diff --git a/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlplib/module/inc/onlplib/file.h b/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlplib/module/inc/onlplib/file.h
index 250047c3..33096eaf 100644
--- a/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlplib/module/inc/onlplib/file.h
+++ b/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlplib/module/inc/onlplib/file.h
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@
 
 #include <onlplib/onlplib_config.h>
 
+/**
+ * @brief Read the size of the given file.
+ * @param fmt Filename format string.
+ * @param vargs Filename format arguments.
+ */
+int onlp_file_vsize(const char* fmt, va_list vargs);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Read the size of the given file.
+ * @param fmt Filename format string.
+ * @param ... Filename format arguments.
+ */
+int onlp_file_size(const char* fmt, ...);
+
 /**
  * @brief Read and return the contents of the given file.
  * @param data Receives the data.
@@ -47,6 +61,43 @@ int onlp_file_vread(uint8_t* data, int max, int* len, const char* fmt, va_list v
  */
 int onlp_file_read(uint8_t* data, int max, int* len, const char* fmt, ...);
 
+
+/**
+ * @brief Read and return the contents of the given file.
+ * @param[out] data Receives the contents.
+ * @param fmt The filename format string.
+ * @param vargs The filename format args.
+ */
+int onlp_file_vread_all(uint8_t** data, const char* fmt, va_list vargs);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Read and return the contents of the given file.
+ * @param[out] data Receives the contents.
+ * @param fmt The filename format string.
+ * @param ... The filename format args.
+ */
+int onlp_file_read_all(uint8_t** data, const char* fmt, ...);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Read and return the contents of the given file.
+ * @param[out] rv Receives the contents.
+ * @param fmt The filename format string.
+ * @param vargs The filename format args.
+ * @note The contents of the file are assumed to be a string.
+ *       Trailing newlines are removed.
+ */
+int onlp_file_vread_str(char** str, const char* fmt, va_list vargs);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Read and return the contents of the given file.
+ * @param[out] rv Receives the contents.
+ * @param fmt The filename format string.
+ * @param ... The filename format args.
+ * @note The contents of the file are assumed to be a string.
+ *       Trailing newlines are removed.
+ */
+int onlp_file_read_str(char** str, const char* fmt, ...);
+
 /**
  * @brief Read and return the integer contents of the given file.
  * @param value Receives the integer value.
diff --git a/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlplib/module/src/file.c b/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlplib/module/src/file.c
index a1abd74d..ef31b840 100644
--- a/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlplib/module/src/file.c
+++ b/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlplib/module/src/file.c
@@ -112,6 +112,34 @@ vopen__(char** dst, int flags, const char* fmt, va_list vargs)
     return (fd > 0) ? fd : ONLP_STATUS_E_MISSING;
 }
 
+int
+onlp_file_vsize(const char* fmt, va_list vargs)
+{
+    int rv;
+    struct stat sb;
+
+    char* fname = aim_vfstrdup(fmt, vargs);
+    if(stat(fname, &sb) != -1) {
+        rv = sb.st_size;
+    }
+    else {
+        rv = ONLP_STATUS_E_MISSING;
+    }
+    aim_free(fname);
+    return rv;
+}
+
+int
+onlp_file_size(const char* fmt, ...)
+{
+    int rv;
+    va_list vargs;
+    va_start(vargs, fmt);
+    rv = onlp_file_vsize(fmt, vargs);
+    va_end(vargs);
+    return rv;
+}
+
 
 int
 onlp_file_vread(uint8_t* data, int max, int* len, const char* fmt, va_list vargs)
@@ -149,6 +177,72 @@ onlp_file_read(uint8_t* data, int max, int* len, const char* fmt, ...)
     return rv;
 }
 
+int
+onlp_file_vread_all(uint8_t** data, const char* fmt, va_list vargs)
+{
+    int rv;
+    uint8_t* contents = NULL;
+    char * fname = NULL;
+    int fsize, rsize;
+
+    if(data == NULL || fmt == NULL) {
+        return ONLP_STATUS_E_PARAM;
+    }
+
+    fname = aim_vdfstrdup(fmt, vargs);
+
+    *data = NULL;
+
+    if((fsize = onlp_file_size(fname)) > 0) {
+        contents = aim_zmalloc(fsize);
+        if((rv = onlp_file_read(contents, fsize,  &rsize, fname)) >= 0) {
+            *data = contents;
+            rv = rsize;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        rv = fsize;
+    }
+    aim_free(fname);
+    return rv;
+}
+
+int
+onlp_file_read_all(uint8_t** data, const char* fmt, ...)
+{
+    int rv;
+    va_list vargs;
+    va_start(vargs, fmt);
+    rv = onlp_file_vread_all(data, fmt, vargs);
+    va_end(vargs);
+    return rv;
+}
+
+int
+onlp_file_vread_str(char** str, const char* fmt, va_list vargs)
+{
+    int rv = onlp_file_vread_all((uint8_t**)str, fmt, vargs);
+    if(rv > 0) {
+        while(rv && ( (*str)[rv-1] == '\n' || (*str)[rv-1] == '\r')) {
+            (*str)[rv-1] = 0;
+            rv--;
+        }
+    }
+    return rv;
+
+}
+
+int
+onlp_file_read_str(char** str, const char* fmt, ...)
+{
+    int rv;
+    va_list vargs;
+    va_start(vargs, fmt);
+    rv = onlp_file_vread_str(str, fmt, vargs);
+    va_end(vargs);
+    return rv;
+}
+
 int
 onlp_file_vread_int(int* value, const char* fmt, va_list vargs)
 {