diff --git a/libdirutils/LICENSE b/libdirutils/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2015 Kyle Isom <kyle@tyrfingr.is>
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above 
+copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. 
diff --git a/libdirutils/Makefile.in b/libdirutils/Makefile.in
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+++ b/libdirutils/Makefile.in
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+VERSION := 1.1.1
+CC := gcc
+TARGET := libdirutils.a
+OBJS := dirutils.o dirlist.o dirwalk.o
+HEADERS := kst
+LIBS :=
+
+PREFIX ?= $PREFIX
+MANDIR ?= $MANDIR
+
+CFLAGS += -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align
+CFLAGS += -Wwrite-strings -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations
+CFLAGS += -Wnested-externs -Winline -Wno-long-long  -Wunused-variable
+CFLAGS += -Wstrict-prototypes -Werror -ansi 
+CFLAGS += OS_CFLAGS
+
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+clean:
+	-rm -f .*.* *.core *.o *.html tags $(TARGET) $(OBJS)
+	-rm -rf $(TARGET)-$(VERSION)
+	-rm -f $(TARGET)-$(VERSION).tgz
+
+$(TARGET): $(OBJS)
+	$(AR) -rcs $@ $(OBJS)
+
+install: $(TARGET)
+	install -m 0755 $(TARGET)  $(PREFIX)/lib/$(TARGET)
+	install -m 0755 -d $(MANDIR)/man1
+	install -m 0444 $(TARGET).3 $(MANDIR)/man3/$(TARGET).3
+
+uninstall:
+	-rm -f $(PREFIX)/lib/$(TARGET)
+	-rm -f $(MANDIR)/man3/$(TARGET).3
+
+dist: clean
+	-mkdir $(TARGET)-$(VERSION)
+	-cp * $(TARGET)-$(VERSION)
+	-cd $(TARGET)-$(VERSION) && make distclean && cd ..
+	-tar czf $(TARGET)-$(VERSION).tgz $(TARGET)-$(VERSION)
+
+distclean: clean
+	-rm -f Makefile
+
+htmldoc:
+	-mandoc -Thtml $(TARGET).1 > $(TARGET).1.html
+
+tags:
+	ctags *.[ch]
+
+test: dirutils-test
+
+TEST_LDFLAGS := -L/usr/local/lib
+dirutils-test:  $(TARGET) dirutils_test.o
+	$(CC) -o $@ $(TARGET) $(TEST_LDFLAGS) dirutils_test.o 
+
+.c.o:
+	$(CC) -c ${CFLAGS} $?
+
+.PHONY: clean all install lint uninstall dist distclean htmldoc tags test
diff --git a/libdirutils/README.md b/libdirutils/README.md
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+++ b/libdirutils/README.md
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+Introduction
+============
+
+`libdirutils` is a utility library inspired by similar functionality in
+the Go and Python programming languages; it provides functions similar
+to `rm -r` and `mkdir -p`, as well as a convenience function to combine
+the functionality of `access(2)` and `stat(2)`.
+
+Functions Provided
+==================
+
+makedirs
+--------
+
+    int
+    makedirs(const char *path);
+
+`makedirs` creates a path and all required parent directories. The mode
+created is the process’s `umask(2)` value applied to `0777`. It returns
+`EXIT_SUCCESS` on success and `EXIT_FAILURE` on failure.
+
+rmdirs
+------
+
+    int
+    rmdirs(const char *path);
+
+`rmdirs` removes a path and all subdirectories and files. It returns
+`EXIT_SUCCESS` on success and `EXIT_FAILURE` on failure.
+
+path\_exists
+------------
+
+    EXISTS_STATUS
+    path_exists(const char *path);
+
+`path_exists` combines the functionality of `access(2)` and `stat(2)`.
+It checks whether the process has access to the file and indicates
+whether it is a regular file, a directory, or if an error occurs. The
+return type is of the enumeration `EXISTS_STATUS`, which is one of
+
+*   `EXISTS_ERROR`: there was an error looking up the file;
+
+*   `EXISTS_NOENT`: the file does not exist;
+
+*   `EXISTS_NOPERM`: the process does not have the appropriate
+    permissions to access the file.
+
+*   `EXISTS_DIR`: the file is a direcotry;
+
+*   `EXISTS_FILE`: the file is a regular file; and
+
+*   `EXISTS_OTHER`: the file could be read and is not a directory or
+    regular file.
+
+Getting the Source
+==================
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+If you will be running the unit tests, `CUnit`[^1] is required. If you
+will be rebuilding the autotools build infrastructure, you will need
+automake 1.11 and autoconf >= 2.59.
+
+Development Repository
+----------------------
+
+The source code repository is available on Github[^2]. The code there is
+in the original autotools source; the `autobuild.sh` script is provided
+to run through a complete build, including running through the provided
+unit tests:
+
+    $ git clone https://github.com/kisom/libdirutils.git dirutils
+    $ cd dirutils
+    $ ./autobuild.sh
+
+Several utility scripts are provided in the `scripts` subdirectory; the
+`autobuild.sh` script calls these. Of note, the `prebuild.sh` script,
+which will set the necessary autotools environment variables and call
+`autoreconf`.
+
+Release Tarballs
+----------------
+
+Release tarballs will be made available via the Github repository’s
+downloads[^3] section.
+
+Once unpacked, these can be built with the normal
+
+        ./configure && make && make install
+
+method. See
+
+        ./configure --help
+
+for additional configuration options.
+
+License
+=======
+
+    Copyright (c) 2012 Kyle Isom <kyle@tyrfingr.is>
+
+    Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+    purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above 
+    copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+    WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+    MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+    ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+    WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+    ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+    OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. 
+
+[^1]: http://cunit.sourceforge.net/
+
+[^2]: https://github.com/kisom/libdirutils
+
+[^3]: https://github.com/kisom/libdirutils/downloads
diff --git a/libdirutils/config.sh b/libdirutils/config.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+TARGET="$(cat Makefile.in | grep 'TARGET :=' | awk -F' ' '{ print $3; }')"
+echo "configuring ${TARGET}"
+
+which sed 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "cannot find sed!" 1>&2
+fi
+
+OPSYS=$(uname -s)
+
+echo "Configuring for ${OPSYS}..."
+if [ "x${OPSYS}" = "xLinux" ]; then
+    OS_CFLAGS="-D_BSD_SOURCE -D_POSIX_SOURCE -D_XOPEN_SOURCE"
+else
+    OS_CFLAGS=""
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${OS_CFLAGS}" ]; then
+    echo "${OPSYS} requires no extra build flags."
+else
+    echo "${OPSYS} requires build flags ${OS_CFLAGS}"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${PREFIX}" ]; then
+    PREFIX="/usr/local"
+fi    
+
+if [ "${PREFIX}" = "/usr" ]; then
+    MANDIR="$(PREFIX)/share/man"
+elif [ "${PREFIX}" = "/usr/local" ]; then
+    if [ "${OPSYS}" = "Darwin" ]; then
+        MANDIR="${PREFIX}/share/man"
+    else
+        MANDIR="${PREFIX}/man"
+    fi
+else
+    MANDIR="${PREFIX}/man"
+fi
+
+echo "prefix: ${PREFIX}"
+echo "mandir: ${MANDIR}"
+
+echo "writing new Makefile"
+cat Makefile.in | sed -e "s|OS_CFLAGS|${OS_CFLAGS}|" |          \
+                  sed -e "s|\$PREFIX|${PREFIX}|" |              \
+                  sed -e "s|\$MANDIR|${MANDIR}|"        > Makefile
+
+
+echo "done."