diff --git a/src/FileHandle.cpp b/src/FileHandle.cpp
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+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <FileHandle.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+FileHandle::FileHandle(const std::filesystem::path& name,
+                       std::ios_base::openmode mode) :
+    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-vararg)
+    fd(open(name.c_str(), mode))
+{
+    if (fd < 0)
+    {
+        throw std::out_of_range(name.string() + " failed to open");
+    }
+}
+
+FileHandle::FileHandle(int fdIn) : fd(fdIn){};
+
+FileHandle::FileHandle(FileHandle&& in) noexcept
+{
+    fd = in.fd;
+    in.fd = -1;
+}
+
+FileHandle& FileHandle::operator=(FileHandle&& in) noexcept
+{
+    fd = in.fd;
+    in.fd = -1;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+FileHandle::~FileHandle()
+{
+    if (fd)
+    {
+        int r = close(fd);
+        if (r < 0)
+        {
+            std::cerr << "Failed to close fd " << std::to_string(fd);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+int FileHandle::handle()
+{
+    return fd;
+}