diff --git a/radix/utils.scm b/radix/utils.scm
index 03ff89b..f38743c 100644
--- a/radix/utils.scm
+++ b/radix/utils.scm
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 ftw)
   #:export (associate-left
             associate-right
-            flat-map))
+            flat-map
+            list-contents
+            almost-basename))
 
 (define-syntax-rule
    (associate-left (key associations) ...)
@@ -26,3 +29,13 @@ list, up to the last list."
                           (lambda arglst (apply proc h arglst))
                           tail-lsts))
                  head-lst))))
+
+(define (list-contents dir)
+  (and=> (scandir dir)
+         (lambda (subdirs)
+           (map (cut string-append dir "/" <>)
+                (cddr subdirs)))))
+
+(define (almost-basename file)
+  (string-append (basename (dirname file))
+                 "/" (basename file)))