diff --git a/libblkid/strutils.h b/libblkid/strutils.h
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+#ifndef UTIL_LINUX_STRUTILS
+#define UTIL_LINUX_STRUTILS
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+/* default strtoxx_or_err() exit code */
+#ifndef STRTOXX_EXIT_CODE
+# define STRTOXX_EXIT_CODE EXIT_FAILURE
+#endif
+
+
+extern int strtosize(const char *str, uintmax_t *res);
+extern uintmax_t strtosize_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
+
+extern int16_t strtos16_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
+extern uint16_t strtou16_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
+
+extern int32_t strtos32_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
+extern uint32_t strtou32_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
+
+extern int64_t strtos64_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
+extern uint64_t strtou64_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
+
+extern double strtod_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
+
+extern long strtol_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
+extern unsigned long strtoul_or_err(const char *str, const char *errmesg);
+
+#ifndef HAVE_MEMPCPY
+extern void *mempcpy(void *restrict dest, const void *restrict src, size_t n);
+#endif
+#ifndef HAVE_STRNLEN
+extern size_t strnlen(const char *s, size_t maxlen);
+#endif
+#ifndef HAVE_STRNDUP
+extern char *strndup(const char *s, size_t n);
+#endif
+#ifndef HAVE_STRNCHR
+extern char *strnchr(const char *s, size_t maxlen, int c);
+#endif
+
+/* caller guarantees n > 0 */
+static inline void xstrncpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t n)
+{
+	strncpy(dest, src, n-1);
+	dest[n-1] = 0;
+}
+
+extern void strmode(mode_t mode, char *str);
+
+/* Options for size_to_human_string() */
+enum
+{
+        SIZE_SUFFIX_1LETTER = 0,
+        SIZE_SUFFIX_3LETTER = 1,
+        SIZE_SUFFIX_SPACE   = 2
+};
+
+extern char *size_to_human_string(int options, uint64_t bytes);
+
+extern int string_to_idarray(const char *list, int ary[], size_t arysz,
+			   int (name2id)(const char *, size_t));
+extern int string_add_to_idarray(const char *list, int ary[],
+				 size_t arysz, int *ary_pos,
+				 int (name2id)(const char *, size_t));
+
+extern int string_to_bitarray(const char *list, char *ary,
+			    int (*name2bit)(const char *, size_t));
+
+extern int string_to_bitmask(const char *list,
+			     unsigned long *mask,
+			     long (*name2flag)(const char *, size_t));
+extern int parse_range(const char *str, int *lower, int *upper, int def);
+
+extern int streq_except_trailing_slash(const char *s1, const char *s2);
+
+#endif