README.md |  2 +-
 nnn.1     | 17 ++++++++++-------
 nnn.c     | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ebec8ba6fee53a3e1926299ea614518105f52bd..ae36f60787b14ce63201b8eca6f04e724725cd2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@                   o | Open dir in NNN_DE_FILE_MANAGER
                   p | Open entry in PAGER (fallback less)
                  ^K | Invoke file path copier
                  ^L | Force a redraw, exit filter prompt
-                  ? | Toggle help screen
+                  ? | Toggle help and settings screen
                   Q | Quit and change directory
               q, ^Q | Quit
 ```
diff --git a/nnn.1 b/nnn.1
index e73ecd5bec3e938b2653e6c3a86da4219d5e0557..303d630205e50f805f0ee4997aac811007b85392 100644
--- a/nnn.1
+++ b/nnn.1
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Invoke file path copier
 .It Ic ^L
 Force a redraw, exit filter prompt
 .It Ic \&?
-Toggle help screen
+Toggle help and settings screen
 .It Ic Q
 Quit and change directory
 .It Ic q, ^Q
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ at:
 .br
 .Em https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/all-about-nlay
 .Pp
+There is no configuration file. Settings work on environment variables. Please
+refer to the ENVIRONMENT section below.
+.Pp
 Configuring
 .Nm
 to change to the last visited directory on quit requires shell integration in a
@@ -158,16 +161,16 @@ .Sh ENVIRONMENT
 The SHELL, EDITOR and PAGER environment variables take precedence
 when dealing with the !, e and p commands respectively.
 .Pp
+\fBNNN_BMS:\fR bookmark string as \fIkey:location\fR pairs (max 10) separated by
+\fI;\fR:
+.Bd -literal
+        export NNN_BMS='doc:~/Documents;u:/home/user/Cam Uploads;D:~/Downloads/'
+.Ed
+.Pp
 \fBNNN_USE_EDITOR:\fR use EDITOR (preferably CLI, fallback vi) to handle text
 files.
 .Bd -literal
         export NNN_USE_EDITOR=1
-.Ed
-.Pp
-\fBNNN_BMS:\fR bookmark string as \fIkey:location\fR pairs (max 10) separated by
-\fI;\fR:
-.Bd -literal
-        export NNN_BMS='doc:~/Documents;u:/home/user/Cam Uploads;D:~/Downloads/'
 .Ed
 .Pp
 \fBNNN_DE_FILE_MANAGER:\fR set to a desktop file manager to open the current
diff --git a/nnn.c b/nnn.c
index 0956b06f01d7d7abdc578d95025fdd1068489396..23eaa430ecf9b74090311422eb4520e1eaec91a6 100644
--- a/nnn.c
+++ b/nnn.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,12 @@
 static int
 show_help(void)
 {
-	static char helpstr[] = ("echo \"\
+	char tmp[] = "/tmp/nnnXXXXXX";
+	int fd = mkstemp(tmp);
+	if (fd == -1)
+		return -1;
+
+	static char helpstr[] = ("\
                   Key | Function\n\
                      -+-\n\
             Up, k, ^P | Previous entry\n\
@@ -1344,11 +1349,40 @@                     o | Open dir in NNN_DE_FILE_MANAGER\n\
                     p | Open entry in PAGER (fallback less)\n\
                    ^K | Invoke file path copier\n\
                    ^L | Force a redraw, exit filter prompt\n\
-                    ? | Toggle help screen\n\
+                    ? | Toggle help and settings screen\n\
                     Q | Quit and change directory\n\
-		q, ^Q | Quit\n\n\" | less");
+		q, ^Q | Quit\n\n\n");
+
+	dprintf(fd, "%s", helpstr);
 
-	return system(helpstr);
+	if (getenv("NNN_BMS")) {
+		dprintf(fd, "BOOKMARKS\n");
+		for (int i = 0; i < MAX_BM; i++)
+			if (bookmark[i].key)
+				dprintf(fd, "    %s: %s\n", bookmark[i].key, bookmark[i].loc);
+			else
+				break;
+		dprintf(fd, "\n");
+	}
+
+	if (editor)
+		dprintf(fd, "NNN_USE_EDITOR: %s\n", editor);
+
+	if (desktop_manager)
+		dprintf(fd, "NNN_DE_FILE_MANAGER: %s\n", desktop_manager);
+
+	if (idletimeout)
+		dprintf(fd, "NNN_IDLE_TIMEOUT: %d secs\n", idletimeout);
+
+	if (copier)
+		dprintf(fd, "NNN_COPIER: %s\n", copier);
+
+	dprintf(fd, "\n");
+	close(fd);
+
+	get_output(NULL, 0, "cat", tmp, NULL, 1);
+	unlink(tmp);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2285,6 +2319,11 @@ 	if (getuid() == 0)
 		showhidden = 1;
 	initfilter(showhidden, &ifilter);
 
+	/* Parse bookmarks string, if available */
+	char *bms = getenv("NNN_BMS");
+	if (bms)
+		parsebmstr(bms);
+
 	/* Edit text in EDITOR, if opted */
 	if (getenv("NNN_USE_EDITOR"))
 		editor = xgetenv("EDITOR", "vi");
@@ -2303,11 +2342,6 @@ 		idletimeout = abs(atoi(copier));
 
 	/* Get the default copier, if set */
 	copier = getenv("NNN_COPIER");
-
-	/* Parse bookmarks string, if available */
-	char *bms = getenv("NNN_BMS");
-	if (bms)
-		parsebmstr(bms);
 
 	signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);