+my $usage = 'public-inbox-init NAME INBOX_DIR HTTP_URL ADDRESS [ADDRESS..]';
+my $help = <<EOF; # the following should fit w/o scrolling in 80x24 term:
+usage: $usage
+
+ Initialize a public-inbox
+
+required arguments:
+
+ NAME the name of the inbox
+ INBOX_DIR pathname the inbox
+ HTTP_URL HTTP (or HTTPS) URL
+ ADDRESS email address(es), may be specified multiple times
+
+options:
+
+ -V2 use scalable public-inbox-v2-format(5)
+ -L LEVEL index level `basic', `medium', or `full' (default: full)
+ --ng NEWSGROUP set NNTP newsgroup name
+ --skip-artnum=NUM NNTP article numbers to skip
+ --skip-epoch=NUM epochs to skip (-V2 only)
+ -J JOBS number of indexing jobs (-V2 only), (default: 4)