diff --git a/src/directory.rs b/src/directory.rs
index a02fec5..6365cd4 100644
--- a/src/directory.rs
+++ b/src/directory.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ mod display;
 mod item;
 mod constructors;
 
+use std::ops::Range;
 use std::fs::{read_dir, remove_dir_all, remove_file, rename, DirBuilder, File};
 use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -19,15 +20,17 @@ use item::Item;
 pub struct Directory {
     dirs: Vec<Item>,
     src_name: Option<PathBuf>,
+    display_start: u16,
+    height: u16,
     selection: u16,
     editing: bool,
 }
 impl Directory {
-    pub fn new(root: String) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    pub fn new(root: String, height: u16) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         match read_dir(&root) {
-            Ok(d) => constructors::new_from_existing(root, d),
+            Ok(d) => constructors::new_from_existing(root, d, height),
             Err(e) => if e.kind() == ErrorKind::NotFound {
-                constructors::create_new(root)
+                constructors::create_new(root, height)
             } else {
                 Err(e)
             }
@@ -56,14 +59,23 @@ impl Directory {
     }
 
     pub fn select_prev(&mut self) {
-        if self.selection > 0 {
-            self.selection -= 1;
+        if self.selection == 0 {
+            return
+        }
+        self.selection -= 1;
+        if self.selection < self.display_start {
+            self.display_start = self.selection;
         }
     }
 
     pub fn select_next(&mut self) {
-        if self.selection()+1 < self.dirs.len() {
-            self.selection += 1;
+        if self.selection()+1 >= self.dirs.len() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        self.selection += 1;
+        if self.selection > self.height {
+            self.display_start += 1;
         }
     }
 
@@ -101,6 +113,129 @@ impl Directory {
         }
     }
 
+    fn subtree_indices(&self, index: usize) -> Range<usize> {
+        let current_depth = self.selected().depth;
+
+        let end = (index+1..self.dirs.len())
+            .find(|&i| self.dirs[i].depth <= current_depth)
+            .unwrap_or(self.dirs.len());
+
+        index..end
+    }
+    
+    /// Get the current "subtree", where
+    /// a subtree is the slice of `self.dirs`
+    /// that are contained within the current
+    /// selection, inclusive of the currently
+    /// selected item.
+    /// 
+    /// If the current selection is a file, and
+    /// therfore contains nothing, the returned
+    /// slice only contains that.
+    /// 
+    /// If the current selection is a director,
+    /// it returns the directory and its contents
+    fn subtree_mut(&mut self, index: usize) -> &mut [Item] {
+        let indices = self.subtree_indices(index);
+        &mut self.dirs[indices]
+    }
+
+    fn selected_tree(&mut self) -> &mut [Item] {
+        self.subtree_mut(self.selection())
+    }
+
+    /// decrease indent of the current item
+    /// (and any contained), making sure
+    /// not to indent too low
+    fn outdent(&mut self) {
+        let s = self.selected_mut();
+
+        if s.depth <= 1 {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for item in self.selected_tree() {
+            item.depth -= 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// indent the current item (and any contained),
+    /// making sure not to indent more than is
+    /// logically possible
+    fn indent(&mut self) {
+        let current_depth = self.selected().depth;
+
+        let Some(first_applicable_parent) = self.dirs[0 .. self.selection()]
+            .iter()
+            .rev()
+            .filter(|item| item.depth <= current_depth)
+            .take_while(|item| !item.is_file)
+            .find(|item| {
+                item.depth <= current_depth
+            })
+        else {
+            // no applicable parent directort,
+            // short circuit
+            return
+        };
+
+        if current_depth > first_applicable_parent.depth {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for item in self.selected_tree() {
+            item.depth += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn siblings(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = usize> + '_ {
+        let current_depth = self.selected().depth;
+
+        (self.selection()+1 .. self.dirs.len())
+            .take_while(move |&i| self.dirs[i].depth >= current_depth)
+            .filter(move |&i| self.dirs[i].depth == current_depth)
+    }
+
+    fn move_down(&mut self) {
+        let Some(index) = self.siblings().next()
+        else {
+            return
+        };
+
+        let selected_subtree = self.subtree_indices(self.selection());
+        let sibling_subtree = self.subtree_indices(index);
+
+        let delta = if selected_subtree.len() < sibling_subtree.len() {
+            let select_len = selected_subtree.len();
+            let sibling_len = sibling_subtree.len();
+
+            let selected_copy = self.dirs[selected_subtree].to_owned();
+            let sibling_copy = self.dirs[sibling_subtree].to_owned();
+            let back_to_back = sibling_copy.into_iter().chain(selected_copy);
+
+            let full_range = self.selection() .. self.selection()+select_len+sibling_len;
+            for (dst, item) in self.dirs[full_range].iter_mut().zip(back_to_back) {
+                *dst = item;
+            }
+
+            sibling_len
+        } else if selected_subtree.len() == sibling_subtree.len() {
+            let (selected, sibling) = self.dirs.split_at_mut(index);
+
+            let len = selected.len();
+            let lhs = &mut selected[len - selected_subtree.len() .. ];
+            let rhs = &mut sibling[0 .. sibling_subtree.len()];
+
+            lhs.swap_with_slice(rhs);
+
+            selected_subtree.len()
+        } else {
+            todo!()
+        };
+        
+        self.selection += u16::try_from(delta).unwrap_or(u16::MAX);
+    }
+
     fn selected(&self) -> &Item {
         &self.dirs[self.selection()]
     }
@@ -155,7 +290,11 @@ impl Directory {
                 if self.selection() >= self.dirs.len() {
                     self.selection -= 1;
                 }
-            }
+            },
+            KeyCode::Home => {
+                self.display_start = 0;
+                self.selection = 0;
+            },
             _ => (),
         }
 
@@ -185,6 +324,15 @@ impl Directory {
             KeyCode::Backspace => {
                 self.selected_mut().name.pop();
             },
+            KeyCode::Left => {
+                self.outdent();
+            },
+            KeyCode::Right | KeyCode::Tab => {
+                self.indent();
+            },
+            KeyCode::Down => {
+                self.move_down();
+            }
             _ => (),
         }
 
@@ -192,9 +340,7 @@ impl Directory {
     }
 
     fn display_lines(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = String> + '_ {
-        let iter = self.dirs.iter().enumerate();
-
-        iter.scan(
+        self.dirs.iter().enumerate().scan(
             Vec::new(),
             |indent_parts, (i, current)| {
                 let is_last_at_this_depth = is_last_at_this_depth(&self.dirs[i+1..], current.depth);
@@ -204,7 +350,7 @@ impl Directory {
                     (TreePart::First, TreePart::Wait)
                 };
 
-                if i == 0 { return Some(current.name.to_owned() + "/") }
+                if i == 0 { return Some(current.name.clone() + "/") }
                 
                 if current.depth as usize > indent_parts.len() {
                     indent_parts.push(continue_part);
@@ -218,9 +364,9 @@ impl Directory {
                     + new_part.display()
                     + &current.name
                     + if current.is_file {
-                        "\n"
+                        ""
                     } else {
-                        "/\n"
+                        "/"
                     };
 
                 Some(result)
@@ -238,7 +384,7 @@ impl Pane for Directory {
         let x = u16::from(self.selected().depth) * 4
             + u16::try_from(self.selected().name.len())
                 .unwrap_or(u16::MAX);
-        let y = self.selection;
+        let y = self.selection - self.display_start;
         Some((x, y))
     }
 
@@ -259,6 +405,7 @@ impl Pane for Directory {
     fn display(&self, output: OutputSink, area: Rect) {
         let rows = self.display_lines()
             .enumerate()
+            .skip(self.display_start.into())
             .map(|(i, s)| {
                 let row = ListItem::new(s);
 
@@ -269,6 +416,7 @@ impl Pane for Directory {
                     row
                 }
             })
+            .take(area.height.into())
             .collect();
 
         let list = into_list(rows);
diff --git a/src/directory/constructors.rs b/src/directory/constructors.rs
index 936b7f4..657bdf6 100644
--- a/src/directory/constructors.rs
+++ b/src/directory/constructors.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use super::{Directory, Item};
 use std::fs::{read_dir, DirBuilder, ReadDir};
 use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind};
 
-pub(super) fn create_new(root: String) -> Result<Directory, Error> {
+pub(super) fn create_new(root: String, height: u16) -> Result<Directory, Error> {
     DirBuilder::new()
         .recursive(true)
         .create(&root)?;
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ pub(super) fn create_new(root: String) -> Result<Directory, Error> {
     Ok(Directory {
         dirs: vec![Item::new(root, 0, false)],
         src_name: None,
+        display_start: 0,
+        height,
         selection: 0,
         editing: false,
     })
 }
 
-pub(super) fn new_from_existing(root: String, d: ReadDir) -> Result<Directory, Error> {
+pub(super) fn new_from_existing(root: String, d: ReadDir, height: u16) -> Result<Directory, Error> {
     let mut dirs = vec![Item::new(root, 0, false)];
 
     add_items(&mut dirs, 1, d)?;
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ pub(super) fn new_from_existing(root: String, d: ReadDir) -> Result<Directory, E
     Ok(Directory {
         dirs,
         src_name: None,
+        display_start: 0,
+        height,
         selection: 0,
         editing: false,
     })
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 175b3fc..5523c6d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ fn main() -> AnyResult<()> {
 
     let _redirect = Redirect::stderr(target)?;
 
-    let result = do_tui(args);
+    do_tui(args).map_err(Into::<AnyError>::into).unwrap();
 
     remove_file(LOG_FILE)?;
 
-    result.map_err(Into::into)
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 fn do_tui(args: Args) -> Result<(), Error> {    
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index 0e6435c..799c761 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ pub struct State {
 }
 impl State {
     pub fn new(root: String, area: Rect) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let dir = Directory::new(root)?;
+        let dir = Directory::new(root, area.height-3)?;
+
         Ok(Self {
             dir,
             size: area,