+const io = std.io;
+
+const inode = @import("inode/inode.zig");
+
+const Reader = @import("reader.zig").Reader;
+const DirEntry = @import("directory.zig").DirEntry;
+const MetadataReader = @import("readers/metadata.zig").MetadataReader;
+
+const FileError = error{
+    NotDirectory,
+    NotNormalFile,
+    NotSymlink,
+};
+
+pub const File = struct {
+    reader: *Reader,
+    name: []const u8,
+    inode: inode.Inode,
+
+    pub fn fromRef(read: *Reader, ref: inode.InodeRef, name: []const u8) !File {
+        var meta_rdr: MetadataReader = try .init(
+            read.arena.allocator(),
+            read.holder.anyAt(ref.block_start + read.super.inode_table_start),
+            read.super.decomp,
+        );
+        defer meta_rdr.deinit();
+        try meta_rdr.skip(ref.offset);
+        return .{
+            .reader = read,
+            .name = name,
+            .inode = try .init(
+                read.arena.allocator(),
+                meta_rdr.any(),
+                read.super.block_size,
+            ),
+        };
+    }
+
+    // pub fn fromDirEntry(read: Reader, ent: DirEntry) !File {}
+
+    pub fn open(self: File, path: []const u8) !File {
+        if (path.len == 0 || std.mem.eql(u8, path, ".")) {
+            return self;
+        }
+        switch (inode.InodeHeader.inode_type) {
+            .dir, .ext_dir => {},
+            else => return FileError.NotDirectory,
+        }
+        //TODO: read dir entries and find correct inode and file
+    }
+
+    pub fn symPath(self: File) ![]const u8 {
+        return switch (self.inode.data) {
+            .sym => |s| s.target,
+            .ext_sym => |s| s.target,
+            else => FileError.NotSymlink,
+        };
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/inode/file.zig b/src/inode/file.zig
index 90b4a3f..41a1d12 100644
--- a/src/inode/file.zig
+++ b/src/inode/file.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const io = std.io;
 
-pub const BlockSize = packed struct { size: u23, not_compressed: bool, _: u8 };
+pub const BlockSize = packed struct {
+    size: u23,
+    not_compressed: bool,
+    _: u8,
+};
 
 pub const FileInode = struct {
     data_start: u32,
@@ -11,8 +15,8 @@ pub const FileInode = struct {
     blocks: []const BlockSize,
 
     pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, rdr: io.AnyReader, block_size: u32) !FileInode {
-        const fixed_buf = [_]u8{0} ** 16;
-        _ = try rdr.readAll(&fixed_buf);
+        var fixed_buf = [_]u8{0} ** 16;
+        _ = try rdr.readAll(@ptrCast(&fixed_buf));
         const frag_idx = std.mem.bytesToValue(u32, fixed_buf[4..8]);
         const size = std.mem.bytesToValue(u32, fixed_buf[12..16]);
         var block_num = size / block_size;
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ pub const FileInode = struct {
             block_num += 1;
         }
         const blocks = try alloc.alloc(BlockSize, block_num);
-        _ = try rdr.readAll(std.mem.asBytes(blocks));
+        _ = try rdr.readAll(@ptrCast(blocks));
         return .{
             .data_start = std.mem.bytesToValue(u32, fixed_buf[0..4]),
             .frag_idx = frag_idx,
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ pub const ExtFileInode = struct {
     blocks: []const BlockSize,
 
     pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, rdr: io.AnyReader, block_size: u32) !ExtFileInode {
-        const fixed_buf = [_]u8{0} ** 40;
+        var fixed_buf = [_]u8{0} ** 40;
         _ = try rdr.readAll(&fixed_buf);
         const size = std.mem.bytesToValue(u64, fixed_buf[8..16]);
         const frag_idx = std.mem.bytesToValue(u32, fixed_buf[28..32]);
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ pub const ExtFileInode = struct {
             block_num += 1;
         }
         const blocks = try alloc.alloc(BlockSize, block_num);
-        _ = try rdr.readAll(std.mem.asBytes(blocks));
+        _ = try rdr.readAll(@ptrCast(blocks));
         return .{
             .data_start = std.mem.bytesToValue(u64, fixed_buf[0..8]),
             .size = size,
diff --git a/src/inode/inode.zig b/src/inode/inode.zig
index b704a35..8bf82d8 100644
--- a/src/inode/inode.zig
+++ b/src/inode/inode.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ const io = std.io;
 pub const InodeRef = packed struct {
     offset: u16,
     block_start: u32,
-    _: u16,
+    _: u16 = 0,
+
+    pub fn init(block_start: u32, offset: u16) InodeRef {
+        return .{
+            .offset = offset,
+            .block_start = block_start,
+        };
+    }
 };
 
 pub const InodeType = enum(u16) {
diff --git a/src/inode/sym.zig b/src/inode/sym.zig
index 5c3bebf..8f68c85 100644
--- a/src/inode/sym.zig
+++ b/src/inode/sym.zig
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ pub const SymInode = struct {
     target: []const u8,
 
     pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, rdr: io.AnyReader) !SymInode {
-        const fixed_buf = [_]u8{0} ** 8;
-        _ = try rdr.readAll(&fixed_buf);
+        var fixed_buf = [_]u8{0} ** 8;
+        _ = try rdr.readAll(@ptrCast(&fixed_buf));
         const size = std.mem.bytesToValue(u32, fixed_buf[4..]);
         const target = try alloc.alloc(u8, size);
         _ = try rdr.readAll(target);
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub const ExtSymInode = struct {
     xattr_idx: u32,
 
     pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, rdr: io.AnyReader) !ExtSymInode {
-        const fixed_buf = [_]u8{0} ** 8;
+        var fixed_buf = [_]u8{0} ** 8;
         _ = try rdr.readAll(&fixed_buf);
         const size = std.mem.bytesToValue(u32, fixed_buf[4..]);
         const target = try alloc.alloc(u8, size);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub const ExtSymInode = struct {
             .hard_links = std.mem.bytesToValue(u32, fixed_buf[0..4]),
             .size = size,
             .target = target,
-            .xattr_idx = rdr.readInt(u32, std.builtin.Endian.little),
+            .xattr_idx = try rdr.readInt(u32, std.builtin.Endian.little),
         };
     }
     pub fn deinit(self: ExtSymInode, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) void {
diff --git a/src/reader.zig b/src/reader.zig
index fc21dd6..1dc32ee 100644
--- a/src/reader.zig
+++ b/src/reader.zig
@@ -2,22 +2,27 @@ const std = @import("std");
 
 const FileHolder = @import("readers/file_holder.zig").FileHolder;
 const Superblock = @import("superblock.zig").Superblock;
+const File = @import("file.zig").File;
 
 pub const Reader = struct {
     arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
     holder: FileHolder,
     super: Superblock,
+    root: File,
 
     pub fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, filepath: []const u8, offset: u64) !Reader {
         var holder: FileHolder = try .init(filepath, offset);
         const super: Superblock = try holder.anyAt(0).readStruct(Superblock);
         try super.validate();
         const arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator = .init(alloc);
-        return .{
+        var out: Reader = .{
             .arena = arena,
             .holder = holder,
             .super = super,
+            .root = undefined,
         };
+        out.root = try .fromRef(&out, super.root_ref, "");
+        return out;
     }
     pub fn deinit(self: *const Reader) void {
         self.arena.deinit();
@@ -27,6 +32,7 @@ pub const Reader = struct {
 
 test "reader" {
     const test_file_path = "testing/LinuxPATest.sfs";
-    const rdr: Reader = try .init(std.testing.allocator, test_file_path, 0);
+    var rdr: Reader = try .init(std.testing.allocator, test_file_path, 0);
     defer rdr.deinit();
+    std.debug.print("{}\n", .{rdr.root});
 }
diff --git a/src/readers/file_holder.zig b/src/readers/file_holder.zig
index da248b1..54b72a6 100644
--- a/src/readers/file_holder.zig
+++ b/src/readers/file_holder.zig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub const FileHolder = struct {
     offset: u64,
 
     pub fn init(path: []const u8, offset: u64) !FileHolder {
-        const fil = try fs.cwd().openFile(path, .{});
+        const fil = try fs.cwd().openFile(path, .{ .mode = .read_write });
         return .{
             .file = fil,
             .offset = offset,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub const FileHolder = struct {
         self.file.close();
     }
 
-    pub fn anyAt(self: FileHolder, offset: u64) io.AnyReader {
+    pub fn anyAt(self: *FileHolder, offset: u64) io.AnyReader {
         var offsetRdr = FileOffsetReader{
             .file = self.file,
             .offset = self.offset + offset,
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ const FileOffsetReader = struct {
     offset: u64,
 
     fn read(self: *FileOffsetReader, bytes: []u8) !usize {
-        const red = try self.file.pread(bytes, self.offset);
+        std.debug.print("yo {}\n", .{self.file.open()});
+        const red = try self.file.preadAll(bytes, self.offset);
         self.offset += red;
         return red;
     }
diff --git a/src/readers/metadata.zig b/src/readers/metadata.zig
index a7322a3..a3cf54b 100644
--- a/src/readers/metadata.zig
+++ b/src/readers/metadata.zig
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ pub const MetadataReader = struct {
         self.alloc.free(self.block);
     }
 
+    pub fn skip(self: *MetadataReader, offset: u16) !void {
+        var cur_skip: u32 = 0;
+        var to_skip: u32 = 0;
+        while (cur_skip < offset) {
+            if (self.offset >= self.block.len) try self.readNextBlock();
+            to_skip = @min(offset - cur_skip, self.block.len - self.offset);
+            cur_skip += to_skip;
+            self.offset += to_skip;
+        }
+    }
+
     fn readNextBlock(self: *MetadataReader) !void {
         self.offset = 0;
         if (self.block.len > 0) self.alloc.free(self.block);
@@ -38,9 +49,9 @@ pub const MetadataReader = struct {
             self.block = try self.alloc.alloc(u8, hdr.size);
             _ = try self.reader.readAll(self.block);
         } else {
-            const limit = std.io.limitedReader(self.reader, hdr.size);
-            const dat = try self.decomp.decompress(self.alloc, limit.reader().any());
-            self.block = dat.toOwnedSlice();
+            var limit = std.io.limitedReader(self.reader, hdr.size);
+            var dat = try self.decomp.decompress(self.alloc, limit.reader().any());
+            self.block = try dat.toOwnedSlice();
         }
     }