diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index 8209532..8fc8ef8 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 CMDINCL      = PROGENV + "CMDS"
 HOSTINCL     = PROGENV + "HOSTS"
 
-CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.227 2016/01/18 22:41:05 tundra Exp $"
+CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.228 2016/01/18 23:23:18 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION      = CVSID.split()[2]
 CPRT         = "(c)"
 PROGDATE     = "2011-2016"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 HOSTNOISE   = '[%s]'
 HOSTLIST    = 'Hosts'
 INDENTWIDTH = 8
-OPTIONSLIST = 'BEKG:H:NP:ST:abef:hkl:n:p:qstvxy'
+OPTIONSLIST = 'BC:EKG:H:NP:ST:abef:hkl:n:p:qstvxy'
 PADWIDTH    = 12
 PATHDELIM   = ':'
 PATHSEP     = os.sep
@@ -98,34 +98,35 @@
 USERVAR     = 'USER'
 
 USAGE       = \
-    PROGVER  + "\n"                                                                        +\
-    HOMEPAGE + "\n\n"                                                                      +\
-    "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 statistics\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"        +\
-    "            -H '...'        List of targeted hosts passed as a single argument\n"     +\
-    "            -N              Force prompting for username\n"                           +\
-    "            -P 'file dest'  PUT local file to host dest directory\n"                  +\
-    "            -S              Force prompting for sudo password\n"                      +\
-    "            -T seconds      Timeout for ssh connection attempts (Default: 15 sec)\n"  +\
-    "            -a              Don't abort program after failed file transfers\n"        +\
-    "            -b              Don't abort program after failed sudo command\n"          +\
-    "            -e              Don't report remote host stderr output\n"                 +\
-    "            -f cmdfile      Read commands from file\n"                                +\
-    "            -h              Display help\n"                                           +\
-    "            -k              Use key exchange-based authentication\n"                  +\
-    "            -l logfile      Log errors to logfile (Default: /dev/null)\n"             +\
-    "            -n name         Specify login name\n"                                     +\
-    "            -p pw           Specify login password\n"                                 +\
-    "            -q              Quiet mode - produce less 'noisy' output\n"               +\
-    "            -s              Silence all program noise - only return command output\n" +\
-    "            -t              Run in test mode, don't actually execute commands\n"      +\
-    "            -v              Display extended program version information\n"           +\
-    "            -x              Turn off test mode (if on) and execute requests\n"        +\
+    PROGVER  + "\n"                                                                                     +\
+    HOMEPAGE + "\n\n"                                                                                   +\
+    "Usage:  tsshbatch.py [-BEKNSTaehkqstvy -C configfile -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 statistics (Off)\n"                               +\
+    "            -C configfile   Specify location of ssh configuration file (~/.ssh/config)\n"          +\
+    "            -E              Write error output to stdout instead of stderr (Output to stderr)\n"   +\
+    "            -K              Force password prompting - Overrides previous -k\n"                    +\
+    "            -G 'file dest'  GET file on host and write local dest directory\n"                     +\
+    "            -H '...'        List of targeted hosts passed as a single argument\n"                  +\
+    "            -N              Force prompting for username\n"                                        +\
+    "            -P 'file dest'  PUT local file to host dest directory\n"                               +\
+    "            -S              Force prompting for sudo password\n"                                   +\
+    "            -T seconds      Timeout for ssh connection attempts (15 sec)\n"                        +\
+    "            -a              Don't abort program after failed file transfers (Abort on failure)\n"  +\
+    "            -b              Don't abort program after failed sudo command (Abort on failure)\n"    +\
+    "            -e              Don't report remote host stderr output (Report host stderr) \n"        +\
+    "            -f cmdfile      Read commands from file\n"                                             +\
+    "            -h              Display help\n"                                                        +\
+    "            -k              Use key exchange-based authentication (Use password auth)\n"           +\
+    "            -l logfile      Log errors to logfile (/dev/null)\n"                                   +\
+    "            -n name         Specify login name\n"                                                  +\
+    "            -p pw           Specify login password\n"                                              +\
+    "            -q              Quiet mode - produce less 'noisy' output\n"                            +\
+    "            -s              Silence all program noise - only return command output\n"              +\
+    "            -t              Run in test mode, don't actually execute commands (Default)\n"         +\
+    "            -v              Display extended program version information\n"                        +\
+    "            -x              Turn off test mode (if on) and execute requests\n"                     +\
     "            -y              Turn on 'noisy' reporting for additional detail\n"
 
 
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@
 # Informational Messages
 #####
 
-iNOCFGFILE    = "Warning: Cannot Open File '%s'! Continuing Anyway ..."
+iNOCFGFILE    = "Warning: Cannot Open Configuration File '%s'! Continuing Anyway ..."
 iTXFILE       = "Writing %s To %s ..."
 
 
@@ -716,7 +717,7 @@
     # File open failed, but we go on anyway
     except:
         PrintStderr(iNOCFGFILE % filename)
-        return sshconfig
+        return retval
        
     sshconfig.parse(f)
     f.close()
@@ -827,6 +828,9 @@
     if opt == "-B":
         BANNERSON = True
 
+    if opt == "-C":
+        SSHCFGFILE = val
+
     if opt == "-E":
         REDIRSTDERR = True