diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35a6855..fd9032c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ Here is a brief overview of the project to help you learn your way around:
     This folder represents the flask server as somewhat of a black box, in the sense that you can move it around and just run the contained launch file. Subfolders contain the HTML templates, static files, and site's backend code.
     - `etiquette_repl`  
         Preloads a few variables into the interpreter so you can quickly test functions within the Python REPL itself.
+    - `etiquette_cli`  
+        To be run on the command line for fast and scriptable search and manipulation.
 - `utilities`  
     For other scripts that will be used with etiquette databases, but are not part of the library itself.
 
diff --git a/frontends/etiquette_cli.py b/frontends/etiquette_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41365a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontends/etiquette_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+from voussoirkit import pathclass
+
+import etiquette
+
+class CantFindPhotoDB(Exception):
+    pass
+
+def find_photodb():
+    path = pathclass.cwd()
+    while True:
+        if path.with_child('_etiquette').is_dir:
+            break
+        if path == path.parent:
+            raise CantFindPhotoDB()
+        path = path.parent
+    photodb = etiquette.photodb.PhotoDB(path.with_child('_etiquette'), create=False)
+    return photodb
+
+def search_argparse(args):
+    photodb = find_photodb()
+    cwd = pathclass.cwd()
+    photos = photodb.search(
+        area=args.area,
+        width=args.width,
+        height=args.height,
+        ratio=args.ratio,
+        bytes=args.bytes,
+        duration=args.duration,
+        author=args.author,
+        created=args.created,
+        extension=args.extension,
+        extension_not=args.extension_not,
+        filename=args.filename,
+        has_tags=args.has_tags,
+        has_thumbnail=args.has_thumbnail,
+        is_searchhidden=args.is_searchhidden,
+        mimetype=args.mimetype,
+        tag_musts=args.tag_musts,
+        tag_mays=args.tag_mays,
+        tag_forbids=args.tag_forbids,
+        tag_expression=args.tag_expression,
+        within_directory=cwd,
+        limit=args.limit,
+        offset=args.offset,
+        orderby=args.orderby,
+        yield_albums=False,
+    )
+    photos = sorted(photos, key=lambda p: p.real_path)
+    for photo in photos:
+        if photo.real_path not in cwd:
+            continue
+        print(photo.real_path.absolute_path)
+
+def main(argv):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers()
+
+    p_search = subparsers.add_parser('search')
+    p_search.add_argument('--area', dest='area', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--width', dest='width', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--height', dest='height', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--ratio', dest='ratio', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--bytes', dest='bytes', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--duration', dest='duration', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--author', dest='author', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--created', dest='created', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--extension', dest='extension', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--extension_not', '--extension-not', dest='extension_not', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--filename', dest='filename', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--has_tags', '--has-tags', dest='has_tags', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--has_thumbnail', '--has-thumbnail', dest='has_thumbnail', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--is_searchhidden', '--is-searchhidden', dest='is_searchhidden', default=False)
+    p_search.add_argument('--mimetype', dest='mimetype', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--tag_musts', '--tag-musts', dest='tag_musts', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--tag_mays', '--tag-mays', dest='tag_mays', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--tag_forbids', '--tag-forbids', dest='tag_forbids', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--tag_expression', '--tag-expression', dest='tag_expression', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--limit', dest='limit', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--offset', dest='offset', default=None)
+    p_search.add_argument('--orderby', dest='orderby', default=None)
+    # p_search.add_argument('--yield_albums', '--yield-albums', dest='yield_albums', default=None)
+    p_search.set_defaults(func=search_argparse)
+
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+    return args.func(args)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    raise SystemExit(main(sys.argv[1:]))