diff --git a/bin/main b/bin/main
index efe8b24..962ad28 100755
Binary files a/bin/main and b/bin/main differ
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 40e7a01..b381f0d 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -21,46 +21,18 @@ void check_args(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
     scanned_path=realpath(_scanned_path, NULL);
 }
-// ulong file_size(char *path) {
-//     struct stat file_stat;
+// Helper to create child paths safely
+char* make_child_path(const char* parent, const char* child) {
+    size_t parent_len = strlen(parent);
+    size_t child_len = strlen(child);
+    size_t total = parent_len + child_len + 2;  // +2 for '/' and null term
     
-//     if (stat(path, &file_stat) == -1) {
-//         perror("stat failed");
-//         return -1;  // Return error
-//     }
+    char* path = malloc(total);
+    if (!path) return NULL;
     
-//     if (!S_ISREG(file_stat->st_mode)) {
-//         fputs("Not a regular file\n", stderr);
-//         return -1;  // Not a regular file
-//     }
-    
-//     return file_stat->st_size;  // Return size in bytes
-// }
-// bool is_dir(char *path) {
-//     struct stat file_stat;
-    
-//     if (stat(path, &file_stat) == -1) {
-//         perror("stat failed");
-//         return false;  // Return error
-//     }
-    
-//     return S_ISDIR(file_stat->st_mode);
-// }
-// ulong cluster_size(char *path) {
-//     struct stat file_stat;
-    
-//     if (stat(path, &file_stat) == -1) {
-//         perror("stat failed");
-//         return -1;  // Return error
-//     }
-    
-//     if (!S_ISREG(file_stat->st_mode)) {
-//         fputs("Not a regular file\n", stderr);
-//         return -1;  // Not a regular file
-//     }
-    
-//     return file_stat->st_blocks * 512;
-// }
+    snprintf(path, total, "%s/%s", parent, child);
+    return path;
+}
 void ls(struct path_node *node, char *path) {
     // path
     if(node->path==NULL) node->path=path;
@@ -100,36 +72,38 @@ void ls(struct path_node *node, char *path) {
             if (strcmp(d->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(d->d_name, "..") == 0)
                 continue;
 
-            // Print filename (no path, no metadata)
-            // 
-            char *child_path=node->path;
-            strcat(child_path, "/");
-            strcat(child_path, d->d_name);
-
-            struct stat *file_stat=malloc(sizeof(struct stat));
-            // bool is_dir;
-            if (stat(child_path, file_stat) == -1) {
-                perror("stat failed");
+            // Create child path safely
+            char* child_path = make_child_path(node->path, d->d_name);
+            if (!child_path) {
+                perror("malloc failed");
+                continue;
             }
 
+            struct stat file_stat;
+            if (lstat(child_path, &file_stat) == -1) {  // Use lstat to avoid following symlinks
+                perror("stat failed");
+                free(child_path);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Determine file type
+            const char* type = "OTHER";
+
             long path_size=0;
-            switch (file_stat->st_mode & S_IFMT) {
-                case S_IFREG:
-                    path_size=file_stat->st_size;
-                    printf("FILE\t%ld\t%s\n", path_size, child_path);
-                    break;
-                case S_IFDIR:
-                    path_size=file_stat->st_blocks*512;
-                    printf("DIR\t%ld\t%s/\n", path_size, child_path);
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    printf("UNKNOWN\t%ld\t%s\n", path_size, child_path);
-                    break;
+
+            if (S_ISREG(file_stat.st_mode)) {
+                type = "FILE";
+                path_size = file_stat.st_size;
+            } 
+            else if (S_ISDIR(file_stat.st_mode)) {
+                type = "DIR";
+                path_size = file_stat.st_blocks * 512;
             }
+            // Add more types (LNK, FIFO, etc) later?
+
+            // store to struct
+            printf("%s\t%ld\t%s\n", type, path_size, d->d_name);
             free(child_path);
-            // free(file_stat);
-            // free(d);
-            printf("next...\n");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tmp1.c b/src/tmp1.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..747bd38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tmp1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+// Helper to create child paths safely
+char* make_child_path(const char* parent, const char* child) {
+    size_t parent_len = strlen(parent);
+    size_t child_len = strlen(child);
+    size_t total = parent_len + child_len + 2;  // +2 for '/' and null term
+    
+    char* path = malloc(total);
+    if (!path) return NULL;
+    
+    snprintf(path, total, "%s/%s", parent, child);
+    return path;
+}
+
+// Inside your directory processing loop:
+d = (struct linux_dirent64*)(buf + bpos);
+bpos += d->d_reclen;
+
+// Skip . and ..
+if (strcmp(d->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(d->d_name, "..") == 0) 
+    continue;
+
+// Create child path safely
+char* child_path = make_child_path(node->path, d->d_name);
+if (!child_path) {
+    perror("malloc failed");
+    continue;
+}
+
+// Use stack variable for stat (no allocation)
+struct stat file_stat;
+if (lstat(child_path, &file_stat) == -1) {  // Use lstat to avoid following symlinks
+    perror("stat failed");
+    free(child_path);
+    continue;
+}
+
+// Determine file type
+const char* type = "OTHER";
+long path_size = 0;
+
+if (S_ISREG(file_stat.st_mode)) {
+    type = "FILE";
+    path_size = file_stat.st_size;
+} 
+else if (S_ISDIR(file_stat.st_mode)) {
+    type = "DIR";
+    // For directory metadata size only (not contents!)
+    path_size = file_stat.st_blocks * 512;
+}
+// Add more types (LNK, FIFO, etc) as needed
+
+printf("%s\t%ld\t%s\n", type, path_size, d->d_name);
+
+// Cleanup
+free(child_path);
+*/
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diff --git a/src/tmp2.c b/src/tmp2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68b3d11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tmp2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+d = (struct linux_dirent64 *)(buf + bpos);
+bpos += d->d_reclen;
+
+// Skip . and .. entries
+if (strcmp(d->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(d->d_name, "..") == 0)
+    continue;
+
+// Print filename (no path, no metadata)
+// 
+char *child_path=node->path;
+strcat(child_path, "/");
+strcat(child_path, d->d_name);
+
+struct stat *file_stat=malloc(sizeof(struct stat));
+// bool is_dir;
+if (stat(child_path, file_stat) == -1) {
+    perror("stat failed");
+}
+
+long path_size = 0;
+switch (file_stat->st_mode & S_IFMT) {
+    case S_IFREG:
+        path_size=file_stat->st_size;
+        printf("FILE\t%ld\t%s\n", path_size, child_path);
+        break;
+    case S_IFDIR:
+        path_size=file_stat->st_blocks*512;
+        printf("DIR\t%ld\t%s/\n", path_size, child_path);
+        break;
+    default:
+        printf("UNKNOWN\t%ld\t%s\n", path_size, child_path);
+        break;
+}
+free(child_path);
+// free(file_stat);
+// free(d);
+printf("next...\n");
+*/
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