--- orig/idutils-4.2/src/mkid.c	2006-07-22 05:38:03.000000000 +0200
+++ changed/idutils-4.2/src/mkid.c	2009-10-16 10:24:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 
 static struct option const long_options[] =
 {
+  { "list", required_argument, 0, 'L' },
   { "file", required_argument, 0, 'f' },
   { "output", required_argument, 0, 'o' },
   { "include", required_argument, 0, 'i' },
@@ -207,10 +208,10 @@
   bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
   textdomain (PACKAGE);
 #endif
-
+   char *listname = 0;
   for (;;)
     {
-      int optc = getopt_long (argc, argv, "o:f:i:x:l:m:d:p:vVs",
+      int optc = getopt_long (argc, argv, "L:o:f:i:x:l:m:d:p:vVs",
 			      long_options, (int *) 0);
       if (optc < 0)
 	break;
@@ -218,7 +219,9 @@
 	{
 	case 0:
 	  break;
-
+   case 'L':
+     listname = optarg;
+     break;
 	case 'o':
 	case 'f':
 	  idh.idh_file_name = optarg;
@@ -275,20 +278,36 @@
   argc -= optind;
   argv += optind;
 
-  /* If no file or directory options exist, walk the current directory.  */
-  if (argc == 0)
-    {
-      static char dot[] = ".";
-      static char *dotp = dot;
-      argc = 1;
-      argv = &dotp;
-    }
-
   language_getopt ();
   assert_writeable (idh.idh_file_name);
   if (cw_dlink == 0)
     cw_dlink = init_walker (&idh);
   parse_language_map (lang_map_file_name);
+  /* If no file or directory options exist, walk the current directory.  */
+  if (argc == 0)
+  {
+     if(listname == 0) {
+        static char dot[] = ".";
+        static char *dotp = dot;
+        argc = 1;
+        argv = &dotp;
+     }
+     else {
+         char line[400];
+         FILE *listfile = fopen (listname, "r");
+         if ( listfile)
+         {
+            while( fgets(line, 400, listfile)) {
+               line[strlen(line)-1]=0;               
+               struct file_link *flink = parse_file_name (line, cw_dlink);
+               if (flink)
+	               walk_flink (flink, 0);
+            } 
+         }
+     }
+  }
+
+
 
   /* Walk the file and directory names given on the command line.  */
   while (argc--)