Index: UI/BETA/scripts/_functions_
===================================================================
diff -u -r3532641d91b94c681ddf2794b6aa4ddc0735c749 -rdc3cad447acc2173010703149d9d5873cbbca37d
--- UI/BETA/scripts/_functions_	(.../_functions_)	(revision 3532641d91b94c681ddf2794b6aa4ddc0735c749)
+++ UI/BETA/scripts/_functions_	(.../_functions_)	(revision dc3cad447acc2173010703149d9d5873cbbca37d)
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 # sources
 . ./_errors_
+. ./_variables_
 
 # functions
 
@@ -174,3 +175,22 @@
         "$ERR_CMDFAIL_USB_FOLDER_REMOVE"    ) echo "usb mount point '$2' cannot be removed."               ;;
     esac
 }
+
+echo_dash_comment() {
+  echo "$COMMENT_DASH"" $1 "
+}
+
+echo_dash_message() {
+  echo " $1"
+}
+
+function confirm() {
+  read -p "$1? [y,n]" -n 1 -r CONTINUE
+  if [ "$CONTINUE" == "y" ]; then
+    echo ""
+    return $TRUE
+  else
+    echo ""
+    return $FALSE
+  fi
+}