diff --git a/src/path/fc.rs b/src/path/fc.rs
index 8509092..b1d856a 100644
--- a/src/path/fc.rs
+++ b/src/path/fc.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,24 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::{self, Read};
 use std::path;
+use std::str;
 
 use Predicate;
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct FileContent(Vec<u8>);
+
+impl FileContent {
+    pub fn new(path: &path::Path) -> io::Result<FileContent> {
+        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+        fs::File::open(path)?.read_to_end(&mut buffer)?;
+        Ok(FileContent(buffer))
+    }
+    pub fn utf8(&self) -> Result<String, str::Utf8Error> {
+        str::from_utf8(&self.0).map(|s| s.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
 /// Predicate adaper that converts a `path` to file content predicate to byte predicate.
 ///
 /// This is created by `pred.from_path()`.
@@ -29,11 +44,8 @@ where
     P: Predicate<[u8]>,
 {
     fn eval(&self, path: &path::Path) -> io::Result<bool> {
-        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
-
-        // read the whole file
-        fs::File::open(path)?.read_to_end(&mut buffer)?;
-        Ok(self.p.eval(&buffer))
+        let buffer = FileContent::new(path)?;
+        Ok(self.p.eval(&buffer.0))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/path/fs.rs b/src/path/fs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5da5953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/path/fs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018 The predicates-rs Project Developers.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+use std::fmt;
+use std::io;
+use std::path;
+
+use path::fc::FileContent;
+use Predicate;
+
+/// Predicate that compares file matches
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct BinaryFilePredicate {
+    path: path::PathBuf,
+    file_content: FileContent,
+}
+
+impl BinaryFilePredicate {
+    fn eval(&self, path: &path::Path) -> io::Result<bool> {
+        let content = FileContent::new(path)?;
+        Ok(self.file_content == content)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Predicate<path::Path> for BinaryFilePredicate {
+    fn eval(&self, path: &path::Path) -> bool {
+        self.eval(path).unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for BinaryFilePredicate {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "var is {}", self.path.display())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Creates a new `Predicate` that ensures complete equality
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::path::Path;
+/// use predicates::prelude::*;
+///
+/// let predicate_file = predicate::path::eq_file(Path::new("Cargo.toml"));
+/// assert_eq!(true, predicate_file.eval(Path::new("Cargo.toml")));
+/// assert_eq!(false, predicate_file.eval(Path::new("src")));
+/// assert_eq!(false, predicate_file.eval(Path::new("Cargo.lock")));
+/// ```
+pub fn eq_file(path: &path::Path) -> BinaryFilePredicate {
+    let file_content = FileContent::new(path).unwrap();
+    BinaryFilePredicate {
+        path: path.to_path_buf(),
+        file_content,
+    }
+}
+
+impl BinaryFilePredicate {
+    /// Creates a new `Predicate` that ensures complete equality
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use std::path::Path;
+    /// use predicates::prelude::*;
+    ///
+    /// let predicate_file = predicate::path::eq_file(Path::new("Cargo.toml")).utf8();
+    /// assert_eq!(true, predicate_file.eval(Path::new("Cargo.toml")));
+    /// assert_eq!(false, predicate_file.eval(Path::new("Cargo.lock")));
+    /// assert_eq!(false, predicate_file.eval(Path::new("src")));
+    /// ```
+    pub fn utf8(self) -> StrFilePredicate {
+        StrFilePredicate {
+            path: self.path,
+            content: self.file_content.utf8().unwrap(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Predicate that compares string content of files
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct StrFilePredicate {
+    path: path::PathBuf,
+    content: String,
+}
+
+impl StrFilePredicate {
+    fn eval(&self, path: &path::Path) -> Option<bool> {
+        let content = FileContent::new(path).ok()?.utf8().ok()?;
+        Some(self.content == content)
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for StrFilePredicate {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "var is {}", self.path.display())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Predicate<path::Path> for StrFilePredicate {
+    fn eval(&self, path: &path::Path) -> bool {
+        self.eval(path).unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/path/ft.rs b/src/path/ft.rs
index 9122248..0541813 100644
--- a/src/path/ft.rs
+++ b/src/path/ft.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-use std::path;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::fs;
+use std::io;
+use std::path;
 
 use Predicate;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
 enum FileType {
     File,
     Dir,
@@ -20,6 +21,17 @@ enum FileType {
 }
 
 impl FileType {
+    fn new(path: &path::Path) -> io::Result<FileType> {
+        let file_type = path.metadata()?.file_type();
+        if file_type.is_dir() {
+            return Ok(FileType::Dir);
+        }
+        if path.is_file() {
+            return Ok(FileType::File);
+        }
+        Ok(FileType::Symlink)
+    }
+
     fn eval(self, ft: &fs::FileType) -> bool {
         match self {
             FileType::File => ft.is_file(),
@@ -43,7 +55,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for FileType {
 /// Predicate that checks the `std::fs::FileType`.
 ///
 /// This is created by the `predicate::path::is_file`, `predicate::path::is_dir`, and `predicate::path::is_symlink`.
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct FileTypePredicate {
     ft: FileType,
     follow: bool,
@@ -59,6 +71,14 @@ impl FileTypePredicate {
         self.follow = yes;
         self
     }
+
+    /// Allow to create an `FileTypePredicate` from a `path`
+    pub fn from_path(path: &path::Path) -> io::Result<FileTypePredicate> {
+        Ok(FileTypePredicate {
+            ft: FileType::new(path)?,
+            follow: true,
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 impl Predicate<path::Path> for FileTypePredicate {
diff --git a/src/path/mod.rs b/src/path/mod.rs
index 9954c54..8c0ed9a 100644
--- a/src/path/mod.rs
+++ b/src/path/mod.rs
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ mod ft;
 pub use self::ft::{is_dir, is_file, is_symlink, FileTypePredicate};
 mod fc;
 pub use self::fc::{FileContentPredicate, PredicateFileContentExt};
+mod fs;
+pub use self::fs::{eq_file, BinaryFilePredicate, StrFilePredicate};
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
index 02fd93d..70c754c 100644
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -8,20 +8,20 @@
 
 //! Module that contains the essentials for working with predicates.
 
-pub use core::Predicate;
 pub use boolean::PredicateBooleanExt;
 pub use boxed::PredicateBoxExt;
+pub use core::Predicate;
+pub use name::PredicateNameExt;
 pub use path::PredicateFileContentExt;
 pub use str::PredicateStrExt;
-pub use name::PredicateNameExt;
 
 /// Predicate factories
 pub mod predicate {
     // primitive `Predicate` types
     pub use constant::{always, never};
     pub use function::function;
-    pub use ord::{eq, ge, gt, le, lt, ne};
     pub use iter::{in_hash, in_iter};
+    pub use ord::{eq, ge, gt, le, lt, ne};
 
     /// `str` Predicate factories
     ///
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub mod predicate {
     ///
     /// This module contains predicates specific to path handling.
     pub mod path {
+        pub use path::eq_file;
         pub use path::{exists, missing};
         pub use path::{is_dir, is_file, is_symlink};
     }