diff --git a/lib/types/file/manifest b/lib/types/file/manifest
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 965b8fc4..caa6bb14
--- a/lib/types/file/manifest
+++ b/lib/types/file/manifest
@@ -1,13 +1,42 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2011 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+
 
 case "$__arg_type" in
 
    directory)
-      if [ "$__arg_mode" ]; then
-         echo mkdir -m \"$__arg_mode\" \"$__arg_path\"
-      else
-         echo mkdir \"$__arg_path\"
-      fi
+      echo mkdir \"$__arg_path\"
+   ;;
+
+   file)
+      echo touch \"$__arg_path\"
+   ;;
+
+   *)
+      echo "Unsupported type: $__arg_type" >&2
+      exit 1
    ;;
 
 esac
+
+if [ "$__arg_mode" ]; then
+   echo chmod \"$__arg_mode\" \"$__arg_path\"
+fi