diff --git a/dump1090.c b/dump1090.c
index fcfaa6e..bbe408e 100644
--- a/dump1090.c
+++ b/dump1090.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 //
 #include "coaa.h"
 #include "dump1090.h"
-#include "convienience.h"
 //
 // ============================= Utility functions ==========================
 //
@@ -504,6 +503,68 @@ void backgroundTasks(void) {
 //
 //=========================================================================
 //
+int verbose_device_search(char *s)
+{
+	int i, device_count, device, offset;
+	char *s2;
+	char vendor[256], product[256], serial[256];
+	device_count = rtlsdr_get_device_count();
+	if (!device_count) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "No supported devices found.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "Found %d device(s):\n", device_count);
+	for (i = 0; i < device_count; i++) {
+		rtlsdr_get_device_usb_strings(i, vendor, product, serial);
+		fprintf(stderr, "  %d:  %s, %s, SN: %s\n", i, vendor, product, serial);
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+	/* does string look like raw id number */
+	device = (int)strtol(s, &s2, 0);
+	if (s2[0] == '\0' && device >= 0 && device < device_count) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Using device %d: %s\n",
+			device, rtlsdr_get_device_name((uint32_t)device));
+		return device;
+	}
+	/* does string exact match a serial */
+	for (i = 0; i < device_count; i++) {
+		rtlsdr_get_device_usb_strings(i, vendor, product, serial);
+		if (strcmp(s, serial) != 0) {
+			continue;}
+		device = i;
+		fprintf(stderr, "Using device %d: %s\n",
+			device, rtlsdr_get_device_name((uint32_t)device));
+		return device;
+	}
+	/* does string prefix match a serial */
+	for (i = 0; i < device_count; i++) {
+		rtlsdr_get_device_usb_strings(i, vendor, product, serial);
+		if (strncmp(s, serial, strlen(s)) != 0) {
+			continue;}
+		device = i;
+		fprintf(stderr, "Using device %d: %s\n",
+			device, rtlsdr_get_device_name((uint32_t)device));
+		return device;
+	}
+	/* does string suffix match a serial */
+	for (i = 0; i < device_count; i++) {
+		rtlsdr_get_device_usb_strings(i, vendor, product, serial);
+		offset = strlen(serial) - strlen(s);
+		if (offset < 0) {
+			continue;}
+		if (strncmp(s, serial+offset, strlen(s)) != 0) {
+			continue;}
+		device = i;
+		fprintf(stderr, "Using device %d: %s\n",
+			device, rtlsdr_get_device_name((uint32_t)device));
+		return device;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "No matching devices found.\n");
+	return -1;
+}
+//
+//=========================================================================
+//
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     int j;