diff --git a/browser_patches/build.sh b/browser_patches/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..207e084603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser_patches/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+set +x
+
+trap "cd $(pwd -P)" EXIT
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+
+if [[ ($1 == '--help') || ($1 == '-h') ]]; then
+  echo "usage: build.sh [firefox|webkit|firefox-beta]"
+  echo
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+if [[ $# == 0 ]]; then
+  echo "missing browser: 'firefox' or 'webkit'"
+  echo "try './build.sh --help' for more information"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ("$1" == "firefox") || ("$1" == "firefox/") || ("$1" == "ff") ]]; then
+  bash ./firefox/build.sh "$@"
+elif [[ ("$1" == "firefox-beta") || ("$1" == "ff-beta") ]]; then
+  bash ./firefox-beta/build.sh "$@"
+elif [[ ("$1" == "webkit") || ("$1" == "webkit/") || ("$1" == "wk") ]]; then
+  bash ./webkit/build.sh "$@"
+elif [[ ("$1" == "chromium") || ("$1" == "chromium/") || ("$1" == "cr") ]]; then
+  bash ./chromium/build.sh "$@"
+elif [[ ("$1" == "winldd") ]]; then
+  bash ./winldd/build.sh "$@"
+elif [[ ("$1" == "ffmpeg") ]]; then
+  bash ./ffmpeg/build.sh "$@"
+else
+  echo ERROR: unknown browser to build - "$1"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
diff --git a/browser_patches/clean.sh b/browser_patches/clean.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4cba35f945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser_patches/clean.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+set +x
+
+trap "cd $(pwd -P)" EXIT
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+
+if [[ ($1 == '--help') || ($1 == '-h') ]]; then
+  echo "usage: clean.sh [firefox|webkit|firefox-beta]"
+  echo
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+if [[ $# == 0 ]]; then
+  echo "missing browser: 'firefox' or 'webkit'"
+  echo "try './clean.sh --help' for more information"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ("$1" == "firefox") || ("$1" == "firefox/") || ("$1" == "ff") ]]; then
+  bash ./firefox/clean.sh "$@"
+elif [[ ("$1" == "firefox-beta") || ("$1" == "ff-beta") ]]; then
+  bash ./firefox-beta/clean.sh "$@"
+elif [[ ("$1" == "webkit") || ("$1" == "webkit/") || ("$1" == "wk") ]]; then
+  bash ./webkit/clean.sh "$@"
+elif [[ ("$1" == "chromium") || ("$1" == "chromium/") || ("$1" == "cr") ]]; then
+  bash ./chromium/clean.sh "$@"
+elif [[ ("$1" == "winldd") ]]; then
+  bash ./winldd/clean.sh "$@"
+elif [[ ("$1" == "ffmpeg") ]]; then
+  bash ./ffmpeg/clean.sh "$@"
+else
+  echo ERROR: unknown browser to build - "$1"
+  exit 1
+fi
+