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diff --git a/src/FileUtils.py b/src/FileUtils.py
index 2b89adf..ac50b8a 100644
--- a/src/FileUtils.py
+++ b/src/FileUtils.py
@@ -27,3 +27,25 @@ def mkdir_p(path, mode):
     except:
         pass
     
+
+
+def find_file_paths(root, target_filenames=[], return_first = False):
+    """
+    Search beneath root for files whose names are contained in the
+    target_filenames list. If return_first is True, then return as
+    soon as a match is found. Otherwise, return once all matching
+    paths have been found. Either way, the result is a list containing
+    all matched paths (even if we only matched one).
+    """
+    found_files = []
+    
+    for folder, subfolders, files in os.walk(root):
+        for f in files:
+            for t in target_filenames:
+                if (f == t):
+                    if return_first:
+                        return [os.path.join(folder, f)]
+                    else:
+                        found_files.append(os.path.join(folder, f))
+
+    return found_files