diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index 949fed5..9ebd66b 100644
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #include <curses.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "defines.h"
 
 extern unsigned int settings;
+extern unsigned int file_modifiers;
 extern char **content_l;
 extern char **content_m;
 extern char **content_r;
@@ -18,9 +20,9 @@ void get_dir_size(char *path, unsigned long *file_count, unsigned long *longest_
 	if (dir) {
 		struct dirent *entry;
 		while ( (entry=readdir(dir)) ) {
-			if (entry->d_name[0] != '.' && !(settings & SETTINGS_HIDDEN_FILES)) {
+			if (entry->d_name[0] != '.' && !(file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES)) {
 				index++;
-			} else if (settings & SETTINGS_HIDDEN_FILES){
+			} else if (file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES){
 				index++;
 			}
 		}
@@ -37,10 +39,10 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long file_count, unsigned long longest
 		int index = 1; //skip index 0 as it is used for metadata like file count
 		struct dirent *entry;
 		while ( (entry=readdir(dir)) ) { 
-			if (entry->d_name[0] != '.' && !(settings & SETTINGS_HIDDEN_FILES)) {
+			if (entry->d_name[0] != '.' && !(file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES)) {
 				strcpy(dir_content[index], entry->d_name);
 				index++;
-			} else if (settings & SETTINGS_HIDDEN_FILES) {
+			} else if (file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES) {
 				strcpy(dir_content[index], entry->d_name);
 				index++;
 			}
@@ -56,6 +58,18 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char **dir_content){
 	}
 }
 
+// Comparison function to sort strings in ascending order
+int compare(const void *a, const void *b) {
+	return strcasecmp(a, b);
+}
+void sort_dir(unsigned long *file_count, unsigned long *longest_name, char **dir_content){
+	char content[*file_count][*longest_name];
+	memset(content,0,sizeof(content));
+	if ((file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_SORT_BITMASK) == 0) {//natural; first dirs, then files
+		qsort(dir_content, *file_count, *longest_name, compare);
+	}
+
+}
 void *populate_dir(void *which){ // 0=left, 1=main, 2=right
 	char wh = (char)which;
 	unsigned long file_count = 0;
@@ -71,6 +85,7 @@ void *populate_dir(void *which){ // 0=left, 1=main, 2=right
 			}
 			*content_m[0] = file_count;
 			get_dir_content(path, file_count, longest_name, content_m);
+			sort_dir(&file_count, &longest_name, content_m);
 		} else {
 			free(content_r);
 			get_dir_size(path, &file_count, &longest_name);
@@ -94,3 +109,4 @@ void *populate_dir(void *which){ // 0=left, 1=main, 2=right
 
 	return NULL;
 }
+
diff --git a/backend.h b/backend.h
index 94b23c6..7ab3b66 100644
--- a/backend.h
+++ b/backend.h
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 void get_dir_size(char *path, unsigned long *file_count, unsigned long *longest_name);
 void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long file_count, unsigned long longest_name, char **dir_content);
 void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char **dir_content);
+void sort_dir(unsigned long *file_count, unsigned long *longest_name, char **dir_content);
 void *populate_dir(void *dir);
diff --git a/defines.h b/defines.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e4234c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defines.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#define STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM 1
+#define STATUS_RUN_BACKEND 2
+
+#define FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES 1
+#define FILE_MODIFIERS_SORT_BITMASK 126 // 00000000000000000000000001111110
diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index 1a0a9b1..19a679b 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "defines.h"
 
-void user_interactions(char *input, unsigned int *status, unsigned int *settings) {
+
+
+void user_interactions(char *input, unsigned int *status, unsigned int *settings, unsigned int *file_modifiers) {
 	if (*input == 'q') {
 		*status ^= STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM;
 	} else if (*input == *"KEY_BACKSPACE") {
-		*settings ^= SETTINGS_HIDDEN_FILES;
+		*file_modifiers ^= FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES;
 	} else if (*input == 'a') {
-		*settings ^= SETTINGS_HIDDEN_FILES;
+		*file_modifiers ^= FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES;
 	}
 	else {
 	}
diff --git a/th b/th
deleted file mode 100755
index 71ce2ca..0000000
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