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diff --git a/src/leap/util/leap_argparse.py b/src/leap/util/leap_argparse.py
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+import argparse
+
+
+def build_parser():
+    epilog = "Copyright 2012 The Leap Project"
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="""
+Launches main LEAP Client""", epilog=epilog)
+    parser.add_argument('--debug', action="store_true",
+                        help='launches in debug mode')
+    parser.add_argument('--config', metavar="CONFIG FILE", nargs='?',
+                        action="store", dest="config_file",
+                        type=argparse.FileType('r'),
+                        help='optional config file')
+    return parser
+
+
+def init_leapc_args():
+    parser = build_parser()
+    opts = parser.parse_args()
+    return parser, opts