diff -Naur -x '*~' flac-1.1.3-beta2/src/metaflac/.gdb_history mine/src/metaflac/.gdb_history
--- flac-1.1.3-beta2/src/metaflac/.gdb_history	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ mine/src/metaflac/.gdb_history	2006-10-28 08:24:22.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set height 0
+set width 0
diff -Naur -x '*~' flac-1.1.3-beta2/src/metaflac/operations.c mine/src/metaflac/operations.c
--- flac-1.1.3-beta2/src/metaflac/operations.c	2006-09-28 18:18:45.000000000 +0000
+++ mine/src/metaflac/operations.c	2006-10-28 08:39:01.000000000 +0000
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@
 		case OP__EXPORT_CUESHEET_TO:
 			ok = do_shorthand_operation__cuesheet(filename, chain, operation, needs_write);
 			break;
+		case OP__EXPORT_PICTURE:
 		case OP__IMPORT_PICTURE:
 			ok = do_shorthand_operation__picture(filename, chain, operation, needs_write);
 			break;
diff -Naur -x '*~' flac-1.1.3-beta2/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_picture.c mine/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_picture.c
--- flac-1.1.3-beta2/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_picture.c	2006-10-10 00:09:39.000000000 +0000
+++ mine/src/metaflac/operations_shorthand_picture.c	2006-10-29 08:15:36.000000000 +0000
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 #if HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #  include <config.h>
 #endif
@@ -29,11 +32,35 @@
 
 static FLAC__bool import_pic_from(const char *filename, FLAC__StreamMetadata **picture, const char *specification, FLAC__bool *needs_write);
 
+/* Write all of buf, even if write(2) is interrupted. */
+static ssize_t
+full_write(int fd, const char *buf, size_t nbytes)
+{
+    ssize_t r, w = 0;
+
+    /* Loop until nbytes of buf have been written. */
+    while (w < nbytes) {
+        /* Keep trying until write succeeds without interruption. */
+        do {
+            r = write(fd, buf + w, nbytes - w);
+        } while (r < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+
+        if (r < 0) {
+            return r;
+        }
+
+        w += r;
+    }
+
+    return w;
+}
+
 FLAC__bool do_shorthand_operation__picture(const char *filename, FLAC__Metadata_Chain *chain, const Operation *operation, FLAC__bool *needs_write)
 {
 	FLAC__bool ok = true, has_type1 = false, has_type2 = false;
 	FLAC__StreamMetadata *picture = 0;
 	FLAC__Metadata_Iterator *iterator = FLAC__metadata_iterator_new();
+	FLAC__StreamMetadata *block;
 
 	if(0 == iterator)
 		die("out of memory allocating iterator");
@@ -54,6 +81,43 @@
 				}
 			}
 			break;
+		case OP__EXPORT_PICTURE:
+			do {
+				block = FLAC__metadata_iterator_get_block(iterator);
+				ok &= (0 != block);
+				if(!ok) {
+					fprintf(stderr, "%s: ERROR: couldn't get block from chain\n", filename);
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (block->type != FLAC__METADATA_TYPE_PICTURE)
+					continue;
+				if (block->data.picture.type != FLAC__STREAM_METADATA_PICTURE_TYPE_FRONT_COVER)
+					continue;
+				int fd = open(operation->argument.specification.value, O_WRONLY | O_EXCL | O_CREAT, 0644);
+				if (fd < 0) {
+					perror("open");
+					ok = 0;
+					break;
+				}
+
+				if(0 != block->data.picture.data)
+					if (full_write(fd, block->data.picture.data, block->data.picture.data_length) != block->data.picture.data_length) {
+						perror("write");
+						ok = 0;
+						break;
+					}
+				if (fsync(fd) < 0) {
+					perror("fsync");
+					ok = 0;
+					break;
+				}
+				if (close(fd) < 0) {
+					perror("close");
+					ok = 0;
+					break;
+				}
+			} while(ok && FLAC__metadata_iterator_next(iterator));
+			break;
 		default:
 			ok = false;
 			FLAC__ASSERT(0);
diff -Naur -x '*~' flac-1.1.3-beta2/src/metaflac/options.c mine/src/metaflac/options.c
--- flac-1.1.3-beta2/src/metaflac/options.c	2006-09-26 00:52:23.000000000 +0000
+++ mine/src/metaflac/options.c	2006-10-28 10:47:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 	{ "export-tags-to", 1, 0, 0 }, 
 	{ "import-cuesheet-from", 1, 0, 0 },
 	{ "export-cuesheet-to", 1, 0, 0 },
+	{ "stupid-export-picture", 1, 0, 0 },
 	{ "import-picture", 1, 0, 0 },
 	{ "add-seekpoint", 1, 0, 0 },
 	{ "add-replay-gain", 0, 0, 0 },
@@ -547,6 +548,14 @@
 			ok = false;
 		}
 	}
+	else if(0 == strcmp(opt, "stupid-export-picture")) {
+		op = append_shorthand_operation(options, OP__EXPORT_PICTURE);
+		FLAC__ASSERT(0 != option_argument);
+		if(!parse_string(option_argument, &(op->argument.specification.value))) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "ERROR (--%s): missing specification\n", opt);
+			ok = false;
+		}
+	}
 	else if(0 == strcmp(opt, "import-picture")) {
 		op = append_shorthand_operation(options, OP__IMPORT_PICTURE);
 		FLAC__ASSERT(0 != option_argument);
diff -Naur -x '*~' flac-1.1.3-beta2/src/metaflac/options.h mine/src/metaflac/options.h
--- flac-1.1.3-beta2/src/metaflac/options.h	2006-09-25 15:21:49.000000000 +0000
+++ mine/src/metaflac/options.h	2006-10-28 07:50:44.000000000 +0000
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 	OP__EXPORT_VC_TO,
 	OP__IMPORT_CUESHEET_FROM,
 	OP__EXPORT_CUESHEET_TO,
+	OP__EXPORT_PICTURE,
 	OP__IMPORT_PICTURE,
 	OP__ADD_SEEKPOINT,
 	OP__ADD_REPLAY_GAIN,