diff --git a/ccc.c b/ccc.c
index 09d80a9..533aa2b 100644
--- a/ccc.c
+++ b/ccc.c
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ typedef struct {
 /* functions' definitions */
 void change_dir(const char *buf);
 int mkdir_p(const char *destdir);
-void list_files(const char *path);
+void populate_files(const char *path);
 int get_directory_size(const char *fpath, const struct stat *sb, int typeflag, struct FTW *ftwbuf);
-long add_file_stat(char *filename);
+long add_file_stat(char *filepath, int type);
 void highlight_current_line();
 void show_file_content();
 void edit_file();
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     cwd = memalloc(PATH_MAX * sizeof(char));
     getcwd(cwd, PATH_MAX);
 
-    list_files(cwd);
+    populate_files(cwd);
     highlight_current_line();
 
     /* set window name */
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
             /* mark files by space */
             case 32:
-                ;
+                add_file_stat(get_filepath(current_selection), 1);
                 break;
             
             /* escape */
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void change_dir(const char *buf)
 {
     strcpy(cwd, buf);
     clear_files();
-    list_files(cwd);
+    populate_files(cwd);
     current_selection = 0;
     highlight_current_line();
 }
@@ -318,17 +318,16 @@ int mkdir_p(const char *destdir)
 }
 
 /*
- * Read the provided directory and list all files to window 0
+ * Read the provided directory and add all files in directory to linked list
  * ep->d_name -> filename
  */
-void list_files(const char *path)
+void populate_files(const char *path)
 {
     DIR *dp;
     struct dirent *ep;
 
     draw_border_title(directory_border,  true);
     if ((dp = opendir(path)) != NULL) {
-        int count = 0;
         /* clear directory window to ready for printing */
         wclear(directory_content);
 
@@ -346,12 +345,7 @@ void list_files(const char *path)
                 strcat(filename, "/");
                 strcat(filename, ep->d_name); /* add file name */
 
-                long index = add_file_stat(filename);
-                char *line = get_line(index);
-               
-                mvwprintw(directory_content, count, 0, "%s", line);
-                free(line);
-                count++;
+                add_file_stat(filename, 0);
             }
             free(filename);
         }
@@ -371,8 +365,9 @@ int get_directory_size(const char *fpath, const struct stat *sb, int typeflag, s
 /*
  * Get file's last modified time, size, type
  * Add that file into list
+ * ftype: 0->dir files, 0->marked
  */
-long add_file_stat(char *filepath)
+long add_file_stat(char *filepath, int ftype)
 {
     struct stat file_stat;
     if (stat(filepath, &file_stat) == -1) {
@@ -387,7 +382,6 @@ long add_file_stat(char *filepath)
     /* format last modified time to a string */
     strftime(time, 20, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M", localtime(&file_stat.st_mtime));
     
-    
     /* get file size */
     double bytes = file_stat.st_size;
     if (S_ISDIR(file_stat.st_mode)) {
@@ -426,6 +420,11 @@ long add_file_stat(char *filepath)
     }
     /* don't know how to handle socket, block device, character device and FIFO */
 
+    if (ftype == 1) {
+        long index = add_marked(filepath, type);
+        free(type);
+        return index;
+    }
     char *total_stat = memalloc(45 * sizeof(char));
     snprintf(total_stat, 45, "%-18s %-10s", time, size);
     total_stat[strlen(total_stat)] = '\0';
@@ -440,6 +439,7 @@ long add_file_stat(char *filepath)
     return index;
 }
 
+
 /*
  * Highlight current line by reversing the color
  */
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index b93fa0c..3070854 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -92,6 +92,31 @@ long add_file(char *filepath, char *stats, char *type)
     return index;
 }
 
+long add_marked(char *filepath, char *type)
+{
+    file *current = marked;
+    file *new_file = memalloc(sizeof(file));
+    char *buf = strdup(filepath);
+    char *buf2 = strdup(type);
+    if (buf == NULL || buf2 == NULL) {
+        perror("ccc");
+    }
+    new_file->path = buf;
+    new_file->type = buf2;
+    new_file->next = NULL;
+    if (current == NULL) {
+        files = new_file;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    long index = 1;
+    while (current->next != NULL) {
+        current = current->next;
+        index++;
+    }
+    current->next = new_file;
+    return index;
+}
+
 file *get_file(long index)
 {
     file *current = files;
diff --git a/file.h b/file.h
index 51815dd..46d1a49 100644
--- a/file.h
+++ b/file.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ long marked_len();
 void clear_files();
 void clear_marked();
 long add_file(char *filename, char *time, char *type);
+long add_marked(char *filepath, char *type);
 file *get_file(long index);
 char *get_filepath(long index);
 char *get_line(long index);