diff --git a/inc/files.h b/inc/files.h
index 2a6a518..2431a6f 100644
--- a/inc/files.h
+++ b/inc/files.h
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ bool scan(const std::string& path, fileCallback clb, bool prefixdir = false, fil
 bool readFile(const std::string& name, std::ostream& output, unsigned int maxsize = 0); //reads file name and writes it line for line into output, it stops at maxsize (it might be a bit more, its not a hard limit - see it more as a hint), if maxsize is 0 it reads unlimited 
 bool readFile(int fd, std::ostream& output, unsigned int maxsize = 0);
 
+bool copy(int fd_from, int fd_to);
+bool copy(const std::string& from, const std::string& to);
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/files.cpp b/src/files.cpp
index ab2b02c..7364e2f 100644
--- a/src/files.cpp
+++ b/src/files.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -108,3 +109,39 @@ bool mrbesen::files::readFile(int fd, std::ostream& output, unsigned int maxsize
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool mrbesen::files::copy(int fd_from, int fd_to) {
+	static const uint32_t BUFFERSIZE = 4096;
+	char buf[BUFFERSIZE];
+	ssize_t rc = -1;
+	while(rc) {
+		rc = read(fd_from, buf, BUFFERSIZE);
+		if(rc < 0) return false; //reading error
+		if(rc > 0) {
+			ssize_t wc = write(fd_to, buf, rc);
+			if(wc != rc) return false; //writing error
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool mrbesen::files::copy(const std::string& from, const std::string& to) {
+	int fd1 = open(from.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
+	if(fd1 < 0) return false;
+
+	struct stat sb;
+	if(fstat(fd1, &sb)) {
+		close(fd1);
+		return false;
+	}
+	int fd2 = open(to.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, sb.st_mode);
+
+	bool r = false;
+	if(fd2 > -1)
+		r = copy(fd1, fd2);
+
+	close(fd1);
+	close(fd2);
+
+	return r;
+}