diff --git a/man/btrfs-sxbackup-destroy.1 b/man/btrfs-sxbackup-destroy.1
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+.TH "btrfs-sxbackup-destroy" "1" "0.5.9" "Marco Schindler" ""
+.SH "NAME"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup\-destroy \- Destroy a backup job
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.LP 
+\fBbtrfs\-sxbackup destroy\fR [\-h] [\-\-purge] <subvolume> [<subvolume> ...]
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.LP 
+Destroy a \fBbtrfs\-sxbackup\fR job.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.LP 
+.TP 
+\fB<subvolume>\fR
+backup job source or destination subvolume. local path or SSH url
+.TP 
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+show help message and exit
+\fB\-\-purge\fR
+removes all backup snapshots from source and destination
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup(1)
diff --git a/man/btrfs-sxbackup-info.1 b/man/btrfs-sxbackup-info.1
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+.TH "btrfs-sxbackup-info" "1" "0.5.9" "Marco Schindler" ""
+.SH "NAME"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup\-info \- Show backup job info
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.LP 
+\fBbtrfs\-sxbackup info\fR [\-h] <subvolume> [<subvolume> ...]
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.LP 
+Show information about a \fBbtrfs\-sxbackup\fR job.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.LP 
+.TP 
+\fB<subvolume>\fR
+backup job source or destination subvolume. local path or SSH url
+.TP 
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+show help message and exit
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup(1)
diff --git a/man/btrfs-sxbackup-init.1 b/man/btrfs-sxbackup-init.1
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+.TH "btrfs-sxbackup-init" "1" "0.5.9" "Marco Schindler" ""
+.SH "NAME"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup\-init \- Initialize a backup job
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.LP 
+\fBbtrfs\-sxbackup init\fR [\-h] [\-sr <source_retention>] [\-dr <destination_retention>] [\-c] <source_subvolume> <destination_subvolume>
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.LP 
+Initialize a \fBbtrfs\-sxbackup\fR job.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.LP 
+.TP 
+\fB<source_subvolume>\fR
+source subvolume to backup. local path or ssh url
+.TP 
+\fB<destination_subvolume>\fR
+destination subvolume receiving backup snapshots. local path or ssh url
+.TP 
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+show help message and exit
+.TP 
+\fB\-sr\fR <source_retention>, \fB\-\-source\-retention\fR <source_retention>
+expression defining which source snapshots to retain/cleanup. can be a static number (of backups) or more complex expression like "1d:4/d, 1w:daily, 2m:none" literally translating to: "1 day from now keep 4 backups a day, 1 week from now keep daily backups, 2 months from now keep none"
+.TP 
+\fB\-dr\fR <destination_retention>, \fB\-\-destination\-retention\fR <destination_retention>
+expression defining which destination snapshots to retain/cleanup. can be a static number (of backups) or more complex expression (see \fB\-\-source\-retention\fR argument)
+.TP 
+\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-compress\fR
+enables compression during transmission. Requires lzop to be installed on both source and destination
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup(1)
diff --git a/man/btrfs-sxbackup-run.1 b/man/btrfs-sxbackup-run.1
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+.TH "btrfs-sxbackup-run" "1" "0.5.9" "Marco Schindler" ""
+.SH "NAME"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup\-run \- Run a backup job
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.LP 
+\fBbtrfs\-sxbackup run\fR [\-h] [\-m <mail_address>] [\-li <log_ident>] <subvolume> [<subvolume> ...]
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.LP 
+Run a \fBbtrfs\-sxbackup\fR job.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.LP 
+.TP 
+\fB<subvolume>\fR
+backup job source or destination subvolume. local path or SSH url
+.TP 
+\fB\-m\fR <mail_address>, \fB\-\-mail\fR <mail_address>
+enables email notifications. If an email address is given, it overrides the default email\-recipient setting in \fB/etc/btrfs\-sxbackup.conf\fR
+.TP 
+\fB\-li\fR <log_ident>, \fB\-\-log\-ident\fR <log_ident>
+log ident used for syslog logging, defaults to script name
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup(1)
diff --git a/man/btrfs-sxbackup-transfer.1 b/man/btrfs-sxbackup-transfer.1
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+.TH "btrfs-sxbackup-transfer" "1" "0.5.9" "Marco Schindler" ""
+.SH "NAME"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup\-transfer \- Transfer a backup snapshot
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.LP 
+\fBbtrfs\-sxbackup transfer\fR [\-h] [\-c] <source_subvolume> <destination_subvolume>
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.LP 
+Transfer a \fBbtrfs\-sxbackup\fR snapshot.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.LP 
+.TP 
+\fB<source_subvolume>\fR
+source subvolume to backup. local path or ssh url
+.TP 
+\fB<destination_subvolume>\fR
+destination subvolume receiving backup snapshots. local path or ssh url
+.TP 
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+show help message and exit
+.TP 
+\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-compress\fR
+enables compression during transmission. Requires lzop to be installed on both source and destination
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup(1)
diff --git a/man/btrfs-sxbackup-update.1 b/man/btrfs-sxbackup-update.1
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@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+.TH "btrfs-sxbackup-update" "1" "0.5.9" "Marco Schindler" ""
+.SH "NAME"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup\-update \- Update a backup job
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.LP 
+\fBbtrfs\-sxbackup update\fR [\-h] [\-sr <source_retention>] [\-dr <destination_retention>] [\-c] <subvolume> [<subvolume> ...]
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.LP 
+Update a \fBbtrfs\-sxbackup\fR job.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.LP 
+.TP 
+\fB<subvolume>\fR
+backup job source or destination subvolume. local path or SSH url
+.TP 
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+show help message and exit
+.TP 
+\fB\-sr\fR <source_retention>, \fB\-\-source\-retention\fR <source_retention>
+expression defining which source snapshots to retain/cleanup. can be a static number (of backups) or more complex expression like "1d:4/d, 1w:daily, 2m:none" literally translating to: "1 day from now keep 4 backups a day, 1 week from now keep daily backups, 2 months from now keep none"
+.TP 
+\fB\-dr\fR <destination_retention>, \fB\-\-destination\-retention\fR <destination_retention>
+expression defining which destination snapshots to retain/cleanup. can be a static number (of backups) or more complex expression (see \fB\-\-source\-retention\fR argument)
+.TP 
+\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-compress\fR
+enables compression during transmission. Requires lzop to be installed on both source and destination
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup(1), btrfs\-sxbackup\-init(1)
diff --git a/man/btrfs-sxbackup.1 b/man/btrfs-sxbackup.1
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+.TH "btrfs-sxbackup" "1" "0.5.8" "" ""
+.SH "NAME"
+.LP 
+\fBbtrfs\-sxbackup\fR \- a btrfs snapshot backup utility
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.LP 
+\fBbtrfs\-sxbackup\fR [\-h | \-\-help] [\-q | \-\-quiet] [\-v] [\-\-version]
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.LP 
+Btrfs snapshot backup utility with push/pull support via SSH, retention, email notifications, compression of transferred data, and syslog logging.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.LP 
+.TP 
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+show help message and exit
+.TP 
+\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
+do not log to stdout
+.TP 
+\fB\-\-version\fR
+show program's version number and exit
+.TP 
+\fB\-v\fR
+can be specified multiple times to increase verbosity
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
+.LP 
+.SS
+Initialize
+Initialize a backup job pulling snapshots of subvolume \fB/\fR on remote host \fBmyhost.org\fR to local subvolume \fB/backup/myhost\fR:
+
+.nf 
+.RS
+btrfs\-sxbackup init ssh://root@myhost.org:/ /backup/myhost
+.RE
+.fi 
+
+Initialize a backup job pushing snapshots of local subvolume \fB/\fR to remote subvolume \fB/backup/myhost\fR on host \fBmybackupserver.org\fR:
+
+.nf 
+.RS
+btrfs\-sxbackup init / ssh://root@mybackupserver.org:/backup/myhost
+.RE
+.fi 
+
+.LP 
+.SS
+Run
+Run a backup job:
+
+.nf 
+.RS
+btrfs\-sxbackup run /backup/myhost
+.RE
+.fi 
+
+.LP 
+.SS
+Cron
+Cronjob performing a pull backup job:
+
+.nf 
+.RS
+# /etc/cron.d/btrfs\-sxbackup
+PATH="/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
+30 2    * * *     root     btrfs\-sxbackup run /backup/myhost
+.RE
+.fi 
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.LP 
+btrfs\-sxbackup\-init(1), btrfs\-sxbackup\-run(1), btrfs\-sxbackup\-info(1), btrfs\-sxbackup\-update(1), btrfs\-sxbackup\-destroy(1), btrfs\-sxbackup\-transfer(1)
