diff --git a/recompile-files.sh b/recompile-files.sh
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+#! /bin/sh
+
+pwd=`pwd`
+
+for file in `find -iname '*.elc'`
+do
+    cd `dirname "$file"`
+
+    if test $file -ot ${file%c}
+    then
+        echo "Recompiling ${file%c}"
+        emacs --batch --eval '(byte-compile-file "'${file%c}'")'
+    fi
+
+    cd $pwd
+done