+ mov [ebp-FILE_HANDLE], eax
+
+ ; check if file was open successfully
+ cmp eax, 0
+ jge .readFile_noerror
+ push eax
+ push wrongfile_str
+ call printf
+ jmp .readFile_exit
+
+.readFile_noerror:
+
+ jmp .readFile_exit
+
+.readFile_exit:
+
+ ; close file
+ mov eax, 6
+ mov ebx, [ebp-FILE_HANDLE]
+ int 0x80
+
+ %undef _FILE_NAME
+ %undef FILE_HANDLE
+
+ mov esp, ebp
+ pop ebp
+ ret
+
+
+; reads a line until newline character is reached
+; args: file_handle
+; return: location to buffer
+readLine:
+
+ %define _FILE_HANDLE 8
+
+ push ebp
+ mov ebp, esp
+
+.readLine_loop:
+
+ ; read a single character
+ mov eax, 3
+ mov ebx, [ebp+_FILE_HANDLE]
+ ; mov ecx,
+ mov edx, 1
+ int 0x80
+
+ jmp .readLine_loop
+
+ mov esp, ebp
+ pop ebp
+ ret
+