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 paint \- create image files by drawing with a mouse or other pointing device
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B paint
+[
+.I file
+]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I Paint
-provides a window upon which can be drawn lines by moving the cursor while
-holding down mouse button 1 or its equivalent.
+displays a canvas upon which can be drawn lines using the mouse holding
+down buttons 1 or 2 for foreground or background color.  The canvas
+may be moved with button 3.  Colors and brush sizes may be selected by
+clicking on the palette at the bottom of the screen with buttons 1 or 2.
 .PP
-A number of keyboard commands are recognized:
+If the optional
+.I file
+argument is specified, then it is read and used as the canvas.
+.I Paint
+only recognizes Plan 9 bitmap format (see
+.IR image (6)).
+.PP
+A number of immediate keyboard commands are recognized:
+.TP
+.B u
+Undos the previous action.
 .TP
 .B c
-Clear the screen. Any unsaved work will be lost.
+Clears the canvas with the background color.
+.TP
+.B 1-9
+Select brush size.
+.TP
+.B f
+Select flood fill brush.
+.TP
+.B +
+Doubles magnification.
+.TP
+.B -
+Halves magnification.
+.TP
+.B esc
+Centers the canvas and resets magnification.
+.PP
+Hitting any other key on the keyboard shows a command prompt
+where the following commands may be entered:
+.TP
+.BI r file
+Reads the canvas from
+.I file.
+.TP
+.BI w file
+Writes the canvas to
+.I file.
+.TP
+.BI < command
+Executes
+.I command
+and reads the canvas from its standard output.
+.TP
+.BI > command
+Executes
+.I command
+and writes the canvas to its standard input.
 .TP
-.B s
-Save the current screen as a bitmap image. A pop-up window appears
-suggesting a default filename of
-.I out.bit.
-Hit enter to accept the default, or backspace over the suggested name and
-enter an alternative path and filename. If the path is omitted, the file will be
-created in the current directory.
+.BI | command
+Transforms the canvas by piping it thru
+.I command.
 .TP
 .B q
-Quit.
+Quits the program.
 .SH SOURCE
 .B /sys/src/cmd/paint.c
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-.IR graphics (2),
+.IR resample (1),
+.IR rotate (1),
+.IR crop (1),
+.IR jpg (1),
+.IR page (1),
 .IR image (6)
-.SH BUGS
+.SH HISTORY
 .I Paint
-offers the bare minimum of drawing functionality.
-.B Undo
-has not been implemented.
+first appeared in 9front (October, 2011).