diff --git a/builtins.h b/builtins.h
index dac95fd..5b7e811 100644
--- a/builtins.h
+++ b/builtins.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #define ASSIGNMENT_BUILTIN 0x10	/* This builtin takes assignment statements. */
 #define POSIX_BUILTIN	0x20	/* This builtins is special in the Posix command search order. */
 #define LOCALVAR_BUILTIN   0x40	/* This builtin creates local variables */
+#define REQUIRES_BUILTIN 0x80  /* This builtin requires other files. */
 
 #define BASE_INDENT	4
 
diff --git a/builtins/mkbuiltins.c b/builtins/mkbuiltins.c
index e243021..0a7a0e5 100644
--- a/builtins/mkbuiltins.c
+++ b/builtins/mkbuiltins.c
@@ -69,10 +69,15 @@ extern char *strcpy ();
 #define whitespace(c) (((c) == ' ') || ((c) == '\t'))
 
 /* Flag values that builtins can have. */
+/*  These flags are for the C code generator,
+    the C which is produced (./builtin.c)
+    includes the flags definitions found
+    in ../builtins.h */
 #define BUILTIN_FLAG_SPECIAL	0x01
 #define BUILTIN_FLAG_ASSIGNMENT 0x02
 #define BUILTIN_FLAG_LOCALVAR	0x04
 #define BUILTIN_FLAG_POSIX_BUILTIN 0x08
+#define BUILTIN_FLAG_REQUIRES  0x10
 
 #define BASE_INDENT	4
 
@@ -173,11 +178,19 @@ char *posix_builtins[] =
   (char *)NULL
 };
 
+/* The builtin commands that cause requirements on other files. */
+static char *requires_builtins[] =
+{
+  ".", "command", "exec", "source", "inlib",
+  (char *)NULL
+};
+
 /* Forward declarations. */
 static int is_special_builtin ();
 static int is_assignment_builtin ();
 static int is_localvar_builtin ();
 static int is_posix_builtin ();
+static int is_requires_builtin ();
 
 #if !defined (HAVE_RENAME)
 static int rename ();
@@ -831,6 +844,8 @@ builtin_handler (self, defs, arg)
     new->flags |= BUILTIN_FLAG_LOCALVAR;
   if (is_posix_builtin (name))
     new->flags |= BUILTIN_FLAG_POSIX_BUILTIN;
+  if (is_requires_builtin (name))
+    new->flags |= BUILTIN_FLAG_REQUIRES;
 
   array_add ((char *)new, defs->builtins);
   building_builtin = 1;
@@ -1250,12 +1265,13 @@ write_builtins (defs, structfile, externfile)
 		  else
 		    fprintf (structfile, "(sh_builtin_func_t *)0x0, ");
 
-		  fprintf (structfile, "%s%s%s%s%s, %s_doc,\n",
+		  fprintf (structfile, "%s%s%s%s%s%s, %s_doc,\n",
 		    "BUILTIN_ENABLED | STATIC_BUILTIN",
 		    (builtin->flags & BUILTIN_FLAG_SPECIAL) ? " | SPECIAL_BUILTIN" : "",
 		    (builtin->flags & BUILTIN_FLAG_ASSIGNMENT) ? " | ASSIGNMENT_BUILTIN" : "",
 		    (builtin->flags & BUILTIN_FLAG_LOCALVAR) ? " | LOCALVAR_BUILTIN" : "",
 		    (builtin->flags & BUILTIN_FLAG_POSIX_BUILTIN) ? " | POSIX_BUILTIN" : "",
+		    (builtin->flags & BUILTIN_FLAG_REQUIRES) ? " | REQUIRES_BUILTIN" : "",
 		    document_name (builtin));
 
 		  /* Don't translate short document summaries that are identical
@@ -1645,6 +1661,13 @@ is_posix_builtin (name)
   return (_find_in_table (name, posix_builtins));
 }
 
+static int
+is_requires_builtin (name)
+     char *name;
+{
+  return (_find_in_table (name, requires_builtins));
+}
+
 #if !defined (HAVE_RENAME)
 static int
 rename (from, to)
diff --git a/doc/bash.1 b/doc/bash.1
index 5af7d42..7539368 100644
--- a/doc/bash.1
+++ b/doc/bash.1
@@ -239,6 +239,14 @@ The shell becomes restricted (see
 .B "RESTRICTED SHELL"
 below).
 .TP
+.B \-\-rpm-requires
+Produce the list of files that are required for the
+shell script to run.  This implies '-n' and is subject
+to the same limitations as compile time error checking checking;
+Command substitutions, Conditional expressions and
+.BR eval
+builtin are not parsed so some dependencies may be missed.
+.TP
 .B \-\-verbose
 Equivalent to \fB\-v\fP.
 .TP
diff --git a/doc/bashref.texi b/doc/bashref.texi
index 9e23f58..d02151e 100644
--- a/doc/bashref.texi
+++ b/doc/bashref.texi
@@ -6554,6 +6554,13 @@ standard.  @xref{Bash POSIX Mode}, for a description of the Bash
 @item --restricted
 Make the shell a restricted shell (@pxref{The Restricted Shell}).
 
+@item --rpm-requires
+Produce the list of files that are required for the
+shell script to run.  This implies '-n' and is subject
+to the same limitations as compile time error checking checking;
+Command substitutions, Conditional expressions and @command{eval}
+are not parsed so some dependencies may be missed.
+
 @item --verbose
 Equivalent to @option{-v}.  Print shell input lines as they're read.
 
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 1d967da..f197033 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ reader_loop ()
 
       if (read_command () == 0)
 	{
-	  if (interactive_shell == 0 && read_but_dont_execute)
+
+	  if (interactive_shell == 0 && (read_but_dont_execute && !rpm_requires))
 	    {
 	      set_exit_status (EXECUTION_SUCCESS);
 	      dispose_command (global_command);
diff --git a/execute_cmd.c b/execute_cmd.c
index d2555ad..397e283 100644
--- a/execute_cmd.c
+++ b/execute_cmd.c
@@ -543,6 +543,8 @@ async_redirect_stdin ()
 
 #define DESCRIBE_PID(pid) do { if (interactive) describe_pid (pid); } while (0)
 
+extern int rpm_requires;
+
 /* Execute the command passed in COMMAND, perhaps doing it asynchronously.
    COMMAND is exactly what read_command () places into GLOBAL_COMMAND.
    ASYNCHRONOUS, if non-zero, says to do this command in the background.
@@ -574,7 +576,13 @@ execute_command_internal (command, asynchronous, pipe_in, pipe_out,
 
   if (breaking || continuing)
     return (last_command_exit_value);
-  if (command == 0 || read_but_dont_execute)
+  if (command == 0 || (read_but_dont_execute && !rpm_requires))
+    return (EXECUTION_SUCCESS);
+  if (rpm_requires && command->type == cm_function_def)
+    return last_command_exit_value =
+      execute_intern_function (command->value.Function_def->name,
+                              command->value.Function_def);
+  if (read_but_dont_execute)
     return (EXECUTION_SUCCESS);
 
   QUIT;
@@ -2836,7 +2844,7 @@ execute_for_command (for_command)
   save_line_number = line_number;
   if (check_identifier (for_command->name, 1) == 0)
     {
-      if (posixly_correct && interactive_shell == 0)
+      if (posixly_correct && interactive_shell == 0 && rpm_requires == 0)
 	{
 	  last_command_exit_value = EX_BADUSAGE;
 	  jump_to_top_level (ERREXIT);
diff --git a/execute_cmd.h b/execute_cmd.h
index 465030a..9c7fd1c 100644
--- a/execute_cmd.h
+++ b/execute_cmd.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 #define _EXECUTE_CMD_H_
 
 #include "stdc.h"
+#include "variables.h"
+#include "command.h"
+
 
 #if defined (ARRAY_VARS)
 struct func_array_state
diff --git a/make_cmd.c b/make_cmd.c
index 2d7ac96..ac53526 100644
--- a/make_cmd.c
+++ b/make_cmd.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include "bashintl.h"
 
 #include "shell.h"
+#include "builtins.h"
+#include "builtins/common.h"
 #include "execute_cmd.h"
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "flags.h"
@@ -828,6 +830,30 @@ make_coproc_command (name, command)
   return (make_command (cm_coproc, (SIMPLE_COM *)temp));
 }
 
+static void
+output_requirement (deptype, filename)
+const char *deptype;
+char *filename;
+{
+  static char *alphabet_set = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+                    "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
+
+  if (strchr(filename, '$') || (filename[0] != '/' && strchr(filename, '/')))
+    return;
+
+  /*
+      if the executable is called via variable substitution we can
+      not dermine what it is at compile time.
+
+      if the executable consists only of characters not in the
+      alphabet we do not consider it a dependency just an artifact
+      of shell parsing (ex "exec < ${infile}").
+  */
+
+  if (strpbrk(filename, alphabet_set))
+    printf ("%s(%s)\n", deptype, filename);
+}
+
 /* Reverse the word list and redirection list in the simple command
    has just been parsed.  It seems simpler to do this here the one
    time then by any other method that I can think of. */
@@ -845,6 +871,28 @@ clean_simple_command (command)
 	REVERSE_LIST (command->value.Simple->redirects, REDIRECT *);
     }
 
+  if (rpm_requires && command->value.Simple->words)
+    {
+      char *cmd0;
+      char *cmd1;
+      struct builtin *b;
+
+      cmd0 = command->value.Simple->words->word->word;
+      b = builtin_address_internal (cmd0, 0);
+      cmd1 = 0;
+      if (command->value.Simple->words->next)
+        cmd1 = command->value.Simple->words->next->word->word;
+
+      if (b) {
+        if ( (b->flags & REQUIRES_BUILTIN) && cmd1)
+          output_requirement ("executable", cmd1);
+      } else {
+        if (!assignment(cmd0, 0))
+          output_requirement (find_function(cmd0) ? "function" : "executable", cmd0);
+      }
+    } /*rpm_requires*/
+
+
   parser_state &= ~PST_REDIRLIST;
   return (command);
 }
diff --git a/shell.c b/shell.c
index ce8087f..7dcd000 100644
--- a/shell.c
+++ b/shell.c
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ int have_devfd = 0;
 /* The name of the .(shell)rc file. */
 static char *bashrc_file = DEFAULT_BASHRC;
 
+/* Non-zero if we are finding the scripts requirements. */
+int rpm_requires;
+
 /* Non-zero means to act more like the Bourne shell on startup. */
 static int act_like_sh;
 
@@ -260,6 +263,7 @@ static const struct {
   { "protected", Int, &protected_mode, (char **)0x0 },
 #endif
   { "rcfile", Charp, (int *)0x0, &bashrc_file },
+  { "rpm-requires", Int, &rpm_requires, (char **)0x0 },
 #if defined (RESTRICTED_SHELL)
   { "restricted", Int, &restricted, (char **)0x0 },
 #endif
@@ -502,6 +506,12 @@ main (argc, argv, env)
   if (dump_translatable_strings)
     read_but_dont_execute = 1;
 
+  if (rpm_requires)
+    {
+      read_but_dont_execute = 1;
+      initialize_shell_builtins ();
+    }
+
   if (running_setuid && privileged_mode == 0)
     disable_priv_mode ();
 
diff --git a/shell.h b/shell.h
index 8b41792..29b0efb 100644
--- a/shell.h
+++ b/shell.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ extern int interactive, interactive_shell;
 extern int startup_state;
 extern int reading_shell_script;
 extern int shell_initialized;
+extern int rpm_requires;
 extern int bash_argv_initialized;
 extern int subshell_environment;
 extern int current_command_number;