diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 2b94c64..998a007 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -7,21 +7,25 @@
 ------------------------------
 
 -- path to traverse
-local path=''
+local music_path = ''
 
 -- file type to look for to examine
-local file_type='m4a'
+local file_type = 'm4a'
 
 -- encoding to convert from
-local input_encoding='alac'
+local input_encoding = 'alac'
 
 -- encoding to convert TODO
-local output_encoding='flac'
+local output_encoding = 'flac'
 
 ------------------------------
 -------- Functions -----------
 ------------------------------
-
+local function get_files(path)
+    -- Use the built in function to run the linux commands
+    -- TODO: at some point in the future determine what OS is being used and use the commands based on that
+    local file_results = io.popen('ls -al' .. path)
+end
 
 ------------------------------
 ---------- Body --------------
@@ -33,3 +37,5 @@ local output_encoding='flac'
 -- TODO: Check if the file has the encoding of ALAC
 ---- Use the hint found at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10934936/determine-whether-an-audio-file-is-encoded-in-apple-lossless-alac
 ---- ffprobe -v error -select_streams a:0 -show_entries stream=codec_name -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 file.m4a
+get_files(music_path)
+