diff --git a/lw-linux-base/README.md b/lw-linux-base/README.md
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@@ -1,7 +1,29 @@
 # lw-linux-base
-
+Use `make help` to get this help message:
+```
 Build for flatpack and appimage files.
 
-# todo
-* This code uses it's own `assets/mozconfig.$(arch)` file, overriding the one in the LibreWolf source archive. This is undesirable.
+use: make [help] [all] [clean] [build] [package] [artifacts]
 
+  fetch     - get the latest tarball. must be done first, at least once.
+  update    - Only fetch the LibreWolf version-release files. used by 'fetch'
+
+  all       - Build librewolf and it's artifacts.
+  build     - Perform './mach build' on the extracted tarball.
+  package   - multilocale package.
+  artifacts - Build the artifacts
+
+  clean     - Remove output files and temporary files.
+  veryclean - Remove even more stuff.
+  dir       - just extract and patch the LW tarball.
+  bootstrap - try to set up the build environment.
+  setup-debian, setup-fedora - needed packages.
+
+  docker-build - Run 'docker build' for  lw-linux-base-x86_64  image.
+  docker-run   - Run LW build using 'docker run' on then image.
+  docker-shell - Run a shell in the docker image.
+  docker-clean - Remove the docker image.
+
+Use arch=x86_64 or arch=aarch64 to specify the target architecture.
+Use target_type=flatpak or target_type=appimage to specify target type.
+```