+/**
+ * Find the directory name of a pathname, that is, everything
+ * up to but not including the last file separator.
+ *
+ * If successful, copies the directory name into the output buffer along with
+ * a terminating NULL.
+ *
+ * If there isn't a directory name in the path, it returns an empty string.
+ * @param path the full pathname to inspect.
+ * @param buffer the output buffer
+ * @param bufLen the output buffer length
+ * @param status error code- may return U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR if bufLen is too small.
+ * @return If successful, a pointer to the output buffer. If failure or bufLen is too small, NULL.
+ **/
+U_CAPI const char * U_EXPORT2
+findDirname(const char *path, char *buffer, int32_t bufLen, UErrorCode* status);
+
+/*
+ * Return the current year in the Gregorian calendar. Used for copyright generation.
+ */
+U_CAPI int32_t U_EXPORT2
+getCurrentYear(void);
+
+/*
+ * Creates a directory with pathname.
+ *
+ * @param status Set to an error code when mkdir failed.
+ */
+U_CAPI void U_EXPORT2
+uprv_mkdir(const char *pathname, UErrorCode *status);
+
+#if !UCONFIG_NO_FILE_IO
+/**
+ * Return TRUE if the named item exists
+ * @param file filename
+ * @return TRUE if named item (file, dir, etc) exists, FALSE otherwise
+ */
+U_CAPI UBool U_EXPORT2
+uprv_fileExists(const char *file);
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Return the modification date for the specified file or directory.
+ * Return value is undefined if there was an error.
+ */
+/*U_CAPI UDate U_EXPORT2
+uprv_getModificationDate(const char *pathname, UErrorCode *status);
+*/
+/*
+ * Returns the modification
+ *
+ * @param status Set to an error code when mkdir failed.
+ */
+