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@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ that may not be immediately apparent. Let's just say it can make your shell act
 real quirky.
 
 **Please note**: This command is not for updating *antigen* itself. Its for
-updating the bundles you are using with antigen.
+updating the bundles you are using with antigen. To update your copy of antigen,
+use the `selfupdate` command described further below.
 
 ### antigen-revert <sup>&alpha;</sup>
 
@@ -448,6 +449,14 @@ Although it restores the clones of the repos specified in the snapshot file, any
 other clones present in your environment are not touched. This behavior may
 change in the future.
 
+### antigen-selfupdate
+
+Use this command to update your copy of antigen. It basically does a `git pull`
+on your antigen's clone, *if* it is a git clone. Otherwise, it doesn't do
+anything.
+
+Takes no options.
+
 ### antigen-help
 
 This exists so that there can be some help right in the command line. Currently