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@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ Assuming you are running a default set up of mailcow according to the documentat
 
 ## running the script
 
+To get a list of all configuration options with defaults:
+
+```bash
+./backup.sh --help
+```
+
 To run with defaults:
 
 ```bash