diff --git a/src/common/fileHelper.cpp b/src/common/fileHelper.cpp
index a95c4c2..dd07f64 100644
--- a/src/common/fileHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fileHelper.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "fileHelper.h"
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 std::string Recon::getPath(const std::string &aFullPath)
 {
@@ -38,4 +39,15 @@ std::string Recon::fixPathSlash(const std::string& aPath)
         return aPath;
     }
     return aPath + '/';
+}
+
+bool Recon::exists(const std::string &aPath)
+{
+    return access(aPath.c_str(), F_OK) == 0;
+}
+
+bool Recon::mkdir(const std::string &aPath)
+{
+    if(isDirectory(aPath)) return true;
+    return ::mkdir(aPath.c_str(), S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH) == 0;
 }
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diff --git a/src/common/fileHelper.h b/src/common/fileHelper.h
index 7311171..ff06d07 100644
--- a/src/common/fileHelper.h
+++ b/src/common/fileHelper.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace Recon
     std::string getPath(const std::string &aFullPath);
     bool endsWithMat(const std::string &aStr);
     bool isDirectory(const std::string &aPath);
+    bool exists(const std::string &aPath);
+    bool mkdir(const std::string &aPath);
     std::string fixPathSlash(const std::string& aPath);
 }