diff -r a9a11cf8e0d9 -r 9a7e19e453c2 openide.filesystems/apichanges.xml
--- a/openide.filesystems/apichanges.xml	Mon Feb 25 12:50:57 2008 +0100
+++ b/openide.filesystems/apichanges.xml	Mon Feb 25 15:34:15 2008 +0100
@@ -46,6 +46,29 @@ made subject to such option by the copyr
         <apidef name="filesystems">Filesystems API</apidef>
     </apidefs>
     <changes> 	
+        <change id="FileUtil.addFileChangesListener">
+            <api name="filesystems"/>
+            <summary>Add methods: addFileChangesListener, removeFileChangesListener, refreshAll</summary>
+            <version major="7" minor="7"/>
+            <date day="26" month="2" year="2008"/>
+            <author login="rmatous"/>
+            <compatibility addition="yes"/>
+            <description>
+                Added utility methods:  
+                <ul>
+                    <li><code>public static FileObject addFileChangeListener (final FileChangeListeners fcl)</code> to receive
+                        <code>FileEvents</code> from <code>FileSystems</code> providing instances
+                    of <code>FileObject</code> convertible to <code>java.io.File</code></li>
+                    <li><code>public static FileObject removeFileChangeListener (final FileChangeListeners fcl)</code> to no longer receive
+                        <code>FileEvents</code> from <code>FileSystems</code> providing instances
+                    of <code>FileObject</code> convertible to <code>java.io.File</code></li>
+                    <li><code>public static FileObject refreshAll ()</code> to refreshes all <code>FileObject</code> that represent files <code>File.listRoots()</code> 
+                    and their children recursively.</li>
+                </ul>
+            </description>
+            <class package="org.openide.filesystems" name="FileUtil"/>
+            <issue number="127121"/>
+        </change>                            
         <change id="FileUtil.refreshFor">
             <api name="filesystems"/>
             <summary>Add method FileUtil.refreshFor(File... files)</summary>
diff -r a9a11cf8e0d9 -r 9a7e19e453c2 openide.filesystems/manifest.mf
--- a/openide.filesystems/manifest.mf	Mon Feb 25 12:50:57 2008 +0100
+++ b/openide.filesystems/manifest.mf	Mon Feb 25 15:34:15 2008 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.openide.filesystems
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 7.6
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 7.7
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/openide/filesystems/Bundle.properties
 
diff -r a9a11cf8e0d9 -r 9a7e19e453c2 openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/FileUtil.java
--- a/openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/FileUtil.java	Mon Feb 25 12:50:57 2008 +0100
+++ b/openide.filesystems/src/org/openide/filesystems/FileUtil.java	Mon Feb 25 15:34:15 2008 +0100
@@ -123,6 +123,20 @@ public final class FileUtil extends Obje
     private static final Map<FileObject, Boolean> archiveFileCache = new WeakHashMap<FileObject,Boolean>();
     private static FileSystem diskFileSystem;
 
+    private static FileSystem getDiskFileSystem(File... files) {
+        FileSystem fs = getDiskFileSystem();
+        if (fs == null) {
+            for (File file : files) {
+                FileObject fo = toFileObject(file);
+                fs = getDiskFileSystem();
+                if (fs != null) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return fs;
+    }
+
     private FileUtil() {
     }
     
@@ -133,16 +147,7 @@ public final class FileUtil extends Obje
      * @since 7.6
      */
     public static void refreshFor(File... files) {
-        FileSystem fs = getDiskFileSystem();
-        if (fs == null) {
-            for (File file : files) {
-                FileObject fo = toFileObject(file);
-                fs = getDiskFileSystem();
-                if (fs != null) {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        FileSystem fs = getDiskFileSystem(files);
         if (fs != null) {
             try {
                 fs.getRoot().setAttribute("request_for_refreshing_files_be_aware_this_is_not_public_api", files);
@@ -151,6 +156,48 @@ public final class FileUtil extends Obje
             }
         } 
     }         
+
+    /**
+     * Refreshes all <code>FileObject</code> that represent files <code>File.listRoots()</code> 
+     * and their children recursively.
+     * @since 7.7
+     */
+    public static void refreshAll() {
+        refreshFor(File.listRoots());
+    }         
+    
+    /**
+     * Registers <code>listener</code> so that it will receive
+     * <code>FileEvents</code> from <code>FileSystems</code> providing instances
+     * of <code>FileObject</code> convertible to <code>java.io.File</code>. 
+     * @param fcl
+     * @see #toFileObject
+     * @since 7.7
+     */
+    public static void addFileChangeListener(FileChangeListener fcl) {
+        FileSystem fs = getDiskFileSystem();
+        if (fs == null) {fs = getDiskFileSystem(File.listRoots());}
+        if (fs != null) {
+            fs.addFileChangeListener(fcl);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Unregisters <code>listener</code> so that it will no longer receive
+     * <code>FileEvents</code> from <code>FileSystems</code> providing instances
+     * of <code>FileObject</code> convertible to <code>java.io.File</code>      
+     * @param fcl
+     * @see #toFileObject
+     * @since 7.7
+     */
+    public static void removeFileChangeListener(FileChangeListener fcl) {
+        FileSystem fs = getDiskFileSystem();
+        if (fs == null) {fs = getDiskFileSystem(File.listRoots());}
+        if (fs != null) {
+            fs.addFileChangeListener(fcl);
+        }
+    }
+    
     
     /**
      * Executes atomic action. For more info see {@link FileSystem#runAtomicAction}.