diff --git a/zig/src/main.zig b/zig/src/main.zig
index 062f801..38c76b0 100644
--- a/zig/src/main.zig
+++ b/zig/src/main.zig
@@ -2,12 +2,25 @@
 //! this project serves to learn zig and test the behaviour of specific features
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const fs = std.fs;
 
 pub fn main() !void {
     const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
 
-    for (1..10) |n| {
-        try stdout.print("{d} hello world\n", .{n});
+    var cwd = try fs.cwd().openDir(".", fs.Dir.OpenOptions{.iterate=true});
+    defer cwd.close();
+
+    var temp = cwd.iterate();
+    while (try temp.next()) |item|
+    {
+        const properties = try cwd.statFile(item.name);
+        const item_type = switch (properties.kind)
+        {
+            fs.Dir.Entry.Kind.directory => "directory",
+            fs.Dir.Entry.Kind.file => "file",
+            else => "other",
+        };
+        try stdout.print("{s} : {s}\n", .{item_type, item.name});
     }
 }