diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 893bb67..b8c4f3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ connects directly via github api / no third party service is used
 
 ## ✨ Features 
 
+- [X] other user arg (NEW)
 - [X] Color schemes (NEW)
-- [X] Orientation Portrait/Landscape (NEW)
+- [X] Orientation Portrait/Landscape
 - [X] Diffrent Character Glyphs
 - [X] Day labels
 - [X] Specify weeks
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ connects directly via github api / no third party service is used
 - [ ] optimize performance
 - [ ] include update notifier
 - [ ] add version arg
-- [ ] add user arg
 - [ ] isolated per-repo graph
 - [ ] Show legend, month, and contribution count—separate flags for each
 
@@ -78,13 +78,14 @@ $ gh contribs
 gh contribs --help
 ```
 ```
-Usage: gh contribs [-h] [-s <scheme>] [-g <glyph>] [-w <weeks>] [-x] [-y] [-d] [-l] [-p] [-D] [-W]
+Usage: gh contribs [-h] [-s <scheme>] [-g <glyph>] [-u <user>] [-w <weeks>] [-x] [-y] [-d] [-l] [-p] [-D] [-W]
 
 Arguments:
 
   -h | --help                 Displays this help.
   -s | --scheme <name>        Color Scheme
   -g | --glyph <char>         Change Character
+  -u | --user <user>          Show graph for other users
   -w | --weeks <weeks>        Set range of weeks to be displayed
   -x | --xgap                 Remove Gap between each Column
   -y | --ygap                 Put a Gap between each Row
diff --git a/gh-contribs b/gh-contribs
index 8d63763..c0d37d5 100755
--- a/gh-contribs
+++ b/gh-contribs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ main()
   glyph=square
   xgap=" "
   ygap="\n"
+  #user="tonsky"
+  user=""
 
   # boolean
   portrait=1
@@ -60,20 +62,40 @@ main()
 
 
   # gh api
-  days=( $(gh api graphql -f query='{
-    viewer {
-      contributionsCollection {
-        contributionCalendar {
-          weeks {
-            contributionDays {
-              color
+  if [[ -z "$user" ]]; then
+    days=( $(gh api graphql -f query='{
+      viewer {
+        contributionsCollection {
+          contributionCalendar {
+            weeks {
+              contributionDays {
+                color
+              }
             }
           }
         }
       }
-    }
-  }' --jq '..|.color?' | grep .) )
-  #}' --gache 24h --jq '..|.color?' | grep .) )
+    }' --jq '..|.color?' | grep .) )
+  else
+    days=( $(gh api graphql -F "user=$user" -f query='query($user:String!) {
+      user(login: $user) 
+      {
+        contributionsCollection 
+        {
+          contributionCalendar 
+          {
+            weeks 
+            {
+              contributionDays 
+              {
+                color
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }' --jq '..|.color?' | grep .) )
+  fi
 
   [ $debug -eq 0 ] && printf "terminal: $terminal_width, calculated-output: $output_width\n"
 
@@ -109,6 +131,10 @@ parse_args()
         glyph="$2"
         [ -z $2 ] && h_glyphs >&2 && exit 1
         shift 2;;
+      -u|--user)
+        user="$2"
+        [ -z $2 ] && printf "\nError: no username given\n" >&2 && exit 1
+        shift 2;;
       -w|--weeks)
         weeks="$2"
         weeks_min="$(($weeks_max-weeks))"
@@ -302,7 +328,7 @@ glyph()
 # msgs
 h_usage()
 {
-  printf "Usage: gh contribs [-h] [-s <scheme>] [-g <glyph>] [-w <weeks>] [-x] [-y] [-d] [-l] [-p] [-D] [-W]\n\n"
+  printf "Usage: gh contribs [-h] [-s <scheme>] [-g <glyph>] [-u <user>] [-w <weeks>] [-x] [-y] [-d] [-l] [-p] [-D] [-W]\n\n"
   return 0
 }
 
@@ -326,6 +352,7 @@ h_args()
   -h | --help                 Displays this help.
   -s | --scheme <name>        Color Scheme
   -g | --glyph <char>         Change Character
+  -u | --user <user>          Show graph for other users
   -w | --weeks <weeks>        Set range of weeks to be displayed
   -x | --xgap                 Remove Gap between each Column
   -y | --ygap                 Put a Gap between each Row