thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/src/fileops.c b/src/fileops.c
index 409d1cb..11634c2 100644
--- a/src/fileops.c
+++ b/src/fileops.c
@@ -131,7 +131,26 @@ int gitfo_isdir(const char *path)
 		return git__throw(GIT_ENOTFOUND, "%s does not exist", path);
 
 	if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
-		return git__throw(GIT_ENOTFOUND, "%s is a file", path);
+		return git__throw(GIT_ENOTFOUND, "%s is not a directory", path);
+
+	return GIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int gitfo_isfile(const char *path)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+	int stat_error;
+
+	if (!path)
+		return git__throw(GIT_ENOTFOUND, "No path given to gitfo_isfile");
+
+	stat_error = gitfo_stat(path, &st);
+
+	if (stat_error < GIT_SUCCESS)
+		return git__throw(GIT_ENOTFOUND, "%s does not exist", path);
+
+	if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
+		return git__throw(GIT_ENOTFOUND, "%s is not a file", path);
 
 	return GIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/fileops.h b/src/fileops.h
index 1b70fc8..aa225dc 100644
--- a/src/fileops.h
+++ b/src/fileops.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ extern int gitfo_creat(const char *path, int mode);
 extern int gitfo_creat_force(const char *path, int mode);
 extern int gitfo_mktemp(char *path_out, const char *filename);
 extern int gitfo_isdir(const char *path);
+extern int gitfo_isfile(const char *path);
 extern int gitfo_mkdir_recurs(const char *path, int mode);
 extern int gitfo_mkdir_2file(const char *path);
 #define gitfo_close(fd) close(fd)