* Error Handdling of Files

* exit -> std::exit

* Improved Overall Error handling and reporting

* test commit 

added spaces in include to try to trigger GitHub Actions

* updating DIRECTORY.md

* clang-format and clang-tidy fixes for 51e943d0
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