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diff --git a/include/llvm/System/Path.h b/include/llvm/System/Path.h
index 3b73a128fbd1..b8554c8297ce 100644
--- a/include/llvm/System/Path.h
+++ b/include/llvm/System/Path.h
@@ -380,6 +380,13 @@ namespace sys {
       /// in the file system.
       bool canWrite() const;
 
+      /// This function checks that what we're trying to work only on a regular file.
+      /// Check for things like /dev/null, any block special file,
+      /// or other things that aren't "regular" regular files.
+      /// @returns true if the file is S_ISREG.
+      /// @brief Determines if the file is a regular file
+      bool isRegularFile() const;
+
       /// This function determines if the path name references an executable
       /// file in the file system. This function checks for the existence and
       /// executability (by the current program) of the file.