diff --git a/retry b/retry
index c396c5c..3090cd9 100755
--- a/retry
+++ b/retry
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ if [ "$BASH_SOURCE" == "$0" ]; then
   {
     local retry=$(basename $0)
     cat <<EOF
+$retry retries a command until it succeeds or the maximum number of attempts is reached.
 Usage: $retry [options] -- execute command
     -h, -?, --help
     -v, --verbose                    Verbose output