diff --git a/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/cli.cpp b/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/cli.cpp
index 03a148a5..57b16626 100644
--- a/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/cli.cpp
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@
 #include <xph/exec_info.hpp>
 
 #include "cmd.hpp"
+#include "db.hpp"
 
 paf::cli::cli(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    bool help = false;
+    bool show_help = false;
+    bool reset_dir_db = false;
+    bool reset_file_db = false;
     auto cli = lyra::cli() |
-               lyra::help(help).description("Pathfinding interface for interactive shells.");
+               lyra::help(show_help).description("Pathfinding interface for interactive shells.") |
+               lyra::opt(reset_dir_db)["--reset-directory-database"]("reset directory database") |
+               lyra::opt(reset_file_db)["--reset-file-database"]("reset file database");
 
     paf::alias _{ cli };
     paf::mark _{ cli };
@@ -32,10 +37,16 @@ paf::cli::cli(int argc, char** argv)
         std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-    if (help) {
+    if (show_help) {
         std::cout << cli << '\n';
         std::exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
     }
+
+    if (reset_dir_db)
+        paf::db::reset_db(paf::db_type::directory);
+
+    if (reset_file_db)
+        paf::db::reset_db(paf::db_type::file);
 }
 
 [[noreturn]] void paf::cli::run(void)
diff --git a/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/db.cpp b/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/db.cpp
index 2e829b5e..3f47983e 100644
--- a/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/db.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/db.cpp
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@
 #include <hedley.h>
 
 #include <xph/db.h>
+#include <xph/die.hpp>
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
+using db_version_t = std::uint64_t;
+
 namespace paf {
     static std::optional<std::vector<db_item>> db_dir_vec = std::nullopt,
                                                db_file_vec = std::nullopt;
@@ -36,22 +39,44 @@ namespace paf {
         }
     }
 
+    static void load_db_v0(std::vector<db_item>& db_vec, std::ifstream& ifs)
+    {
+        for (std::string k, v; std::getline(ifs, k, '\0') && std::getline(ifs, v, '\0');)
+            db_vec.emplace_back(k, v);
+    }
+
     static void load_db(std::vector<db_item>& db_vec, db_type type)
     {
         const auto path = get_db_path(type);
         std::ifstream ifs{ path };
 
-        for (std::string k, v; std::getline(ifs, k, '\0') && std::getline(ifs, v, '\0');)
-            db_vec.emplace_back(k, v);
+        if (ifs.peek() == std::ifstream::traits_type::eof())
+            return;
+
+        db_version_t version;
+        ifs.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&version), sizeof(version));
+
+        if (version == 0)
+            load_db_v0(db_vec, ifs);
+        else
+            xph::die("cannot load database with version [", version, "]");
     }
 
     static void save_db(const std::vector<db_item>& db_vec, db_type type)
     {
+        static const constexpr db_version_t db_version = 0uz;
+
         const auto path = get_db_path(type);
         const auto tmp_path = path + ".tmp";
 
-        for (std::ofstream ofs{ tmp_path }; const auto& item : db_vec)
-            ofs << item.keycode << '\0' << item.path << '\0';
+        {
+            std::ofstream ofs{ tmp_path };
+
+            ofs.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&db_version), sizeof(db_version));
+
+            for (const auto& item : db_vec)
+                ofs << item.keycode << '\0' << item.path << '\0';
+        }
 
         fs::rename(tmp_path, path);
     }
@@ -80,6 +105,12 @@ namespace paf {
         }
     }
 
+    void db::reset_db(db_type type)
+    {
+        auto db_path = get_db_path(type);
+        fs::remove(db_path);
+    }
+
     db::db(std::vector<db_item>& db_vec, db_type type) : type(type), m_db_vec(db_vec) {}
 
     db::~db()
diff --git a/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/db.hpp b/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/db.hpp
index 6ea9301f..7c35924d 100644
--- a/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/db.hpp
+++ b/src/cpp/project/pathfinder/src/db.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace paf {
         ~db();
 
         static db get_db(db_type type);
+        static void reset_db(db_type type);
 
         void dump(std::string_view sep, std::string_view end);
         std::optional<std::string> try_get_mark(const std::string& keycode);