diff --git a/abduco.1 b/abduco.1
index e9a7448..b2d2a59 100644
--- a/abduco.1
+++ b/abduco.1
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ abduco - terminal session manager
 .B abduco
 .RB [ \-e
 .IR detachkey ]
+.RB name
+.RB command
+.RI [ args \ ... "" ]
+.br
+.B abduco
+.RB [ \-e
+.IR detachkey ]
 .RB \-c
 .RB name
 .RB command
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ Create a new session but do not attach to it.
 .TP
 .BI \-A
 Try to connect to an existing session, upon failure create said session and attach immediately to it.
+This is the default action when no flags are specified.
 .TP
 .BI \-a
 Attach to an existing session.
diff --git a/abduco.c b/abduco.c
index 84fa382..ed1e139 100644
--- a/abduco.c
+++ b/abduco.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static int list_session(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-	char **cmd = NULL, action = '\0';
+	char **cmd = NULL, action = ACTION_DEFAULT;
 	server.name = basename(argv[0]);
 	gethostname(server.host+1, sizeof(server.host) - 1);
 	if (argc == 1)
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			cmd[0] = "dvtm";
 	}
 
-	if (!action || !server.session_name ||
+	if (!server.session_name ||
 	   ((action == 'c' || action == 'C' || action == 'A') && client.readonly))
 		usage();
 
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index b52452e..7e67cbe 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 static char KEY_DETACH = CTRL('\\');
 static char KEY_REDRAW = 0;
+static char ACTION_DEFAULT = 'A';