diff --git a/src/validate.rs b/src/validate.rs
index 55ae5c2..b9120c6 100644
--- a/src/validate.rs
+++ b/src/validate.rs
@@ -8,30 +8,30 @@ pub fn validate(verbosity: u8, config: util::config::Config) {
     let in_suffix = "in"; //TODO make this configurable?
     let out_suffix = "out";
     // get list of all file names in input/output
-    let in_files: Vec<PathBuf> = get_dir_files(&config.input_path).expect("Failed to read the input directory contents");
-    let out_files: Vec<PathBuf> = get_dir_files(&config.output_path).expect("Failed to read the output directory contents");
+    let in_files: Vec<PathBuf> = get_dir_files(&config.input_path, verbosity).expect("Failed to read the input directory contents");
+    let out_files: Vec<PathBuf> = get_dir_files(&config.output_path, verbosity).expect("Failed to read the output directory contents");
 
     let mismatch: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>;
 
     // check the files for valid suffixes
-    let invalid_suffix_in: Vec<PathBuf> = collect_invalid(&in_files, in_suffix);
-    let invalid_suffix_out: Vec<PathBuf> = collect_invalid(&out_files, out_suffix);
+    let invalid_suffix_in: Vec<PathBuf> = collect_invalid(&in_files, in_suffix, verbosity);
+    let invalid_suffix_out: Vec<PathBuf> = collect_invalid(&out_files, out_suffix, verbosity);
 
     // print the delinquints
     if invalid_suffix_in.len() > 0 {
-        print_invalid_suffixes(invalid_suffix_in, in_suffix);
+        print_invalid_suffixes(invalid_suffix_in, in_suffix, verbosity);
     }
 
     if invalid_suffix_out.len() > 0 {
-        print_invalid_suffixes(invalid_suffix_out, out_suffix);
+        print_invalid_suffixes(invalid_suffix_out, out_suffix, verbosity);
     }
 
     // make sure each has a match
-    let in_to_out: (Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, Vec<PathBuf>) = map_files(in_files, out_files, &config);
-    let invalid: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)> = check_mappings(in_to_out.0, in_suffix, out_suffix);
+    let in_to_out: (Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, Vec<PathBuf>) = map_files(in_files, out_files, &config, verbosity);
+    let invalid: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)> = check_mappings(in_to_out.0, in_suffix, out_suffix, verbosity);
 
-    print_unmached(in_to_out.1);
-    print_invalid_pairs(invalid, in_suffix, out_suffix);
+    print_unmached(in_to_out.1, verbosity);
+    print_invalid_pairs(invalid, in_suffix, out_suffix, verbosity);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn validate(verbosity: u8, config: util::config::Config) {
  *   - A vector containing the file mappings from input to output (if found)
  *   - A vector containing paths for which a match was not found
 */
-fn map_files(in_files: Vec<PathBuf>, out_files: Vec<PathBuf>, config: &util::config::Config) -> (Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, Vec<PathBuf>) {
+fn map_files(in_files: Vec<PathBuf>, out_files: Vec<PathBuf>, config: &util::config::Config, verbosity: u8) -> (Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, Vec<PathBuf>) {
     let mut res: (Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, Vec<PathBuf>) = (vec![], vec![]);
 
     // get the prefixes
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fn map_files(in_files: Vec<PathBuf>, out_files: Vec<PathBuf>, config: &util::con
  *
  * @return A vector of tuples with (input, output) PathBufs
 */
-fn check_mappings(mappings: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, in_suffix: &str, out_suffix: &str) -> Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)> {
+fn check_mappings(mappings: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, in_suffix: &str, out_suffix: &str, verbosity: u8) -> Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)> {
     let mut res: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)> = vec![];
 
     for tup in &mappings {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fn check_mappings(mappings: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, in_suffix: &str, out_suffix
  *
  * @return A vector of paths with invalid suffixes
 */
-fn collect_invalid(files: &Vec<PathBuf>, suf: &str) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+fn collect_invalid(files: &Vec<PathBuf>, suf: &str, verbosity: u8) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
     let mut res: Vec<PathBuf> = vec![];
 
     for file in files {
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ fn collect_invalid(files: &Vec<PathBuf>, suf: &str) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
  *
  * @returns Result with a Vector of PathBuf or error
 */
-fn get_dir_files(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, &'static str>  {
+fn get_dir_files(path: &PathBuf, verbosity: u8) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, &'static str>  {
     let mut res: Vec<PathBuf> = vec![];
 
     // get the readout of the path for error handling
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ fn get_dir_files(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, &'static str>  {
  * @param files: A vector containing the invalid path names
  * @param exp: The expected suffix
 */
-fn print_invalid_suffixes(files: Vec<PathBuf>, exp: &str) {
+fn print_invalid_suffixes(files: Vec<PathBuf>, exp: &str, verbosity: u8) {
     println!("Invalid suffixes detected 😱:" );
     println!("Current => Suggested");
     for mut file in files {
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fn print_invalid_suffixes(files: Vec<PathBuf>, exp: &str) {
  *
  * @param unmatched: Unmatched files
 */
-fn print_unmached(unmatched: Vec<PathBuf>) {
+fn print_unmached(unmatched: Vec<PathBuf>, verbosity: u8) {
 
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ fn print_unmached(unmatched: Vec<PathBuf>) {
  *
  * @param invalid: A vector of invalid pairs
 */
-fn print_invalid_pairs(invalid: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, in_suffix: &str, out_suffix: &str) {
+fn print_invalid_pairs(invalid: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, in_suffix: &str, out_suffix: &str, verbosity: u8) {
 
 }
 
@@ -285,12 +285,12 @@ mod tests {
     #[rstest]
     fn test_collect_invalid(files: Vec<PathBuf>) {
         let suffix = "suf";
-        let invalid = collect_invalid(&files, suffix);
+        let invalid = collect_invalid(&files, suffix, 2);
 
         println!("{:?}", invalid);
 
         // visual testing for the print formatting
-        print_invalid_suffixes(invalid.clone(), suffix);
+        print_invalid_suffixes(invalid.clone(), suffix, 2);
 
         assert!(!invalid.contains(&files[0]));
         assert!(!invalid.contains(&files[1]));
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[rstest]
     fn test_map(in_files: Vec<PathBuf>, out_files: Vec<PathBuf>, config: util::config::Config) {
-        let mappings: (Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, Vec<PathBuf>) = map_files(in_files.clone(), out_files.clone(), &config);
+        let mappings: (Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>, Vec<PathBuf>) = map_files(in_files.clone(), out_files.clone(), &config, 2);
 
         // print_unmached(mappings.1);
         let test = (in_files[0].clone(), out_files[0].clone());
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_check_valid_mappings(in_files: Vec<PathBuf>, out_files: Vec<PathBuf>, config: util::config::Config) {
         let in_suffix = "in";
         let out_suffix = "out";
-        let invalid: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)> = check_mappings(map_files(in_files.clone(), out_files.clone(), &config).0, in_suffix, out_suffix);
+        let invalid: Vec<(PathBuf, PathBuf)> = check_mappings(map_files(in_files.clone(), out_files.clone(), &config, 2).0, in_suffix, out_suffix, 2);
 
-        print_invalid_pairs(invalid.clone(), in_suffix, out_suffix);
+        print_invalid_pairs(invalid.clone(), in_suffix, out_suffix, 2);
         assert!(&invalid.contains(&(in_files[0].clone(), out_files[0].clone())));
         assert!(&invalid.contains(&(in_files[1].clone(), out_files[1].clone())));
         assert!(!&invalid.contains(&(in_files[2].clone(), out_files[2].clone())));