diff --git a/include/haggis.h b/include/haggis.h
index 9a49de0..645fc3c 100644
--- a/include/haggis.h
+++ b/include/haggis.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #ifndef HAGGIS_H
 #define HAGGIS_H
 
+#include "linklist.h"
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ typedef struct {
     haggis_filetype *filetype;
 } haggis_node;
 
-haggis_node* haggis_create_node(char *file);
+haggis_node* haggis_create_node(char *file, haggis_hardlink_list *list);
 int haggis_extract_node(FILE *stram, haggis_node *node);
 int haggis_load_node(FILE *stream, haggis_node *node);
 int haggis_store_node(FILE *stream, haggis_node *node);
diff --git a/include/jobq.h b/include/jobq.h
index df9a0c2..2b09e68 100644
--- a/include/jobq.h
+++ b/include/jobq.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <sys/_pthreadtypes.h>
 
 #include "haggis.h"
 
diff --git a/include/linklist.h b/include/linklist.h
index 837180d..772a5f7 100644
--- a/include/linklist.h
+++ b/include/linklist.h
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ typedef struct {
     haggis_hardlink *head;
 } haggis_hardlink_list;
 
+char* haggis_linklist_get_or_put(haggis_hardlink_list *list, ino_t inode, char *fname);
+
 #endif // !HAGGIS_LINKLIST
diff --git a/src/haggis.c b/src/haggis.c
index 2c43fbd..c1f70bf 100644
--- a/src/haggis.c
+++ b/src/haggis.c
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@
  *      other than his own.
  */
 
-#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <md5.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
 #include <sha.h>
 #include <sha256.h>
@@ -45,14 +48,17 @@
 #include <sha2.h>
 #endif /* if defined (__FreeBSD__) */
 
-#include <md5.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 
 #include "bytes.h"
 #include "haggis.h"
+#include "linklist.h"
 
 static unsigned char header[7] = {0x89, 'h', 'a', 'g', 'g', 'i', 's'};
 
@@ -71,6 +77,19 @@ int haggis_check_header(FILE *stream) {
     return 1;
 }
 
+haggis_device* haggis_device_init(dev_t rdev) {
+    haggis_device *dev;
+    dev = malloc(sizeof(haggis_device));
+    if (dev == NULL) return NULL;
+    dev->major.val = (uint32_t)major(rdev);
+    dev->minor.val = (uint32_t)minor(rdev);
+    return dev;
+}
+
+void haggis_device_deinit(haggis_device *dev) {
+    free(dev);
+}
+
 int haggis_store_device(FILE *stream, haggis_device *dev) {
     if (fwrite(dev->major.bytes, 1, 4, stream) != 4)
         return 1;
@@ -227,6 +246,37 @@ int haggis_validate_cksum(haggis_file *file) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+haggis_file* haggis_file_init(char *path) {
+    FILE *f;
+    long len;
+    haggis_file *hf;
+
+    f = fopen(path, "r");
+    if (f == NULL) return NULL;
+    if (fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END) == -1) {
+        fclose(f);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    len = ftell(f);
+    if (len == -1) {
+        fclose(f);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    hf = malloc(sizeof(haggis_file));
+    if (hf == NULL) return NULL;
+    hf->len.val = (uint64_t)len;
+    rewind(f);
+    hf->data = malloc((size_t)len);
+    if (fread(hf->data, 1, (size_t)len, f) != (size_t)len) {
+        free(hf->data);
+        free(hf);
+        fclose(f);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    fclose(f);
+    return hf;
+}
+
 int haggis_store_file(FILE *stream, haggis_file *file) {
     if (store_u64(stream, file->len) != 8)
         return 1;
@@ -263,6 +313,27 @@ int haggis_load_file(FILE *stream, haggis_ft *ft) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+haggis_filename* haggis_filename_init(char *target) {
+    size_t len;
+    haggis_filename *fname;
+
+    len = strlen(target) - 1;
+    fname = malloc(sizeof(haggis_filename));
+    if (fname == NULL) {
+        free(target);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    fname->len.val = (uint16_t)len;
+    fname->name = target;
+    return fname;
+}
+
+void haggis_filename_deinit(haggis_filename *fname) {
+    if (fname->name != NULL)
+        free(fname->name);
+    free(fname);
+}
+
 int haggis_load_filename(FILE *stream, haggis_filename *n) {
     u16 len;
     char *name;
@@ -383,17 +454,55 @@ u16 haggis_derive_mode(u16 raw, haggis_filetype *ft) {
     return mode;
 }
 
-haggis_node* haggis_create_node(char *file) {
+void haggis_node_deinit(haggis_node *node) {
+    if (node == NULL) return;
+    if (node->name != NULL) free(node->name);
+    switch (node->filetype->tag) {
+        case normal:
+            if (node->filetype->f_type->file != NULL) {
+                free(node->filetype->f_type->file);
+            }
+            break;
+        case hardlink:
+        case softlink:
+            if (node->filetype->f_type->target != NULL) {
+                haggis_filename_deinit(node->filetype->f_type->target);
+            }
+            break;
+        case character:
+        case block:
+            if (node->filetype->f_type->dev != NULL) {
+                haggis_device_deinit(node->filetype->f_type->dev);
+            }
+            break;
+        case directory:
+        case fifo:
+        case eof:
+            break;
+    };
+    free(node);
+}
+
+haggis_node* haggis_create_node(char *file, haggis_hardlink_list *list) {
     struct stat *st = NULL;
     haggis_typeflag tf;
     u16 mode;
     u32 uid;
     u32 gid;
     u64 mtime;
-    haggis_node *node = malloc(sizeof(haggis_node));
+    char *target;
+    char pathbuf[PATH_MAX];
+    haggis_filename *fname;
+    haggis_device *dev;
+    haggis_file *f;
+    haggis_node *node;
 
+    node = malloc(sizeof(haggis_node));
     if (node == NULL)
         return NULL;
+    node->filetype = malloc(sizeof(haggis_filetype));
+    if (node->filetype == NULL)
+        return NULL;
     if (stat(file, st) != 0) {
         free(node);
         return NULL;
@@ -419,21 +528,108 @@ haggis_node* haggis_create_node(char *file) {
     gid.val = (uint32_t)st->st_gid;
     node->gid = gid;
     mtime.val = (uint64_t)st->st_mtim.tv_sec;
+    node->mtime = mtime;
     mode.val = (uint16_t)(st->st_mode & 07777);
     node->mode = mode;
     switch (tf) {
         case normal:
+            target = haggis_linklist_get_or_put(list, st->st_ino, file);
+            if (target == NULL) {
+                node->filetype->tag = normal;
+                f = haggis_file_init(file);
+                if (f == NULL) {
+                    haggis_node_deinit(node);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+            } else {
+                node->filetype->tag = hardlink;
+                fname = haggis_filename_init(target);
+                if (fname == NULL) {
+                    haggis_node_deinit(node);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+                node->filetype->f_type->target = fname;
+            }
+            break;
         case block:
+            target = haggis_linklist_get_or_put(list, st->st_ino, file);
+            if (target == NULL) {
+                node->filetype->tag = block;
+                dev = haggis_device_init(st->st_rdev);
+                if (dev == NULL) {
+                    haggis_node_deinit(node);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+                node->filetype->f_type->dev = dev;
+            } else {
+                node->filetype->tag = hardlink;
+                fname = haggis_filename_init(target);
+                if (fname == NULL) {
+                    haggis_node_deinit(node);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+                node->filetype->f_type->target = fname;
+            }
+            break;
         case character:
+            target = haggis_linklist_get_or_put(list, st->st_ino, file);
+            if (target == NULL) {
+                node->filetype->tag = character;
+                dev = haggis_device_init(st->st_rdev);
+                if (dev == NULL) {
+                    haggis_node_deinit(node);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+                node->filetype->f_type->dev = dev;
+            } else {
+                node->filetype->tag = hardlink;
+                fname = haggis_filename_init(target);
+                if (fname == NULL) {
+                    haggis_node_deinit(node);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+                fname->name = target;
+                node->filetype->f_type->target = fname;
+            }
+            break;
         case fifo:
+            target = haggis_linklist_get_or_put(list, st->st_ino, file);
+            if (target == NULL) {
+                node->filetype->tag = fifo;
+            } else {
+                node->filetype->tag = hardlink;
+                fname = haggis_filename_init(target);
+                if (fname == NULL) {
+                    haggis_node_deinit(node);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+                fname->name = target;
+                node->filetype->f_type->target = fname;
+            }
             break;
         case directory:
+            node->filetype->tag = directory;
             break;
         case hardlink:
+            node->filetype->tag = hardlink;
             break;
         case softlink:
+            node->filetype->tag = softlink;
+            ssize_t res = readlink(file, pathbuf, PATH_MAX);
+            if (res == -1) {
+                haggis_node_deinit(node);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            char *target = malloc(res + 1);
+            memcpy(target, pathbuf, (unsigned long)res);
+            node->filetype->f_type->target = haggis_filename_init(target);
+            if (node->filetype->f_type->target == NULL) {
+                haggis_node_deinit(node);
+                return NULL;
+            }
             break;
         case eof:
+            node->filetype->tag = eof;
             break;
     }
     // todo
diff --git a/src/test/Makefile b/src/test/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/test/test.c b/src/test/test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29