--- a/main.c.orig	2004-02-21 07:31:53.000000000 +0900
+++ b/main.c	2005-03-06 16:34:27.949346504 +0900
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 "  --solid          make background a solid color, not shaded-transparent\n" \
 "  --topdown        insert lines at the top and scroll the rest down\n" \
 "  --wrap           wrap long lines, instead of cutting them off\n" \
+"  --noversion      do not display xrootwindow version in output\n" \
 "  -h or --help     a familiar-looking help screen\n" \
 "  -v or --version  displays the version number\n" \
 "  [console]        filename to read (defaults to standard input)\n" \
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@
     int wrap;
     int topdown;
     int solid;
+    int show_version;
 } InitOptions;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@
     io->wrap = DEFAULT_WRAP;
     io->topdown = DEFAULT_TOPDOWN;
     io->solid = DEFAULT_SOLID;
+    io->show_version = 1;
      
     /* Process command-line arguments */
     while (*++argv != NULL) {
@@ -236,6 +239,8 @@
             io->bw = atoi(*++argv);
         else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-columns") || !strcmp(*argv, "-c"))
             io->tc = atoi(*++argv);
+        else if (!strcmp(*argv, "--noversion"))
+            io->show_version = 0;
         else if (!strcmp(*argv, "--solid"))
             io->solid = True;
         else if (!strcmp(*argv, "--wrap"))
@@ -560,10 +565,12 @@
     init_console(io.console_name, ws.colwidth, ws.nlines, &cs);
 
     /* Display a message */
-    put("xrootconsole ",&io,&ws,&cs);
-    put(XROOTCONSOLE_VERSION,&io,&ws,&cs);
-    put("\n",&io,&ws,&cs);
-    
+    if (io.show_version) {
+        put("xrootconsole ",&io,&ws,&cs);
+        put(XROOTCONSOLE_VERSION,&io,&ws,&cs);
+        put("\n",&io,&ws,&cs);
+    }
+
     draw_pixmap(&io,&ws,&cs);
 
     event_loop(&io,&ws,&cs);