diff --git a/src/smbc.rs b/src/smbc.rs
index e7f8c24..a069c6a 100644
--- a/src/smbc.rs
+++ b/src/smbc.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ pub struct SmbFile<'a: 'b, 'b> {
     smbc: &'b SmbClient<'a>,
     fd: *mut SMBCFILE,
 }
+
+pub struct SmbDirectory<'a: 'b, 'b> {
+    smbc: &'b SmbClient<'a>,
+    pub fd: *mut smbc_dirent,
+}
 // 1}}}
 
 /// Default (dummy) credential `WORKGROUP\guest` with empty password
@@ -233,6 +238,60 @@ impl<'a> SmbClient<'a> {
         Ok(SmbFile { smbc: &self, fd })
     }
 
+        /// READ DIR
+    ///
+    /// See [OpenOptions](struct.OpenOptions.html).
+    pub fn read_dir<'b, P: AsRef<str>>(&'b self,path: P) -> Result<SmbDirectory<'a, 'b>>{
+
+        let read_dir_fn = self.get_fn(smbc_getFunctionReaddir)?;
+        let open_dir_fn = self.get_fn(smbc_getFunctionOpendir)?;
+
+        let path = cstring(path)?;
+        trace!(target: "smbc", "opening {:?} with {:?}", path, read_dir_fn);
+
+        let dir = result_from_ptr_mut(open_dir_fn(self.ctx, path.as_ptr()))?;
+        let fd = result_from_ptr_mut(read_dir_fn(self.ctx,  dir))?;
+        if (fd as i64) < 0 {
+            trace!(target: "smbc", "neg fd");
+        }
+        Ok(SmbDirectory { smbc: &self, fd })
+    }
+
+            /// READ DIR
+    ///
+    /// See [OpenOptions](struct.OpenOptions.html).
+    pub fn read_dirents<'b, P: AsRef<str>>(&'b self,path: P) -> Result<SmbDirectory<'a, 'b>>{
+
+        let read_dir_fn = self.get_fn(smbc_getFunctionReaddir)?;
+        let open_dir_fn = self.get_fn(smbc_getFunctionOpendir)?;
+        let get_dents_fn = self.get_fn(smbc_getFunctionGetdents)?;
+
+        let path = cstring(path)?;
+        trace!(target: "smbc", "opening {:?} with {:?}", path, read_dir_fn);
+
+        let dir = result_from_ptr_mut(open_dir_fn(self.ctx, path.as_ptr()))?;
+        let fd = result_from_ptr_mut(read_dir_fn(self.ctx,  dir)).expect("Can't read file");
+        let _fd = result_from_ptr_mut(read_dir_fn(self.ctx,  dir)).expect("Can't read file");
+        let _fd = result_from_ptr_mut(read_dir_fn(self.ctx,  dir)).expect("Can't read file");
+        let _fd = result_from_ptr_mut(read_dir_fn(self.ctx,  dir)).expect("Can't read file");
+        let _fd = result_from_ptr_mut(read_dir_fn(self.ctx,  dir)).expect("Can't read file");
+        let _fd = result_from_ptr_mut(read_dir_fn(self.ctx,  dir)).expect("Can't read file");
+        let _fd = result_from_ptr_mut(read_dir_fn(self.ctx,  dir)).is_err();
+        println!("{}", _fd);
+
+
+        //Returns number of read bytes
+        //let out_test = get_dents_fn(self.ctx, dir, fd, 200);
+        if (fd as i64) < 0 {
+            trace!(target: "smbc", "neg fd");
+        }
+        // let out_test = get_dents_fn(self.ctx, dir, fd, 2);
+        // let out_test = get_dents_fn(self.ctx, dir, fd, 2);
+        //println!("{}", out_test);
+
+        Ok(SmbDirectory { smbc: &self, fd })
+    }
+
     /// Open read-only [`SmbFile`](struct.SmbFile.html) defined by SMB `path`.
     ///
     /// Alias for [`open_ro(..)`](struct.SmbClient.html#method.open_ro).