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+# MD-PDF
+
+[![CircleCI](https://img.shields.io/circleci/project/github/RealOrangeOne/md-pdf.svg?style=flat-square)](https://circleci.com/gh/RealOrangeOne/md-pdf/)
+[![Github Releases](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/RealOrangeOne/md-pdf/latest/total.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/RealOrangeOne/md-pdf)
+
+Convert markdown files into PDF Documents.
+
+### Features
+- Multiple output formats
+- Bibliography with 1400+ referencing formats
+- Templating support (powered by [`jinja2`](http://jinja.pocoo.org/))
+- Cover pages
+- Page numbers in footer
+- Student / TurnItIn Number in header / cover
+
+__Note__: All features are completely optional
+
+
+### Usage
+    $ mdp --help
+    usage: mdp [-h] [-v] [--update-csl]
+    
+    optional arguments:
+      -h, --help     show this help message and exit
+      -v, --verbose  Set verbosity level (repeat argument)
+      --update-csl   Update CSL files
+
+### Configuration
+An example configuration file can be found [Here](https://github.com/RealOrangeOne/md-pdf/blob/master/test-files/mdp.yml).
diff --git a/md_pdf/args.py b/md_pdf/args.py
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import argparse
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", help="Display verbose output", action="count", default=0)
+    parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", help="Set verbosity level (repeat argument)", action="count", default=0)
     parser.add_argument("--update-csl", help="Update CSL files", action="store_true")
     parser.add_help = True
     return parser.parse_args()