diff --git a/gitup/script.py b/gitup/script.py
index 8105d8a..72f3d9b 100644
--- a/gitup/script.py
+++ b/gitup/script.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from .update import update_bookmarks, update_directories
 def main():
     """Parse arguments and then call the appropriate function(s)."""
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description="""Easily pull to multiple git repositories at once.""",
+        description="""Easily update multiple git repositories at once.""",
         epilog="""
             Both relative and absolute paths are accepted by all arguments.
             Questions? Comments? Email the author at {0}.""".format(__email__),
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def main():
     group_u = parser.add_argument_group("updating repositories")
     group_b = parser.add_argument_group("bookmarking")
     group_m = parser.add_argument_group("miscellaneous")
+    rebase_or_merge = group_u.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
 
     group_u.add_argument(
         'directories_to_update', nargs="*", metavar="path",
@@ -34,6 +35,20 @@ def main():
     group_u.add_argument(
         '-u', '--update', action="store_true", help="""update all bookmarks
         (default behavior when called without arguments)""")
+    group_u.add_argument(
+        '-c', '--current-only', action="store_true", help="""only pull the
+        remote tracked by the current branch instead of all remotes""")
+    rebase_or_merge.add_argument(
+        '-r', '--rebase', action="store_true", help="""always rebase upstream
+        branches instead of following `pull.rebase` and `branch.<name>.rebase`
+        in git config (like `git pull --rebase`)""")
+    rebase_or_merge.add_argument(
+        '-m', '--merge', action="store_true", help="""like --rebase, but merge
+        instead""")
+    group_u.add_argument(
+        '-v', '--verbose', action="store_true", help="""show more detailed
+        information while updating""")
+
     group_b.add_argument(
         '-a', '--add', dest="bookmarks_to_add", nargs="+", metavar="path",
         help="add directory(s) as bookmarks")
@@ -46,29 +61,31 @@ def main():
     group_m.add_argument(
         '-h', '--help', action="help", help="show this help message and exit")
     group_m.add_argument(
-        '-v', '--version', action="version",
+        '-V', '--version', action="version",
         version="gitup version " + __version__)
 
     color_init(autoreset=True)
     args = parser.parse_args()
+    update_args = args.current_only, args.rebase, args.merge, args.verbose
 
     print(Style.BRIGHT + "gitup" + Style.RESET_ALL + ": the git-repo-updater")
     print()
 
+    acted = False
     if args.bookmarks_to_add:
         add_bookmarks(args.bookmarks_to_add)
+        acted = True
     if args.bookmarks_to_del:
         delete_bookmarks(args.bookmarks_to_del)
+        acted = True
     if args.list_bookmarks:
         list_bookmarks()
+        acted = True
     if args.directories_to_update:
-        update_directories(args.directories_to_update)
-    if args.update:
-        update_bookmarks(get_bookmarks())
-
-    # If they did not tell us to do anything, automatically update bookmarks:
-    if not any(vars(args).values()):
-        update_bookmarks(get_bookmarks())
+        update_directories(args.directories_to_update, *update_args)
+        acted = True
+    if args.update or not acted:
+        update_bookmarks(get_bookmarks(), *update_args)
 
 def run():
     """Thin wrapper for main() that catches KeyboardInterrupts."""
diff --git a/gitup/update.py b/gitup/update.py
index 6346bc4..2620016 100644
--- a/gitup/update.py
+++ b/gitup/update.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RESET = Style.RESET_ALL
 INDENT1 = " " * 3
 INDENT2 = " " * 7
 
-def _update_repository(repo):
+def _update_repository(repo, rebase=True):
     """Update a single git repository by fetching remotes and rebasing/merging.
 
     The specific actions depends on ...
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def _update_repository(repo):
     ref = repo.head.ref.tracking_branch()
     if ref:
         remote = repo.remotes[ref.remote_name]
-    else:
+    # else:
         ###
 
     remote.fetch()
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ def _update_directory(path, is_bookmark=False):
         print(long_name, "is a git repository:")
         _update_repository(repo)
 
-def update_bookmarks(bookmarks):
+def update_bookmarks(bookmarks, current_only=False, rebase=False, merge=False,
+                     verbose=False):
     """Loop through and update all bookmarks."""
     if bookmarks:
         for path, name in bookmarks:
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ def update_bookmarks(bookmarks):
     else:
         print("You don't have any bookmarks configured! Get help with 'gitup -h'.")
 
-def update_directories(paths):
+def update_directories(paths, current_only=False, rebase=False, merge=False,
+                       verbose=False):
     """Update a list of directories supplied by command arguments."""
     for path in paths:
         _update_directory(os.path.abspath(path), is_bookmark=False)