diff --git a/File/File.cpp b/File/File.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c036633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/File/File.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "File.h"
+
+#include <cerrno>
+
+using namespace File;
+
+File::File()
+{
+    _fd = -1;
+}
+
+File::File(int fd)
+{
+    _fd = fd;
+}
+
+File::File(File& f)
+{
+    _fd = f._fd;
+    f._fd = -1;
+}
+
+File::File(const char *name, int flags)
+{
+    _fd = ::open(name, flags);
+    if (_fd < 0)
+        throw ProFUSE::PosixException(errno);
+}
+
+File::~File()
+{
+    close();
+}
+
+File::close()
+{
+    int fd = _fd;
+    _fd = -1;
+    
+    if (fd >= 0 && ::close(fd) != 0)
+        throw ProFUSE::PosixException(errno);
+}
+
diff --git a/File/File.h b/File/File.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c766d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/File/File.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef __FILE_H__
+#define __FILE_H__
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+namespace File {
+
+enum Flags {
+    ReadOnly = O_RDONLY,
+    WriteOnly = O_WRONLY,
+    ReadWrite = O_RDWR
+};
+
+class File {
+
+    public:
+    File();
+    File(File &);
+    File(int fd);
+    File(const char *name, int flags);
+    ~File();
+
+    int fd() const { return _fd; }
+        
+    void close();
+        
+    private:
+    int _fd;    
+};
+
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/File/MappedFile.cpp b/File/MappedFile.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fc4351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/File/MappedFile.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#include "MappedFile.h"
+
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+using namespace File;
+
+
+MappedFile::MappedFile()
+{
+    _length = -1;
+    _address = MAP_FAILED;
+}
+
+MappedFile::MappedFile(MappedFile &mf)
+{
+    _address = mf._address;
+    _length = mf._length;
+    
+    mf._address = MAP_FAILED;
+    mf._length = -1;
+}
+
+MappedFile::MappedFile(File f, int flags)
+{
+    struct stat st;
+    
+    // close enough
+    if (f.fd() < 0)
+        throw ProFUSE::PosixException(EBADF);
+
+
+    if (::fstat(f.fd(), st) != 0)
+        throw ProFUSE::PosixException(errno);
+    
+    if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
+        throw ProFUSE::PosixException(ENODEV);
+        
+    _length = st.st_size;
+    _address = ::mmap(0, _length, 
+        readOnly ? PROT_READ : PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, 
+        MAP_FILE | MAP_SHARED, f.fd(), 0); 
+
+    if (_address == MAP_FAILED)
+        throw ProFUSE::PosixException(errno);
+}
+
+MappedFile::~MappedFile()
+{
+    close();
+}
+
+
+
+MappedFile::close()
+{
+    if (_address != MAP_FAILED)
+    {
+        void *address = _address;
+        size_t length = _length;
+        
+        _address = MAP_FAILED;
+        _length = -1;
+        
+        if (::munmap(address, length) != 0)
+            throw ProFUSE::PosixException(errno);
+    }
+}
+
+MappedFile::sync()
+{
+    if (_address != MAP_FAILED)
+    {
+        if (::msync(_address, _length, MS_SYNC) != 0)
+            throw ProFUSE::PosixException(errno);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/File/MappedFile.h b/File/MappedFile.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90852ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/File/MappedFile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef __MAPPED_FILE_H__
+#define __MAPPED_FILE_H__
+
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+
+#include "File.h"
+
+namespace File {
+
+class MappedFile {
+    public:
+    
+    MappedFile();
+    MappedFile(File f, int flags);
+    MappedFile(MappedFile&);
+    
+    ~MappedFile();
+    
+    void sync();
+    void close();
+    
+    void *address() const { return _address; }
+    size_t length() const { return _length; }
+    
+    private:
+    
+    void *_address;
+    size_t _length;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
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