diff --git a/dpu.c b/dpu.c
index 2b4c318..0c85819 100644
--- a/dpu.c
+++ b/dpu.c
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@
 int main (int argc, char **argv){
 	char name[FILENAME_MAX];
 	FILE *bob,*joe,*moe;
-	int thing, factor, arg;
-	int modifier;
+	int out, thing, factor, arg, modifier;
+	out = 0;
 	factor=0;
-	while((modifier=getopt(argc,argv,"0123456789"))+1){
+	while((modifier=getopt(argc,argv,"0123456789c"))+1){
 		switch(modifier){
+		case 'c':
+			joe = stdout;
+			out = 1;
+			break;
 		case '0': case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4':
 		case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
 			factor=factor*10+modifier-'0';
@@ -40,15 +44,17 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv){
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 	strlcpy(name,argv[arg],sizeof(name));
-	strlcat(name,".dpu",sizeof(name));	
+	strlcat(name,".dpu",sizeof(name));
 	if((bob = fopen(argv[arg],"r"))==NULL){
 		fputs("NO YOU FOOL, A REAL ONE!\n",stderr);
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
-	if((joe = fopen(name,"w"))==NULL){
-		fputs("Ummm, you seem to have an unwritable file or directory or something silly called the output file, this is dumb. Please stop.\n",stderr);
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	} 
+	if(!out){
+		if((joe = fopen(name,"w"))==NULL){
+			fputs("Ummm, you seem to have an unwritable file or directory or something silly called the output file, this is dumb. Please stop.\n",stderr);
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
+		} 
+	}
 	if((moe = fopen("/dev/urandom","r"))==NULL){
 		fputs("So, you aren't random enough. Annoying.\n",stderr);
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;