diff --git a/README b/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1b6965c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+Basic Usage
+===========
+
+Generate keychain
+-----------------
+All data stored using darc is protected by 256 bit AES encryption. This means
+that a keychain file needs to be created before any archives can be created:
+
+$ darc init-keychain
+
+This will create a password protected keychain in ~/.darc/keychain
+
+Create an empty darc store
+--------------------------
+
+$ darc init /path/store
+
+Create an archive
+-----------------
+
+$ darc create /path/store::MyBackup ~/Documents ~/src
+
+List store contents
+-------------------
+
+$ darc list /path/store
+
+List archive contents
+---------------------
+
+$ darc list /path/store::MyBackup
+
+Extract archive
+---------------
+
+$ darc extract /path/store::MyBackup /destination
+
+Delete archive
+--------------
+
+$ darc delete /path/store::MyBackup
diff --git a/darc/helpers.py b/darc/helpers.py
index ef8e58490..1c56b7996 100644
--- a/darc/helpers.py
+++ b/darc/helpers.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def format_time(t):
     if (datetime.now() - t).days < 365:
         return t.strftime('%b %d %H:%M')
     else:
-        return t.strftime('%d %d  %Y')
+        return t.strftime('%b %d  %Y')
 
 
 def format_file_mode(mod):