diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 64bbd5c..4e532d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CACHE_ROOT = /var/cache/cgit
 
 EXTLIBS = ../git/libgit.a ../git/xdiff/lib.a -lz -lcrypto
 OBJECTS = cache.o parsing.o html.o ui-shared.o ui-repolist.o ui-summary.o \
-	ui-log.o
+	ui-log.o ui-view.c
 
 CFLAGS += -Wall
 
diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 30a9a2a..52d9bd3 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -84,38 +84,6 @@ void cgit_querystring_cb(const char *name, const char *value)
 	}
 }
 
-static void cgit_print_object(char *hex)
-{
-	unsigned char sha1[20];
-	//struct object *object;
-	char type[20];
-	unsigned char *buf;
-	unsigned long size;
-
-	if (get_sha1_hex(hex, sha1)){
-		cgit_print_error(fmt("Bad hex value: %s", hex));
-	        return;
-	}
-
-	if (sha1_object_info(sha1, type, NULL)){
-		cgit_print_error("Bad object name");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	buf = read_sha1_file(sha1, type, &size);
-	if (!buf) {
-		cgit_print_error("Error reading object");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	buf[size] = '\0';
-	html("<h2>Object view</h2>");
-	htmlf("sha1=%s<br/>type=%s<br/>size=%i<br/>", hex, type, size);
-	html("<pre>");
-	html_txt(buf);
-	html("</pre>");
-}
-
 static void cgit_print_repo_page(struct cacheitem *item)
 {
 	if (chdir(fmt("%s/%s", cgit_root, cgit_query_repo)) || 
@@ -137,7 +105,7 @@ static void cgit_print_repo_page(struct cacheitem *item)
 	else if (!strcmp(cgit_query_page, "log")) {
 		cgit_print_log(cgit_query_head, 0, 100);
 	} else if (!strcmp(cgit_query_page, "view")) {
-		cgit_print_object(cgit_query_sha1);
+		cgit_print_view(cgit_query_sha1);
 	}
 	cgit_print_docend();
 }
diff --git a/cgit.h b/cgit.h
index 0100763..9c7f0b4 100644
--- a/cgit.h
+++ b/cgit.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ extern void cgit_print_pageheader(char *title);
 extern void cgit_print_repolist(struct cacheitem *item);
 extern void cgit_print_summary();
 extern void cgit_print_log(const char *tip, int ofs, int cnt);
+extern void cgit_print_view(char *hex);
 
 extern void cgit_repo_config_cb(const char *name, const char *value);
 
diff --git a/ui-view.c b/ui-view.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..193c685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-view.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* ui-view.c: functions to output _any_ object, given it's sha1
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 Lars Hjemli
+ *
+ * Licensed under GNU General Public License v2
+ *   (see COPYING for full license text)
+ */
+
+#include "cgit.h"
+
+void cgit_print_view(char *hex)
+{
+	unsigned char sha1[20];
+	char type[20];
+	unsigned char *buf;
+	unsigned long size;
+
+	if (get_sha1_hex(hex, sha1)){
+		cgit_print_error(fmt("Bad hex value: %s", hex));
+	        return;
+	}
+
+	if (sha1_object_info(sha1, type, NULL)){
+		cgit_print_error("Bad object name");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	buf = read_sha1_file(sha1, type, &size);
+	if (!buf) {
+		cgit_print_error("Error reading object");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	buf[size] = '\0';
+	html("<h2>Object view</h2>");
+	htmlf("sha1=%s<br/>type=%s<br/>size=%i<br/>", hex, type, size);
+	html("<pre>");
+	html_txt(buf);
+	html("</pre>");
+}