1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/firemon/firemon.c b/src/firemon/firemon.c
index b3c435d9e..dad3b0afb 100644
--- a/src/firemon/firemon.c
+++ b/src/firemon/firemon.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 pid_t skip_process = 0;
+int arg_debug = 0;
 static int arg_route = 0;
 static int arg_arp = 0;
 static int arg_tree = 0;
@@ -142,7 +143,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                         printf("firemon version %s\n\n", VERSION);
                         return 0;
                 }
-
+                else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--debug") == 0)
+                        arg_debug = 1;
                 // options without a pid argument
                 else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--top") == 0)
                         arg_top = 1;