diff --git a/elixir/filters/dtscompcode.py b/elixir/filters/dtscompcode.py
index c9c4a5b..c5ea9d3 100755
--- a/elixir/filters/dtscompcode.py
+++ b/elixir/filters/dtscompcode.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import re
 from .utils import Filter, FilterContext, encode_number, decode_number, extension_matches
 
 # Filter for DT compatible strings in code (C family) files
-# Finds assigments to properties and variables named 'compatible' and recognized by the Query.query('file')
+# Finds assigments to properties and variables named 'compatible' and recognized by
+# Query.get_tokenized_file()
 # .compatible = "device"
 # Example: u-boot/v2023.10/source/drivers/phy/nop-phy.c#L84
 class DtsCompCodeFilter(Filter):
diff --git a/elixir/filters/ident.py b/elixir/filters/ident.py
index cef37bd..10f4290 100755
--- a/elixir/filters/ident.py
+++ b/elixir/filters/ident.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import re
 from .utils import Filter, FilterContext, encode_number, decode_number
 
 # Filter for identifier links
-# Replaces identifiers marked by Query.query('file') with links to ident page.
-# If Query.query('file') detects that a file belongs to a family that can contain
+# Replaces identifiers marked by Query.get_tokenized_file() with links to ident page.
+# If Query.get_tokenized_file() detects that a file belongs to a family that can contain
 # indexed identifiers, it processes the file by adding unprintable markers
 # ('\033[31m' + token + b'\033[0m') to tokens that have an entry in the definitions
 # database. This filter replaces these marked tokens with links to their ident pages,
diff --git a/elixir/query.py b/elixir/query.py
index b82a487..9a4e633 100755
--- a/elixir/query.py
+++ b/elixir/query.py
@@ -120,39 +120,9 @@ class Query:
             return entries_str.split("\n")[:-1]
 
         elif cmd == 'file':
-
-            # Returns the contents of the specified file
-            # Tokens are marked for further processing
-            # Example: ./query.py file v3.1-rc10 /Makefile
-
             version = args[0]
             path = args[1]
-
-            filename = os.path.basename(path)
-            family = lib.getFileFamily(filename)
-
-            if family != None:
-                assert family in lib.CACHED_DEFINITIONS_FAMILIES, f"family {family} must have its definitions cached"
-
-                buffer = BytesIO()
-                tokens = self.scriptLines('tokenize-file', version, path, family)
-                even = True
-
-                prefix = b''
-                if family == 'K':
-                    prefix = b'CONFIG_'
-
-                for tok in tokens:
-                    even = not even
-                    tok2 = prefix + tok
-                    if even and self.db.defs_cache[family].exists(tok2):
-                        tok = b'\033[31m' + tok2 + b'\033[0m'
-                    else:
-                        tok = lib.unescape(tok)
-                    buffer.write(tok)
-                return decode(buffer.getvalue())
-            else:
-                return decode(self.script('get-file', version, path))
+            return self.get_tokenized_file(version, path)
 
         elif cmd == 'family':
             # Get the family of a given file
@@ -214,6 +184,37 @@ class Query:
         else:
             return 'Unknown subcommand: ' + cmd + '\n'
 
+
+    # Returns the contents of the specified file
+    # Tokens are marked for further processing
+    # Example: v3.1-rc10 /Makefile
+    def get_tokenized_file(self, version, path):
+        filename = os.path.basename(path)
+        family = lib.getFileFamily(filename)
+
+        if family != None:
+            assert family in lib.CACHED_DEFINITIONS_FAMILIES, f"family {family} must have its definitions cached"
+
+            buffer = BytesIO()
+            tokens = self.scriptLines('tokenize-file', version, path, family)
+            even = True
+
+            prefix = b''
+            if family == 'K':
+                prefix = b'CONFIG_'
+
+            for tok in tokens:
+                even = not even
+                tok2 = prefix + tok
+                if even and self.db.defs_cache[family].exists(tok2):
+                    tok = b'\033[31m' + tok2 + b'\033[0m'
+                else:
+                    tok = lib.unescape(tok)
+                buffer.write(tok)
+            return decode(buffer.getvalue())
+        else:
+            return decode(self.script('get-file', version, path))
+
     # Returns the list of indexed versions in the following format:
     # topmenu submenu tag
     # Example: v3 v3.1 v3.1-rc10
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ def cmd_ident(q, version, ident, family, **kwargs):
         print(symbol_doccomment)
 
 def cmd_file(q, version, path, **kwargs):
-    code = q.query("file", version, path)
+    code = q.get_tokenized_file(version, path)
     print(code)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/elixir/web.py b/elixir/web.py
index fe2a270..10a7f50 100755
--- a/elixir/web.py
+++ b/elixir/web.py
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def format_code(filename: str, code: str) -> str:
 # version: requested version of the project
 # path: path to the file in the repository
 def generate_source(q: Query, project: str, version: str, path: str) -> str:
-    code = q.query('file', version, path)
+    code = q.get_tokenized_file(version, path)
 
     _, fname = os.path.split(path)
     _, extension = os.path.splitext(fname)