diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleHelpers.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleHelpers.cs
index 86fa20c8..21855f54 100755
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleHelpers.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleHelpers.cs
@@ -70,15 +70,16 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
             }
         }
 
+
         // Check if a file is a symbolic link
         public static bool IsSymlink (string file)
         {
             FileAttributes attr = File.GetAttributes (file);
 
-            return ((attr & FileAttributes.ReparsePoint) ==
-                    FileAttributes.ReparsePoint);
+            return ((attr & FileAttributes.ReparsePoint) == FileAttributes.ReparsePoint);
         }
 
+
         // Converts a UNIX timestamp to a more usable time object
         public static DateTime UnixTimestampToDateTime (int timestamp)
         {
@@ -86,4 +87,11 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
             return unix_epoch.AddSeconds (timestamp);
         }
     }
+
+    // Gets the relative path of two hierarchical absolute paths	
+    public static string DiffPaths (string target, string source)
+    {
+      return target.Replace (source + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, "");      
+    }
 }
+