diff --git a/btree.cpp b/btree.cpp
index 00940a4..a4caf67 100644
--- a/btree.cpp
+++ b/btree.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@
   return info->height;
 } // bTree::getHeight
 
+uInt32
+bTree::getKeys(void) {
+  
+  if (!memoryTree) {
+    if (!vfs->fSeek((int)&info->keys - (int)info)) exit(42);
+    if (!vfs->fRead(&info->keys, sizeof(info->keys))) exit(42);
+  } // if not memoryTree
+
+  return info->keys;
+} // bTree::getKeys
 void
 bTree::setNull(uPtr & u) {
   u.offset = 0;
diff --git a/btree.h b/btree.h
index 42975ef..12eb9fb 100644
--- a/btree.h
+++ b/btree.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   uPtr     getFirstDeleted(void);
   uInt32   getNodes(void);
   uInt32   getHeight(void);
+  uInt32   getKeys(void);
   void     setNull(uPtr &);
  public:
            bTree(char *, uInt32, treeTypes, bTreeVFS *);