diff --git a/ls.go b/ls.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+  "io/ioutil"
+  "fmt"
+//  "encoding/json"
+//  "os"
+  "flag"
+)
+
+
+
+func main() {
+  //dec := json.NewDecoder(os.Stdin)
+  //enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
+  flag.Parse()
+  root := flag.Arg(0)
+  dir,_ := ioutil.ReadDir(root)
+  for _,entry := range dir{
+      fmt.Printf("%s\n", entry.Name())
+  }
+}