diff --git a/cmd/sql-migrate/README.md b/cmd/sql-migrate/README.md
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+# [sql-migrate](https://github.com/therootcompany/golib/tree/main/cmd/sql-migrate)
+
+> A feature-branch-friendly SQL migrator
+
+```sh
+sql-migrate <command> [-d sqldir] [-f logfile] [args]
+```
+
+## Features
+
+- Locally-stored Migrations (not in DB)
+- Migration log can be hand edited to easily roll forwards or backwards
+- Migrations are simple shell scripts
+- Works with any database (just change the command)
+
+## Overview
+
+- Migration Directory
+- Migration Log
+- Migrations Files (up, down)
+
+### Migration Directory
+
+Lexicographically-sortable files in the format `<sequence>_<description>.<up|down>.sql`:
+
+```text
+migrations/
+├── 2021-02-03-001000_init.up.sql
+├── 2021-02-03-001000_init.down.sql
+├── 2021-02-03-002000_add-products.up.sql
+├── 2021-02-03-002000_add-products.down.sql
+├── 2021-02-03-003000_add-customers.up.sql
+└── 2021-02-03-003000_add-customers.down.sql
+```
+
+### Migration Log
+
+A simple list of migration names.
+
+`./sql/migrations.log`:
+
+```text
+# command: psql "$PG_URL" < %s
+# batch: 1
+2021-02-03-001000_init
+2021-02-03-002000_add-products
+
+# batch: 2
+2021-02-03-003000_add-customers
+```
+
+Change `command` to work with any database.
+
+### Migration Files
+
+Simply SQL. Comments are generated for easy finding with `grep`.
+
+`2021-02-03-002000_add-products.up.sql`:
+
+```sh
+-- add-products (up)
+CREATE TABLE "products" (
+   slug VARCHAR(127) NOT NULL,
+   name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+   price INTEGER NOT NULL,
+   created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+   updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+   revoked_at TIMESTAMP,
+   PRIMARY KEY ("slug")
+);
+```
+
+`2021-02-03-002000_add-products.down.sql`:
+
+```sh
+-- add-products (down)
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "products";
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```sh
+sql-migrate init -d ./sql/migrations/ -f ./sql/migrations.log
+sql-migrate create <kebab-case-description>
+sql-migrate status
+sql-migrate up
+sql-migrate down
+sql-migrate list
+```
+
+See `sql-migrate help` for details.
+
+<!-- Generated by running `go run . --help >> README.md` and then trimming a bit -->
+
+```text
+COMMANDS
+   init          - inits sql dir and migration file, adding or updating the
+                   default command
+   create        - creates a new, canonically-named up/down file pair in the
+                   migrations directory
+   status        - shows the same output as if processing a forward-migration
+                   for the most recent batch
+   up            - processes the first 'up' migration file missing from the
+                   migration state
+   down          - rolls back the latest entry of the latest migration batch
+                   (the whole batch if just one)
+   list          - lists migrations
+
+OPTIONS
+   -d <migrations directory>  default: ./sql/migrations/
+   -f <migration state file>  default: ./sql/migrations.log
+
+   The migration state file contains the client command template (defaults to
+      'psql "$PG_URL" < %s'), followed by a list of batches identified by a batch
+      number comment and a list of migration file basenames and optional user
+      comments, such as:
+      # command: psql "$PG_URL" < %s
+      # batch: 1
+      2020-01-01-1000_init.up.sql # does a lot
+      2020-01-01-1100_add-customer-tables.up.sql
+      # batch: 2
+      # We did id! Finally!
+      2020-01-01-2000_add-ALL-THE-TABLES.up.sql
+```
diff --git a/cmd/sql-migrate/doc.go b/cmd/sql-migrate/doc.go
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+// a feature-branch-friendly SQL migrator
+package main
diff --git a/cmd/sql-migrate/go.mod b/cmd/sql-migrate/go.mod
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+module github.com/therootcompany/golib/cmd/sql-migrate
+
+go 1.25.3
diff --git a/cmd/sql-migrate/main.go b/cmd/sql-migrate/main.go
index 1d2a694..b0f5eca 100644
--- a/cmd/sql-migrate/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sql-migrate/main.go
@@ -396,9 +396,13 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	command := os.Args[1]
-	if command == "help" || command == "--help" || command == "-h" || command == "version" || command == "--version" || command == "-V" {
+	switch command {
+	case "help", "--help",
+		"version", "--version", "-V":
 		fmt.Printf("%s\n", helpText)
 		os.Exit(0)
+	default:
+		// do nothing
 	}
 
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet(command, flag.ExitOnError)