diff --git a/libblkid/path.h b/libblkid/path.h
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+#ifndef UTIL_LINUX_PATH_H
+#define UTIL_LINUX_PATH_H
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+extern FILE *path_fopen(const char *mode, int exit_on_err, const char *path, ...)
+			__attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 3, 4)));
+extern void path_read_str(char *result, size_t len, const char *path, ...)
+			__attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 3, 4)));
+extern int path_write_str(const char *str, const char *path, ...)
+			 __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 2, 3)));
+extern int path_read_s32(const char *path, ...)
+			__attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 1, 2)));
+extern uint64_t path_read_u64(const char *path, ...)
+			__attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 1, 2)));
+
+extern int path_exist(const char *path, ...)
+		      __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 1, 2)));
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CPU_SET_T
+# include "cpuset.h"
+
+extern cpu_set_t *path_read_cpuset(int, const char *path, ...)
+			      __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 2, 3)));
+extern cpu_set_t *path_read_cpulist(int, const char *path, ...)
+			       __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 2, 3)));
+extern void path_set_prefix(const char *);
+#endif /* HAVE_CPU_SET_T */
+
+#endif /* UTIL_LINUX_PATH_H */