diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 37aa4c9..f1c6436 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	if len(os.Args) < 2 || len(os.Args) > 3 {
-		fmt.Printf("Usage:")
-		fmt.Printf("  ProDOS-Utilities DRIVE_IMAGE")
-		fmt.Printf("  ProDOS-Utilities DRIVE_IMAGE /FULL_PATH")
+		fmt.Printf("Usage:\n")
+		fmt.Printf("  ProDOS-Utilities DRIVE_IMAGE\n")
+		fmt.Printf("  ProDOS-Utilities DRIVE_IMAGE /FULL_PATH\n")
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	fileName := os.Args[1]
@@ -21,8 +22,13 @@ func main() {
 		pathName = os.Args[2]
 	}
 
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(fileName, os.O_RDWR, 0755)
+	if err != nil {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	// empty path or volume name means read root directory
-	volumeHeader, fileEntries := prodos.ReadDirectory(fileName, pathName)
+	volumeHeader, fileEntries := prodos.ReadDirectory(file, pathName)
 
 	fmt.Printf("VOLUME: %s\n\n", volumeHeader.VolumeName)
 	fmt.Printf("NAME           TYPE  BLOCKS  MODIFIED          CREATED            ENDFILE  SUBTYPE\n\n")
diff --git a/prodos/directory.go b/prodos/directory.go
index 017698b..2b4f6a0 100644
--- a/prodos/directory.go
+++ b/prodos/directory.go
@@ -46,15 +46,10 @@ type FileEntry struct {
 	ModifiedTime  time.Time
 }
 
-func ReadDirectory(driveFileName string, path string) (VolumeHeader, []FileEntry) {
-	file, err := os.OpenFile(driveFileName, os.O_RDWR, 0755)
-	if err != nil {
-		return VolumeHeader{}, nil
-	}
-
+func ReadDirectory(file *os.File, path string) (VolumeHeader, []FileEntry) {
 	buffer := ReadBlock(file, 2)
 
-	volumeHeader := ParseVolumeHeader(buffer)
+	volumeHeader := parseVolumeHeader(buffer)
 	//dumpVolumeHeader(volumeHeader)
 
 	if len(path) == 0 {
@@ -74,7 +69,7 @@ func getFileEntriesInDirectory(file *os.File, blockNumber int, currentPath int,
 
 	buffer := ReadBlock(file, blockNumber)
 
-	directoryHeader := ParseDirectoryHeader(buffer)
+	directoryHeader := parseDirectoryHeader(buffer)
 
 	fileEntries := make([]FileEntry, directoryHeader.ActiveFileCount)
 	entryOffset := 43 // start at offset after header
@@ -149,7 +144,7 @@ func parseFileEntry(buffer []byte) FileEntry {
 	return fileEntry
 }
 
-func ParseVolumeHeader(buffer []byte) VolumeHeader {
+func parseVolumeHeader(buffer []byte) VolumeHeader {
 	nextBlock := int(buffer[2]) + int(buffer[3])*256
 	filenameLength := buffer[4] & 15
 	volumeName := string(buffer[5 : filenameLength+5])
@@ -179,7 +174,7 @@ func ParseVolumeHeader(buffer []byte) VolumeHeader {
 	return volumeHeader
 }
 
-func ParseDirectoryHeader(buffer []byte) DirectoryHeader {
+func parseDirectoryHeader(buffer []byte) DirectoryHeader {
 	nextBlock := int(buffer[2]) + int(buffer[3])*256
 	filenameLength := buffer[4] & 15
 	name := string(buffer[5 : filenameLength+5])
diff --git a/prodos/dumpBlock.go b/prodos/dumpBlock.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ea9ed1a..0000000
--- a/prodos/dumpBlock.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-package prodos
-
-import "fmt"
-
-func DumpBlock(buffer []byte) {
-	for i := 0; i < len(buffer); i += 16 {
-		for j := i; j < i+16; j++ {
-			fmt.Printf("%02X ", buffer[j])
-		}
-		for j := i; j < i+16; j++ {
-			c := buffer[j] & 127
-			if c >= 32 {
-				fmt.Printf("%c", c)
-			} else {
-				fmt.Printf(".")
-			}
-		}
-		fmt.Printf("\n")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/prodos/file.go b/prodos/file.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7d92e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prodos/file.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package prodos
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func LoadFile(file *os.File, path string) []byte {
+	path = strings.ToUpper(path)
+	paths := strings.Split(path, "/")
+
+	var directoryBuilder strings.Builder
+
+	for i := 1; i < len(paths)-1; i++ {
+		directoryBuilder.WriteString("/")
+		directoryBuilder.WriteString(paths[i])
+	}
+
+	directory := directoryBuilder.String()
+	fileName := paths[len(paths)-1]
+
+	volumeHeader, fileEntries := ReadDirectory(file, directory)
+
+	if fileEntries == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var fileEntry FileEntry
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(fileEntries); i++ {
+		if fileEntries[i].FileName == fileName {
+			fileEntry = fileEntries[i]
+		}
+	}
+
+	DumpVolumeHeader(volumeHeader)
+
+	fmt.Println()
+
+	DumpFileEntry(fileEntry)
+
+	switch fileEntry.StorageType {
+	case StorageSeedling:
+		return ReadBlock(file, fileEntry.StartingBlock)[0:fileEntry.EndOfFile]
+	case StorageSapling:
+		index := ReadBlock(file, fileEntry.StartingBlock)
+		buffer := make([]byte, fileEntry.EndOfFile)
+		for i := 0; i < 512 && index[i] > 0; i++ {
+			chunk := ReadBlock(file, int(index[i])+int(index[i+256])*256)
+			for j := i * 512; j < fileEntry.EndOfFile && j < i*512+512; j++ {
+				buffer[j] = chunk[j-i*512]
+			}
+		}
+		return buffer
+	case StorageTree:
+		// add tree file support later
+		return nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/prodos/readblock.go b/prodos/readblock.go
index 3397c28..034dda7 100644
--- a/prodos/readblock.go
+++ b/prodos/readblock.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 func ReadBlock(file *os.File, block int) []byte {
 	buffer := make([]byte, 512)
 
-	//fmt.Printf("Read block %d\n", block)
-
 	file.ReadAt(buffer, int64(block)*512)
 
 	return buffer
diff --git a/prodos/text.go b/prodos/text.go
index 6ffc818..af61205 100644
--- a/prodos/text.go
+++ b/prodos/text.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func DumpFileEntry(fileEntry FileEntry) {
 	fmt.Printf("\n")
 }
 
-func dumpVolumeHeader(volumeHeader VolumeHeader) {
+func DumpVolumeHeader(volumeHeader VolumeHeader) {
 	fmt.Printf("Next block: %d\n", volumeHeader.NextBlock)
 	fmt.Printf("Volume name: %s\n", volumeHeader.VolumeName)
 	fmt.Printf("Creation time: %d-%s-%d %02d:%02d\n", volumeHeader.CreationTime.Year(), volumeHeader.CreationTime.Month(), volumeHeader.CreationTime.Day(), volumeHeader.CreationTime.Hour(), volumeHeader.CreationTime.Minute())
@@ -103,3 +103,20 @@ func dumpVolumeHeader(volumeHeader VolumeHeader) {
 	fmt.Printf("Bitmap starting block: %d\n", volumeHeader.BitmapStartBlock)
 	fmt.Printf("Total blocks: %d\n", volumeHeader.TotalBlocks)
 }
+
+func DumpBlock(buffer []byte) {
+	for i := 0; i < len(buffer); i += 16 {
+		for j := i; j < i+16; j++ {
+			fmt.Printf("%02X ", buffer[j])
+		}
+		for j := i; j < i+16; j++ {
+			c := buffer[j] & 127
+			if c >= 32 {
+				fmt.Printf("%c", c)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Printf(".")
+			}
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("\n")
+	}
+}