diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eb5e2f2a9..eacab6cba 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -228,8 +228,10 @@ fi
 # hack to define a short filename also for out-of-tree build
 if test `dirname $0` = `pwd`; then
 	HWLIB_CFLAGS="$HWLIB_CFLAGS "'-D__file__=__FILE__'
+	HWLIB_CFLAGS="$HWLIB_CFLAGS "'-D__path_file__=__FILE__'
 else
 	HWLIB_CFLAGS="$HWLIB_CFLAGS "'-D__file__="\"$(subst $(srcdir)/,,$(abspath $<))\""'
+	HWLIB_CFLAGS="$HWLIB_CFLAGS "'-D__path_file__="\"$(subst $(top_srcdir)/,,$(abspath $<))\""'
 fi
 #
 # Check for libtdservicedb - the new one - for testing only
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/Makefile.am b/src/gui/lua/Makefile.am
index e3861cb76..05a3b91a8 100644
--- a/src/gui/lua/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gui/lua/Makefile.am
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ libneutrino_gui_lua_a_SOURCES = \
 	lua_cc_window.cpp \
 	lua_configfile.cpp \
 	lua_curl.cpp \
+	lua_filehelpers.cpp \
 	lua_hintbox.cpp \
 	lua_menue.cpp \
 	lua_messagebox.cpp \
 	lua_misc.cpp \
+	lua_stringinput.cpp \
 	lua_threads.cpp \
 	lua_threads_copy.cpp \
 	lua_threads_functions.cpp \
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/lua_api_version.h b/src/gui/lua/lua_api_version.h
index dd5ac6fa7..b5e974561 100644
--- a/src/gui/lua/lua_api_version.h
+++ b/src/gui/lua/lua_api_version.h
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
  * to luainstance.h changes
  */
 #define LUA_API_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define LUA_API_VERSION_MINOR 47
+#define LUA_API_VERSION_MINOR 56
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/lua_filehelpers.cpp b/src/gui/lua/lua_filehelpers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8d1cd252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/lua/lua_filehelpers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,474 @@
+/*
+ * lua file helpers functions
+ *
+ * (C) 2016 M. Liebmann (micha-bbg)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <utime.h>
+
+#include <global.h>
+#include <system/debug.h>
+#include <system/helpers.h>
+#include <neutrino.h>
+
+#include "luainstance.h"
+#include "lua_filehelpers.h"
+
+CLuaInstFileHelpers* CLuaInstFileHelpers::getInstance()
+{
+	static CLuaInstFileHelpers* LuaInstFileHelpers = NULL;
+
+	if (!LuaInstFileHelpers)
+		LuaInstFileHelpers = new CLuaInstFileHelpers();
+	return LuaInstFileHelpers;
+}
+
+CLuaFileHelpers *CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersCheckData(lua_State *L, int n)
+{
+	return *(CLuaFileHelpers **) luaL_checkudata(L, n, LUA_FILEHELPER_CLASSNAME);
+}
+
+void CLuaInstFileHelpers::LuaFileHelpersRegister(lua_State *L)
+{
+	luaL_Reg meth[] = {
+		{ "new",        CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersNew      },
+		{ "cp",         CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersCp       },
+		{ "chmod",      CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersChmod    },
+		{ "touch",      CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersTouch    },
+		{ "rmdir",      CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersRmdir    },
+		{ "mkdir",      CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersMkdir    },
+		{ "readlink",   CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersReadlink },
+		{ "ln",         CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersLn       },
+		{ "exist",      CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersExist    },
+		{ "__gc",       CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersDelete   },
+		{ NULL, NULL }
+	};
+
+	luaL_newmetatable(L, LUA_FILEHELPER_CLASSNAME);
+	luaL_setfuncs(L, meth, 0);
+	lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
+	lua_setfield(L, -1, "__index");
+	lua_setglobal(L, LUA_FILEHELPER_CLASSNAME);
+}
+
+int CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersNew(lua_State *L)
+{
+	CLuaFileHelpers **udata = (CLuaFileHelpers **) lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(CLuaFileHelpers *));
+	*udata = new CLuaFileHelpers();
+	luaL_getmetatable(L, LUA_FILEHELPER_CLASSNAME);
+	lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersCp(lua_State *L)
+{
+	CLuaFileHelpers *D = FileHelpersCheckData(L, 1);
+	if (!D) return 0;
+
+	int numargs = lua_gettop(L) - 1;
+	int min_numargs = 2;
+	if (numargs < min_numargs) {
+		printf("luascript cp: not enough arguments (%d, expected %d)\n", numargs, min_numargs);
+		lua_pushboolean(L, false);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!lua_isstring(L, 2)) {
+		printf("luascript cp: argument 1 is not a string.\n");
+		lua_pushboolean(L, false);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	const char *from = "";
+	from = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+
+	if (!lua_isstring(L, 3)) {
+		printf("luascript cp: argument 2 is not a string.\n");
+		lua_pushboolean(L, false);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	const char *to = "";
+	to = luaL_checkstring(L, 3);
+
+	const char *flags = "";
+	if (numargs > min_numargs)
+		flags = luaL_checkstring(L, 4);
+
+	bool ret = false;
+	CFileHelpers fh;
+	fh.setConsoleQuiet(true);
+	ret = fh.cp(from, to, flags);
+	if (ret == false) {
+		helpersDebugInfo di;
+		fh.readDebugInfo(&di);
+		lua_Debug ar;
+		lua_getstack(L, 1, &ar);
+		lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &ar);
+		printf(">>> Lua script error [%s:%d] %s\n    (error from neutrino: [%s:%d])\n",
+		       ar.short_src, ar.currentline, di.msg.c_str(), di.file.c_str(), di.line);
+	}
+
+	lua_pushboolean(L, ret);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersChmod(lua_State *L)
+{
+	CLuaFileHelpers *D = FileHelpersCheckData(L, 1);
+	if (!D) return 0;
+
+	int numargs = lua_gettop(L) - 1;
+	int min_numargs = 2;
+	if (numargs < min_numargs) {
+		printf("luascript chmod: not enough arguments (%d, expected %d)\n", numargs, min_numargs);
+		lua_pushboolean(L, false);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	const char *file = "";
+	file = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+
+	int mode_i = luaL_checkint(L, 3);
+	/* Hack for convert lua number to octal */
+	std::string mode_s = itoa(mode_i, 10);
+	mode_t mode = (mode_t)(strtol(mode_s.c_str(), (char **)NULL, 8) & 0x0FFF);
+	//printf("\n##### [%s:%d] str: %s, okt: %o \n \n", __func__, __LINE__, mode_s.c_str(), (int)mode);
+
+	bool ret = true;
+	if (chmod(file, mode) != 0) {
+		ret = false;
+		lua_Debug ar;
+		lua_getstack(L, 1, &ar);
+		lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &ar);
+		const char* s = strerror(errno);
+		printf(">>> Lua script error [%s:%d] %s\n    (error from neutrino: [%s:%d])\n",
+		       ar.short_src, ar.currentline, s, __path_file__, __LINE__);
+	}
+
+	lua_pushboolean(L, ret);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersTouch(lua_State *L)
+{
+	CLuaFileHelpers *D = FileHelpersCheckData(L, 1);
+	if (!D) return 0;
+
+	int numargs = lua_gettop(L) - 1;
+	int min_numargs = 1;
+	if (numargs < min_numargs) {
+		printf("luascript touch: not enough arguments (%d, expected %d)\n", numargs, min_numargs);
+		lua_pushboolean(L, false);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	const char *file = "";
+	file = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+
+	bool ret = true;
+	lua_Debug ar;
+
+	if (!file_exists(file)) {
+		FILE *f = fopen(file, "w");
+		if (f == NULL) {
+			ret = false;
+			lua_getstack(L, 1, &ar);
+			lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &ar);
+			const char* s = strerror(errno);
+			printf(">>> Lua script error [%s:%d] %s\n    (error from neutrino: [%s:%d])\n",
+			       ar.short_src, ar.currentline, s, __path_file__, __LINE__);
+			lua_pushboolean(L, ret);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		fclose(f);
+		if (numargs == min_numargs) {
+			lua_pushboolean(L, ret);
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	time_t modTime;
+	if (numargs == min_numargs)
+		/* current time */
+		modTime = time(NULL);
+	else
+		/* new time */
+		modTime = (time_t)luaL_checkint(L, 3);
+
+	utimbuf utb;
+	utb.actime  = modTime;
+	utb.modtime = modTime;
+	if (utime(file, &utb) != 0) {
+		ret = false;
+		lua_getstack(L, 1, &ar);
+		lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &ar);
+		const char* s = strerror(errno);
+		printf(">>> Lua script error [%s:%d] %s\n    (error from neutrino: [%s:%d])\n",
+		       ar.short_src, ar.currentline, s, __path_file__, __LINE__);
+	}
+
+	lua_pushboolean(L, ret);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersRmdir(lua_State *L)
+{
+	CLuaFileHelpers *D = FileHelpersCheckData(L, 1);
+	if (!D) return 0;
+
+	int numargs = lua_gettop(L) - 1;
+	int min_numargs = 1;
+	if (numargs < min_numargs) {
+		printf("luascript rmdir: not enough arguments (%d, expected %d)\n", numargs, min_numargs);
+		lua_pushboolean(L, false);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	const char *dir = "";
+	dir = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+
+	bool ret = false;
+	CFileHelpers* fh = CFileHelpers::getInstance();
+	fh->setConsoleQuiet(true);
+	ret = fh->removeDir(dir);
+	if (ret == false) {
+		helpersDebugInfo di;
+		fh->readDebugInfo(&di);
+		lua_Debug ar;
+		lua_getstack(L, 1, &ar);
+		lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &ar);
+		printf(">>> Lua script error [%s:%d] %s\n    (error from neutrino: [%s:%d])\n",
+		       ar.short_src, ar.currentline, di.msg.c_str(), di.file.c_str(), di.line);
+	}
+
+	lua_pushboolean(L, ret);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersMkdir(lua_State *L)
+{
+	CLuaFileHelpers *D = FileHelpersCheckData(L, 1);
+	if (!D) return 0;
+
+	int numargs = lua_gettop(L) - 1;
+	int min_numargs = 1;
+	if (numargs < min_numargs) {
+		printf("luascript mkdir: not enough arguments (%d, expected %d)\n", numargs, min_numargs);
+		lua_pushboolean(L, false);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	const char *dir = "";
+	dir = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+
+	mode_t mode = 0755;
+	if (numargs > min_numargs) {
+		int mode_i = luaL_checkint(L, 3);
+		/* Hack for convert lua number to octal */
+		std::string mode_s = itoa(mode_i, 10);
+		mode = (mode_t)(strtol(mode_s.c_str(), (char **)NULL, 8) & 0x0FFF);
+		//printf("\n##### [%s:%d] str: %s, okt: %o \n \n", __func__, __LINE__, mode_s.c_str(), (int)mode);
+	}
+
+	bool ret = false;
+	CFileHelpers* fh = CFileHelpers::getInstance();
+	fh->setConsoleQuiet(true);
+	ret = fh->createDir(dir, mode);
+	if (ret == false) {
+		helpersDebugInfo di;
+		fh->readDebugInfo(&di);
+		lua_Debug ar;
+		lua_getstack(L, 1, &ar);
+		lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &ar);
+		printf(">>> Lua script error [%s:%d] %s\n    (error from neutrino: [%s:%d])\n",
+		       ar.short_src, ar.currentline, di.msg.c_str(), di.file.c_str(), di.line);
+	}
+
+	lua_pushboolean(L, ret);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersReadlink(lua_State *L)
+{
+	CLuaFileHelpers *D = FileHelpersCheckData(L, 1);
+	if (!D) return 0;
+
+	int numargs = lua_gettop(L) - 1;
+	int min_numargs = 1;
+	if (numargs < min_numargs) {
+		printf("luascript readlink: not enough arguments (%d, expected %d)\n", numargs, min_numargs);
+		lua_pushnil(L);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	const char *link = "";
+	link = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+
+	char buf[PATH_MAX];
+	memset(buf, '\0', sizeof(buf));
+	if (readlink(link, buf, sizeof(buf)-1) == -1) {
+		lua_Debug ar;
+		lua_getstack(L, 1, &ar);
+		lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &ar);
+		const char* s = strerror(errno);
+		printf(">>> Lua script error [%s:%d] %s\n    (error from neutrino: [%s:%d])\n",
+		       ar.short_src, ar.currentline, s, __path_file__, __LINE__);
+
+		lua_pushnil(L);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	lua_pushstring(L, buf);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersLn(lua_State *L)
+{
+	CLuaFileHelpers *D = FileHelpersCheckData(L, 1);
+	if (!D) return 0;
+
+	int numargs = lua_gettop(L) - 1;
+	int min_numargs = 2;
+	if (numargs < min_numargs) {
+		printf("luascript ln: not enough arguments (%d, expected %d)\n", numargs, min_numargs);
+		lua_pushboolean(L, false);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	const char *src = "";
+	src = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+	const char *link = "";
+	link = luaL_checkstring(L, 3);
+
+	const char *flags = "";
+	if (numargs > min_numargs)
+		flags = luaL_checkstring(L, 4);
+
+	bool symlnk = (strchr(flags, 's') != NULL);
+	bool force  = (strchr(flags, 'f') != NULL);
+	lua_Debug ar;
+
+	if (!symlnk) {
+		lua_getstack(L, 1, &ar);
+		lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &ar);
+		const char* s = "Currently only supports symlinks.";
+		printf(">>> Lua script error [%s:%d] %s\n    (error from neutrino: [%s:%d])\n",
+		       ar.short_src, ar.currentline, s, __path_file__, __LINE__);
+		lua_pushboolean(L, false);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	bool ret = true;
+	if (symlink(src, link) != 0) {
+		if (force && (errno == EEXIST)) {
+			if (unlink(link) == 0) {
+				if (symlink(src, link) == 0) {
+					lua_pushboolean(L, ret);
+					return 1;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		ret = false;
+		lua_getstack(L, 1, &ar);
+		lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &ar);
+		const char* s = strerror(errno);
+		printf(">>> Lua script error [%s:%d] %s\n    (error from neutrino: [%s:%d])\n",
+		       ar.short_src, ar.currentline, s, __path_file__, __LINE__);
+
+	}
+
+	lua_pushboolean(L, ret);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersExist(lua_State *L)
+{
+	CLuaFileHelpers *D = FileHelpersCheckData(L, 1);
+	if (!D) return 0;
+
+	int numargs = lua_gettop(L) - 1;
+	int min_numargs = 2;
+	if (numargs < min_numargs) {
+		printf("luascript exist: not enough arguments (%d, expected %d)\n", numargs, min_numargs);
+		lua_pushnil(L);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	bool ret = false;
+	bool err = false;
+	int errLine = 0;
+	std::string errMsg = "";
+
+	const char *file = "";
+	file = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+	const char *flag = "";
+	flag = luaL_checkstring(L, 3);
+
+	if (file_exists(file)) {
+		struct stat FileInfo;
+		if (lstat(file, &FileInfo) == -1) {
+			err = true;
+			errLine = __LINE__;
+			errMsg = (std::string)strerror(errno);
+		}
+		else if (strchr(flag, 'f') != NULL) {
+			if (S_ISREG(FileInfo.st_mode))
+				ret = true;
+		}
+		else if (strchr(flag, 'l') != NULL) {
+			if (S_ISLNK(FileInfo.st_mode))
+				ret = true;
+		}
+		else if (strchr(flag, 'd') != NULL) {
+			if (S_ISDIR(FileInfo.st_mode))
+				ret = true;
+		}
+		else {
+			err = true;
+			errLine = __LINE__;
+			errMsg = (strlen(flag) == 0) ? "no" : "unknown";
+			errMsg += " flag given.";
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (err) {
+		lua_Debug ar;
+		lua_getstack(L, 1, &ar);
+		lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &ar);
+		printf(">>> Lua script error [%s:%d] %s\n    (error from neutrino: [%s:%d])\n",
+		       ar.short_src, ar.currentline, errMsg.c_str(), __path_file__, errLine);
+		lua_pushnil(L);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	lua_pushboolean(L, ret);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+int CLuaInstFileHelpers::FileHelpersDelete(lua_State *L)
+{
+	CLuaFileHelpers *D = FileHelpersCheckData(L, 1);
+	if (!D) return 0;
+	delete D;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/lua_filehelpers.h b/src/gui/lua/lua_filehelpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..853f9768e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/lua/lua_filehelpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * lua file helpers functions
+ *
+ * (C) 2016 M. Liebmann (micha-bbg)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LUAFILEHELPERS_H
+#define _LUAFILEHELPERS_H
+
+class CLuaFileHelpers
+{
+	public:
+		CLuaFileHelpers() {};
+		~CLuaFileHelpers() {};
+};
+
+class CLuaInstFileHelpers
+{
+	public:
+
+		CLuaInstFileHelpers() {};
+		~CLuaInstFileHelpers() {};
+		static CLuaInstFileHelpers* getInstance();
+		static void LuaFileHelpersRegister(lua_State *L);
+
+	private:
+		static CLuaFileHelpers *FileHelpersCheckData(lua_State *L, int n);
+		static int FileHelpersNew(lua_State *L);
+		static int FileHelpersCp(lua_State *L);
+		static int FileHelpersChmod(lua_State *L);
+		static int FileHelpersTouch(lua_State *L);
+		static int FileHelpersRmdir(lua_State *L);
+		static int FileHelpersMkdir(lua_State *L);
+		static int FileHelpersReadlink(lua_State *L);
+		static int FileHelpersLn(lua_State *L);
+		static int FileHelpersExist(lua_State *L);
+		static int FileHelpersDelete(lua_State *L);
+};
+
+#endif //_LUAFILEHELPERS_H
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.cpp b/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e61264b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * lua stringinput
+ *
+ * (C) 2016 Sven Hoefer (svenhoefer)
+ * (C) 2016 M. Liebmann (micha-bbg)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <global.h>
+#include <system/debug.h>
+#include <gui/widget/stringinput.h>
+#include <neutrino.h>
+
+#include "luainstance.h"
+#include "lua_stringinput.h"
+
+CLuaInstStringInput* CLuaInstStringInput::getInstance()
+{
+	static CLuaInstStringInput* LuaInstStringInput = NULL;
+
+	if (!LuaInstStringInput)
+		LuaInstStringInput = new CLuaInstStringInput();
+	return LuaInstStringInput;
+}
+
+void CLuaInstStringInput::StringInputRegister(lua_State *L)
+{
+	luaL_Reg meth[] = {
+		{ "exec", CLuaInstStringInput::StringInputExec },
+		{ NULL, NULL }
+	};
+
+	luaL_newmetatable(L, "stringinput");
+	luaL_setfuncs(L, meth, 0);
+	lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
+	lua_setfield(L, -1, "__index");
+	lua_setglobal(L, "stringinput");
+}
+
+/*
+	local return_value = stringinput.exec{
+		caption="Title",
+		value="value",
+		icon="settings",
+		valid_chars="0123456789",
+		size=4
+	}
+*/
+int CLuaInstStringInput::StringInputExec(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_assert(lua_istable(L,1));
+
+	std::string name;
+	tableLookup(L, "name", name) || tableLookup(L, "title", name) || tableLookup(L, "caption", name);
+
+	std::string value;
+	tableLookup(L, "value", value);
+
+	lua_Integer size = 30;
+	tableLookup(L, "size", size);
+
+	// TODO: Locales?
+
+	std::string valid_chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789!\"§$%&/()=?-.@,_: ";
+	tableLookup(L, "valid_chars", valid_chars);
+
+	// TODO: CChangeObserver?
+
+	std::string icon = std::string(NEUTRINO_ICON_INFO);
+	tableLookup(L, "icon", icon);
+
+	lua_Integer sms = 0;
+	tableLookup(L, "sms", sms);
+
+	CStringInput *i;
+	if (sms)
+		i = new CStringInputSMS(name, &value, size,
+				     NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, valid_chars.c_str(), NULL, icon.c_str());
+	else
+		i = new CStringInput(name, &value, size,
+				     NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, valid_chars.c_str(), NULL, icon.c_str());
+	i->exec(NULL, "");
+	delete i;
+
+	lua_pushstring(L, value.c_str());
+
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.h b/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c49ad7dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * lua stringinput
+ *
+ * (C) 2016 Sven Hoefer (svenhoefer)
+ * (C) 2016 M. Liebmann (micha-bbg)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LUASTRINGINPUT_H
+#define _LUASTRINGINPUT_H
+
+class CLuaStringInput
+{
+	public:
+		CStringInput *b;
+		CLuaStringInput();
+		~CLuaStringInput();
+};
+
+class CLuaInstStringInput
+{
+	public:
+		CLuaInstStringInput() {};
+		~CLuaInstStringInput() {};
+		static CLuaInstStringInput* getInstance();
+		static void StringInputRegister(lua_State *L);
+
+	private:
+		static int StringInputExec(lua_State *L);
+};
+
+#endif //_LUASTRINGINPUT_H
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp b/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp
index d5de296b6..a21cac683 100644
--- a/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@
 #include "lua_cc_window.h"
 #include "lua_configfile.h"
 #include "lua_curl.h"
+#include "lua_filehelpers.h"
 #include "lua_hintbox.h"
 #include "lua_menue.h"
 #include "lua_messagebox.h"
 #include "lua_misc.h"
+#include "lua_stringinput.h"
 #include "lua_threads.h"
 #include "lua_video.h"
 
@@ -621,9 +623,11 @@ void LuaInstRegisterFunctions(lua_State *L, bool fromThreads/*=false*/)
 	CLuaInstCCWindow::getInstance()->CCWindowRegister(L);
 	CLuaInstConfigFile::getInstance()->LuaConfigFileRegister(L);
 	CLuaInstCurl::getInstance()->LuaCurlRegister(L);
+	CLuaInstFileHelpers::getInstance()->LuaFileHelpersRegister(L);
 	CLuaInstHintbox::getInstance()->HintboxRegister(L);
 	CLuaInstMenu::getInstance()->MenuRegister(L);
 	CLuaInstMessagebox::getInstance()->MessageboxRegister(L);
+	CLuaInstStringInput::getInstance()->StringInputRegister(L);
 	CLuaInstMisc::getInstance()->LuaMiscRegister(L);
 	CLuaInstVideo::getInstance()->LuaVideoRegister(L);
 	if (!fromThreads)
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/luainstance_helpers.h b/src/gui/lua/luainstance_helpers.h
index cf6b9ba30..fa54bb690 100644
--- a/src/gui/lua/luainstance_helpers.h
+++ b/src/gui/lua/luainstance_helpers.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * lua instance helper functions
  *
  * (C) 2013 Stefan Seyfried (seife)
- * (C) 2014-2015 M. Liebmann (micha-bbg)
+ * (C) 2014-2016 M. Liebmann (micha-bbg)
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #define LUA_MISC_CLASSNAME  "misc"
 #define LUA_CURL_CLASSNAME  "curl"
 #define LUA_HEADER_CLASSNAME  "header"
+#define LUA_FILEHELPER_CLASSNAME  "filehelpers"
 
 #define LUA_WIKI "https://wiki.neutrino-hd.de/wiki"
 //#define LUA_WIKI "https://wiki.slknet.de/wiki"
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.cpp b/src/system/helpers.cpp
index 266ffbf14..c9d736c85 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/system/helpers.cpp
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@ CFileHelpers::CFileHelpers()
 	FileBufSize	= 0xFFFF;
 	FileBuf		= new char[FileBufSize];
 	doCopyFlag	= true;
+	ConsoleQuiet	= false;
+	clearDebugInfo();
 }
 
 CFileHelpers::~CFileHelpers()
@@ -683,12 +685,188 @@ CFileHelpers* CFileHelpers::getInstance()
 	return FileHelpers;
 }
 
-bool CFileHelpers::copyFile(const char *Src, const char *Dst, mode_t mode)
+void CFileHelpers::clearDebugInfo()
+{
+	DebugInfo.msg.clear();
+	DebugInfo.file.clear();
+	DebugInfo.func.clear();
+	DebugInfo.line = 0;
+}
+
+void CFileHelpers::setDebugInfo(const char* msg, const char* file, const char* func, int line)
+{
+	DebugInfo.msg  = msg;
+	DebugInfo.file = file;
+	DebugInfo.func = func;
+	DebugInfo.line = line;
+}
+
+void CFileHelpers::readDebugInfo(helpersDebugInfo* di)
+{
+	di->msg  = DebugInfo.msg;
+	di->file = DebugInfo.file;
+	di->func = DebugInfo.func;
+	di->line = DebugInfo.line;
+}
+
+void CFileHelpers::printDebugInfo()
+{
+	if (!ConsoleQuiet)
+		printf(">>>> [%s:%d] %s\n", DebugInfo.func.c_str(), DebugInfo.line, DebugInfo.msg.c_str());
+}
+
+bool CFileHelpers::cp(const char *Src, const char *Dst, const char *Flags/*=""*/)
+{
+	clearDebugInfo();
+	if ((Src == NULL) || (Dst == NULL)) {
+		setDebugInfo("One or more parameters are NULL", __path_file__, __func__, __LINE__);
+		printDebugInfo();
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	std::string src = Src;
+	src = trim(src);
+	if (src.find_first_of("/") != 0)
+		src = "./" + src;
+	size_t pos = src.find_last_of("/");
+	if (pos == src.length()-1)
+		src = src.substr(0, pos);
+
+	std::string dst = Dst;
+	dst = trim(dst);
+	if (dst.find_first_of("/") != 0)
+		dst = "./" + dst;
+	pos = dst.find_last_of("/");
+	if (pos == dst.length()-1)
+		dst = dst.substr(0, pos);
+
+	bool wildcards      = (src.find("*") != std::string::npos);
+	bool recursive      = ((strchr(Flags, 'r') != NULL) || (strchr(Flags, 'a') != NULL));
+	bool no_dereference = ((strchr(Flags, 'd') != NULL) || (strchr(Flags, 'a') != NULL));
+
+	static struct stat FileInfo;
+	char buf[PATH_MAX];
+	if (wildcards == false) {
+		if (!file_exists(src.c_str())) {
+			setDebugInfo("Source file not exist", __path_file__, __func__, __LINE__);
+			printDebugInfo();
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (lstat(src.c_str(), &FileInfo) == -1) {
+			setDebugInfo("lstat error", __path_file__, __func__, __LINE__);
+			printDebugInfo();
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		pos = src.find_last_of("/");
+		std::string fname = src.substr(pos);
+
+		static struct stat FileInfo2;
+		// is symlink
+		if (S_ISLNK(FileInfo.st_mode)) {
+			int len = readlink(src.c_str(), buf, sizeof(buf)-1);
+			if (len != -1) {
+				buf[len] = '\0';
+				if (!no_dereference) { /* copy */
+					std::string buf_ = (std::string)buf;
+					char buf2[PATH_MAX + 1];
+					if (buf[0] != '/')
+						buf_ = getPathName(src) + "/" + buf_;
+					buf_ = (std::string)realpath(buf_.c_str(), buf2);
+					//printf("\n>>>> RealPath: %s\n \n", buf_.c_str());
+					if (file_exists(dst.c_str()) && (lstat(dst.c_str(), &FileInfo2) != -1)){
+						if (S_ISDIR(FileInfo2.st_mode))
+							copyFile(buf_.c_str(), (dst + fname).c_str());
+						else {
+							unlink(dst.c_str());
+							copyFile(buf_.c_str(), dst.c_str());
+						}
+					}
+					else
+						copyFile(buf_.c_str(), dst.c_str());
+				}
+				else { /* link */
+					if (file_exists(dst.c_str()) && (lstat(dst.c_str(), &FileInfo2) != -1)){
+						if (S_ISDIR(FileInfo2.st_mode))
+							symlink(buf, (dst + fname).c_str());
+						else {
+							unlink(dst.c_str());
+							symlink(buf, dst.c_str());
+						}
+					}
+					else
+						symlink(buf, dst.c_str());
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// is directory
+		else if (S_ISDIR(FileInfo.st_mode)) {
+			if (recursive)
+				copyDir(src.c_str(), dst.c_str());
+			else {
+				setDebugInfo("'recursive flag' must be set to copy dir.", __path_file__, __func__, __LINE__);
+				printDebugInfo();
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		// is file
+		else if (S_ISREG(FileInfo.st_mode)) {
+			if (file_exists(dst.c_str()) && (lstat(dst.c_str(), &FileInfo2) != -1)){
+				if (S_ISDIR(FileInfo2.st_mode))
+					copyFile(src.c_str(), (dst + fname).c_str());
+				else {
+					unlink(dst.c_str());
+					copyFile(src.c_str(), dst.c_str());
+				}
+			}
+			else
+				copyFile(src.c_str(), dst.c_str());
+		}
+		else {
+			setDebugInfo("Currently unsupported st_mode.", __path_file__, __func__, __LINE__);
+			printDebugInfo();
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		setDebugInfo("Wildcard feature not yet realized.", __path_file__, __func__, __LINE__);
+		printDebugInfo();
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool CFileHelpers::copyFile(const char *Src, const char *Dst, mode_t forceMode/*=0*/)
 {
 	doCopyFlag = true;
-	unlink(Dst);
+
+	/*
+	set mode for Dst
+	----------------
+	when forceMode==0 (default) then
+	    when Dst exists
+	        mode = mode from Dst
+	    else
+	        mode = mode from Src
+	else
+	    mode = forceMode
+	*/
+	mode_t mode = forceMode & 0x0FFF;
+	if (mode == 0) {
+		static struct stat FileInfo;
+		const char *f = Dst;
+		if (!file_exists(Dst))
+			f = Src;
+		if (lstat(f, &FileInfo) == -1)
+			return false;
+		mode = FileInfo.st_mode & 0x0FFF;
+	}
+
 	if ((fd1 = open(Src, O_RDONLY)) < 0)
 		return false;
+	if (file_exists(Dst))
+		unlink(Dst);
 	if ((fd2 = open(Dst, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, mode)) < 0) {
 		close(fd1);
 		return false;
@@ -821,7 +999,7 @@ bool CFileHelpers::copyDir(const char *Src, const char *Dst, bool backupMode)
 				std::string save = "";
 				if (backupMode && (CExtUpdate::getInstance()->isBlacklistEntry(srcPath)))
 					save = ".save";
-				copyFile(srcPath, (dstPath + save).c_str(), FileInfo.st_mode & 0x0FFF);
+				copyFile(srcPath, (dstPath + save).c_str()); /* mode is set by copyFile */
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -833,6 +1011,8 @@ bool CFileHelpers::copyDir(const char *Src, const char *Dst, bool backupMode)
 //		 false - errno is set
 bool CFileHelpers::createDir(string& Dir, mode_t mode)
 {
+	CFileHelpers* fh = CFileHelpers::getInstance();
+	fh->clearDebugInfo();
 	int res = 0;
 	for(string::iterator iter = Dir.begin() ; iter != Dir.end();) {
 		string::iterator newIter = find(iter, Dir.end(), '/' );
@@ -846,7 +1026,12 @@ bool CFileHelpers::createDir(string& Dir, mode_t mode)
 					// We can assume that if an error
 					// occured, following will fail too,
 					// so break here.
-					dprintf(DEBUG_NORMAL, "[CFileHelpers %s] creating directory %s: %s\n", __func__, newPath.c_str(), strerror(errno));
+					if (!fh->getConsoleQuiet())
+						dprintf(DEBUG_NORMAL, "[CFileHelpers %s] creating directory %s: %s\n", __func__, newPath.c_str(), strerror(errno));
+					char buf[1024];
+					memset(buf, '\0', sizeof(buf));
+					snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf)-1, "creating directory %s: %s", newPath.c_str(), strerror(errno));
+					fh->setDebugInfo(buf, __path_file__, __func__, __LINE__);
 					break;
 				}
 			}
@@ -861,13 +1046,16 @@ bool CFileHelpers::createDir(string& Dir, mode_t mode)
 
 bool CFileHelpers::removeDir(const char *Dir)
 {
+	CFileHelpers* fh = CFileHelpers::getInstance();
+	fh->clearDebugInfo();
 	DIR *dir;
 	struct dirent *entry;
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 
 	dir = opendir(Dir);
 	if (dir == NULL) {
-		printf("Error opendir()\n");
+		fh->setDebugInfo("Error opendir().", __path_file__, __func__, __LINE__);
+		fh->printDebugInfo();
 		return false;
 	}
 	while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
@@ -1080,6 +1268,38 @@ std::string to_string(unsigned long long i)
 	return s.str();
 }
 
+/**
+ * C++ version 0.4 std::string style "itoa":
+ * Contributions from Stuart Lowe, Ray-Yuan Sheu,
+
+ * Rodrigo de Salvo Braz, Luc Gallant, John Maloney
+ * and Brian Hunt
+ */
+std::string itoa(int value, int base)
+{
+	std::string buf;
+
+	// check that the base if valid
+	if (base < 2 || base > 16) return buf;
+
+	enum { kMaxDigits = 35 };
+	buf.reserve( kMaxDigits ); // Pre-allocate enough space.
+
+	int quotient = value;
+
+	// Translating number to string with base:
+	do {
+		buf += "0123456789abcdef"[ std::abs( quotient % base ) ];
+		quotient /= base;
+	} while ( quotient );
+
+	// Append the negative sign
+	if ( value < 0) buf += '-';
+
+	std::reverse( buf.begin(), buf.end() );
+	return buf;
+}
+
 std::string getJFFS2MountPoint(int mtdPos)
 {
 	FILE* fd = fopen("/proc/mounts", "r");
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.h b/src/system/helpers.h
index c3abdb41f..5fd773953 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.h
+++ b/src/system/helpers.h
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ time_t toEpoch(std::string &date);
 std::string& str_replace(const std::string &search, const std::string &replace, std::string &text);
 std::string& htmlEntityDecode(std::string& text);
 
+struct helpersDebugInfo {
+	std::string msg;
+	std::string file;
+	std::string func;
+	int line;
+};
+
 class CFileHelpers
 {
 	private:
@@ -83,16 +90,27 @@ class CFileHelpers
 		char *FileBuf;
 		int fd1, fd2;
 
+		bool ConsoleQuiet;
+		helpersDebugInfo DebugInfo;
+		void setDebugInfo(const char* msg, const char* file, const char* func, int line);
+		void printDebugInfo();
+
 	public:
 		CFileHelpers();
 		~CFileHelpers();
 		static CFileHelpers* getInstance();
 		bool doCopyFlag;
 
-		bool copyFile(const char *Src, const char *Dst, mode_t mode);
+		void clearDebugInfo();
+		void readDebugInfo(helpersDebugInfo* di);
+		void setConsoleQuiet(bool q) { ConsoleQuiet = q; };
+		bool getConsoleQuiet() { return ConsoleQuiet; };
+
+		bool cp(const char *Src, const char *Dst, const char *Flags="");
+		bool copyFile(const char *Src, const char *Dst, mode_t forceMode=0);
 		bool copyDir(const char *Src, const char *Dst, bool backupMode=false);
-		static bool createDir(std::string& Dir, mode_t mode = 755);
-		static bool createDir(const char *Dir, mode_t mode = 755){std::string dir = std::string(Dir);return createDir(dir, mode);}
+		static bool createDir(std::string& Dir, mode_t mode = 0755);
+		static bool createDir(const char *Dir, mode_t mode = 0755){std::string dir = std::string(Dir);return createDir(dir, mode);}
 		static bool removeDir(const char *Dir);
 		static uint64_t getDirSize(const char *dir);
 		static uint64_t getDirSize(const std::string& dir){return getDirSize(dir.c_str());};
@@ -107,6 +125,8 @@ std::string to_string(unsigned long);
 std::string to_string(long long);
 std::string to_string(unsigned long long);
 
+std::string itoa(int value, int base);
+
 inline int atoi(std::string &s) { return atoi(s.c_str()); }
 inline int atoi(const std::string &s) { return atoi(s.c_str()); }
 inline int access(std::string &s, int mode) { return access(s.c_str(), mode); }