diff --git a/src/file/file.odin b/src/file/file.odin
index a7be4a0..0263d47 100644
--- a/src/file/file.odin
+++ b/src/file/file.odin
@@ -10,20 +10,91 @@ import "core:strings"
 // - read file contents
 // - write file contents
 
+// -----------------------------------------
+
 Asset :: struct #all_or_none {
-	path: string,
+	relpath: string,
 	size: i64,
 	data: []u8,
 }
 
-read :: proc(path: string) -> Asset {
+DirectoryEntry :: struct #all_or_none {
+	relpath: string,
+	size: i64,
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------
+
+list_dir_by_path :: proc(path: string) -> []DirectoryEntry {
+	if !os.is_dir(path) {
+		fmt.eprintln("error: path is not a directory:", path)
+		os.exit(1)
+	}
+
 	f, open_err := os.open(path, {.Read})
 	if open_err != nil {
-		fmt.eprintln("error: open file failed:", open_err)
+		fmt.eprintln("error: open failed:", open_err)
 		os.exit(1)
 	}
 	defer os.close(f)
 
+	return list_dir_impl(f)
+}
+
+list_dir :: proc(f: ^os.File) -> []DirectoryEntry {
+	path := os.name(f)
+	if !os.is_dir(path) {
+		fmt.eprintln("error: path is not a directory:", path)
+		os.exit(1)
+	}
+
+	return list_dir_impl(f)
+}
+
+@(private)
+list_dir_impl :: proc(f: ^os.File) -> []DirectoryEntry {
+	entries, read_err := os.read_all_directory(f, context.allocator)
+	if read_err != nil {
+		fmt.eprintln("error: read directory failed:", read_err)
+		os.exit(1)
+	}
+	defer delete(entries)
+
+	working_dir, wd_err := os.get_working_directory(context.allocator)
+	if wd_err != nil {
+		fmt.eprintln("error: get working directory failed:", wd_err)
+		os.exit(1)
+	}
+	defer delete(working_dir)
+
+	result := make([]DirectoryEntry, len(entries))
+	for entry, i in entries {
+		relpath, rel_err := strings.replace(
+			entry.fullpath,
+			working_dir,
+			".",
+			1,
+			context.allocator,
+		)
+		result[i] = DirectoryEntry{relpath = relpath, size = entry.size}
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+read_by_path :: proc(path: string) -> []u8 {
+	f, open_err := os.open(path, {.Read})
+	if open_err != nil {
+		fmt.eprintln("error: open failed:", open_err)
+		os.exit(1)
+	}
+	defer os.close(f)
+
+	if !os.is_file(path) {
+		fmt.eprintln("error: path is not a file:", path)
+		os.exit(1)
+	}
+
 	path := path // shadow parameter
 	path = strings.clone(path)
 
@@ -38,9 +109,22 @@ read :: proc(path: string) -> Asset {
 	n, read_err := os.read_full(f, data)
 	if read_err != nil {
 		delete(data)
-		fmt.eprintln("error: file read failed:", read_err, "got", n, "of", size, "bytes")
+		fmt.eprintln(
+			"error: file read failed:",
+			read_err,
+			"got",
+			n,
+			"of",
+			size,
+			"bytes",
+		)
 		os.exit(1)
 	}
 
-	return Asset{path = path, size = size, data = data}
+	return data
+}
+
+get_asset_by_path :: proc(path: string) -> Asset {
+	data := read_by_path(path)
+	return Asset{relpath = path, size = cast(i64)len(data), data = data}
 }
diff --git a/src/main.odin b/src/main.odin
index 9e7cfb6..94c5f5f 100644
--- a/src/main.odin
+++ b/src/main.odin
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ main :: proc() {
 	fmt.println("compression:", opts.compression)
 	fmt.println("size:", opts.size)
 
-	asset := file.read("./odinfmt.json")
-	fmt.println("path:", asset.path)
+	asset := file.get_asset_by_path("./odinfmt.json")
+	fmt.println("path:", asset.relpath)
 	fmt.println("size:", asset.size)
 	fmt.println("data:", asset.data)
+
+	entries := file.list_dir_by_path("./build")
+	fmt.println("entries:", entries)
 }