diff --git a/src/sfxd.c b/src/sfxd.c
index 6844f4d..64501b6 100644
--- a/src/sfxd.c
+++ b/src/sfxd.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ ssize_t send_data(struct msg_target tgt, const void *data, ssize_t len);
 ssize_t send_txt(struct msg_target tgt, const char *fmt, ...);
 void execute_command(struct msg_target tgt, const char *command, const char *params);
 bool execute_file(struct msg_target tgt, const char *path, int depth);
+void send_help(struct msg_target tgt);
 
 bool ipc_init(const char *sock_path);
 void ipc_loop(void);
@@ -305,12 +306,25 @@ void execute_command(struct msg_target tgt, const char *command, const char *par
     send_txt(tgt, ".pool.use = %d\n", sounds_pool.use);
     send_txt(tgt, ".pool.cap = %d\n", sounds_pool.cap);
 #endif
+  } else if (0 == strcmp(command, "help")) {
+    send_help(tgt);
+  } else if (0 == strcmp(command, "meow")) {
+    send_txt(tgt, "mrr~\n");
   } else if (0 == strcmp(command, "")) {
   } else {
       send_txt(tgt, "ERR: unknown command: %s\n", command);
   } // commands
 }
 
+void send_help(struct msg_target tgt) {
+  send_txt(tgt, "load NAME PATH             load PATH sound as NAME\n");
+  send_txt(tgt, "play NAME                  play previously loaded NAME\n");
+  send_txt(tgt, "play:rs NAME               play _ _ _ with random pitch\n");
+  send_txt(tgt, "set:pitch NAME MIN MAX     set pitch range for NAME\n");
+  send_txt(tgt, "set:volume NAME VOLUME     set loudness for NAME\n");
+  send_txt(tgt, "source PATH                load instructions from PATH\n");
+}
+
 static char buffer_exec_file[BUFFER_SIZE];
 bool execute_file(struct msg_target tgt, const char *path, int depth) {
   send_txt(tgt, "DBG: soucing file %s at depth %d\n", path, depth);