diff --git a/dspace/bin/index-init b/dspace/bin/index-init
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee179b29f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace/bin/index-init
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+###########################################################################
+#
+# index-init
+#
+# Version: $Revision: 1733 $
+#
+# Date: $Date: 2007-03-05 16:08:44 +0000 (Mon, 05 Mar 2007) $
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2002, Hewlett-Packard Company and Massachusetts
+# Institute of Technology.  All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+# - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+# documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# - Neither the name of the Hewlett-Packard Company nor the name of the
+# Massachusetts Institute of Technology nor the names of their
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+# INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+# BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+# OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+# ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
+# TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
+# USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
+# DAMAGE.
+#
+###########################################################################
+
+# Shell script for creating the browse and search indices.
+
+# Get the DSPACE/bin directory
+BINDIR=`dirname $0`
+
+echo "Creating browse index"
+$BINDIR/dsrun org.dspace.browse.IndexBrowse -f -r
+$BINDIR/dsrun org.dspace.browse.ItemCounter
+
+echo "Creating search index"
+$BINDIR/dsrun org.dspace.search.DSIndexer -b
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dspace/bin/index-all b/dspace/bin/index-update
similarity index 97%
rename from dspace/bin/index-all
rename to dspace/bin/index-update
index 9a0fedb302..1dc473409e 100755
--- a/dspace/bin/index-all
+++ b/dspace/bin/index-update
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ###########################################################################
 #
-# index-all
+# index-update
 #
 # Version: $Revision$
 #
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ BINDIR=`dirname $0`
 
 echo "Creating browse index"
 $BINDIR/dsrun org.dspace.browse.IndexBrowse -i
+$BINDIR/dsrun org.dspace.browse.ItemCounter
 
 echo "Creating search index"
 $BINDIR/dsrun org.dspace.search.DSIndexer