diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1746e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bin
+obj
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afb685c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+   // Use IntelliSense to find out which attributes exist for C# debugging
+   // Use hover for the description of the existing attributes
+   // For further information visit https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-vscode/blob/master/debugger-launchjson.md
+   "version": "0.2.0",
+   "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": ".NET Core Launch (console)",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "preLaunchTask": "build",
+            // If you have changed target frameworks, make sure to update the program path.
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Debug/netcoreapp3.1/kot.dll",
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            // For more information about the 'console' field, see https://aka.ms/VSCode-CS-LaunchJson-Console
+            "console": "internalConsole",
+            "stopAtEntry": false
+        },
+        {
+            "name": ".NET Core Attach",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "processId": "${command:pickProcess}"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e97ff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "build",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/kot.csproj",
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "publish",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "publish",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/kot.csproj",
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "watch",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "watch",
+                "run",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/kot.csproj",
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index 83b7d6f..6689a65 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -17,13 +17,23 @@ namespace kot
                 Console.WriteLine(@"maek ascii !!
                        kot <input>
 input argument /must/ be of types: {jpg, jpeg, png, bmp,}");
-                System.Environment.Exit(0);
+                System.Environment.Exit(-1);
             }
             string path = args[0];
             string final = "";
             string[] scale = {".",",",":",";","+","*","?","%","S","#","@"};
             //Array.Reverse(scale);
-            var f = new Bitmap(path);
+            Bitmap f;
+            try
+            {
+                f = new Bitmap(path);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("bad path");
+                System.Environment.Exit(-1);
+            }
+            f = new Bitmap(path);
             for (int i = 0; i < f.Height; i += 30)
             {
                 for (int z = 0; z < f.Width; z += 30)