Index: lit/lit/TestRunner.py
===================================================================
--- lit/lit/TestRunner.py
+++ lit/lit/TestRunner.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+import difflib
+import itertools
 import os, signal, subprocess, sys
 import re
+import stat
 import platform
+import shutil
 import tempfile
 import threading
 
@@ -302,6 +306,137 @@
         return stdout.getvalue()
     return ""
 
+def sort_expand_args(args, cwd):
+    result = expand_glob_expressions(args, cwd)[1:]
+    # Move the options to the begining of the args list.
+    result.sort(key=lambda x: x[0]!='-')
+    return result
+
+def check_option_in_arg(option, arg, flag):
+    arg_without_option = filter(lambda char: char != option, arg)
+    flag = flag or (len(arg_without_option) != len(arg))
+    return flag, arg_without_option
+
+def executeBuiltinMkdir(cmd, cmd_shenv):
+    """executeBuiltinMkdir - Create new directories."""
+    args = sort_expand_args(cmd.args, cmd_shenv.cwd)
+    dirs = []
+    parent = False
+    for idx, arg in enumerate(args):
+        if arg[0] != '-':
+            dirs = args[idx:]
+            break
+        parent, remaining_arg = check_option_in_arg('p', arg[1:], parent)
+        if len(remaining_arg) > 0:
+            raise InternalShellError(cmd, "Unsupported: 'mkdir' does not "
+                                          "support -%s option" % remaining_arg)
+    if len(dirs) == 0:
+        raise InternalShellError(cmd, "Error: 'mkdir' is missing an operand")
+
+    for dir in dirs:
+        if not os.path.isabs(dir):
+            dir = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(cmd_shenv.cwd, dir))
+        if parent:
+            lit.util.mkdir_p(dir)
+        else:
+            try:
+                os.mkdir(dir)
+            except OSError as e:
+                raise InternalShellError(cmd, "Error: 'mkdir' command failed")
+
+def executeBuiltinDiff(cmd, cmd_shenv):
+    """executeBuiltinDiff - Compare files line by line."""
+    args = sort_expand_args(cmd.args, cmd_shenv.cwd)
+
+    files, filelines, filepaths = ([] for i in range(3))
+    ignore_all_space = False
+    ignore_space_change = False
+    unified_diff = False
+    for idx, arg in enumerate(args):
+        if arg [0] != '-':
+            files = args[idx:]
+            break
+        arg = arg[1:]
+        ignore_all_space, arg = check_option_in_arg('w', arg, ignore_all_space)
+        ignore_space_change, arg = check_option_in_arg('b', arg, ignore_space_change)
+        unified_diff, arg = check_option_in_arg('u', arg, unified_diff)
+        if len(arg) > 0:
+            raise InternalShellError(cmd, "Unsupported: 'diff' does not "
+                                          "support -%s option" % arg)
+
+    if len(files) != 2:
+        raise InternalShellError(cmd, "Error:  missing or extra operand")
+
+    different = False
+    try:
+        for file in files:
+            if not os.path.isabs(file):
+                file = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(cmd_shenv.cwd, file))
+            filepaths.append(file)
+            with open(file, 'r') as f:
+                filelines.append(f.readlines())
+
+        if ignore_all_space or ignore_space_change:
+            separator = '' if ignore_all_space else ' '
+            for idx, lines in enumerate(filelines):
+                filelines[idx] = [ separator.join(line.split()) for line in lines ]
+
+        func = difflib.unified_diff if unified_diff else difflib.context_diff
+        for diff in func(filelines[0], filelines[1], filepaths[0], filepaths[1]):
+            sys.stdout.write(diff)
+            different = True
+    except IOError as e:
+        raise InternalShellError(cmd, "Error: 'diff' command failed")
+
+    if different:
+        raise InternalShellError(cmd, "Error: The contents "
+                                      "of fromfile and tofile are different")
+
+def executeBuiltinRm(cmd, cmd_shenv):
+    """executeBuiltinRm - Removes (deletes) files or directories."""
+    args = sort_expand_args(cmd.args, cmd_shenv.cwd)
+
+    force = False
+    recursive = False
+    for idx, arg in enumerate(args):
+        if arg [0] != '-':
+            args = args[idx:]
+            break
+        arg = arg[1:]
+        force, arg = check_option_in_arg('f', arg, force)
+        recursive, arg = check_option_in_arg('r', arg, recursive)
+        recursive, arg = check_option_in_arg('R', arg, recursive)
+        if len(arg) > 0:
+            raise InternalShellError(cmd, "Unsupported: 'rm' does not "
+                                          "support -%s option" % arg)
+    if len(args) == 0:
+        raise InternalShellError(cmd, "Error: 'rm' is missing an operand")
+		
+    def on_rm_error(func, path, exc_info):
+        # path contains the path of the file that couldn't be removed
+        # let's just assume that it's read-only and remove it.
+        os.chmod(path, stat.S_IMODE( os.stat(path).st_mode) | stat.S_IWRITE)
+        os.remove(path)
+
+    for dir in args:
+        if not os.path.isabs(dir):
+            dir = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(cmd_shenv.cwd, dir))
+        if force and not os.path.exists(dir):
+            continue
+        try:
+            if os.path.isdir(dir):
+                if not recursive:
+                    raise InternalShellError(cmd, "Error: "
+                                                  "%s is a directory" % dir)
+                shutil.rmtree(dir, onerror = on_rm_error if force else None)
+            else:
+                if force and not os.access(dir, os.W_OK):
+                    os.chmod(dir,
+                             stat.S_IMODE(os.stat(dir).st_mode) | stat.S_IWRITE)
+                os.remove(dir)
+        except OSError as e:
+            raise InternalShellError(cmd, "Error: 'rm' command failed")
+
 def processRedirects(cmd, stdin_source, cmd_shenv, opened_files):
     """Return the standard fds for cmd after applying redirects
 
@@ -460,6 +595,27 @@
         updateEnv(shenv, cmd.commands[0])
         return 0
 
+    if cmd.commands[0].args[0] == 'mkdir':
+        if len(cmd.commands) != 1:
+            raise InternalShellError(cmd.commands[0], "Unsupported: 'mkdir' "
+                                     "cannot be part of a pipeline")
+        executeBuiltinMkdir(cmd.commands[0], shenv)
+        return 0
+
+    if cmd.commands[0].args[0] == 'diff':
+        if len(cmd.commands) != 1:
+            raise InternalShellError(cmd.commands[0], "Unsupported: 'diff' "
+                                     "cannot be part of a pipeline")
+        executeBuiltinDiff(cmd.commands[0], shenv)
+        return 0
+
+    if cmd.commands[0].args[0] == 'rm':
+        if len(cmd.commands) != 1:
+            raise InternalShellError(cmd.commands[0], "Unsupported: 'rm' "
+                                     "cannot be part of a pipeline")
+        executeBuiltinRm(cmd.commands[0], shenv)
+        return 0
+
     procs = []
     default_stdin = subprocess.PIPE
     stderrTempFiles = []
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/check_path.py
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/check_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def check_path(argv):
+    if len(argv) < 3:
+        print("Wrong number of args")
+        return 1
+
+    type = argv[1]
+    paths = argv[2:]
+    exit_code = 0
+
+    if type == 'dir':
+        for idx, dir in enumerate(paths):
+            print(os.path.isdir(dir))
+    elif type == 'file':
+        for idx, file in enumerate(paths):
+            print(os.path.isfile(file))
+    else:
+        print("Unrecognised type {}".format(type))
+        exit_code = 1
+    return exit_code
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit (check_path (sys.argv))
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-0.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on a unsupported diff (cannot be part of a pipeline).
+#
+# RUN: diff diff-error-0.txt diff-error-0.txt | echo Output
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-1.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on a unsupported diff (not support the -B option).
+#
+# RUN: diff -B temp1.txt temp2.txt
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-2.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on an internal shell error (missing tofile)
+#
+# RUN: diff temp.txt
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-3.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on an internal shell error (unable to find compared files)
+#
+# RUN: diff temp.txt temp1.txt
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-4.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-4.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Check error on an internal shell error (file's contexts are different)
+#
+# RUN: echo "hello-first" > %t
+# RUN: echo "hello-second" > %t1
+# RUN: diff %t %t1
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-5.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-5.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on an internal shell error (missing operand)
+#
+# RUN: diff -u
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-6.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/diff-error-6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on an internal shell error (extra operand)
+#
+# RUN: diff -u a.txt b.txt c.txt
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/mkdir-error-0.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/mkdir-error-0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on a unsupported mkdir (cannot be part of a pipeline).
+#
+# RUN: mkdir -p temp | rm -rf temp
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/mkdir-error-1.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/mkdir-error-1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on a unsupported mkdir (only does not support -m option).
+#
+# RUN: mkdir -p -m 777 temp
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/mkdir-error-2.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/mkdir-error-2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on a unsupported mkdir (missing operand).
+#
+# RUN: mkdir -p
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/rm-error-0.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/rm-error-0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on a unsupported rm. (cannot be part of a pipeline)
+#
+# RUN: rm -rf temp | echo "hello"
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/rm-error-1.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/rm-error-1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on a unsupported rm (only does not support -v option).
+#
+# RUN: rm -f -v temp
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/rm-error-2.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/rm-error-2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Check error on a unsupported rm (only supports -f option and in combination with -r).
+#
+# RUN: rm -r hello
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/rm-error-3.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/rm-error-3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Check error on a unsupported rm (can't remove test since it is a directory).
+#
+# RUN: mkdir -p test
+# RUN: rm -f test
Index: lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/valid-shell.txt
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tests/Inputs/shtest-shell/valid-shell.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# Check rm file operations.
+# Check force remove commands success whether the file does or doesn't exist.
+#
+# RUN: rm -f %t.write
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py file %t.write > %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=REMOVE-FILE < %t.out %s
+# RUN: echo "create a temp file" > %t.write
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py file %t.write > %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=FILE-EXIST < %t.out %s
+# RUN: rm -f %t.write
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py file %t.write > %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=REMOVE-FILE < %t.out %s
+#
+# REMOVE-FILE: False
+# FILE-EXIST: True
+#
+# Check mkdir and rm folder operations.
+# Check force remove commands success whether the directory does or doesn't exist.
+#
+# Check the mkdir command with -p option.
+# RUN: rm -f -r %T/test
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py dir %T/test > %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=REMOVE-PARENT-DIR < %t.out %s
+# RUN: mkdir -p %T/test
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py dir %T/test > %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=MAKE-PARENT-DIR < %t.out %s
+# RUN: rm -f -r %T/test
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py dir %T/test > %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=REMOVE-PARENT-DIR < %t.out %s
+#
+# MAKE-PARENT-DIR: True
+# REMOVE-PARENT-DIR: False
+#
+# Check the mkdir command without -p option.
+#
+# RUN: rm -rf %T/test1
+# RUN: mkdir %T/test1
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py dir %T/test1 > %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=MAKE-DIR < %t.out %s
+# RUN: cd %T/test1 && mkdir foo
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py dir %T/test1 > %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=MAKE-DIR < %t.out %s
+# RUN: cd %T && rm -rf %T/test1
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py dir %T/test1 > %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=REMOVE-DIR < %t.out %s
+#
+# MAKE-DIR: True
+# REMOVE-DIR: False
+#
+# Check creating and removing multiple folders and rm * operation.
+#
+# RUN: rm -rf %T/test
+# RUN: mkdir -p %T/test/test1 %T/test/test2
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py dir %T/test %T/test/test1 %T/test/test2 > %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=DIRS-EXIST < %t.out %s
+# RUN: echo "create a temp file" > %T/test/temp.write
+# RUN: echo "create a temp1 file" > %T/test/test1/temp1.write
+# RUN: echo "create a temp2 file" > %T/test/test2/temp2.write
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py file %T/test/temp.write %T/test/test1/temp1.write %T/test/test2/temp2.write> %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=FILES-EXIST < %t.out %s
+# RUN: rm -r -f %T/*
+# RUN: "%{python}" %S/check_path.py dir %T/test > %t.out
+# RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=REMOVE-ALL < %t.out %s
+#
+# DIRS-EXIST: True
+# DIRS-EXIST-NEXT: True
+# DIRS-EXIST-NEXT: True
+# FILES-EXIST: True
+# FILES-EXIST-NEXT: True
+# FILES-EXIST-NEXT: True
+# REMOVE-ALL: False
+#
+# Check diff operations.
+#
+# RUN: echo "hello" > %t.stdout
+# RUN: echo "hello" > %t1.stdout
+# RUN: diff %t.stdout %t1.stdout
+# RUN: diff -u %t.stdout %t1.stdout
+#
+# RUN: mkdir -p %T/dir1 %T/dir2
+# RUN: cd %T/dir1 && echo "hello" > temp1.txt
+# RUN: cd %T/dir2 && echo "hello" > temp2.txt
+# RUN: diff temp2.txt ../dir1/temp1.txt
Index: lit/tests/max-failures.py
===================================================================
--- lit/tests/max-failures.py
+++ lit/tests/max-failures.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #
 # END.
 
-# CHECK: Failing Tests (3)
+# CHECK: Failing Tests (17)
 # CHECK: Failing Tests (1)
 # CHECK: Failing Tests (2)
 # CHECK: error: Setting --max-failures to 0 does not have any effect.
Index: lit/tests/shtest-shell.py
===================================================================
--- lit/tests/shtest-shell.py
+++ lit/tests/shtest-shell.py
@@ -10,6 +10,63 @@
 
 # CHECK: -- Testing:
 
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: diff-error-0.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: diff-error-0.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "diff" "diff-error-0.txt" "diff-error-0.txt"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Unsupported: 'diff' cannot be part of a pipeline
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: diff-error-1.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: diff-error-1.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "diff" "-B" "temp1.txt" "temp2.txt"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Unsupported: 'diff' does not support -B option
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: diff-error-2.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: diff-error-2.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "diff" "temp.txt"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Error:  missing or extra operand
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: diff-error-3.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: diff-error-3.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "diff" "temp.txt" "temp1.txt"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Error: 'diff' command failed
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: diff-error-4.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: diff-error-4.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "diff"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Error: The contents of fromfile and tofile are different
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: diff-error-5.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: diff-error-5.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "diff"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Error:  missing or extra operand
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: diff-error-6.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: diff-error-6.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "diff"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Error:  missing or extra operand
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
 # CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: error-0.txt
 # CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: error-0.txt' FAILED ***
 # CHECK: $ "not-a-real-command"
@@ -20,6 +77,7 @@
 
 # FIXME: The output here sucks.
 #
+
 # CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: error-1.txt
 # CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: error-1.txt' FAILED ***
 # CHECK: shell parser error on: 'echo "missing quote'
@@ -30,7 +88,65 @@
 # CHECK: Unsupported redirect:
 # CHECK: ***
 
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: mkdir-error-0.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: mkdir-error-0.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "mkdir" "-p" "temp"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Unsupported: 'mkdir' cannot be part of a pipeline
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: mkdir-error-1.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: mkdir-error-1.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "mkdir" "-p" "-m" "777" "temp"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Unsupported: 'mkdir' does not support -m option
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: mkdir-error-2.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: mkdir-error-2.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "mkdir" "-p"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Error: 'mkdir' is missing an operand
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
 # CHECK: PASS: shtest-shell :: redirects.txt
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: rm-error-0.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: rm-error-0.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "rm" "-rf" "temp"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Unsupported: 'rm' cannot be part of a pipeline
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: rm-error-1.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: rm-error-1.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "rm" "-f" "-v" "temp"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Unsupported: 'rm' does not support -v option
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: rm-error-2.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: rm-error-2.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "rm" "-r" "hello"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: Error: 'rm' command failed
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
+# CHECK: FAIL: shtest-shell :: rm-error-3.txt
+# CHECK: *** TEST 'shtest-shell :: rm-error-3.txt' FAILED ***
+# CHECK: $ "rm" "-f" "test"
+# CHECK: # command stderr:
+# CHECK: test is a directory
+# CHECK: error: command failed with exit status: 127
+# CHECK: ***
+
 # CHECK: PASS: shtest-shell :: sequencing-0.txt
 # CHECK: XFAIL: shtest-shell :: sequencing-1.txt
-# CHECK: Failing Tests (3)
+# CHECK: PASS: shtest-shell :: valid-shell.txt
+# CHECK: Failing Tests (17)