--- a/mcabber/doc/mcabber.1.txt	Sat Nov 19 16:30:49 2005 +0100
+++ b/mcabber/doc/mcabber.1.txt	Sat Nov 19 16:54:42 2005 +0100
@@ -220,11 +220,14 @@
         a contact, so if you want to send several messages to a specific
         ressource you will have to use "/say_to" for each message.
 
-/status [online|avail|invisible|free|dnd|notavail|away [StatusMessage]]::
-        Set the current status.  If no status is specified, display the
-        current status. +
+/status [online|avail|invisible|free|dnd|notavail|away [-|StatusMessage]]::
+        Show or set the current status. +
+        If no status is specified, display the current status. +
         If a status message is specified, it will overrride the message*
-        variables.
+        variables (these variables can be set in the configuration file).
+        If no relevant message* variable is set and no status message provided,
+        the current status message is kept.  If StatusMessage is "-", the
+        current status message is cleared.
 
 /status_to jid online|avail|invisible|free|dnd|notavail|away [StatusMessage]::
         Send the requested status to the specified Jabber user. +