diff --git a/src/utils/pathut.cpp b/src/utils/pathut.cpp
index 710cecfb..3bca7390 100644
--- a/src/utils/pathut.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/pathut.cpp
@@ -857,6 +857,22 @@ using namespace std;
 
 #include "pathut.h"
 
+void path_to_thumb(const string& _input)
+{
+    string input(_input);
+    // Make absolute path if needed
+    if (input[0] != '/') {
+        input = path_absolute(input);
+    }
+
+    input = string("file://") + path_canon(input);
+
+    string path;
+    //path = url_encode(input, 7);
+    thumbPathForUrl(input, 7, path);
+    cout << path << endl;
+}
+
 const char *tstvec[] = {"", "/", "/dir", "/dir/", "/dir1/dir2",
                         "/dir1/dir2",
                         "./dir", "./dir1/", "dir", "../dir", "/dir/toto.c",
@@ -955,6 +971,29 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
     pidfile.remove();
 #endif
 
+#if 0
+    if (argc > 1) {
+        cerr <<  "Usage: thumbpath <filepath>" << endl;
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    string input;
+    if (argc == 1) {
+        input = *argv++;
+        if (input.empty())  {
+            cerr << "Usage: thumbpath <filepath>" << endl;
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        path_to_thumb(input);
+    } else {
+        while (getline(cin, input)) {
+            path_to_thumb(input);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    exit(0);
+#endif
+
 #if 0
     if (argc != 1) {
         cerr << "Usage: trpathut <filename>" << endl;