diff --git a/btree.cpp b/btree.cpp
index b2af444..5bcd2b7 100644
--- a/btree.cpp
+++ b/btree.cpp
@@ -40,13 +40,24 @@
 bTree::getFirstDeleted(void) {
 
   if (!memoryTree) {
-    if (!vfs->fSeek((int)&info->firstDeleted- (int)info)) exit(42);
+    if (!vfs->fSeek((int)&info->firstDeleted - (int)info)) exit(42);
     if (!vfs->fRead(&info->firstDeleted, sizeof(info->firstDeleted))) exit(42);
-  }  // if not memoryTree
+  } // if not memoryTree
 
   return info->firstDeleted;
 } // bTree::getFirstDeleted
 
+uInt32
+bTree::getNodes(void) {
+
+  if (!memoryTree) {
+    if (!vfs->fSeek((int)&info->nodes - (int)info)) exit(42);
+    if (!vfs->fRead(&info->nodes, sizeof(info->nodes))) exit(42);
+  } // if not memoryTree
+
+  return info->nodes;
+} // bTree::getNodes
+
 void
 bTree::setNull(uPtr & u) {
   u.offset = 0;
diff --git a/btree.h b/btree.h
index 52bb712..d81098e 100644
--- a/btree.h
+++ b/btree.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   int      align(int);
   int      calcSize(TbNode *);
   uPtr     getFirstDeleted(void);
+  uInt32   getNodes(void);
   void     setNull(uPtr &);
  public:
            bTree(char *, uInt32, treeTypes, bTreeVFS *);