diff --git a/plans.script.nix b/plans.script.nix
index 7526103..a0a7122 100644
--- a/plans.script.nix
+++ b/plans.script.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ with import <nixpkgs> {};
 
 pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "plans" ''
 	#!/bin/sh
+	if [ "$1" = "help" ] ; then
+		echo "plans (tudbut)"
+		echo
+		echo "- add <str>  -- add to end of list"
+		echo "- done       -- remove from start of list"
+		echo "- edit       -- edit manually using helix"
+		echo
+		echo "file used is ~/sync/plans.txt"
+		exit
+	fi
 	if [ "$1" = "add" ] ; then
 		echo "- $2" >> ~/sync/plans.txt
 	fi