diff --git a/filesystem.c b/filesystem.c
index e69de29..e1889ee 100644
--- a/filesystem.c
+++ b/filesystem.c
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <math.h>
+
+#include "cftp.h"
+#include "filesystem.h"
+
+/*
+ * Checks if a file exists. Required for send, causes receive to fail if this
+ * returns true. Returns int.
+ */
+int exist(const char *filename)
+{
+  struct stat sbuf;
+  if(stat(filename, &sbuf) == -1 && (errno == ENOENT || errno == EACCES))
+  {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns the size of the requested file. Takes a string of the filename,
+ * expects the file to exist, too.
+ *
+ */
+int filesize(const char *filename)
+{
+  struct stat fstat;
+  if(stat(filename, &fstat) != -1)
+  {
+    return fstat.st_size;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function will send a file to a remote host. Expects a socket integer
+ * and a string containing the full path to the local file name. File cannot
+ * exceed MAXFILE definition.
+ *
+ */
+void send_file(int skt, const char *filename)
+{
+  char errmsg[ERRMSGLEN], cmd[CMDLEN], arg[MSGLEN], msg[MSGLEN];
+  char *basefname;
+  int fsize = 0, segments = 0, cur_segment;
+  FILE *infile;
+  
+  memset(errmsg, '\0', ERRMSGLEN);
+  memset(cmd, '\0', CMDLEN);
+  memset(arg, '\0', MSGLEN);
+  memset(msg, (unsigned char)0, MSGLEN);
+  
+  /* file must exist */
+  if(!exist(filename))
+  {
+    error("The file does not exist!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  /* file must be in valid size range, do not send endpoint sizes */
+  fsize = filesize(filename);
+  if(fsize <= 0 || fsize >= MAXFILE)
+  {
+    error("That file is inappropriately sized!");
+    return;
+  }
+  segments = ceil(MAXFILE / MSGLEN);
+  
+  /* make a copy then figure out just the filename */
+  strcpy(msg, filename);
+  basefname = basename(msg);
+  sprintf(errmsg, "Sending file (%s) in %d segments.", basefname, segments);
+  debug("Filesystem", errmsg);
+  
+  /* send the command, we do not send the user command because we just want
+   * to send the base filename. also, we expect a response from the server,
+   * either cts or err.
+   */
+  sprintf(msg, "put:%s", basefname);
+  send_message(skt, msg);
+  split_command(msg, cmd, arg);
+  if(!strcmp(cmd, "err"))
+  {
+    sprintf(errmsg, "ERROR Not sending the file: %s", arg);
+    error(errmsg);
+    return;
+  }
+  else if(strcmp(cmd, "cts") != 0)
+  {
+    sprintf(errmsg, "ERROR invalid reponse from remote: %s", msg);
+    error(errmsg);
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  /* send number of segments and file size to the other size cmd:arg style */
+  sprintf(msg, "%d:%d", segments, fsize);
+  /* do not expect a response, only data after this */
+  send(skt, msg, strlen(msg), 0);
+  
+  /* now read in the file, MSGLEN at a time and send the chunk to the host */
+  infile = fopen(filename, "r");
+  for(cur_segment = 0; cur_segment < segments; cur_segment++)
+  {
+    fread(msg, MSGLEN, 1, infile);
+    sprintf(errmsg, "\rSending File: %.2f%%", floor(cur_segment / segments * 100.0));
+    debug("Filesystem", errmsg);
+    send_message(skt, msg);
+  }
+}
+
+/*
+ * This will receive a file from a remote host. Expects a socket integer and
+ * a filename. The file will be basename'd and saved into /tmp.
+ *
+ */
+void receive_file(int skt, const char *filename)
+{
+  unsigned char fbuf[MAXFILE];
+  int fsize = 0, segments = 0, cur_segment = 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/filesystem.h b/filesystem.h
index e69de29..d370247 100644
--- a/filesystem.h
+++ b/filesystem.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef __FILESYSTEM_H
+#define __FILESYSTEM_H
+
+/*
+ * This is the public API for CFTP's filesystem access. You just have to
+ * ask it to send or receive a file, and this will handle the rest. Errors
+ * raised if not accessible or if you are trying to overwrite a file. No files
+ * may be overwritten. All files written to client or server are saved in /tmp.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * The MAXFILE size is calculated to be the largest integer in CMDLEN - 1
+ * characters times MSGLEN.
+ *
+ * 9999 * 128 bytes = 1279872 bytes maximum
+ *
+ */
+#define MAXFILE 1279872
+void send_file(int, const char *);
+void receive_file(int, const char *);
+
+#endif
+