diff --git a/webalizer.sh b/webalizer.sh
index 7a8aae7..1066215 100644
--- a/webalizer.sh
+++ b/webalizer.sh
@@ -1,39 +1,68 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # webalizer cronjob
-# 07/2006 ore
+# 02/2007 ore
 
 CONF_DIR=/etc/webalizer.d
 WEBALIZER=/usr/bin/webalizer
 
 [ -f ${WEBALIZER} ] || exit 0
 
+for arg in "$@"; do 
+    case "$arg" in
+    -h|--help)
+	echo "Usage: $0 [--help] [--verbose] [--purge]"
+	exit 0
+	;;
+
+    -v|--verbose)
+	VERBOSE="1"
+	;;
+	
+    -p|--purge)
+	PURGE="1"
+	;;
+
+    *)
+	;;
+    esac
+done
+
 # for all configs
 for config in $CONF_DIR/*.conf; do
+    [ "$VERBOSE" = "1" ] && echo "Using config '$config'"
+
     logfile=$(awk '/^LogFile/{print $2}' $config)
     outputdir=$(awk '/^OutputDir/{print $2}' $config)
-
+    
+    # delete output directory, to regenerate all
+    [ "$PURGE" = "1" ] && {
+        [ "$VERBOSE" = "1" ] && echo "  purging '$outputdir'"
+	rm -rf $outputdir
+    }
+    
     # output directory missing - create & parse *all* logs
     [ -d ${outputdir} ] || {
+        [ "$VERBOSE" = "1" ] && echo "  creating '$outputdir'"
         mkdir -p $outputdir
 
-        # all logs in reversed order
-        for log in `ls -1tr ${logfile}.*.gz 2> /dev/null`; do
-#           echo $log
-            zcat $log | $WEBALIZER -c $config -q -
-        done
+	# all logs in reversed order	
+	for log in `ls -1tr ${logfile}.*.gz 2> /dev/null`; do
+	    [ "$VERBOSE" = "1" ] && echo "  parsing '$log'"
+	    zcat $log | $WEBALIZER -c $config -q -
+	done
     }
 
     # rotated, not compressed logfile
     [ -s ${logfile}.1 ] && {
-#       echo ${logfile}.1
-        $WEBALIZER -c $config -q ${logfile}.1
+	[ "$VERBOSE" = "1" ] && echo "  parsing '${logfile}.1'"
+	$WEBALIZER -c $config -q ${logfile}.1
     }
 
     # current logfile (as given in config)
     [ -s ${logfile} ] && {
-#        echo $logfile
-        $WEBALIZER -c $config -q
+	[ "$VERBOSE" = "1" ] && echo "  parsing '${logfile}'"
+	$WEBALIZER -c $config -q
     }
 
 done