Index: branches/pap/Nebulous/nebclient/src/nebclient.h
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--- branches/pap/Nebulous/nebclient/src/nebclient.h	(revision 23948)
+++ branches/pap/Nebulous/nebclient/src/nebclient.h	(revision 25027)
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@
 #ifndef NEBCLIENT_H
 #define NEBCLIENT_H 1
+
+// #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -36,11 +38,12 @@
 
 typedef struct {
-    char            so_id[256];         ///< storage object ID
-    char            ext_id[256];        ///< storage object key (name)
-    char            read_lock[256];     ///< read lock value
+    long            so_id;              ///< storage object ID
+    long            ext_id;             ///< storage object key (name)
+    int             read_lock;          ///< read lock value
     char            write_lock[256];    ///< write lock value
     char            epoch[256];         ///< creation time stamp
     char            mtime[256];         ///< modification time stamp
-    int             instances;          ///< number of instances
+    int             available;          ///< number of available instances
+    int             instances;          ///< total number of instances
 } nebObjectStat;
 
@@ -293,5 +296,47 @@
 nebObjectStat *nebStat(
     nebServer *server,                  ///< nebServer object
-    const char *key                     /// storage object key (name)
+    const char *key                     ///< storage object key (name)
+);
+
+
+/** Deallocates a stat object
+ */
+void nebObjectStatFree(
+    nebObjectStat *stat                 ///< nebObjectStat object
+);
+
+/** Change permissions of a storage objects
+ *
+ * This function will change the file permissions of all currently on disk
+ * instances of a storage object.
+ *
+ * @return the new mode or NULL on failure.
+ */
+
+int nebChmod(
+    nebServer *server,                  ///< nebServer object
+    const char *key,                    ///< storage object key (name)
+    mode_t mode                         ///< chmod(2) compatible mode (mode_t)
+);
+
+/** Removes all of the inaccessible instances from an object
+ *
+ * @return the number of inaccessible instances removed
+ */
+
+int nebPrune(
+    nebServer *server,                  ///< nebServer object
+    const char *key                     ///< storage object key (name)
+);
+
+/** Removes all but one instances of an object
+ *
+ * @return the number of available instances removed
+ */
+
+int nebThereCanBeOnlyOne(
+    nebServer *server,                  ///< nebServer object
+    const char *key,                    ///< storage object key (name)
+    const char *volume                  ///< leave remain instance on this volume
 );