diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 334e13a..b6814b6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ sh:
 	cp -f sh/git-credential-gitpass $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	cp -f sh/capture $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	cp -f sh/toggle-contingency-mode $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	ln -sf $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/tmenu_run $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/regenerate
 
 check:
 	shellcheck sh/*
diff --git a/sh/tmenu_run b/sh/tmenu_run
index ac28a73..695e6b5 100755
--- a/sh/tmenu_run
+++ b/sh/tmenu_run
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ tmenu_path () {
     IFS=" :"
     for i in $PATH; do
         for j in "$i"/*; do
-            [ -f "$j" ] && [ -x "$j" ] && printf "%s\n" "$j"
+            [ -f "$j" ] && [ -x "$j" ] && printf "%s\n" "$j" | xargs basename
         done
     done
 }
 
-tmenu_path | tmenu | ${SHELL:-"/bin/sh"} &
+if [ "$1" = "-g" ] || [ "$(basename $0)" = "regenerate" ]; then
+	mkdir -p $HOME/.local/share
+	tmenu_path > $HOME/.local/share/tmenu_cache
+	xmessage "regeneration complete"
+else
+	cat $HOME/.local/share/tmenu_cache | tmenu | ${SHELL:-"/bin/sh"} &
+fi