2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.cc b/src/libutil/util.cc
index 436580651dd0..99d2b1e0adce 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/util.cc
@@ -227,6 +227,16 @@ DirEntries readDirectory(const Path & path)
 }
 
 
+unsigned char getFileType(const Path & path)
+{
+    struct stat st = lstat(path);
+    if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) return DT_DIR;
+    if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) return DT_LNK;
+    if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) return DT_REG;
+    return DT_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+
 string readFile(int fd)
 {
     struct stat st;
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.hh b/src/libutil/util.hh
index 4f9f7422c09f..b35e02dceb60 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/util.hh
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ typedef vector<DirEntry> DirEntries;
 
 DirEntries readDirectory(const Path & path);
 
+unsigned char getFileType(const Path & path);
+
 /* Read the contents of a file into a string. */
 string readFile(int fd);
 string readFile(const Path & path, bool drain = false);