diff --git a/bin/updates-available b/bin/updates-available
index b57b31a5..992a794c 100755
--- a/bin/updates-available
+++ b/bin/updates-available
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 u=
 if [ -x /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check ]; then
-	u=`/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check 2>&1 | tail -n 1 | sed "s/;.*$//"`
+	u=`/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check --human-readable 2>&1 | sed "s/;.*$//"`
 elif [ -x /usr/bin/apt-get ]; then
 	u=`/usr/bin/apt-get -s -o Debug::NoLocking=true upgrade | grep -c ^Inst`
 elif [ -x /usr/bin/yum ]; then
diff --git a/doc/help.txt b/doc/help.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa90f28a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/help.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+                       Screen key bindings, page 1 of 1.
+                       Command key:  ^A   Literal ^A:  a
+
+  break       ^B b         license     ,            removebuf   =
+  clear       C            lockscreen  ^X x         reset       Z
+  colon       :            log         H            screen      ^C c
+  copy        ^[ [         login       L            select      '
+  detach      ^D d         meta        a            silence     _
+  digraph     ^V           monitor     M            split       S
+  displays    *            next        ^@ ^N sp n   suspend     ^Z z
+  dumptermcap .            number      N            time        ^T t
+  fit         F            only        Q            title       A
+  flow        ^F f         other       ^A           vbell       ^G
+  focus       ^I           pow_break   B            version     v
+  hardcopy    h            pow_detach  D            width       W
+  help        ?            prev        ^H ^P p ^?   windows     ^W w
+  history     { }          quit        \            wrap        ^R r
+  info        i            readbuf     <            writebuf    >
+  kill        K k          redisplay   ^L l         xoff        ^S s
+  lastmsg     ^M m         remove      X            xon         ^Q q
+
+  paste .    ^]            windowlist  "            select -    -
+  select 0   0             select 1    1            select 2    2
+  select 3   3             select 4    4            select 5    5
+  select 6   6             select 7    7            select 8    8
+  select 9   9             login on    I            login off   O
+  paste .    ]             split -v    |            focus up    :kB:
+
+