diff --git a/pandora/item/management/commands/update_external.py b/pandora/item/management/commands/update_external.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+from optparse import make_option
+
+import os
+from os.path import join, dirname, basename, splitext, exists
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+from django.conf import settings
+
+import monkey_patch.models
+from ... import models
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    """
+    rebuild sort/search cache for all items.
+    """
+    help = 'listen to rabbitmq and execute encoding tasks.'
+    args = ''
+    option_list = BaseCommand.option_list + (
+        make_option('--all', action='store_true', dest='all',
+            default=False, help='update all items, otherwise oldes N'),
+        make_option('-n', '--items', action='store', dest='items', type=int,
+            default=30, help='number of items ot update'),
+    )
+
+    def handle(self, **options):
+        offset = 0
+        chunk = options['all'] and 100 or options['items']
+        count = pos = models.Item.objects.count()
+        while options['all'] and offset <= count or offset < options['items']:
+            for i in models.Item.objects.all().order_by('modified')[offset:offset+chunk]:
+                print pos, i.itemId, i.modified
+                i.update_external()
+                pos -= 1
+            offset += chunk