diff --git a/vfs/dir_handle.go b/vfs/dir_handle.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a1e84286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vfs/dir_handle.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package vfs
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// DirHandle represents an open directory
+type DirHandle struct {
+	baseHandle
+	d   *Dir
+	fis []os.FileInfo // where Readdir got to
+}
+
+// newDirHandle opens a directory for read
+func newDirHandle(d *Dir) *DirHandle {
+	return &DirHandle{
+		d: d,
+	}
+}
+
+// Stat returns info about the current directory
+func (fh *DirHandle) Stat() (fi os.FileInfo, err error) {
+	return fh.d, nil
+}
+
+// Readdir reads the contents of the directory associated with file and returns
+// a slice of up to n FileInfo values, as would be returned by Lstat, in
+// directory order. Subsequent calls on the same file will yield further
+// FileInfos.
+//
+// If n > 0, Readdir returns at most n FileInfo structures. In this case, if
+// Readdir returns an empty slice, it will return a non-nil error explaining
+// why. At the end of a directory, the error is io.EOF.
+//
+// If n <= 0, Readdir returns all the FileInfo from the directory in a single
+// slice. In this case, if Readdir succeeds (reads all the way to the end of
+// the directory), it returns the slice and a nil error. If it encounters an
+// error before the end of the directory, Readdir returns the FileInfo read
+// until that point and a non-nil error.
+func (fh *DirHandle) Readdir(n int) (fis []os.FileInfo, err error) {
+	if fh.fis == nil {
+		nodes, err := fh.d.ReadDirAll()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		fh.fis = []os.FileInfo{}
+		for _, node := range nodes {
+			fh.fis = append(fh.fis, node)
+		}
+	}
+	nn := len(fh.fis)
+	if n > 0 {
+		if nn == 0 {
+			return nil, io.EOF
+		}
+		if nn > n {
+			nn = n
+		}
+	}
+	fis, fh.fis = fh.fis[:nn], fh.fis[nn:]
+	return fis, nil
+}
+
+// Readdirnames reads and returns a slice of names from the directory f.
+//
+// If n > 0, Readdirnames returns at most n names. In this case, if
+// Readdirnames returns an empty slice, it will return a non-nil error
+// explaining why. At the end of a directory, the error is io.EOF.
+//
+// If n <= 0, Readdirnames returns all the names from the directory in a single
+// slice. In this case, if Readdirnames succeeds (reads all the way to the end
+// of the directory), it returns the slice and a nil error. If it encounters an
+// error before the end of the directory, Readdirnames returns the names read
+// until that point and a non-nil error.
+func (fh *DirHandle) Readdirnames(n int) (names []string, err error) {
+	nodes, err := fh.Readdir(n)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, node := range nodes {
+		names = append(names, node.Name())
+	}
+	return names, nil
+}
+
+// Close closes the handle
+func (fh *DirHandle) Close() (err error) {
+	fh.fis = nil
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/vfs/errors.go b/vfs/errors.go
index 09a3d74f8..3d0813ebe 100644
--- a/vfs/errors.go
+++ b/vfs/errors.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const (
 	ESPIPE
 	EBADF
 	EROFS
+	ENOSYS
 )
 
 // Errors which have exact counterparts in os
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ var errorNames = []string{
 	ESPIPE:    "Illegal seek",
 	EBADF:     "Bad file descriptor",
 	EROFS:     "Read only file system",
+	ENOSYS:    "Function not implemented",
 }
 
 // Error renders the error as a string
diff --git a/vfs/read.go b/vfs/read.go
index d0aab4a5b..c8f99377b 100644
--- a/vfs/read.go
+++ b/vfs/read.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package vfs
 
 import (
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 // ReadFileHandle is an open for read file handle on a File
 type ReadFileHandle struct {
+	baseHandle
 	mu         sync.Mutex
 	closed     bool // set if handle has been closed
 	r          *fs.Account
@@ -353,6 +355,11 @@ func (fh *ReadFileHandle) Size() int64 {
 	return fh.o.Size()
 }
 
+// Stat returns info about the file
+func (fh *ReadFileHandle) Stat() (os.FileInfo, error) {
+	return fh.file, nil
+}
+
 // Close closes the file calling Flush then Release
 func (fh *ReadFileHandle) Close() error {
 	err := fh.Flush()
diff --git a/vfs/vfs.go b/vfs/vfs.go
index c5d2828a2..5329eeac9 100644
--- a/vfs/vfs.go
+++ b/vfs/vfs.go
@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@
 // should behave in an identical fashion.  The objects also obey Go's
 // standard interfaces.
 //
+// Note that paths don't start or end with /, so the root directory
+// may be referred to as "".  However Stat strips slashes so you can
+// use paths with slashes in.
+//
 // It also includes directory caching
 package vfs
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -75,6 +80,58 @@ var (
 	_ Noder = (*WriteFileHandle)(nil)
 )
 
+// Handle is the interface statisified by open files or directories.
+// It is the methods on *os.File.  Not all of them are supported.
+type Handle interface {
+	Chdir() error
+	Chmod(mode os.FileMode) error
+	Chown(uid, gid int) error
+	Close() error
+	Fd() uintptr
+	Name() string
+	Read(b []byte) (n int, err error)
+	ReadAt(b []byte, off int64) (n int, err error)
+	Readdir(n int) ([]os.FileInfo, error)
+	Readdirnames(n int) (names []string, err error)
+	Seek(offset int64, whence int) (ret int64, err error)
+	Stat() (os.FileInfo, error)
+	Sync() error
+	Truncate(size int64) error
+	Write(b []byte) (n int, err error)
+	WriteAt(b []byte, off int64) (n int, err error)
+	WriteString(s string) (n int, err error)
+}
+
+// baseHandle implements all the missing methods
+type baseHandle struct{}
+
+func (h baseHandle) Chdir() error                                         { return ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) Chmod(mode os.FileMode) error                         { return ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) Chown(uid, gid int) error                             { return ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) Close() error                                         { return ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) Fd() uintptr                                          { return 0 }
+func (h baseHandle) Name() string                                         { return "" }
+func (h baseHandle) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error)                     { return 0, ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) ReadAt(b []byte, off int64) (n int, err error)        { return 0, ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) Readdir(n int) ([]os.FileInfo, error)                 { return nil, ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) Readdirnames(n int) (names []string, err error)       { return nil, ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (ret int64, err error) { return 0, ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) Stat() (os.FileInfo, error)                           { return nil, ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) Sync() error                                          { return nil }
+func (h baseHandle) Truncate(size int64) error                            { return ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error)                    { return 0, ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) WriteAt(b []byte, off int64) (n int, err error)       { return 0, ENOSYS }
+func (h baseHandle) WriteString(s string) (n int, err error)              { return 0, ENOSYS }
+
+// Check interfaces
+var (
+	_ Handle = (*baseHandle)(nil)
+	_ Handle = (*ReadFileHandle)(nil)
+	_ Handle = (*WriteFileHandle)(nil)
+	_ Handle = (*DirHandle)(nil)
+	_ Handle = (*os.File)(nil)
+)
+
 // VFS represents the top level filing system
 type VFS struct {
 	f    fs.Fs
@@ -146,6 +203,7 @@ func newInode() (inode uint64) {
 // It is the equivalent of os.Stat - Node contains the os.FileInfo
 // interface.
 func (vfs *VFS) Stat(path string) (node Node, err error) {
+	path = strings.Trim(path, "/")
 	node = vfs.root
 	for path != "" {
 		i := strings.IndexRune(path, '/')
@@ -170,3 +228,81 @@ func (vfs *VFS) Stat(path string) (node Node, err error) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+// StatParent finds the parent directory and the leaf name of a path
+func (vfs *VFS) StatParent(name string) (dir *Dir, leaf string, err error) {
+	name = strings.Trim(name, "/")
+	parent, leaf := path.Split(name)
+	node, err := vfs.Stat(parent)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	if node.IsFile() {
+		return nil, "", os.ErrExist
+	}
+	dir = node.(*Dir)
+	return dir, leaf, nil
+}
+
+// OpenFile a file according to the flags and perm provided
+func (vfs *VFS) OpenFile(name string, flags int, perm os.FileMode) (fd Handle, err error) {
+	rdwrMode := flags & (os.O_RDONLY | os.O_WRONLY | os.O_RDWR)
+	var read bool
+	switch {
+	case rdwrMode == os.O_RDONLY:
+		read = true
+	case rdwrMode == os.O_WRONLY || (rdwrMode == os.O_RDWR && (flags&os.O_TRUNC) != 0):
+		read = false
+	case rdwrMode == os.O_RDWR:
+		fs.Errorf(name, "Can't open for Read and Write")
+		return nil, os.ErrPermission
+	default:
+		fs.Errorf(name, "Can't figure out how to open with flags: 0x%X", flags)
+		return nil, os.ErrPermission
+	}
+	node, err := vfs.Stat(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == os.ErrNotExist && !read {
+			return vfs.createFile(name, flags, perm)
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if node.IsFile() {
+		file := node.(*File)
+		if read {
+			fd, err = file.OpenRead()
+		} else {
+			fd, err = file.OpenWrite()
+		}
+	} else {
+		fd, err = newDirHandle(node.(*Dir)), nil
+	}
+	return fd, err
+}
+
+func (vfs *VFS) createFile(name string, flags int, perm os.FileMode) (fd Handle, err error) {
+	dir, leaf, err := vfs.StatParent(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	_, fd, err = dir.Create(leaf)
+	return fd, err
+}
+
+// Rename oldName to newName
+func (vfs *VFS) Rename(oldName, newName string) error {
+	// find the parent directories
+	oldDir, oldLeaf, err := vfs.StatParent(oldName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	newDir, newLeaf, err := vfs.StatParent(newName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = oldDir.Rename(oldLeaf, newLeaf, newDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/vfs/write.go b/vfs/write.go
index 54a842e9a..3e90d103b 100644
--- a/vfs/write.go
+++ b/vfs/write.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package vfs
 
 import (
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 // WriteFileHandle is an open for write handle on a File
 type WriteFileHandle struct {
+	baseHandle
 	mu          sync.Mutex
 	closed      bool // set if handle has been closed
 	remote      string
@@ -195,6 +197,11 @@ func (fh *WriteFileHandle) Release() error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// Stat returns info about the file
+func (fh *WriteFileHandle) Stat() (os.FileInfo, error) {
+	return fh.file, nil
+}
+
 // Close closes the file calling Flush then Release
 func (fh *WriteFileHandle) Close() error {
 	err := fh.Flush()