diff --git a/bmlutils/bmlutils.c b/bmlutils/bmlutils.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f8ee2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmlutils/bmlutils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <linux/input.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/reboot.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/limits.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+extern int __system(const char *command);
+#define BML_UNLOCK_ALL				0x8A29		///< unlock all partition RO -> RW
+
+
+static int restore_internal(const char* bml, const char* filename)
+{
+    char buf[4096];
+    int dstfd, srcfd, bytes_read, bytes_written, total_read = 0;
+    if (filename == NULL)
+        srcfd = 0;
+    else {
+        srcfd = open(filename, O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE);
+        if (srcfd < 0)
+            return 2;
+    }
+    dstfd = open(bml, O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE);
+    if (dstfd < 0)
+        return 3;
+    if (ioctl(dstfd, BML_UNLOCK_ALL, 0))
+        return 4;
+    do {
+        total_read += bytes_read = read(srcfd, buf, 4096);
+        if (!bytes_read)
+            break;
+        if (bytes_read < 4096)
+            memset(&buf[bytes_read], 0, 4096 - bytes_read);
+        if (write(dstfd, buf, 4096) < 4096)
+            return 5;
+    } while(bytes_read == 4096);
+    
+    close(dstfd);
+    close(srcfd);
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_restore_raw_partition(const char *partition, const char *filename)
+{
+    if (strcmp(partition, "boot") != 0 && strcmp(partition, "recovery") != 0)
+        return 6;
+
+    // always restore boot, regardless of whether recovery or boot is flashed.
+    // this is because boot and recovery are the same on some samsung phones.
+    int ret = restore_internal("/dev/block/bml7", filename);
+    if (ret != 0)
+        return ret;
+
+    if (strcmp(partition, "recovery") == 0)
+        ret = restore_internal("/dev/block/bml8", filename);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_backup_raw_partition(const char *partition, const char *out_file)
+{
+    char* bml;
+    if (strcmp("boot", partition) == 0)
+        bml = "/dev/block/bml7";
+    else if (strcmp("recovery", partition) == 0)
+        bml = "/dev/block/bml8";
+    else {
+        printf("Invalid partition.\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    int ch;
+    FILE *in;
+    FILE *out;
+    int val = 0;
+    char buf[512];
+    unsigned sz = 0;
+    unsigned i;
+    int ret = -1;
+    char *in_file = bml;
+
+    in  = fopen ( in_file,  "r" );
+    if (in == NULL)
+        goto ERROR3;
+
+    out = fopen ( out_file,  "w" );
+    if (out == NULL)
+        goto ERROR2;
+
+    fseek(in, 0L, SEEK_END);
+    sz = ftell(in);
+    fseek(in, 0L, SEEK_SET);
+
+    if (sz % 512)
+    {
+        while ( ( ch = fgetc ( in ) ) != EOF )
+            fputc ( ch, out );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        for (i=0; i< (sz/512); i++)
+        {
+            if ((fread(buf, 512, 1, in)) != 1)
+                goto ERROR1;
+            if ((fwrite(buf, 512, 1, out)) != 1)
+                goto ERROR1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fsync(out);
+    ret = 0;
+ERROR1:
+    fclose ( out );
+ERROR2:
+    fclose ( in );
+ERROR3:
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_erase_raw_partition(const char *partition)
+{
+    // TODO: implement raw wipe
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_erase_partition(const char *partition, const char *filesystem)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_mount_partition(const char *partition, const char *mount_point, const char *filesystem, int read_only)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int cmd_bml_get_partition_device(const char *partition, char *device)
+{
+    return -1;
+}