2 files changed, 28 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/slock.1 b/slock.1
index 467194d..0ef3e15 100644
--- a/slock.1
+++ b/slock.1
@@ -3,17 +3,27 @@
 slock \- simple X screen locker
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B slock
-.RB [
-.IR cmd
-]
+.RB [ \-v
+|
+.IR cmd ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B slock
 is an X screen locker. If provided,
 .IR cmd
 is executed after the screen has been locked.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.B \-v
+prints version information to stdout, then exits.
 .SH EXAMPLES
 $ slock /usr/sbin/s2ram
 .SH CUSTOMIZATION
 .B slock
 can be customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
+.SH AUTHORS
+See the LICENSE file for the authors.
+.SH LICENSE
+See the LICENSE file for the terms of redistribution.
+.SH BUGS
+Please report them.
diff --git a/slock.c b/slock.c
index 2aa395e..c9cdee2 100644
--- a/slock.c
+++ b/slock.c
@@ -273,15 +273,28 @@ lockscreen(Display *dpy, int screen)
         return NULL;
 }
 
-int
-main(int argc, char **argv)
+static void
+usage(void)
 {
+        fprintf(stderr, "usage: slock [-v|POST_LOCK_CMD]\n");
+        exit(1);
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv) {
 #ifndef HAVE_BSD_AUTH
         const char *pws;
 #endif
         Display *dpy;
         int screen;
 
+        if ((argc >= 2) && !strcmp("-v", argv[1]))
+                die("version %s, © 2006-2016 slock engineers\n", VERSION);
+
+        /* treat first argument starting with a '-' as option */
+        if ((argc >= 2) && argv[1][0] == '-')
+                usage();
+
 #ifdef __linux__
         dontkillme();
 #endif