diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 91b1486..073663f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ initrd:
 	mke2fs -Fv -m0 -r0 -i1024 $(INITRD)
 	-mkdir $(INITRD_MOUNT)
 	mount -t ext2 -o loop $(INITRD) $(INITRD_MOUNT)
+	touch $(INITRD_MOUNT)/hi\ there
 	mkdir $(INITRD_MOUNT)/txt
 	cp Makefile $(INITRD_MOUNT)/txt
 	umount $(INITRD_MOUNT)
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 644dde6..f8d3e3a 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ LD_FLAGS=-nodefaultlibs -nostdlib --no-demangle -T link.ld
 
 all: Asm_Kernel C_Kernel
 	$(LD) $(LD_FLAGS) -Map kernel.map \
-	boot.o kernel.o asmfuncs.o mm.o vmm.o parallel.o conv.o kout.o \
+	boot.o kernel.o lang_a.o mm.o vmm.o parallel.o conv.o kout.o \
 	vconsole.o display.o devices.o pic.o keyboard.o ramdisk.o vfs.o \
-	devfs.o ext2.o -o kernel.bin
+	devfs.o ext2.o lang_c.o -o kernel.bin
 
 Asm_Kernel:
 	$(NASM) $(NASM_FLAGS) -l boot.lst boot.asm -o boot.o
-	$(NASM) $(NASM_FLAGS) -l asmfuncs.lst lang/asmfuncs.asm -o asmfuncs.o
+	$(NASM) $(NASM_FLAGS) -l lang.lst lang/lang.asm -o lang_a.o
 
 C_Kernel:
 	$(CC) $(CC_FLAGS) -c kernel.c -o kernel.o
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ C_Kernel:
 	$(CC) $(CC_FLAGS) -c fs/devfs.c -o devfs.o
 	$(CC) $(CC_FLAGS) -c fs/vfs.c -o vfs.o
 	$(CC) $(CC_FLAGS) -c fs/ext2.c -o ext2.o
+	$(CC) $(CC_FLAGS) -c lang/lang.c -o lang_c.o
 
 #################################################
 # Clean up the source directory of any binaries #
diff --git a/kernel/block/ramdisk.c b/kernel/block/ramdisk.c
index 73b2da3..5f8f11c 100644
--- a/kernel/block/ramdisk.c
+++ b/kernel/block/ramdisk.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "fs/devices.h"
 #include "functions.h"
 #include "mm/vmm.h"
-#include "lang/asmfuncs.h"
+#include "lang/lang.h"
 
 ramdisk_t *ramdisks[256];
 
diff --git a/kernel/char/vconsole.c b/kernel/char/vconsole.c
index edbfafb..a39e008 100644
--- a/kernel/char/vconsole.c
+++ b/kernel/char/vconsole.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "hos_defines.h"
 #include "fs/devices.h"
 #include "mm/vmm.h"
-#include "lang/asmfuncs.h"
+#include "lang/lang.h"
 #include "display.h"
 #include "functions.h"
 
diff --git a/kernel/display.c b/kernel/display.c
index f36d6df..fb1cf4a 100644
--- a/kernel/display.c
+++ b/kernel/display.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "fs/devices.h"
 #include "char/vconsole.h"
 #include "display.h"
-#include "lang/asmfuncs.h"
+#include "lang/lang.h"
 
 int display_activeConsole = -1;		// start with no active console
 display_t myDisplays[12];		// f1-f12 change displays
diff --git a/kernel/fs/ext2.c b/kernel/fs/ext2.c
index a48ae55..165fb86 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/ext2.c
+++ b/kernel/fs/ext2.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "ext2.h"
 #include "mm/vmm.h"
 #include "fs/vfs.h"
-#include "lang/asmfuncs.h"
+#include "lang/lang.h"
 #include "functions.h"
 
 /* Turning an inode number into a (group, inode_index) pair:
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ int	ext2_init(int fsID)
 	{
 		fs->mount_super = ext2_mount_super;
 		fs->umount_super = ext2_umount_super;
-		fs->mkfs = ext2_mkfs;
 		fs->stat = ext2_stat;
+		fs->open_dir = ext2__open_dir;
+		fs->read_dir = ext2__read_dir;
+		fs->close_dir = ext2__close_dir;
 		vfs_register_fs(fsID, fs);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -35,13 +37,6 @@ int	ext2_init(int fsID)
 }
 
 
-// create an ext2 filesystem on the given device
-int	ext2_mkfs(major_t major, minor_t minor)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 // mount the superblock of the filesystem and return a pointer to it, if valid
 void	*ext2_mount_super(major_t major, minor_t minor)
 {
@@ -55,6 +50,14 @@ void	*ext2_mount_super(major_t major, minor_t minor)
 	return super;
 }
 
+
+// called when we are unmounting this filesystem mount
+int	ext2_umount_super(vfs_mount_t *mount)
+{
+	return kfree(mount->super);			// free memory that the superblock was taking
+}
+
+
 // stat a file, return a structure of info about it
 int	ext2_stat(vfs_mount_t *mount, char *file, vfs_stat_t *stat)
 {
@@ -65,14 +68,14 @@ int	ext2_stat(vfs_mount_t *mount, char *file, vfs_stat_t *stat)
 
 	switch(inode.i_mode & EXT2_I_MODE_TYPE_MASK)
 	{
-		case EXT2_I_MODE_FIFO:	stat->type = VFS_FT_FIFO;
-		case EXT2_I_MODE_CHAR:	stat->type = VFS_FT_CHAR;
-		case EXT2_I_MODE_DIR:	stat->type = VFS_FT_DIR;
-		case EXT2_I_MODE_BLOCK:	stat->type = VFS_FT_BLOCK;
-		case EXT2_I_MODE_FILE:	stat->type = VFS_FT_FILE;
-		case EXT2_I_MODE_SYM:	stat->type = VFS_FT_SYMLINK;
-		case EXT2_I_MODE_SOCK:	stat->type = VFS_FT_SOCK;
-		default:		stat->type = VFS_FT_UNKNOWN;
+		case EXT2_I_MODE_FIFO:	stat->type = VFS_FT_FIFO;	break;
+		case EXT2_I_MODE_CHAR:	stat->type = VFS_FT_CHAR;	break;
+		case EXT2_I_MODE_DIR:	stat->type = VFS_FT_DIR;	break;
+		case EXT2_I_MODE_BLOCK:	stat->type = VFS_FT_BLOCK;	break;
+		case EXT2_I_MODE_FILE:	stat->type = VFS_FT_FILE;	break;
+		case EXT2_I_MODE_SYM:	stat->type = VFS_FT_SYMLINK;	break;
+		case EXT2_I_MODE_SOCK:	stat->type = VFS_FT_SOCK;	break;
+		default:		stat->type = VFS_FT_UNKNOWN;	break;
 	}
 	stat->size	= inode.i_size;
 	stat->inode	= inode_number;
@@ -92,34 +95,51 @@ u32_t	ext2_get_inode_number(vfs_mount_t *mount, char *file)
 {
 	if (file[0] != '/')
 		return 0;
-	int length = strlen(file);
-	if (length == 1)
-		return 2;
-	char *fil = kmalloc(length + 1);
-	strcpy(fil, file);
-	if (fil[length-1] == '/')
+	if (strlen(file) == 1)
+		return 2;				// root inode number
+	char *fil = kmalloc(strlen(file));
+	strcpy(fil, file + 1);
+	int subs = str_split(fil, '/');			// how many levels are there to do lookups on?
+	u32_t on_dir = 2;				// start on the root directory
+	char *lookupName = fil;
+	ext2_dir_entry_t dentry;
+	while (subs--)
 	{
-		length--;
-		fil[length] = 0;
-	}
-	u32_t inode_number = 0;
-	// TODO: get inode number
-	
+		if (ext2_dir_lookup(mount, on_dir, lookupName, &dentry))
+		{
+			kfree(fil);
+			return 0;			// entry not found
+		}
+		on_dir = dentry.inode;
+		lookupName = str_advance(lookupName);
+	}	
 	kfree(fil);
-	return inode_number;
+	return on_dir;
 }
 
-// DEBUG
-void	ext2_dump_root(vfs_mount_t *mount)
+
+// lookup a file name in a directory and store the directory entry for it
+int	ext2_dir_lookup(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t dir_inode, char *fileName, ext2_dir_entry_t *direntry)
 {
-	ext2_open_dir_t *root_dir = ext2_open_dir(mount, 2);
+	ext2_open_dir_t *dir = ext2_open_dir(mount, dir_inode);
+	if (!dir)
+		return -1;			// bad directory inode number
 	ext2_dir_entry_t dentry;
-	while (!ext2_dir_read_entry(mount, root_dir, &dentry))
+	while (!ext2_dir_read_entry(mount, dir, &dentry))
 	{
-		kprintf("Directory Entry: inode %d, length %d, name_length %d, file_type 0x%x, name '%s'\n",
-			dentry.inode, dentry.length, dentry.name_length, dentry.file_type, dentry.name);
+		char *dentryName = kcalloc(1, dentry.name_length + 1);
+		memcpy(dentryName, dentry.name, dentry.name_length);
+		int res = strcmp(fileName, dentryName);
+		kfree(dentryName);
+		if (!res)
+		{
+			*direntry = dentry;
+			ext2_close_dir(mount, dir);
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
-	ext2_close_dir(mount, root_dir);
+	ext2_close_dir(mount, dir);
+	return -2;
 }
 
 // open a directory by inode number for reading
@@ -127,7 +147,7 @@ ext2_open_dir_t *ext2_open_dir(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t inode_number)
 {
 	ext2_open_dir_t *open_dir = New(ext2_open_dir_t);
 	ext2_open_inode_t *open_inode = ext2_open_inode(mount, inode_number);
-	if (!open_inode)
+	if (!open_inode || ((open_inode->inode.i_mode & EXT2_I_MODE_TYPE_MASK) != EXT2_I_MODE_DIR))
 	{
 		kfree(open_dir);
 		return NULL;
@@ -153,7 +173,6 @@ int	ext2_dir_read_entry(vfs_mount_t *mount, ext2_open_dir_t *open_dir, ext2_dir_
 		kfree(block);
 		return -2;		// EOF
 	}
-	
 	memcpy(dentry, dir_entry, min(dir_entry->length, sizeof(ext2_dir_entry_t)));
 	open_dir->position += dir_entry->length;
 	kfree(block);
@@ -167,6 +186,7 @@ int	ext2_close_dir(vfs_mount_t *mount, ext2_open_dir_t *open_dir)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
 // open an inode for reading
 ext2_open_inode_t *ext2_open_inode(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t inode_number)
 {
@@ -182,49 +202,6 @@ ext2_open_inode_t *ext2_open_inode(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t inode_number)
 	return open_inode;
 }
 
-// check the status of an inode
-// -1: invalid inode number
-// 0: free inode
-// 1: allocated inode
-int	ext2_inode_status(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t inode_number)
-{
-	ext2_super_block_t *super = mount->super;
-	if (inode_number < 1 || inode_number > super->s_inodes_count)	// inode number invalid
-		return -1;
-	inode_number--;				// turn inode_number into a 0-based index
-	u32_t group = inode_number / super->s_inodes_per_group;
-	u32_t index = inode_number % super->s_inodes_per_group;
-	u32_t inode_bitmap_block = ext2_get_group_desc(mount, group).bg_inode_bitmap + (index >> (13 + super->s_log_block_size));
-	u32_t bitmap_index = index % (8192 << super->s_log_block_size);
-	u8_t *inode_bitmap = kmalloc(1024 << super->s_log_block_size);
-	block_read(mount->major, mount->minor,
-		ext2_FSToDiskBlock(inode_bitmap_block, super), 2 << super->s_log_block_size, inode_bitmap);
-	int inode_status = (inode_bitmap[bitmap_index >> 3] >> (bitmap_index & 0x7)) & 1;
-	kfree(inode_bitmap);
-	return inode_status;
-}
-
-// check the status of a block
-// -1: invalid block number
-// 0: free block
-// 1: allocated block
-int	ext2_block_status(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t block_number)
-{
-	ext2_super_block_t *super = mount->super;
-	if (block_number < super->s_first_data_block || block_number > super->s_blocks_count)	// block number invalid
-		return -1;
-	block_number -= super->s_first_data_block;
-	u32_t group = block_number / super->s_blocks_per_group;
-	u32_t index = block_number % super->s_blocks_per_group;
-	u32_t block_bitmap_block = ext2_get_group_desc(mount, group).bg_block_bitmap + (index >> (13 + super->s_log_block_size));
-	u32_t bitmap_index = index % (8192 << super->s_log_block_size);
-	u8_t *block_bitmap = kmalloc(1024 << super->s_log_block_size);
-	block_read(mount->major, mount->minor,
-		ext2_FSToDiskBlock(block_bitmap_block, super), 2 << super->s_log_block_size, block_bitmap);
-	int block_status = (block_bitmap[bitmap_index >> 3] >> (bitmap_index & 0x7)) & 1;
-	kfree(block_bitmap);
-	return block_status;
-}
 
 // seek to a certain block of an open inode
 int	ext2_inode_seek(vfs_mount_t *mount, ext2_open_inode_t *open_inode, u32_t block_number)
@@ -250,6 +227,64 @@ int	ext2_read_inode_block(vfs_mount_t *mount, ext2_open_inode_t *open_inode, voi
 	return min(leftover_bytes, 1024 << super->s_log_block_size);
 }
 
+
+// close an open inode
+int	ext2_close_inode(vfs_mount_t *mount, ext2_open_inode_t *open_inode)
+{
+	mount->refs--;
+	if (open_inode->block_pointers)
+		kfree(open_inode->block_pointers);		// free the block pointers cache
+	kfree(open_inode);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+// check the status of an inode
+// -1: invalid inode number
+// 0: free inode
+// 1: allocated inode
+int	ext2_inode_status(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t inode_number)
+{
+	ext2_super_block_t *super = mount->super;
+	if (inode_number < 1 || inode_number > super->s_inodes_count)	// inode number invalid
+		return -1;
+	inode_number--;				// turn inode_number into a 0-based index
+	u32_t group = inode_number / super->s_inodes_per_group;
+	u32_t index = inode_number % super->s_inodes_per_group;
+	u32_t inode_bitmap_block = ext2_get_group_desc(mount, group).bg_inode_bitmap + (index >> (13 + super->s_log_block_size));
+	u32_t bitmap_index = index % (8192 << super->s_log_block_size);
+	u8_t *inode_bitmap = kmalloc(1024 << super->s_log_block_size);
+	block_read(mount->major, mount->minor,
+		ext2_FSToDiskBlock(inode_bitmap_block, super), 2 << super->s_log_block_size, inode_bitmap);
+	int inode_status = (inode_bitmap[bitmap_index >> 3] >> (bitmap_index & 0x7)) & 1;
+	kfree(inode_bitmap);
+	return inode_status;
+}
+
+
+// check the status of a block
+// -1: invalid block number
+// 0: free block
+// 1: allocated block
+int	ext2_block_status(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t block_number)
+{
+	ext2_super_block_t *super = mount->super;
+	if (block_number < super->s_first_data_block || block_number > super->s_blocks_count)	// block number invalid
+		return -1;
+	block_number -= super->s_first_data_block;
+	u32_t group = block_number / super->s_blocks_per_group;
+	u32_t index = block_number % super->s_blocks_per_group;
+	u32_t block_bitmap_block = ext2_get_group_desc(mount, group).bg_block_bitmap + (index >> (13 + super->s_log_block_size));
+	u32_t bitmap_index = index % (8192 << super->s_log_block_size);
+	u8_t *block_bitmap = kmalloc(1024 << super->s_log_block_size);
+	block_read(mount->major, mount->minor,
+		ext2_FSToDiskBlock(block_bitmap_block, super), 2 << super->s_log_block_size, block_bitmap);
+	int block_status = (block_bitmap[bitmap_index >> 3] >> (bitmap_index & 0x7)) & 1;
+	kfree(block_bitmap);
+	return block_status;
+}
+
+
 // transform open_inode->block (a relative block number) to an absolute block number for the filesystem
 u32_t	ext2_block_number(vfs_mount_t *mount, ext2_open_inode_t *open_inode)
 {
@@ -300,15 +335,6 @@ u32_t	ext2_block_number(vfs_mount_t *mount, ext2_open_inode_t *open_inode)
 	return open_inode->block_pointers[leftover_2];
 }
 
-// close an open inode
-int	ext2_close_inode(vfs_mount_t *mount, ext2_open_inode_t *open_inode)
-{
-	mount->refs--;
-	if (open_inode->block_pointers)
-		kfree(open_inode->block_pointers);		// free the block pointers cache
-	kfree(open_inode);
-	return 0;
-}
 
 // read the inode structure from the device and return it
 ext2_inode_t	ext2_get_inode(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t inode)
@@ -338,9 +364,34 @@ ext2_group_desc_t	ext2_get_group_desc(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t group)
 	return gd;
 }
 
-// called when we are unmounting this filesystem mount
-int	ext2_umount_super(vfs_mount_t *mount)
+
+int	ext2__open_dir(vfs_mount_t *mount, char *file, vfs_open_dir_t *dir)
 {
-	return kfree(mount->super);			// free memory that the superblock was taking
+	u32_t dir_inode = ext2_get_inode_number(mount, file);
+	if (!dir_inode)
+		return -1;
+	ext2_open_dir_t *open_dir = ext2_open_dir(mount, dir_inode);
+	if (!open_dir)
+		return -2;
+	dir->fs_data = open_dir;
+	return 0;
 }
 
+int	ext2__read_dir(vfs_mount_t *mount, vfs_open_dir_t *dir, vfs_dir_entry_t *dentry)
+{
+	ext2_dir_entry_t t_dentry;
+	int status = ext2_dir_read_entry(mount, dir->fs_data, &t_dentry);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
+	memcpy(dentry->name, t_dentry.name, t_dentry.name_length);
+	dentry->name[t_dentry.name_length] = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int	ext2__close_dir(vfs_mount_t *mount, vfs_open_dir_t *dir)
+{
+	return ext2_close_dir(mount, dir->fs_data);
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/kernel/fs/ext2.h b/kernel/fs/ext2.h
index 009248a..e2cf303 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/ext2.h
+++ b/kernel/fs/ext2.h
@@ -13,19 +13,20 @@
 #define EXT2_MAGIC 0xEF53
 #define EXT2_NAME_LEN 255
 
-#define EXT2_I_MODE_ATTR_MASK 0x0FFF
-#define EXT2_I_MODE_OX	0x0001
-#define EXT2_I_MODE_OW	0x0002
-#define EXT2_I_MODE_OR	0x0004
-#define EXT2_I_MODE_GX	0x0008
-#define EXT2_I_MODE_GW	0x0010
-#define EXT2_I_MODE_GR	0x0020
-#define EXT2_I_MODE_UX	0x0040
-#define EXT2_I_MODE_UW	0x0080
-#define EXT2_I_MODE_UR	0x0100
+#define EXT2_I_MODE_ATTR_MASK	0x0FFF
+#define EXT2_I_MODE_OX		0x0001
+#define EXT2_I_MODE_OW		0x0002
+#define EXT2_I_MODE_OR		0x0004
+#define EXT2_I_MODE_GX		0x0008
+#define EXT2_I_MODE_GW		0x0010
+#define EXT2_I_MODE_GR		0x0020
+#define EXT2_I_MODE_UX		0x0040
+#define EXT2_I_MODE_UW		0x0080
+#define EXT2_I_MODE_UR		0x0100
 #define EXT2_I_MODE_STICKY	0x0200
 #define EXT2_I_MODE_SGID	0x0400
 #define EXT2_I_MODE_SUID	0x0800
+
 #define EXT2_I_MODE_TYPE_MASK	0xF000
 #define EXT2_I_MODE_FIFO	0x1000
 #define EXT2_I_MODE_CHAR	0x2000
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ typedef struct
 	u32_t	position;
 } ext2_open_dir_t;
 
-
 static inline u32_t	ext2_diskToFSBlock(u32_t block, ext2_super_block_t *super)
 {
 	// convert # of disk blocks to # of filesystem blocks
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ static inline u32_t	ext2_FSToDiskBlock(u32_t block, ext2_super_block_t *super)
 int	ext2_init(int fsID);
 void	*ext2_mount_super(major_t major, minor_t minor);
 int	ext2_umount_super(vfs_mount_t *mount);
-int	ext2_mkfs(major_t major, minor_t minor);
 ext2_inode_t	ext2_get_inode(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t inode);
 ext2_group_desc_t	ext2_get_group_desc(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t group);
 int	ext2_stat(vfs_mount_t *mount, char *file, vfs_stat_t *stat);
@@ -185,8 +184,11 @@ int	ext2_block_status(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t block_number);
 ext2_open_dir_t *ext2_open_dir(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t inode_number);
 int	ext2_dir_read_entry(vfs_mount_t *mount, ext2_open_dir_t *open_dir, ext2_dir_entry_t *dentry);
 int	ext2_close_dir(vfs_mount_t *mount, ext2_open_dir_t *open_dir);
+int	ext2_dir_lookup(vfs_mount_t *mount, u32_t dir_inode, char *fileName, ext2_dir_entry_t *direntry);
 
-void	ext2_dump_root(vfs_mount_t *mount);
+int	ext2__open_dir(vfs_mount_t *mount, char *file, vfs_open_dir_t *dir);
+int	ext2__read_dir(vfs_mount_t *mount, vfs_open_dir_t *dir, vfs_dir_entry_t *dentry);
+int	ext2__close_dir(vfs_mount_t *mount, vfs_open_dir_t *dir);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/fs/vfs.c b/kernel/fs/vfs.c
index 629aeca..b40c919 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/vfs.c
+++ b/kernel/fs/vfs.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "fs/ext2.h"
 #include "kernel.h"
 #include "mm/vmm.h"
-#include "lang/asmfuncs.h"
+#include "lang/lang.h"
 
 vfs_fs_t *fses[VFS_MAX_FS];			// a vfs_fs structure for every filesystem we support
 vfs_node_t *vfsMountTree;			// points to the root node ('/') of the VFS Mount Tree
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ int	vfs_mount(major_t maj, minor_t min, int fsType, char *mountPoint)
 		kfree(mnt);
 		return -4;				// could not add mount
 	}
-	// DEBUG
-	ext2_dump_root(mnt);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -243,7 +241,52 @@ int	vfs_retire_node(vfs_node_t *node)
 }
 
 
-// debug routine to draw the VFS Mount Tree
+// stat a file, fills a vfs_stat_t structure with stat information and returns standard status
+int	vfs_stat(char *file, vfs_stat_t *stat)
+{
+	vfs_mount_match_t match = vfs_get_rel_path(file);
+	if (match.mount == NULL)
+		return -256;
+	if (fses[match.mount->fs]->stat)
+		return fses[match.mount->fs]->stat(match.mount, file + match.length - 1, stat);
+	return -257;
+}
+
+
+vfs_open_dir_t *vfs_open_dir(char *file)
+{
+	vfs_mount_match_t match = vfs_get_rel_path(file);
+	if (match.mount == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	vfs_open_dir_t *open_dir = New(vfs_open_dir_t);
+	if (fses[match.mount->fs]->open_dir && !(fses[match.mount->fs]->open_dir(match.mount, file + match.length - 1, open_dir)))
+	{
+		open_dir->mount = match.mount;
+		return open_dir;
+	}
+	kfree(open_dir);
+	return NULL;
+	
+}
+
+int	vfs_read_dir(vfs_open_dir_t *open_dir, vfs_dir_entry_t *dentry)
+{
+	return !(fses[open_dir->mount->fs]->read_dir &&
+		!(fses[open_dir->mount->fs]->read_dir(open_dir->mount, open_dir, dentry)));
+}
+
+int	vfs_close_dir(vfs_open_dir_t *open_dir)
+{
+	int status = 0;
+	if (fses[open_dir->mount->fs]->close_dir)
+		status = fses[open_dir->mount->fs]->close_dir(open_dir->mount, open_dir);
+	kfree(open_dir);
+	return status;
+}
+
+
+// DEBUG routines to draw the VFS Mount Tree
+/******************************************/
 void	vfs_dump_tree()
 {
 	if (!vfsMountTree)
@@ -269,4 +312,5 @@ void	vfs_dump_node(vfs_node_t *node, int level)
 		node = node->next;
 	}
 }
+/******************************************/
 
diff --git a/kernel/fs/vfs.h b/kernel/fs/vfs.h
index 4289e24..fc5927b 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/vfs.h
+++ b/kernel/fs/vfs.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define VFS_FT_SOCK	6
 #define VFS_FT_SYMLINK	7
 
+#define EOF 1000000
 
 /* Structure to hold information about a mount point */
 typedef struct
@@ -68,13 +69,34 @@ typedef struct
 	u16_t	links;
 } vfs_stat_t;
 
+typedef struct
+{
+	vfs_mount_t *mount;
+	void *fs_data;
+} vfs_open_dir_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+	vfs_mount_t *mount;
+	void *fs_data;
+} vfs_open_file_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+	char name[257];
+} vfs_dir_entry_t;
+
 /* Every filesystem must provide pointers to its respective functions in a structure like this */
 typedef struct
 {
 	void	*(*mount_super)(major_t major, minor_t minor);
 	int	(*umount_super)(vfs_mount_t *mount);
-	int	(*mkfs)(major_t major, minor_t minor);
 	int	(*stat)(vfs_mount_t *mount, char *file, vfs_stat_t *stat);
+
+	int	(*open_dir)(vfs_mount_t *mount, char *file, vfs_open_dir_t *dir);
+	int	(*read_dir)(vfs_mount_t *mount, vfs_open_dir_t *dir, vfs_dir_entry_t *dentry);
+	int	(*close_dir)(vfs_mount_t *mount, vfs_open_dir_t *dir);
+
 } vfs_fs_t;
 
 
@@ -86,6 +108,15 @@ vfs_mount_t *vfs_find_mount(char *mountPoint);
 vfs_mount_match_t vfs_get_rel_path(char *path);
 int	vfs_umount(char *mountPoint);
 int	vfs_retire_node(vfs_node_t *node);
+
+int	vfs_stat(char *file, vfs_stat_t *stat);
+
+vfs_open_dir_t *vfs_open_dir(char *file);
+int	vfs_read_dir(vfs_open_dir_t *open_dir, vfs_dir_entry_t *dentry);
+int	vfs_close_dir(vfs_open_dir_t *open_dir);
+
+
+// DEBUG routines
 void	vfs_dump_tree();
 void	vfs_dump_node(vfs_node_t *node, int level);
 
diff --git a/kernel/kernel.c b/kernel/kernel.c
index adc3f14..f10d66d 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel.c
+++ b/kernel/kernel.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "kernel.h"
 #include "multiboot.h"
 #include "module.h"
-#include "lang/asmfuncs.h"
+#include "lang/lang.h"
 #include "functions.h"
 #include "mm/mm.h"
 #include "mm/vmm.h"
@@ -136,6 +136,20 @@ void k_init()
 		}
 	}
 
+	vfs_open_dir_t *open_dir = vfs_open_dir("/");
+	vfs_dir_entry_t dentry;
+	vfs_stat_t stat;
+	while (!vfs_read_dir(open_dir, &dentry))
+	{
+		char *name = kcalloc(1, strlen(dentry.name) + 2);
+		name[0] = '/';
+		strcat(name, dentry.name);
+		vfs_stat(name, &stat);
+		kfree(name);
+		kprintf("name '%s'\tinode %d, size %d, permissions 0%o, links %d\n", dentry.name, stat.inode, stat.size, stat.permissions, stat.links);
+	}
+	vfs_close_dir(open_dir);
+
 	criticalCounter--;
 }
 
@@ -153,6 +167,9 @@ void isr(u32_t num)
 		isr_keyboard();
 		pic_eoi();
 		break;
+	case 0x30:
+		kprintf("User interrupt requested\n");
+		break;
 	default:
 		kprintf("Unhandled interrupt #%d, CR2 = 0x%x!\n", num, read_cr2());
 		halt();
diff --git a/kernel/kout.c b/kernel/kout.c
index ad65403..e00253f 100644
--- a/kernel/kout.c
+++ b/kernel/kout.c
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ void	kprintf(char *fmt, ...)
 				putHex(*params);
 				params++;
 				break;
+			case 'o': case 'O':
+				putOct(*params);
+				params++;
+				break;
 			case 'b': case 'B':
 				kio_putBCD(*params);
 				params++;
@@ -118,6 +122,14 @@ void	putHex(u32_t num)
 }
 
 
+// This function displays a number in octal
+void	putOct(u32_t num)
+{
+	itoo(num, buffer);
+	puts(buffer);
+}
+
+
 // This function prints a two-digit binary-coded-decimal value
 void	kio_putBCD(u32_t bcd)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/kout.h b/kernel/kout.h
index a25bcd9..10cccd5 100644
--- a/kernel/kout.h
+++ b/kernel/kout.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ void	putc(int c);
 void	puts(char *str);
 void	putDec(int num);
 void	putDecu(u32_t num);
+void	putOct(u32_t number);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/lang/conv.c b/kernel/lang/conv.c
index 850fd8e..25a38d2 100644
--- a/kernel/lang/conv.c
+++ b/kernel/lang/conv.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // conv.h
 // Author: Josh Holtrop
 // Date: 08/02/04
+// Modified: 12/30/04
 
 #include "conv.h"
 #include "hos_defines.h"
@@ -34,6 +35,21 @@ int	itox(u32_t num, char *buf)
 }
 
 
+// convert integer to an octal string
+int	itoo(u32_t num, char *buf)
+{
+	int s, i = 0;
+	for (s = 30; s >= 0; s -= 3)
+	{
+		u32_t val = (num >> s) & 0x7;
+		if (i || val || (!s))
+			buf[i++] = val + '0';
+	}
+	buf[i] = 0;
+	return i - 1;
+}
+
+
 // convert signed integer to decimal string
 int	itoa(int num, char *buf)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/lang/conv.h b/kernel/lang/conv.h
index 35b37be..39505f5 100644
--- a/kernel/lang/conv.h
+++ b/kernel/lang/conv.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // conv.h
 // Author: Josh Holtrop
 // Date: 08/02/04
+// Modified: 12/30/04
 
 #ifndef __HOS_CONV__
 #define __HOS_CONV__ __HOS_CONV__
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 
 int	bcdtoa(u32_t bcd, char *buf);
 int	itox(u32_t num, char *buf);
+int	itoo(u32_t num, char *buf);
 int	itoa(int num, char *buf);
 int	utoa(u32_t num, char *buf);
 
diff --git a/kernel/lang/asmfuncs.asm b/kernel/lang/lang.asm
similarity index 89%
rename from kernel/lang/asmfuncs.asm
rename to kernel/lang/lang.asm
index 732d60a..daf50d2 100644
--- a/kernel/lang/asmfuncs.asm
+++ b/kernel/lang/lang.asm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-; asmfuncs.asm
+; lang.asm
 ; Josh Holtrop
 ; Created: 10/23/03
-; Modified: 07/11/04
+; Modified: 12/30/04
 
 
 %macro jzfar 1
@@ -58,38 +58,6 @@ _read_cr3:
 	ret
 
 
-;compares one string to another
-;returns 0 if the strings are different
-;extern dword strcmp(char *str1, char *str2);
-[global _strcmp]
-_strcmp:
-	push	ebp
-	mov	ebp, esp
-	push	esi
-	push	edi
-
-	mov	esi, [ebp+8]
-	mov	edi, [ebp+12]
-strcmp_loop1:
-	lodsb
-	mov	ah, [edi]
-	inc	edi
-	cmp	ah, al
-	jnz	strcmp_ne
-	or	al, al
-	jz	strcmp_e
-	jmp	strcmp_loop1
-strcmp_e:
-	mov	eax, 1
-	jmp short strcmp_done
-strcmp_ne:
-	xor	eax, eax
-strcmp_done:
-
-	pop	edi
-	pop	esi
-	pop	ebp
-	ret
 
 ;copies a string from the source to the destination parameter
 ;extern void strcpy(char *dest, char *src);
diff --git a/kernel/lang/lang.c b/kernel/lang/lang.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2782931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/lang/lang.c
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// lang.c
+// Author: Josh Holtrop
+// Date: 12/30/04
+// Modified: 12/30/04
+
+#include "lang.h"
+
+
+/* strcmp compares two strings
+ * Returns:
+ *  0 if the strings are equal
+ * <0 if the second string is less than the first
+ * >0 if the second string is greater than the first
+ */
+int	strcmp(char *str1, char *str2)
+{
+	while (*str1 || *str2)
+	{
+		if (*str1 != *str2)
+			return *str2 - *str1;
+		str1++;
+		str2++;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* strncmp compares up to n characters of two strings
+ * Returns:
+ *  0 if the strings are equal
+ * <0 if the second string is less than the first
+ * >0 if the second string is greater than the first
+ */
+int	strncmp(char *str1, char *str2, int n)
+{
+	while (n > 0 && (*str1 || *str2))
+	{
+		if (*str1 != *str2)
+			return *str2 - *str1;
+		str1++;
+		str2++;
+		n--;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+// counts the occurrences of lookfor in str
+int	str_count(char *str, char lookfor)
+{
+	int count = 0;
+	while (*str)
+	{
+		if (*str == lookfor)
+			count++;
+		str++;
+	}
+	return count;
+}
+
+// split the string into substrings by the splitchar, return number of substrings
+int	str_split(char *str, char splitchar)
+{
+	int subs = 1;
+	while (*str)
+	{
+		if (*str == splitchar)
+		{
+			*str = 0;
+			subs++;
+		}
+		str++;
+	}
+	return subs;
+}
+
+// advance the string pointer to the next substring, return a pointer to the next substring
+char	*str_advance(char *str)
+{
+	char *next = str;
+	while (*next)
+		next++;			// advance pointer to end of this substring (null character)
+	return next + 1;
+}
+
+
+// concatentate src onto the end of dest
+void	strcat(char *dest, char *src)
+{
+	while (*dest)
+		dest++;
+	strcpy(dest, src);
+}
+
diff --git a/kernel/lang/asmfuncs.h b/kernel/lang/lang.h
similarity index 62%
rename from kernel/lang/asmfuncs.h
rename to kernel/lang/lang.h
index a3340ad..7ce58d1 100644
--- a/kernel/lang/asmfuncs.h
+++ b/kernel/lang/lang.h
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-// asmfuncs.h
+// lang.h
 // Author: Josh Holtrop
 // Created: 02/26/04
-// Modified: 07/11/04
+// Modified: 12/30/04
 
-#ifndef __HOS_ASMFUNCS__
-#define __HOS_ASMFUNCS__ __HOS_ASMFUNCS__
+#ifndef __HOS_LANG__
+#define __HOS_LANG__ __HOS_LANG__
 
+#include "hos_defines.h"
+
+/* lang.asm */
 u32_t write_cr0(u32_t cr0);
 u32_t read_cr0();
 u32_t write_cr3(u32_t cr3);
@@ -23,6 +26,14 @@ void *memsetd(void *buffer, int c, int num);
 u32_t strlen(const char *str);
 void invlpg_(u32_t addr);
 
+/* lang.c */
+int	strcmp(char *str1, char *str2);
+int	strncmp(char *str1, char *str2, int n);
+int	str_count(char *str, char lookfor);
+int	str_split(char *str, char splitchar);
+char	*str_advance(char *str);
+void	strcat(char *dest, char *src);
+
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/mm/vmm.c b/kernel/mm/vmm.c
index 44a761c..73bc5a1 100644
--- a/kernel/mm/vmm.c
+++ b/kernel/mm/vmm.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "hos_defines.h"
 #include "kernel.h"
 #include "mm/vmm.h"
-#include "lang/asmfuncs.h"
+#include "lang/lang.h"
 #include "mm/mm.h"
 
 int	vmm_map_range(void *virt_start, void *virt_end, u32_t phys_start);