help = 'print the patch series'
-usage = '%prog'
+usage = """%prog [options]
-options = []
+Show all the patches in the series. The applied patches are prefixed
+with a '+' and the unapplied ones with a '-'. The current patch is
+prefixed with a '>'. Empty patches are prefixed with a '0'."""
+
+options = [make_option('-b', '--branch',
+ help = 'use BRANCH instead of the default one')]
def func(parser, options, args):