diff --git a/update_readme.sh b/update_readme.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+trap "rm -f README.md.new" EXIT
+
+awk '
+/Command-line Options/ { seen = 1; }
+{ if (!seen) print $0; }
+' README.md > README.md.new
+
+echo "Command-line Options" >> README.md.new
+echo "====================" >> README.md.new
+echo >> README.md.new
+
+./mutilate --help | sed "s/^/    /" >> README.md.new
+
+mv -f README.md.new README.md
+
+trap "" EXIT