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diff --git a/analyzer/utils/fs.c b/analyzer/utils/fs.c
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+#include "utils.h"
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+void get_home_dir(char *home_dir) {
+    strcpy(home_dir, getenv("HOME"));
+}
+
+void get_main_dir(char *main_dir) {
+    char home_dir[256];
+    get_home_dir(home_dir);
+    sprintf(main_dir, "%s/.local/share/branal", home_dir);
+}
+
+void get_capture_dir(char *capture_dir) {
+    char main_dir[256];
+    get_main_dir(main_dir);
+    sprintf(capture_dir, "%s/captures", main_dir);
+}
+
+void get_saves_dir(char *saves_dir) {
+    char main_dir[256];
+    get_main_dir(main_dir);
+    sprintf(saves_dir, "%s/saves", main_dir);
+}
+
+void create_necessary_directories() {
+    char main_dir[256], capture_dir[256], saves_dir[256];
+    get_main_dir(main_dir);
+    get_capture_dir(capture_dir);
+    get_saves_dir(saves_dir);
+    mkdir(main_dir, 0755);
+    mkdir(capture_dir, 0755);
+    mkdir(saves_dir, 0755);
+}
+
+void write_file(char *path, void *contents, int contents_len, int flags, mode_t permissions) {
+    int fd = open(path, flags, permissions);
+    write(fd, contents, contents_len);
+    close(fd);
+}
diff --git a/analyzer/utils/fs.h b/analyzer/utils/fs.h
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+// utils/fs.h
+// functions for operating on the file system, i.e. creating directories, writing files, etc.
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+// get main directory used by the program
+// params:
+//      - main_dir - buffer to save the directory to
+extern void get_main_dir(char *main_dir);
+
+// get directory to save the .pcap files to
+// params:
+//      - capture_dir - buffer to save the directory to
+extern void get_capture_dir(char *capture_dir);
+
+// get directory of save data of the program
+// params:
+//      - saves_dir - buffer to save the directory to
+extern void get_saves_dir(char *saves_dir);
+
+// create directories that will be used by the program
+extern void create_necessary_directories();
+
+// writes file to the specified path
+// params:
+//      - path - path to write the file to
+//      - contents - contents of the file
+//      - contents_len - amount of bytes of contents to write
+//      - flags - flags to open the file with
+//      - permissions - permissions of the written file
+extern void write_file(char *path, void *contents, int contents_len, int flags, mode_t permissions);