diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ae511f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of the nTorrent codebase.
+ *
+ * nTorrent is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * nTorrent is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License along with nTorrent, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of nTorrent authors and contributors.
+ */
+
+
+#include "sequential-data-fetcher.hpp"
+#include "torrent-file.hpp"
+#include "util/io-util.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
+#include <boost/program_options/errors.hpp>
+
+namespace po = boost::program_options;
+using namespace ndn::ntorrent;
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+class Error : public std::runtime_error
+{
+public:
+  explicit
+  Error(const std::string& what)
+    : runtime_error(what)
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+} // end ndn
+
+// TODO(msweatt) Add options verification
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  try {
+    po::options_description desc("Allowed options");
+    desc.add_options()
+    // TODO(msweatt) Consider  adding  flagged args for other parameters
+      ("help,h", "produce help message")
+      ("generate,g" , "-g <data directory> <output-path>? <names-per-segment>? <names-per-manifest-segment>? <data-packet-size>?")
+      ("seed,s", "After download completes, continue to seed")
+      ("args", po::value<std::vector<std::string> >(), "For arguments you want to specify without flags")
+    ;
+    po::positional_options_description p;
+    p.add("args", -1);
+
+    po::variables_map vm;
+    po::store(po::command_line_parser(argc, argv).
+              options(desc).allow_unregistered().positional(p).run(), vm);
+    po::notify(vm);
+
+    if (vm.count("help")) {
+        std::cout << desc << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    // if generate mode
+    if (vm.count("generate") && vm.count("args")) {
+      auto args = vm["args"].as<std::vector<std::string>>();
+      if (args.size() < 1 || args.size() > 5) {
+        throw ndn::Error("wrong number of arguments for generate");
+      }
+      auto dataPath         = args[0];
+      auto outputPath       = args.size() >= 2 ? args[1] : ".appdata/";
+      auto namesPerSegment  = args.size() >= 3 ? boost::lexical_cast<size_t>(args[2]) : 1024;
+      auto namesPerManifest = args.size() >= 4 ? boost::lexical_cast<size_t>(args[3]) : 1024;
+      auto dataPacketSize   = args.size() == 5 ? boost::lexical_cast<size_t>(args[4]) : 1024;
+
+      const auto& content = TorrentFile::generate(dataPath,
+                                                  namesPerSegment,
+                                                  namesPerManifest,
+                                                  dataPacketSize);
+      const auto& torrentSegments = content.first;
+      std::vector<FileManifest> manifests;
+      for (const auto& ms : content.second) {
+        manifests.insert(manifests.end(), ms.first.begin(), ms.first.end());
+      }
+      auto torrentPrefix = fs::canonical(dataPath).filename().string();
+      outputPath += torrentPrefix;
+      auto torrentPath =  outputPath + "/torrent_files/";
+      // write all the torrent segments
+      for (const TorrentFile& t : torrentSegments) {
+        if (!IoUtil::writeTorrentSegment(t, torrentPath)) {
+          std::cerr << "Write failed: " << t.getName() << std::endl;
+          return -1;
+        }
+      }
+      auto manifestPath = outputPath + "/manifests/";
+      for (const FileManifest& m : manifests) {
+        if (!IoUtil::writeFileManifest(m, manifestPath)) {
+          std::cerr << "Write failed: " << m.getName() << std::endl;
+          return -1;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    // otherwise we are in torrent mode if we have the required args, start the sequential fetcher
+    else if (vm.count("args")) {
+      // <torrent-file-name> <data-path>
+      auto args = vm["args"].as<std::vector<std::string>>();
+      if (args.size() != 2) {
+        throw ndn::Error("wrong number of arguments for generate");
+      }
+      auto torrentName = args[0];
+      auto dataPath = args[1];
+      SequentialDataFetcher fetcher(torrentName, dataPath);
+      // download all the code
+      fetcher.start();
+      std::cout << torrentName << " done" <<  std::endl;
+      if (vm.count("seed")) {
+        fetcher.seed();
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      std::cout << desc << std::endl;
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+  catch(std::exception& e) {
+    std::cerr << "error: " << e.what() << "\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+  catch(...) {
+    std::cerr << "Exception of unknown type!\n";
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index fc24ded..a4c72b3 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@
         includes='src',
         export_includes='src',
     )
+    # main
+    bld(
+      target='ntorrent',
+      features='cxx cxxprogram',
+      source='src/main.cpp',
+      use = 'BOOST nTorrent')
 
     if bld.env["WITH_TESTS"]:
         feature_list += ' cxxstlib'