diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 693baab..6e6a249 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -13,13 +13,8 @@ var (
 	ErrNotSupported = errors.New("operation not supported")
 )
 
-// File is an interface that provides functionality for handling
-// files/directories as values that can be supplied to commands. For
-// directories, child files are accessed serially by calling `NextFile()`
-//
-// Read/Seek methods are only valid for files
-// NextFile method is only valid for directories
-type File interface {
+// Node is a common interface for files, directories and other special files
+type Node interface {
 	io.Closer
 
 	// Size returns size of this file (if this file is a directory, total size of
@@ -28,9 +23,9 @@ type File interface {
 	Size() (int64, error)
 }
 
-// Regular represents a regular Unix file
-type Regular interface {
-	File
+// Node represents a regular Unix file
+type File interface {
+	Node
 
 	io.Reader
 	io.Seeker
@@ -38,18 +33,18 @@ type Regular interface {
 
 // DirEntry exposes information about a directory entry
 type DirEntry interface {
-	// Name returns the base name of this entry, which is the base name of
-	// the referenced file
+	// Name returns base name of this entry, which is the base name of referenced
+	// file
 	Name() string
 
-	// File returns the file referenced by this DirEntry
-	File() File
+	// Node returns the file referenced by this DirEntry
+	Node() Node
 
-	// Regular is an alias for ent.File().(Regular). If the file isn't a regular
+	// File is an alias for ent.Node().(File). If the file isn't a regular
 	// file, nil value will be returned
-	Regular() Regular
+	File() File
 
-	// Dir is an alias for ent.File().(directory). If the file isn't a directory,
+	// Dir is an alias for ent.Node().(directory). If the file isn't a directory,
 	// nil value will be returned
 	Dir() Directory
 }
@@ -63,18 +58,18 @@ type DirIterator interface {
 	// to Next() and after Next() returned false may result in undefined behavior
 	DirEntry
 
-	// Next advances the iterator to the next file.
+	// Next advances iterator to the next file.
 	Next() bool
 
-	// Err may return an error after the previous call to Next() returned `false`.
-	// If the previous call to Next() returned `true`, Err() is guaranteed to
+	// Err may return an error after previous call to Next() returned `false`.
+	// If previous call to Next() returned `true`, Err() is guaranteed to
 	// return nil
 	Err() error
 }
 
 // Directory is a special file which can link to any number of files.
 type Directory interface {
-	File
+	Node
 
 	// Entries returns a stateful iterator over directory entries.
 	//
@@ -83,7 +78,7 @@ type Directory interface {
 	// it := dir.Entries()
 	// for it.Next() {
 	//   name := it.Name()
-	//   file := it.File()
+	//   file := it.Node()
 	//   [...]
 	// }
 	// if it.Err() != nil {
@@ -105,7 +100,7 @@ type Directory interface {
 
 // FileInfo exposes information on files in local filesystem
 type FileInfo interface {
-	File
+	Node
 
 	// AbsPath returns full real file path.
 	AbsPath() string
diff --git a/file_test.go b/file_test.go
index cbf227c..8fa2a87 100644
--- a/file_test.go
+++ b/file_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestSliceFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	if !it.Next() {
 		t.Fatal("Expected a file")
 	}
-	rf := it.Regular()
+	rf := it.File()
 	if rf == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected a regular file")
 	}
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ anotherfile
 	if mpf == nil || err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected non-nil MultipartFile, nil error")
 	}
-	mf, ok := mpf.(Regular)
+	mf, ok := mpf.(File)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatal("Expected file to not be a directory")
 	}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ anotherfile
 	if mpf == nil || err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected non-nil MultipartFile, nil error")
 	}
-	mf, ok = mpf.(Regular)
+	mf, ok = mpf.(File)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatal("Expected file to not be a directory")
 	}
diff --git a/is_hidden.go b/is_hidden.go
index d5bc886..4ebca60 100644
--- a/is_hidden.go
+++ b/is_hidden.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func IsHidden(name string, f File) bool {
+func IsHidden(name string, f Node) bool {
 	fName := filepath.Base(name)
 
 	if strings.HasPrefix(fName, ".") && len(fName) > 1 {
diff --git a/is_hidden_windows.go b/is_hidden_windows.go
index 6f9568a..7419f93 100644
--- a/is_hidden_windows.go
+++ b/is_hidden_windows.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	windows "golang.org/x/sys/windows"
 )
 
-func IsHidden(name string, f File) bool {
+func IsHidden(name string, f Node) bool {
 
 	fName := filepath.Base(name)
 
diff --git a/linkfile.go b/linkfile.go
index df334d5..11f7c92 100644
--- a/linkfile.go
+++ b/linkfile.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Symlink struct {
 	reader io.Reader
 }
 
-func NewLinkFile(target string, stat os.FileInfo) Regular {
+func NewLinkFile(target string, stat os.FileInfo) File {
 	return &Symlink{
 		Target: target,
 		stat:   stat,
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ func (lf *Symlink) Size() (int64, error) {
 	return 0, ErrNotSupported
 }
 
-var _ Regular = &Symlink{}
+var _ File = &Symlink{}
diff --git a/multifilereader.go b/multifilereader.go
index 8817ad8..f5f35b4 100644
--- a/multifilereader.go
+++ b/multifilereader.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
-// MultiFileReader reads from a `commands.File` (which can be a directory of files
+// MultiFileReader reads from a `commands.Node` (which can be a directory of files
 // or a regular file) as HTTP multipart encoded data.
 type MultiFileReader struct {
 	io.Reader
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type MultiFileReader struct {
 	files []DirIterator
 	path  []string
 
-	currentFile File
+	currentFile Node
 	buf         bytes.Buffer
 	mpWriter    *multipart.Writer
 	closed      bool
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (mfr *MultiFileReader) Read(buf []byte) (written int, err error) {
 		// handle starting a new file part
 		if !mfr.closed {
 
-			mfr.currentFile = entry.File()
+			mfr.currentFile = entry.Node()
 
 			// write the boundary and headers
 			header := make(textproto.MIMEHeader)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (mfr *MultiFileReader) Read(buf []byte) (written int, err error) {
 
 			var contentType string
 
-			switch f := entry.File().(type) {
+			switch f := entry.Node().(type) {
 			case *Symlink:
 				contentType = "application/symlink"
 			case Directory:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (mfr *MultiFileReader) Read(buf []byte) (written int, err error) {
 				mfr.files = append(mfr.files, newIt)
 				mfr.path = append(mfr.path, entry.Name())
 				contentType = "application/x-directory"
-			case Regular:
+			case File:
 				// otherwise, use the file as a reader to read its contents
 				contentType = "application/octet-stream"
 			default:
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (mfr *MultiFileReader) Read(buf []byte) (written int, err error) {
 			}
 
 			header.Set("Content-Type", contentType)
-			if rf, ok := entry.File().(FileInfo); ok {
+			if rf, ok := entry.Node().(FileInfo); ok {
 				header.Set("abspath", rf.AbsPath())
 			}
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (mfr *MultiFileReader) Read(buf []byte) (written int, err error) {
 
 	// otherwise, read from file data
 	switch f := mfr.currentFile.(type) {
-	case Regular:
+	case File:
 		written, err = f.Read(buf)
 		if err != io.EOF {
 			return written, err
diff --git a/multifilereader_test.go b/multifilereader_test.go
index dd7dac9..a3cf1ee 100644
--- a/multifilereader_test.go
+++ b/multifilereader_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	if mpf == nil || err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected non-nil MultipartFile, nil error")
 	}
-	mpr, ok := mpf.(Regular)
+	mpr, ok := mpf.(File)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatal("Expected file to be a regular file")
 	}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	if child == nil || err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected to be able to read a child file")
 	}
-	if _, ok := child.(Regular); !ok {
+	if _, ok := child.(File); !ok {
 		t.Fatal("Expected file to not be a directory")
 	}
 	if cname != "a.txt" {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	if child == nil || err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected to be able to read a child file")
 	}
-	if _, ok := child.(Regular); !ok {
+	if _, ok := child.(File); !ok {
 		t.Fatal("Expected file to not be a directory")
 	}
 	if cname != "b.txt" {
diff --git a/multipartfile.go b/multipartfile.go
index be7e221..1552543 100644
--- a/multipartfile.go
+++ b/multipartfile.go
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ const (
 
 var ErrPartOutsideParent = errors.New("file outside parent dir")
 
-// MultipartFile implements File, and is created from a `multipart.Part`.
+// MultipartFile implements Node, and is created from a `multipart.Part`.
 // It can be either a directory or file (checked by calling `IsDirectory()`).
 type MultipartFile struct {
-	File
+	Node
 
 	Part      *multipart.Part
 	Reader    PartReader
 	Mediatype string
 }
 
-func NewFileFromPartReader(reader *multipart.Reader, mediatype string) (File, error) {
+func NewFileFromPartReader(reader *multipart.Reader, mediatype string) (Node, error) {
 	if !isDirectory(mediatype) {
 		return nil, ErrNotDirectory
 	}
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func NewFileFromPartReader(reader *multipart.Reader, mediatype string) (File, er
 	return f, nil
 }
 
-func newFileFromPart(parent string, part *multipart.Part, reader PartReader) (string, File, error) {
+func newFileFromPart(parent string, part *multipart.Part, reader PartReader) (string, Node, error) {
 	f := &MultipartFile{
 		Part:   part,
 		Reader: reader,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func isDirectory(mediatype string) bool {
 type multipartIterator struct {
 	f *MultipartFile
 
-	curFile File
+	curFile Node
 	curName string
 	err     error
 }
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ func (it *multipartIterator) Name() string {
 	return it.curName
 }
 
-func (it *multipartIterator) File() File {
+func (it *multipartIterator) File() Node {
 	return it.curFile
 }
 
-func (it *multipartIterator) Regular() Regular {
+func (it *multipartIterator) Regular() File {
 	return castRegular(it.File())
 }
 
diff --git a/readerfile.go b/readerfile.go
index 7db7e96..261273c 100644
--- a/readerfile.go
+++ b/readerfile.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type ReaderFile struct {
 	stat    os.FileInfo
 }
 
-func NewReaderFile(reader io.ReadCloser, stat os.FileInfo) Regular {
+func NewReaderFile(reader io.ReadCloser, stat os.FileInfo) File {
 	return &ReaderFile{"", reader, stat}
 }
 
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ func (f *ReaderFile) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (int64, error) {
 	return 0, ErrNotSupported
 }
 
-var _ Regular = &ReaderFile{}
+var _ File = &ReaderFile{}
 var _ FileInfo = &ReaderFile{}
diff --git a/serialfile.go b/serialfile.go
index 77afafa..cbfecc2 100644
--- a/serialfile.go
+++ b/serialfile.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// serialFile implements File, and reads from a path on the OS filesystem.
+// serialFile implements Node, and reads from a path on the OS filesystem.
 // No more than one file will be opened at a time (directories will advance
 // to the next file when NextFile() is called).
 type serialFile struct {
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ type serialIterator struct {
 	path              string
 
 	curName string
-	curFile File
+	curFile Node
 
 	err error
 }
 
 // TODO: test/document limitations
-func NewSerialFile(path string, hidden bool, stat os.FileInfo) (File, error) {
+func NewSerialFile(path string, hidden bool, stat os.FileInfo) (Node, error) {
 	switch mode := stat.Mode(); {
 	case mode.IsRegular():
 		file, err := os.Open(path)
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ func (it *serialIterator) Name() string {
 	return it.curName
 }
 
-func (it *serialIterator) File() File {
+func (it *serialIterator) File() Node {
 	return it.curFile
 }
 
-func (it *serialIterator) Regular() Regular {
+func (it *serialIterator) Regular() File {
 	return castRegular(it.File())
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (f *serialFile) Entries() (DirIterator, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (f *serialFile) NextFile() (string, File, error) {
+func (f *serialFile) NextFile() (string, Node, error) {
 	// if there aren't any files left in the root directory, we're done
 	if len(f.files) == 0 {
 		return "", nil, io.EOF
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ func (f *serialFile) Size() (int64, error) {
 	return du, err
 }
 
-func castRegular(f File) Regular {
-	r, _ := f.(Regular)
+func castRegular(f Node) File {
+	r, _ := f.(File)
 	return r
 }
 
-func castDir(f File) Directory {
+func castDir(f Node) Directory {
 	d, _ := f.(Directory)
 	return d
 }
diff --git a/slicefile.go b/slicefile.go
index 62c299f..ddc2632 100644
--- a/slicefile.go
+++ b/slicefile.go
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ package files
 
 type fileEntry struct {
 	name string
-	file File
+	file Node
 }
 
 func (e fileEntry) Name() string {
 	return e.name
 }
 
-func (e fileEntry) File() File {
+func (e fileEntry) File() Node {
 	return e.file
 }
 
-func (e fileEntry) Regular() Regular {
+func (e fileEntry) Regular() File {
 	return castRegular(e.file)
 }
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (e fileEntry) Dir() Directory {
 	return castDir(e.file)
 }
 
-func FileEntry(name string, file File) DirEntry {
+func FileEntry(name string, file Node) DirEntry {
 	return fileEntry{
 		name: name,
 		file: file,
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ func (it *sliceIterator) Name() string {
 	return it.files[it.n].Name()
 }
 
-func (it *sliceIterator) File() File {
-	return it.files[it.n].File()
+func (it *sliceIterator) File() Node {
+	return it.files[it.n].Node()
 }
 
-func (it *sliceIterator) Regular() Regular {
-	return it.files[it.n].Regular()
+func (it *sliceIterator) Regular() File {
+	return it.files[it.n].File()
 }
 
 func (it *sliceIterator) Dir() Directory {
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ func (it *sliceIterator) Err() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// SliceFile implements File, and provides simple directory handling.
-// It contains children files, and is created from a `[]File`.
+// SliceFile implements Node, and provides simple directory handling.
+// It contains children files, and is created from a `[]Node`.
 // SliceFiles are always directories, and can't be read from or closed.
 type SliceFile struct {
 	files []DirEntry
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (f *SliceFile) Size() (int64, error) {
 	var size int64
 
 	for _, file := range f.files {
-		s, err := file.File().Size()
+		s, err := file.Node().Size()
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
diff --git a/webfile.go b/webfile.go
index c8e930a..6c1cc3f 100644
--- a/webfile.go
+++ b/webfile.go
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ func (wf *WebFile) Size() (int64, error) {
 	return wf.contentLength, nil
 }
 
-var _ Regular = &WebFile{}
+var _ File = &WebFile{}