---
  cmds-filesystem.c | 32 --------------------------------
  utils.c           | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  utils.h           |  1 +
  3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmds-filesystem.c b/cmds-filesystem.c
index 253f105..4d7a797 100644
--- a/cmds-filesystem.c
+++ b/cmds-filesystem.c

@@ -537,38 +537,6 @@ static int print_one_fs(struct btrfs_ioctl_fs_info_args *fs_info,
  	return 0;
  }
  
-/* This function checks if the given input parameter is
- * an uuid or a path
- * return -1: some error in the given input
- * return 0: unknow input
- * return 1: given input is uuid
- * return 2: given input is path
- */
-static int check_arg_type(char *input)
-{
-	uuid_t	out;
-	char path[PATH_MAX];
-
-	if (!input)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (realpath(input, path)) {
-		if (is_block_device(path) == 1)
-			return BTRFS_ARG_BLKDEV;
-
-		if (is_mount_point(path) == 1)
-			return BTRFS_ARG_MNTPOINT;
-
-		return BTRFS_ARG_UNKNOWN;
-	}
-
-	if (strlen(input) == (BTRFS_UUID_UNPARSED_SIZE - 1) &&
-		!uuid_parse(input, out))
-		return BTRFS_ARG_UUID;
-
-	return BTRFS_ARG_UNKNOWN;
-}
-
  static int btrfs_scan_kernel(void *search)
  {
  	int ret = 0, fd;

diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index 2a92416..80f85e9 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c

@@ -852,6 +852,38 @@ int is_mount_point(const char *path)
  	return ret;
  }
  
+/* This function checks if the given input parameter is
+ * an uuid or a path
+ * return -1: some error in the given input
+ * return 0: unknow input
+ * return 1: given input is uuid
+ * return 2: given input is path
+ */
+int check_arg_type(const char *input)
+{
+	uuid_t	out;
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+
+	if (!input)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (realpath(input, path)) {
+		if (is_block_device(path) == 1)
+			return BTRFS_ARG_BLKDEV;
+
+		if (is_mount_point(path) == 1)
+			return BTRFS_ARG_MNTPOINT;
+
+		return BTRFS_ARG_UNKNOWN;
+	}
+
+	if (strlen(input) == (BTRFS_UUID_UNPARSED_SIZE - 1) &&
+		!uuid_parse(input, out))
+		return BTRFS_ARG_UUID;
+
+	return BTRFS_ARG_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
  /*
   * Find the mount point for a mounted device.
   * On success, returns 0 with mountpoint in *mp.

diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index 289e86b..8d67720 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ int set_label(const char *btrfs_dev, const char *label);
  char *__strncpy__null(char *dest, const char *src, size_t n);
  int is_block_device(const char *file);
  int is_mount_point(const char *file);
+int check_arg_type(const char *input);
  int open_path_or_dev_mnt(const char *path, DIR **dirstream);
  u64 btrfs_device_size(int fd, struct stat *st);
  /* Helper to always get proper size of the destination string */