diff --git a/File/File.cpp b/File/File.cpp
index d1d3e49..11e8604 100644
--- a/File/File.cpp
+++ b/File/File.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ File::File(File& f)
     f._fd = -1;
 }
 
+File::File(const char *name, int flags, const std::nothrow_t&)
+{
+    _fd = ::open(name, flags);
+}
+
+File::File(const char *name, bool readOnly, const std::nothrow_t&)
+{
+    _fd = ::open(name, readOnly ? O_RDONLY : O_RDWR);
+}
+
 File::File(const char *name, int flags)
 {
     #undef __METHOD__
diff --git a/File/File.h b/File/File.h
index 5ada61d..2d83591 100644
--- a/File/File.h
+++ b/File/File.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __FILE_H__
 #define __FILE_H__
 
+#include <new>
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -12,8 +14,13 @@ class File {
     File();
     File(File &);
     File(int fd);
+
     File(const char *name, int flags);
     File(const char *name, bool readOnly);
+
+    File(const char *name, int flags, const std::nothrow_t &);
+    File(const char *name, bool readOnly, const std::nothrow_t &);
+
     ~File();
 
     bool isValid() const