diff --git a/examples/dump-ast.rs b/examples/dump-ast.rs
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+++ b/examples/dump-ast.rs
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+#![cfg(all(feature = "full", feature = "extra-traits"))]
+extern crate syn;
+
+use std::env;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::{self, Read};
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut args = env::args();
+    let _ = args.next(); // executable name
+    let filename = args.next().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        panic!("USAGE: dump-ast FILENAME");
+    });
+    if args.next().is_some() {
+        panic!("dump-ast only takes one argument");
+    }
+
+    let mut src = String::new();
+    if filename != "-" {
+        let mut file = File::open(&filename).expect("Unable to open source file");
+        file.read_to_string(&mut src).expect("Unable to read input file");
+    } else {
+        io::stdin().read_to_string(&mut src).expect("Unable to read stdin");
+    }
+
+    let ast = syn::parse_file(&src).expect("Unable to parse file");
+    println!("{:#?}", ast);
+}