diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 5baaa9c..ffbcd23 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     // GENERAL VARIABLES
     //count the types of all items
-    std::map<std::string, uint> typecount{
+    std::map<std::string, uintmax_t> typecount{
         {tarconstant::typeFile, 0}, {tarconstant::typeDir, 0}, {tarconstant::typeSym, 0},
         {tarconstant::typeHard, 0}, {tarconstant::typeOther, 0}
     };
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     // Getting name from argument lists on startup. Trivial and errorprone. Placeholder for now.
     std::string archiveFilename(argv[1]);
 
+    for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++){
+        std::cout << argv[i] << '\n';
+    }
+
     //Open tar File.
     std::ifstream file(archiveFilename, std::ios::binary);
     if(!file) {
@@ -70,11 +74,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         delete[] headbuffer;
     }
     file.close();
-    std::cout << "Archive size:         " << std::filesystem::file_size(archiveFilename) << " Bytes"<< '\n';
-    std::cout << "Size of all items:    " << sizeof_allfiles << " Bytes" << '\n' << '\n';
-    for (auto &i : typecount) {
-        std::cout << i.first <<": " << i.second << '\n';
-    }
+
+    tar::consolestats(typecount, std::filesystem::file_size(archiveFilename), sizeof_allfiles);
+
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tarfunc.cpp b/tarfunc.cpp
index 0c15b95..138d200 100644
--- a/tarfunc.cpp
+++ b/tarfunc.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "tarconst.h"
 #include <string>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <map>
 
 // checks if a valid modern tar file - ustar
 bool tar::validTar(std::istream &file) {
@@ -57,4 +59,12 @@ std::string tar::getitemtype(char &n) {
         default:
             return tarconstant::typeOther;
     }
+}
+
+void tar::consolestats (std::map<std::string, uintmax_t> &typecount, uintmax_t tarfilesize, uintmax_t sizeofall) {
+    std::cout << "Archive size:         " << tarfilesize << " Bytes"<< '\n';
+    std::cout << "Size of all items:    " << sizeofall << " Bytes" << '\n' << '\n';
+    for (auto &i : typecount) {
+        std::cout << i.first <<": " << i.second << '\n';
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tarfunc.h b/tarfunc.h
index bd43a40..bc3b668 100644
--- a/tarfunc.h
+++ b/tarfunc.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <fstream>
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
 
 
 #ifndef TARSTATS___TARFUNC_H
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ namespace tar {
 
 // gets type of an item
     std::string getitemtype(char &n);
+//
+    void consolestats (std::map<std::string, uintmax_t> &typecount, uintmax_t tarfilesize, uintmax_t sizeofall);
 }