diff --git a/zsnes/src/tools/fileutil.cpp b/zsnes/src/tools/fileutil.cpp
index c65a0364..99095c0d 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/tools/fileutil.cpp
+++ b/zsnes/src/tools/fileutil.cpp
@@ -61,3 +61,18 @@ bool parse_dir(const char *dir_loc, void (*func)(const char *, struct stat&))
   }
   return(false);
 }
+
+bool parse_path(const char *path, void (*func)(const char *, struct stat&))
+{
+  struct stat stat_buffer;
+  if (!stat(path, &stat_buffer))
+  {
+    if (S_ISDIR(stat_buffer.st_mode))
+    {
+      return(parse_dir(path, func));
+    }
+    func(path, stat_buffer);
+    return(true);
+  }
+  return(false);
+}
diff --git a/zsnes/src/tools/fileutil.h b/zsnes/src/tools/fileutil.h
index fbfccaf3..cd573257 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/tools/fileutil.h
+++ b/zsnes/src/tools/fileutil.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ This is part of a toolkit used to assist in ZSNES development
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 bool parse_dir(const char *, void (*func)(const char *, struct stat&));
+bool parse_path(const char *, void (*func)(const char *, struct stat&));
 
 inline bool extension_match(const char *filename, const char *ext)
 {