+-- | @'withFile' name mode act@ opens a file using 'openFile' and passes
+-- the resulting handle to the computation @act@. The handle will be
+-- closed on exit from 'withFile', whether by normal termination or by
+-- raising an exception.
+withFile :: FilePath -> IOMode -> (Handle -> IO r) -> IO r
+withFile name mode = bracket (openFile name mode) hClose
+
+-- | @'withBinaryFile' name mode act@ opens a file using 'openBinaryFile'
+-- and passes the resulting handle to the computation @act@. The handle
+-- will be closed on exit from 'withBinaryFile', whether by normal
+-- termination or by raising an exception.
+withBinaryFile :: FilePath -> IOMode -> (Handle -> IO r) -> IO r
+withBinaryFile name mode = bracket (openBinaryFile name mode) hClose
+