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+#ifndef _UTILS_BACKUP_HELPERS_H
+#define _UTILS_BACKUP_HELPERS_H
+
+int back_up_files(int oldSnapshotFD, int newSnapshotFD, int oldDataStream,
+        char const* fileBase, char const* const* files, int fileCount);
+
+#define TEST_BACKUP_HELPERS 1
+
+#if TEST_BACKUP_HELPERS
+int backup_helper_test_empty();
+int backup_helper_test_four();
+int backup_helper_test_files();
+#endif
+
+#endif // _UTILS_BACKUP_HELPERS_H