diff --git a/PS-GiteaUtilities/PS-GiteaUtilities.psm1 b/PS-GiteaUtilities/PS-GiteaUtilities.psm1
index 8226903..6747365 100644
--- a/PS-GiteaUtilities/PS-GiteaUtilities.psm1
+++ b/PS-GiteaUtilities/PS-GiteaUtilities.psm1
@@ -31,12 +31,42 @@ Function Set-GiteaConfiguration {
 
 Function Get-GiteaConfiguration {
     [CmdletBinding()]
-    param()
+    param(
+        [switch]$LoadVariables,
+        [switch]$Force
+    )
     
     $configPath = Join-Path -Path $env:USERPROFILE -ChildPath ".giteautils\config.xml"
     
     if (Test-Path -Path $configPath) {
-        return Import-Clixml -Path $configPath
+        $config = Import-Clixml -Path $configPath
+        
+        # If LoadVariables switch is used, set each config value as a variable in the global scope
+        if ($LoadVariables) {
+            foreach ($key in $config.Keys) {
+                # Check if variable exists in global scope
+                $variableExists = $false
+                try {
+                    $existingVar = Get-Variable -Name $key -Scope Global -ErrorAction Stop
+                    $variableExists = $true
+                }
+                catch {
+                    $variableExists = $false
+                }
+                
+                # Set variable if it doesn't exist or if Force is used
+                if (-not $variableExists -or $Force) {
+                    Write-Verbose "Loading configuration variable: $key = $($config[$key])"
+                    Set-Variable -Name $key -Value $config[$key] -Scope Global
+                    Write-Host "Created global variable: `$$key" -ForegroundColor Green
+                }
+                else {
+                    Write-Verbose "Skipping existing variable: $key (use -Force to override)"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return $config
     }
     else {
         Write-Warning "Gitea configuration not found. Use Set-GiteaConfiguration to set up."
@@ -275,6 +305,103 @@ Function Get-GiteaLFSConfiguration {
     }
 }
 
+function Get-GiteaLFSFile {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param(
+        [string]$giteaURL,
+        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]
+        [string]$repoOwner,
+        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]
+        [string]$repoName,
+        [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]
+        [Alias('FullName')]
+        [string[]]$Path,
+        [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]
+        [string]$branch = "main",
+        [string]$token
+    )
+
+    begin {
+        # Initialize results array
+        $results = @()
+
+        # Use configuration if parameters aren't provided
+        if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('giteaURL') -or 
+            -not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('repoOwner') -or 
+            -not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('repoName') -or 
+            -not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('branch') -or 
+            -not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('token')) {
+            
+            $config = Get-GiteaConfiguration
+            if ($config) {
+                if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('giteaURL')) { $giteaURL = $config.giteaURL }
+                if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('repoOwner')) { $repoOwner = $config.defaultOwner }
+                if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('repoName')) { $repoName = $config.defaultRepo }
+                if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('branch')) { $branch = $config.defaultBranch }
+                if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('token')) { $token = $config.token }
+            }
+        }
+
+        # Validate that we have all required parameters
+        $missingParams = @()
+        if (-not $giteaURL) { $missingParams += "giteaURL" }
+        if (-not $repoOwner) { $missingParams += "repoOwner" }
+        if (-not $repoName) { $missingParams += "repoName" }
+        if (-not $token) { $missingParams += "token" }
+        
+        if ($missingParams.Count -gt 0) {
+            throw "Missing required parameters: $($missingParams -join ', '). Either provide them directly or set them with Set-GiteaConfiguration."
+        }
+
+        Write-Verbose "Parameters:"
+        Write-Verbose "giteaURL: $giteaURL"
+        Write-Verbose "repoOwner: $repoOwner"
+        Write-Verbose "repoName: $repoName"
+        Write-Verbose "Path: $Path"
+        Write-Verbose "token: $token"
+        
+        $headers = @{
+            "Authorization" = "token $token"
+            "Accept" = "application/json"
+        }
+    }
+
+    process {
+        $paths = $path
+        foreach ($path in $paths) {
+            Write-Verbose "Processing path: $path"
+            # Normalize the path format - replace backslashes with forward slashes and trim trailing slashes
+            $normalizedPath = $path -replace '\\', '/' -replace '/$', ''
+            $encodedPath = [System.Uri]::EscapeDataString($normalizedPath)
+            Write-Verbose "Normalized path: $normalizedPath"
+            Write-Verbose "Encoded path: $encodedPath"
+            $url = "$giteaURL"
+            $url += "/api/v1/repos"
+            $url += "/$repoOwner"
+            $url += "/$repoName"
+            $url += "/media"
+            # Only add the path component if it's not empty
+            if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($normalizedPath)) {
+                $url += "/$encodedPath"
+            }
+            $url += "?ref=$branch"
+            Write-Verbose "URL: $url"
+
+            try {
+                $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method Get -Headers $headers -ResponseHeadersVariable ResponseHeaders -
+            }
+            catch {
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    end {
+        return $ResponseHeaders
+    }
+    
+}
+
 Function Invoke-GiteaFileDownload {
     <#
     .SYNOPSIS
@@ -823,4 +950,4 @@ Function Get-GiteaChildItem {
     }
 }
 
-Export-ModuleMember -Function Set-GiteaConfiguration, Get-GiteaConfiguration, Get-GiteaFileContent, Invoke-GiteaFileDownload, Get-GiteaChildItem
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+Export-ModuleMember -Function Set-GiteaConfiguration, Get-GiteaConfiguration, Get-GiteaFileContent, Invoke-GiteaFileDownload, Get-GiteaChildItem, Get-GiteaLFSFile
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