diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/philo/inc/philo.h b/philo/inc/philo.h
index 8668f6c..8ba38ff 100644
--- a/philo/inc/philo.h
+++ b/philo/inc/philo.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "time_to_eat time_to_sleep [number_of_times_each_philosopher_must_eat]\n"
 # define ERROR_MUTEX "Can not create mutex"
 # define ERROR_MALLOC "Malloc Failure"
+# define ERROR_THREADS "Can not create threads"
 
 typedef struct s_rules
 {
@@ -24,10 +25,12 @@ typedef struct s_rules
     int             time_to_eat;
     int             time_to_sleep;
     int             n_must_eat;
-    pthread_mutex_t *print;
-    pthread_mutex_t *death;
+    int             death;
+    int             start_time;
+    pthread_mutex_t *print_lock;
+    pthread_mutex_t *death_lock;
     pthread_mutex_t *forks;
-    t_philo         *philos;
+    struct s_philo         *philos;
 
 }       t_rules;
 
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ typedef struct s_philo
     int             death;
     int             last_meal;
     t_rules         *rules;
+    int             n_eat;
 }       t_philo;
 
 // memset, printf, malloc, free, write,
@@ -49,6 +53,19 @@ typedef struct s_philo
 // pthread_mutex_unlock
 
 int	ph_atoi(const char *nptr, int *res);
+int get_time(void);
+void free_philos(t_rules *rules);
+int	destroy_mutexes(t_rules *rules);
+int	create_philos(t_rules *rules);
+int parse_arguments(int argc,char *argv[], t_rules *rules);
+int create_mutexes(t_rules *rules);
+int create_threads(t_rules *rules);
+void print_status(t_philo *philo, char *status);
+void *philo_routine(void *philo);
+int join_threads(t_rules *rules);
+void print_rules(t_rules *rules);
+
+
 
 
 #endif
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diff --git a/philo/philo b/philo/philo
index 7c22300..8fda598 100755
Binary files a/philo/philo and b/philo/philo differ
diff --git a/philo/src/check_alive.c b/philo/src/check_alive.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96555c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/philo/src/check_alive.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "philo.h"
+
+int check_alive(t_philo *philo)
+{
+	if (get_time() - philo->last_meal > philo->rules->time_to_die)
+	{
+		print_status(philo, "died");
+		philo->death = 1;
+		pthread_mutex_lock(philo->rules->death_lock);
+		philo->rules->death = 1;
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(philo->rules->death_lock);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(philo->l_fork);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(philo->r_fork);
+		return (FAILURE);
+	}
+	return (SUCCESS);
+}
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diff --git a/philo/src/create_mutexes.c b/philo/src/create_mutexes.c
index 3980631..edf94af 100644
--- a/philo/src/create_mutexes.c
+++ b/philo/src/create_mutexes.c
@@ -5,16 +5,20 @@ int	create_mutexes(t_rules *rules)
 	int	i;
 
 	i = 0;
-	if (!pthread_mutex_init(&rules->death, NULL))
-		return(FAILURE);
-	if (!pthread_mutex_init(&rules->print, NULL))
-		return(FAILURE);
+	printf("creating mutexes\n");
+	if (pthread_mutex_init(rules->death_lock, NULL))
+		return(printf("death mutex created"), FAILURE);
+	if (pthread_mutex_init(rules->print_lock, NULL))
+		return(printf("print mutex created"), FAILURE);
+	printf("creating forks\n");
 	rules->forks = malloc(rules->n_philos * sizeof(pthread_mutex_t));
 	if	(!rules->forks)
 		return(FAILURE);
 	while (i < rules->n_philos)
 	{
-		if (!pthread_mutex_init(&rules->forks[i], NULL))
+		if (pthread_mutex_init(&rules->forks[i], NULL))
 			return(FAILURE);
+		i++;
 	}
+	return (SUCCESS);
 }
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diff --git a/philo/src/create_philos.c b/philo/src/create_philos.c
index 1d36985..c0cf919 100644
--- a/philo/src/create_philos.c
+++ b/philo/src/create_philos.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ int	create_philos(t_rules *rules)
 		philo->death = 0;
 		philo->pid = 0;
 		philo->rules = rules;
+		philo->last_meal = get_time();
 		i++;
 	}
+	return (SUCCESS);
 }
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diff --git a/philo/src/create_threads.c b/philo/src/create_threads.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1042a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/philo/src/create_threads.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "philo.h"
+
+int	create_threads(t_rules *rules)
+{
+	int		i;
+	t_philo	*philo;
+
+	i = 0;
+	while (i < rules->n_philos)
+	{
+		philo = &rules->philos[i];
+		philo->pid = malloc(sizeof(pthread_t));
+		if (!philo->pid)
+			return (FAILURE);
+		if (pthread_create(philo->pid, NULL, &philo_routine, philo))
+			return (FAILURE);
+		i++;
+	}
+	return (SUCCESS);
+}
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diff --git a/philo/src/destroy_mutexes.c b/philo/src/destroy_mutexes.c
index f17c359..89a7a89 100644
--- a/philo/src/destroy_mutexes.c
+++ b/philo/src/destroy_mutexes.c
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ int	destroy_mutexes(t_rules *rules)
 	int	i;
 
 	i = 0;
-	if (!pthread_mutex_destroy(&rules->death))
+	if (pthread_mutex_destroy(rules->death_lock))
 		return(FAILURE);
-	if (!pthread_mutex_destroy(&rules->print))
+	if (pthread_mutex_destroy(rules->print_lock))
 		return(FAILURE);
 	while (i < rules->n_philos)
 	{
-		if (!pthread_mutex_destroy(&rules->forks[i]))
+		if (pthread_mutex_destroy(&rules->forks[i]))
 			return(FAILURE);
+		i++;
 	}
+	return (SUCCESS);
 }
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diff --git a/philo/src/free_philos.c b/philo/src/free_philos.c
index dc6afd4..1950c1d 100644
--- a/philo/src/free_philos.c
+++ b/philo/src/free_philos.c
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include "philo.h"
 
-int free_philos(t_rules *rules)
+void free_philos(t_rules *rules)
 {
 	free(rules->philos);
 	free(rules->forks);
+	free(rules->print_lock);
+	free(rules->death_lock);
 }	
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diff --git a/philo/src/join_threads.c b/philo/src/join_threads.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a2baa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/philo/src/join_threads.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "philo.h"
+
+int join_threads(t_rules *rules)
+{
+	int i;
+	t_philo *philo;
+
+	i = 0;
+	while (i < rules->n_philos)
+	{
+		philo = &rules->philos[i];
+		if (pthread_join(*philo->pid, NULL))
+			return (FAILURE);
+		i++;
+	}
+	return (SUCCESS);
+}
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diff --git a/philo/src/main.c b/philo/src/main.c
index 5082711..7aba7cc 100644
--- a/philo/src/main.c
+++ b/philo/src/main.c
@@ -4,12 +4,25 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     t_rules rules;
 
-    if (FAILURE == parse_arguments(argc, argv, &rules))
+	if (FAILURE == parse_arguments(argc, argv, &rules))
         return (printf(ERROR_USAGE), EXIT_FAILURE);
+	printf("arguments parsed\n");
 	if (FAILURE == create_philos(&rules))
-		return (printf(ERROR_MALLOC));
+		return (printf(ERROR_MALLOC), EXIT_FAILURE);
+	printf("philos created\n");
 	if (FAILURE == create_mutexes(&rules))
-		return (printf(ERROR_MUTEX));
+		return (printf(ERROR_MUTEX), EXIT_FAILURE);
+	printf("mutexes created\n");
+	rules.start_time = get_time();
+	if (FAILURE == create_threads(&rules))
+		return (printf(ERROR_THREADS), EXIT_FAILURE);	
+	printf("threads created\n");
+	if (FAILURE == join_threads(&rules))
+		return (printf(ERROR_THREADS), EXIT_FAILURE);
 
+	if (FAILURE == destroy_mutexes(&rules))
+		return (printf(ERROR_MUTEX), EXIT_FAILURE);
+	printf("mutexes destroyed\n");
+	free_philos(&rules);
     return(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
diff --git a/philo/src/parse_arguments.c b/philo/src/parse_arguments.c
index 92b1604..19131d7 100644
--- a/philo/src/parse_arguments.c
+++ b/philo/src/parse_arguments.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 int parse_arguments(int argc,char *argv[], t_rules *rules)
 {
+	rules->n_must_eat = -1;
+	printf("argc: %d\n", argc);
     if (argc != 5 && argc != 6)
         return (FAILURE);
     if (!ph_atoi(argv[1], &rules->n_philos))
@@ -14,5 +16,13 @@ int parse_arguments(int argc,char *argv[], t_rules *rules)
         return (FAILURE);
     if (argc == 6 && !ph_atoi(argv[5], &rules->n_must_eat))
 		return (FAILURE);
+    rules->print_lock = malloc(sizeof(pthread_mutex_t));
+	rules->death_lock = malloc(sizeof(pthread_mutex_t));
+	if (!rules->print_lock || !rules->death_lock)
+		return (FAILURE);
+	rules->forks = malloc(rules->n_philos * sizeof(pthread_mutex_t));
+	if (!rules->forks)
+		return (FAILURE);
+	print_rules(rules);
 	return (SUCCESS);
 }
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diff --git a/philo/src/philo_routine.c b/philo/src/philo_routine.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79daba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/philo/src/philo_routine.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include "philo.h"
+
+void	*philo_routine(void *arg)
+{
+	t_philo	*philo;
+
+	philo = (t_philo *)arg;
+	while (!philo->death && !philo->rules->death 
+		&& (philo->n_eat < philo->rules->n_must_eat || philo->rules->n_must_eat == -1))
+	{
+		if (philo->id % 2 == 1)
+		{
+			pthread_mutex_lock(philo->r_fork);
+			print_status(philo, "has taken a fork");
+		}
+		pthread_mutex_lock(philo->l_fork);
+		print_status(philo, "has taken a fork");
+		if (philo->id % 2 == 0)
+		{
+			pthread_mutex_lock(philo->r_fork);
+			print_status(philo, "has taken a fork");
+		}
+		if (!check_alive(philo))
+			break ;
+		print_status(philo, "is eating");
+		philo->last_meal = get_time();
+		philo->n_eat++;
+		usleep(philo->rules->time_to_eat * 1000);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(philo->l_fork);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(philo->r_fork);
+		print_status(philo, "is sleeping");
+		usleep(philo->rules->time_to_sleep * 1000);
+		print_status(philo, "is thinking");
+	}
+	return (NULL);
+}
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diff --git a/philo/src/print_rules.c b/philo/src/print_rules.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f00b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/philo/src/print_rules.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "philo.h"
+
+void print_rules(t_rules *rules)
+{
+	printf("n_philos: %d\n", rules->n_philos);
+	printf("time_to_die: %d\n", rules->time_to_die);
+	printf("time_to_eat: %d\n", rules->time_to_eat);
+	printf("time_to_sleep: %d\n", rules->time_to_sleep);
+	printf("n_must_eat: %d\n", rules->n_must_eat);
+}
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diff --git a/philo/src/print_status.c b/philo/src/print_status.c
index 5fbd108..28140c0 100644
--- a/philo/src/print_status.c
+++ b/philo/src/print_status.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #include "philo.h"
 
-int print_status(t_philo *philo, char *status)
+void print_status(t_philo *philo, char *status)
 {
-	pthread_mutex_lock(philo->rules->print);
-	printf("%d %d %s\n", get_time(), philo->id, status);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(philo->rules->print);
+	pthread_mutex_lock(philo->rules->print_lock);
+	printf("%d %d %s\n", get_time() - philo->rules->start_time, philo->id, status);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(philo->rules->print_lock);
 }
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