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diff --git a/lib/ffi-xattr/extensions/file.rb b/lib/ffi-xattr/extensions/file.rb
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+++ b/lib/ffi-xattr/extensions/file.rb
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+require 'ffi-xattr'
+
+class File
+  
+  # Returns an Xattr object for the named file (see Xattr).
+  def self.xattr(file_name)
+    Xattr.new(file_name)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/ffi-xattr/extensions/pathname.rb b/lib/ffi-xattr/extensions/pathname.rb
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+require 'ffi-xattr/extensions/file'
+
+class Pathname
+  # Returns an Xattr object.
+  # See File.xattr.
+  def xattr
+    File.xattr(self)
+  end
+end