diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31c2337..33ff1c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,35 +14,34 @@ With colors (this depends on your own configuration) and showing off language su
 npm install -g arch-wiki-man
 ```
 
-Or you can also install it [through the AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/arch-wiki-man/). For example, using yaourt:
+Or install it [through the AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/arch-wiki-man/). For example, using yaourt:
 
 ```
 yaourt -S arch-wiki-man
 ```
 
-# Updating through npm
+# Update with `awman-update`
 
-## npm
+Updates are pushed automatically every two days to `https://github.com/greg-js/arch-wiki-md-repo`, a dependency for this project.
 
-Just reinstall the package:
+Fetch all changes with the `awman-update` script:
 
 ```
-npm install -g arch-wiki-man
-
+awman-update
 ```
 
-Updates are pushed automatically every two days to `https://github.com/greg-js/arch-wiki-md-repo`, a dependency for this project. Whenever the install command is run, arch-wiki-man will fetch the changes from arch-wiki-md-repo, giving you access to the latest changes.
+Even when there are no new changes since the last update, running `awman-update` will actually reinstall the underlying repo, so you can use it in case something somehow goes wrong.
+
 
-## yaourt
+# Update by reinstalling the package
 
-Just reinstall the package (see paragraph above for explanation):
+`awman-update` is faster and more convenient, but you can also get the latest changes simply by reinstalling this global package:
 
 ```
-yaourt -S arch-wiki-man
+npm install -g arch-wiki-man   # for npm users
+yaourt -S arch-wiki-man        # for AUR users (yaourt is just an example, use any helper you want)
 ```
 
-Of course you don't *have* to use yaourt for reinstalling the package, this is just an example. Use any helper you want or compile the AUR package yourself.
-
 # Usage & Examples
 
 ## Basic
diff --git a/bin/update.js b/bin/update.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..294ded5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/update.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+'use strict';
+
+var npmi = require('npmi');
+var path = require('path');
+
+var options = {
+    name: 'arch-wiki-md-repo',
+    path: path.resolve(__dirname + '/..'),
+    forceInstall: true
+};
+
+npmi(options, function(err, result) {
+    if (err) {
+        if (err.code === npmi.LOAD_ERR) {
+            console.log('npm load error');
+        }
+        else if (err.code === npmi.INSTALL_ERR) {
+            console.log('npm install error');
+        }
+        return console.log(err.message);
+    }
+
+    console.log(options.name + ' has been successfully updated or reinstalled.');
+});
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83614c1..f9c8e12 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
   "description": "The Arch Wiki as linux man pages",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {
-    "awman": "bin/find.js"
+    "awman": "bin/find.js",
+    "awman-update": "bin/update.js"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "./node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha ./test",
-    "update": "npm update arch-wiki-md-repo"
+    "test": "./node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha ./test"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "chalk": "^1.1.1",
     "inquirer": "^0.12.0",
     "markdown2troff": "^0.1.0",
+    "npmi": "^2.0.1",
     "sanitize-filename": "^1.5.3",
     "tmp": "0.0.28",
     "yargs": "^3.32.0"