--- /dev/null
+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+/*
+ * StatusNet - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2011, StatusNet, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+define('INSTALLDIR', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../..'));
+
+$helptext = <<<END_OF_REGISTEREMAILUSER_HELP
+registeremailuser.php [options] <email>
+register a new user by email address.
+
+END_OF_REGISTEREMAILUSER_HELP;
+
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/scripts/commandline.inc';
+
+if (count($args) == 0) {
+ show_help();
+}
+
+$email = $args[0];
+
+$confirm = EmailRegistrationPlugin::registerEmail($email);
+$confirmUrl = common_local_url('register', array('code' => $confirm->code));
+
+print $confirmUrl."\n";