diff --git a/src/initialize_unit_tests_toolbox.m b/src/initialize_unit_tests_toolbox.m
index e18a9347cb7a7da499b9b4e6c13f68ff5cffb457..df3db508437fb22393f35fee7d59efc042f6df05 100644
--- a/src/initialize_unit_tests_toolbox.m
+++ b/src/initialize_unit_tests_toolbox.m
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@ unit_tests_src_root = strrep(which('initialize_unit_tests_toolbox'),'initialize_
 
 if ~exist('isoctave','file') 
     addpath([unit_tests_src_root '/missing/isoctave'])
-end
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+end
+
+if ~exist('skipline','file')
+    addpath([unit_tests_src_root '/missing/skipline'])
+end
diff --git a/src/missing/skipline/skipline.m b/src/missing/skipline/skipline.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5b311ab937d912f690dc50ede578e3855e6dda4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/missing/skipline/skipline.m
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+function skipline(n, fid)
+% This function prints n newlines to fid
+%
+% INPUTS 
+%
+%   n        [integer]    Number of newlines to print
+%   fid      [integer]    file id returned by fopen
+%    
+% OUTPUTS 
+%   None
+%
+
+% Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Dynare Team
+%
+% This file is part of Dynare.
+%
+% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+% (at your option) any later version.
+%
+% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+% GNU General Public License for more details.
+%
+% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+% along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.    
+
+if nargin < 2
+    fid = 1;
+    if nargin < 1
+        n = 1;
+    end
+end
+
+for i=1:n
+    fprintf(fid,'\n');
+end
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