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@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ For registering you need a phone number where you can receive SMS or incoming ca
 signal-cli was primarily developed to be used on servers to notify admins of important events.
 For this use-case, it has a dbus interface, that can be used to send messages from any programming language that has dbus bindings.
 
+For some functionality the Signal protocol requires that all messages have been received from the server.
+The `receive` command should be regularly executed. In daemon mode messages are continuously received.
+
 == Options
 
 *-h*, *--help*::
@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@ Show help message and quit.
 *-v*, *--version*::
 Print the version and quit.
 
+*--verbose*::
+Raise log level and include lib signal logs.
+
 *--config* CONFIG::
 Set the path, where to store the config.
 Make sure you have full read/write access to the given directory.
@@ -38,12 +44,20 @@ Make sure you have full read/write access to the given directory.
 Specify your phone number, that will be your identifier.
 The phone number must include the country calling code, i.e. the number must start with a "+" sign.
 
+This flag must not be given for the `link` command.
+It is optional for the `daemon` command.
+For all other commands it is only optional if there is exactly one local user in the
+config directory.
+
 *--dbus*::
 Make request via user dbus.
 
 *--dbus-system*::
 Make request via system dbus.
 
+*-o* OUTPUT-MODE, *--output* OUTPUT-MODE::
+Specify if you want commands to output in either "plain-text" mode or in "json". Defaults to "plain-text"
+
 == Commands
 
 === register
@@ -54,6 +68,12 @@ Use the verify command to complete the verification.
 *-v*, *--voice*::
 The verification should be done over voice, not SMS.
 
+*--captcha*::
+The captcha token, required if registration failed with a captcha required error.
+To get the token, go to https://signalcaptchas.org/registration/generate.html
+Check the developer tools for a redirect starting with signalcaptcha://
+Everything after signalcaptcha:// is the captcha token.
+
 === verify
 
 Verify the number using the code received via SMS or voice.
@@ -91,7 +111,8 @@ Remove the registration lock pin.
 === link
 
 Link to an existing device, instead of registering a new number.
-This shows a "tsdevice:/â¦" URI. If you want to connect to another signal-cli instance, you can just use this URI. If you want to link to an Android/iOS device, create a QR code with the URI (e.g. with qrencode) and scan that in the Signal app.
+This shows a "tsdevice:/â¦" URI. If you want to connect to another signal-cli instance, you can just use this URI.
+If you want to link to an Android/iOS device, create a QR code with the URI (e.g. with qrencode) and scan that in the Signal app.
 
 *-n* NAME, *--name* NAME::
 Optionally specify a name to describe this new device.
@@ -104,6 +125,7 @@ Only works, if this is the master device.
 
 *--uri* URI::
 Specify the uri contained in the QR code shown by the new device.
+You will need the full uri enclosed in quotation marks, such as "tsdevice:/?uuid=....."
 
 === listDevices
 
@@ -118,6 +140,15 @@ Only works, if this is the master device.
 Specify the device you want to remove.
 Use listDevices to see the deviceIds.
 
+=== getUserStatus
+
+Uses a list of phone numbers to determine the statuses of those users.
+Shows if they are registered on the Signal Servers or not.
+In json mode this is outputted as a list of objects.
+
+[NUMBER [NUMBER ...]]::
+One or more numbers to check.
+
 === send
 
 Send a message to another user or group.
@@ -134,6 +165,9 @@ Specify the message, if missing, standard input is used.
 *-a* [ATTACHMENT [ATTACHMENT ...]], *--attachment* [ATTACHMENT [ATTACHMENT ...]]::
 Add one or more files as attachment.
 
+*--note-to-self*::
+Send the message to self without notification.
+
 *-e*, *--endsession*::
 Clear session state and send end session message.
 
@@ -162,19 +196,30 @@ Remove a reaction.
 === receive
 
 Query the server for new messages.
-New messages are printed on standardoutput and attachments are downloaded to the config directory.
+New messages are printed on standard output and attachments are downloaded to the config directory.
+In json mode this is outputted as one json object per line.
 
 *-t* TIMEOUT, *--timeout* TIMEOUT::
 Number of seconds to wait for new messages (negative values disable timeout).
 Default is 5 seconds.
 *--ignore-attachments*::
 Donât download attachments of received messages.
-*--json*::
-Output received messages in json format, one object per line.
+
+=== joinGroup
+
+Join a group via an invitation link.
+To be able to join a v2 group the account needs to have a profile (can be created
+with the `updateProfile` command)
+
+*--uri*::
+The invitation link URI (starts with `https://signal.group/#`)
 
 === updateGroup
 
 Create or update a group.
+If the user is a pending member, this command will accept the group invitation.
+To be able to join or create a v2 group the account needs to have a profile (can
+be created with the `updateProfile` command)
 
 *-g* GROUP, *--group* GROUP::
 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
@@ -192,16 +237,18 @@ Specify one or more members to add to the group.
 === quitGroup
 
 Send a quit group message to all group members and remove self from member list.
+If the user is a pending member, this command will decline the group invitation.
 
 *-g* GROUP, *--group* GROUP::
 Specify the recipient group ID in base64 encoding.
 
 === listGroups
 
-Show a list of known groups.
+Show a list of known groups and related information.
+In json mode this is outputted as an list of objects and is always in detailed mode.
 
 *-d*, *--detailed*::
-Include the list of members of each group.
+Include the list of members of each group and the group invite link.
 
 === listIdentities
 
@@ -227,9 +274,9 @@ Specify the safety number of the key, only use this option if you have verified
 
 === updateProfile
 
-Update the name and/or avatar image visible by message recipients for the current users.
+Update the name and avatar image visible by message recipients for the current users.
 The profile is stored encrypted on the Signal servers.
-The decryption key is sent with every outgoing messages (excluding group messages).
+The decryption key is sent with every outgoing messages to contacts.
 
 *--name*::
 New name visible by message recipients.
@@ -313,8 +360,8 @@ The path of the manifest.json or a zip file containing the sticker pack you wish
 === daemon
 
 signal-cli can run in daemon mode and provides an experimental dbus interface.
-For dbus support you need jni/unix-java.so installed on your system (Debian:
-libunixsocket-java ArchLinux: libmatthew-unix-java (AUR)).
+If no `-u` username is given, all local users will be exported as separate dbus
+objects under the same bus name.
 
 *--system*::
 Use DBus system bus instead of user bus.
@@ -353,6 +400,12 @@ signal-cli -u USERNAME trust -v SAFETY_NUMBER NUMBER
 Trust new key, without having verified it. Only use this if you don't care about security::
 signal-cli -u USERNAME trust -a NUMBER
 
+== Exit codes
+* *1*: Error is probably caused and fixable by the user
+* *2*: Some unexpected error
+* *3*: Server or IO error
+* *4*: Sending failed due to untrusted key
+
 == Files
 
 The password and cryptographic keys are created when registering and stored in the current users home directory, the directory can be changed with *--config*:
