diff --git a/xpcom/tests/utils/cp.js b/xpcom/tests/utils/cp.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..197497be0df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xpcom/tests/utils/cp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+const nsILocalFile = Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile;
+var prefix = "";
+
+function cp(source, dest, followLinks, newName)
+{
+    try {
+    var sourceFile = Components.classes["component://netscape/file/local"].
+	createInstance(nsILocalFile);
+    sourceFile.initWithPath(source);
+    
+    var destFile = Components.classes["component://netscape/file/local"].
+	createInstance(nsILocalFile);
+    destFile.initWithPath(dest);
+    
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        dump("Could not create nsILocalFile\n");
+    }
+
+    try {
+
+        if (! destFile.isDirectory())
+        {
+            dump("destination not a directory!\n");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        dump("error accessing dest");
+    }
+
+    try {
+        if (followLinks)
+        {
+            sourceFile.copyToFollowingLinks(destFile, newName);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            sourceFile.copyTo(destFile, newName);
+        }
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        dump("error coping" + e + "\n");
+    }
+}
+
+
+function mv(source, dest, followLinks, newName)
+{
+    try {
+    var sourceFile = Components.classes["component://netscape/file/local"].
+	createInstance(nsILocalFile);
+    sourceFile.initWithPath(source);
+    
+    var destFile = Components.classes["component://netscape/file/local"].
+	createInstance(nsILocalFile);
+    destFile.initWithPath(dest);
+    
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        dump("Could not create nsILocalFile\n");
+    }
+
+    try {
+
+        if (! destFile.isDirectory())
+        {
+            dump("destination not a directory!\n");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        dump("error accessing dest");
+    }
+
+    try {
+        if (followLinks)
+        {
+            sourceFile.moveToFollowingLinks(destFile, newName);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            sourceFile.moveTo(destFile, newName);
+        }
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        dump("error coping" + e + "\n");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/xpcom/tests/utils/ls.js b/xpcom/tests/utils/ls.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0fb4b07b1de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xpcom/tests/utils/ls.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+const nsILocalFile = Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile;
+var prefix = "";
+
+function ls(path, recur)
+{
+    var file = Components.classes["component://netscape/file/local"].
+	createInstance(nsILocalFile);
+    try {
+        file.initWithPath( path );
+    
+        if (file.isDirectory() && arguments.length == 1)
+	    ls_dir(file, recur);
+        else
+	    ls_file(file, recur);
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        dump("Error Returned " + e + "\n");
+    }
+}
+function ls_file(file, recur)
+{
+    dump(prefix);
+
+    try {
+        if (file.isDirectory()) {
+            dump("directory " + file.leafName + "\n");
+	        if(recur)
+	            ls_dir(file, true);
+	        return;
+        }
+
+        dump(file.leafName + " " + file.fileSize);
+        if (file.isSymlink())
+	        dump(" -> " + file.target);
+        dump("\n");
+    }
+
+    catch (e) {
+        dump(file.leafName + " (error accessing)\n");
+    }
+}
+
+function ls_dir(file, recur)
+{
+    var leafName = file.leafName;
+
+    var old = prefix;
+    prefix = prefix + "    ";
+
+    iter = file.directoryEntries;
+    dump(iter + "\n");
+
+    foreach_iter(iter,
+		 function (file) { ls_file(file, recur); });
+    prefix = old;
+}
+
+function foreach_iter(iter, fun)
+{
+    while (iter.HasMoreElements()) {
+	var item = iter.GetNext().QueryInterface(nsILocalFile);
+	fun(item);
+    }
+}