diff --git a/TVEncoder.py b/TVEncoder.py
index bb11bc6..6dc3e5a 100644
--- a/TVEncoder.py
+++ b/TVEncoder.py
@@ -5,3 +5,29 @@ Created on Fri Jul  5 14:14:22 2013
 @author: shanef
 """
 
+import sys
+import getopt
+
+def main(argv):
+    numFiles = 0
+    doEncode = True
+    try:
+       opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv,"hn:l")
+    except getopt.GetoptError:
+       print 'TVEncoder.py -n <number of files to process> - processes n recordings'
+       print 'TVEncoder.py -l -n <number of files to process> - lists the files that will be processed without actually encoding them'
+       sys.exit(2)
+    for opt, arg in opts:
+       if opt == '-h':
+          print 'TVEncoder.py -n <number of files to process> - processes n recordings'
+          print 'TVEncoder.py -l -n <number of files to process> - lists the files that will be processed without actually encoding them'
+          sys.exit()
+       elif opt == "-n":
+          numFiles = arg
+       elif opt == "-l"):
+          doEncode = True
+
+    print "Get to work"
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv[1:])
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