diff --git a/barf.sh b/barf.sh
index cb8d272..51c76bc 100755
--- a/barf.sh
+++ b/barf.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fi
 # check if the arguments are valid
 if [ ! -e "$TARGETFILE" ]; then
 	echo "The file $TARGETFILE does not exist."
-	exit 1
+	SHOWHELP=1
 fi
 
 # check if the persistent mode can be used
@@ -94,26 +94,32 @@ if [[ "$PERSISTENT" == "1" && ("$STARTADDR" == "" || "$ENDADDR" == "" || "$BUFFA
 	echo "Set --start-addr to an address before your input reaches the program (e.g. before fgets())"
 	echo "Set --end-addr to an address after the program has checked if the input is good or not (e.g. somewhere after gets('Yay!') and gets('Nay!'))"
 	echo "Set --buffer-addr to the address where user input is stored (e.g. the address of b in case of fgets(b, 16, stdin)"
-	exit 1
+	SHOWHELP=1
 fi
 
 
 # see if the user needs our help
 if [ "$SHOWHELP" == 1 ]; then
-	echo "Usage: ./barf.sh"
+	echo "Usage: ./barf.sh <options ...> ./path/to/your/binary"
+	echo ""
+	echo "    BASIC OPTIONS"
 	echo "		-p | --positive-addr 0x123456	a location to be counted as good hit"
-	echo "		-n | --negative-addr 0x789ABC	a location to be counted as bad hit"
-	echo "		-w | --win-addr      0xDEF042	a location reached if your input is correct"
-	echo "		-s | --start-addr    0xF0000D	a location directly after your input is fed into the target (for persistent mode)"
-	echo "		-e | --end-addr	     0x133337	a location where the to-be-fuzzed logic is done (for persistent mode)"
-	echo "		--buff-addr          0x424242	the location where user input is stored (for persistent mode)"
-	echo "		-< | --prefix        CTF{	a known prefix, e.g. the prefix of your flag"
-	echo "		-> | --suffix        }		a known suffix, e.g. the suffix of your flag"
-	echo "		-c | --chunksize     1		amount of characters to try at once"
+	echo "		-n | --negative-addr 0x234567	a location to be counted as bad hit"
+	echo ""
+	echo "    PERSISTENT MODE OPTIONS"
 	echo "		-x | --persistent		enable the experimental (!) persistent mode"
+	echo "		-w | --win-addr      0x345678	a location reached if your input is correct"
+	echo "		-s | --start-addr    0x456789	a location directly after your input is fed into the target"
+	echo "		-e | --end-addr	     0x56789A	a location where the to-be-fuzzed logic is done"
+	echo "		--buff-addr          0x6789AB	the location where user input is stored"
+	echo ""
+	echo "    MISC OPTIONS"
+	echo "		-b | --prefix        CTF{	a known prefix, e.g. the prefix of your flag"
+	echo "		-a | --suffix        }		a known suffix, e.g. the suffix of your flag"
+	echo "		-c | --chunksize     2		amount of characters to try at once (default: 1)"
 	echo "		-h | --help			a great and useful help message, you should try it!"
-	echo "		./path/to/your/crackme		the path to the target to be fuzzed"
-	echo "Note that you need to either specify --positive-addr or --negative-addr and your target of course."
+	echo ""
+	echo "See https://github.com/maride/barf for more information and examples!"
 	exit 1
 fi