diff --git a/common_functions.py b/common_functions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f9056a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common_functions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import sys, os
+import ConfigParser
+import argparse
+
+def stdin_thread(manag):
+    try:
+        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
+        while True:
+            data = os.read(fd, 1024)
+            if not data:
+                break   
+            manag.execute_command(data.rstrip('\n\r'))
+    except:
+        pass
+    
+def get_configuration():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Synchronize multiple players over the web.',
+                                     epilog='If no options supplied config values will be used')
+    parser.add_argument('host', metavar='host', type=str, nargs='?', help='server\'s address')
+    parser.add_argument('name', metavar='name', type=str, nargs='?', help='desired username')
+    parser.add_argument('args', metavar='opts', type=str, nargs='*', help='player options, if you need to pass options starting with - prepend them with single \'--\' argument') 
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    config = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
+    config.read('syncplay.ini')
+    try:
+        if(args.host == None):
+            host = config.get('sync', 'host')
+        else:
+            host = args.host
+        if(args.name == None):
+            name = config.get('sync', 'name')
+        else:
+            name = args.name
+    except ConfigParser.NoSectionError:
+        exit("Host or username not specified")        
+
+    with open('syncplay.ini', 'wb') as configfile:
+        try:
+            config.set('sync', 'host' ,host)
+            config.set('sync', 'name' ,name)
+        except ConfigParser.NoSectionError:
+            config.add_section('sync')
+            config.set('sync', 'host' ,host)
+            config.set('sync', 'name' ,name)
+        config.write(configfile)
+        
+    if ':' in host:
+        host, port = host.split(':', 1)
+        port = int(port)
+    else:
+        port = 8999
+    return host,port,name,args.args
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diff --git a/setup_common.py b/setup_common.py
index 084700c..c21e5bd 100644
--- a/setup_common.py
+++ b/setup_common.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from setuptools import find_packages
 
 common_info = dict(
     name = 'SyncPlay',
-    version = '0.1',
+    version = '0.2',
     author = 'Tomasz Kowalczyk, Uriziel',
     author_email = 'code@fluxid.pl',
     description = 'Solution to synchronize playback of multiple MPlayer and MPC-HC instances over the network.',
diff --git a/sync_mpc.py b/sync_mpc.py
index 57fc22e..cc54234 100755
--- a/sync_mpc.py
+++ b/sync_mpc.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from syncplay.players import mpc
 import common_functions
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    host,port, name = common_functions.get_configuration()
+    host, port, name, args = common_functions.get_configuration()
     manager = client.Manager(host, port, name, lambda m: mpc.run_mpc(m))
     thread.start_new_thread(common_functions.stdin_thread, (manager,))
     manager.start()
diff --git a/sync_mplayer.py b/sync_mplayer.py
index c9e6cbe..f4ca0d4 100755
--- a/sync_mplayer.py
+++ b/sync_mplayer.py
@@ -10,17 +10,8 @@ from syncplay.players import mplayer
 import common_functions
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    args = sys.argv[1:]
-    host = args.pop(0)
-    name = args.pop(0)
-    if ':' in host:
-        host, port = host.split(':', 1)
-        port = int(port)
-    else:
-        port = 8999
-    
+    host, port, name, args = common_functions.get_configuration()
     args.extend(('-slave', '-msglevel', 'all=1:global=4'))
-
     manager = client.Manager(host, port, name, lambda m: mplayer.run_mplayer(m, 'mplayer', args))
     thread.start_new_thread(common_functions.stdin_thread, (manager,))
     manager.start()