diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6827c05..ee3f05e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ blankos.iso
 iso/
 i386-elf-7.5.0-Linux-x86_64/
 i386-elf-7.5.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.xz
+src/initrd/*.bin
diff --git a/hello.bin b/hello.bin
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2021365
Binary files /dev/null and b/hello.bin differ
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 0e216e4..ab2aa73 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
 CC = i386-elf-7.5.0-Linux-x86_64/bin/i386-elf-gcc
 CFLAGS = -ffreestanding -g -Wall -Wextra -Wno-builtin-declaration-mismatch -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-avx -march=i386 -c -I src/
+LD = ld
 LDFLAGS = -T link.ld -melf_i386
 AS = nasm
 ASFLAGS = -f elf
+AR = i386-elf-7.5.0-Linux-x86_64/bin/i386-elf-ar
 
 SRC_DIR = src
 KERNEL_DIR = $(SRC_DIR)/kernel
 LIBC_DIR = $(SRC_DIR)/libc
 UTILS_DIR = $(SRC_DIR)/utils
 DRIVERS_DIR = $(SRC_DIR)/drivers
+PROGRAMS_DIR = $(SRC_DIR)/programs
 INCLUDE_DIR = include
 FONTS_DIR = $(INCLUDE_DIR)/fonts
 OBJ_DIR = build
 
 C_SOURCES = $(wildcard $(KERNEL_DIR)/*.c) $(wildcard $(LIBC_DIR)/*.c) $(wildcard $(UTILS_DIR)/*.c) $(wildcard $(DRIVERS_DIR)/*.c)
 ASM_SOURCES = $(wildcard $(KERNEL_DIR)/*.s) $(wildcard $(LIBC_DIR)/*.s) $(wildcard $(UTILS_DIR)/*.s) $(wildcard $(DRIVERS_DIR)/*.s)
+PROGRAM_SOURCES = $(wildcard $(PROGRAMS_DIR)/*.c)
 
 OBJECTS = $(patsubst $(SRC_DIR)/%, $(OBJ_DIR)/%, $(C_SOURCES:.c=.o) $(ASM_SOURCES:.s=.o)) 
+PROGRAM_OBJECTS = $(patsubst $(SRC_DIR)/%, $(OBJ_DIR)/%, $(PROGRAM_SOURCES:.c=.o))
 
 TOOLCHAIN_SRC = https://newos.org/toolchains/i386-elf-7.5.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.xz
 TOOLCHAIN_FILE = i386-elf-7.5.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.xz
@@ -24,14 +29,24 @@ TOOLCHAIN_FILE = i386-elf-7.5.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.xz
 FONT_OBJ = $(OBJ_DIR)/fonts/UniCyr_8x16.o
 FONT_SRC = $(FONTS_DIR)/UniCyr_8x16.psf
 
-all: $(OBJ_DIR) kernel.elf
+all: $(OBJ_DIR) lib kernel.elf programs
 
 $(OBJ_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR)
-	mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR)/kernel $(OBJ_DIR)/libc $(OBJ_DIR)/utils $(OBJ_DIR)/drivers $(OBJ_DIR)/fonts
+	mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR)/kernel $(OBJ_DIR)/libc $(OBJ_DIR)/utils $(OBJ_DIR)/drivers $(OBJ_DIR)/fonts $(OBJ_DIR)/programs
 
+lib: $(OBJECTS) $(FONT_OBJ)
+	$(AR) rcs $(OBJ_DIR)/lib.a $(OBJECTS) $(FONT_OBJ)
+	
 kernel.elf: $(OBJECTS) $(FONT_OBJ)
-	ld $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(FONT_OBJ) -o kernel.elf
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(FONT_OBJ) -o kernel.elf
+
+programs: $(PROGRAM_OBJECTS)
+	@mkdir -p $(SRC_DIR)/initrd
+	@for prog in $(PROGRAM_OBJECTS); do \
+		base=$$(basename $$prog .o); \
+		$(LD) -melf_i386 -T program.ld $$prog $(OBJ_DIR)/lib.a -o $(SRC_DIR)/initrd/$$base.bin; \
+	done
 
 $(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
@@ -66,5 +81,5 @@ debug:
 	./debug.sh
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR) kernel.elf blankos.iso $(TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
+	rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR) kernel.elf blankos.iso $(TOOLCHAIN_FILE) $(SRC_DIR)/initrd/*.bin
 
diff --git a/program.ld b/program.ld
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc36352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/program.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+OUTPUT_FORMAT(binary)
+ENTRY(main)
+
+SECTIONS
+{
+	. = 0x1000;
+	.text : { *(.text*) }
+	.data : { *(.data*) }
+	.bss : { *(.bss*) }
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/initrd.c b/src/kernel/initrd.c
index 0742d4f..3183f20 100644
--- a/src/kernel/initrd.c
+++ b/src/kernel/initrd.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "../libc/string.h"
 #include "initrd.h"
 #include "system.h"
+#include "kheap.h"
 
 static unsigned int octal_to_int(const char* str, size_t size)
 {
@@ -31,6 +32,18 @@ uint32_t tar_parse_size(const char* in)
 	return size;
 }
 
+uint32_t tar_get_size(tar_header_t* header)
+{
+	uint32_t size = 0;
+	char* size_str = header->size;
+
+	for (int i=0; i<11 && size_str[i] != '\0'; i++)
+	{
+		size = size*8 + (size_str[i]-'0');
+	}
+	return size;
+}
+
 void tar_find_file(uint8_t *tar_start, const char* filename)
 {
 	uint8_t *ptr = tar_start;
@@ -174,3 +187,52 @@ uint32_t tar_get_file_size(uint8_t* initrd, const char* filename)
 	}
 	return -1;
 }
+
+tar_header_t* tar_find(uint8_t* initrd, const char* filename)
+{
+	tar_header_t* header = (tar_header_t*)initrd;
+	while (header->filename[0] != '\0')
+	{
+		if (strcmp(header->filename, filename) == 0)
+		{
+			return header;
+		}
+
+		uint32_t file_size = tar_get_size(header);
+		uint32_t file_blocks = (file_size + 511)/512;
+		header = (tar_header_t*) ((uintptr_t)header+(file_blocks+1)*512);
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void* tar_get_file_content(tar_header_t* header)
+{
+	return (void*) ((uintptr_t)header+512);
+}
+
+void* load_file_from_initrd(uint8_t* initrd, const char* filename)
+{
+	tar_header_t* file = tar_find(initrd, filename);
+	if (file == NULL)
+	{
+		printf("'%s' not found\n", filename);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	uint32_t file_size = tar_get_size(file);
+
+	void* file_data = malloc(file_size);
+	if (file_data == NULL)
+	{
+		printf("Malloc error for file '%s'\n", filename);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	void* file_content = tar_get_file_content(file);
+	memcpy(file_data, file_content, file_size);
+
+	printf("Loaded '%s' at 0x%x, size=%u\n", filename, (unsigned int)file_data, file_size);
+
+	return file_data;
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/initrd.h b/src/kernel/initrd.h
index 714bf84..3772153 100644
--- a/src/kernel/initrd.h
+++ b/src/kernel/initrd.h
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ void ls_initrd(uint8_t* initrd, int verbose);
 void cat_initrd(uint8_t* initrd, const char* filename);
 int tar_file_to_buffer(uint8_t* initrd, const char* filename, char* buffer);
 uint32_t tar_get_file_size(uint8_t* initrd, const char* filename);
+void* load_file_from_initrd(uint8_t* initrd, const char* filename);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/kmain.c b/src/kernel/kmain.c
index b506a74..e64b0bb 100644
--- a/src/kernel/kmain.c
+++ b/src/kernel/kmain.c
@@ -118,6 +118,16 @@ void kmain(multiboot2_info *mb_info)
     printf("[debug] malloc test ptr1=0x%x, ptr2=0x%x\n", (unsigned int)ptr1, (unsigned int)ptr2); 
     free(ptr1); free(ptr2);
 
+    // usually the place where i do testing
+
+    void* binary_file = load_file_from_initrd((uint8_t*)initrd_addr, "./hello.bin");
+    if (binary_file == NULL)
+    {
+	printf("NOT LOADED...\n");
+    } else {
+	printf("LOADED!\n");
+    }
+
     timer_install();
     keyboard_install();
     printf("[kernel] spawning shell...\n"); 
diff --git a/src/programs/hello.c b/src/programs/hello.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cffe15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/programs/hello.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "../libc/stdio.h"
+
+void main()
+{
+	printf("Hello, world, from a PROGRAM!\n");
+}