diff --git a/src/rcldb/rcldoc.cpp b/src/rcldb/rcldoc.cpp
index bb50968d..a45e18e5 100644
--- a/src/rcldb/rcldoc.cpp
+++ b/src/rcldb/rcldoc.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+ */
 #ifndef lint
 static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: rcldoc.cpp,v 1.2 2008-09-16 08:18:30 dockes Exp $ (C) 2007 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 
-
 #include "rcldoc.h"
+#include "debuglog.h"
+
 namespace Rcl {
     const string Doc::keyurl("url");
     const string Doc::keyfn("filename");
@@ -23,4 +40,29 @@ namespace Rcl {
     const string Doc::keytt("title");
     const string Doc::keykw("keywords");
     const string Doc::keymd5("md5");
+
+    void Doc::dump(bool dotext)
+    {
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: url: [%s]\n", url.c_str()));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: utf8fn: [%s]\n", utf8fn.c_str()));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: ipath: [%s]\n", ipath.c_str()));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: mimetype: [%s]\n", mimetype.c_str()));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: fmtime: [%s]\n", fmtime.c_str()));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: dmtime: [%s]\n", dmtime.c_str()));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: origcharset: [%s]\n", origcharset.c_str()));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: syntabs: [%d]\n", syntabs));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: fbytes: [%s]\n", fbytes.c_str()));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: dbytes: [%s]\n", dbytes.c_str()));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: sig: [%s]\n", sig.c_str()));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: pc: [%d]\n", pc));
+        LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: xdocid: [%lu]\n", (unsigned long)xdocid));
+        for (map<string, string>::const_iterator it = meta.begin();
+             it != meta.end(); it++) {
+            LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: meta[%s]: [%s]\n", 
+                    (*it).first.c_str(), (*it).second.c_str()));
+        }
+        if (dotext)
+            LOGDEB(("Rcl::Doc::dump: text: \n[%s]\n", text.c_str()));
+    }
 }
+
diff --git a/src/rcldb/rcldoc.h b/src/rcldb/rcldoc.h
index 793d8f19..a9e3d7ba 100644
--- a/src/rcldb/rcldoc.h
+++ b/src/rcldb/rcldoc.h
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ class Doc {
 	xdocid = 0;
     }
 
+    void dump(bool dotext=false);
+
     // The official names for recoll native fields when used in a text
     // context (ie: the python interface duplicates some of the fixed
     // fields in the meta array, these are the names used). Defined in