1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nix/libutil/util.cc b/nix/libutil/util.cc
index 9af42a150c..ad3b3c387f 100644
--- a/nix/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/nix/libutil/util.cc
@@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ 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;