diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 870debcb..d8185e5a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ before_install:
 branches:
   only:
   - master
+  - release-0.29.2
 
 matrix:
   include:
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 433fcfc8..759d888e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ platform:
 environment:
   winrm_user: test_user
   winrm_pass: Pass@word1
-  bundler_url: https://rubygems.org/downloads/bundler-1.9.9.gem
 
   matrix:
     - ruby_version: "22"
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ clone_depth: 1
 branches:
   only:
     - master
+    - release-0.29.2
 
 cache:
   - vendor/bundle -> appveyor.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ install:
   - ps: Write-Host $env:PATH
   - ruby --version
   - gem --version
-  - appveyor DownloadFile -Url %bundler_url% -FileName bundler.gem
-  - gem install --local bundler --quiet --no-document
   - bundler --version
   - ruby -r rubygems -e "p Gem.path"
 
diff --git a/lib/train/file/local/unix.rb b/lib/train/file/local/unix.rb
index 0fe36ba4..6730a039 100644
--- a/lib/train/file/local/unix.rb
+++ b/lib/train/file/local/unix.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ def grouped_into?(sth)
           group == sth
         end
 
+        def unix_mode_mask(owner, type)
+          o = UNIX_MODE_OWNERS[owner.to_sym]
+          return nil if o.nil?
+
+          t = UNIX_MODE_TYPES[type.to_sym]
+          return nil if t.nil?
+
+          t & o
+        end
+
         private
 
         def pw_username(uid)
@@ -67,6 +77,19 @@ def pw_groupname(gid)
         rescue ArgumentError => _
           nil
         end
+
+        UNIX_MODE_OWNERS = {
+          all:   00777,
+          owner: 00700,
+          group: 00070,
+          other: 00007,
+        }.freeze
+
+        UNIX_MODE_TYPES = {
+          r: 00444,
+          w: 00222,
+          x: 00111,
+        }.freeze
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/train/file/remote/linux.rb b/lib/train/file/remote/linux.rb
index dc93de4e..2cf64cd4 100644
--- a/lib/train/file/remote/linux.rb
+++ b/lib/train/file/remote/linux.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Remote
       class Linux < Train::File::Remote::Unix
         def content
           return @content if defined?(@content)
-          @content = @backend.run_command("cat #{@path} || echo -n").stdout
+          @content = @backend.run_command("cat #{@spath} || echo -n").stdout
           return @content unless @content.empty?
           @content = nil if directory? or size.nil? or size > 0
           @content
diff --git a/test/integration/bootstrap.sh b/test/integration/bootstrap.sh
index dfcf7f5d..1fdfaeea 100644
--- a/test/integration/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/test/integration/bootstrap.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ chmod 0765 /tmp/file
 echo -n 'hello suid/sgid/sticky' > /tmp/sfile
 chmod 7765 /tmp/sfile
 
+echo -n 'hello space' > /tmp/spaced\ file
+
 test ! -e /tmp/pipe && \
   mkfifo /tmp/pipe
 
diff --git a/test/integration/cookbooks/test/recipes/prep_files.rb b/test/integration/cookbooks/test/recipes/prep_files.rb
index ca4a9a1d..69298917 100644
--- a/test/integration/cookbooks/test/recipes/prep_files.rb
+++ b/test/integration/cookbooks/test/recipes/prep_files.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
   content 'hello suid/sgid/sticky'
 end
 
+file '/tmp/spaced file' do
+  content 'hello space'
+end
+
 directory '/tmp/folder' do
   mode '0567'
   owner 'root'
diff --git a/test/integration/tests/path_file_test.rb b/test/integration/tests/path_file_test.rb
index c4b9ca69..8a578f3e 100644
--- a/test/integration/tests/path_file_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/tests/path_file_test.rb
@@ -89,4 +89,11 @@
       file.mode.must_equal(07765)
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'regular file' do
+    let(:file) { backend.file('/tmp/spaced file') }
+    it 'has content' do
+      file.content.must_equal('hello space')
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/file/local/unix_test.rb b/test/unit/file/local/unix_test.rb
index e4940856..65dbb2c3 100644
--- a/test/unit/file/local/unix_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/file/local/unix_test.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 describe Train::File::Local::Unix do
   let(:cls) { Train::File::Local::Unix }
-  
+
   let(:backend) {
     backend = Train::Transports::Mock.new.connection
     backend.mock_os({ family: 'linux' })
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ def meta_stub(method, param, &block)
     it 'grouped_into' do
       meta_stub :stat, statres do
         connection.file(rand.to_s).grouped_into?('group').must_equal true
-      end  
-    end  
+      end
+    end
 
     it 'recognizes selinux label' do
       meta_stub :stat, statres do
@@ -109,4 +109,38 @@ def meta_stub(method, param, &block)
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#unix_mode_mask' do
+    let(:file_tester) do
+      Class.new(cls) do
+        define_method :type do
+          :file
+        end
+      end.new(nil, nil, false)
+    end
+
+    it 'check owner mode calculation' do
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('owner', 'x').must_equal 0100
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('owner', 'w').must_equal 0200
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('owner', 'r').must_equal 0400
+    end
+
+    it 'check group mode calculation' do
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('group', 'x').must_equal 0010
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('group', 'w').must_equal 0020
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('group', 'r').must_equal 0040
+    end
+
+    it 'check other mode calculation' do
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('other', 'x').must_equal 0001
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('other', 'w').must_equal 0002
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('other', 'r').must_equal 0004
+    end
+
+    it 'check all mode calculation' do
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('all', 'x').must_equal 0111
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('all', 'w').must_equal 0222
+      file_tester.unix_mode_mask('all', 'r').must_equal 0444
+    end
+  end
 end
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diff --git a/test/unit/file/remote/linux_test.rb b/test/unit/file/remote/linux_test.rb
index 28993ce4..c574ca75 100644
--- a/test/unit/file/remote/linux_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/file/remote/linux_test.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ def mock_stat(args, out, err = '', code = 0)
     cls.new(backend, 'path').content.must_be_nil
   end
 
+  it 'reads file contents' do
+    out = rand.to_s
+    backend.mock_command('cat /spaced\\ path || echo -n', out)
+    cls.new(backend, '/spaced path').content.must_equal out
+  end
+
   it 'checks for file existance' do
     backend.mock_command('test -e path', true)
     cls.new(backend, 'path').exist?.must_equal true
@@ -164,4 +170,4 @@ def mock_stat(args, out, err = '', code = 0)
       f.selinux_label.must_equal 'labels'
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end