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diff --git a/scripts/core/functions.sh b/scripts/core/functions.sh
index 4991adf8..9dcfce80 100644
--- a/scripts/core/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/functions.sh
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
       echo "The nechung oracle program cannot be found.  You may want to consider"
       echo "rebuilding the feisty meow applications with this command:"
       echo "bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/generator/produce_feisty_meow.sh"
+      echo
     else
       $wheres_nechung
     fi
@@ -791,6 +792,14 @@ return 0
     echo "$this_host"
   }
 
+  # makes sure that the provided "folder" is a directory and is writable.
+  function test_writeable()
+  {
+    local folder="$1"; shift
+    if [ ! -d "$folder" -o ! -w "$folder" ]; then return 1; fi
+    return 0
+  }
+
   ##############
 
   # NOTE: no more function definitions are allowed after this point.