diff --git a/toolbox/Android.mk b/toolbox/Android.mk
index bc8c02f..ff01172 100644
--- a/toolbox/Android.mk
+++ b/toolbox/Android.mk
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 	lsof
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
+	dynarray.c \
 	toolbox.c \
 	$(patsubst %,%.c,$(TOOLS))
 
diff --git a/toolbox/dynarray.c b/toolbox/dynarray.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9b7b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolbox/dynarray.c
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#include "dynarray.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+void
+dynarray_init( dynarray_t *a )
+{
+    a->count = a->capacity = 0;
+    a->items = NULL;
+}
+
+
+static void
+dynarray_reserve_more( dynarray_t *a, int count )
+{
+    int old_cap = a->capacity;
+    int new_cap = old_cap;
+    const int max_cap = INT_MAX/sizeof(void*);
+    void** new_items;
+    int new_count = a->count + count;
+
+    if (count <= 0)
+        return;
+
+    if (count > max_cap - a->count)
+        abort();
+
+    new_count = a->count + count;
+
+    while (new_cap < new_count) {
+        old_cap = new_cap;
+        new_cap += (new_cap >> 2) + 4;
+        if (new_cap < old_cap || new_cap > max_cap) {
+            new_cap = max_cap;
+        }
+    }
+    new_items = realloc(a->items, new_cap*sizeof(void*));
+    if (new_items == NULL)
+        abort();
+
+    a->items = new_items;
+    a->capacity = new_cap;
+}
+
+void
+dynarray_append( dynarray_t *a, void* item )
+{
+    if (a->count >= a->capacity)
+        dynarray_reserve_more(a, 1);
+
+    a->items[a->count++] = item;
+}
+
+void
+dynarray_done( dynarray_t *a )
+{
+    free(a->items);
+    a->items = NULL;
+    a->count = a->capacity = 0;
+}
+
+// string arrays
+
+void strlist_init( strlist_t *list )
+{
+    dynarray_init(list);
+}
+
+void strlist_append_b( strlist_t *list, const void* str, size_t  slen )
+{
+    char *copy = malloc(slen+1);
+    memcpy(copy, str, slen);
+    copy[slen] = '\0';
+    dynarray_append(list, copy);
+}
+
+void strlist_append_dup( strlist_t *list, const char *str)
+{
+    strlist_append_b(list, str, strlen(str));
+}
+
+void strlist_done( strlist_t *list )
+{
+    STRLIST_FOREACH(list, string, free(string));
+    dynarray_done(list);
+}
+
+static int strlist_compare_strings(const void* a, const void* b)
+{
+    const char *sa = *(const char **)a;
+    const char *sb = *(const char **)b;
+    return strcmp(sa, sb);
+}
+
+void strlist_sort( strlist_t *list )
+{
+    if (list->count > 0) {
+        qsort(list->items,
+              (size_t)list->count,
+              sizeof(void*),
+              strlist_compare_strings);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/toolbox/dynarray.h b/toolbox/dynarray.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f73fb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolbox/dynarray.h
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#ifndef DYNARRAY_H
+#define DYNARRAY_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+/* simple dynamic array of pointers */
+typedef struct {
+    int count;
+    int capacity;
+    void** items;
+} dynarray_t;
+
+#define DYNARRAY_INITIALIZER  { 0, 0, NULL }
+
+void dynarray_init( dynarray_t *a );
+void dynarray_done( dynarray_t *a );
+
+void dynarray_append( dynarray_t *a, void* item );
+
+/* Used to iterate over a dynarray_t
+ * _array :: pointer to the array
+ * _item_type :: type of objects pointed to by the array
+ * _item      :: name of a local variable defined within the loop
+ *               with type '_item_type'
+ * _stmnt     :: C statement that will be executed in each iteration.
+ *
+ * You case use 'break' and 'continue' within _stmnt
+ *
+ * This macro is only intended for simple uses. I.e. do not add or
+ * remove items from the array during iteration.
+ */
+#define DYNARRAY_FOREACH_TYPE(_array,_item_type,_item,_stmnt) \
+    do { \
+        int _nn_##__LINE__ = 0; \
+        for (;_nn_##__LINE__ < (_array)->count; ++ _nn_##__LINE__) { \
+            _item_type _item = (_item_type)(_array)->items[_nn_##__LINE__]; \
+            _stmnt; \
+        } \
+    } while (0)
+
+#define DYNARRAY_FOREACH(_array,_item,_stmnt) \
+    DYNARRAY_FOREACH_TYPE(_array,void *,_item,_stmnt)
+
+/* Simple dynamic string arrays
+ *
+ * NOTE: A strlist_t owns the strings it references.
+ */
+typedef dynarray_t  strlist_t;
+
+#define  STRLIST_INITIALIZER  DYNARRAY_INITIALIZER
+
+/* Used to iterate over a strlist_t
+ * _list   :: pointer to strlist_t object
+ * _string :: name of local variable name defined within the loop with
+ *            type 'char*'
+ * _stmnt  :: C statement executed in each iteration
+ *
+ * This macro is only intended for simple uses. Do not add or remove items
+ * to/from the list during iteration.
+ */
+#define  STRLIST_FOREACH(_list,_string,_stmnt) \
+    DYNARRAY_FOREACH_TYPE(_list,char *,_string,_stmnt)
+
+void strlist_init( strlist_t *list );
+
+/* note: strlist_done will free all the strings owned by the list */
+void strlist_done( strlist_t *list );
+
+/* append a new string made of the first 'slen' characters from 'str'
+ * followed by a trailing zero.
+ */
+void strlist_append_b( strlist_t *list, const void* str, size_t  slen );
+
+/* append the copy of a given input string to a strlist_t */
+void strlist_append_dup( strlist_t *list, const char *str);
+
+/* sort the strings in a given list (using strcmp) */
+void strlist_sort( strlist_t *list );
+
+#endif /* DYNARRAY_H */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/toolbox/getprop.c b/toolbox/getprop.c
index fc80a4d..616644a 100644
--- a/toolbox/getprop.c
+++ b/toolbox/getprop.c
@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
 
 #include <sys/system_properties.h>
+#include "dynarray.h"
 
-static void proplist(const char *key, const char *name, 
-                     void *user __attribute__((unused)))
+static void record_prop(const char* key, const char* name, void* opaque)
 {
-    printf("[%s]: [%s]\n", key, name);
+    strlist_t* list = opaque;
+    char temp[PROP_VALUE_MAX + PROP_NAME_MAX + 16];
+    snprintf(temp, sizeof temp, "[%s] [%s]", key, name);
+    strlist_append_dup(list, temp);
+}
+
+static void list_properties(void)
+{
+    strlist_t  list[1] = { STRLIST_INITIALIZER };
+
+    /* Record properties in the string list */
+    (void)property_list(record_prop, list);
+
+    /* Sort everything */
+    strlist_sort(list);
+
+    /* print everything */
+    STRLIST_FOREACH(list, str, printf("%s\n", str));
+
+    /* voila */
+    strlist_done(list);
 }
 
 int __system_property_wait(prop_info *pi);
@@ -17,7 +38,7 @@
     int n = 0;
 
     if (argc == 1) {
-        (void)property_list(proplist, NULL);
+        list_properties();
     } else {
         char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
         char *default_value;
diff --git a/toolbox/ls.c b/toolbox/ls.c
index daa8095..b08e378 100644
--- a/toolbox/ls.c
+++ b/toolbox/ls.c
@@ -15,128 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/kdev_t.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
-// dynamic arrays
-typedef struct {
-    int count;
-    int capacity;
-    void** items;
-} dynarray_t;
-
-#define DYNARRAY_INITIALIZER  { 0, 0, NULL }
-
-static void dynarray_init( dynarray_t *a )
-{
-    a->count = a->capacity = 0;
-    a->items = NULL;
-}
-
-static void dynarray_reserve_more( dynarray_t *a, int count )
-{
-    int old_cap = a->capacity;
-    int new_cap = old_cap;
-    const int max_cap = INT_MAX/sizeof(void*);
-    void** new_items;
-    int new_count = a->count + count;
-
-    if (count <= 0)
-        return;
-
-    if (count > max_cap - a->count)
-        abort();
-
-    new_count = a->count + count;
-
-    while (new_cap < new_count) {
-        old_cap = new_cap;
-        new_cap += (new_cap >> 2) + 4;
-        if (new_cap < old_cap || new_cap > max_cap) {
-            new_cap = max_cap;
-        }
-    }
-    new_items = realloc(a->items, new_cap*sizeof(void*));
-    if (new_items == NULL)
-        abort();
-
-    a->items = new_items;
-    a->capacity = new_cap;
-}
-
-static void dynarray_append( dynarray_t *a, void* item )
-{
-    if (a->count >= a->capacity)
-        dynarray_reserve_more(a, 1);
-
-    a->items[a->count++] = item;
-}
-
-static void dynarray_done( dynarray_t *a )
-{
-    free(a->items);
-    a->items = NULL;
-    a->count = a->capacity = 0;
-}
-
-#define DYNARRAY_FOREACH_TYPE(_array,_item_type,_item,_stmnt) \
-    do { \
-        int _nn_##__LINE__ = 0; \
-        for (;_nn_##__LINE__ < (_array)->count; ++ _nn_##__LINE__) { \
-            _item_type _item = (_item_type)(_array)->items[_nn_##__LINE__]; \
-            _stmnt; \
-        } \
-    } while (0)
-
-#define DYNARRAY_FOREACH(_array,_item,_stmnt) \
-    DYNARRAY_FOREACH_TYPE(_array,void *,_item,_stmnt)
-
-// string arrays
-
-typedef dynarray_t  strlist_t;
-
-#define  STRLIST_INITIALIZER  DYNARRAY_INITIALIZER
-
-#define  STRLIST_FOREACH(_list,_string,_stmnt) \
-    DYNARRAY_FOREACH_TYPE(_list,char *,_string,_stmnt)
-
-static void strlist_init( strlist_t *list )
-{
-    dynarray_init(list);
-}
-
-static void strlist_append_b( strlist_t *list, const void* str, size_t  slen )
-{
-    char *copy = malloc(slen+1);
-    memcpy(copy, str, slen);
-    copy[slen] = '\0';
-    dynarray_append(list, copy);
-}
-
-static void strlist_append_dup( strlist_t *list, const char *str)
-{
-    strlist_append_b(list, str, strlen(str));
-}
-
-static void strlist_done( strlist_t *list )
-{
-    STRLIST_FOREACH(list, string, free(string));
-    dynarray_done(list);
-}
-
-static int strlist_compare_strings(const void* a, const void* b)
-{
-    const char *sa = *(const char **)a;
-    const char *sb = *(const char **)b;
-    return strcmp(sa, sb);
-}
-
-static void strlist_sort( strlist_t *list )
-{
-    if (list->count > 0) {
-        qsort(list->items, 
-              (size_t)list->count,
-              sizeof(void*),
-              strlist_compare_strings);
-    }
-}
+#include "dynarray.h"
 
 // bits for flags argument
 #define LIST_LONG           (1 << 0)
@@ -166,7 +45,7 @@
 static void mode2str(unsigned mode, char *out)
 {
     *out++ = mode2kind(mode);
-    
+
     *out++ = (mode & 0400) ? 'r' : '-';
     *out++ = (mode & 0200) ? 'w' : '-';
     if(mode & 04000) {
@@ -290,7 +169,7 @@
 
     strftime(date, 32, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M", localtime((const time_t*)&s.st_mtime));
     date[31] = 0;
-    
+
 // 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
 // MMMMMMMM UUUUUUUU GGGGGGGGG XXXXXXXX YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM NAME (->LINK)
 
@@ -298,7 +177,7 @@
     case S_IFBLK:
     case S_IFCHR:
         printf("%s %-8s %-8s %3d, %3d %s %s\n",
-               mode, user, group, 
+               mode, user, group,
                (int) MAJOR(s.st_rdev), (int) MINOR(s.st_rdev),
                date, name);
         break;
@@ -312,7 +191,7 @@
 
         len = readlink(path, linkto, 256);
         if(len < 0) return -1;
-        
+
         if(len > 255) {
             linkto[252] = '.';
             linkto[253] = '.';
@@ -321,7 +200,7 @@
         } else {
             linkto[len] = 0;
         }
-        
+
         printf("%s %-8s %-8s          %s %s -> %s\n",
                mode, user, group, date, name, linkto);
         break;
@@ -364,7 +243,7 @@
     DIR *d;
     struct dirent *de;
     strlist_t  files = STRLIST_INITIALIZER;
-    
+
     d = opendir(name);
     if(d == 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "opendir failed, %s\n", strerror(errno));
@@ -469,7 +348,7 @@
 {
     int flags = 0;
     int listed = 0;
-    
+
     if(argc > 1) {
         int i;
         int err = 0;
@@ -509,7 +388,7 @@
             return err;
         }
     }
-    
-    // list working directory if no files or directories were specified    
+
+    // list working directory if no files or directories were specified
     return listpath(".", flags);
 }