diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 42087d1..693fe58 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-	"os"
 )
 
 var cfgFile string
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	// Uncomment the following line if your bare application
 	// has an action associated with it:
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if err := setClientParameters(cmd); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Error occurred setting parameters: %v\n", err)
+		}
 		tune()
 	},
 }
@@ -45,6 +50,8 @@ func init() {
 	// Cobra also supports local flags, which will only run
 	// when this action is called directly.
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("file", "f", "", "File to play")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("directory", "d", "", "Directory to look for files to play")
 }
 
 // initConfig reads in config file and ENV variables if set.
@@ -70,3 +77,21 @@ func initConfig() {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Using config file:", viper.ConfigFileUsed())
 	}
 }
+
+func setClientParameters(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
+	parameterFile, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("file")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if parameterFile != "" {
+		playIndividualFile = true
+		filePath = parameterFile
+	}
+	parameterDir, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("directory")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if parameterDir != "" {
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/ui.go b/cmd/ui.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a30eeac..0000000
--- a/cmd/ui.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-// "github.com/jroimartin/gocui"
-)
-
-func UI() {
-	//g, err := gocui.NewGui()
-}