diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index dbaa842..745bc40 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@
 #include "engine.hpp"
 
 void print_help() {
-    std::cout << "usage: autogram [-h|--version]\n";
+    std::cout << "usage: autogram [-h|--version] ";
+    std::cout << "[-a <relaxed|strict|pangram] ";
+    std::cout << "[-i <number>] ";
+    std::cout << "[-l <nl|en>] ";
+    std::cout << "[-s <text>] ";
+    std::cout << "[-v]\n";
     std::cout << "  -a, --autogram <relaxed|strict|pangram>  autogram type, default relaxed\n";
     std::cout << "  -h, --help                               show this help text and exit\n";
     std::cout << "  -i, --max-iter <number>                  maximum iterations before restart, default 10\n";