diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 0ad3ceec9c..66a88e1d5a 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+19990626-13:35 Ryszard Glab <rglab@imid.med.pl>
+
+* source/rtl/copyfile.c
+ * added code to copy also the file permissions on *nix
+ 
+* source/rtl/files.c
+ * 'access' function should use F_OK constant instead of 0 on *nix
+ 
 19990626-13:12 Ryszard Glab <rglab@imid.med.pl>
 
 * tests/working/Makefile
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/copyfile.c b/harbour/source/rtl/copyfile.c
index dc079189a6..e448e9ad59 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/copyfile.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/copyfile.c
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 #include <ctoharb.h>
 #include <filesys.h>
 
+#ifdef OS_UNIX_COMPATIBLE
+   #include <sys/stat.h>
+   #include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #define BUFFER_SIZE 8192
 
 static long hb_fsCopy(BYTEP ,BYTEP ) ;
@@ -36,6 +41,10 @@ static long hb_fsCopy(BYTEP source,BYTEP dest)
    USHORT   usCount;
    ULONG    ulCount = 0L;
    PHB_ITEM pError;
+#ifdef OS_UNIX_COMPATIBLE   
+   struct stat struFileInfo;
+   int iSuccess;
+#endif   
    sHANDLE = hb_fsOpen(source, FO_READ);
    if ( hb_fsError() )
    {
@@ -45,6 +54,9 @@ static long hb_fsCopy(BYTEP source,BYTEP dest)
       hb_errRelease(pError);
       return( -1L) ;
    }
+#ifdef OS_UNIX_COMPATIBLE
+   iSuccess =fstat( sHANDLE, &struFileInfo );
+#endif   
    dHANDLE = hb_fsCreate(dest,FC_NORMAL);
    if ( hb_fsError() )
    {
@@ -71,6 +83,10 @@ static long hb_fsCopy(BYTEP source,BYTEP dest)
    hb_fsWrite(dHANDLE,buffer,usCount);
    hb_xfree(buffer);
    hb_fsClose(sHANDLE);
+#ifdef OS_UNIX_COMPATIBLE
+   if( iSuccess == 0 )
+      fchmod( dHANDLE, struFileInfo.st_mode );
+#endif   
    hb_fsClose(dHANDLE);
    return( ulCount );
 }
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/files.c b/harbour/source/rtl/files.c
index 66eab950df..fee55e76b8 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/files.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/files.c
@@ -659,7 +659,12 @@ HARBOUR HB_FILE( void )
 
         if( arg1_it )
         {
+/*TODO: Check if F_OK is defined in all compilers */	
+#ifdef OS_UNIX_COMPATIBLE
+           hb_retl( access(hb_parc(1), F_OK) == 0 );
+#else	
            hb_retl( access(hb_parc(1), 0) == 0 );
+#endif	   
         }
         else hb_retl(0);
         return;