diff --git a/file_helpers.c b/file_helpers.c
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+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "file_helpers.h"
+
+
+char* file_to_string(char* filename) {
+	FILE* fp = fopen(filename,"r");
+
+	fseek(fp,0,SEEK_END);
+	long file_size = ftell(fp);
+	rewind(fp);
+
+	char* buffer = calloc(sizeof(char),file_size+1);
+
+	fread(buffer,1,file_size,fp);
+
+	fclose(fp);
+
+	return buffer;
+	
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+/* Finds the number of lines in a file (Which MUST end in a new-line, if the last
+   line is to be counted) */
+
+int num_of_lines(char* filename) {
+
+	int num_lines = 0;
+	FILE* fp = fopen(filename,"r");
+	
+	if (fp == NULL) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+
+	for (int c = getc(fp); c != EOF; c = getc(fp)) {
+		if (c == '\n') {
+			num_lines++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	fclose(fp);
+
+	return num_lines;
+
+}