diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c767601..947a19b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0 FATAL_ERROR)
-project(dindexer VERSION 0.1 LANGUAGES CXX C)
+project(dindexer VERSION 0.1.0 LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
 list (APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules)
+set(PROJECT_VERSION_BETA "1")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -std=c++11")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -std=c++11")
 
-find_library(Boost REQUIRED 1.53.0)
+find_package(Boost 1.53.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
 find_package(PostgreSQL REQUIRED)
-find_package(YamlCpp REQUIRED 0.5.1)
+find_package(YamlCpp 0.5.1 REQUIRED)
+
+configure_file(
+	"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/${PROJECT_NAME}Config.h.in"
+	"${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}Config.h"
+)
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
 	src/main.cpp
@@ -21,10 +27,11 @@ add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
 	src/pq/resultset.cpp
 	src/dbbackend.cpp
 	src/settings.cpp
+	src/commandline.cpp
 )
 
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} SYSTEM
-	INTERFACE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}
+	INTERFACE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	PRIVATE ${PostgreSQL_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	PRIVATE ${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
@@ -32,9 +39,11 @@ target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} SYSTEM
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}
 	PRIVATE src
 	PRIVATE include
+	PRIVATE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
 	${PostgreSQL_LIBRARIES}
 	${YAMLCPP_LIBRARY}
+	${Boost_LIBRARIES}
 )
diff --git a/src/commandline.cpp b/src/commandline.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5502928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commandline.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/* Copyright 2015, Michele Santullo
+ * This file is part of "dindexer".
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * "dindexer" 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with "dindexer".  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "commandline.hpp"
+#include "dindexerConfig.h"
+#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#define STRINGIZE_IMPL(s) #s
+#define STRINGIZE(s) STRINGIZE_IMPL(s)
+
+namespace po = boost::program_options;
+
+namespace din {
+	namespace {
+		const char* const g_version_string =
+			PROGRAM_NAME " v"
+			STRINGIZE(VERSION_MAJOR) "."
+			STRINGIZE(VERSION_MINOR) "."
+			STRINGIZE(VERSION_PATCH)
+#if VERSION_BETA
+			"b"
+#endif
+			;
+	} //unnamed namespace
+
+	bool parse_commandline (int parArgc, char* parArgv[], po::variables_map& parVarMap) {
+		po::options_description desc("General");
+		desc.add_options()
+			("help,h", "Produces this help message")
+			("version", "Prints the program's version and quits")
+			//("dump-raw,D", po::value<std::string>(), "Saves the retrieved html to the named file; use - for stdout")
+		;
+		po::options_description set_options("Set options");
+		set_options.add_options()
+			("setname,n", po::value<std::string>()->default_value("New set"), "Name to be given to the new set being scanned.")
+		;
+		po::options_description positional_options("Positional options");
+		positional_options.add_options()
+			("search-path", po::value<std::string>(), "Search path")
+		;
+		po::options_description all("Available options");
+		all.add(desc).add(positional_options).add(set_options);
+		po::positional_options_description pd;
+		pd.add("search-path", 1);//.add("xpath", 1);
+		try {
+			po::store(po::command_line_parser(parArgc, parArgv).options(all).positional(pd).run(), parVarMap);
+		}
+		catch (const po::unknown_option& err) {
+			throw std::invalid_argument(err.what());
+		}
+
+		po::notify(parVarMap);
+
+		if (parVarMap.count("help")) {
+#if !defined(NDEBUG)
+			std::cout << "*******************\n";
+			std::cout << "*** DEBUG BUILD ***\n";
+			std::cout << "*******************\n";
+			std::cout << '\n';
+#endif
+			po::options_description visible("Available options");
+			visible.add(desc).add(set_options);
+			std::cout << PROGRAM_NAME << " Copyright (C) 2015  Michele Santullo\n";
+			std::cout << "This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.\n"; //for details type `show w'.
+			std::cout << "This is free software, and you are welcome to\n";
+			std::cout << "redistribute it under certain conditions.\n"; //type `show c' for details.
+			std::cout << '\n';
+			std::cout << "Usage: " << PROGRAM_NAME << " [options...] <search-path>\n";
+			std::cout << visible;
+			return true;
+		}
+		else if (parVarMap.count("version")) {
+			std::cout << g_version_string << '\n';
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		if (parVarMap.count("search-path") == 0) {
+			throw std::invalid_argument("No search path specified");
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+} //namespace din
diff --git a/src/commandline.hpp b/src/commandline.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecbff7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commandline.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* Copyright 2015, Michele Santullo
+ * This file is part of "dindexer".
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * "dindexer" 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with "dindexer".  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef id1B7A42F6E46547A6AB0F914E2A91399F
+#define id1B7A42F6E46547A6AB0F914E2A91399F
+
+#include <boost/program_options/variables_map.hpp>
+
+namespace din {
+	bool parse_commandline ( int parArgc, char* parArgv[], boost::program_options::variables_map& parVarMap );
+} //namespace din
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/dbbackend.cpp b/src/dbbackend.cpp
index d0a1cb0..f6b33c6 100644
--- a/src/dbbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/dbbackend.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,17 @@
 namespace din {
 	namespace {
 		const std::size_t g_batch_size = 100;
+
+		std::string make_set_insert_query (pq::Connection& parConn, const std::string& parSetName) {
+			std::ostringstream oss;
+			oss << "INSERT INTO \"sets\" (\"desc\") VALUES ("
+				<< parConn.escaped_literal(parSetName)
+				<< ");";
+			return oss.str();
+		}
 	} //unnamed namespace
 
-	void write_to_db (const DinDBSettings& parDB, const std::vector<FileRecordData>& parData) {
+	void write_to_db (const DinDBSettings& parDB, const std::vector<FileRecordData>& parData, const std::string& parSetName) {
 		if (parData.empty()) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -36,7 +44,7 @@ namespace din {
 		conn.connect();
 
 		conn.query_void("BEGIN;");
-		conn.query_void("INSERT INTO \"sets\" (\"desc\") VALUES ('test group');");
+		conn.query_void(make_set_insert_query(conn, parSetName));
 		//TODO: use COPY instead of INSERT INTO
 		for (std::size_t z = 0; z < parData.size(); z += g_batch_size) {
 			std::ostringstream query;
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ namespace din {
 			for (auto i = z; i < std::min(z + g_batch_size, parData.size()); ++i) {
 				const auto& itm = parData[i];
 				query << comma;
-				query << '(' << conn.escape_literal(itm.path) << ",'" << itm.hash << "',"
+				query << '(' << conn.escaped_literal(itm.path) << ",'" << itm.hash << "',"
 					<< itm.level << ','
 					<< "currval('\"sets_id_seq\"')" << ','
 					<< (itm.is_directory ? "true" : "false") << ','
diff --git a/src/dbbackend.hpp b/src/dbbackend.hpp
index 513eef2..27290c4 100644
--- a/src/dbbackend.hpp
+++ b/src/dbbackend.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace din {
 		const bool is_symlink;
 	};
 
-	void write_to_db ( const DinDBSettings& parDB, const std::vector<FileRecordData>& parData );
+	void write_to_db ( const DinDBSettings& parDB, const std::vector<FileRecordData>& parData, const std::string& parSetName );
 } //namespace din
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/dindexerConfig.h.in b/src/dindexerConfig.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2270bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dindexerConfig.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* Copyright 2015, Michele Santullo
+ * This file is part of "dindexer".
+ *
+ * "dindexer" is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * "dindexer" 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with "dindexer".  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef id48D6E1D45238460F99C2BCBFDE920791
+#define id48D6E1D45238460F99C2BCBFDE920791
+
+#define PROGRAM_NAME "@PROJECT_NAME@"
+#define VERSION_MAJOR @PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR@
+#define VERSION_MINOR @PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR@
+#define VERSION_BETA @PROJECT_VERSION_BETA@
+#define VERSION_PATCH @PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH@
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/filesearcher.cpp b/src/filesearcher.cpp
index 90609d6..d9d7cf7 100644
--- a/src/filesearcher.cpp
+++ b/src/filesearcher.cpp
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ namespace fastf {
     }
   } //unnamed namespace
 
-  FileSearcher::FileSearcher (const char* parBaseDir) :
+  FileSearcher::FileSearcher (boost::string_ref parBaseDir) :
     callback_(&print_def_callback),
-    baseDir_(parBaseDir),
+    baseDir_(parBaseDir.begin(), parBaseDir.end()),
     followSymlinks_(false),
     remainInFilesystem_(true)
   {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace fastf {
     g_searchOptions.extensions = &parExtensions;
     g_searchOptions.ignorePaths = &parIgnorePaths;
     g_searchOptions.callback = &callback_;
-    nftw(baseDir_, &PrintName, 15, g_searchOptions.search_flags);
+    nftw(baseDir_.c_str(), &PrintName, 15, g_searchOptions.search_flags);
   }
 
   void FileSearcher::SetCallback (CallbackType parCallback) {
diff --git a/src/filesearcher.hpp b/src/filesearcher.hpp
index 3c4d17f..93c137a 100644
--- a/src/filesearcher.hpp
+++ b/src/filesearcher.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <functional>
+#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
 
 namespace fastf {
   struct StringWithLength {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ namespace fastf {
     typedef std::vector<StringWithLength> ConstCharVecType;
 	typedef std::function<bool(const char*, int, bool, bool)> CallbackType;
 
-    explicit FileSearcher ( const char* parBaseDir );
+    explicit FileSearcher ( boost::string_ref parBaseDir );
     ~FileSearcher ( void ) noexcept;
 
     void Search ( const ConstCharVecType& parExtensions, const ConstCharVecType& parIgnorePaths );
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ namespace fastf {
 
   private:
   	CallbackType callback_;
-    const char* const baseDir_;
+    const std::string baseDir_;
     bool followSymlinks_;
     bool remainInFilesystem_;
   };
diff --git a/src/indexer.cpp b/src/indexer.cpp
index 04ed07c..6e8f9b3 100644
--- a/src/indexer.cpp
+++ b/src/indexer.cpp
@@ -233,22 +233,23 @@ namespace din {
 			assert(not (1 == itm.hash.part_a and 1 == itm.hash.part_b and 1 == itm.hash.part_c));
 		}
 #endif
+	}
 
-		{
-			std::vector<FileRecordData> data;
-			data.reserve(m_local_data->paths.size());
-			for (const auto& itm : m_local_data->paths) {
-				data.push_back(FileRecordData {
-					make_relative_path(base_path, PathName(itm.path)).path(),
-					tiger_to_string(itm.hash),
-					itm.level,
-					itm.file_size,
-					itm.is_dir,
-					itm.is_symlink
-				});
-			}
-			write_to_db(m_local_data->db_settings, data);
+	void Indexer::add_to_db (const std::string& parSetName) const {
+		PathName base_path(m_local_data->paths.front().path);
+		std::vector<FileRecordData> data;
+		data.reserve(m_local_data->paths.size());
+		for (const auto& itm : m_local_data->paths) {
+			data.push_back(FileRecordData {
+				make_relative_path(base_path, PathName(itm.path)).path(),
+				tiger_to_string(itm.hash),
+				itm.level,
+				itm.file_size,
+				itm.is_dir,
+				itm.is_symlink
+			});
 		}
+		write_to_db(m_local_data->db_settings, data, parSetName);
 	}
 
 	bool Indexer::add_path (const char* parPath, int parLevel, bool parIsDir, bool parIsSymLink) {
@@ -279,4 +280,8 @@ namespace din {
 		}
 	}
 #endif
+
+	bool Indexer::empty() const {
+		return m_local_data->paths.size() < 2;
+	}
 } //namespace din
diff --git a/src/indexer.hpp b/src/indexer.hpp
index a5b5a7e..fbf69ab 100644
--- a/src/indexer.hpp
+++ b/src/indexer.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ namespace din {
 		std::size_t total_items ( void ) const;
 		std::size_t processed_items ( void ) const;
 		void calculate_hash ( void );
+		void add_to_db ( const std::string& parSetName ) const;
+		bool empty ( void ) const;
 
 	private:
 		struct LocalData;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a12e380..3b94bd2 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -20,19 +20,27 @@
 #include "filesearcher.hpp"
 #include "indexer.hpp"
 #include "settings.hpp"
+#include "commandline.hpp"
 
 int main (int parArgc, char* parArgv[]) {
 	using std::placeholders::_1;
 	using std::placeholders::_2;
 	using std::placeholders::_3;
 	using std::placeholders::_4;
-	std::cout << "argc: " << parArgc << '\n';
-	for (int z = 0; z < parArgc; ++z) {
-		std::cout << "argv[" << z << "]: " << parArgv[z] << '\n';
-	}
-	std::cout << std::endl;
+	using boost::program_options::variables_map;
+
+	variables_map vm;
+	try {
+		if (din::parse_commandline(parArgc, parArgv, vm)) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	catch (const std::invalid_argument& err) {
+		std::cerr << err.what() << "\nUse --help for help" << std::endl;
+		return 2;
+	}
+	const std::string search_path(vm["search-path"].as<std::string>());
 
-	fastf::FileSearcher searcher("/home/michele/dev/code/cpp/dindexer/test");
 	din::DinDBSettings settings;
 	{
 		const bool loaded = din::load_settings("dindexerrc.yml", settings);
@@ -43,11 +51,19 @@ int main (int parArgc, char* parArgv[]) {
 	}
 
 	din::Indexer indexer(settings);
+	fastf::FileSearcher searcher(search_path);
 	fastf::FileSearcher::ConstCharVecType ext, ignore;
 	searcher.SetFollowSymlinks(true);
 	searcher.SetCallback(fastf::FileSearcher::CallbackType(std::bind(&din::Indexer::add_path, &indexer, _1, _2, _3, _4)));
 	searcher.Search(ext, ignore);
 
-	indexer.calculate_hash();
+	if (indexer.empty()) {
+		std::cerr << "Nothing found at the given location, quitting\n";
+		return 1;
+	}
+	else {
+		indexer.calculate_hash();
+		indexer.add_to_db(vm["setname"].as<std::string>());
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/pq/connection.cpp b/src/pq/connection.cpp
index 8753f81..293f061 100644
--- a/src/pq/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/pq/connection.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace pq {
 		}
 	}
 
-	std::string Connection::escape_literal (const std::string& parString) {
+	std::string Connection::escaped_literal (const std::string& parString) {
 		typedef std::unique_ptr<char[], void(*)(void*)> PQArrayType;
 
 		PQArrayType clean_str(PQescapeLiteral(m_localData->connection, parString.c_str(), parString.size()), &PQfreemem);
diff --git a/src/pq/connection.hpp b/src/pq/connection.hpp
index 60bdfd1..daa2510 100644
--- a/src/pq/connection.hpp
+++ b/src/pq/connection.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace pq {
 		void query_void ( const std::string& parQuery );
 		ResultSet query ( const std::string& parQuery );
 
-		std::string escape_literal ( const std::string& parString );
+		std::string escaped_literal ( const std::string& parString );
 
 	private:
 		struct LocalData;