diff --git a/src/testmains/Makefile.am b/src/testmains/Makefile.am
index 0c22e234..d4f5afd1 100644
--- a/src/testmains/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/testmains/Makefile.am
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -Wall -Wno-unused -std=c++11 \
     $(DEFS)
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = textsplit utf8iter fstreewalk rclconfig hldata unac mbox \
-    circache wipedir mimetype
+    circache wipedir mimetype pathut
 
 textsplit_SOURCES = trtextsplit.cpp
 textsplit_LDADD = ../librecoll.la
 
+pathut_SOURCES = trpathut.cpp
+pathut_LDADD = ../librecoll.la
+
 mimetype_SOURCES = trmimetype.cpp
 mimetype_LDADD = ../librecoll.la
 
diff --git a/src/testmains/trpathut.cpp b/src/testmains/trpathut.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9dba4898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testmains/trpathut.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include "pathut.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+static const char *thisprog;
+
+static int     op_flags;
+#define OPT_MOINS 0x1
+#define OPT_r     0x2 
+#define OPT_s     0x4 
+static char usage [] =
+    "pathut\n"
+    ;
+static void
+Usage(void)
+{
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: usage:\n%s", thisprog, usage);
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+    thisprog = argv[0];
+    argc--; argv++;
+
+    while (argc > 0 && **argv == '-') {
+        (*argv)++;
+        if (!(**argv))
+            /* Cas du "adb - core" */
+            Usage();
+        while (**argv)
+            switch (*(*argv)++) {
+            default: Usage();   break;
+            }
+    b1: argc--; argv++;
+    }
+
+    if (argc != 0)
+        Usage();
+
+    cout << "path_home() -> [" << path_home() << "]\n";
+    cout << "path_tildexpand(~) -> [" << path_tildexpand("~") << "]\n";
+
+    return 0;
+}