diff --git a/src/atomic_rename.cc b/src/atomic_rename.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53bc3576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/atomic_rename.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* This file is (c) 2008-2009 Konstantin Isakov <ikm@users.berlios.de>
+ * Part of GoldenDict. Licensed under GPLv3 or later, see the LICENSE file */
+
+#include "atomic_rename.hh"
+#include <QtGlobal>
+#include <QVector>
+#include <string> // for wchar_t
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QDir>
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+
+bool renameAtomically( QString const & oldName, QString const & newName )
+{
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+
+  QString srcFile( QDir::toNativeSeparators( oldName ) );
+  QVector< wchar_t > srcFileW( srcFile.size() + 1 );
+  srcFileW[ srcFile.toWCharArray( srcFileW.data() ) ] = 0;
+
+  QString destFile( QDir::toNativeSeparators( newName ) );
+  QVector< wchar_t > destFileW( destFile.size() + 1 );
+  destFileW[ destFile.toWCharArray( destFileW.data() ) ] = 0;
+
+  if ( !MoveFileExW( srcFileW.data(), destFileW.data(),  MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING ) )
+    return false;
+
+#else
+
+  if ( rename( QFile::encodeName( QDir::toNativeSeparators( oldName ) ).data(),
+               QFile::encodeName( QDir::toNativeSeparators( newName ) ).data() ) )
+    return false;
+
+#endif
+
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/atomic_rename.hh b/src/atomic_rename.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0e28e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/atomic_rename.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* This file is (c) 2008-2009 Konstantin Isakov <ikm@users.berlios.de>
+ * Part of GoldenDict. Licensed under GPLv3 or later, see the LICENSE file */
+
+#ifndef __ATOMIC_RENAME_HH_INCLUDED__
+#define __ATOMIC_RENAME_HH_INCLUDED__
+
+#include <QString>
+
+/// Performs an atomic rename of file, from oldBame to newName. If newName
+/// exists, it gets overwritten. Names should feature Qt-style separators
+/// (straight slashes). Returns true on success, false on failure.
+bool renameAtomically( QString const & oldName, QString const & newName );
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config.cc b/src/config.cc
index 0854cf72..4881ae41 100644
--- a/src/config.cc
+++ b/src/config.cc
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
 #include "shlobj.h"
-#include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include "atomic_rename.hh"
 
 namespace Config {
 
@@ -983,27 +982,7 @@ void save( Class const & c ) throw( exError )
 
   configFile.close();
 
-  /// Now rename it atomically. Qt does not have such a facility.
-
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
-
-  QString srcFile( QDir::toNativeSeparators( configFile.fileName() ) );
-  QVector< wchar_t > srcFileW( srcFile.size() + 1 );
-  srcFileW[ srcFile.toWCharArray( srcFileW.data() ) ] = 0;
-
-  QString destFile( QDir::toNativeSeparators( getConfigFileName() ) );
-  QVector< wchar_t > destFileW( destFile.size() + 1 );
-  destFileW[ destFile.toWCharArray( destFileW.data() ) ] = 0;
-
-  if ( !MoveFileExW( srcFileW.data(), destFileW.data(),  MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING ) )
-    throw exCantWriteConfigFile();
-#else
-
-  if ( rename( QFile::encodeName( QDir::toNativeSeparators( configFile.fileName() ) ).data(),
-               QFile::encodeName( QDir::toNativeSeparators( getConfigFileName() ) ).data() ) )
-    throw exCantWriteConfigFile();
-
-#endif
+  renameAtomically( configFile.fileName(), getConfigFileName() );
 }
 
 QString getIndexDir() throw( exError )
@@ -1023,6 +1002,11 @@ QString getPidFileName() throw( exError )
   return getHomeDir().filePath( "pid" );
 }
 
+QString getHistoryFileName() throw( exError )
+{
+  return getHomeDir().filePath( "history" );
+}
+
 QString getUserCssFileName() throw( exError )
 {
   return getHomeDir().filePath( "article-style.css" );
diff --git a/src/config.hh b/src/config.hh
index f5cac5e3..38735ca2 100644
--- a/src/config.hh
+++ b/src/config.hh
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@ QString getIndexDir() throw( exError );
 /// the process.
 QString getPidFileName() throw( exError );
 
+/// Returns the filename of a history file which stores search history.
+QString getHistoryFileName() throw( exError );
+
 /// Returns the user .css file name.
 QString getUserCssFileName() throw( exError );