diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 1bb8b80a..1966a401 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
   * LaTeX songs
     * The `meta` directive is now supported: `\metacrep{COMMANDNAME}{arg}` [#220](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/220)
   * Faster index generation [#233](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/233)
+  * Patatools
+    * New command to generate the list of the content items (songs, sections...): `patatools content items <songbook>` [#232](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/232)
+
 
 # patacrep 5.0.0
 
diff --git a/patacrep/content/__init__.py b/patacrep/content/__init__.py
index 5acc2aae..3edc0cf3 100755
--- a/patacrep/content/__init__.py
+++ b/patacrep/content/__init__.py
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ class ContentItem:
         """Return the string to end a block."""
         return ""
 
+    def file_entry(self):
+        """Return the dict representation (as in the yaml file)."""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
 class ContentError(SharedError):
     """Error in a content plugin."""
     def __init__(self, keyword=None, message=None):
diff --git a/patacrep/content/section.py b/patacrep/content/section.py
index 316b0fa3..403e2072 100755
--- a/patacrep/content/section.py
+++ b/patacrep/content/section.py
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ class Section(ContentItem):
         else:
             return r'\{}[{}]{{{}}}'.format(self.keyword, self.short, self.name)
 
+    def file_entry(self):
+        if self.short is None or self.keyword not in KEYWORDS:
+            return {self.keyword: self.name}
+        else:
+            return {self.keyword: {'name': self.name, 'short': self.short}}
+
 #pylint: disable=unused-argument
 @validate_parser_argument("""
 type: //any
diff --git a/patacrep/content/setcounter.py b/patacrep/content/setcounter.py
index 41729b52..0b20b223 100755
--- a/patacrep/content/setcounter.py
+++ b/patacrep/content/setcounter.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ class CounterSetter(ContentItem):
         """Set the value of the counter."""
         return r'\setcounter{{{}}}{{{}}}'.format(self.name, self.value)
 
+    def file_entry(self):
+        return {'setcounter': {'name': self.name, 'value': self.value}}
+
 #pylint: disable=unused-argument
 @validate_parser_argument("""
 type: //any
diff --git a/patacrep/content/song.py b/patacrep/content/song.py
index 3063a700..73ace8cf 100755
--- a/patacrep/content/song.py
+++ b/patacrep/content/song.py
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ class SongRenderer(ContentItem):
         """Order by song path"""
         return self.song.fullpath < other.song.fullpath
 
+    def file_entry(self):
+        return {'song': self.song.fullpath}
+
 #pylint: disable=unused-argument
 #pylint: disable=too-many-branches
 @validate_parser_argument("""
diff --git a/patacrep/content/songsection.py b/patacrep/content/songsection.py
index abc9d609..57d4e5e7 100755
--- a/patacrep/content/songsection.py
+++ b/patacrep/content/songsection.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ class SongSection(ContentItem):
         """Render this section or chapter."""
         return r'\{}{{{}}}'.format(self.keyword, self.name)
 
+    def file_entry(self):
+        return {self.keyword: self.name}
+
 #pylint: disable=unused-argument
 @validate_parser_argument("""
 //str
diff --git a/patacrep/content/tex.py b/patacrep/content/tex.py
index b00f3539..9346e725 100755
--- a/patacrep/content/tex.py
+++ b/patacrep/content/tex.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ class LaTeX(ContentItem):
             os.path.dirname(context['filename']),
             )))
 
+    def file_entry(self):
+        return {'tex': self.filename}
+
 #pylint: disable=unused-argument
 @validate_parser_argument("""
 type: //any
diff --git a/patacrep/songs/__init__.py b/patacrep/songs/__init__.py
index c58aaae9..0afcf9cf 100644
--- a/patacrep/songs/__init__.py
+++ b/patacrep/songs/__init__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DataSubpath:
         self.subpath = subpath
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return os.path.join(self.datadir, self.subpath)
+        return self.fullpath
 
     @property
     def fullpath(self):
diff --git a/patacrep/tools/content/__init__.py b/patacrep/tools/content/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/patacrep/tools/content/__main__.py b/patacrep/tools/content/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72cefc4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/tools/content/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+"""Perform operations on songbook content."""
+
+import argparse
+import logging
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+import textwrap
+import yaml
+
+from patacrep import errors
+from patacrep.songbook import open_songbook
+from patacrep.build import Songbook
+
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger("patatools.content")
+
+def filename(name):
+    """Check that argument is an existing, readable file name.
+
+    Return the argument for convenience.
+    """
+    if os.path.isfile(name) and os.access(name, os.R_OK):
+        return name
+    raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("Cannot read file '{}'.".format(name))
+
+def commandline_parser():
+    """Return a command line parser."""
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog="patatools content",
+        description="Operations related to the content of a songbook.",
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
+        )
+
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(
+        description="",
+        dest="command",
+        )
+    subparsers.required = True
+
+    content_items = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "items",
+        description="Display the content items of a songbook.",
+        help="Return the content items.",
+        )
+    content_items.add_argument(
+        'songbook',
+        metavar="SONGBOOK",
+        help=textwrap.dedent("""Songbook file to be used to look for content items."""),
+        type=filename,
+        )
+    content_items.set_defaults(command=do_content_items)
+
+    return parser
+
+def do_content_items(namespace):
+    """Execute the `patatools content items` command."""
+    config = open_songbook(namespace.songbook)
+    config['_cache'] = True
+    config['_error'] = "fix"
+    songbook = Songbook(config, config['_outputname'])
+    _, content_items = songbook.get_content_items()
+    content_items = [item.file_entry() for item in content_items]
+    print(yaml.safe_dump(content_items, allow_unicode=True, default_flow_style=False))
+
+def main(args):
+    """Main function: run from command line."""
+    options = commandline_parser().parse_args(args[1:])
+    try:
+        options.command(options)
+    except errors.SongbookError as error:
+        LOGGER.error(str(error))
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv)