diff --git a/file.php b/file.php
index f1e822f..e57960a 100644
--- a/file.php
+++ b/file.php
@@ -260,6 +260,42 @@ class file
     return $rc;
   }
 
+  /** Copy a file
+    * @param string $oldname The file  to rename
+    * @param string $newname The new name of the file. It will be
+    * overwrited if it already exists
+    * @return bool
+    */
+  public function copy ($oldname, $newname)
+  {
+    $this->debug (2, "copy ($oldname, $newname)");
+    $oldname = $this->realpath ($oldname);
+    $newname = $this->realpath ($newname);
+    $this->checkPathRO (dirname ($oldname));
+    $this->checkPathRW (dirname ($newname));
+    $rc = copy ($oldname, $newname);
+    $this->debug (1, "copy ($oldname, $newname) => $rc");
+    return $rc;
+  }
+
+  /** Renames a file or directory
+    * @param string $oldname The file or directory to rename
+    * @param string $newname The new name of the file or directory. It will be
+    * overwrited if it already exists
+    * @return bool
+    */
+  public function rename ($oldname, $newname)
+  {
+    $this->debug (2, "rename ($oldname, $newname)");
+    $oldname = $this->realpath ($oldname);
+    $newname = $this->realpath ($newname);
+    $this->checkPathRO (dirname ($oldname));
+    $this->checkPathRW (dirname ($newname));
+    $rc = rename ($oldname, $newname);
+    $this->debug (1, "rename ($oldname, $newname) => $rc");
+    return $rc;
+  }
+
   /** Return a ini file converted to an array
     * @param string $filename The filename of the ini file being parsed.
     * @param bool $process_sections Process the sections