diff --git a/tools/benchmark.php b/tools/benchmark.php
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+++ b/tools/benchmark.php
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+#!/usr/bin/php
+<?php
+/*
+ *  benchmark.php - benchmarks thumbnailing methods
+ *
+ */
+
+require dirname(__FILE__) . '/inc/cli.php';
+require 'inc/image.php';
+
+// move back to this directory
+chdir(dirname(__FILE__));
+
+if(count($argv) != 2)
+	die("Usage: {$argv[0]} [file]\n");
+
+$file = $argv[1];
+$extension = strtolower(substr($file, strrpos($file, '.') + 1));
+$out = tempnam($config['tmp'], 'thumb');
+$count = 300;
+
+function benchmark($method) {
+	global $config, $file, $extension, $out, $count;
+	
+	$config['thumb_method'] = $method;
+	
+	printf("Method: %s\nThumbnailing %d times... ", $method, $count);
+	
+	$start = microtime(true);
+	for($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
+		$image = new Image($file, $extension);
+		$thumb = $image->resize(
+			$config['thumb_ext'] ? $config['thumb_ext'] : $extension,
+			$config['thumb_width'],
+			$config['thumb_height']
+		);
+		
+		$thumb->to($out);
+		$thumb->_destroy();
+		$image->destroy();
+	}
+	$end = microtime(true);
+	
+	printf("Took %.2f seconds (%.2f/second; %.2f ms)\n", $end - $start, $rate = ($count / ($end - $start)), 1000 / $rate);
+	
+	unlink($out);
+}
+
+benchmark('gd');
+benchmark('imagick');
+benchmark('convert');
+
diff --git a/tools/inc/cli.php b/tools/inc/cli.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..294609cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/inc/cli.php
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+<?php
+
+/*
+ *  This script will look for Tinyboard in the following places (in order):
+ *    - $TINYBOARD_PATH environment varaible
+ *    - ./
+ *    - ./Tinyboard/
+ *    - ../
+ */
+
+set_time_limit(0);
+$shell_path = getcwd();
+
+if(getenv('TINYBOARD_PATH') !== false)
+	$dir = getenv('TINYBOARD_PATH');
+elseif(file_exists('inc/functions.php'))
+	$dir = false;
+elseif(file_exists('Tinyboard') && is_dir('Tinyboard') && file_exists('Tinyboard/inc/functions.php'))
+	$dir = 'Tinyboard';
+elseif(file_exists('../inc/functions.php'))
+	$dir = '..';
+else
+	die("Could not locate Tinyboard directory!\n");
+
+if($dir && !chdir($dir))
+	die("Could not change directory to {$dir}\n");
+
+if(!getenv('TINYBOARD_PATH')) {
+	// follow symlink
+	chdir(realpath('inc') . '/..');
+}
+
+putenv('TINYBOARD_PATH=' . getcwd());
+
+require 'inc/functions.php';
+require 'inc/mod.php';
+
+$mod = Array(
+	'id' => -1,
+	'type' => ADMIN,
+	'username' => '?',
+	'boards' => Array('*')
+);
+
+function get_httpd_privileges() {
+	global $config, $shell_path, $argv;
+	
+	if(php_sapi_name() != 'cli')
+		die("get_httpd_privileges(): invoked from HTTP client.\n");
+	
+	echo "Dropping priviledges...\n";
+	
+	if(!is_writable('.'))
+		die("get_httpd_privileges(): web directory is not writable\n");
+	
+	$filename = '.' . md5(rand()) . '.php';
+	$inc_filename = '.' . md5(rand()) . '.php';
+	
+	echo "Copying rebuilder to web directory...\n";
+	
+	// replace "/inc/cli.php" with its new filename
+	passthru("cat " . escapeshellarg($shell_path . '/' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) . " | sed \"s/'\/inc\/cli\.php'/'\/{$inc_filename}'/\" > {$filename}");
+	
+	$inc_header = "<?php\n";
+	
+	// copy environment
+	$env = explode("\n", shell_exec('printenv | grep ^TINYBOARD'));
+	foreach($env as $line) {
+		if(!empty($line))
+			$inc_header .= "putenv('" . addslashes($line) . "');\n";
+	}
+	
+	// copy command line arguments
+	$inc_header .= "\$argv = " . var_export($argv, true) . ";\n";
+	
+	// copy this file
+	file_put_contents($inc_filename, $inc_header . substr($inc = file_get_contents(__FILE__), strpos($inc, "\n")));
+	
+	chmod($filename, 0666);
+	chmod($inc_filename, 0666);
+	
+	if(preg_match('/^https?:\/\//', $config['root'])) {
+		$url = $config['root'] . $filename;
+	} elseif($host = getenv('TINYBOARD_HOST')) {
+		$url = 'http://' . $host . $config['root'] . $filename;
+	} else {
+		// assume localhost
+		$url = 'http://localhost' . $config['root'] . $filename;
+	}
+	
+	echo "Downloading $url\n";
+	
+	passthru('curl -s -N ' . escapeshellarg($url));
+	
+	unlink($filename);
+	unlink($inc_filename);
+	
+	exit(0);
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/rebuild.php b/tools/rebuild.php
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3b5c0de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/rebuild.php
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#!/usr/bin/php
+<?php
+
+/*
+ *  rebuild.php - rebuilds all static files
+ * 
+ *  Command line arguments:
+ *     -q, --quiet
+ *          Suppress output. 
+ *
+ *     --quick
+ *          Do not rebuild posts.
+ *
+ *     -b, --board <string>
+ *          Rebuild only the specified board.
+ *
+ *     -f, --full
+ *          Rebuild replies as well as threads (re-markup).
+ *
+ */
+
+require dirname(__FILE__) . '/inc/cli.php';
+
+if(!is_writable($config['file_script'])) {
+	get_httpd_privileges();
+}
+
+$start = microtime(true);
+
+// parse command line
+$opts = getopt('qfb:', Array('board:', 'quick', 'full', 'quiet'));
+$options = Array();
+
+$options['board'] = isset($opts['board']) ? $opts['board'] : (isset($opts['b']) ? $opts['b'] : false);
+$options['quiet'] = isset($opts['q']) || isset($opts['quiet']);
+$options['quick'] = isset($opts['quick']);
+$options['full'] = isset($opts['full']) || isset($opts['f']);
+
+if(!$options['quiet'])
+	echo "== Tinyboard {$config['version']} ==\n";	
+
+if(!$options['quiet'])
+	echo "Clearing template cache...\n";
+
+load_twig();
+$twig->clearCacheFiles();
+
+if(!$options['quiet'])
+	echo "Regenerating theme files...\n";
+rebuildThemes('all');
+
+if(!$options['quiet'])
+	echo "Generating Javascript file...\n";
+buildJavascript();
+
+$main_js = $config['file_script'];
+
+$boards = listBoards();
+
+foreach($boards as &$board) {
+	if($options['board'] && $board['uri'] != $options['board'])
+		continue;
+	
+	if(!$options['quiet'])
+		echo "Opening board /{$board['uri']}/...\n";
+	openBoard($board['uri']);
+	
+	if($config['file_script'] != $main_js) {
+		// different javascript file
+		if(!$options['quiet'])
+			echo "Generating Javascript file...\n";
+		buildJavascript();
+	}
+	
+	
+	if(!$options['quiet'])
+		echo "Creating index pages...\n";
+	buildIndex();
+	
+	if($options['quick'])
+		continue; // do no more
+	
+	if($options['full']) {
+		$query = query(sprintf("SELECT `id` FROM `posts_%s`", $board['uri'])) or error(db_error());
+		while($post = $query->fetch()) {
+			if(!$options['quiet'])
+				echo "Rebuilding #{$post['id']}...\n";
+			rebuildPost($post['id']);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	$query = query(sprintf("SELECT `id` FROM `posts_%s` WHERE `thread` IS NULL", $board['uri'])) or error(db_error());
+	while($post = $query->fetch()) {
+		if(!$options['quiet'])
+			echo "Rebuilding #{$post['id']}...\n";
+		buildThread($post['id']);
+	}
+}
+
+if(!$options['quiet'])
+	printf("Complete! Took %g seconds\n", microtime(true) - $start);
+
+unset($board);
+modLog('Rebuilt everything using tools/rebuild.php');
+