diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index aa9867b..6c97259 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
+
         
 
         {
@@ -11,8 +12,8 @@
             "type": "go",
             "request": "launch",
             "mode": "auto",
-            "program": "/home/schreifuchs/go/src/git.schreifuchs.ch/schreifuchs/pat",
-            "args": ["logger"]
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/cmd/main.go",
+            "args": [ ".."]
         }
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..673a0d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"git.schreifuchs.ch/schreifuchs/pat/pkg/cat"
+	"git.schreifuchs.ch/schreifuchs/pat/pkg/ignore"
+)
+
+const DELEMITTER = "-(%s)--------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
+
+func main() {
+
+	ignorePath := flag.String("i", "", "set path to gitignore, if no gitignore parent dirs will be searched")
+	hiddenFiles := flag.Bool("h", false, "show hidden files")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	cats, err := cat.Path(flag.Args()...)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	if *ignorePath != "" {
+		i, err := ignore.FindGitignore(*ignorePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		cats = cats.Ignored(i)
+	}
+	if *hiddenFiles == false {
+		cats = cats.Ignored(ignore.Filesystem{})
+	}
+
+	fmt.Print(cats.ToString(DELEMITTER))
+
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a629c7b..82bd114 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@ module git.schreifuchs.ch/schreifuchs/pat
 
 go 1.23.4
 
-require golang.design/x/clipboard v0.7.0
+require (
+	github.com/denormal/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20180930084346-ae8ad1d07817
+	golang.design/x/clipboard v0.7.0
+)
 
 require (
+	github.com/danwakefield/fnmatch v0.0.0-20160403171240-cbb64ac3d964 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190731235908-ec7cb31e5a56 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/image v0.6.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20230301163155-e0f57694e12c // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp/shiny v0.0.0-20250305212735-054e65f0b394 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/image v0.25.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20250305212854-3a7bc9f8a4de // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 738eee2..1dce38e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym/WlBOVXweHU+Q+/VP0lqqI8lqeDx9IjBqo=
+github.com/danwakefield/fnmatch v0.0.0-20160403171240-cbb64ac3d964 h1:y5HC9v93H5EPKqaS1UYVg1uYah5Xf51mBfIoWehClUQ=
+github.com/danwakefield/fnmatch v0.0.0-20160403171240-cbb64ac3d964/go.mod h1:Xd9hchkHSWYkEqJwUGisez3G1QY8Ryz0sdWrLPMGjLk=
+github.com/denormal/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20180930084346-ae8ad1d07817 h1:0nsrg//Dc7xC74H/TZ5sYR8uk4UQRNjsw8zejqH5a4Q=
+github.com/denormal/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20180930084346-ae8ad1d07817/go.mod h1:C/+sI4IFnEpCn6VQ3GIPEp+FrQnQw+YQP3+n+GdGq7o=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 golang.design/x/clipboard v0.7.0 h1:4Je8M/ys9AJumVnl8m+rZnIvstSnYj1fvzqYrU3TXvo=
 golang.design/x/clipboard v0.7.0/go.mod h1:PQIvqYO9GP29yINEfsEn5zSQKAz3UgXmZKzDA6dnq2E=
@@ -7,12 +11,18 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190510104115-cbcb75029529/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8U
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190731235908-ec7cb31e5a56 h1:estk1glOnSVeJ9tdEZZc5mAMDZk5lNJNyJ6DvrBkTEU=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190731235908-ec7cb31e5a56/go.mod h1:JhuoJpWY28nO4Vef9tZUw9qufEGTyX1+7lmHxV5q5G4=
+golang.org/x/exp/shiny v0.0.0-20250305212735-054e65f0b394 h1:bFYqOIMdeiCEdzPJkLiOoMDzW/v3tjW4AA/RmUZYsL8=
+golang.org/x/exp/shiny v0.0.0-20250305212735-054e65f0b394/go.mod h1:ygj7T6vSGhhm/9yTpOQQNvuAUFziTH7RUiH74EoE2C8=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190227222117-0694c2d4d067/go.mod h1:kZ7UVZpmo3dzQBMxlp+ypCbDeSB+sBbTgSJuh5dn5js=
 golang.org/x/image v0.6.0 h1:bR8b5okrPI3g/gyZakLZHeWxAR8Dn5CyxXv1hLH5g/4=
 golang.org/x/image v0.6.0/go.mod h1:MXLdDR43H7cDJq5GEGXEVeeNhPgi+YYEQ2pC1byI1x0=
+golang.org/x/image v0.25.0 h1:Y6uW6rH1y5y/LK1J8BPWZtr6yZ7hrsy6hFrXjgsc2fQ=
+golang.org/x/image v0.25.0/go.mod h1:tCAmOEGthTtkalusGp1g3xa2gke8J6c2N565dTyl9Rs=
 golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20190312151609-d3739f865fa6/go.mod h1:z+o9i4GpDbdi3rU15maQ/Ox0txvL9dWGYEHz965HBQE=
 golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20230301163155-e0f57694e12c h1:Gk61ECugwEHL6IiyyNLXNzmu8XslmRP2dS0xjIYhbb4=
 golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20230301163155-e0f57694e12c/go.mod h1:aAjjkJNdrh3PMckS4B10TGS2nag27cbKR1y2BpUxsiY=
+golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20250305212854-3a7bc9f8a4de h1:WuckfUoaRGJfaQTPZvlmcaQwg4Xj9oS2cvvh3dUqpDo=
+golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20250305212854-3a7bc9f8a4de/go.mod h1:/IZuixag1ELW37+FftdmIt59/3esqpAWM/QqWtf7HUI=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.1.0/go.mod h1:0QHyrYULN0/3qlju5TqG8bIK38QM8yzMo5ekMj3DlcY=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.8.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
@@ -33,6 +43,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220722155257-8c9f86f7a55f/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0 h1:MUK/U/4lj1t1oPg0HfuXDN/Z1wv31ZJ/YcPiGccS4DU=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 h1:ioabZlmFYtWhL+TRYpcnNlLwhyxaM9kWTDEmfnprqik=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
 golang.org/x/term v0.5.0/go.mod h1:jMB1sMXY+tzblOD4FWmEbocvup2/aLOaQEp7JmGp78k=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0728851..0000000
--- a/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"bufio"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path"
-	"strings"
-
-	"golang.design/x/clipboard"
-)
-
-const DELEMITTER = "---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
-
-func main() {
-	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
-		fmt.Println("Usage: go-cat <file-or-directory> [<file-or-directory>...]")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	var sb strings.Builder
-	for _, path := range os.Args[1:] {
-		err := processPath(&sb, path)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error processing %s: %v\n", path, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	str := sb.String()
-	fmt.Println(str)
-
-	if err := writeClipboard(str); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-}
-
-func writeClipboard(str string) error {
-
-	if os.Getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY") != "" {
-		cmd := exec.Command("wl-copy")
-
-		p, err := cmd.StdinPipe()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		p.Write([]byte(str))
-		p.Close()
-		return cmd.Wait()
-	}
-
-	if err := clipboard.Init(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	clipboard.Write(clipboard.FmtText, []byte(str))
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func processPath(sb *strings.Builder, path string) error {
-	info, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if info.IsDir() {
-		return catDir(sb, path)
-	}
-
-	return catFile(sb, path)
-}
-
-func catDir(sb *strings.Builder, dir string) error {
-	files, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("Directory: %s\n", dir)
-	for _, file := range files {
-		i, err := file.Info()
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		path := path.Join(dir, i.Name())
-
-		if !file.IsDir() {
-			catFile(sb, path)
-		} else {
-			catDir(sb, path)
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func catFile(sb *strings.Builder, filePath string) error {
-	file, err := os.Open(filePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-
-	sb.WriteString(DELEMITTER)
-	sb.WriteString(filePath + "\n")
-
-	reader := bufio.NewReader(file)
-	for {
-		line, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
-		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-			return err
-		}
-		sb.WriteString(line)
-		if err == io.EOF {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/cat/cater.go b/pkg/cat/cater.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cf4b95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cat/cater.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package cat
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type Cater map[string]string
+
+func Path(paths ...string) (c Cater, err error) {
+	c = make(Cater)
+	var p os.FileInfo
+
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		p, err = os.Stat(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if p.IsDir() {
+			err = c.dir(path)
+		} else {
+			err = c.file(path)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (c Cater) Ignored(ignore ignorer) Cater {
+	cat := make(Cater)
+
+	for name, content := range c {
+		if ignore.Ignore(name) {
+			continue
+		}
+		cat[name] = content
+	}
+
+	return cat
+}
+
+func (c Cater) ToString(delemiter string) string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+
+	for name, content := range c {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(delemiter, name))
+		sb.WriteString(content)
+	}
+
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+type ignorer interface {
+	// Ignore() returns true when the given path shall be Ignored.
+	Ignore(path string) bool
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cat/internal.go b/pkg/cat/internal.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecf688c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cat/internal.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package cat
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func (c Cater) dir(dir string) error {
+	files, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range files {
+		i, err := file.Info()
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		path := path.Join(dir, i.Name())
+
+		if !file.IsDir() {
+			c.file(path)
+		} else {
+			c.dir(path)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c Cater) file(filePath string) error {
+	file, err := os.Open(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	// read file into strings.Builder
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(file)
+
+	for {
+		line, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			return err
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(line)
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	c[filePath] = sb.String()
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/clip/coppy.go b/pkg/clip/coppy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ccaea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/clip/coppy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package clip
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+
+	"golang.design/x/clipboard"
+)
+
+// Copy copies a given string to the clipboard, handling both Wayland and X11 environments.
+// If WAYLAND_DISPLAY is set, it uses wl-copy to copy the string in a Wayland environment.
+// Otherwise, it initializes the clipboard and writes the string using the clipboard package for X11.
+// Parameters:
+//
+//	str: The string to be copied to the clipboard.
+//
+// Returns:
+//
+//	error: If an error occurs during copying (e.g., command execution or clipboard initialization fails).
+func Copy(str string) error {
+
+	if os.Getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY") != "" {
+		cmd := exec.Command("wl-copy")
+
+		p, err := cmd.StdinPipe()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := cmd.Start(); err == nil {
+			p.Write([]byte(str))
+			p.Close()
+			return cmd.Wait()
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := clipboard.Init(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	clipboard.Write(clipboard.FmtText, []byte(str))
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/ignore/filesystem.go b/pkg/ignore/filesystem.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ff926b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ignore/filesystem.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package ignore
+
+import "strings"
+
+type Filesystem struct{}
+
+func (f Filesystem) Ignore(name string) bool {
+	return strings.Contains(name, "/.") || strings.HasPrefix(name, ".")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/ignore/gitignore.go b/pkg/ignore/gitignore.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3424d30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ignore/gitignore.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package ignore
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+
+	ignore "github.com/denormal/go-gitignore"
+)
+
+const (
+	gitIgnore = ".gitignore"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrNotFound = errors.New("Not Found")
+)
+
+// getIgnore attempts to find and parse a .gitignore file recursively.
+// It searches for the .gitignore file starting from the given path and traversing up the directory tree.
+// It returns a pointer to the parsed ignore.GitIgnore object if found, otherwise nil.
+func FindGitignore(name string) (ignore.GitIgnore, error) {
+
+	for {
+		stat, err := os.Stat(name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// If the current path is a directory, iterate through its contents.
+		if stat.IsDir() {
+			dir, err := os.ReadDir(name)
+			if err != nil {
+				name, _ = path.Split(name)
+				if name == "" {
+					return nil, ErrNotFound
+				}
+			}
+			for _, e := range dir {
+
+				if !e.IsDir() && e.Name() == gitIgnore {
+					if ignore, err := ignore.NewFromFile(path.Join(name, e.Name())); err == nil {
+						return ignore, nil
+					}
+					return nil, err
+				}
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		// If the current path is the .gitignore file itself.
+		if stat.Name() == gitIgnore {
+			if ignore, err := ignore.NewFromFile(name); err == nil {
+				return ignore, nil
+			}
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		name, _ = path.Split(name)
+		if name == "" {
+			return nil, ErrNotFound
+		}
+
+	}
+}