diff --git a/src/directory.zig b/src/directory.zig
index de41ff9..30fec13 100644
--- a/src/directory.zig
+++ b/src/directory.zig
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ const RawDirEntry = struct {
     name_size: u16,
     name: []u8,
 
-    fn init(rdr: std.io.AnyReader, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !DirEntry {
-        var out: DirEntry = .{
+    fn init(rdr: std.io.AnyReader, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !RawDirEntry {
+        var out: RawDirEntry = .{
             .inode_offset = try rdr.readInt(u16, std.builtin.Endian.little),
             .inode_num_difference = try rdr.readInt(i16, std.builtin.Endian.little),
             .inode_type = try rdr.readInt(u16, std.builtin.Endian.little),
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub const DirEntry = struct {
         return .{
             .inode_offset = raw.inode_offset,
             .inode_block_start = hdr.inode_block_start,
-            .inode_num = hdr.inode_num - raw.inode_num_difference,
+            .inode_num = hdr.inode_num + @as(u32, @intCast(raw.inode_num_difference)),
             .name = raw.name,
         };
     }
@@ -52,25 +52,29 @@ pub fn readDirEntries(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, comp: CompressionType, rdr: std.
     var meta_hdr: MetadataHeader = undefined;
     var dir_hdr: DirHeader = undefined;
     var buf: []u8 = undefined;
-    var buf_rdr: std.io.FixedBufferStream(u8) = undefined;
-    var i = 0;
-    var entries: std.ArrayList(DirEntry) = .init(alloc);
     defer alloc.free(buf);
+    var buf_rdr: std.io.FixedBufferStream([]u8) = undefined;
+    var i: u32 = 0;
+    var entries: std.ArrayList(DirEntry) = .init(alloc);
+    var raw: RawDirEntry = undefined;
     while (total_size < size) {
         meta_hdr = try rdr.readStruct(MetadataHeader);
         if (meta_hdr.not_compressed) {
             buf = try alloc.realloc(buf, meta_hdr.size);
-            _ = try rdr.readAll(rdr);
+            _ = try rdr.readAll(buf);
         } else {
             alloc.free(buf);
-            buf = try comp.Decompress(alloc, std.io.limitedReader(rdr, meta_hdr.size));
+            var limit = std.io.limitedReader(rdr, meta_hdr.size);
+            buf = try comp.decompress(alloc, limit.reader().any());
         }
         buf_rdr = std.io.fixedBufferStream(buf);
         dir_hdr = try buf_rdr.reader().readStruct(DirHeader);
         total_size += 12;
         i = 0;
         while (i < dir_hdr.count) : (i += 1) {
-            entries.append(try .init(try .init(buf_rdr, alloc), dir_hdr));
+            raw = try .init(buf_rdr.reader().any(), alloc);
+            total_size += @sizeOf(RawDirEntry);
+            try entries.append(.init(raw, dir_hdr));
         }
     }
     return try entries.toOwnedSlice();
diff --git a/src/file.zig b/src/file.zig
index 149f71b..a447b71 100644
--- a/src/file.zig
+++ b/src/file.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const inode = @import("inode.zig");
 const Reader = @import("squashfs.zig").Reader;
 const MetadataReader = @import("metadata_reader.zig").MetadataReader;
 const FileOffsetReader = @import("file_offset_reader.zig").FileOffsetReader;
-const DirEntry = @import("directory.zig").DirEntry;
+const dir = @import("directory.zig");
 
 const FileOpenError = error{
     NotFound,
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ pub const File = struct {
     rdr: *Reader,
     inode: inode.Inode,
     name: []const u8,
-    dir_entries: []DirEntry = undefined,
+    dir_entries: []dir.DirEntry = &[0]dir.DirEntry{},
 
     pub fn fromRef(rdr: *Reader, ref: inode.InodeRef, name: []const u8) !File {
-        var offset_rdr: FileOffsetReader = .init(rdr.file, rdr.super.inode_table + ref.block_start);
+        var offset_rdr: FileOffsetReader = .init(rdr.rdr, rdr.super.inode_table + ref.block_start);
         var meta_rdr: MetadataReader = .init(rdr.super.comp, offset_rdr.any(), rdr.alloc.allocator());
         try meta_rdr.skip(ref.offset);
         const in = try inode.readInode(meta_rdr, rdr.super.block_size, rdr.alloc.allocator());
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ pub const File = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn fromDirEntry(rdr: *Reader, ent: DirEntry) !File {
-        var offset_rdr: FileOffsetReader = .init(rdr.file, rdr.super.inode_table + ent.inode_block_start);
-        var meta_rdr: MetadataReader = .init(
+    pub fn fromDirEntry(rdr: *Reader, ent: dir.DirEntry) !File {
+        var offset_rdr: FileOffsetReader = .init(&rdr.rdr, rdr.super.inode_table + ent.inode_block_start);
+        var meta_rdr: MetadataReader = try .init(
             rdr.super.comp,
             offset_rdr.any(),
-            rdr.alloc,
+            rdr.alloc.allocator(),
         );
         try meta_rdr.skip(ent.inode_offset);
-        const in = try inode.readInode(meta_rdr, rdr.super.block_size, rdr.alloc.allocator());
+        const in = try inode.readInode(meta_rdr.any(), rdr.super.block_size, rdr.alloc.allocator());
         return .{
             .rdr = rdr,
             .inode = in,
@@ -45,18 +45,50 @@ pub const File = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn open(self: File, path: []const u8) (anyerror || FileOpenError)!File {
+    pub fn open(self: *File, path: []const u8) (anyerror || FileOpenError)!File {
+        if (path.len == 0) return self.*;
+        const clean_path: []const u8 = std.mem.trimLeft(u8, path, "/");
+        if (clean_path.len == 0 or std.mem.eql(u8, clean_path, ".")) {
+            return self.*;
+        }
         switch (self.inode.header.inode_type) {
             .dir, .ext_dir => {},
             else => return FileOpenError.NotDirectory,
         }
-        const clean_path: []const u8 = if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, path, "/")) {
-            return path[1..];
-        } else {
-            return path;
-        };
-        const path_split = std.mem.splitAny(u8, clean_path, "/");
+        try self.readDirEntries();
+        const file_name = std.mem.sliceTo(clean_path, '/');
+        for (self.dir_entries) |ent| {
+            std.debug.print("yo {}\n", .{ent});
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, file_name, ent.name)) {
+                return try File.fromDirEntry(self.rdr, ent);
+            }
+        }
+        return FileOpenError.NotFound;
     }
 
-    fn readDirEntries(self: *File) (anyerror || FileOpenError)!File {}
+    fn readDirEntries(self: *File) (anyerror || FileOpenError)!void {
+        if (self.dir_entries.len != 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        var dir_block_offset: u32 = undefined;
+        var dir_block_start: u32 = undefined;
+        var size: u32 = undefined;
+        switch (self.inode.data) {
+            .dir => |d| {
+                dir_block_start = d.dir_block_start;
+                dir_block_offset = d.dir_block_offset;
+                size = d.dir_table_size;
+            },
+            .ext_dir => |d| {
+                dir_block_start = d.dir_block_start;
+                dir_block_offset = d.dir_block_offset;
+                size = d.dir_table_size;
+            },
+            else => return FileOpenError.NotDirectory,
+        }
+        std.debug.print("{}\n", .{self.rdr});
+        var offset_rdr: FileOffsetReader = .init(&self.rdr.rdr, self.rdr.super.dir_table + dir_block_start);
+        var meta_rdr: MetadataReader = try .init(self.rdr.super.comp, offset_rdr.any(), self.rdr.alloc.allocator());
+        self.dir_entries = try dir.readDirEntries(self.rdr.alloc.allocator(), self.rdr.super.comp, meta_rdr.any(), size);
+    }
 };
diff --git a/src/file_offset_reader.zig b/src/file_offset_reader.zig
index baf1168..9978c9f 100644
--- a/src/file_offset_reader.zig
+++ b/src/file_offset_reader.zig
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
 pub const FileOffsetReader = struct {
-    file: std.fs.File,
+    file: *std.fs.File,
     offset: u64,
 
-    pub fn init(file: std.fs.File, initial_offset: u64) FileOffsetReader {
+    pub fn init(file: *std.fs.File, initial_offset: u64) FileOffsetReader {
         return .{
             .file = file,
             .offset = initial_offset,
diff --git a/src/metadata_reader.zig b/src/metadata_reader.zig
index 8a5f105..01c9ba8 100644
--- a/src/metadata_reader.zig
+++ b/src/metadata_reader.zig
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ pub const MetadataReader = struct {
     decomp: CompressionType,
     curBlock: []u8,
     curOffset: u16,
-    free: bool = false,
 
     pub fn init(decomp: CompressionType, rdr: io.AnyReader, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !MetadataReader {
         var out: MetadataReader = .{
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ pub const MetadataReader = struct {
             _ = try self.rdr.readAll(self.curBlock);
         } else {
             var limit_rdr = std.io.limitedReader(self.rdr, hdr.size);
-            self.curBlock = try self.decomp.Decompress(self.alloc, limit_rdr.reader().any());
+            self.curBlock = try self.decomp.decompress(self.alloc, limit_rdr.reader().any());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/squashfs.zig b/src/squashfs.zig
index 8bb3118..c04adc5 100644
--- a/src/squashfs.zig
+++ b/src/squashfs.zig
@@ -11,39 +11,44 @@ pub const Reader = struct {
     super: Superblock,
     rdr: fs.File,
     root: File,
-    alloc: std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}),
+    alloc: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
 
-    pub fn deinit(self: *Reader) void {
-        self.rdr.close();
-        // _ = self.alloc.deinit();
-    }
-};
-
-pub fn newReader(filename: []const u8) !Reader {
-    const file = try std.fs.cwd().openFile(filename, .{});
-    errdefer file.close();
-    var alloc: std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}) = .init;
-    errdefer _ = alloc.deinit();
-    const super = try file.reader().readStruct(Superblock);
-    try super.valid();
-    var offset_rdr: FileOffsetReader = .init(file, super.inode_table + super.root_inode.block_start);
-    var root_reader: MetadataReader = try .init(
-        super.comp,
-        offset_rdr.any(),
-        alloc.allocator(),
-    );
-    defer root_reader.deinit();
-    try root_reader.skip(super.root_inode.offset);
-    var out: Reader = undefined;
-    out = Reader{
-        .super = super,
-        .rdr = file,
-        .root = .{
+    pub fn init(filename: []const u8) !Reader {
+        var file = try std.fs.cwd().openFile(filename, .{});
+        errdefer file.close();
+        var alloc: std.heap.ArenaAllocator = .init(std.heap.smp_allocator);
+        errdefer _ = alloc.deinit();
+        const super = try file.reader().readStruct(Superblock);
+        try super.valid();
+        var offset_rdr: FileOffsetReader = .init(&file, super.inode_table + super.root_inode.block_start);
+        var root_reader: MetadataReader = try .init(
+            super.comp,
+            offset_rdr.any(),
+            alloc.allocator(),
+        );
+        defer root_reader.deinit();
+        try root_reader.skip(super.root_inode.offset);
+        var out: Reader = .{
+            .super = super,
+            .rdr = file,
+            .root = undefined,
+            .alloc = alloc,
+        };
+        out.root = .{
             .inode = try inode.readInode(root_reader.any(), super.block_size, alloc.allocator()),
             .name = "",
             .rdr = &out,
-        },
-        .alloc = alloc,
-    };
-    return out;
-}
+        };
+        std.debug.print("init {}\n", .{out});
+        return out;
+    }
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Reader) void {
+        self.rdr.close();
+        self.alloc.deinit();
+    }
+
+    pub fn open(self: *Reader, path: []const u8) !File {
+        return self.root.open(path);
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/test_squashfs.zig b/src/test_squashfs.zig
index 3222bc5..510f897 100644
--- a/src/test_squashfs.zig
+++ b/src/test_squashfs.zig
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ const testFileName = "testing/LinuxPATest.sfs";
 test "open test file" {
     var reader = try squashfs.newReader(testFileName);
     defer reader.deinit();
+    const fil = try reader.open("PortableApps/Desktop.ini");
+    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{fil.name});
 }