--- a/cadMousePro-daemon/src/CLIConfiguration.h	Mon Aug 19 17:38:48 2019 +0200
+++ b/cadMousePro-daemon/src/CLIConfiguration.h	Mon Aug 19 17:55:50 2019 +0200
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 class CLIConfiguration {
 public:
 
-
+	bool daemon = false;
+	
 	CadMouseConfig cadMouseConfig;
 
 	virtual ~CLIConfiguration() {

--- a/cadMousePro-daemon/src/CLIParser.h	Mon Aug 19 17:38:48 2019 +0200
+++ b/cadMousePro-daemon/src/CLIParser.h	Mon Aug 19 17:55:50 2019 +0200
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	static const std::wstring OPTION_FREQUENCY;
 	static const std::wstring OPTION_SMART_SCROLLING;
 	static const std::wstring OPTION_LIFT_OFF_DETECTION;
-	static const std::wstring OPTION_KEEP_FILE;
+	static const std::wstring OPTION_DAEMON;
 
 	CLIConfiguration parse(const std::vector<std::wstring>& arguments) {
 		CLIConfiguration c;
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 				c.cadMouseConfig.setSmartScrolling(parseBoolean(readNext(arguments, i)));
 			} else if (option == OPTION_LIFT_OFF_DETECTION) {
 				c.cadMouseConfig.setLiftOffDetection(parseBoolean(readNext(arguments, i)));
+			} else if (option == OPTION_DAEMON) {
+				c.daemon = parseBoolean(readNext(arguments, i));
 			} else throw CLIException(L"Unsupported CLI option: " + option, CLI::EXIT_CODE_BAD_CLI_ARGUMENTS);
 		}
 
@@ -78,3 +80,4 @@
 const std::wstring CLIParser::OPTION_FREQUENCY = L"--frequency";
 const std::wstring CLIParser::OPTION_SMART_SCROLLING = L"--smart-scrolling";
 const std::wstring CLIParser::OPTION_LIFT_OFF_DETECTION = L"--lift-off-detection";
+const std::wstring CLIParser::OPTION_DAEMON = L"--daemon";

--- a/cadMousePro-daemon/src/cadMousePro.cpp	Mon Aug 19 17:38:48 2019 +0200
+++ b/cadMousePro-daemon/src/cadMousePro.cpp	Mon Aug 19 17:55:50 2019 +0200
@@ -27,16 +27,22 @@
 		CLI cli(argc, argv);
 
 		std::wcout << L"cadMousePro" << std::endl;
-		HIDDevice mouse(0x256f, 0xc652, nullptr);
-		std::wcout << L"mouse opened" << std::endl;
-		std::wcout << L"manufacturer:  " << mouse.getManufacturerName() << std::endl;
-		std::wcout << L"product:       " << mouse.getProductName() << std::endl;
-		// std::wcout << L"serial number: " << mouse.getSerialNumber() << std::endl; // throws exception
 
 		CLIParser cliParser;
 		CLIConfiguration configuration = cliParser.parse(cli.arguments());
 
-		mouse.sendFeatureReport(configuration.cadMouseConfig.serialize());
+		if (configuration.daemon) {
+			// TODO: run D-Bus service
+			std::wcout << L"will start daemon" << std::endl;
+		} else {
+			HIDDevice mouse(0x256f, 0xc652, nullptr);
+			std::wcout << L"mouse opened" << std::endl;
+			std::wcout << L"manufacturer:  " << mouse.getManufacturerName() << std::endl;
+			std::wcout << L"product:       " << mouse.getProductName() << std::endl;
+			// std::wcout << L"serial number: " << mouse.getSerialNumber() << std::endl; // throws exception
+			
+			mouse.sendFeatureReport(configuration.cadMouseConfig.serialize());
+		}
 
 		return CLI::EXIT_CODE_SUCCESS;
 	} catch (const HIDException& e) {