diff --git a/sizer/main.go b/sizer/main.go
index f968462..f5b96f5 100644
--- a/sizer/main.go
+++ b/sizer/main.go
@@ -116,7 +116,13 @@ func ls(path string) ([]string, error) {
 	return content, nil
 }
 
+func INodeFromPath(path string) (*INode, error) {
+	kind, _, err := IdentifyType(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+	i := NewINode(kind, 0, path)
+	return i, nil
 }
 
 func (i *INode) size(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {