@@ -241,11 +241,13 @@ static struct option longopts[] = {

 	{ "lines", required_argument, NULL, 'l' },

 	{ "show-scores", no_argument, NULL, 's' },

 	{ "version", no_argument, NULL, 'v' },

+	{ "benchmark", no_argument, NULL, 'b' },

 	{ "help",    no_argument, NULL, 'h' },

 	{ NULL,      0,           NULL, 0 }

 };

 int main(int argc, char *argv[]){

+	int benchmark = 0;

 	char *initial_query = NULL;

 	char c;

 	while((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "vhse:l:", longopts, NULL)) != -1){

@@ -259,6 +261,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){

 			case 'e':

 				initial_query = optarg;

 				break;

+			case 'b':

+				benchmark = 1;

+				break;

 			case 'l':

 				{

 					int l;

@@ -285,7 +290,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){

 	resize_choices(INITIAL_CAPACITY);

 	read_choices();

-	if(initial_query){

+	if(benchmark){

+		if(!initial_query){

+			fprintf(stderr, "Must specify -e/--show-matches with --benchmark\n");

+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);

+		}

+		for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++)

+			run_search(initial_query);

+	}else if(initial_query){

 		run_search(initial_query);

 		for(size_t i = 0; i < choices_available; i++){

 			size_t choice_idx = choices_sorted[i];