diff --git a/atom b/atom
index 31775ae..a89f4ba 100755
--- a/atom
+++ b/atom
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ do
 	source "$function"
 done
 
+help() {
+	cat <<-EOF
+	Options:
+	        -c <file>        Load configuration file <file>
+	        -C               Dump configuration and exit
+	        -l <load>        Override max-load
+	        -T <seconds>     override load-interval
+	        -F <destination> Force re-generation of all files in
+	                         <destination>
+	        -h               Show this text
+	        -D               Increase debug
+	EOF
+}
+
 #parse arguments
 OPTERR=0
 while getopts ':c:Cl:T:F:hD' opt