diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/global/fileOperations/fileOperation/fileOperation.C b/src/OpenFOAM/global/fileOperations/fileOperation/fileOperation.C
index 608a87a25..8c8640ff0 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/global/fileOperations/fileOperation/fileOperation.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/global/fileOperations/fileOperation/fileOperation.C
@@ -1164,6 +1164,8 @@ Foam::label Foam::fileOperation::detectProcessorPath(const fileName& fName)
 }
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Global Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
 const Foam::fileOperation& Foam::fileHandler()
 {
     if (!fileOperation::fileHandlerPtr_.valid())
@@ -1203,4 +1205,44 @@ void Foam::fileHandler(autoPtr<fileOperation>& newHandlerPtr)
 }
 
 
+Foam::fileName Foam::search(const word& file, const fileName& directory)
+{
+    // Search the current directory for the file
+    fileNameList files(fileHandler().readDir(directory));
+    forAll(files, i)
+    {
+        if (files[i] == file)
+        {
+            return directory/file;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // If not found search each of the sub-directories
+    fileNameList dirs(fileHandler().readDir(directory, fileName::DIRECTORY));
+    forAll(dirs, i)
+    {
+        fileName path = search(file, directory/dirs[i]);
+        if (path != fileName::null)
+        {
+            return path;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return fileName::null;
+}
+
+
+void Foam::cpFiles(const fileName& srcDir, const fileName& targetDir)
+{
+    mkDir(targetDir);
+
+    const fileNameList srcFiles(readDir(srcDir, fileName::FILE, true));
+
+    forAll(srcFiles, filei)
+    {
+        cp(srcDir/srcFiles[filei], targetDir);
+    }
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/global/fileOperations/fileOperation/fileOperation.H b/src/OpenFOAM/global/fileOperations/fileOperation/fileOperation.H
index 2f56e7094..2ea2832a7 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/global/fileOperations/fileOperation/fileOperation.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/global/fileOperations/fileOperation/fileOperation.H
@@ -536,6 +536,14 @@ const fileOperation& fileHandler();
 //- Reset file handler
 void fileHandler(autoPtr<fileOperation>&);
 
+//- Recursively search the given directory for the file
+//  returning the path relative to the directory or
+//  fileName::null if not found
+fileName search(const word& file, const fileName& directory);
+
+//- Copy all the files from the source to the target directory
+void cpFiles(const fileName& srcDir, const fileName& targetDir);
+
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/fileName/fileName.C b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/fileName/fileName.C
index d240e65b4..45aa3dc43 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/fileName/fileName.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/fileName/fileName.C
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ License
 #include "wordList.H"
 #include "DynamicList.H"
 #include "OSspecific.H"
-#include "fileOperation.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -397,46 +396,4 @@ Foam::fileName Foam::operator/(const string& a, const string& b)
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Global Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::fileName Foam::search(const word& file, const fileName& directory)
-{
-    // Search the current directory for the file
-    fileNameList files(fileHandler().readDir(directory));
-    forAll(files, i)
-    {
-        if (files[i] == file)
-        {
-            return directory/file;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // If not found search each of the sub-directories
-    fileNameList dirs(fileHandler().readDir(directory, fileName::DIRECTORY));
-    forAll(dirs, i)
-    {
-        fileName path = search(file, directory/dirs[i]);
-        if (path != fileName::null)
-        {
-            return path;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return fileName::null;
-}
-
-
-void Foam::cpFiles(const fileName& srcDir, const fileName& targetDir)
-{
-    mkDir(targetDir);
-
-    const fileNameList srcFiles(readDir(srcDir, fileName::FILE, true));
-
-    forAll(srcFiles, filei)
-    {
-        cp(srcDir/srcFiles[filei], targetDir);
-    }
-}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/fileName/fileName.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/fileName/fileName.H
index 01765ce9e..c27259c5f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/fileName/fileName.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/fileName/fileName.H
@@ -242,14 +242,6 @@ public:
 //- Assemble words and fileNames as pathnames by adding a '/' separator
 fileName operator/(const string&, const string&);
 
-//- Recursively search the given directory for the file
-//  returning the path relative to the directory or
-//  fileName::null if not found
-fileName search(const word& file, const fileName& directory);
-
-//- Copy all the files from the source to the target directory
-void cpFiles(const fileName& srcDir, const fileName& targetDir);
-
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //