diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9f858caa..2ebd78fb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ install-exec: all
 		printf "  INSTALL $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/$$file\n";   	\
 		$(STRIPINST) $$file $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/$$file; 	\
 	done
+	printf "  INSTALL $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/initctl\n"
+	@ln -sf  finit $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/initctl
 	$(MAKE) -C libite  install-exec
 	$(MAKE) -C plugins install
 
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ uninstall-exec:
 		printf "  REMOVE  $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/$$file\n";   	\
 		rm $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/$$file 2>/dev/null; 		\
 	done
+	-@rm  $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/initctl
 	-@rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir) 2>/dev/null
 	-@rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(FINIT_RCSD) 2>/dev/null
 	$(MAKE) -C libite  uninstall
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3120a84e..41505887 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -519,7 +519,40 @@ Rebooting & Halting
 Finit handles `SIGUSR1` and `SIGUSR2` for reboot and halt, and listens
 to `/dev/initctl` so system reboot and halt commands should also work.
 This latter functionality is implemented in the optional `initctl.so`
-plugin.
+plugin and can be accessed with the `initctl` command line tool (which
+is symlinked to `finit`).
+
+    ~ # initctl
+    Usage: initctl [OPTIONS] [<COMMAND> | <q | 1-6>]
+    
+    Options:
+      -d, --debug           Toggle Finit debug
+      -v, --verbose         Verbose output
+      -h, --help            This help text
+    
+    Commands:
+            debug           Toggle Finit debug
+            q | reload      Reload *.conf in /etc/finit.d/
+            runlevel <1-6>  Set new runlevel
+            status          Show status of services
+            start   <JOB#>  Start stopped service
+            stop    <JOB#>  Stop running service
+            restart <JOB#>  Restart (stop/start) running service
+            reload  <JOB#>  Reload (SIGHUP) running service
+            version         Show Finit version
+    
+    ~ # initctl status
+    #       Status   PID     Runlevels  Service               Description
+    ====================================================================================
+    1       running  480     [S12345]   /sbin/watchdog        System watchdog daemon
+    2       running  481     [S12345]   /sbin/syslogd         System log daemon
+    3       running  519     [S12345]   /sbin/klogd           Kernel log daemon
+    4:1     stopped  0       [345]      /sbin/dropbear        SSH daemon
+    4:2     stopped  0       [345]      /sbin/dropbear        SSH daemon
+    5:1     waiting  0       [2345]     internal              UNIX rdate service
+    5:2     waiting  0       [2345]     internal              UNIX rdate service
+    6:1     waiting  0       [2345]     /sbin/telnetd         Telnet service
+    6:2     waiting  0       [2345]     /sbin/telnetd         Telnet service
 
 
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