+extern void *hash_find (struct hash_control *, const char *key);
+
+/* As hash_find, but KEY is of length LEN and is not guaranteed to be
+ NUL-terminated. */
+
+extern void *hash_find_n (struct hash_control *, const char *key, size_t len);
+
+/* Delete an entry from a hash table. This returns the value stored
+ for that entry, or NULL if there is no such entry. */
+
+extern void *hash_delete (struct hash_control *, const char *key, int);