diff --git a/btrfs/src/v2/file.rs b/btrfs/src/v2/file.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..606a04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/btrfs/src/v2/file.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use core::fmt::Debug;
+
+use alloc::string::String;
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
+
+use crate::structs::KnownObjectId;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct INode {
+    pub id: u64,
+    pub(crate) path: Vec<Vec<u8>>,
+}
+
+pub struct PathDebug<'a>(&'a Vec<Vec<u8>>);
+
+impl<'a> Debug for PathDebug<'a> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "\"")?;
+        for segment in self.0 {
+            write!(f, "/{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&segment))?;
+        }
+        write!(f, "\"")?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl core::fmt::Debug for INode {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("INode")
+            .field("id", &self.id)
+            .field("path", &PathDebug(&self.path))
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl INode {
+    pub fn id(&self) -> KnownObjectId {
+        self.id.into()
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_child(mut self, id: u64, path: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        self.path.push(path);
+        Self { id, ..self }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/btrfs/src/v2/mod.rs b/btrfs/src/v2/mod.rs
index ba6c7ad..5623d8f 100644
--- a/btrfs/src/v2/mod.rs
+++ b/btrfs/src/v2/mod.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ pub mod error {
         NoDefaultSubvolRoot,
         #[error("Default subvolume root fs tree could not be found")]
         NoDefaultSubvolFsRoot,
+        #[error("INode could not be found in FsTree")]
+        INodeNotFound,
         #[error("Invalid checksum: expected {expected:#?} but got {actual:#?}")]
         InvalidChecksum {
             expected: [u8; 32],
@@ -55,5 +57,6 @@ impl Read for std::fs::File {
     }
 }
 
+pub mod file;
 pub mod tree;
 pub mod volume;
diff --git a/btrfs/src/v2/tree.rs b/btrfs/src/v2/tree.rs
index 685a76e..f2f25bc 100644
--- a/btrfs/src/v2/tree.rs
+++ b/btrfs/src/v2/tree.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use core::fmt::Display;
 use core::mem::size_of;
 use core::ops::Deref;
 
@@ -65,11 +66,22 @@ pub struct NodeHandle {
     idx: u32,
 }
 
+impl Display for NodeHandle {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "NodeHandle {{\n\tindex: {},\n\tnode: {:#?},\n\t ..\n}}\n",
+            self.idx,
+            self.node.inner.header()
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Range<R: super::Read> {
     volume: Rc<Volume<R>>,
-    start: RootOrEdge,
-    end: RootOrEdge,
+    pub(crate) start: RootOrEdge,
+    pub(crate) end: RootOrEdge,
 }
 
 #[derive(Derivative)]
@@ -314,10 +326,11 @@ pub enum SearchResult {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq)]
-enum RootOrEdge {
+pub(crate) enum RootOrEdge {
     Root(NodeHandle),
     Edge(NodeHandle),
 }
+
 impl RootOrEdge {
     pub fn into_handle(&self) -> NodeHandle {
         match self {
@@ -433,7 +446,16 @@ impl Deref for RootOrEdge {
 
 impl PartialEq for RootOrEdge {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        Deref::deref(self).eq(Deref::deref(other))
+        match self {
+            RootOrEdge::Root(root) => match other {
+                RootOrEdge::Root(_) => false,
+                RootOrEdge::Edge(other) => root.eq(other),
+            },
+            RootOrEdge::Edge(edge) => match other {
+                RootOrEdge::Edge(_) => false,
+                RootOrEdge::Root(other) => edge.eq(other),
+            },
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/btrfs/src/v2/volume.rs b/btrfs/src/v2/volume.rs
index 5deed2f..d69fdba 100644
--- a/btrfs/src/v2/volume.rs
+++ b/btrfs/src/v2/volume.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ use alloc::collections::btree_map::Entry;
 use alloc::{collections::BTreeMap, rc::Rc, vec, vec::Vec};
 use scroll::Pread;
 
+use crate::crc32c::calculate_crc32c;
+use crate::path::Path;
 use crate::structs::{
-    Chunk, Key, KeyPtr, KnownObjectId, ObjectType, RootItem, Stripe, Superblock, TreeItem,
+    Chunk, DirItemEntry, DirItemType, ExtentData, INodeItem, INodeRefEntry, Item, Key, KeyPtr,
+    KnownObjectId, ObjectType, RootItem, Stripe, Superblock, TreeItem,
 };
 use crate::{Error, Result};
 
-use super::tree::Tree;
+use super::file::INode;
+use super::tree::{PartialKey, Tree};
 
 /// equal if overlapping, ordered by lower bound
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -346,6 +350,165 @@ impl<R: super::Read> Volume2<R> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<R: super::Read> Fs<R> {
+    fn get_inode_item(&self, inode_id: u64) -> Result<Option<INodeItem>> {
+        if let Some((item, inoderef)) = self.find_inode_ref(inode_id)? {
+            if let Some(diritem) = self.find_dir_index(item.key.offset.get(), &inoderef)? {
+                let inode = self.find_inode_item(&diritem)?;
+
+                return Ok(inode);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+
+    fn get_root_dir(&self) -> INode {
+        INode {
+            id: self.root_item.root_dirid.get(),
+            path: vec![],
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_inode_children(&self, inode: &INode) -> Result<Vec<INode>> {
+        let key = PartialKey::new(Some(inode.id()), Some(ObjectType::DirIndex), None);
+
+        let children = self.fs_root.find_range(&key)?;
+
+        let children = children
+            .map(|(_, v)| {
+                let dir_item = v.as_dir_index().expect("dir index");
+                let id: u64 = dir_item.item().location.id().into();
+
+                inode.clone().into_child(id, dir_item.name().clone())
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        Ok(children)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_inode_by_path<P>(&self, path: P) -> Result<INode>
+    where
+        P: Path,
+    {
+        let mut normalized = path.normalize();
+        if !path.is_absolute() {
+            log::error!("path is not absolute!");
+        } else {
+            // pop root
+            _ = normalized.pop_segment();
+        }
+
+        let mut inode = self.get_root_dir();
+
+        while let Some(segment) = normalized.pop_segment() {
+            match segment {
+                crate::path::Segment::Root | crate::path::Segment::NoOp => {} // do nothing
+                crate::path::Segment::CurrentDir | crate::path::Segment::ParentDir => {
+                    unimplemented!()
+                } // not normalized?
+                crate::path::Segment::File(child) => {
+                    let dir_item = self
+                        .find_inode_child(inode.id, child)?
+                        .ok_or(Error::INodeNotFound)?;
+
+                    inode = inode.into_child(dir_item.item().location.id().into(), child.to_vec());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(inode)
+    }
+
+    fn find_inode_child(&self, parent_inode: u64, child: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<DirItemEntry>> {
+        let crc = calculate_crc32c(0xfffffffe, child);
+        let key = PartialKey::new(
+            Some(parent_inode.into()),
+            Some(ObjectType::DirItem),
+            Some(crc as u64),
+        );
+
+        if let Some((_, value)) = self.fs_root.find_key(&key)? {
+            let dir_items = value.as_dir_item().expect("dir index");
+
+            let item = dir_items.iter().find(|item| item.name() == child).cloned();
+            Ok(item)
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_inode_dir_index(&self, inode_id: u64) -> Result<Option<DirItemEntry>> {
+        if let Some((item, inoderef)) = self.find_inode_ref(inode_id)? {
+            self.find_dir_index(item.key.offset.get(), &inoderef)
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_inode_extents(&self, inode_id: u64) -> Result<Option<Vec<ExtentData>>> {
+        if let Some(dir_entry) = self.get_inode_dir_index(inode_id)? {
+            if dir_entry.item().ty() == DirItemType::RegFile {
+                let key =
+                    PartialKey::new(Some(inode_id.into()), Some(ObjectType::ExtentData), None);
+
+                let extents = self.fs_root.find_range(&key)?;
+
+                let extents = extents
+                    .map(|(_, item)| item.as_extent_data().expect("extent data").clone())
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+                return Ok(Some(extents));
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+
+    fn find_inode_ref(&self, inode_id: u64) -> Result<Option<(Item, INodeRefEntry)>> {
+        let key = PartialKey::new(Some(inode_id.into()), Some(ObjectType::INodeRef), None);
+
+        if let Some((item, value)) = self.fs_root.find_key(&key)? {
+            let inode = value.as_inode_ref().expect("inoderef").clone();
+
+            Ok(Some((item, inode)))
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn find_dir_index(
+        &self,
+        parent_inode: u64,
+        inoderef: &INodeRefEntry,
+    ) -> Result<Option<DirItemEntry>> {
+        //let crc = calculate_crc32c(0xfffffffe, &inoderef.name());
+        let key = PartialKey::new(
+            Some(parent_inode.into()),
+            Some(ObjectType::DirIndex),
+            Some(inoderef.item().index.get()),
+        );
+
+        if let Some((_, value)) = self.fs_root.find_key(&key)? {
+            let dir_index = value.as_dir_index().expect("dir index").clone();
+            Ok(Some(dir_index))
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn find_inode_item(&self, dir_item: &DirItemEntry) -> Result<Option<INodeItem>> {
+        dir_item.item().location;
+        if let Some((_, value)) = self.fs_root.find_key(&dir_item.item().location)? {
+            let inode = value.as_inode_item().expect("inode item").clone();
+
+            Ok(Some(inode))
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::v2::tree::PartialKey;
@@ -503,6 +666,98 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn get_inode_items() -> Result<()> {
+        let file = open_btrfs_file();
+        let vol = Volume::new(file).expect("volume");
+        let v2 = vol.into_volume2().expect("volume2");
+        let fs = v2.default_subvolume().expect("default subvol");
+
+        let search_key = PartialKey::new(
+            Some(fs.root_item.root_dirid.get().into()),
+            Some(ObjectType::DirIndex),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        // with range
+
+        log::info!("range:");
+        for (key, v) in fs.fs_root.find_range(&search_key)? {
+            let dirindex = v.as_dir_index().unwrap();
+            let inode_id: u64 = dirindex.item().location.id().into();
+            log::info!("[{key:?}] {v:#?}");
+            log::info!("inode: {inode_id}");
+
+            let inode_item = fs.get_inode_item(inode_id)?;
+            log::info!("inode: {inode_item:#?}");
+            let extents = fs.get_inode_extents(inode_id)?;
+
+            if let Some(extents) = extents {
+                for extent in extents {
+                    match extent {
+                        ExtentData::Inline { header, data } => {
+                            log::info!("{header:?}\n{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&data));
+                        }
+                        _ => {}
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        log::info!("range: [end]");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn find_file() -> Result<()> {
+        let file = open_btrfs_file();
+        let vol = Volume::new(file).expect("volume");
+        let v2 = vol.into_volume2().expect("volume2");
+        let fs = v2.default_subvolume().expect("default subvol");
+
+        let root_dir = fs.get_root_dir();
+        let children = fs.get_inode_children(&root_dir)?;
+        log::info!("chidlren: {:?}", children);
+
+        let home = fs.get_inode_by_path(b"/home/user")?;
+        let children = fs.get_inode_children(&home)?;
+        log::info!("chidlren: {:?}", children);
+
+        let home = fs.get_inode_by_path(b"/home/user/hii.txt")?;
+        let extents = fs.get_inode_extents(home.id)?;
+
+        if let Some(extents) = extents {
+            for extent in extents {
+                match extent {
+                    ExtentData::Inline { header, data } => {
+                        log::info!("{header:?}\n{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&data));
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let btrfs = fs.get_inode_by_path(b"/home/user/btrfs")?;
+        let children = fs.get_inode_children(&btrfs)?;
+        log::info!("chidlren: {:?}", children);
+
+        let home = fs.get_inode_by_path(b"/home/user/btrfs/CMakeLists.txt")?;
+        let extents = fs.get_inode_extents(home.id)?;
+
+        if let Some(extents) = extents {
+            for extent in extents {
+                match extent {
+                    ExtentData::Inline { header, data } => {
+                        log::info!("{header:?}\n{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&data));
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn iter_default_subvol() {
         let file = open_btrfs_file();