diff --git a/ls/.tags b/ls/.tags
index f39fbe7c..0bf30406 100644
--- a/ls/.tags
+++ b/ls/.tags
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 Mmain	src/main.c	/^int		main(int ac, char **av)$/
 ft_dir_get_ents	src/lib_dirs.c	/^t_list	*ft_dir_get_ents(t_lsdata *topdir)$/
+ft_ent_filter	src/lib_dirents.c	/^void	ft_ent_filter(t_list **ent, char *opts)$/
 ft_ent_get_dirs	src/lib_dirents.c	/^t_list	*ft_ent_get_dirs(t_list *ent)$/
-ft_ent_handle	src/lib_dirents.c	/^void	ft_ent_handle(t_list **ent, t_lsdata *topdir,/
+ft_ent_print	src/lib_dirents.c	/^void	ft_ent_print(t_list *ent, char *opts, t_lsdat/
+ft_ent_sort	src/lib_dirents.c	/^void	ft_ent_sort(t_list **ent, char *opts)$/
 ft_error_dir	src/lib_error.c	/^void	ft_error_dir(char *s)$/
 ft_error_option	src/lib_error.c	/^void	ft_error_option(char c)$/
-ft_ls_long	src/lib_ls_long.c	/^int		ft_ls_long(t_list *ent)$/
+ft_ls_long	src/ft_ls_long.c	/^int		ft_ls_long(t_list *ent, t_lsdata *topdir)$/
 ft_ls_long_date	src/lib_ls_long.c	/^void	ft_ls_long_date(struct stat *stat)$/
-ft_ls_long_lnk	src/lib_ls_long_misc.c	/^void	ft_ls_long_lnk(t_lsdata *data)$/
+ft_ls_long_lnk	src/lib_ls_long2.c	/^int		ft_ls_long_lnk(t_lsdata *data)$/
 ft_ls_long_middle	src/lib_ls_long.c	/^int		ft_ls_long_middle(struct stat *stat, t_pads */
-ft_ls_long_pads	src/lib_ls_long_misc.c	/^int		ft_ls_long_pads(t_list *ent, t_pads *pads)$/
-ft_ls_long_rights	src/lib_ls_long.c	/^void	ft_ls_long_rights(int st_mode)$/
-ft_ls_long_total	src/lib_ls_long_misc.c	/^int		ft_ls_long_total(t_list *ent)$/
-ft_ls_long_type	src/lib_ls_long.c	/^void	ft_ls_long_type(unsigned char d_type)$/
-ft_ls_long_xattr	src/lib_ls_long_misc.c	/^int		ft_ls_long_xattr(char *path)$/
-ft_ls_print	src/lib_print.c	/^void	ft_ls_print(t_list *ent, char *opts, t_lsdata/
-ft_ls_print_header	src/lib_print.c	/^void	ft_ls_print_header(char *dirname)$/
-ft_ls_short	src/lib_print.c	/^void	ft_ls_short(t_list *ent)$/
-ft_lsdata_cmp0	src/lib_lsdata.c	/^int		ft_lsdata_cmp0(t_lsdata *dat1, char *dataref)/
+ft_ls_long_pads	src/lib_ls_long2.c	/^int		ft_ls_long_pads(t_list *ent, t_pads *pads)$/
+ft_ls_long_rights	src/lib_ls_long2.c	/^void	ft_ls_long_rights(int st_mode)$/
+ft_ls_long_total	src/lib_ls_long2.c	/^void	ft_ls_long_total(t_list *ent)$/
+ft_ls_long_type	src/lib_ls_long.c	/^void	ft_ls_long_type(mode_t m)$/
+ft_ls_long_xattr	src/lib_ls_long2.c	/^int		ft_ls_long_xattr(char *path)$/
+ft_ls_short	src/ft_ls_short.c	/^void	ft_ls_short(t_list *ent)$/
+ft_lsdata_cmp0	src/lib_lsdata.c	/^int		ft_lsdata_cmp0(t_lsdata *dat, char *dataref)$/
 ft_lsdata_cmp_name	src/lib_lsdata.c	/^int		ft_lsdata_cmp_name(t_lsdata *dat1, t_lsdata */
 ft_lsdata_cmp_time	src/lib_lsdata.c	/^int		ft_lsdata_cmp_time(t_lsdata *dat1, t_lsdata */
-ft_lsdata_print	src/lib_lsdata.c	/^void	ft_lsdata_print(t_list *ent)$/
+ft_lsdata_filename	src/lib_lsdata.c	/^void	ft_lsdata_filename(t_lsdata *data)$/
 ft_parse_ls	src/lib_parse.c	/^void	ft_parse_ls(int ac, char **av, t_list **dir, /
 ft_parse_ls_options	src/lib_parse.c	/^int		ft_parse_ls_options(int ac, char **av, char */
diff --git a/ls/includes/ftls.h b/ls/includes/ftls.h
index 7a5f5aa0..21801fb1 100644
--- a/ls/includes/ftls.h
+++ b/ls/includes/ftls.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # define FTLS_H
 # define ALL_OPTS "lRart"
 # include "libft.h"
+# include <errno.h>
 # include <dirent.h>
 # include <unistd.h>
 # include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -26,32 +27,33 @@ typedef struct	s_pads
 	int		size;
 }				t_pads;
 
-int		ft_parse_ls_options(int ac, char **av, char *opts);
 void	ft_parse_ls(int ac, char **av, t_list **dir, t_list **ent, char *opts);
+int		ft_parse_ls_options(int ac, char **av, char *opts);
 
-void	ft_lsdata_print(t_list *ent);
+void	ft_lsdata_filename(t_lsdata *data);
 int		ft_lsdata_cmp_name(t_lsdata *dat1, t_lsdata *dat2);
 int		ft_lsdata_cmp_time(t_lsdata *dat1, t_lsdata *dat2);
 int		ft_lsdata_cmp0(t_lsdata *dat1, char *dataref);
 
-void	ft_ent_handle(t_list **ent, t_lsdata *topdir, char *opts, int (*ft_sort)());
-t_list	*ft_ent_get_dirs(t_list *ent);
+void	ft_ent_filter(t_list **ent, char *opts);
+void	ft_ent_sort(t_list **ent, char *opts);
+void	ft_ent_print(t_list *ent, char *opts, t_lsdata *topdir, t_list *nextdir);
 
+t_list	*ft_ent_get_dirs(t_list *ent);
 t_list	*ft_dir_get_ents(t_lsdata *dir);
 
 void	ft_ls_short(t_list *ent);
-int		ft_ls_long(t_list *ent);
-int		ft_ls_long_total(t_list *ent);
+int		ft_ls_long(t_list *ent, t_lsdata *topdir);
+
+void	ft_ls_long_total(t_list *ent);
 int		ft_ls_long_pads(t_list *ent, t_pads *pads);
-void	ft_ls_long_type(unsigned char d_type);
+void	ft_ls_long_type(mode_t m);
 void	ft_ls_long_rights(int st_mode);
 int		ft_ls_long_xattr(char *path);
 int		ft_ls_long_middle(struct stat *stat, t_pads *pads);
 void	ft_ls_long_date(struct stat *stat);
-void	ft_ls_long_lnk(t_lsdata *data);
+int		ft_ls_long_lnk(t_lsdata *data);
 
-void	ft_ls_print(t_list *ent, char *opts, t_lsdata *topdir);
-void	ft_ls_print_header(char *dirname);
 
 void	ft_error_option(char c);
 void	ft_error_dir(char *s);
diff --git a/ls/libft b/ls/libft
index d351b97f..27c15060 160000
--- a/ls/libft
+++ b/ls/libft
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d351b97f35fbb2551cfaab92322cac8524112486
+Subproject commit 27c15060b59c76458da441881cdcb05055db1711
diff --git a/ls/src/ft_ls_long.c b/ls/src/ft_ls_long.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec7f9cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ls/src/ft_ls_long.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include "ftls.h"
+
+int		ft_ls_long(t_list *ent, t_lsdata *topdir)
+{
+	t_lsdata		*data;
+	struct stat		stat;
+	struct dirent	*dirent;
+	t_pads			pads = {0, 0, 0, 0};
+
+	if (topdir)
+		ft_ls_long_total(ent);
+	if (ft_ls_long_pads(ent, &pads))
+		return (1);
+	while (ent)
+	{
+		data = ent->content;
+		stat = data->stat;
+		dirent = data->dirent;
+		ent = ent->next;
+
+		ft_ls_long_type(stat.st_mode);
+		ft_ls_long_rights(stat.st_mode);
+		if (ft_ls_long_xattr(data->path))
+			return (1);
+		if (ft_ls_long_middle(&stat, &pads))
+			return (1);
+		ft_ls_long_date(&stat);
+		ft_printf(" ");
+		ft_lsdata_filename(data);
+		if (ft_ls_long_lnk(data))
+			return (1);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}
diff --git a/ls/src/ft_ls_short.c b/ls/src/ft_ls_short.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f46fea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ls/src/ft_ls_short.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "ftls.h"
+
+void	ft_ls_short(t_list *ent)
+{
+	while (ent)
+	{
+		ft_lsdata_filename(ent->content);
+		ft_printf("\n");
+		ent = ent->next;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ls/src/lib_dirents.c b/ls/src/lib_dirents.c
index f1886651..3b15d64d 100644
--- a/ls/src/lib_dirents.c
+++ b/ls/src/lib_dirents.c
@@ -1,13 +1,44 @@
 #include "ftls.h"
 
-void	ft_ent_handle(t_list **ent, t_lsdata *topdir, char *opts, int (*ft_sort)())
+void	ft_ent_filter(t_list **ent, char *opts)
 {
+	if (!ft_strchr(opts, 'a'))
+		ft_lst_delif(ent, ".", &ft_lsdata_cmp0, &ft_lst_cfree);
+}
+
+void	ft_ent_sort(t_list **ent, char *opts)
+{
+	int			(*ft_sort)();
+
+	if (ft_strchr(opts, 't'))
+		ft_sort = &ft_lsdata_cmp_time;
+	else
+		ft_sort = &ft_lsdata_cmp_name;
 	ft_lst_sort(ent, ft_sort);
 	if (ft_strchr(opts, 'r'))
 		ft_lst_reverse(ent);
-	if (!ft_strchr(opts, 'a'))
-		ft_lst_delif(ent, ".", &ft_lsdata_cmp0, &ft_lst_cfree);
-	ft_ls_print(*ent, opts, topdir);
+}
+
+void	ft_ent_print(t_list *ent, char *opts, t_lsdata *topdir, t_list *nextdir)
+{
+	char	*opt;
+
+	if (!(opt = ft_strchr(opts, '0')))
+	{
+		if (topdir)
+			ft_printf("%s:\n", topdir->path);
+	}
+	else
+		*opt = '.';
+	if (ent)
+	{
+		if (ft_strchr(opts, 'l'))
+			ft_ls_long(ent, topdir);
+		else
+			ft_ls_short(ent);
+	}
+	if (nextdir)
+		ft_putendl("");
 }
 
 t_list	*ft_ent_get_dirs(t_list *ent)
diff --git a/ls/src/lib_ls_long.c b/ls/src/lib_ls_long.c
index eb32f922..7bc46c70 100644
--- a/ls/src/lib_ls_long.c
+++ b/ls/src/lib_ls_long.c
@@ -1,35 +1,5 @@
 #include "ftls.h"
 
-int		ft_ls_long(t_list *ent)
-{
-	t_lsdata		*data;
-	struct stat		stat;
-	struct dirent	*dirent;
-	t_pads			pads = {0, 0, 0, 0};
-
-	ft_ls_long_total(ent);
-	if (ft_ls_long_pads(ent, &pads))
-		return (1);
-	while (ent)
-	{
-		data = ent->content;
-		stat = data->stat;
-		dirent = data->dirent;
-		ent = ent->next;
-
-		ft_ls_long_type(dirent->d_type);
-		ft_ls_long_rights(stat.st_mode);
-		if (ft_ls_long_xattr(dirent->d_name))
-			return (1);
-		if (ft_ls_long_middle(&stat, &pads))
-			return (1);
-		ft_ls_long_date(&stat);
-		ft_printf(" %s", data->dirent->d_name);
-		ft_ls_long_lnk(data);
-	}
-	return (0);
-}
-
 int		ft_ls_long_middle(struct stat *stat, t_pads *pads)
 {
 	struct passwd	*pwd;
@@ -39,11 +9,10 @@ int		ft_ls_long_middle(struct stat *stat, t_pads *pads)
 		return (1);
 	if ((grp = getgrgid(stat->st_gid)) == NULL)
 		return (1);
-	printf(" %*hu", pads->nlink, stat->st_nlink);
-	printf(" %-*s", pads->name, pwd->pw_name);
-	printf("  %-*s", pads->gr_name, grp->gr_name);
-	printf("  %*lld", pads->size, stat->st_size);
-	fflush(stdout);
+	ft_printf(" %*hu", pads->nlink, stat->st_nlink);
+	ft_printf(" %-*s", pads->name, pwd->pw_name);
+	ft_printf("  %-*s", pads->gr_name, grp->gr_name);
+	ft_printf("  %*lld", pads->size, stat->st_size);
 	return (0);
 }
 
@@ -61,46 +30,22 @@ void	ft_ls_long_date(struct stat *stat)
 	time = ft_time_isrecent(stat->st_mtime)
 		? ft_strsub(date, 11, 5)
 		: ft_strsub(date, 20, 4);
+	/* ft_putstr(day); */
 	ft_printf(" %s %s %5s", day, month, time);
 }
 
-void	ft_ls_long_type(unsigned char d_type)
+void	ft_ls_long_type(mode_t m)
 {
 	char	type;
 
 	type = '\0';
-	type = d_type == DT_REG ? '-' : type;
-	type = d_type == DT_DIR ? 'd' : type;
-	type = d_type == DT_FIFO ? 'p' : type;
-	type = d_type == DT_SOCK ? 's' : type;
-	type = d_type == DT_CHR ? 'c' : type;
-	type = d_type == DT_BLK ? 'b' : type;
-	type = d_type == DT_LNK ? 'l' : type;
+	type = S_ISREG(m) ? '-' : type;
+	type = S_ISDIR(m) ? 'd' : type;
+	type = S_ISFIFO(m) ? 'p' : type;
+	type = S_ISSOCK(m) ? 's' : type;
+	type = S_ISCHR(m) ? 'c' : type;
+	type = S_ISBLK(m) ? 'b' : type;
+	type = S_ISLNK(m) ? 'l' : type;
 	ft_printf("%c", type);
 }
 
-void	ft_ls_long_rights(int st_mode)
-{
-	int		i;
-	char	*rights;
-
-	i = 0;
-	rights = ft_itoa_base(st_mode, "01", "");
-	rights = rights + ft_strlen(rights) - 9;
-	while (rights[i])
-	{
-		if (rights[i] == '0')
-			rights[i] = '-';
-		else
-		{
-			if (i % 3 == 0)
-				rights[i] = 'r';
-			else if (i % 3 == 1)
-				rights[i] = 'w';
-			else if (i % 3 == 2)
-				rights[i] = 'x';
-		}
-		i++;
-	}
-	ft_printf("%s", rights);
-}
diff --git a/ls/src/lib_ls_long_misc.c b/ls/src/lib_ls_long2.c
similarity index 51%
rename from ls/src/lib_ls_long_misc.c
rename to ls/src/lib_ls_long2.c
index b7ad6607..3b719bad 100644
--- a/ls/src/lib_ls_long_misc.c
+++ b/ls/src/lib_ls_long2.c
@@ -1,17 +1,48 @@
 #include "ftls.h"
+#include <errno.h>
 
-void	ft_ls_long_lnk(t_lsdata *data)
+void	ft_ls_long_rights(int st_mode)
 {
-	struct stat		stat;
-	struct dirent	*dirent;
+	int		i;
+	char	*rights;
 
-	dirent = data->dirent;
-	stat = data->stat;
+	i = 0;
+	rights = ft_itoa_base(st_mode, "01", "");
+	rights = rights + ft_strlen(rights) - 9;
+	while (rights[i])
+	{
+		if (rights[i] == '0')
+			rights[i] = '-';
+		else
+		{
+			if (i % 3 == 0)
+				rights[i] = 'r';
+			else if (i % 3 == 1)
+				rights[i] = 'w';
+			else if (i % 3 == 2)
+				rights[i] = 'x';
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+	ft_printf("%s", rights);
+}
 
-	if (dirent->d_type == DT_LNK)
-		ft_printf(" -> unknown\n");
+int		ft_ls_long_lnk(t_lsdata *data)
+{
+	struct stat		statbuf;
+	int				ret;
+
+	ft_bzero(&statbuf, sizeof(statbuf));
+	if (S_ISLNK(data->stat.st_mode))
+	{
+		printf(" -> %lld\n", statbuf.st_size);
+		printf("path: %s\n", data->path);
+		if ((ret = stat(data->path, &statbuf)) == -1)
+			printf("stat=%i, errno=%i\n", ret, errno);
+	}
 	else
-		ft_printf("\n");
+		printf("\n");
+	return (0);
 }
 
 int		ft_ls_long_xattr(char *path)
@@ -19,14 +50,20 @@ int		ft_ls_long_xattr(char *path)
 	int		n;
 	char	x;
 
+	x = ' ';
 	if ((n = ft_xattr_count(path)) == -1)
+	{
+		printf("\ncouldnt get xattr: %i\n", n);
 		return (1);
-	x = n > 0 ? '@' : '\0';
-	ft_printf("%1c", x);
+	}
+	if (n > 0)
+		x = '@';
+	/* ft_printf("%c", x); */
+	ft_putchar(x);
 	return (0);
 }
 
-int		ft_ls_long_total(t_list *ent)
+void	ft_ls_long_total(t_list *ent)
 {
 	struct stat		stat;
 	t_lsdata		*data;
@@ -42,8 +79,7 @@ int		ft_ls_long_total(t_list *ent)
 
 		total += stat.st_blocks;
 	}
-	ft_printf("total %i\n", total);
-	return (0);
+	printf("total %i\n", total);
 }
 
 int		ft_ls_long_pads(t_list *ent, t_pads *pads)
diff --git a/ls/src/lib_lsdata.c b/ls/src/lib_lsdata.c
index 26bd7bf4..58bb8599 100644
--- a/ls/src/lib_lsdata.c
+++ b/ls/src/lib_lsdata.c
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #include "ftls.h"
 
-void	ft_lsdata_print(t_list *ent)
+void	ft_lsdata_filename(t_lsdata *data)
 {
-	while (ent)
-	{
-		ft_printf("found recursively: %s\n", ((t_lsdata*)ent->content)->path);
-		ent = ent->next;
-	}
+	struct dirent	*dirent;
+
+	dirent = data->dirent;
+	if (dirent)
+		ft_printf("%s", dirent->d_name);
+	else
+		ft_printf("%s", data->path);
 }
 
 int		ft_lsdata_cmp_name(t_lsdata *dat1, t_lsdata *dat2)
@@ -22,7 +24,13 @@ int		ft_lsdata_cmp_time(t_lsdata *dat1, t_lsdata *dat2)
 		return (ft_strcmp(dat1->path, dat2->path));
 }
 
-int		ft_lsdata_cmp0(t_lsdata *dat1, char *dataref)
+int		ft_lsdata_cmp0(t_lsdata *dat, char *dataref)
 {
-	return (dat1->dirent->d_name[0] != *dataref);
+	char	*filename;
+
+	if (dat->dirent)
+		filename = dat->dirent->d_name;
+	else
+		filename = ft_path_notdir(dat->path);
+	return (*filename != *dataref);
 }
diff --git a/ls/src/lib_parse.c b/ls/src/lib_parse.c
index 7853f8c0..0a94ccdc 100644
--- a/ls/src/lib_parse.c
+++ b/ls/src/lib_parse.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ void	ft_parse_ls(int ac, char **av, t_list **dir, t_list **ent, char *opts)
 	DIR			*stream;
 
 	ft_bzero(opts, 7);
+	data.dirent = NULL;
 	i = ft_parse_ls_options(ac, av, opts);
 	/* ft_strlsort(av + i, ac - i, &ft_strcmp); */
 	if (ac - i <= 1)
@@ -23,9 +24,7 @@ void	ft_parse_ls(int ac, char **av, t_list **dir, t_list **ent, char *opts)
 	{
 		data.path = ft_strdup(av[i]);
 		if (lstat(data.path, &data.stat) < 0)
-		{
 			ft_error_dir(data.path);
-		}
 		else if (!(stream = opendir(data.path)))
 		{
 			/* ft_printf("found file: %s\n", data.path); */
diff --git a/ls/src/lib_print.c b/ls/src/lib_print.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ada278e..00000000
--- a/ls/src/lib_print.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#include "ftls.h"
-
-void	ft_ls_print(t_list *ent, char *opts, t_lsdata *topdir)
-{
-	char	*opt;
-
-	if (!(opt = ft_strchr(opts, '0')))
-		ft_ls_print_header(topdir->path);
-	else
-		*opt = '.';
-	if (ent)
-	{
-		if (ft_strchr(opts, 'l'))
-			ft_ls_long(ent);
-		else
-			ft_ls_short(ent);
-	}
-}
-
-void	ft_ls_short(t_list *ent)
-{
-	t_lsdata		*data;
-	struct dirent	*dirent;
-
-	while (ent)
-	{
-		data = ent->content;
-		dirent = data->dirent;
-		ent = ent->next;
-		ft_printf("%s\n", dirent->d_name);
-	}
-}
-
-void	ft_ls_print_header(char *dirname)
-{
-	ft_printf("%s:\n", dirname);
-}
diff --git a/ls/src/main.c b/ls/src/main.c
index 04b40cae..8cf1f4d2 100644
--- a/ls/src/main.c
+++ b/ls/src/main.c
@@ -6,41 +6,37 @@ int		main(int ac, char **av)
 	t_list		*dir_r;
 	t_list		*ent;
 	t_lsdata	*dirdata;
-	int			(*ft_sort)();
 
 	char	*opts;
 	dir = NULL;
 	ent = NULL;
 	opts = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * 7);
 	ft_parse_ls(ac, av, &dir, &ent, opts);
-	ft_sort = &ft_lsdata_cmp_name;
-	if (ft_strchr(opts, 't'))
-		ft_sort = &ft_lsdata_cmp_time;
-	ft_lst_sort(&dir, ft_sort);
-	ft_lst_sort(&ent, ft_sort);
-	if (ft_strchr(opts, 'r'))
-	{
-		ft_lst_reverse(&dir);
-		ft_lst_reverse(&ent);
-	}
 	if (ent)
-		ft_ent_handle(&ent, dir->content, opts, ft_sort);
+	{
+		ft_ent_filter(&ent, opts);
+		ft_ent_sort(&ent, opts);
+		ft_ent_print(ent, opts, NULL, dir);
+	}
+	ft_ent_sort(&dir, opts);
 	while (dir)
 	{
 		dirdata = dir->content;
 		dir = dir->next;
 		/* ft_lstfree(ent); */
 		ent = ft_dir_get_ents(dirdata);
-		ft_ent_handle(&ent, dirdata, opts, ft_sort);
+		ft_ent_filter(&ent, opts);
+		ft_ent_sort(&ent, opts);
+		ft_ent_print(ent, opts, dirdata, dir);
 		if (ft_strchr(opts, 'R'))
 		{
 			dir_r = ft_ent_get_dirs(ent);
 			ft_lst_merge(&dir_r, dir);
 			dir = dir_r;
 		}
-		if (dir)
-			ft_printf("\n");
+		/* if (dir) */
+		/* 	ft_printf("\n"); */
 		/* ft_lsdata_print(dir); */
 	}
-	return (0);
+	return (errno);
 }