diff --git a/src/base/File.php b/src/base/File.php
index 5216f62..472dfa0 100644
--- a/src/base/File.php
+++ b/src/base/File.php
@@ -99,6 +99,20 @@ public static function create($path)
         return Yii::createObject($config);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create plain file (with plain handler).
+     * @param string $path
+     * @return File
+     */
+    public static function plain($path)
+    {
+        return Yii::createObject([
+            'class' => get_called_class(),
+            'type'  => 'plain',
+            'path'  => $path,
+        ]);
+    }
+
     public function getMinimalPath()
     {
         return Yii::getAlias($this->minimal);
@@ -136,6 +150,10 @@ public function getTypeByExtension($extension)
 
     public function findType()
     {
+        if ($this->type === 'plain') {
+            return $this->type;
+        }
+
         return ($this->goal ? $this->goal->fileType : null) ?: static::getTypeByExtension($this->_extension) ?: 'template';
     }
 
@@ -360,4 +378,12 @@ public function chgrp($value)
         passthru("chgrp $value $path");
         Yii::warning("chgrp $path '$value'", 'file');
     }
+    public function symlink($dest)
+    {
+        if (file_exists($dest)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        symlink($this->path, $dest);
+        Yii::warning("Symlinked $this->path $dest", 'file');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/handlers/BaseHandler.php b/src/handlers/BaseHandler.php
index 506588c..df21c04 100644
--- a/src/handlers/BaseHandler.php
+++ b/src/handlers/BaseHandler.php
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ public function parsePath($path, $minimal = null)
 
     /**
      * Parses string input. To be redefined in real handlers.
-     * @param string $json 
+     * @param string $input to parse
      * @return array
      */
-    public function parse($json)
+    public function parse($input)
     {
         return [];
     }
diff --git a/src/handlers/PlainHandler.php b/src/handlers/PlainHandler.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a865d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handlers/PlainHandler.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Task runner, code generator and build tool for easier continuos integration
+ *
+ * @link      https://github.com/hiqdev/hidev
+ * @package   hidev
+ * @license   BSD-3-Clause
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2015-2016, HiQDev (http://hiqdev.com/)
+ */
+
+namespace hidev\handlers;
+
+use Yii;
+
+/**
+ * Handler for plain file operations.
+ */
+class PlainHandler extends BaseHandler
+{
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function render($data)
+    {
+        return $data;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function parse($input)
+    {
+        return $input;
+    }
+}