diff --git a/cmd/mungedocs/util.go b/cmd/mungedocs/util.go
index f26df9b714c..8581f5152b9 100644
--- a/cmd/mungedocs/util.go
+++ b/cmd/mungedocs/util.go
@@ -71,3 +71,30 @@ func updateMacroBlock(lines []string, beginMark, endMark, insertThis string) ([]
 	}
 	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
 }
+
+// Tests that a document, represented as a slice of lines, has a line.  Ignores
+// leading and trailing space.
+func hasLine(lines []string, needle string) bool {
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		trimmedLine := strings.Trim(line, " \n")
+		if trimmedLine == needle {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Tests that a document, represented as a slice of lines, has a macro block.
+func hasMacroBlock(lines []string, begin string, end string) bool {
+	foundBegin := false
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		trimmedLine := strings.Trim(line, " \n")
+		switch {
+		case !foundBegin && trimmedLine == begin:
+			foundBegin = true
+		case foundBegin && trimmedLine == end:
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/cmd/mungedocs/util_test.go b/cmd/mungedocs/util_test.go
index 49fbcee6381..30d85d5a2b4 100644
--- a/cmd/mungedocs/util_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mungedocs/util_test.go
@@ -60,3 +60,51 @@ func Test_updateMacroBlock_errors(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Error(t, err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHasLine(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		lines    []string
+		needle   string
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{[]string{"abc", "def", "ghi"}, "abc", true},
+		{[]string{"  abc", "def", "ghi"}, "abc", true},
+		{[]string{"abc  ", "def", "ghi"}, "abc", true},
+		{[]string{"\n abc", "def", "ghi"}, "abc", true},
+		{[]string{"abc \n", "def", "ghi"}, "abc", true},
+		{[]string{"abc", "def", "ghi"}, "def", true},
+		{[]string{"abc", "def", "ghi"}, "ghi", true},
+		{[]string{"abc", "def", "ghi"}, "xyz", false},
+	}
+
+	for i, c := range cases {
+		if hasLine(c.lines, c.needle) != c.expected {
+			t.Errorf("case[%d]: %q, expected %t, got %t", i, c.needle, c.expected, !c.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHasMacroBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		lines    []string
+		begin    string
+		end      string
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{[]string{"<<<", ">>>"}, "<<<", ">>>", true},
+		{[]string{"<<<", "abc", ">>>"}, "<<<", ">>>", true},
+		{[]string{"<<<", "<<<", "abc", ">>>"}, "<<<", ">>>", true},
+		{[]string{"<<<", "abc", ">>>", ">>>"}, "<<<", ">>>", true},
+		{[]string{"<<<", ">>>", "<<<", ">>>"}, "<<<", ">>>", true},
+		{[]string{"<<<"}, "<<<", ">>>", false},
+		{[]string{">>>"}, "<<<", ">>>", false},
+		{[]string{"<<<", "abc"}, "<<<", ">>>", false},
+		{[]string{"abc", ">>>"}, "<<<", ">>>", false},
+	}
+
+	for i, c := range cases {
+		if hasMacroBlock(c.lines, c.begin, c.end) != c.expected {
+			t.Errorf("case[%d]: %q,%q, expected %t, got %t", i, c.begin, c.end, c.expected, !c.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}