diff --git a/src/client/distren.c b/src/client/distren.c
--- a/src/client/distren.c
+++ b/src/client/distren.c
@@ -26,9 +26,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   genericfunc();
   execlisten();
 
-  // command = get_task(); //asks server for next frame and part to be rendered
+  int frame_to_render;
+  frame_to_render = 10; // temporary, the number 10 will be replaced with a function call
 
-  // run command
+  char name[25]; // declares a variable to hold the file name
+  name = "file_name"; // file_name will be replaced with a function call
+
+  char string[100];
+  sprintf(string, "blender.exe -b %s.blend -o //tmp/frame -f %d -F JPEG -x 1", name, frame_to_render);
+
+  system(string);
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@
 
   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
   along with DistRen.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+  -- Blender Commands --
+  -v "Print Blender version and exit"
+  -F <format> "Set the render format" Valid options are (that we care about) "TGA, JPG, MOVIE, AVIRAW, AVIJPG, PNG, BMP, FRAMESERVER"
+  -S <name> Set scene <name>
+  -f <frame> Render frame <frame> and save it
+  -s <frame> Set start frame (use before -a argument)
+  -e <frame> Set end frame (use before -a argument>
+  -o <path> Set the render path and file name (use // at start of the path to render relative to the blend file, the ### characters are replaced by the frame number)
+  -t <threads> Use amount of ,threads> for rendering (background mode only)(1-8, 0 for systems processor count)
+  -x <bool> Set option to add the file extension to the end of the file
 */
 
 #include <stdio.h>