diff --git a/mlocatedb-dump/mlocatedb-dump.rb b/mlocatedb-dump/mlocatedb-dump.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9aa42a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mlocatedb-dump/mlocatedb-dump.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# $Id$
+# $URL$
+
+# Parser voor mlocate.db bestanden. Toont een filelisting van alle bestanden
+# uit de database.
+
+# Zie ook: http://linux.die.net/man/5/mlocate.db
+
+# Geen argumenten. Probeert gewoon een bestand met de naam 'mlocate.db'
+# in de huidige dir te openen
+
+def arr2long(arr)
+	return (arr[0]<<24) + (arr[1]<<16) + (arr[2]<<8) + arr[3]
+end
+
+def arr2string(arr)
+	string = ""
+	(0...arr.length).step(2){|i|
+		string += ((arr[i]<<8) + (arr[i+1])).chr
+	}
+	return string
+end
+
+
+fh = File.new("mlocate.db", "r")
+
+magic_number=fh.read(8)
+if magic_number == "\000mlocate"
+#	puts "mlocate database found"
+else
+	puts "Not an mlocate database"
+	exit
+end
+
+configuration_block_size=arr2long(fh.read(4))
+#puts "config block #{configuration_block_size}"
+
+file_format_version=fh.read(1).to_i
+#puts "FF vers #{file_format_version}"
+
+require_visibility=fh.read(1).to_i
+#puts "require visibility #{require_visibility}"
+
+# get rid of padding
+fh.read(2)
+
+#
+dbroot=''
+while (b=fh.read(1)) != "\000"
+	dbroot += b
+end
+
+#puts "DB root: #{dbroot}"
+
+# skip configuration, we don't care much
+bla = fh.read(configuration_block_size)
+#p bla
+
+# skip dir header. Blijkbaar is die toch echt 2 keer 8 bytes
+fh.read(16)
+
+curdir=''
+while (b=fh.read(1)) != "\000"
+	curdir += b
+end
+puts curdir
+if curdir == '/'
+	curdir = ''
+end
+
+while true
+	type = fh.read(1)
+	case type
+		when "\000" then
+			file=''
+			while (b=fh.read(1)) != "\000"
+				file += b
+			end
+			puts "#{curdir}/#{file}"
+		when "\001" then
+			subdir=''
+			while (b=fh.read(1)) != "\000"
+				subdir += b
+			end
+#			puts "#{curdir}/#{subdir}/"
+		when "\002" then
+			# dan komt er vast een nieuwe
+			fh.read(16)
+
+			curdir=''
+			while (b=fh.read(1)) != "\000"
+				curdir += b
+			end
+			puts "#{curdir}/"
+	end
+end