diff --git a/include/cmd.hpp b/include/cmd.hpp
index 556fd64..6ea4d4e 100644
--- a/include/cmd.hpp
+++ b/include/cmd.hpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct cmd_args{
 	unsigned squeeze:1;
 	unsigned tabs:1;
 	unsigned nonprinting:1;
+	unsigned treatbinary:1;
 
 	//flags
 	unsigned error:1;
diff --git a/src/cmd.cpp b/src/cmd.cpp
index cec7a66..73e0654 100644
--- a/src/cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ static constexpr const char* VT_LONG_OPTION =                NO_LONG_OPTION;
 static constexpr const char SHOW_TABS_LONG_OPTION[] =        "show-tabs";
 static constexpr const char* U_IGNORED_LONG_OPTION =         NO_LONG_OPTION;
 static constexpr const char NONPRINTING_LONG_OPTION[] =      "show-nonprinting";
+static constexpr const char BINARY_LONG_OPTION[] =           "binary";
 static constexpr const char USAGE_LONG_OPTION[] =            "help";
 static constexpr const char VERSION_LONG_OPTION[] =          "version";
 static constexpr const char SEED_LONG_OPTION[] =             "seed" REQ_INTEGER_ARG;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ static constexpr const char IGNORE_SPEED_LONG_OPTION[] =     "speed" REQ_FLOAT_A
 #define NO_SHORT_OPTION ""
 static constexpr const char SHOW_ALL_SHORT_OPTION[] =        "A";
 static constexpr const char NUMBER_NONBLANK_SHORT_OPTION[] = "b";
+static constexpr const char BINARY_SHORT_OPTION[] =          "B";
 static constexpr const char TRUECOLOR_SHORT_OPTION[] =       "C";
 static constexpr const char VE_SHORT_OPTION[] =              "e";
 static constexpr const char SHOW_ENDS_SHORT_OPTION[] =       "E";
@@ -128,11 +130,12 @@ static constexpr const char* VT_DESC =                       concat_many_strs<EQ
 static constexpr const char SHOW_TABS_DESC[] =               "display TAB characters as ^I";
 static constexpr const char* U_IGNORED_DESC =                IGNORED_DESC;
 static constexpr const char NONPRINTING_DESC[] =             "should use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB (not supported as of now)";
+static constexpr const char BINARY_DESC[] =                  "treat FILE as a binary file";
 static constexpr const char USAGE_DESC[] =                   "display this help and exit";
 static constexpr const char VERSION_DESC[] =                 "output version information and exit";
 static constexpr const char SEED_DESC[] =                    "Rainbow seed, 0 = random (default: 0)";
-static constexpr const char SPREAD_DESC[] =                  "Rainbow spread (default: Not yet decided)";
-static constexpr const char FREQ_DESC[] =                    "Rainbow frequency (default: Not yet decided)";
+static constexpr const char SPREAD_DESC[] =                  "Rainbow spread (default: 0.3)";
+static constexpr const char FREQ_DESC[] =                    "Rainbow frequency (default: 0.2)";
 static constexpr const char TRUECOLOR_DESC[] =               "24-bit (truecolor)";
 static constexpr const char FORCE_COLOR_DESC[] =             "Force color even when stdout is not a tty";
 static constexpr const char DISABLE_COLOR_DESC_BASE[] =      "Suppress color even when stdout is a tty, overrides -";
@@ -263,6 +266,9 @@ cmd_args process_cmd_args(int argc, char** argv){
 				case SHORT_OPT(NONPRINTING):
 					ret.nonprinting = 1;
 					break;
+				case SHORT_OPT(BINARY):
+					ret.treatbinary = 1;
+					break;
 				case SHORT_OPT(USAGE):
 					ret.usage = 1;
 					break;
@@ -325,6 +331,8 @@ cmd_args process_cmd_args(int argc, char** argv){
 				ret.tabs = 1;
 			}else if(CHECK_LONG_OPTION(NONPRINTING, arg)){
 				ret.nonprinting = 1;
+			}else if(CHECK_LONG_OPTION(BINARY, arg)){
+				ret.treatbinary = 1;
 			}else if(CHECK_LONG_OPTION(USAGE, arg)){
 				ret.usage = 1;
 			}else if(CHECK_LONG_OPTION(VERSION, arg)){
@@ -381,6 +389,8 @@ const cmd_options cmd_arguments_list[] = {
 	OPTION(U_IGNORED),
 	OPTION(NONPRINTING),
 	{nullptr,0,nullptr}, //add newline to output
+	OPTION(BINARY),
+	{nullptr,0,nullptr},
 	OPTION(SEED),
 	OPTION(SPREAD),
 	OPTION(FREQ),
diff --git a/src/roflcat.cpp b/src/roflcat.cpp
index fdcb55e..97f7cfe 100644
--- a/src/roflcat.cpp
+++ b/src/roflcat.cpp
@@ -105,16 +105,7 @@ constexpr void print_version(Printer&& p){
 
 //Use the given type of printer to output the contents of files and/or stdin
 template<class Printer>
-int print_files(cmd_args& args){
-	if(args.usage){
-		args.clear_gnu_options();
-		print_usage(Printer{args});
-		return 0;
-	}else if(args.version){
-		args.clear_gnu_options();
-		print_version(Printer{args});
-		return 0;
-	}
+int print_normal_files(cmd_args& args){
 	int ret = 0;
 	Printer p(args);
 	for(size_t i = 0;i < args.filenames.size();++i){
@@ -146,6 +137,57 @@ int print_files(cmd_args& args){
 	p.reset();
 	return ret;
 }
+//Use the given type of printer to output the contents of files and/or stdin
+template<class Printer>
+int print_binary_files(cmd_args& args){
+	int ret = 0;
+	Printer p(args);
+	for(size_t i = 0;i < args.filenames.size();++i){
+		if(!strcmp(args.filenames[i], "-")){ //stdin
+
+			//Don't check if buf is empty because that's not how GNU cat handles Ctrl+D in middle of line
+			for(int in;(in = fgetc(stdin)) != WEOF;){
+				p.print(static_cast<char>(in));
+				if(in == L'\n') //Only reset on newline to save print overhead
+					p.reset();
+			}
+			clearerr(stdin);
+		}else{ //everything besides stdin
+			FILE* fp = fopen(args.filenames[i], "r");
+			if(!fp){
+				fflush(stdout); //force color update before error
+				fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open file %s\n", args.filenames[i]);
+				ret = 2;
+				continue;
+			}
+			for(int in;(in = fgetc(fp)) != WEOF;)
+				p.print(static_cast<char>(in));
+			p.reset();
+			fclose(fp);
+		}
+	}
+	p.reset();
+	return ret;
+}
+template<class Printer>
+int print_files(cmd_args& args){
+	if(args.usage){
+		args.clear_gnu_options();
+		print_usage(Printer{args});
+		return 0;
+	}else if(args.version){
+		args.clear_gnu_options();
+		print_version(Printer{args});
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if(args.treatbinary){
+		return print_binary_files<Printer>(args);
+	}else{
+		return print_normal_files<Printer>(args);
+	}
+}
+
 auto get_time(void){
 	auto time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 	auto eptime = time.time_since_epoch();