diff --git a/file-util.go b/file-util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6fb788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/file-util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// file_util.go
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func FileSize(filePath string) (size int64) {
+	info, err := os.Stat(filePath)
+	if err == nil {
+		size = info.Size()
+	} else {
+		size = -1
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func IsRegularFile(filePath string) bool {
+	if filePath != "" {
+		info, err := os.Stat(filePath)
+		// return (err == nil || os.IsExist(err)) && info.Mode().IsRegular()
+		return (err == nil || errors.Is(err, os.ErrExist)) && info.Mode().IsRegular()
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func IsDirectory(filePath string) bool {
+	if filePath != "" {
+		info, err := os.Stat(filePath)
+		return (err == nil || errors.Is(err, os.ErrExist)) && info.Mode().IsDir()
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func IsSymLink(filePath string) bool {
+	if filePath != "" {
+		info, err := os.Stat(filePath)
+		return (err == nil || errors.Is(err, os.ErrExist)) && (info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0)
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func IsSymLinkByDirEntry(e os.DirEntry) bool {
+	info, _ := e.Info()
+	return info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0
+}
+
+func StreamIsTerminal(fh *os.File) bool {
+	var isTerminal bool = false
+	if fh != nil {
+		fi, _ := fh.Stat()
+		isTerminal = (fi.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) != 0
+	}
+	return isTerminal
+}
+
+/*
+ * Ispirata a https://stackoverflow.com/a/50741908
+ */
+func MoveFile(sourcePath, destPath string) (int64, error) {
+	var size int64 = 0
+
+	err := os.Rename(sourcePath, destPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		inputFile, err := os.Open(sourcePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't open source file: %s", err)
+		}
+		outputFile, err := os.Create(destPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			inputFile.Close()
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't open dest file: %s", err)
+		}
+		defer outputFile.Close()
+		size, err = io.Copy(outputFile, inputFile)
+		inputFile.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("Writing to output file failed: %s", err)
+		}
+		// The copy was successful, so now delete the original file
+		err = os.Remove(sourcePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("Failed removing original file: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return size, nil
+}
+
+func ParseMemSize(s string) (size int64, err error) {
+	const MULTIPLES = "BKMGTP"
+	// s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+	if len(s) != 0 {
+		s = strings.ToUpper(s)
+		s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, ".", "")
+		s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, ",", "")
+		s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, " ", "")
+		pos := strings.IndexAny(s, MULTIPLES)
+		if pos >= 0 {
+			size, err = strconv.ParseInt(s[0:pos], 10, 64)
+			mul := strings.IndexByte(MULTIPLES, s[pos])
+			for ; mul > 0; mul-- {
+				size = size * 1_000
+			}
+		} else {
+			size, err = strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64)
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = errors.New("Empty string")
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fae332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module portale-stac.it/packages/utils
+
+go 1.21
+
+require golang.org/x/text v0.3.7
+
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f78e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 h1:olpwvP2KacW1ZWvsR7uQhoyTYvKAupfQrRGBFM352Gk=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.7/go.mod h1:u+2+/6zg+i71rQMx5EYifcz6MCKuco9NR6JIITiCfzQ=
diff --git a/gzip-util.go b/gzip-util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a39ed49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gzip-util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// gzip-util.go
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const GZIP_SUFFIX = ".gz"
+
+func CreateGzipReader(in io.Reader) (reader *bufio.Reader, err error) {
+	inflate, err := gzip.NewReader(in)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Errorf("Can't inflate gzipped input stream: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		reader = bufio.NewReader(inflate)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func CreateGzipFile(in io.Reader, fileName string) (reader *bufio.Reader, err error) {
+	if len(fileName) > 0 && strings.HasSuffix(fileName, GZIP_SUFFIX) {
+		inflate, err := gzip.NewReader(in)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Errorf("Can't inflate gzipped input stream %#v: %v", fileName, err)
+		} else {
+			reader = bufio.NewReader(inflate)
+		}
+	} else {
+		reader = bufio.NewReader(in)
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/misc-util.go b/misc-util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a85d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc-util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/text/language"
+	"golang.org/x/text/message"
+)
+
+func NewEnglishPrinter() *message.Printer {
+	return message.NewPrinter(language.English)
+}
+
+func ExitErrorf(rc int, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format+"\n", args...)
+	os.Exit(rc)
+}
+
+func ExitMessagef(rc int, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	fmt.Printf(format+"\n", args...)
+	os.Exit(rc)
+}
+
+func OnStringIndex(index uint, values ...string) (value string) {
+	if index >= 0 && index < uint(len(values)) {
+		value = values[index]
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func OnEmpty(s string, altValues ...string) (value string) {
+	if len(s) == 0 {
+		for _, altValue := range altValues {
+			if len(altValue) > 0 {
+				value = altValue
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		value = s
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+func OnCond(cond bool, trueValue, falseValue string) string {
+	if cond {
+		return trueValue
+	} else {
+		return falseValue
+	}
+}
+
+func OnCondIface(cond bool, trueValue, falseValue interface{}) interface{} {
+	if cond {
+		return trueValue
+	} else {
+		return falseValue
+	}
+}
+
+func OnCondInt(cond bool, trueValue, falseValue int) int {
+	if cond {
+		return trueValue
+	} else {
+		return falseValue
+	}
+}
+
+func OnCondInt64(cond bool, trueValue, falseValue int64) int64 {
+	if cond {
+		return trueValue
+	} else {
+		return falseValue
+	}
+}
+
+func OnSuccess(cond bool) string {
+	return OnCond(cond, "SUCCEEDED", "FAILED")
+}
+
+func OnOk(cond bool) string {
+	return OnCond(cond, "OK", "KO")
+}
+
+func RandBool() bool {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	return rand.Intn(2) > 0
+}
+
+func S2Uint32(s string, defaultValue uint32) uint32 {
+	var res uint32
+	v, err := strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, 32)
+	if err == nil {
+		res = uint32(v)
+	} else {
+		res = defaultValue
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+func S2Int32(s string, defaultValue int32) int32 {
+	var res int32
+	v, err := strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, 32)
+	if err == nil {
+		res = int32(v)
+	} else {
+		res = defaultValue
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+func RemoveQuotes(s string) string {
+	l := len(s)
+	if l >= 2 {
+		if (s[0] == '"' && s[l-1] == '"') || (s[0] == '\'' && s[l-1] == '\'') {
+			s = s[1 : l-1]
+		}
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+// Credits: https://yourbasic.org/golang/formatting-byte-size-to-human-readable-format/
+func ByteCountSI(b int64) string {
+	const unit = 1000
+	if b < unit {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d B", b)
+	}
+	div, exp := int64(unit), 0
+	for n := b / unit; n >= unit; n /= unit {
+		div *= unit
+		exp++
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%.1f %cB",
+		float64(b)/float64(div), "kMGTPE"[exp])
+}
+
+// Credits: https://yourbasic.org/golang/formatting-byte-size-to-human-readable-format/
+func ByteCountIEC(b int64) string {
+	const unit = 1024
+	if b < unit {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d B", b)
+	}
+	div, exp := int64(unit), 0
+	for n := b / unit; n >= unit; n /= unit {
+		div *= unit
+		exp++
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%.1f %ciB",
+		float64(b)/float64(div), "KMGTPE"[exp])
+}
diff --git a/os-util.go b/os-util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53d020c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os-util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+// os-util.go
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func ExpandPath(sourcePath string) (expandedPath string, err error) {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(sourcePath, "~") {
+		var home, userName, remainder string
+
+		slashPos := strings.IndexRune(sourcePath, '/')
+		if slashPos > 0 {
+			userName = sourcePath[1:slashPos]
+			remainder = sourcePath[slashPos:]
+		} else {
+			userName = sourcePath[1:]
+		}
+
+		if len(userName) == 0 {
+			home, err = os.UserHomeDir()
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+		} else {
+			var userInfo *user.User
+			userInfo, err = user.Lookup(userName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			home = userInfo.HomeDir
+		}
+		expandedPath = os.ExpandEnv(path.Join(home, remainder))
+	} else {
+		expandedPath = os.ExpandEnv(sourcePath)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func ExpandPathV(sourcePath string, maps ...map[string]string) (expandedPath string, err error) {
+	var normalizedPath string
+	if strings.HasPrefix(sourcePath, "~") {
+		var home, userName, remainder string
+
+		slashPos := strings.IndexRune(sourcePath, '/')
+		if slashPos > 0 {
+			userName = sourcePath[1:slashPos]
+			remainder = sourcePath[slashPos:]
+		} else {
+			userName = sourcePath[1:]
+		}
+
+		if len(userName) == 0 {
+			home, err = os.UserHomeDir()
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+		} else {
+			var userInfo *user.User
+			userInfo, err = user.Lookup(userName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			home = userInfo.HomeDir
+		}
+		normalizedPath = path.Join(home, remainder)
+	} else {
+		normalizedPath = sourcePath
+	}
+
+	expandedPath = os.Expand(normalizedPath, func(name string) (value string) {
+		var ok bool
+		for _, vars := range maps {
+			if value, ok = vars[name]; ok {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !ok {
+			value = os.Getenv(name)
+		}
+		return
+	})
+	return
+}
+
+func ExpandRealPath(sourcePath string) (expandedRealPath string, err error) {
+	var expandedPath string
+	if expandedPath, err = ExpandPath(sourcePath); err == nil {
+		if expandedPath, err = filepath.Abs(expandedPath); err == nil {
+			expandedRealPath, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(expandedPath)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func GetProgramDirPath() (dir string, err error) {
+	var exe string
+	exe, err = os.Executable()
+	if err == nil {
+		exe, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(exe)
+		if err == nil {
+			exe, err = filepath.Abs(exe)
+			if err == nil {
+				dir = filepath.Dir(exe)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func GetProgramPath() (exec string, err error) {
+	var tmpExec string
+	tmpExec, err = os.Executable()
+	if err == nil {
+		tmpExec, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(tmpExec)
+		if err == nil {
+			exec, err = filepath.Abs(tmpExec)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func MakeParentDir(filePath string) (dir string, err error) {
+	dir = filepath.Dir(filePath)
+	if !IsDirectory(dir) {
+		if err1 := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err1 != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Can't make parent path of %#v: %v", filePath, err1)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func ExpandFilePathAndMakeParent(specPath string) (expandedPath, expandedParent string, err error) {
+	expandedPath, err = ExpandPath(specPath)
+	if err == nil {
+		expandedParent, err = MakeParentDir(expandedPath)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func ExpandFilePathAndMakeParentV(specPath string, maps ...map[string]string) (expandedPath, expandedParent string, err error) {
+	expandedPath, err = ExpandPathV(specPath, maps...)
+	if err == nil {
+		expandedParent, err = MakeParentDir(expandedPath)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func MakeDir(dirPath string) (err error) {
+	if !IsDirectory(dirPath) {
+		if err1 := os.MkdirAll(dirPath, 0755); err1 != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Can't make directory path %#v: %v", dirPath, err1)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func ExpandDirPathAndMakeParent(specPath string) (expandedPath string, err error) {
+	expandedPath, err = ExpandPath(specPath)
+	if err == nil {
+		err = MakeDir(expandedPath)
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/string.go b/string.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5f1889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/string.go
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+// string
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func PadStringRight(s string, pad string, size int, suffix string) (paddedString string) {
+	if len(pad) == 0 {
+		pad = " "
+	}
+	space := size - len(s)
+	if space > 0 {
+		paddedString = s + strings.Repeat(pad, space)
+	} else {
+		paddedString = s
+	}
+	paddedString += ": %v"
+	return
+}
+
+func UnescapeSpecialChars(source string, charSet, specialChars string) string {
+	var buf strings.Builder
+	var escape bool
+	for _, c := range source {
+		if c == '\\' {
+			if escape {
+				buf.WriteByte('\\')
+				escape = false
+			} else {
+				escape = true
+			}
+		} else {
+			if escape {
+				if index := strings.IndexRune(charSet, c); index >= 0 {
+					if index < len(specialChars) {
+						buf.WriteByte(specialChars[index])
+					}
+				}
+				escape = false
+			} else {
+				buf.WriteRune(c)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return buf.String()
+}
+
+func UnescapeBlanks(source string) string {
+	return UnescapeSpecialChars(source, "nrt", "\n\r\t")
+}
+
+func EscapeSpecialChars(source string, charSet string) string {
+	var buf strings.Builder
+	for _, c := range source {
+		if strings.IndexRune(charSet, c) >= 0 {
+			buf.WriteByte(92) // 92 = backslash
+		}
+		buf.WriteRune(c)
+	}
+	return buf.String()
+}
+
+func EscapeShellSpecialChars(source string) string {
+	return EscapeSpecialChars(source, "!`$\\()#~&*;")
+}
+
+func SplitPair(source, sep string) (left, right string) {
+	parts := strings.SplitN(source, sep, 2)
+	left = strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
+	if len(parts) > 1 {
+		right = strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func StartsWith(s string, aliases ...string) bool {
+	startsWith := false
+	for _, alias := range aliases {
+		if startsWith = strings.HasPrefix(alias, s); startsWith {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return startsWith
+}
+
+func JoinStringMap(m map[string]string, kvSep, itemSep string) string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	for key, value := range m {
+		if sb.Len() > 0 {
+			sb.WriteString(itemSep)
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(key)
+		sb.WriteString(kvSep)
+		sb.WriteString(value)
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+func JoinMap(m map[string]any, kvSep, itemSep string) string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	for key, value := range m {
+		if sb.Len() > 0 {
+			sb.WriteString(itemSep)
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(key)
+		sb.WriteString(kvSep)
+		if s, ok := value.(fmt.Stringer); ok {
+			sb.WriteString(s.String())
+		} else {
+			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", value))
+		}
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+func SplitByRune(s string, sep rune, maxParts int) (parts []string) {
+	return ScopedSplitByRune(s, sep, `'"`, `'"`, maxParts)
+	// var capacity int = 0
+	// var sb strings.Builder
+	// if maxParts < 0 {
+	// 	for _, b := range s {
+	// 		if b == sep {
+	// 			capacity++
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	// 	capacity++
+	// } else {
+	// 	capacity = max(1, maxParts)
+	// }
+	// parts = make([]string, 0, capacity)
+
+	// count := 0
+	// quote := rune(0)
+	// for i, r := range s {
+	// 	if r == sep && quote == rune(0) {
+	// 		if len(parts) < capacity {
+	// 			count++
+	// 			if count == maxParts {
+	// 				sb.WriteString(s[i:])
+	// 			}
+	// 			parts = append(parts, sb.String())
+	// 			sb.Reset()
+	// 			if count == maxParts {
+	// 				break
+	// 			}
+	// 		}
+	// 	} else if r == '\'' || r == '"' {
+	// 		if quote == r {
+	// 			quote = rune(0)
+	// 		} else {
+	// 			quote = r
+	// 		}
+	// 		sb.WriteRune(r)
+	// 	} else {
+	// 		sb.WriteRune(r)
+	// 	}
+	// }
+	// if maxParts < 0 {
+	// 	parts = append(parts, sb.String())
+	// } else {
+	// 	for ; count < maxParts; count++ {
+	// 		parts = append(parts, sb.String())
+	// 		sb.Reset()
+	// 	}
+	// }
+	// return parts
+}
+
+func ScopedSplitByRune(s string, sep rune, scopeOpeners, scopeClosers string, maxParts int) (parts []string) {
+	var capacity int = 0
+	var sb strings.Builder
+
+	if len(scopeClosers) != len(scopeOpeners) {
+		panic("scope openers and closers must have the same length")
+	}
+
+	if maxParts < 0 {
+		capacity = strings.Count(s, string(sep)) + 1
+	} else {
+		capacity = max(1, maxParts)
+	}
+
+	parts = make([]string, 0, capacity)
+
+	count := 0
+	scopeIndex := -1
+	for i, r := range s {
+		if r == sep && scopeIndex < 0 {
+			if len(parts) < capacity {
+				count++
+				if count == maxParts {
+					sb.WriteString(s[i:])
+				}
+				parts = append(parts, sb.String())
+				sb.Reset()
+				if count == maxParts {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			if scopeIndex < 0 {
+				if quoteIndex := strings.IndexRune(scopeOpeners, r); quoteIndex >= 0 {
+					scopeIndex = quoteIndex
+				}
+			} else if quoteIndex := strings.IndexRune(scopeClosers, r); quoteIndex >= 0 {
+				scopeIndex = -1
+			}
+			sb.WriteRune(r)
+		}
+	}
+	if maxParts < 0 {
+		parts = append(parts, sb.String())
+	} else {
+		for ; count < maxParts; count++ {
+			parts = append(parts, sb.String())
+			sb.Reset()
+		}
+	}
+	return parts
+}
diff --git a/text-util.go b/text-util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96e76c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/text-util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+// text-util.go
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type TextTemplate struct {
+	varMap     map[string]string
+	UserName   string
+	Uid        string
+	ProgramDir string
+	HomeDir    string
+	env        map[string]string
+}
+
+func NewTextTemplate(args ...string) (instance *TextTemplate) {
+	instance = &TextTemplate{}
+	user, err := user.Current()
+	if err == nil {
+		instance.UserName = user.Username
+		instance.HomeDir = user.HomeDir
+		instance.Uid = user.Uid
+	}
+
+	instance.ProgramDir, _ = GetProgramDirPath()
+	instance.varMap = make(map[string]string, 5+len(args))
+	instance.initVarMap()
+
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		if len(arg) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		parts := strings.SplitN(arg, ":", 2)
+		if len(parts) == 2 {
+			instance.varMap[parts[0]] = parts[1]
+		} else {
+			instance.varMap[parts[0]] = ""
+		}
+	}
+
+	instance.env = make(map[string]string)
+	for _, v := range os.Environ() {
+		parts := strings.SplitN(v, "=", 2)
+		instance.env[parts[0]] = parts[1]
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (self *TextTemplate) initVarMap() {
+	self.varMap["dt"] = "Current timestamp as YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS"
+	self.varMap["ymd"] = "Current date as YYYY-MM-DD"
+	self.varMap["hm"] = "Current time as HH-MM"
+	self.varMap["h"] = "Current time as HH"
+	self.varMap["hms"] = "Current time as HH-MM-SS"
+	self.varMap["month"] = "Month name"
+	self.varMap["month-num"] = "Month as number (mm)"
+	self.varMap["week-day"] = "Week day name"
+	self.varMap["week-day-num"] = "Week day as number"
+	self.varMap["yesterday"] = "Yesterday date"
+	self.varMap["uid"] = self.Uid
+	self.varMap["username"] = self.UserName
+	self.varMap["home"] = self.HomeDir
+	self.varMap["progdir"] = self.ProgramDir
+	self.varMap["hostname"], _ = os.Hostname()
+}
+
+func (self *TextTemplate) AddVar(name, value string) {
+	self.varMap[name] = value
+}
+
+// func MakeVarMap() map[string]string {
+// 	return map[string]string{
+// 		"ymd": "Current date as YYYY-MM-DD",
+// 		"hms": "Current time as HH-MM-SS",
+// 		// "host":  "Hostname",
+// 		"uid":      "UID",
+// 		"username": "Username",
+// 		"home":     "Home directory",
+// 	}
+// }
+
+func (self *TextTemplate) updateVarMap() {
+	var now = time.Now()
+
+	self.varMap["ymd"] = fmt.Sprintf("%04d-%02d-%02d", now.Year(), now.Month(), now.Day())
+	self.varMap["hms"] = fmt.Sprintf("%02d-%02d-%02d", now.Hour(), now.Minute(), now.Second())
+	self.varMap["hm"] = fmt.Sprintf("%02d-%02d", now.Hour(), now.Minute())
+	self.varMap["h"] = fmt.Sprintf("%02d", now.Hour())
+	self.varMap["month"] = now.Format("January")
+	self.varMap["month-num"] = fmt.Sprintf("%02d", now.Month())
+	self.varMap["week-day-num"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", 1+now.Weekday())
+	self.varMap["week-day"] = now.Format("Monday")
+	self.varMap["dt"] = self.varMap["ymd"] + "_" + self.varMap["hms"]
+
+	yday := now.AddDate(0, 0, -1)
+	self.varMap["yesterday"] = fmt.Sprintf("%04d-%02d-%02d", yday.Year(), yday.Month(), yday.Day())
+	// self.varMap["uid"] = strconv.Itoa(int(self.Uid))
+	// self.varMap["uid"] = self.Uid
+	// self.varMap["username"] = self.UserName
+	// // self.varMap["host"] = self.Hostname
+	// self.varMap["home"] = self.HomeDir
+}
+
+func (self *TextTemplate) Expand(template string) string {
+
+	self.updateVarMap()
+
+	result := os.Expand(template, func(name string) string {
+		value, ok := self.varMap[name]
+		if ok {
+			return value
+		} else {
+			return ""
+		}
+	})
+
+	return result
+}
+
+func (self *TextTemplate) ExpandEnv(template string) (result string) {
+	if len(template) > 0 {
+		self.updateVarMap()
+		result = os.Expand(template, func(name string) string {
+			value, ok := self.varMap[name]
+			if ok {
+				return value
+			} else {
+				return "${" + name + "}"
+			}
+		})
+
+		// for k, v := range self.varMap {
+		// 	self.env[k] = v
+		// }
+
+		result = os.ExpandEnv(result)
+		// result = os.Expand(result, func(name string) string {
+		// 	value, ok := self.env[name]
+		// 	if ok {
+		// 		return value
+		// 	} else {
+		// 		return ""
+		// 	}
+		// })
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func (self *TextTemplate) Value(key string) (value string, ok bool) {
+	value, ok = self.varMap[key]
+	return
+}
+
+func (self *TextTemplate) String() string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(self.varMap))
+	for k := range self.varMap {
+		keys = append(keys, k)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s=%#v\n", k, self.varMap[k]))
+	}
+	// for k, v := range self.varMap {
+	// 	sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s=%#v\n", k, v))
+	// }
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+func ParseParamPairsFile(sourceFile string, separator string, hook func(line int, name, value string) (err error)) (err error) {
+	var source io.Reader
+	if source, err = os.Open(sourceFile); err == nil {
+		err = ParseParamPairs(source, separator, hook)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func ParseParamPairs(source io.Reader, separator string, hook func(line int, name, value string) (err error)) (err error) {
+	var content, sep, name, value []byte
+	var sb strings.Builder
+
+	if content, err = ioutil.ReadAll(source); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(separator) == 0 {
+		sep = []byte{' '}
+	} else {
+		sep = []byte(separator)
+	}
+	for lineCount, rawLine := range bytes.Split(content, []byte{'\n'}) {
+		rawLine = bytes.TrimSpace(rawLine)
+		if len(rawLine) == 0 || rawLine[0] == '#' {
+			continue
+		}
+		parts := bytes.SplitN(rawLine, sep, 2)
+		name = bytes.TrimSpace(parts[0])
+		if len(parts) > 1 {
+			value = bytes.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+		} else {
+			value = []byte{}
+		}
+		quoteOn := false
+		escMode := false
+		sb.Reset()
+		for _, c := range value {
+			switch c {
+			case '"':
+				if escMode {
+					sb.WriteByte(c)
+					escMode = false
+				} else {
+					quoteOn = !quoteOn
+				}
+			case '\\':
+				if escMode {
+					sb.WriteByte(c)
+					escMode = false
+				} else {
+					escMode = true
+				}
+			case 'n':
+				if escMode {
+					sb.WriteByte('\n')
+					escMode = false
+				} else {
+					sb.WriteByte(c)
+				}
+			case 'r':
+				if escMode {
+					sb.WriteByte('\r')
+					escMode = false
+				} else {
+					sb.WriteByte(c)
+				}
+			case 't':
+				if escMode {
+					sb.WriteByte('\t')
+					escMode = false
+				} else {
+					sb.WriteByte(c)
+				}
+			case '#':
+				if quoteOn {
+					sb.WriteByte(c)
+				} else if escMode {
+					sb.WriteByte(c)
+					escMode = false
+				} else {
+					goto endloop
+				}
+			default:
+				if escMode {
+					escMode = false
+				}
+				sb.WriteByte(c)
+			}
+		}
+	endloop:
+		if err == nil && quoteOn {
+			err = errors.New("unbalanced quotes")
+			break
+		}
+		if err == nil {
+			if err = hook(lineCount, string(name), sb.String()); err != nil {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/time.go b/time.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70822be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/time.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func StringTimestamp2GoTime(s string) (ts time.Time) {
+	secs, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64)
+	if err == nil {
+		ts = time.Unix(secs, 0)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func StringSeconds2GoDuration(s string) (secs time.Duration) {
+	if len(s) > 0 {
+		if s[len(s)-1] != 's' {
+			s += "s"
+		}
+		secs, _ = time.ParseDuration(s)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// Convert the spec string to a number of seconds.
+// spec is a number, optionally followed by a time unit among 's'(seconds),
+// 'm'(minutes), 'h'(hours), and 'd'(days)
+// If the time unit is omitted, defaultUnit is used.
+// Empty spec returns 0 seconds.
+func ParseTimeInterval(spec string, defaultUnit byte) (interval int64, err error) {
+	var u byte
+	var intVal int
+
+	spec = strings.TrimSpace(spec)
+	if len(spec) == 0 {
+		//err = errors.New(iface.ErrEmptyValue)
+		return
+	}
+	spec = strings.ToLower(spec)
+	u = spec[len(spec)-1]
+	if u >= '0' && u <= '9' {
+		u = 'm'
+	} else {
+		spec = spec[0 : len(spec)-1]
+	}
+	if intVal, err = strconv.Atoi(spec); err != nil {
+		return
+		// } else if intVal <= 0 {
+		// 	err = errors.New(iface.ErrMustBePositive)
+		// 	return
+	}
+
+	switch u {
+	case 's':
+		interval = int64(intVal)
+	case 'm':
+		interval = int64(intVal) * 60
+	case 'h':
+		interval = int64(intVal) * 3600
+	case 'd':
+		interval = int64(intVal) * 86400
+	default:
+		err = fmt.Errorf("invalid time unit %c", u)
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/tty-util.go b/tty-util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7eff9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tty-util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+const STDIN uint = 0
+const STDOUT uint = 1
+const STDERR uint = 2
+
+const (
+	NONE = iota
+	BLACK
+	RED
+	GREEN
+	BLUE
+	BROWN
+	// YELLOW
+	CYAN
+	MAGENTA
+	WHITE
+)
+
+type TTYContext struct {
+	isTTY [3]bool
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) Init() {
+	for i, _ := range self.isTTY {
+		self.isTTY[i] = StreamIsTerminal(getStream(uint(i)))
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) IsTTY(fd uint) bool {
+	if fd == STDERR || fd == STDOUT {
+		return self.isTTY[fd]
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) Clean() {
+	for i, _ := range self.isTTY {
+		self.isTTY[i] = false
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) Bold(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[1m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) BoldOff(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[22m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) Underline(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[4m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) UnderlineOff(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[24m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) Italic(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[3m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) ItalicOff(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[23m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) BlackFg(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[30m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) RedFg(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[31m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) GreenFg(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[32m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) BrownFg(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[33m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) BlueFg(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[34m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) MagentaFg(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[35m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) CyanFg(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[36m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) WhiteFg(fd uint) string {
+	if self.isTTY[fd] {
+		return "\x1b[37m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (self *TTYContext) FgColor(fd uint, n uint) string {
+	var color string
+	switch n {
+	case BLACK:
+		color = self.BlackFg(fd)
+	case WHITE:
+		color = self.WhiteFg(fd)
+	case RED:
+		color = self.RedFg(fd)
+	case GREEN:
+		color = self.GreenFg(fd)
+	case BLUE:
+		color = self.BlueFg(fd)
+	case BROWN:
+		color = self.BrownFg(fd)
+	case CYAN:
+		color = self.CyanFg(fd)
+	case MAGENTA:
+		color = self.MagentaFg(fd)
+	}
+	return color
+}
+
+// func (self *TTYContext) BgColor(fd uint, n int) string {
+// 	var color string
+// 	switch n {
+// 	case BLACK:
+// 		color = self.BlackBg(fd)
+// 	case WHITE:
+// 		color = self.WhiteBg(fd)
+// 	case RED:
+// 		color = self.RedBg(fd)
+// 	case GREEN:
+// 		color = self.GreenBg(fd)
+// 	case CYAN:
+// 		color = self.CyanBg(fd)
+// 	case MAGENTA:
+// 		color = self.MagentaBg(fd)
+// 	}
+// 	return color
+// }
+
+func (self *TTYContext) Reset(fd uint) string {
+	if StreamIsTerminal(getStream(fd)) {
+		return "\x1b[0m"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func getStream(fd uint) *os.File {
+	var s *os.File = nil
+
+	switch fd {
+	case STDOUT:
+		s = os.Stdout
+	case STDERR:
+		s = os.Stderr
+	}
+	return s
+}