diff --git a/reloadBranches.go b/reloadBranches.go
index 7c07582..be58dfd 100644
--- a/reloadBranches.go
+++ b/reloadBranches.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 func (repo *Repo) CheckBranches() bool {
 	var hashCheck string
 	var perfect bool = true
-	all := repo.getBranches()
+	all := repo.GetBranches()
 	path := filepath.Join(repo.FullPath, ".git/refs/")
 	for _, b := range all {
 		parts := strings.Split(b, "/")
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ func (repo *Repo) CheckBranches() bool {
 	return perfect
 }
 
-func (repo *Repo) getBranches() []string {
+func (repo *Repo) GetBranches() []string {
 	var all []string
 	var heads []string
 	var remotes []string
-	heads = listFiles(filepath.Join(repo.GetFullPath(), "/.git/refs/heads"))
-	remotes = listFiles(filepath.Join(repo.GetFullPath(), "/.git/refs/remotes"))
+	heads = ListFiles(filepath.Join(repo.GetFullPath(), "/.git/refs/heads"))
+	remotes = ListFiles(filepath.Join(repo.GetFullPath(), "/.git/refs/remotes"))
 
 	all = heads
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) getBranches() []string {
 
 // goes in one directory so it gets remote branch names
 // old code. todo: modernize it
-func listFiles(directory string) []string {
+func ListFiles(directory string) []string {
 	var files []string
 	fileInfo, err := os.ReadDir(directory)
 	if err != nil {