diff --git a/editor/ppmfade b/editor/ppmfade
index 8eb094f..adcdb6d 100755
--- a/editor/ppmfade
+++ b/editor/ppmfade
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ my $base_name = "fade";		# default base name of output files
 my $image = "ppm";		# default output storage format
 my $mode = $SPREAD;		# default fading mode
 
-
 my $n;  # argument number
 
 for ($n = 0; $n < @ARGV; $n++) {
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ for ($n = 0; $n < @ARGV; $n++) {
         if (-e $first_file) {
         } else {
             print "I can't find first file '$first_file'\n";
-            exit 20;
+            exit 1;
         }
     } elsif ($ARGV[$n] eq "-l") {
         $n++;
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ for ($n = 0; $n < @ARGV; $n++) {
         if (-e $last_file) {
         } else {
             print "I can't find last file '$last_file'\n";
-            exit 20;
+            exit 1;
         }
     } elsif ($ARGV[$n] eq "-base") {
         $n++;
@@ -99,11 +98,12 @@ for ($n = 0; $n < @ARGV; $n++) {
         $mode = $BLOCK;
     } elsif ("$ARGV[$n]" eq "-mix") {
         $mode = $MIX;
-    } elsif ($ARGV[$n] eq "-help" || $ARGV[$n] eq "-h") {
-        usage();
+    } elsif ($ARGV[$n] eq "-help" || $ARGV[$n] eq "--help" || $ARGV[$n] eq "-h") {
+        print "ppmfade: Use 'man ppmfade' for help.\n";
+        exit 1;
     } else {
         print "Unknown argument: $ARGV[$n]\n";
-        exit 100;
+        exit 1;
     } 
 }
 #
@@ -122,18 +122,18 @@ if ($first_file ne "undefined") {
         $width = $1; $height = $2;
     } else {
         print("Unrecognized results from pnmfile on $first_file.\n");
-        exit(50);
+        exit(1);
     }
 } elsif ($last_file ne "undefined") {
     if ((`pnmfile $last_file` =~ m{\b(\d+)\sby\s(\d+)} )) { 
         $width = $1; $height = $2;
     } else {
         print("Unrecognized results from pnmfile on $first_file.\n");
-        exit(50);
+        exit(1);
     }
 } else {
     print("ppmfade:  You must specify -f or -l (or both)\n");
-    exit(90);
+    exit(1);
 }
 
 print("Frames are " . $width . "W x " . $height . "H\n");