diff --git a/create.sh b/create.sh
index 438bcc3..73e9c08 100755
--- a/create.sh
+++ b/create.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 # Sanity checks
 if [ $# -ne 2 ]
 then
-    echo "Wrong number of arguments. Expecting:"
-    echo "  ./install.sh <dest_dir> @P@ "
-    echo "    dest_dir        directory in which project subdir will be created"
-    echo "    @P@             package name)"
+    echo "Creates a new project using lw-build-system."
+    echo "Usage: $0 path/to/projects @P@"
+    echo "    path/to/projects        directory in which project subdir will be created"
+    echo "    @P@                     package name"
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..323a12e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+#  (c)2006, Laurence Withers. Released under the GNU GPL. See file
+#  COPYING for details.
+#
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]
+then
+    echo "Updates an existing project to newer lw-build-system files."
+    echo "Usage: $0 path/to/project/root"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
+# vim: expandtab:ts=4:sw=4