Index: scripts/_functions_
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diff -u -r79a9b03991667bd9cc032f95fd72cac513554c74 -rd7f50f80fd770b2131d168685924ed75d99f568d
--- scripts/_functions_	(.../_functions_)	(revision 79a9b03991667bd9cc032f95fd72cac513554c74)
+++ scripts/_functions_	(.../_functions_)	(revision d7f50f80fd770b2131d168685924ed75d99f568d)
@@ -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
+}