2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/magic.c b/magic.c
index d138302..bf7e836 100644
--- a/magic.c
+++ b/magic.c
@@ -168,10 +168,20 @@ static int Pbuffer(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int Pgetpath(lua_State *L)
+{
+	// from file.h in 'file' sources
+	#define FILE_LOAD 0
+	const char *magicfile = luaL_optstring(L, 1, NULL);
+	lua_pushstring(L, magic_getpath(magicfile, FILE_LOAD));
+	return 1;
+	#undef FILE_LOAD
+}
+
 static const luaL_reg Pmagic_methods[] = {
 	{"open",	Popen},
 	{"close",	Pclose},
-	{"getpath",	Ptodo},
+	{"getpath",	Pgetpath},
 	{"file",	Pfile},
 	{"descriptor",	Pdescriptor},
 	{"buffer",	Pbuffer},
diff --git a/test.lua b/test.lua
index 7ac6e67..cf41639 100644
--- a/test.lua
+++ b/test.lua
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ print(m:file("Makefile"))
 m:setflags(magic.NONE)
 print(m:buffer("#!/bin/bash\n"))
 
-
+print(magic.getpath())