diff --git a/su.1 b/su.1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f028531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/su.1
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+.TH SU 1 ubase-VERSION
+.SH NAME
+\fBsu\fR - Run a command with a substitute user and group ID
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+\fBsu\fR [\fB-lp\fR] [\fIuser\fR]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBsu\fR allows to run commands with a substitute user and group ID.
+When called without arguments, su defaults to running an interactive shell
+as root.  For backward compatibility su defaults to not change the current
+directory and to only set the environment variables \fBHOME\fR and \fBSHELL\fR
+(plus \fBUSER\fR and \fBLOGNAME\fR if target \fIuser\fR is not root).
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+\fB-l\fR
+Starts the shell as login shell with an environment similar to a real
+login.
+.TP
+\fB-p\fR
+Preserves the whole environment.  This option is ignored if the \fB-l\fR
+option is specified.
diff --git a/su.c b/su.c
index 16d876f..91c9018 100644
--- a/su.c
+++ b/su.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static void dologin(struct passwd *);
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-	eprintf("usage: %s [-lp] [username]\n", argv0);
+	eprintf("usage: %s [-lp] [user]\n", argv0);
 }
 
 static int lflag = 0;