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diff --git a/helm/matita/matitaMisc.mli b/helm/matita/matitaMisc.mli
index 31efae031..eb6e451c7 100644
--- a/helm/matita/matitaMisc.mli
+++ b/helm/matita/matitaMisc.mli
@@ -23,10 +23,16 @@
  * http://helm.cs.unibo.it/
  *)
 
+(** removes a file if it exists *)
+val safe_remove: string -> unit
+
 val is_dir: string -> bool  (** @return true if file is a directory *)
 val is_regular: string -> bool  (** @return true if file is a regular file *)
 
 val input_file: string -> string  (** read all the contents of file to string *)
+val output_file: string -> string -> unit  (** write string to file *)
+
+val absolute_path: string -> string 
 
   (** @return true if file is a (textual) proof script *)
 val is_proof_script: string -> bool
@@ -94,3 +100,8 @@ val get_proof_aliases: MatitaTypes.status -> DisambiguateTypes.environment
 val image_path: string -> string
 val obj_file_of_script: string -> string
 
+  (** invoke a given function and return its value; in addition il will print
+   * the given string before invoking it and "/" ^ the given string afterwards.
+   * This permit tracing of functions which does not return a value *)
+val debug_wrap: string -> (unit -> 'a) -> 'a
+