diff --git a/filename2mtime.py b/filename2mtime.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c4317c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filename2mtime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+"""
+This helper script is able to extract a date and time from the name of all files in a directory and set their respective UNIX mtime (the modified timestamp).
+Copyright (C) 2024  Benjamin Burkhardt
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+"""
+Useful links:
+- https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-behavior
+- https://www.datacamp.com/tutorial/converting-strings-datetime-objects
+- https://scrapfly.io/blog/parsing-datetime-strings-with-python-and-dateparser/
+- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/466345/convert-string-jun-1-2005-133pm-into-datetime
+"""
+
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from argparse import ArgumentParser, RawTextHelpFormatter
+import os
+
+# define some shell color codes
+class COLORS:
+    HEADER = '\033[95m'
+    OKBLUE = '\033[94m'
+    OKCYAN = '\033[96m'
+    OKGREEN = '\033[92m'
+    WARNING = '\033[93m'
+    FAIL = '\033[91m'
+    ENDC = '\033[0m'
+    BOLD = '\033[1m'
+    UNDERLINE = '\033[4m'
+
+# set up the ArgumentParser for the CLI
+parser = ArgumentParser(
+    description='filename2mtime.py  Copyright (C) 2024  Benjamin Burkhardt\r\n'
+                'This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY and is licensed under the '
+                'GNU General Public License 3.\r\n'
+                'You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License\r\n'
+                'along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.\r\n'
+                '\r\n'
+                'This helper script is able to extract a date and time from the name of all \r\n'
+                'files in a directory and set their respective UNIX mtime (the modified timestamp).\r\n'
+		'BE AWARE THAT ALL CHANGES TO THE FILES CANNOT BE UNDONE! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!',
+    epilog='by Benjamin Burkhardt, 2024',
+    add_help=False,
+    formatter_class=RawTextHelpFormatter)
+
+parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', help='enable verbose output')  # on/off flag
+parser.add_argument('--help', action='store_true', help='display this help message and exit')  # on/off flag
+
+
+# parse given arguments
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+# print help and exit if prompted to
+if args.help:
+    parser.print_help()
+    exit(0)
+