diff --git a/src/bootloader/stage2/disk.c b/src/bootloader/stage2/disk.c
index a795783..059e6b0 100644
--- a/src/bootloader/stage2/disk.c
+++ b/src/bootloader/stage2/disk.c
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/*----------------*\
+|Nanite OS         |
+|Copyright (C) 2024|
+|Tyler McGurrin    |
+\*----------------*/
 #include "disk.h"
 #include "x86.h"
 #include "stdio.h"
diff --git a/src/bootloader/stage2/fat.c b/src/bootloader/stage2/fat.c
index f7cba59..5e9ccf2 100644
--- a/src/bootloader/stage2/fat.c
+++ b/src/bootloader/stage2/fat.c
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
+/*----------------*\
+|Nanite OS         |
+|Copyright (C) 2024|
+|Tyler McGurrin    |
+\*----------------*/
 #include "fat.h"
 #include "stdio.h"
 #include "memdefs.h"
 #include "utility.h"
+#include "string.h"
+#include "memory.h"
 
-#define SECTOR_SIZE 512
+#define SECTOR_SIZE				512
+#define MAX_PATH_SIZE 			256
+#define MAX_FILE_HANDLES		10
+#define ROOT_DIRECTORY_HANDLE	-1
 
 #pragma pack(push,1)
 typedef struct
@@ -34,36 +44,40 @@ typedef struct
 } FAT_BootSector;
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
+typedef struct { 
+	FAT_File Public;
+	bool Opened;
+	uint32_t FirstCluster;
+	uint32_t CurrentCluster;
+	uint32_t CurrentSectorInCluster;
+	uint8_t Buffer[SECTOR_SIZE];
+
+} FAT_FileData;
+
+
 typedef struct {
 	union {
-		FAT_BootSector Bootsector;
-		uint8_t BootsectorBytes[SECTOR_SIZE];
+		FAT_BootSector BootSector;
+		uint8_t BootSectorBytes[SECTOR_SIZE];
 	} BS;
 
+	FAT_FileData RootDirectory;
+
+	FAT_FileData OpenedFiles[MAX_FILE_HANDLES];
+
 } FAT_Data;
 
 static FAT_Data far* g_Data;
 static uint8_t far* g_Fat = NULL;
-static FAT_DirectoryEntry far* g_RootDirectory = NULL;
-static uint32_t g_RootDirectoryEnd;
+static uint32_t g_DataSectionLba;
 
-bool FAT_ReadBootSector(FILE* disk) {
+bool FAT_ReadBootSector(DISK* disk) {
  	return DISK_ReadSectors(disk, 0, 1, &g_Data->BS.BootSectorBytes);
 }
 
 bool FAT_ReadFat(DISK* disk)
 {
-	return DISK_ReadSectors(disk, g_Data->g_BootSector.ReservedSectors, g_Data->g_BootSector.SectorsPerFat, g_Fat);
-}
-
-bool FAT_ReadRootDirectory(DISK* disk)
-{
-	uint32_t lba = g_Data->g_BootSector.ReservedSectors + g_Data->g_BootSector.SectorsPerFat * g_Data->g_BootSector.FatCount;
-	uint32_t size = sizeof(FAT_DirectoryEntry) * g_Data->g_BootSector.DirEntryCount;
-	uint32_t sectors = (size + g_Data->g_BootSector.BytesPerSector - 1) / g_Data->g_BootSector.BytesPerSector;
-		
-	g_RootDirectoryEnd = lba + sectors;
-	return DISK_ReadSectors(disk, lba, sectors, g_RootDirectory);
+	return DISK_ReadSectors(disk, g_Data->BS.BootSector.ReservedSectors, g_Data->BS.BootSector.SectorsPerFat, g_Fat);
 }
 
 bool FAT_Initialize(DISK* disk) {
@@ -77,7 +91,7 @@ bool FAT_Initialize(DISK* disk) {
 
 	// read FAT
 	g_Fat = (uint8_t far*)(g_Data + sizeof(FAT_Data));
-	uint32_t fatSize = g_Data->BS.Bootsector.BytesPerSector * g_Data->BS.BootSector.SectorsPerFat;
+	uint32_t fatSize = g_Data->BS.BootSector.BytesPerSector * g_Data->BS.BootSector.SectorsPerFat;
 	if(sizeof(FAT_Data) + fatSize >= MEMORY_FAT_SIZE) {
 		printf("FAT: Not Enough Memory to Read FAT!\r\nNeeded %u, Only Have %u\r\n", sizeof(FAT_Data) + fatSize, MEMORY_FAT_SIZE);
 		return false;
@@ -87,24 +101,94 @@ bool FAT_Initialize(DISK* disk) {
 		printf("FAT: Failed to Read FAT!\r\n");
 		return false;
 	}
-	// read root dir (/)
-	g_RootDirectory = (FAT_DirectoryEntry far*)(g_Fat + fatSize);
+
+	// open root dir
+	uint32_t rootDirLba = g_Data->BS.BootSector.ReservedSectors + g_Data->BS.BootSector.SectorsPerFat * g_Data->BS.BootSector.FatCount;
 	uint32_t rootDirSize = sizeof(FAT_DirectoryEntry) * g_Data->BS.BootSector.DirEntryCount;
-	rootDirSize = align(rootDirSize, g_Data->BS.BootSector.BytesPerSector);
 
-	if (sizeof(FAT_Data) + fatSize + rootDirSize >= MEMORY_FAT_SIZE) { 
-		printf("FAT: Not Enough Memory to Read Root Directory!\r\nNeeded %u, Only Have %u\r\n", sizeof(FAT_Data) + fatSize + rootDirSize, MEMORY_FAT_SIZE);
-		return false;	
-	}
+	g_Data->RootDirectory.Public.Handle = ROOT_DIRECTORY_HANDLE;
+	g_Data->RootDirectory.Public.IsDirectory = true;
+	g_Data->RootDirectory.Public.Position = 0;
+	g_Data->RootDirectory.Public.Size = sizeof(FAT_DirectoryEntry) * g_Data->BS.BootSector.DirEntryCount;
+	g_Data->RootDirectory.Opened = true;
+	g_Data->RootDirectory.FirstCluster = 0;
+	g_Data->RootDirectory.CurrentCluster = 0;
+	g_Data->RootDirectory.CurrentSectorInCluster = 0;
 
-	if(!FAT_ReadRootDirectory(disk)) { 
+	if (!DISK_ReadSectors(disk, rootDirLba, 1, g_Data->RootDirectory.Buffer)) {
 		printf("FAT: Failed to Read Root Directory!\r\n");
 		return false;
 	}
+	//calculate data
+	uint32_t rootDirSectors = (rootDirSize + g_Data->BS.BootSector.BytesPerSector - 1) / g_Data->BS.BootSector.BytesPerSector;
+	g_DataSectionLba = rootDirLba + rootDirSectors;
+
+	// reset opened files
+	for (int i = 0; i < MAX_FILE_HANDLES; i++)
+		g_Data->OpenedFiles[i].Opened = false;
 }
 
-FAT_File far* FAT_Open(DISK* disk, const char* path) { 
+uint32_t FAT_ClusterToLba(uint32_t cluster) {
+	return g_DataSectionLba + (cluster -2) * g_Data->BS.BootSector.SectorsPerCluster;
+}
+
+FAT_File far* FAT_OpenEntry(DISK* disk, FAT_DirectoryEntry* entry) {
+	// find empty handle
+	int handle = -1;
+	for (int i = 0; i < MAX_FILE_HANDLES && handle < 0; i++) {
+		if (!g_Data->OpenedFiles[i].Opened)
+			handle = i;
+	}
+	// out of handles
+	if (handle < 0) {
+		printf("FAT: Out of File Handles!\r\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// setup vars
+	FAT_FileData far* fd = &g_Data->OpenedFiles[handle];
+	fd->Public.Handle = handle;
+	fd->Public.IsDirectory = (entry->Attributes & FAT_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) != 0;\
+	fd->Public.Position = 0;
+	fd->Public.Size = 0;
+	fd->FirstCluster = entry->FirstClusterLow + ((uint32_t)entry->FirstClusterHigh << 16);
+	fd->CurrentCluster = fd->FirstCluster;
+	fd->CurrentSectorInCluster = 0;
+
+	if (!DISK_ReadSectors(disk, FAT_ClusterToLba(fd->CurrentCluster), 1, fd->Buffer)) {
+		printf("FAT: Read Error!\r\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	fd->Opened = true;
+	return &fd->Public;
+}
+
+FAT_File* FAT_Open(DISK* disk, const char* path) { 
+	char buffer[MAX_PATH_SIZE];
 	
+	// ignore leading slash
+	if (path[0] == '/')
+		path++;
+	
+	FAT_File far* parent = NULL;
+	FAT_File far* current = g_Data->RootDirectory.Public;
+
+	while (*path) {
+		// extract next file name from path
+		const char * delim = strchr(path, '/');
+		if (delim != NULL) {
+			memcpy(name, path, delim - path);
+			name[delim - path + 1] = '\0';
+			path = delim + 1
+		}
+		else {
+			unsigned len = strlen(path);
+			memcpy(name, path, len);
+			name[len + 1] = '\0';
+			path += len;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 DirectoryEntry* findFile(const char* name)
diff --git a/src/bootloader/stage2/fat.h b/src/bootloader/stage2/fat.h
index 2c75eae..915b6d5 100644
--- a/src/bootloader/stage2/fat.h
+++ b/src/bootloader/stage2/fat.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ typedef struct
 } FAT_DirectoryEntry;
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
-typdef struct {
+typedef struct {
     int Handle;
     bool IsDirectory;
     uint32_t Position;
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ enum FAT_Attributes {
 };
 
 
-
 bool FAT_Initialize(DISK* disk);
 FAT_File far* FAT_Open(DISK* disk, const char* path);
 uint32_t FAT_Read(DISK* disk, FAT_File far* file, uint32_t byteCount, void* dataOut);
diff --git a/src/bootloader/stage2/memdefs.h b/src/bootloader/stage2/memdefs.h
index c3fe589..f4b2452 100644
--- a/src/bootloader/stage2/memdefs.h
+++ b/src/bootloader/stage2/memdefs.h
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/*----------------*\
+|Nanite OS         |
+|Copyright (C) 2024|
+|Tyler McGurrin    |
+\*----------------*/
 #pragma once
 
 // 0x00000000 - 0x000003FF - int vector table
diff --git a/src/bootloader/stage2/memory.c b/src/bootloader/stage2/memory.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34c42bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bootloader/stage2/memory.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*----------------*\
+|Nanite OS         |
+|Copyright (C) 2024|
+|Tyler McGurrin    |
+\*----------------*/
+#include "memory.h"
+
+int memcpy(void far* dst, const void far* src, uint16_t num) {
+    uint8_t far* u8Dst = (uint8_t far *)dst;
+    const uint8_t far* u8Src = (const uint8_t far *)src;
+
+    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < num; i++)
+        u8Dst[i] = u8Src[i];
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bootloader/stage2/memory.h b/src/bootloader/stage2/memory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be97639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bootloader/stage2/memory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*----------------*\
+|Nanite OS         |
+|Copyright (C) 2024|
+|Tyler McGurrin    |
+\*----------------*/
+#pragma once
+#include "stdint.h"
+
+int memcpy(void far* dst, const void far* src, uint16_t num);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bootloader/stage2/stdint.h b/src/bootloader/stage2/stdint.h
index ca0d7f9..6894554 100644
--- a/src/bootloader/stage2/stdint.h
+++ b/src/bootloader/stage2/stdint.h
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ typedef uint8_t bool;
 #define true 1
 #define false 0
 
-#define NULL ((void*)0)
\ No newline at end of file
+#define NULL ((void*)0)
diff --git a/src/bootloader/stage2/string.c b/src/bootloader/stage2/string.c
index adcacfd..8a86be8 100644
--- a/src/bootloader/stage2/string.c
+++ b/src/bootloader/stage2/string.c
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/*----------------*\
+|Nanite OS         |
+|Copyright (C) 2024|
+|Tyler McGurrin    |
+\*----------------*/
 #include "string.h"
 #include "stdint.h"
 
@@ -33,4 +38,12 @@ char* strcpy(char* dst, const char* src) {
 
     *dst = '\0'; 
     return origDst;
+}
+
+unsigned strlen(const char* str) {
+    unsigned len = 0;
+    while (*str) {
+        ++len; ++str;
+    }
+    return len;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bootloader/stage2/string.h b/src/bootloader/stage2/string.h
index d7318b8..63974fc 100644
--- a/src/bootloader/stage2/string.h
+++ b/src/bootloader/stage2/string.h
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
+/*----------------*\
+|Nanite OS         |
+|Copyright (C) 2024|
+|Tyler McGurrin    |
+\*----------------*/
 #pragma once
 
 const char* strchr(const char* str, char chr);
-char* strcpy(char* dst, const char* src);
\ No newline at end of file
+char* strcpy(char* dst, const char* src);
+unsigned strlen(const char* str);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bootloader/stage2/utility.h b/src/bootloader/stage2/utility.h
index dc170b8..741bc59 100644
--- a/src/bootloader/stage2/utility.h
+++ b/src/bootloader/stage2/utility.h
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/*----------------*\
+|Nanite OS         |
+|Copyright (C) 2024|
+|Tyler McGurrin    |
+\*----------------*/
 #pragma once
 #include "stdint.h"