diff --git a/xwords4/wince/scripts/check_ids.sh b/xwords4/wince/scripts/check_ids.sh
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+++ b/xwords4/wince/scripts/check_ids.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+ID_FILE=${ID_FILE:-./strids.h}
+
+if [ ! -f $ID_FILE ]; then
+    echo "$ID_FILE not found"
+    exit 0;
+elif [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "usage: <rc file> [<rc file>*]"
+fi
+
+while [ -n "$1" ]; do
+    cat $ID_FILE | grep '^# *define.* IDS' \
+        | sed 's/^# *define *\(IDS_.*\) .*$/\1/' \
+        | while read ID; do
+        COUNT=$(grep -w -c $ID $1)
+        if [ 0 -eq "$COUNT" ]; then
+            echo $ID not found in $1
+        elif [ 1 -lt "$COUNT" ]; then
+            echo "$ID found $COUNT times in $1"
+        fi
+        if ! grep -q $ID *.c; then
+            echo $ID not used in any .c file
+        fi
+    done
+    shift
+done