diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f25e13..7f881ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ an encryption tool!
 
 ## usage
 ```sh
-ec-pass  <input file> -p <password> [-o <out>]
-dec-pass <input file> -p <password> [-o <out>]
-ec-key   <input file> [-o <out>]
-dec-key  <input file> [-o <out>]
-```
+ec-pass  <input file> -p <password> [-o <out>]   # generates a password-protected velvet file
+dec-pass <input file> -p <password> [-o <out>]   # decrypts password-protected velvet files
+ec-key   <input file> [-o <out>] [-p <key path>] # generates a 32-byte ring and a velvet file
+dec-key  <input file> [-o <out>] [-p <key path>] # decrypts a velvet file using a ring file. assumes that the ring file shares the same name as the input file, unless a key is supplied with -p
+```
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diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 2591477..19d253e 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <vector>
@@ -5,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "velvet_ring.h"
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 
 bool is_ascii(const std::string& str) {
@@ -56,13 +59,18 @@ std::string get_opt(int argc, char* argv[], const std::string opt) {
 
 
 std::string help = R"(love is a gentle thing(lx) by maki
-v1.0
+v1.1
 
 usage:
-    ec-pass  <input file> -p <password> [-o <out>]
-    dec-pass <input file> -p <password> [-o <out>]
-    ec-key   <input file> [-o <out>]
-    dec-key  <input file> [-o <out>])";
+    ec-pass  <input file> -p <password> [-o <out>]   # generates a password-protected velvet file
+    dec-pass <input file> -p <password> [-o <out>]   # decrypts password-protected velvet files
+    ec-key   <input file> [-o <out>] [-p <key path>] # generates a 32-byte ring and a velvet file
+    dec-key  <input file> [-o <out>] [-p <key path>] # decrypts a velvet file using a ring file. assumes that the ring file shares the same name as the input file, unless a key is supplied with -p
+
+options:
+    -p       provide a password or ring file
+    -o       set the destination of processed files
+    -r       print content if non-ascii file)";
 
 void usage() {
     std::cout << help << "\n";
@@ -79,8 +87,30 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
     std::string mode = argv[1];
     std::string in = argv[2];
-    std::string out = get_opt(argc, argv, "-o");
-    std::string pass = get_opt(argc, argv, "-p");
+    std::string out = "";
+    std::string pass = "";
+    bool print_raw = false;
+    
+    int opt;
+    while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "ro:p:")) != -1) {
+        switch (opt) {
+            case 'r':
+                print_raw = true;
+                break;
+
+            case 'o':
+                out = optarg;
+                break;
+
+            case 'p':
+                pass = optarg;
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                usage();
+                return 1;
+        }
+    }
 
     try {
         ByteVec input = read_file(in);
@@ -89,6 +119,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         if (mode == "ec-key") {
             if (out.empty()) out = enc_out(in);
             std::string ring = ring_name(out);
+            if (!pass.empty())
+                ring = pass;
 
             ByteVec key = rb(32);
             ByteVec enc = ec_wky(
@@ -106,6 +138,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         else if (mode == "dec-key") {
             if (out.empty()) out = dec_out(in);
             std::string ring = ring_name(in);
+            if (!std::filesystem::exists(ring)) {
+                if (!pass.empty())
+                    ring = pass;
+                else
+                    throw std::runtime_error("provide a ring file!");
+            }
 
             ByteVec key = read_file(ring);
             if (key.size() != 32)
@@ -114,7 +152,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             std::string dec = dec_wky(input, key);
             write_file(out, ByteVec(dec.begin(), dec.end()));
 
-            if (is_ascii(dec))
+            if (is_ascii(dec) || print_raw)
                 std::cout << dec;
 
             //std::cout << "Decrypted " << out << "\n";
@@ -145,7 +183,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             std::string dec = dec_p(input, pass);
             write_file(out, ByteVec(dec.begin(), dec.end()));
 
-            if (is_ascii(dec)) {
+            if (is_ascii(dec) || print_raw) {
                 std::cout << dec;
             }