diff --git a/bfs/scripts/log.txt b/bfs/scripts/log.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 891a4c6..0000000
--- a/bfs/scripts/log.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-Could not acquire mutex to add new client thread
-Listening for clients...
-Could not acquire mutex to add new client thread
-Listening for clients...
-Hello new client!
-Listening for clients...
-Could not acquire mutex to add new client thread
-Listening for clients...
-Hello new client!
-Listening for clients...
-Hello new client!
-Listening for clients...
diff --git a/bfs/scripts/startbfs.py b/bfs/scripts/startbfs.py
index 6c4ad4d..840d53a 100644
--- a/bfs/scripts/startbfs.py
+++ b/bfs/scripts/startbfs.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 
 import os
-import multiprocessing as mp
+import argparse
 import subprocess
+import multiprocessing as mp
+
+os.chdir(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 
 def start_program(program):
     if not isinstance(program, str):
         raise ValueError("Argument passed to start_program_sync() should be a string")
-    return os.system("cmd /c " + program)
+    return os.system("START /wait \""+ program +"\" CMD /c " + program)
 
 
 def start_program_async(program):
@@ -19,11 +22,52 @@ def start_program_async(program):
     return p
 
 
+def flatten_list(lst):
+    flat = []
+    for l in lst:
+        if isinstance(l, list):
+            flat.extend(flatten_list(l))
+        else:
+            flat.append(l)
+    return flat
+
+
+def get_exe_names(algo_args, io_proc_args, config_file):
+    names = []
+    
+    if algo_args is not None:
+        names.append(algo_args)
+
+    if io_proc_args is not None:
+        names.extend(flatten_list(io_proc_args))
+    
+    return names
+
+
 def main():
-    a = start_program_async("..\\bin\\AlgoBreadcrumbs.exe")
-    io = start_program_async("..\\bin\\VirtualOutputIOProcessor.exe")
-    a.join()
-    io.join()
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("-a", "--algorithm", default=None,
+                        help="""Specify the name of the algorithm .exe file to run in a separate process. Specifying
+an algorithm like this eliminates the ability for the user to specify a specify configuration for this algorithm.
+the created algorithm process will use the configuration file located in it's default config directory.""")
+    parser.add_argument("-p", "--io_processor", action='append', nargs='+', default=None,
+                        help="""Specify the name of the IO Processor .exe file to run in a separate process. Specifying
+an IO Processor like this eliminates the ability for the user to specify a specify configuration for this IO Processor.
+the created IO Processor process will use the configuration file located in it's default config directory.""")
+    parser.add_argument("-c", "--config", default=None,
+                        help="""Specify the configuration file to use. This can specify the algorithm and IO
+processors to run. It can also specify settings for the individual IO Processors and algorithm themselves. The
+config file will be divided up into smaller config files (one for each process run) that the respective processes
+will read and adjust their settings accordingly. That way, each process only has access to their own config settings.
+Note: this can be used in conjunction with -a and -p, but care is necessary to not produce any duplicate proceses.""")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    binary_path = os.path.abspath("..\\bin")
+    exe_ending = ".exe"
+    exe_names = get_exe_names(args.algorithm, args.io_processor, args.config)
+    procs = [start_program_async(os.path.join(binary_path, x) + exe_ending) for x in exe_names]
+    [proc.join() for proc in procs]
+    
     print("DONE")