diff --git a/CONTRIBUTE.md b/CONTRIBUTE.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTE.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTE.md
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 # Contribute to [npshell](https://github.com/joelpurra/npshell)
 
+
+
 This is experimental software, so feedback is most appreciated!
 
 - You can [open an issue for your problem or suggestion](https://github.com/joelpurra/npshell/issues).
 
 
 
+## Development
+
+Please install the `git` `pre-commit` hook to get automatic `man np` page generation from `USAGE.md`. This requires [md2man](https://github.com/sunaku/md2man) (`md2man-roff`) to be installed.
+
+```bash
+pushd .git/hooks
+ln -s ../../src/shared/githooks/pre-commit.sh pre-commit
+popd
+```
+
+
+
 ## TODO
 
 - Test cross-platform support, add common music players.
diff --git a/USAGE.md b/USAGE.md
index e7987a1..8c81e31 100644
--- a/USAGE.md
+++ b/USAGE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
-# Usage of [npshell](https://github.com/joelpurra/npshell)
+# np 1 2015-05-12 1.2.0 npshell Usage
+
+
+
+## Name
+
+`np` - Command line music queue manager
+
+
+
+## Description
+
+Keep a daemon running in the background. Add sounds to a queue. Let the daemon play the sweet music for you. All from the comfort of your own shell.
+
+[npshell repository](https://github.com/joelpurra/npshell/)
 
-List of commands, configuration and other usage of `np`.
 
 
 ## Commands
diff --git a/src/shared/githooks/pre-commit.sh b/src/shared/githooks/pre-commit.sh
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/src/shared/githooks/pre-commit.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+set -u
+
+if (( $(id -u) == 0 ));
+then
+   echo -E "np git hook: cannot be executed with root privileges." 1>&2
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+externalExecutableExists() {
+	local executable="$1"
+
+	if [[ -z "$(which "$executable")" ]];
+	then
+		return 1
+	else
+		return 0
+	fi
+}
+
+requireExternalExecutable() {
+	local executable="$1"
+
+	if externalExecutableExists "$executable";
+	then
+		return 0
+	else
+		echo -E "np git hook: '${executable}' was not found on the \$PATH." 1>&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+wasFileModifiedAndStaged() {
+	file="$1"
+
+	fileStatus="$(git status --porcelain :/ | sed -n "/M. ${file}/ p")"
+
+	if [[ -z "$fileStatus" ]];
+	then
+		return 1
+	else
+		return 0
+	fi
+}
+
+usageMdFile="USAGE.md"
+manBaseDir="src/shared/man"
+man1="${manBaseDir}/man1/np.1"
+
+if wasFileModifiedAndStaged "$usageMdFile";
+then
+	echo -E "np git hook: the file '${usageMdFile}' was modified, converting it to man (roff) format in '${man1}'." 1>&2
+
+	# Requiring "md2man-roff" seems a bit rough -- showing a warning for now to encourage git hook usage.
+	# requireExternalExecutable "md2man-roff"
+
+	if externalExecutableExists "md2man-roff";
+	then
+		md2man-roff "$usageMdFile" > "$man1";
+
+		git add "$man1"
+	else
+		echo -E "np git hook: the file '${usageMdFile}' was modified, but 'md2man-roff'  wasn't found for the conversion. Skipping for now, but please let the np maintainers know." 1>&2
+	fi
+fi
diff --git a/src/shared/man/README.md b/src/shared/man/README.md
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/shared/man/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# [npshell `np` -- command line music queue manager](https://github.com/joelpurra/npshell/)
+
+This directory contains the `man np` file. It is been autogenerated from `USAGE.md` in the repository root by a `git` `pre-commit` hook. Do not update manually.
+
+
+---
+
+Copyright (c) 2014, 2015 [Joel Purra](http://joelpurra.com/). Released under [GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html).
diff --git a/src/shared/man/man1/np.1 b/src/shared/man/man1/np.1
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/shared/man/man1/np.1
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+.TH np 1 2015\-05\-12 1.2.0 npshell Usage
+.SH Name
+.PP
+\fB\fCnp\fR \- Command line music queue manager
+.SH Description
+.PP
+Keep a daemon running in the background. Add sounds to a queue. Let the daemon play the sweet music for you. All from the comfort of your own shell.
+.PP
+npshell repository
+\[la]https://github.com/joelpurra/npshell/\[ra]
+.SH Commands
+.SS \fB\fCnp daemon [\-\-is\-running|\-\-stop|\-\-verbose]\fR
+.PP
+Play sounds in queue as soon as there are any. Can be controlled with \fB\fCnp start\fR and \fB\fCnp stop\fR, as well as the rest of the queue commands.
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC\-\-is\-running\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Check if the daemon process has already started. Exits with \fB\fC0\fR if it has, \fB\fC1\fR otherwise.
+.RE
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC\-\-stop\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Stop daemon execution. Can be used during system shutdown, but isn't part of everyday usage.
+.RE
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC\-\-verbose\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Output paths to the sounds as they play.
+.RE
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBExamples\fP
+.PP
+.RS
+.nf
+# Start the daemon, let it run in the background.
+# Should be done at user login.
+np daemon \-\-is\-running || ( np daemon & )
+.fi
+.RE
+.SS \fB\fCnp notify [\-\-is\-running|\-\-stop]\fR
+.PP
+Show notifications when the track changes, playback is started/stopped or the queue is empty.
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC\-\-is\-running\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Check if the daemon process has already started. Exits with \fB\fC0\fR if it has, \fB\fC1\fR otherwise.
+.RE
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC\-\-stop\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Stop notification daemon execution. Can be used during system shutdown, but isn't part of everyday usage.
+.RE
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBExamples\fP
+.PP
+.RS
+.nf
+# Start the notification daemon, let it run in the background.
+# Should be done at user login.
+np notify \-\-is\-running || ( np notify & )
+.fi
+.RE
+.SS \fB\fCnp\fR, \fB\fCnp now\fR\&.
+.PP
+Shows the sound currently playing.
+.SS \fB\fCnp list\fR
+.PP
+See sounds currently in the queue.
+.SS \fB\fCnp next\fR
+.PP
+Advance to the next sound in the queue.
+.SS \fB\fCnp add [limit] [order] [path ...]\fR
+.PP
+Add some sounds to the queue.
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Limit
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Default is 3.
+.IP \(bu 2
+You can also use "all".
+.RE
+.IP \(bu 2
+Order
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Default is "shuffle".
+.IP \(bu 2
+You can also use "in\-order".
+.RE
+.IP \(bu 2
+Path
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Default is \fB\fC$PWD\fR\&.
+.IP \(bu 2
+You can use paths
+.IP \(bu 2
+to sounds
+.IP \(bu 2
+to folders
+.IP \(bu 2
+or "\-" to read null\-delimited paths from stdin.
+.RE
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBExamples\fP
+.PP
+.RS
+.nf
+# Add the default number of shuffled sounds from the current folder.
+np add
+# Add a single sound to the queue.
+np add path/to/sound.mp3
+# Add 25 shuffled sounds from the current folder.
+np add 25
+# Add the first 2 sounds from the current folder.
+np add 2 in\-order
+# Add shuffled sounds from a folder, hierarchically.
+np add path/to/folder/with/sounds/
+# Add an album.
+np add all in\-order "Jazz/My Favorite Album/"
+# Add sounds by null\-delimited paths from stdin.
+find . \-iname '*best of*.mp3' \-print0 | np add \-
+# Add 10 shuffled sounds from the combined list of a single sound, stdin and a folder.
+find . \-iname '*best of*.mp3' \-print0 | np add 10 path/to/sound.mp3 \- path/to/folder/with/sounds/
+.fi
+.RE
+.SH More commands
+.SS \fB\fCnp help [command]\fR
+.PP
+Show general help for \fB\fCnp\fR usage.
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Command
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Show help about a specific command.
+.RE
+.RE
+.SS \fB\fCnp start\fR
+.PP
+Let \fB\fCnp daemon\fR consume the sound queue.
+.SS \fB\fCnp stop\fR
+.PP
+Don't let \fB\fCnp daemon\fR consume the sound queue.
+.SS \fB\fCnp startstop\fR
+.PP
+Toggle playback by alternating between \fB\fCnp start\fR and \fB\fCnp stop\fR\&.
+.SS \fB\fCnp clear\fR
+.PP
+Empty the queue.
+.SS \fB\fCnp clean\fR
+.PP
+Remove non\-existant files from queue.
+.SS \fB\fCnp history\fR
+.PP
+Show the 999 most recently played sounds.
+.SS \fB\fCnp index [\-\-force|\-\-clean[ \-\-recursive]]\fR
+.PP
+Create a file with a cached list of all sounds in the current folder, including subfolders.
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC\-\-force\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Recreate the index file even if it already exists.
+.RE
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC\-\-clean\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Remove index files.
+.RE
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC\-\-recursive\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Perform the action in subfolders.
+.RE
+.RE
+.SS \fB\fCnp doctor\fR
+.PP
+Display configuration, runtime and status values.
+.SH Configuration
+.PP
+Settings are read from \fB\fC~/.np/config.sh\fR\&. The format is one \fB\fCsetting=value\fR per line.
+.SS \fB\fCconfigNumsounds\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Default is 3.
+.IP \(bu 2
+Set the number of sounds \fB\fCnp add\fR adds unless overridden.
+.RE
+.SS \fB\fCconfigOrder\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Default is "shuffle".
+.IP \(bu 2
+The order \fB\fCnp add\fR adds files in.
+.IP \(bu 2
+Can also be "in\-order".
+.RE
+.SS \fB\fCconfigDebug\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Default is "false".
+.IP \(bu 2
+Enable debug output.
+.RE
+.SS \fB\fCconfigUseCache\fR
+.RS
+.IP \(bu 2
+Default is "true".
+.IP \(bu 2
+Automatically generate index files per folder sounds are loaded from. See \fB\fCnp index\fR\&.
+.RE