diff --git a/cmd/dump-whisper-file/main.go b/cmd/dump-whisper-file/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kisielk/whisper-go/whisper"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	headerOnly := flag.Bool("header", true, "Print header")
+	archive := flag.Int("archive", 0, "Archive number to dump")
+	formatTimestamp := flag.Bool("timestamp", true, "Format timestamp")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	for _, fn := range flag.Args() {
+		err := dumpWhisperFile(fn, *headerOnly, *archive, *formatTimestamp)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println("error while dumping", fn, ":", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func dumpWhisperFile(fn string, header bool, archive int, formatTs bool) error {
+	fd, err := os.Open(fn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer fd.Close()
+
+	w, err := whisper.OpenWhisper(fd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if header {
+		enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
+		enc.SetIndent("", "  ")
+		err = enc.Encode(w.Header)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	pts, err := w.DumpArchive(archive)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range pts {
+		if p.Timestamp == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if formatTs {
+			fmt.Printf("%g\t%d\t%s\n", p.Value, p.Timestamp, time.Unix(int64(p.Timestamp), 0).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("%g\t%d\n", p.Value, p.Timestamp)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}