diff --git a/headers/posix/search.h b/headers/posix/search.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2008, Haiku, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef _SEARCH_H_
+#define _SEARCH_H_
+
+typedef enum { 
+	FIND, 
+	ENTER 
+} ACTION;
+
+typedef struct entry {
+	char *keyr;
+	void *data;
+} ENTRY;
+
+typedef enum {
+	preorder,
+	postorder,
+	endorder,
+	leaf
+} VISIT;
+
+
+extern int hcreate(size_t);
+extern void hdestroy(void);
+extern ENTRY *hsearch(ENTRY, ACTION);
+extern void insque(void *, void *);
+extern void *lfind(const void *, const void *, size_t *,
+	size_t, int (*)(const void *, const void *));
+extern void  *lsearch(const void *, void *, size_t *,
+	size_t, int (*)(const void *, const void *));
+extern void remque(void *);
+extern void *tdelete(const void *restrict, void **restrict,
+	int(*)(const void *, const void *));
+extern void *tfind(const void *, void *const *,
+	int(*)(const void *, const void *));
+extern void *tsearch(const void *, void **,
+	int(*)(const void *, const void *));
+extern void twalk(const void *,
+	void (*)(const void *, VISIT, int ));
+
+#endif /* _SEARCH_H_ */
+