diff --git a/dot_bashrc.d/executable_09.functions b/dot_bashrc.d/executable_09.functions
index 3df3de7..2f7da6a 100755
--- a/dot_bashrc.d/executable_09.functions
+++ b/dot_bashrc.d/executable_09.functions
@@ -52,4 +52,56 @@ epoch2date() {
     date -d "@$string"
 }
 
+# inspired by
+# https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/59501/convert-file-path-to-uri-in-bash
+# https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-and-scripting/159863-how-store-files-names-directory-array.html
+file2uri() {
+    local root=${1:-.}
+    local filter=${2:-*}
+
+    if ! python3 --version &> /dev/null
+    then
+        echo "python not available!"
+        return 2
+    fi
+
+    echo "get files for $root"
+    #for f in "$root/*"; do
+        # echo "checking $f"
+    #    if [ -f $f ]; then
+            # echo "is a file: $f"
+    #        python -c "import sys, pathlib; print(pathlib.Path(input()).resolve().as_uri())" <<< "$f"
+    #    fi
+    #done
+
+    # arr_uris=(`ls $root/*.ma4`)
+
+    arr=()
+    for f in $root/*.m4a; do
+        echo "f: $f"
+        echo python3 -c "import sys, pathlib; print(pathlib.Path(input()).resolve().as_uri())" <<< "$f"
+        uri=$(python3 -c "import sys, pathlib; print(pathlib.Path(input()).resolve().as_uri())" <<< "$f")
+        arr[${#arr[@]}]="$uri"
+    done
+    for a in "${arr[@]}"; do
+        echo "$a"
+    done
+}
+
+enqueueFiles() {
+    local root="${1:-.}"
+
+    if ! rhythmbox-client --version &> /dev/null
+    then
+        echo "No rhythmbox-client available!"
+        return 3
+    fi
+
+    file2uri "$root"
+    # echo "Array is ${arr[*]}"
+    for a in "${arr[@]}"; do
+        echo rhythmbox-client --no-start --enqueue  $a
+    done
+}
+
 PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin