diff --git a/player/main.c b/player/main.c
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+++ b/player/main.c
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+/**
+ *  $Id: main.c 53 2008-01-10 00:19:41Z mbroeker $
+ * $URL: http://localhost/svn/c/VirtualReader/trunk/player/main.c $
+ */
+
+#include <audioplayer.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+
+#define TIMEOUT 186
+
+void help (char *prgname)
+{
+    printf ("Usage: %s [-h] sndfile1,[sndfile2,...]\n", prgname);
+    printf ("\t sndfile\t: a valid wave file\n");
+    printf ("\t-h help \t: shows this screen\n");
+}
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    while ((i = getopt (argc, argv, "h")) > 0) {
+        switch (i) {
+        case 'h':
+            help (argv[0]);
+            exit (0);
+            break;
+        default:
+            printf ("Unknown Option %c\n", i);
+            help (argv[0]);
+            exit (0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (argc == optind) {
+        help (argv[0]);
+        exit (0);
+    }
+
+    audio_init ();
+
+    for (i = optind; i < argc; i++) {
+        audioplayer (argv[i], TIMEOUT);
+        audioplayer_stop ();
+    }
+
+    audio_shutdown ();
+    return 0;
+}