diff --git a/error/src/lib.rs b/error/src/lib.rs
index 0cce0d5..45a4060 100644
--- a/error/src/lib.rs
+++ b/error/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub enum Errno {
     InvalidArgument,
     DoesNotExist,
     NotADirectory,
+    IsADirectory,
     OutOfMemory,
     WouldBlock,
     AlreadyExists,
diff --git a/fs/vfs/src/file.rs b/fs/vfs/src/file.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4388275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/vfs/src/file.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+use crate::VnodeRef;
+use alloc::rc::Rc;
+use core::cell::RefCell;
+use error::Errno;
+
+struct NormalFile {
+    vnode: VnodeRef,
+    pos: usize,
+}
+
+enum FileInner {
+    Normal(NormalFile),
+}
+
+pub struct File {
+    inner: FileInner,
+}
+
+impl File {
+    pub fn normal(vnode: VnodeRef, pos: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: FileInner::Normal(NormalFile { vnode, pos }),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn read(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Errno> {
+        match &mut self.inner {
+            FileInner::Normal(inner) => {
+                let count = inner.vnode.read(inner.pos, data)?;
+                inner.pos += count;
+                Ok(count)
+            }
+            _ => unimplemented!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{node::VnodeData, Filesystem, Ioctx, Vnode, VnodeImpl, VnodeKind, VnodeRef};
+    use alloc::boxed::Box;
+
+    pub struct DummyInode;
+    pub struct DummyFs;
+
+    impl VnodeImpl for DummyInode {
+        fn create(&mut self, _at: VnodeRef, _node: VnodeRef) -> Result<(), Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+
+        fn remove(&mut self, _at: VnodeRef, _name: &str) -> Result<(), Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+
+        fn open(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef) -> Result<usize, Errno> {
+            Ok(0)
+        }
+
+        fn close(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef) -> Result<(), Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+
+        fn read(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef, pos: usize, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Errno> {
+            let len = 123;
+            if pos >= len {
+                return Ok(0);
+            }
+            let rem = core::cmp::min(len - pos, data.len());
+            for i in 0..rem {
+                data[i] = ((pos + i) & 0xFF) as u8;
+            }
+            Ok(rem)
+        }
+
+        fn write(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef, _pos: usize, _data: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Filesystem for DummyFs {
+        fn root(self: Rc<Self>) -> Result<VnodeRef, Errno> {
+            todo!()
+        }
+
+        fn create_node(self: Rc<Self>, name: &str, kind: VnodeKind) -> Result<VnodeRef, Errno> {
+            let node = Vnode::new(name, kind);
+            node.set_data(VnodeData {
+                node: Box::new(DummyInode {}),
+                fs: self,
+            });
+            Ok(node)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_normal_read() {
+        let fs = Rc::new(DummyFs {});
+        let node = fs.create_node("", VnodeKind::Regular).unwrap();
+        let mut file = node.open().unwrap();
+
+        match &file.inner {
+            FileInner::Normal(inner) => {
+                assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&inner.vnode, &node));
+                assert_eq!(inner.pos, 0);
+            }
+            _ => panic!("Invalid file.inner"),
+        }
+
+        let mut buf = [0u8; 4096];
+
+        assert_eq!(file.read(&mut buf[0..32]).unwrap(), 32);
+        for i in 0..32 {
+            assert_eq!((i & 0xFF) as u8, buf[i]);
+        }
+        assert_eq!(file.read(&mut buf[0..64]).unwrap(), 64);
+        for i in 0..64 {
+            assert_eq!(((i + 32) & 0xFF) as u8, buf[i]);
+        }
+        assert_eq!(file.read(&mut buf[0..64]).unwrap(), 27);
+        for i in 0..27 {
+            assert_eq!(((i + 96) & 0xFF) as u8, buf[i]);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fs/vfs/src/ioctx.rs b/fs/vfs/src/ioctx.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eca7810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/vfs/src/ioctx.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+use crate::{util, FileMode, VnodeRef};
+use error::Errno;
+
+pub struct Ioctx {
+    root: VnodeRef,
+    cwd: VnodeRef,
+}
+
+impl Ioctx {
+    pub fn new(root: VnodeRef) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            cwd: root.clone(),
+            root,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn _find(&self, mut at: VnodeRef, path: &str) -> Result<VnodeRef, Errno> {
+        let mut element;
+        let mut rest = path;
+
+        loop {
+            (element, rest) = util::path_component_left(rest);
+
+            if !at.is_directory() {
+                return Err(Errno::NotADirectory);
+            }
+
+            match element {
+                ".." => {
+                    at = at.parent();
+                }
+                "." => {}
+                _ => break,
+            }
+        }
+
+        if element.is_empty() && rest.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(at);
+        }
+        assert!(!element.is_empty());
+
+        let node = at.lookup(element).ok_or(Errno::DoesNotExist)?;
+
+        if rest.is_empty() {
+            Ok(node)
+        } else {
+            self._find(node, rest)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn find(&self, at: Option<VnodeRef>, mut path: &str) -> Result<VnodeRef, Errno> {
+        let at = if path.starts_with('/') {
+            path = path.trim_start_matches('/');
+            self.root.clone()
+        } else if let Some(at) = at {
+            at
+        } else {
+            self.cwd.clone()
+        };
+
+        self._find(at, path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn mkdir(&self, at: Option<VnodeRef>, path: &str, mode: FileMode) -> Result<(), Errno> {
+        let (parent, name) = util::path_component_right(path);
+        let parent_node = self.find(at, parent)?;
+
+        parent_node.mkdir(name, mode).map(|_| ())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{node::VnodeData, Filesystem, Vnode, VnodeImpl, VnodeKind};
+    use alloc::{boxed::Box, rc::Rc};
+
+    pub struct DummyInode;
+    pub struct DummyFs;
+
+    impl VnodeImpl for DummyInode {
+        fn create(&mut self, _at: VnodeRef, _node: VnodeRef) -> Result<(), Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+
+        fn remove(&mut self, _at: VnodeRef, _name: &str) -> Result<(), Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+
+        fn open(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef) -> Result<usize, Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+
+        fn close(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef) -> Result<(), Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+
+        fn read(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef, _pos: usize, _data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+
+        fn write(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef, _pos: usize, _data: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Filesystem for DummyFs {
+        fn root(self: Rc<Self>) -> Result<VnodeRef, Errno> {
+            todo!()
+        }
+
+        fn create_node(self: Rc<Self>, name: &str, kind: VnodeKind) -> Result<VnodeRef, Errno> {
+            let node = Vnode::new(name, kind);
+            node.set_data(VnodeData {
+                node: Box::new(DummyInode {}),
+                fs: self,
+            });
+            Ok(node)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_find_existing_absolute() {
+        let root = Vnode::new("", VnodeKind::Directory);
+        let d0 = Vnode::new("dir0", VnodeKind::Directory);
+        let d1 = Vnode::new("dir1", VnodeKind::Directory);
+        let d0d0 = Vnode::new("dir0", VnodeKind::Directory);
+        let d0f0 = Vnode::new("file0", VnodeKind::Regular);
+        let d1f0 = Vnode::new("file0", VnodeKind::Regular);
+
+        root.attach(d0.clone());
+        root.attach(d1.clone());
+        d0.attach(d0d0.clone());
+        d0.attach(d0f0.clone());
+        d1.attach(d1f0.clone());
+
+        let ioctx = Ioctx::new(root.clone());
+
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&root, &ioctx.find(None, "/").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&root, &ioctx.find(None, "/.").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&root, &ioctx.find(None, "/./.").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&root, &ioctx.find(None, "/.///.").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&root, &ioctx.find(None, "/..").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&root, &ioctx.find(None, "/../").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&root, &ioctx.find(None, "/../.").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&root, &ioctx.find(None, "/../..").unwrap()));
+
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&d0, &ioctx.find(None, "/dir0").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&d1, &ioctx.find(None, "/dir1").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&d0, &ioctx.find(None, "/dir1/../dir0").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(
+            &d1,
+            &ioctx.find(None, "/dir1/../dir0/./../../.././dir1").unwrap()
+        ));
+
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&d0d0, &ioctx.find(None, "/dir0/dir0").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(
+            &d0d0,
+            &ioctx.find(None, "/dir0/dir0/.").unwrap()
+        ));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&d0, &ioctx.find(None, "/dir0/dir0/..").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(
+            &d0,
+            &ioctx.find(None, "/dir0/dir0/../").unwrap()
+        ));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(
+            &d0,
+            &ioctx.find(None, "/dir0/dir0/../.").unwrap()
+        ));
+
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&d0f0, &ioctx.find(None, "/dir0/file0").unwrap()));
+        assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(
+            &d0f0,
+            &ioctx.find(None, "/dir1/../dir0/./file0").unwrap()
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_find_rejects_file_dots() {
+        let root = Vnode::new("", VnodeKind::Directory);
+        let d0 = Vnode::new("dir0", VnodeKind::Directory);
+        let d0f0 = Vnode::new("file0", VnodeKind::Regular);
+
+        root.attach(d0.clone());
+        d0.attach(d0f0.clone());
+
+        let ioctx = Ioctx::new(root.clone());
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            ioctx.find(None, "/dir0/file0/.").unwrap_err(),
+            Errno::NotADirectory
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            ioctx.find(None, "/dir0/file0/..").unwrap_err(),
+            Errno::NotADirectory
+        );
+
+        // TODO handle this case
+        // assert_eq!(ioctx.find(None, "/dir0/file0/").unwrap_err(), Errno::NotADirectory);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mkdir() {
+        let fs = Rc::new(DummyFs {});
+        let root = Vnode::new("", VnodeKind::Directory);
+        let ioctx = Ioctx::new(root.clone());
+
+        root.set_data(VnodeData {
+            node: Box::new(DummyInode {}),
+            fs: fs.clone(),
+        });
+
+        assert!(ioctx.mkdir(None, "/dir0", FileMode::default_dir()).is_ok());
+        assert_eq!(
+            ioctx
+                .mkdir(None, "/dir0", FileMode::default_dir())
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Errno::AlreadyExists
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fs/vfs/src/lib.rs b/fs/vfs/src/lib.rs
index fe30b69..be89b53 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/fs/vfs/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![feature(destructuring_assignment)]
 #![no_std]
 
 extern crate alloc;
@@ -7,4 +8,9 @@ pub use fs::Filesystem;
 pub mod stat;
 pub use stat::FileMode;
 pub mod node;
-pub use node::{VnodeRef, Vnode, VnodeKind, VnodeImpl};
+pub use node::{Vnode, VnodeImpl, VnodeKind, VnodeRef};
+pub mod ioctx;
+pub use ioctx::Ioctx;
+pub mod file;
+pub use file::File;
+pub mod util;
diff --git a/fs/vfs/src/node.rs b/fs/vfs/src/node.rs
index 56e723f..bb886d8 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/src/node.rs
+++ b/fs/vfs/src/node.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+use crate::{File, FileMode, Filesystem};
 use alloc::{borrow::ToOwned, boxed::Box, rc::Rc, string::String, vec::Vec};
 use core::cell::{RefCell, RefMut};
-use crate::{Filesystem, FileMode};
+use core::fmt;
 use error::Errno;
 
 pub type VnodeRef = Rc<Vnode>;
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ pub struct Vnode {
 pub trait VnodeImpl {
     fn create(&mut self, at: VnodeRef, node: VnodeRef) -> Result<(), Errno>;
     fn remove(&mut self, at: VnodeRef, name: &str) -> Result<(), Errno>;
+
+    fn open(&mut self, node: VnodeRef /* TODO open mode */) -> Result<usize, Errno>;
+    fn close(&mut self, node: VnodeRef) -> Result<(), Errno>;
+
+    fn read(&mut self, node: VnodeRef, pos: usize, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Errno>;
+    fn write(&mut self, node: VnodeRef, pos: usize, data: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, Errno>;
 }
 
 impl Vnode {
@@ -66,9 +73,13 @@ impl Vnode {
         self.data.borrow_mut()
     }
 
+    pub fn is_directory(&self) -> bool {
+        self.kind == VnodeKind::Directory
+    }
+
     // Tree operations
 
-    fn attach(self: &VnodeRef, child: VnodeRef) {
+    pub fn attach(self: &VnodeRef, child: VnodeRef) {
         let parent_clone = self.clone();
         let mut parent_borrow = self.tree.borrow_mut();
         assert!(child
@@ -110,6 +121,10 @@ impl Vnode {
             return Err(Errno::NotADirectory);
         }
 
+        if self.lookup(name).is_some() {
+            return Err(Errno::AlreadyExists);
+        }
+
         if let Some(ref mut data) = *self.data.borrow_mut() {
             let vnode = data.fs.clone().create_node(name, VnodeKind::Directory)?;
 
@@ -148,6 +163,37 @@ impl Vnode {
             Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn open(self: &VnodeRef) -> Result<File, Errno> {
+        if self.kind != VnodeKind::Regular {
+            return Err(Errno::IsADirectory);
+        }
+
+        if let Some(ref mut data) = *self.data.borrow_mut() {
+            let pos = data.node.open(self.clone())?;
+            Ok(File::normal(self.clone(), pos))
+        } else {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn read(self: &VnodeRef, pos: usize, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Errno> {
+        if self.kind != VnodeKind::Regular {
+            return Err(Errno::IsADirectory);
+        }
+
+        if let Some(ref mut data) = *self.data.borrow_mut() {
+            data.node.read(self.clone(), pos, buf)
+        } else {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for Vnode {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "Vnode({:?})", self.name)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -166,6 +212,22 @@ mod tests {
         fn remove(&mut self, _at: VnodeRef, _name: &str) -> Result<(), Errno> {
             Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
         }
+
+        fn open(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef) -> Result<usize, Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+
+        fn close(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef) -> Result<(), Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+
+        fn read(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef, _pos: usize, _data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
+
+        fn write(&mut self, _node: VnodeRef, _pos: usize, _data: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, Errno> {
+            Err(Errno::NotImplemented)
+        }
     }
 
     impl Filesystem for DummyFs {
@@ -206,6 +268,11 @@ mod tests {
 
         let node = root.mkdir("test", FileMode::default_dir()).unwrap();
 
+        assert_eq!(
+            root.mkdir("test", FileMode::default_dir()).unwrap_err(),
+            Errno::AlreadyExists
+        );
+
         assert_eq!(node.props.borrow().mode, FileMode::default_dir());
         assert!(Rc::ptr_eq(&node, &root.lookup("test").unwrap()));
         assert!(node.data.borrow().is_some());
diff --git a/fs/vfs/src/util.rs b/fs/vfs/src/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba03dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/vfs/src/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+pub fn path_component_left(path: &str) -> (&str, &str) {
+    if let Some((left, right)) = path.split_once('/') {
+        (left, right.trim_start_matches('/'))
+    } else {
+        (path, "")
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn path_component_right(path: &str) -> (&str, &str) {
+    if let Some((left, right)) = path.rsplit_once('/') {
+        (left.trim_end_matches('/'), right)
+    } else {
+        (path, "")
+    }
+}