diff --git a/update_engine_client.cc b/update_engine_client.cc
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+// Copyright (c) 2010 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include <gflags/gflags.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#include "update_engine/dbus_constants.h"
+#include "update_engine/subprocess.h"
+#include "update_engine/utils.h"
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "update_engine/update_engine.dbusclient.h"
+}
+
+using chromeos_update_engine::kUpdateEngineServiceName;
+using chromeos_update_engine::kUpdateEngineServicePath;
+using chromeos_update_engine::kUpdateEngineServiceInterface;
+
+DEFINE_bool(status, false, "Print the status to stdout.");
+DEFINE_bool(force_update, false,
+            "Force an update, even over an expensive network.");
+DEFINE_bool(check_for_update, false,
+            "Initiate check for updates.");
+
+namespace {
+
+const char* GetErrorMessage(const GError* error) {
+  if (!error)
+    return "Unknown error.";
+  return error->message;
+}
+
+bool GetStatus() {
+  DBusGConnection *bus;
+  DBusGProxy *proxy;
+  GError *error = NULL;
+
+  bus = dbus_g_bus_get(DBUS_BUS_SYSTEM, &error);
+  if (!bus) {
+    LOG(FATAL) << "Failed to get bus";
+  }
+  proxy = dbus_g_proxy_new_for_name_owner(bus,
+                                          kUpdateEngineServiceName,
+                                          kUpdateEngineServicePath,
+                                          kUpdateEngineServiceInterface,
+                                          &error);
+  if (!proxy) {
+    LOG(FATAL) << "Error getting proxy: " << GetErrorMessage(error);
+  }
+
+  gint64 last_checked_time = 0;
+  gdouble progress = 0.0;
+  char* current_op = NULL;
+  char* new_version = NULL;
+  gint64 new_size = 0;
+
+  gboolean rc = org_chromium_UpdateEngineInterface_get_status(
+      proxy,
+      &last_checked_time,
+      &progress,
+      &current_op,
+      &new_version,
+      &new_size,
+      &error);
+  if (rc == FALSE) {
+    LOG(INFO) << "Error getting status: " << GetErrorMessage(error);
+  }
+  printf("LAST_CHECKED_TIME=%" PRIi64 "\nPROGRESS=%f\nCURRENT_OP=%s\n"
+         "NEW_VERSION=%s\nNEW_SIZE=%" PRIi64 "\n",
+         last_checked_time,
+         progress,
+         current_op,
+         new_version,
+         new_size);
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool CheckForUpdates(bool force) {
+  return true;
+}
+
+}  // namespace {}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  // Boilerplate init commands.
+  g_type_init();
+  g_thread_init(NULL);
+  dbus_g_thread_init();
+  chromeos_update_engine::Subprocess::Init();
+  google::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
+  
+  if (FLAGS_status) {
+    LOG(INFO) << "Querying Update Engine status...";
+    if (!GetStatus()) {
+      LOG(FATAL) << "GetStatus() failed.";
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (FLAGS_force_update || FLAGS_check_for_update) {
+    LOG(INFO) << "Initiating update check and install.";
+    if (FLAGS_force_update) {
+      LOG(INFO) << "Will not abort due to being on expensive network.";
+    }
+    CHECK(CheckForUpdates(FLAGS_force_update))
+        << "Update check/initiate update failed.";
+    return 0;
+  }
+  
+  LOG(INFO) << "No flags specified. Exiting.";
+  return 0;
+}