diff --git a/include/stdWullie.h b/include/stdWullie.h
index a3092ec..966322e 100644
--- a/include/stdWullie.h
+++ b/include/stdWullie.h
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 // time
 #include "stdWullie/time.h"
 
+// file handling
+#include "stdWullie/filehandle/closeOpen.h"
+#include "stdWullie/filehandle/readWrite.h"
+
 
 // string extras
 #include "stdWullie/String/colours.h"
diff --git a/include/stdWullie/definitions/umodetypes.h b/include/stdWullie/definitions/umodetypes.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b97e559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/stdWullie/definitions/umodetypes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// this code is licenced under Wrathmark licence
+// © 2026 wullie wulliestudio.com 
+// please see attached licence for full usage and rights
+
+#ifndef UMODETYPES_H
+#define UMODETYPES_H
+
+#ifdef __linux__
+
+#elif __FreeBSD__
+
+
+#endif
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/stdWullie/filehandle/closeOpen.h b/include/stdWullie/filehandle/closeOpen.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b05b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/stdWullie/filehandle/closeOpen.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// this code is licenced under Wrathmark licence
+// © 2026 wullie wulliestudio.com 
+// please see attached licence for full usage and rights
+
+#ifndef CLOSEOPEN_H
+#define CLOSEOPEN_H
+long Wopen(const char *pathname, int flags, int mode);
+long closeFile(int fd);
+#endif
diff --git a/include/stdWullie/filehandle/readWrite.h b/include/stdWullie/filehandle/readWrite.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f0fd67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/stdWullie/filehandle/readWrite.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// this code is licenced under Wrathmark licence
+// © 2026 wullie wulliestudio.com 
+// please see attached licence for full usage and rights
+
+#ifndef READWRITE_H
+#define READWRITE_H
+
+long reader(long fd, char *string, size_t buflen);
+long writer(long fd, const char *string, size_t buflen);
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/fileHandling/closeOpen.c b/src/fileHandling/closeOpen.c
index d4e6526..d943996 100644
--- a/src/fileHandling/closeOpen.c
+++ b/src/fileHandling/closeOpen.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "LocalHeader.h"
 #include "stdWullie/definitions/typeNull.h"
 #include "stdWullie/exit.h"
+#include "stdWullie/filehandle/closeOpen.h"
 
 // hanles operations for opening and closeing files
 
diff --git a/src/fileHandling/readWrite.c b/src/fileHandling/readWrite.c
index 938889e..be06a33 100644
--- a/src/fileHandling/readWrite.c
+++ b/src/fileHandling/readWrite.c
@@ -5,11 +5,18 @@
 #include "LocalHeader.h"
 #include "stdWullie/definitions/typeNull.h"
 #include "stdWullie/exit.h"
-
-long reader(long fd, char *string, size_t count){
-	if(count <= 0){
+#include "stdWullie/filehandle/readWrite.h"
+long reader(long fd, char *string, size_t buflen){
+	if(buflen <= 0){
 		safeError("can not parse 0 characters");
 	}
-	syscall3(SYS_read, fd, (long)string, (long)count);
+	syscall3(SYS_read, fd, (long)string, (long)buflen);
 	
 }
+
+long writer(long fd, const char *string, size_t buflen){
+	if(bufflen <=0){
+		safeError("can not write 0 characters to a file");
+	}
+	syscall3(SYS_write, fd, (long)string, (long)buflen);
+}