diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45659a7..90b2e20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@
 
 ## Usage
 
-Simply run:
+Simply run in your terminal:
 
 ```
-mvc
+mvc [color]
 ```
-The keypress 'q' at anytime quits the program and restores the terminal.
+[color] is the number of a color in your terminal colorscheme.
+
+The keypress '**q**'' at anytime **quits** the program and restores the terminal.
 
 Note that an instance of MPD must be running for mvc to work, otherwise the fifo file doesn't exist.
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index cc33fd0..df521e1 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ALL = fft.c utils_curses.c music_visualizer.c 
 LOCPATH = ./bin
 INSTALLPATH = /usr/local
-LFLAGS =  -lm -lcurses
+LFLAGS =  -lm -lcurses -ldl -ltinfo
 DEBFLAGS = -g -Wall 
 NAME = mvc
 
diff --git a/music_visualizer.c b/music_visualizer.c
index f4ddec0..9382245 100755
--- a/music_visualizer.c
+++ b/music_visualizer.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "utils_curses.h"
 #include "time.h"
 
+#define MPD_FIFO "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
 /*FREQ		44100*/
 #define N_SAMPLES 	512
 /*FPS		FREQ/N_SAMPLES*/
@@ -21,7 +22,12 @@
 	uint16_t buf[N_SAMPLES];
 	unsigned int *fftBuf, *fftAvg;
 
-	while((fifo = open("/tmp/mpd.fifo", O_RDONLY)) == -1);
+	while((fifo = open(MPD_FIFO, O_RDONLY)) == -1);
+
+	if (argc != 2){
+		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: mvc [color number]\n");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
 
 
 	if((mainwin = curses_init()) == NULL){
@@ -34,9 +40,8 @@
 
 	while(read(fifo, (uint16_t*)buf, 2*N_SAMPLES) != 0){
 		/*usleep(45000);*/
-		
 		if(wgetch(stdscr)=='q'){
-			break;	
+			break;
 		}
 
 		fftBuf = fast_fft(N_SAMPLES, (uint16_t*)buf);
@@ -46,13 +51,7 @@
 		erase();
 		correction = 0;
 		for(i=correction; i<maxC; i=i+1){
-			/*if(i<avgLen/3){*/
-			color_set(4, NULL);
-			/*} else if(i>avgLen*2/3){*/
-				/*color_set(2, NULL);	*/
-			/*} else {*/
-				/*color_set(3, NULL);*/
-			/*}*/
+			color_set(atoi(argv[1]), NULL);
 			for(j=0; j<1; j++){
 				if(fftAvg[i] > maxR || fftAvg[i] < 0){
 					fftAvg[i] = 1;
diff --git a/utils_curses.c b/utils_curses.c
index 7fc47a2..6af334f 100755
--- a/utils_curses.c
+++ b/utils_curses.c
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@
 void
 print_col(int col, int length, int maxR)
 {
-	int row, l;
-	 
+	int row, l; 
 	l = maxR - length;
-	/*l -= 5;*/
 	for(row=maxR; row>l; row--){
 		mvaddch(row, col, SHARP);
 	}