diff --git a/.project b/.project
index 5972db2..fbbec51 100644
--- a/.project
+++ b/.project
@@ -14,4 +14,15 @@
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 	</natures>
+	<filteredResources>
+		<filter>
+			<id>1631686964620</id>
+			<name></name>
+			<type>30</type>
+			<matcher>
+				<id>org.eclipse.core.resources.regexFilterMatcher</id>
+				<arguments>node_modules|.git|__CREATED_BY_JAVA_LANGUAGE_SERVER__</arguments>
+			</matcher>
+		</filter>
+	</filteredResources>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 3a21537..339daf3 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enablePreviewFeatures=enabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportPreviewFeatures=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/bin/Driver.class b/bin/Driver.class
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cd4b27..0000000
Binary files a/bin/Driver.class and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/bin/Key.class b/bin/Key.class
deleted file mode 100644
index 466bc48..0000000
Binary files a/bin/Key.class and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/Driver.java b/src/Driver.java
index 475a01c..2a50d0a 100644
--- a/src/Driver.java
+++ b/src/Driver.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 public class Driver {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		//start timer
+		long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		
 		//list used to hold key words.
 		ArrayList<Key> listOfKeys = new ArrayList<Key>();
@@ -75,6 +77,12 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 		results are accurate thus proving this implementation of Cichelli's algorithm is effective.
 		*/
 		readOtherFile(textFile, g, hashTable, keyWordCounter, modValue);
+
+		//end timer
+		long endTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		//calculate the time it took to run the program.
+		long timeTaken = endTime - startTime;
+		System.out.println("Execution time: " + timeTaken + " milliseconds");
 		
 	}//end of main