diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea8c4bf..4523c61 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 /target
+.vscode/
+*.un~
+*.swp
diff --git a/src/gatherers/environment.rs b/src/gatherers/environment.rs
index e4b95cf..08f2cc0 100644
--- a/src/gatherers/environment.rs
+++ b/src/gatherers/environment.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::types::{fact::{Fact, FactData}};
+use crate::types::fact::{FactData, Fact};
 use std::env;
 
 pub struct EnvironmentData {}
diff --git a/src/gatherers/ip.rs b/src/gatherers/ip.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d24395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gatherers/ip.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use crate::types::fact::{Fact, FactData};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+pub struct IPData {}
+
+impl IPData {}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct IpAddrInfo {
+    family: String,
+    local: String,
+    prefixlen: i32,
+    broadcast: Option<String>,
+    scope: String,
+    dynamic: Option<bool>,
+    noprefixroute: Option<bool>,
+    label: Option<String>,
+    valid_life_time: i64,
+    preferred_life_time: i64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct IpAddr {
+    ifindex: i32,
+    ifname: String,
+    flags: Vec<String>,
+    mtu: i32,
+    qdisc: String,
+    operstate: String,
+    group: String,
+    txqlen: i32,
+    link_type: String,
+    address: Option<String>,
+    broadcast: Option<String>,
+    addr_info: Vec<IpAddrInfo>,
+}
+
+impl Fact for IPData {
+    fn gather(&self) -> Vec<FactData> {
+        let mut vfd: Vec<FactData> = vec![];
+        let time_set = self.get_epoch_ms();
+        let output = Command::new("ip")
+            .arg("-j")
+            .arg("addr")
+            .output()
+            .expect("Failed to execute ip");
+        let stdout = String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap();
+        let ips: Vec<IpAddr> = serde_json::from_str(stdout.as_str()).unwrap();
+        for ip in ips {
+            if ip.ifname != "lo" {
+                for addr_info in ip.addr_info {
+                    let fd = FactData {
+                        name: format!("ip_addr_{}_{}_addr", ip.ifname, addr_info.family),
+                        value: addr_info.local,
+                        time_set: time_set,
+                    };
+                    vfd.push(fd);
+                    vfd.push(FactData {
+                        name: format!("ip_addr_{}_{}_prefixlen", ip.ifname, addr_info.family),
+                        value: addr_info.prefixlen.to_string(),
+                        time_set: time_set,
+                    });
+                    if addr_info.label.is_some() {
+                        vfd.push(FactData {
+                            name: format!("ip_addr_{}_{}_label", ip.ifname, addr_info.family),
+                            value: addr_info.label.unwrap(),
+                            time_set: time_set,
+                        });
+                    }
+                    if addr_info.broadcast.is_some() {
+                        vfd.push(FactData {
+                            name: format!("ip_addr_{}_{}_broadcast", ip.ifname, addr_info.family),
+                            value: addr_info.broadcast.unwrap(),
+                            time_set: time_set,
+                        });
+                    }
+                    if ip.address.is_some() {
+                        vfd.push(FactData {
+                            name: format!("ip_addr_{}_macaddr", ip.ifname),
+                            value: ip.address.clone().unwrap(),
+                            time_set: time_set,
+                        })
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return vfd;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gatherers/mod.rs b/src/gatherers/mod.rs
index a7b6b18..a6ae982 100644
--- a/src/gatherers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gatherers/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pub mod environment;
\ No newline at end of file
+pub mod environment;
+pub mod ip;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 82cfe86..bee2a91 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ mod gatherers;
 use std::collections::HashSet; 
 use crate::types::fact::{Fact, FactData};
 use crate::gatherers::environment::EnvironmentData;
+use crate::gatherers::ip::IPData;
 use clap::Parser;
-use csv::{ Writer};
+use csv::Writer;
 
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ struct Args {
 fn gather_all() -> Vec<FactData>{
     let mut data: Vec<FactData> = vec![];
     data.append(&mut gather(&EnvironmentData{}));
+    data.append(&mut gather(&IPData{}));
     return data;
 }
 
@@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ fn gather_list(gatherers: HashSet<String>) -> Vec<FactData> {
             "env" => for d in gather(&EnvironmentData{}) {
                 data.push(d); 
             },
+            "ip" => for d in gather(&IPData{}) {
+                data.push(d);
+            }
             _ => for d in gather_all() {
                 data.push(d);
             }      
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ fn main() {
     let args = Args::parse();
     let mut data:Vec<FactData> = vec![];
 
-    if !args.gatherer.is_some() {
+    if args.gatherer.is_none() {
         data.append(&mut gather_all());
     } else {
         // sanitize the gatherer list
@@ -59,9 +64,6 @@ fn main() {
         };
         data.append(&mut gather_list(ugatherers));
        }
-    println!("got here: {}", data.len());
-
-
     match args.output.as_str() {
         "json" => {
             let serialized_json = serde_json::to_string(&data).unwrap();