diff --git a/scripts/register/status.sh b/scripts/register/status.sh
index f65990159..29d4bf41c 100755
--- a/scripts/register/status.sh
+++ b/scripts/register/status.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# produces a lot of status information about vinyambar.
+
 if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
   db="$1"
 else