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@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ DBus API for signal-cli - A commandline and dbus interface for the Signal messen
 
 == Synopsis
 
-*signal-cli* [--config CONFIG] daemon --dbus-system
+*signal-cli* [--verbose] [--config CONFIG] [-u USERNAME] [-o {plain-text,json}] daemon [--system]
 
-*dbus-send* --system --type=method_call --print-reply --dest="org.asamk.Signal" /org/asamk/Signal org.asamk.Signal.<method> [string:<string argument>] [array:<type>:<array argument>]
+*dbus-send* [--system | --session] [--print-reply] --type=method_call --dest="org.asamk.Signal" /org/asamk/Signal[/_<phonenum>] org.asamk.Signal.<method> [string:<string argument>] [array:<type>:<array argument>]
 
+Note: when daemon was started without explicit `-u USERNAME`, the `dbus-send` command requires adding the phone number in `/org/asamk/Signal/_<phonenum>`.
 
 == Description
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ updateProfile(newName<s>, about <s>, aboutEmoji <s>, avatar<s>, remove<b>) -> <>
 * newName     : New name for your own profile (empty if unchanged)
 * about       : About message for profile (empty if unchanged)
 * aboutEmoji  : Emoji for profile (empty if unchanged)
-* avatar      : Filename of avatar picutre for profile (empty if unchanged)
+* avatar      : Filename of avatar picture for profile (empty if unchanged)
 * remove      : Set to 1 if the existing avatar picture should be removed
 
 Exceptions: Failure
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ Exceptions: GroupNotFound, Failure
 isMember(groupId<ay>) -> active<b>::
 * groupId : Byte array representing the internal group identifier
 
-Note that this method not raise an Exception for a non-existing/unknown group but will simply return 0 (false)
+Note that this method does not raise an Exception for a non-existing/unknown group but will simply return 0 (false)
 
 sendEndSessionMessage(recipients<as>) -> <>::
 * recipients : Array of phone numbers 
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ Expections: AttachmentInvalid, Failure, InvalidNumber, UntrustedIdentity
 
 getContactName(number<s>) -> name<s>::
 * number  : Phone number
-* name    : Name set in contacts (setContacts) or if not set the profile name 
+* name    : Contact's name in local storage (from the master device for a linked account, or the one set with setContactName); if not set, contact's profile name is used
 
 setContactName(number<s>,name<>) -> <>::
 * number  : Phone number
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ setContactName(number<s>,name<>) -> <>::
 getGroupIds() -> groupList<aay>::
 groupList : Array of Byte arrays representing the internal group identifiers
 
-All groups known are returned, regardsless of their active or blocked status. To query that use isMember() and isGroupBlocked()
+All groups known are returned, regardless of their active or blocked status. To query that use isMember() and isGroupBlocked()
 
 getGroupName(groupId<ay>) -> groupName<s>::
 groupName : The display name of the group 
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ getContactNumber(name<s>) -> numbers<as>::
 * numbers : Array of phone number
 * name    : Contact or profile name ("firstname lastname")
 
-Searches contacts and know profiles for a given name and returns the list of all known names. May result in e.g. two entries if a contact and profile name is set.
+Searches contacts and known profiles for a given name and returns the list of all known numbers. May result in e.g. two entries if a contact and profile name is set.
 
 isContactBlocked(number<s>) -> state<b>::
 * number  : Phone number
@@ -198,6 +199,17 @@ MessageReceived(timestamp<x>, sender<s>, groupId<ay>, message<s>, attachments<as
 
 This signal is received whenever we get a private message or a message is posted in a group we are an active member
 
+== Examples
+
+Send a text message (without attachment) to a contact::
+dbus-send --print-reply --type=method_call --dest="org.asamk.Signal" /org/asamk/Signal org.asamk.Signal.sendMessage string:"Message text goes here" array:string: string:+123456789
+
+Send a group message::
+dbus-send --session --print-reply --type=method_call --dest=org.asamk.Signal /org/asamk/Signal org.asamk.Signal.sendGroupMessage  string:'The message goes here'  array:string:'/path/to/attachmnt1','/path/to/attachmnt2'  array:byte:139,22,72,247,116,32,170,104,205,164,207,21,248,77,185
+
+Print the group name corresponding to a groupId; the daemon runs on system bus, and was started without an explicit `-u USERNAME`::
+dbus-send --system --print-reply --type=method_call --dest='org.asamk.Signal' /org/asamk/Signal/_1234567890 org.asamk.Signal.getGroupName array:byte:139,22,72,247,116,32,170,104,205,164,207,21,248,77,185
+
 == Authors
 
 Maintained by AsamK <asamk@gmx.de>, who is assisted by other open source contributors.