diff --git a/tools/fsutil/bsdfs.h b/tools/fsutil/bsdfs.h
index bd54e8b..ee11332 100644
--- a/tools/fsutil/bsdfs.h
+++ b/tools/fsutil/bsdfs.h
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ int fs_inode_write (fs_inode_t *inode, unsigned long offset,
 int fs_inode_alloc (fs_t *fs, fs_inode_t *inode);
 int fs_inode_by_name (fs_t *fs, fs_inode_t *inode, const char *name,
     fs_op_t op, int mode);
+int fs_inode_lookup (fs_t *fs, fs_inode_t *inode, const char *name);
+int fs_inode_create (fs_t *fs, fs_inode_t *inode, const char *name, int mode);
+int fs_inode_delete (fs_t *fs, fs_inode_t *inode, const char *name);
+int fs_inode_link (fs_t *fs, fs_inode_t *inode, const char *name, int mode);
 int inode_build_list (fs_t *fs);
 
 int fs_write_block (fs_t *fs, unsigned bnum, unsigned char *data);
diff --git a/tools/fsutil/file.c b/tools/fsutil/file.c
index 13d650c..50b4f37 100644
--- a/tools/fsutil/file.c
+++ b/tools/fsutil/file.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ extern int verbose;
 
 int fs_file_create (fs_t *fs, fs_file_t *file, const char *name, int mode)
 {
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &file->inode, name, INODE_OP_CREATE, mode)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_create (fs, &file->inode, name, mode)) {
         fprintf (stderr, "%s: inode open failed\n", name);
         return 0;
     }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int fs_file_create (fs_t *fs, fs_file_t *file, const char *name, int mode)
 
 int fs_file_open (fs_t *fs, fs_file_t *file, const char *name, int wflag)
 {
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &file->inode, name, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &file->inode, name)) {
         fprintf (stderr, "%s: inode open failed\n", name);
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/tools/fsutil/fsutil.c b/tools/fsutil/fsutil.c
index 05bc81a..721b467 100644
--- a/tools/fsutil/fsutil.c
+++ b/tools/fsutil/fsutil.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void add_directory (fs_t *fs, char *name, int mode, int owner, int group)
         *p = 0;
     else
         *buf = 0;
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &parent, buf, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &parent, buf)) {
         fprintf (stderr, "%s: cannot open directory\n", buf);
         return;
     }
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void add_directory (fs_t *fs, char *name, int mode, int owner, int group)
     /* Create directory. */
     mode &= 07777;
     mode |= INODE_MODE_FDIR;
-    int done = fs_inode_by_name (fs, &dir, name, INODE_OP_CREATE, mode);
+    int done = fs_inode_create (fs, &dir, name, mode);
     if (! done) {
         fprintf (stderr, "%s: directory inode create failed\n", name);
         return;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void add_directory (fs_t *fs, char *name, int mode, int owner, int group)
     /* Make parent link '..' */
     strcpy (buf, name);
     strcat (buf, "/..");
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &dir, buf, INODE_OP_LINK, parent.number)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_link (fs, &dir, buf, parent.number)) {
         fprintf (stderr, "%s: dotdot link failed\n", name);
         return;
     }
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void add_device (fs_t *fs, char *name, int mode, int owner, int group,
 
     mode &= 07777;
     mode |= (type == 'b') ? INODE_MODE_FBLK : INODE_MODE_FCHR;
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &dev, name, INODE_OP_CREATE, mode)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_create (fs, &dev, name, mode)) {
         fprintf (stderr, "%s: device inode create failed\n", name);
         return;
     }
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ void add_hardlink (fs_t *fs, const char *path, const char *link)
     fs_inode_t source, target;
 
     /* Find source. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &source, link, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &source, link)) {
         fprintf (stderr, "%s: link source not found\n", link);
         return;
     }
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ void add_hardlink (fs_t *fs, const char *path, const char *link)
     }
 
     /* Create target link. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &target, path, INODE_OP_LINK, source.number)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_link (fs, &target, path, source.number)) {
         fprintf (stderr, "%s: link failed\n", path);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/tools/fsutil/inode.c b/tools/fsutil/inode.c
index a07a1c5..38bdc22 100644
--- a/tools/fsutil/inode.c
+++ b/tools/fsutil/inode.c
@@ -851,3 +851,44 @@ int fs_inode_alloc (fs_t *fs, fs_inode_t *inode)
         }
     }
 }
+
+/*
+ * Find inode by name.
+ * Return 0 on any error.
+ * Return 1 when the inode was found.
+ */
+int fs_inode_lookup (fs_t *fs, fs_inode_t *inode, const char *name)
+{
+    return fs_inode_by_name (fs, inode, name, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create inode by name.
+ * Return 0 on any error.
+ * Return 1 when the inode was found.
+ * Return 2 when the inode was created.
+ */
+int fs_inode_create (fs_t *fs, fs_inode_t *inode, const char *name, int mode)
+{
+    return fs_inode_by_name (fs, inode, name, INODE_OP_CREATE, mode);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Delete inode by name.
+ * Return 0 on any error.
+ * Return 2 when the inode was created.
+ */
+int fs_inode_delete (fs_t *fs, fs_inode_t *inode, const char *name)
+{
+    return fs_inode_by_name (fs, inode, name, INODE_OP_DELETE, 0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create a new link for the inode.
+ * Return 0 on any error.
+ * Return 2 when the inode was linked.
+ */
+int fs_inode_link (fs_t *fs, fs_inode_t *inode, const char *name, int inum)
+{
+    return fs_inode_by_name (fs, inode, name, INODE_OP_LINK, inum);
+}
diff --git a/tools/fsutil/mount.c b/tools/fsutil/mount.c
index 9e451ad..69f5a60 100644
--- a/tools/fsutil/mount.c
+++ b/tools/fsutil/mount.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int op_getattr(const char *path, struct stat *statbuf)
 
     printlog("--- op_getattr(path=\"%s\", statbuf=%p)\n", path, statbuf);
 
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &inode, path)) {
         printlog("--- search failed\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ int op_unlink(const char *path)
     printlog("--- op_unlink(path=\"%s\")\n", path);
 
     /* Get the file type. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &inode, path)) {
         printlog("--- search failed\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ int op_unlink(const char *path)
     }
 
     /* Delete file. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_DELETE, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_delete (fs, &inode, path)) {
         printlog("--- delete failed\n");
         return -EIO;
     }
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ int op_rmdir(const char *path)
     printlog("--- op_rmdir(path=\"%s\")\n", path);
 
     /* Get the file type. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &inode, path)) {
         printlog("--- search failed\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
@@ -357,20 +357,20 @@ int op_rmdir(const char *path)
         *p = 0;
     else
         *buf = 0;
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &parent, buf, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &parent, buf)) {
         printlog("--- parent not found\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
 
     /* Delete directory.
      * Need to decrease a link count first. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &inode, path)) {
         printlog("--- directory not found\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
     --inode.nlink;
     fs_inode_save (&inode, 1);
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_DELETE, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_delete (fs, &inode, path)) {
         printlog("--- delete failed\n");
         return -EIO;
     }
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ int op_mkdir(const char *path, mode_t mode)
         *p = 0;
     else
         *buf = 0;
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &parent, buf, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &parent, buf)) {
         printlog("--- parent not found\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ int op_mkdir(const char *path, mode_t mode)
     /* Create directory. */
     mode &= 07777;
     mode |= INODE_MODE_FDIR;
-    int done = fs_inode_by_name (fs, &dir, path, INODE_OP_CREATE, mode);
+    int done = fs_inode_create (fs, &dir, path, mode);
     if (! done) {
         printlog("--- cannot create dir inode\n");
         return -ENOENT;
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ int op_mkdir(const char *path, mode_t mode)
     /* Make parent link '..' */
     strcpy (buf, path);
     strcat (buf, "/..");
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &dir, buf, INODE_OP_LINK, parent.number)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_link (fs, &dir, buf, parent.number)) {
         printlog("--- dotdot link failed\n");
         return -EIO;
     }
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ int op_link(const char *path, const char *newpath)
     printlog("--- op_link(path=\"%s\", newpath=\"%s\")\n", path, newpath);
 
     /* Find source. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &source, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &source, path)) {
         printlog("--- source not found\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ int op_link(const char *path, const char *newpath)
     }
 
     /* Create target link. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &target, newpath, INODE_OP_LINK, source.number)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_link (fs, &target, newpath, source.number)) {
         printlog("--- link failed\n");
         return -EIO;
     }
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ int op_rename(const char *path, const char *newpath)
     printlog("--- op_rename(path=\"%s\", newpath=\"%s\")\n", path, newpath);
 
     /* Find source and increase the link count. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &source, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &source, path)) {
         printlog("--- source not found\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
@@ -487,13 +487,13 @@ int op_rename(const char *path, const char *newpath)
     fs_inode_save (&source, 1);
 
     /* Create target link. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &target, newpath, INODE_OP_LINK, source.number)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_link (fs, &target, newpath, source.number)) {
         printlog("--- link failed\n");
         return -EIO;
     }
 
     /* Delete the source. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &source, path, INODE_OP_DELETE, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_delete (fs, &source, path)) {
         printlog("--- delete failed\n");
         return -EIO;
     }
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ int op_mknod(const char *path, mode_t mode, dev_t dev)
         path, mode, dev);
 
     /* Check if the file already exists. */
-    if (fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (fs_inode_lookup (fs, &inode, path)) {
         printlog("--- already exists\n");
         return -EEXIST;
     }
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ int op_mknod(const char *path, mode_t mode, dev_t dev)
         return -EINVAL;
 
     /* Create the file. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_CREATE, mode)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_create (fs, &inode, path, mode)) {
         printlog("--- create failed\n");
         return -EIO;
     }
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ int op_readlink(const char *path, char *link, size_t size)
         path, link, size);
 
     /* Open the file. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &inode, path)) {
         printlog("--- file not found\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
@@ -588,14 +588,14 @@ int op_symlink(const char *path, const char *newpath)
     printlog("--- op_symlink(path=\"%s\", newpath=\"%s\")\n", path, newpath);
 
     /* Check if the file already exists. */
-    if (fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, newpath, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (fs_inode_lookup (fs, &inode, newpath)) {
         printlog("--- already exists\n");
         return -EEXIST;
     }
 
     /* Create symlink. */
     mode = 0777 | INODE_MODE_FLNK;
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, newpath, INODE_OP_CREATE, mode)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_create (fs, &inode, newpath, mode)) {
         printlog("--- create failed\n");
         return -EIO;
     }
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ int op_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mode)
     printlog("--- op_chmod(path=\"%s\", mode=0%03o)\n", path, mode);
 
     /* Open the file. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &inode, path)) {
         printlog("--- file not found\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ int op_chown(const char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
     printlog("--- op_chown(path=\"%s\", uid=%d, gid=%d)\n", path, uid, gid);
 
     /* Open the file. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &inode, path)) {
         printlog("--- file not found\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ int op_utime(const char *path, struct utimbuf *ubuf)
     printlog("--- op_utime(path=\"%s\", ubuf=%p)\n", path, ubuf);
 
     /* Open the file. */
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &inode, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &inode, path)) {
         printlog("--- file not found\n");
         return -ENOENT;
     }
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ int op_readdir(const char *path, void *buf, fuse_fill_dir_t filler, off_t offset
     printlog("--- op_readdir(path=\"%s\", buf=%p, filler=%p, offset=%lld, fi=%p)\n",
         path, buf, filler, offset, fi);
 
-    if (! fs_inode_by_name (fs, &dir, path, INODE_OP_LOOKUP, 0)) {
+    if (! fs_inode_lookup (fs, &dir, path)) {
         printlog("--- cannot find path %s\n", path);
         return -ENOENT;
     }