diff --git a/file.php b/file.php
index 2792273..98d2584 100644
--- a/file.php
+++ b/file.php
@@ -265,6 +265,50 @@ class file
     return false;
   }
 
+  /** Tells whether a file exists and is writeable
+    * @param string $filename The filename to test
+    * @return bool true if the $filename is a file exists and is writeable
+    * @throws If parent directory not exists, or is not executable
+    */
+  public function is_executable ($filename)
+  {
+    $this->debug (2, "is_executable ($filename)");
+    $filename = $this->realpath ($filename);
+    $this->checkPathRO (dirname ($filename));
+    if (file_exists ($filename) && is_executable ($filename))
+      return true;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /** Tells whether a file exists and is readable
+    * @param string $filename The filename to test
+    * @return bool true if the $filename is a file exists and is readable
+    * @throws If parent directory not exists, or is not executable
+    */
+  public function is_readable ($filename)
+  {
+    $this->debug (2, "is_readable ($filename)");
+    $filename = $this->realpath ($filename);
+    $this->checkPathRO (dirname ($filename));
+    if (file_exists ($filename) && is_readable ($filename))
+      return true;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /** Tells whether a file exists and is writeable
+    * @param string $filename The filename to test
+    * @return bool true if the $filename is a file exists and is writeable
+    * @throws If parent directory not exists, or is not executable
+    */
+  public function is_writeable ($filename)
+  {
+    $this->debug (2, "is_writeable ($filename)");
+    $filename = $this->realpath ($filename);
+    $this->checkPathRO (dirname ($filename));
+    if (file_exists ($filename) && is_writeable ($filename))
+      return true;
+    return false;
+  }
 
   /** Lock a file exclusively
     * @param string $filename The file to lock