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diff --git a/nucleus/library/filesystem/filename.h b/nucleus/library/filesystem/filename.h
index 1f2c7d3b..9c4eb56b 100644
--- a/nucleus/library/filesystem/filename.h
+++ b/nucleus/library/filesystem/filename.h
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ public:
   bool is_readable() const;
   bool is_executable() const;
 
+  // is_normal makes sure that the file or directory is not a named pipe or other
+  // special type of file.  symbolic links are considered normal.
+  bool is_normal() const;
+
   enum write_modes {
     ALLOW_NEITHER = 0x0,
     ALLOW_READ = 0x1, ALLOW_WRITE = 0x2,
@@ -182,10 +186,12 @@ public:
     character that is substituted instead of illegal characters. */
 
   void separate(structures::string_array &pieces) const;
-    //!< breaks the filename into its component directories.
+    //!< breaks the filename into its component parts.
     /*!< this returns an array containing the component names.  the last
     component, unless the filename held is actually a directory, should be the
-    name of the file.  if the first character is a directory, then the first
+    name of the file.
+//hmmm: what does this mean, below?
+  if the first character is a directory, then the first
     component will be empty. */
 
   void join(const structures::string_array &pieces);