+extern int uci_rename(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p, char *section, char *option, char *name);
+
+/**
+ * uci_delete_element: Delete a section or option
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @e: element (section or option)
+ */
+extern int uci_delete_element(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_element *e);
+
+/**
+ * uci_delete: Delete a section or option
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @p: uci package
+ * @section: section name
+ * @option: option name (optional)
+ */
+extern int uci_delete(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p, const char *section, const char *option);
+
+/**
+ * uci_save: save change history for a package
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @p: uci_package struct
+ */
+extern int uci_save(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p);
+
+/**
+ * uci_commit: commit changes to a package
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @p: uci_package struct pointer
+ * @overwrite: overwrite existing config data and flush history
+ *
+ * committing may reload the whole uci_package data,
+ * the supplied pointer is updated accordingly
+ */
+extern int uci_commit(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package **p, bool overwrite);