diff --git a/tools/fileslist_util.py b/tools/fileslist_util.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 'License');
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an 'AS IS' BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+import getopt, json, sys
+
+def PrintFileNames(path):
+  with open(path) as jf:
+    data = json.load(jf)
+  for line in data:
+    print(line["Name"])
+
+def PrintCanonicalList(path):
+  with open(path) as jf:
+    data = json.load(jf)
+  for line in data:
+    print "{0:12d}  {1}".format(line["Size"], line["Name"])
+
+def PrintUsage(name):
+  print("""
+Usage: %s -[nc] json_files_list
+ -n produces list of files only
+ -c produces classic installed-files.txt
+""" % (name))
+
+def main(argv):
+  try:
+    opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv[1:], "nc", "")
+  except getopt.GetoptError, err:
+    print(err)
+    PrintUsage(argv[0])
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+  if len(opts) == 0:
+    print("No conversion option specified")
+    PrintUsage(argv[0])
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+  if len(args) == 0:
+    print("No input file specified")
+    PrintUsage(argv[0])
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+  for o, a in opts:
+    if o == ("-n"):
+      PrintFileNames(args[0])
+      sys.exit()
+    elif o == ("-c"):
+      PrintCanonicalList(args[0])
+      sys.exit()
+    else:
+      assert False, "Unsupported option"
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  main(sys.argv)