diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e99e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.pyc
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diff --git a/p4Helper.py b/p4Helper.py
index 937b13b..b11d768 100644
--- a/p4Helper.py
+++ b/p4Helper.py
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ def join( patha, pathb ):
 def splitdrive( path ):
     return ntpath.splitdrive( path )
 
+def p4FriendlyPath(path):
+    """
+    Returns path with sanitized unsupported characters due to filename limitations.
+    """
+    # http://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/filespecs.html#1041962
+    replace_items = {
+        '@' : '%40',
+        '#' : '%23',
+        '*' : '%2A',
+        '%' : '%25'
+    }
+    def replace(c):
+        return replace_items[c] if c in replace_items else c
+    return ''.join(map(replace, path))
+
 #==============================================================
 def get_ignore_list( path, files_to_ignore ):
     # have to split path and test top directory
diff --git a/p4Sync.py b/p4Sync.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb52b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/p4Sync.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf8 -*-
+# author              : Brian Ernst
+# python_version      : 2.7.6 and 3.4.0
+# =================================
+
+from p4Helper import *
+
+import multiprocessing, subprocess, time, traceback
+
+
+#==============================================================
+class P4Sync:
+    def run( self, args ):
+        start = time.clock()
+
+        fail_if_no_p4()
+
+         #http://docs.python.org/library/optparse.html
+        parser = optparse.OptionParser( )
+
+        parser.add_option( "-d", "--dir", dest="directory", help="Desired directory to crawl.", default=None )
+        parser.add_option( "-t", "--threads", dest="thread_count", help="Number of threads to crawl your drive and poll p4.", default=0 )
+        parser.add_option( "-f", "--force", action="store_true", dest="force", help="Force sync files, even if you already have them.", default=False )
+        parser.add_option( "-q", "--quiet", action="store_true", dest="quiet", help="This overrides verbose", default=False )
+        parser.add_option( "-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", dest="verbose", default=False )
+
+        ( options, args ) = parser.parse_args( args )
+
+        directory = normpath( options.directory if options.directory is not None else os.getcwd( ) )
+        thread_count = options.thread_count if options.thread_count > 0 else multiprocessing.cpu_count( ) + options.thread_count
+
+        with Console( auto_flush_time=1 ) as c:
+            with P4Workspace( directory ):
+                if not options.quiet:
+                    c.writeflush( "Syncing files..." )
+                try:
+                    # in progress, very ugly right now.
+                    cmd = "p4 " + \
+                        ( "-vnet.maxwait=60 " if thread_count > 1 else '' ) + \
+                        "-r 100000 sync " + \
+                        ('-f ' if options.force else '') + \
+                        ("--parallel=threads=" + str(thread_count) + " " if thread_count > 1 else '') + \
+                        os.path.join(directory, "...")
+                    c.writeflush(thread_count)
+                    c.writeflush(cmd)
+                    subprocess.check_output( cmd, shell=True )
+                except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+                    pass
+        if not options.quiet:
+            end = time.clock()
+            delta = end - start
+            output = " Done. Finished in " + str(delta) + "s"
+            print( output )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        P4Sync().run(sys.argv)
+    except:
+        print( "\nUnexpected error!" )
+        traceback.print_exc( file = sys.stdout )
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diff --git a/p4SyncMissingFiles.py b/p4SyncMissingFiles.py
index 15d418a..76e7ad0 100644
--- a/p4SyncMissingFiles.py
+++ b/p4SyncMissingFiles.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class P4SyncMissing:
         parser.add_option( "-t", "--threads", dest="thread_count", help="Number of threads to crawl your drive and poll p4.", default=12 )
         parser.add_option( "-q", "--quiet", action="store_true", dest="quiet", help="This overrides verbose", default=False )
         parser.add_option( "-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", dest="verbose", default=False )
-        parser.add_option( "-i", "--interactive", action="store_true", dest="interactive", default=False )
 
         ( options, args ) = parser.parse_args( args )
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ class P4SyncMissing:
                     return False
                 def sync( files ):
                     files_len = len(files)
-                    files_flat = ' '.join('"' + f + '"' for f in files)
+                    files_flat = ' '.join('"' + p4FriendlyPath( f ) + '"' for f in files)
 
                     if options.verbose:
                         files_len = len(files)
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ class P4SyncMissing:
                 }
 
                 threads = [ ]
-                thread_count = options.thread_count if options.thread_count > 0 else multiprocessing.cpu_count( ) + threads
+                thread_count = options.thread_count if options.thread_count > 0 else multiprocessing.cpu_count( ) + options.thread_count
 
                 count = 0
                 total = 0