diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6df2f06..58bcaa2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /target
 
+/**/target/
 
-/*/target
\ No newline at end of file
+/*/target/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/branches/Cargo.lock b/branches/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5d0014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/branches/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "branches"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/branches/Cargo.toml b/branches/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6596455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/branches/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "branches"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/branches/src/main.rs b/branches/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c75afa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/branches/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+fn main() {
+    // comments go above line attempting to comment
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+    example_funct();
+}
+
+// implicitly implied that a unit type is returned but neat to know it is allowed
+fn example_funct () -> () {
+    let number = 1;
+    // allowed bool statement
+    let run_if = number == 0;
+    // each if is a different arm or branch of the code path, will not check any other files once the first one is true
+    // must be a bool, rust will not accept if number or etc, must be converted into bool
+    if number != 0 {
+        println!("Number is non-zero")
+    // multiple ifs in a row
+    } else if run_if {
+        println!("Number is zero")
+    // in the   ase that all are flase
+    } else {
+        println!("Number is not real")
+    }
+
+    let condition = true;
+    // ifs can also be part of a statement to set a value depending on another value
+    let another_number = if condition { 7 } else { 0 };
+}
+
+// too many ifs or if elses can clutter code, use the match case instead
+// 5 ifs should mean the code needs to be refactored
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/functions_rust/src/main.rs b/functions_rust/src/main.rs
index dd972e4..5b621e6 100644
--- a/functions_rust/src/main.rs
+++ b/functions_rust/src/main.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn example_function (x:i8, y:u16) {
 //  EXPRESSIONS DO NOT END WITH ;
 // if you add a ; to the end of a statment it will turn into a statement and not return anything
 // unless it is a return keyword
-// or if it is a marco
+// or if it is a marco (not required)
 
 
 fn with_return_plus_one (c: i16) -> i16 {