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 ```
 ## usage
 
+all commands can have `-h` added for a help screen.
+
 ### add project
 ```bash
 gomanager add \
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ gomanager logs --id 1
 ```
 
 ### start/run
+This starts the periodic watcher in the foreground, which runs every 24 hours.
+It is advised to use a systemd or other init script to run this in the background, supervised.
 ```bash
 gomanager start
 ```