diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28d5bae..2a30ce7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ no flag        same as -p
 --help         displays this message
 --preview      shows a preview of which pkg's will be updates
 --version      prints out the version number
+--backup       just does the pre-backup without updating
 ```
 
 ## Contributing
diff --git a/update b/update
index 8696d2d..dfd1290 100644
--- a/update
+++ b/update
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Help() {
    echo "--help         displays this message"
    echo "--preview      shows a preview of which pkg's can be updated"
    echo "--version      prints out the version number"
+   echo "--backup       just does the pre-backup without updating"
 }
 
 check_for_dblck() {