diff --git a/src/sys/ubixfsv2/file.h b/src/sys/ubixfsv2/file.h
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/sys/ubixfsv2/file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef FILE_H
+#define FILE_H
+
+#include "ubixfs.h"
+
+typedef struct fileDescriptor {
+  struct fileDescriptor * prev;
+  struct fileDescriptor * next;
+  void * inode;
+  off_t  offset;
+  size_t size;
+} fileDescriptor;
+
+#endif /* !FILE_H */