--- /dev/null
+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,