diff --git a/setprop.c b/setprop.c
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/setprop.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
+
+int setprop_main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    if(argc != 3) {
+        fprintf(stderr,"usage: setprop <key> <value>\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if(property_set(argv[1], argv[2])){
+        fprintf(stderr,"could not set property\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}