diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index c4ee54b..eeb0a8a 100644
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 			lstat(full_path, file);
 
 			dir_content[i].file_size = file->st_size;
+			dir_content[i].permissions = 1;
+			dir_content[i].permissions = file->st_mode;
 
 			if (S_ISDIR(file->st_mode)) {
 				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_DIR;
@@ -82,8 +84,8 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 			} else if (S_ISBLK(file->st_mode)) {
 				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_BLOCK;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_BLOCK;
-			/*} else if (S_ISCHR(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_CHARDEV; */
+			} else if (S_ISCHR(file->st_mode)) {
+				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_CHARDEV;
 			} else if (S_ISLNK(file->st_mode)) {
 				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_SYMLINK;
diff --git a/defines.h b/defines.h
index f104357..2f8ac0a 100644
--- a/defines.h
+++ b/defines.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <sys/types.h>
 
 #define STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM 1
 #define STATUS_RUN_BACKEND 2
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ typedef struct File {
 	char *file_name;
 	unsigned char file_type;
 	unsigned short color_pair;
+	unsigned int permissions;
 	unsigned long file_name_width;
 	unsigned long file_size; /*if its a file, its in bytes, if its a dir, its the count of files within that dir */
 } file;
diff --git a/threading.c b/threading.c
index 36d13a7..a1647b0 100644
--- a/threading.c
+++ b/threading.c
@@ -36,12 +36,15 @@ unsigned long top_width;
 
 unsigned long selected_file_current=0;
 unsigned long selected_file_last=0;
+unsigned int status_mid;
 extern unsigned int status;
+extern unsigned int terminal_width;
 
 void *thread_rgt(void *data);
 
 void *thread_mid(void *data){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
+	status_mid = 0;
 
 
 	char *path;
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ void *thread_mid(void *data){
 			file_current->file_name_width = mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name_width;
 			file_current->file_size = mid_content[selected_file_current].file_size;
 			file_current->file_type = mid_content[selected_file_current].file_type;
+			file_current->permissions = mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions;
 			break;
 		}
 		}
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ void *thread_mid(void *data){
 
 	}
 	free(path);
+	status_mid=1;
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 	pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
@@ -119,7 +124,14 @@ void *thread_lft(void *data){
 void *thread_rgt(void *data){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_rgt);
 
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
+	while(1) {
+		if (!pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_mid)) {
+			if (status_mid == 1) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	free(rgt_content);
 	rgt_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
 	rgt_content[0].file_name = malloc(file_current->file_name_width + 1);
@@ -173,7 +185,33 @@ void *thread_top(void *data){
 	pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
 void *thread_btm(void *data){
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
+	while(1) {
+		if (!pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_mid)) {
+			if (status_mid == 1) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
+
+	free(btm_buffer);
+	int buffer_width = terminal_width;
+	btm_buffer = malloc(buffer_width);
+	memset(btm_buffer, 0, buffer_width);
+	btm_buffer[0] = (file_current->permissions & S_IRUSR) ? 'r' : '-';
+        btm_buffer[1] = (file_current->permissions & S_IWUSR) ? 'w' : '-';
+        btm_buffer[2] = (file_current->permissions & S_IXUSR) ? 'x' : '-';
+        btm_buffer[3] = (file_current->permissions & S_IRGRP) ? 'r' : '-';
+        btm_buffer[4] = (file_current->permissions & S_IWGRP) ? 'w' : '-';
+        btm_buffer[5] = (file_current->permissions & S_IXGRP) ? 'x' : '-';
+        btm_buffer[6] = (file_current->permissions & S_IROTH) ? 'r' : '-';
+        btm_buffer[7] = (file_current->permissions & S_IWOTH) ? 'w' : '-';
+        btm_buffer[8] = (file_current->permissions & S_IXOTH) ? 'x' : '-';
+
+
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
 	pthread_exit(NULL);
 }