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 .SH twander
 twander \- Short Description
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-twander [-hv]
+twander [-c filename] [-hv]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Long description
 
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
+.B -c path/name of configuration file
+specify the location and name of the configuration
+file you wish to use. (default is ~/.twanderrc)
+
+.TP
 .B -h
 print this help information
 
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 .B -v
 print detailed version information.
 
+.SH CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT
+
+\'twander\'
+.B requires
+a startup configuration file in order to run.  It
+is the only way the program knows what features you wish to enable
+and what commands are required to implement each feature.
+
+By default, the program expects to find configuration information in
+.B ~/.twanderrc
+but you can override this with the
+.B -c 
+command line option.
+
+\'twander\' configuration files consist of freeform lines of
+text.  Whitespace is ignored, and a comment may be inserted
+anywhere.  Comments must  begin with the
+.B #
+character.
+
+Each line of configuration information consists of two parts,
+the
+.B Command Name
+and the
+.B Command String.
+
+The Command Name is nothing more than your name for a given
+command.  The Command String tells \'twander\' what to do
+when you issue the command in question.
+
+Within the Command Name you can specify a single letter
+to be the
+.B Command Key
+by placing the 
+.B &
+character before letter you wish to use.
+
+Within the Command String you can specify three different
+kinds of information: literal text which \'twander\'
+will not touch, words beginning with the
+.B $
+symbol, which are interpreted as environment variables,
+and the special symbol
+.B [NAME].
+When you decide to run a command, \'twander\' will replace
+[NAME] with the currently selected file or directory name.
+
+Here is an example .twanderrc:
+.nf
+
+# 'twander' configuration file example
+
+&edit $EDITOR [NAME]
+vie&w $PAGER [NAME]
+ls    /bin/ls -al [NAME] | $PAGER
+
+.fi
+
+The first line is a comment and is completely ignored.  The
+second line is blank (all whitespace) and is also ignored.
+
+Line 3 means this: Invoke the \'edit\' command using \'e\' as the
+command key.  Use the $EDITOR environment variable to determine which
+program to use for editing and place the current directory/file name
+immediately after the program name to invoke the editing session.
+
+Similarly, Line 4 means: Use the program defined in he $PAGER
+environment variable when invoking the \'view\' command via
+the \'w\' key.  Pass the currently selected directory or
+file name to that program as its only argument.
+
+Line 5 is similar except for one thing: There is no Command Key
+shortcut defined for that command.  \'twander\' will permit this, but
+it will warn you about it when the program starts.
+
+
 .SH OTHER
-You must have a reasonably current version of \'python\' installed.
+You must also have \'python\' 2.2 or later installed.  You must
+have \'anygui\' installed - see:
+.B http://www.anygui.org
 
 .SH BUGS AND MISFEATURES
 None known as of this release.