--- plm/pl	2025/04/27 16:29:20	1.3
+++ plm/pl	2025/04/27 18:53:36	1.4
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 #
-# $Id: pl,v 1.3 2025/04/27 16:29:20 snw Exp $
+# $Id: pl,v 1.4 2025/04/27 18:53:36 snw Exp $
 #  plm primary script
 #
 #  Copyright (C) 2025 Serena Willis
 #
 #   $Log: pl,v $
+#   Revision 1.4  2025/04/27 18:53:36  snw
+#   Add pl man page
+#
 #   Revision 1.3  2025/04/27 16:29:20  snw
 #   Fix SPDX license identifiers for REUSE
 #
@@ -33,15 +36,19 @@ BLINK=$(tput blink)
 REVERSE=$(tput smso)
 UNDERLINE=$(tput smul)
 
-BASEDIR="/var/nas/media/music"
+BASEDIR=""
 CHOSEN=""
 REPL=""
 SHUFFLE=0
 REPEAT=0
 
+[[ -f /etc/default/pl ]] && . /etc/default/pl
+[[ -f ${HOME}/.plrc ]] && . ${HOME}/.plrc
+[[ -f ${HOME}/.config/plm/defaults ]] && . ${HOME}/.config/plm/defaults
+
 function usage {
     echo "usage:"
-    echo "  pl [[-c|--check]|[-m|--merge]] -i|--input=<playlist1,playlist2,...,playlistN> [[-o|--output]=<output-playlist>]"
+    echo "pl [OPTIONS...] --check|--repair|--play|--sync|--merge|--help --input=[playlist1,...] [--output=playlist]"
     exit 1
 }
 
@@ -191,6 +198,12 @@ do
     esac
 done
 
+if [[ "${BASEDIR}" == "" ]]
+then
+    echo "pl:  must supply a configuration in /etc/default/pl, $HOME/.plrc, $HOME/.config/pl/defaults, define the \$PL_BASEDIR environment variable, or specify the --basedir option"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 BASEDIRLEN=$(echo ${BASEDIR} | wc -c)
 
 if [[ ${ACTION} == "" ]]