diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# OS generated files 
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/searching/README.md b/searching/README.md
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+# Searching algorithms
+
+### c-or-cpp
+
+1. linear-search.cpp
+2. binary-search.cpp
+3. jump-search.cpp
+
+### python
+
+1. linear-search.py
+2. binary-search.py
+
diff --git a/SEARCHING/c or cpp/binarySearch.cpp b/searching/c-or-cpp/binary-search.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from SEARCHING/c or cpp/binarySearch.cpp
rename to searching/c-or-cpp/binary-search.cpp
diff --git a/SEARCHING/c or cpp/jump-search.cpp b/searching/c-or-cpp/jump-search.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from SEARCHING/c or cpp/jump-search.cpp
rename to searching/c-or-cpp/jump-search.cpp
diff --git a/SEARCHING/c or cpp/linear_search.cpp b/searching/c-or-cpp/linear-search.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from SEARCHING/c or cpp/linear_search.cpp
rename to searching/c-or-cpp/linear-search.cpp
diff --git a/SEARCHING/python/binary_search.py b/searching/python/binary-search.py
similarity index 100%
rename from SEARCHING/python/binary_search.py
rename to searching/python/binary-search.py
diff --git a/SEARCHING/python/linea_search.py b/searching/python/linear-search.py
similarity index 100%
rename from SEARCHING/python/linea_search.py
rename to searching/python/linear-search.py
diff --git a/sorting/README.md b/sorting/README.md
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+# Sorting algorithms
+
+### c-or-cpp
+
+1. bubble-sort.cpp
+
+### python
+
+1. bubble-sort.py
+
+
diff --git a/SORTING/C++/bubble_sort.cpp b/sorting/c-or-cpp/bubble-sort.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from SORTING/C++/bubble_sort.cpp
rename to sorting/c-or-cpp/bubble-sort.cpp
diff --git a/SORTING/C++/insertionSort.cpp b/sorting/c-or-cpp/insertion-sort.cpp
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rename from SORTING/C++/insertionSort.cpp
rename to sorting/c-or-cpp/insertion-sort.cpp
diff --git a/SORTING/Python/bubble_sort.py b/sorting/python/bubble-sort.py
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rename from SORTING/Python/bubble_sort.py
rename to sorting/python/bubble-sort.py
diff --git a/strings/README.md b/strings/README.md
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+# String operations
+
+### c-or-cpp
+
+1. palindrome check (palindrome.c)
diff --git a/STRINGS/c or cpp/Palindrome.c b/strings/c-or-cpp/Palindrome.c
similarity index 100%
rename from STRINGS/c or cpp/Palindrome.c
rename to strings/c-or-cpp/Palindrome.c