diff --git a/src/fs/devfs.c b/src/fs/devfs.c
index e476f684..c0e5afe7 100644
--- a/src/fs/devfs.c
+++ b/src/fs/devfs.c
@@ -50,9 +50,35 @@ static int devfs_create() UNIMPLEMENTED
 static int devfs_write() UNIMPLEMENTED
 static int devfs_read() UNIMPLEMENTED
 
+static int devfs_getdirent(dirnode_t* node, dent_t* buff, size_t count, uintmax_t offset, size_t* readcount){
+
+        *readcount = 0;
+
+	// all getdirents on devfs will return the same
+
+        for(uintmax_t i = 0; i < count; ++i){
+                dent_t* d = &buff[i];
+                vnode_t* child = hashtable_fromoffset(&devnodes, offset, d->d_name);
+                
+		if(!child){
+                        *readcount = i;
+                        return 0;
+                }
+
+                d->d_ino = child->st.st_ino;
+                d->d_off = offset;
+                d->d_reclen = sizeof(dent_t);
+                d->d_type = GETTYPE(child->st.st_mode);
+                ++offset;
+        }
+
+        *readcount = count;
+
+        return 0;
+}
 
 static fscalls_t devfscalls = {
-	devfs_mount, devfs_unmount, devfs_open, devfs_close, devfs_mkdir, devfs_create, devfs_write, devfs_read
+	devfs_mount, devfs_unmount, devfs_open, devfs_close, devfs_mkdir, devfs_create, devfs_write, devfs_read, devfs_getdirent
 };
 
 void devfs_init(){
@@ -64,8 +90,6 @@ void devfs_init(){
 
 }
 
-
-
 int devfs_newdevice(char* name, int type, dev_t dev, mode_t mode){
 	
 	vnode_t* node = vfs_newnode(name, fs, 0);
diff --git a/src/fs/tmpfs.c b/src/fs/tmpfs.c
index b1e5f3c3..4d598d50 100644
--- a/src/fs/tmpfs.c
+++ b/src/fs/tmpfs.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <arch/mmu.h>
 #include <kernel/pmm.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+
 
 static int tmpfs_mount(dirnode_t* mountpoint, vnode_t* device, int mountflags, void* fsinfo){
 	
@@ -126,8 +128,32 @@ static int tmpfs_create(dirnode_t* parent, char* name, mode_t mode){
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int tmpfs_getdirent(dirnode_t* node, dent_t* buff, size_t count, uintmax_t offset, size_t* readcount){
+
+	*readcount = 0;
+
+	for(uintmax_t i = 0; i < count; ++i){
+		dent_t* d = &buff[i];
+		vnode_t* child = hashtable_fromoffset(&node->children, offset, d->d_name);
+		if(!child){
+			*readcount = i;
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		d->d_ino = child->st.st_ino;
+		d->d_off = offset;
+		d->d_reclen = sizeof(dent_t);
+		d->d_type = GETTYPE(child->st.st_mode);
+		++offset;
+	}
+	
+	*readcount = count;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static fscalls_t funcs = {
-	tmpfs_mount, tmpfs_unmount, tmpfs_open, tmpfs_close, tmpfs_mkdir, tmpfs_create, tmpfs_write, tmpfs_read
+	tmpfs_mount, tmpfs_unmount, tmpfs_open, tmpfs_close, tmpfs_mkdir, tmpfs_create, tmpfs_write, tmpfs_read, tmpfs_getdirent
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/fs/vfs.c b/src/fs/vfs.c
index 282359a5..2a4b97d1 100644
--- a/src/fs/vfs.c
+++ b/src/fs/vfs.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <kernel/devman.h>
 #include <arch/spinlock.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
 
 dirnode_t* vfsroot;
 hashtable  fsfuncs;
@@ -134,6 +135,27 @@ int vfs_close(vnode_t* node){
 	return status;
 }
 
+int vfs_getdirent(dirnode_t* node, dent_t* buff, size_t count, uintmax_t offset, size_t* readcount){
+	
+	int err = 0;
+
+	spinlock_acquire(&lock);
+	
+
+	if(GETTYPE(node->vnode.st.st_mode) != TYPE_DIR){
+		err = ENOTDIR;
+		goto _ret;
+	}
+
+	err = node->vnode.fs->calls->getdirent(node, buff, count, offset, readcount);
+
+	_ret:
+
+	spinlock_release(&lock);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 int vfs_open(vnode_t** buff, dirnode_t* ref, char* path){
 
 	vnode_t* node;
@@ -375,6 +397,10 @@ int vfs_resolvepath(vnode_t** result, dirnode_t** resultparent, dirnode_t* ref,
 
 	if(resultparent)
 		*resultparent = iterator->vnode.parent;
+	
+	if(GETTYPE(iterator->vnode.st.st_mode) == TYPE_DIR)
+		iterator = mountpoint(iterator);
+
 	*result = (vnode_t*)iterator;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/include/dirent.h b/src/include/dirent.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26f9807b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/dirent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef _DIRENT_H_INCLUDE
+#define _DIRENT_H_INCLUDE
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#define DT_UNKNOWN 0
+#define DT_FIFO 1
+#define DT_CHR 2
+#define DT_DIR 4
+#define DT_BLK 6
+#define DT_REG 8
+#define DT_LNK 10
+#define DT_SOCK 12
+#define DT_WHT 14
+
+typedef struct {
+        ino_t d_ino;
+        off_t d_off;
+        unsigned short d_reclen;
+        unsigned char d_type;
+        char d_name[1024];
+} dent_t;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/include/kernel/vfs.h b/src/include/kernel/vfs.h
index 7fc5762d..55eaa654 100644
--- a/src/include/kernel/vfs.h
+++ b/src/include/kernel/vfs.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <hashtable.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
 
 struct _vnode_t;
 struct _fscalls_t;
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ typedef struct _fscalls_t {
 	int	 (*write)(int* error, vnode_t* node, void* buff, size_t count, size_t offset);
 	//	 read from a file
 	int	 (*read)(int* error, vnode_t* node, void* buff, size_t count, size_t offset);
+	//	 get dir ents
+	int	 (*getdirent)(dirnode_t* node, dent_t* buff, size_t count, uintmax_t offset, size_t* readcount);
 } fscalls_t;
 
 
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ int vfs_create(dirnode_t* ref, char* path, mode_t mode);
 int vfs_write(int* error, vnode_t* node, void* buff, size_t count, size_t offset);
 int vfs_read(int* error, vnode_t* node, void* buff, size_t count, size_t offset);
 int vfs_isatty(vnode_t* node);
+int vfs_getdirent(dirnode_t* node, dent_t* buff, size_t count, uintmax_t offset, size_t* readcount);
 
 void vfs_init();
 dirnode_t* vfs_root();