diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c43b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+**__pycache__/
+*py[cod]
+*$py.class
+test/data
diff --git a/link_fixer.py b/link_fixer.py
index 9f08dee..55c4510 100644
--- a/link_fixer.py
+++ b/link_fixer.py
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ def link_fixer(ln_path, tgt_dir_path):
     print("Targets dir: \t", tgt_dir)
     if ln_is_dir:
         sys.exit("But ln dir version not yet implemented. Sorry!")
+    
+def fix_link(lnk, tgt_dir_path):
+    return True
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/search_file.py b/search_file.py
index e69de29..eff199d 100644
--- a/search_file.py
+++ b/search_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# search_file.py
+# searching for target file in a given dir
+# prompt user if multiple are found
+
+import os
+from fnmatch import fnmatch
+
+def search_all_match(filename, path):
+# search part shamelessly copied from stack overflow...
+# real author: Nadia Alramli
+    results = []
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
+        for name in files:
+            if fnmatch(filename, name):
+                results.append(os.path.join(root, name))
+    return results
+
+def print_num_list(paths):
+    n = 1
+    for p in paths:
+        print(f"{n}. {p}")
+        n += 1
+    return 0
+
+def select_path(paths):
+    l = len(paths)
+    if l == 0 :
+        raise Exception("Error select_path - empty list")
+    elif l == 1 :
+        return paths[0]
+    c = '0'
+    while not (c.isdigit() and 0 < int(c) <= l):
+        print("Multiple matches found.")
+        print("Please select target:")
+        print_num_list(paths)
+        c = input(f"Please select file to link to: (1-{l})")
+    return paths[int(c)-1]
+
+def search_file(filename, path):
+    paths = search_all_match(filename, path) 
+    if len(paths) == 0 :
+        print(f"No match for \"{filename}\". Link not modified.")
+        raise Exception(FileNotFoundError)
+    p = select_path(paths)
+    return p
diff --git a/test/test_link_fixer.py b/test/test_link_fixer.py
index 35a7114..321985d 100644
--- a/test/test_link_fixer.py
+++ b/test/test_link_fixer.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import unittest
 
-class TestFixLinker(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestLinkFixer(unittest.TestCase):
 
     tgt_dir = Path("test/data/tgt_dir")
     lnk_dir = Path("test/data/lnk_dir")
@@ -69,5 +69,9 @@ class TestFixLinker(unittest.TestCase):
             link_fixer(self.tgt_file, self.tgt_dir)
         self.assertEqual(err.exception.code, self.ln_ns_error)
 
+        print("Test for inexistent ")
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as err:
+            link
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
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diff --git a/test/test_search_file.py b/test/test_search_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c504ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_search_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import unittest
+from search_file import search_file
+
+# TODO: gros TODO icitte. Presque rien de fait!
+
+class TestSearchFile(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    data_dir = "test/data/search_test"
+
+    def test_print_num_list(self):
+        p = [""]
+
+
+    def test_search_file(self):
+        print(search_file("match1.txt", self.data_dir))
+        with self.assertRaises(FileNotFoundError) as e:
+            search_file("inexistent.txt", self.data_dir)
+        self.assertTrue("File does not exist", e.exception)
+        self.assertEqual(search_file("with space.txt", self.data_dir), "test/data/search_test/subdir2/with space.txt")
+        print(search_file("match2.txt", self.data_dir))
+        print(search_file("subdir2", self.data_dir))
+    
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