diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index 87b2ea7..f4fd958 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 CMDINCL      = PROGENV + "CMDS"
 HOSTINCL     = PROGENV + "HOSTS"
 
-CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.216 2016/01/10 19:38:29 tundra Exp $"
+CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.217 2016/01/10 20:17:43 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION      = CVSID.split()[2]
 CPRT         = "(c)"
 PROGDATE     = "2011-2016"
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
 
 
 ABORTING    = 'Aborting ...'
+BANNERMSG   = "%s %s %s On %s At %s" % (PROGNAME, VERSION, '%s', '%s', '%s')
+BANNEREND    = "Ended"
+BANNERSTART  = "Started"
 COMMENT     = '#'
 COMMANDS    = 'Commands'
 CONSUCCESS  = 'SUCCESS: Connection Established'
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@
 HOSTNOISE   = '[%s]'
 HOSTLIST    = 'Hosts'
 INDENTWIDTH = 8
-OPTIONSLIST = 'EKG:H:NP:ST:abef:hkl:n:p:qstvxy'
+OPTIONSLIST = 'BEKG:H:NP:ST:abef:hkl:n:p:qstvxy'
 PADWIDTH    = 12
 PATHDELIM   = ':'
 PATHSEP     = os.sep
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@
     "Usage:  tsshbatch.py [-EKNSTaehkqstvy -G 'file dest' -P 'file dest' -f cmdfile -l logfile -n name -p pw ] -H 'host ..' | hostlistfile [command arg ... ]\n" +\
     "          where,\n"                                                                   +\
     "\n"                                                                                   +\
+    "            -B              Print start and stop banners\n"                           +\
     "            -E              Write error output to stdout instead of stderr\n"         +\
     "            -K              Force password prompting - Overrides previous -k\n"       +\
     "            -G 'file dest'  GET file on host and write local dest directory\n"        +\
@@ -199,6 +203,7 @@
 
 ABORTBADSUDO   = True         # Abort after a sudo promotion error
 ABORTONFXERROR = True         # Abort after a file transfer error
+BANNERSON      = False        # Print start/stop banner info
 GETSUDOPW      = False        # Prompt for sudo password
 Hosts          = []           # List of hosts to target
 KEYEXCHANGE    = False        # Do key exchange-based auth?
@@ -322,6 +327,11 @@
     if msg:
         PrintStderr(msg)
 
+    # If requested, print startup banner
+
+    if BANNERSON:
+        print BANNERMSG % (BANNERSTART, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))
+
     os._exit(1)
 
 # End Of 'ErrorExit()'
@@ -751,6 +761,9 @@
 for opt, val in opts:
 
 
+    if opt == "-B":
+        BANNERSON = True
+
     if opt == "-E":
         REDIRSTDERR = True
 
@@ -828,6 +841,14 @@
 
 
 #####
+# If requested, print startup banner
+#####
+
+if BANNERSON:
+    print BANNERMSG % (BANNERSTART, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))
+
+    
+#####
 # Intitialize paramiko Logging
 #####
 
@@ -1071,3 +1092,12 @@
 
         if Commands:
             HostCommands(host, UNAME, PWORD, SUDOPW, Commands)
+
+#####
+# If requested, print startup banner
+#####
+
+if BANNERSON:
+    print BANNERMSG % (BANNEREND, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))
+
+