diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5338819..bc3a513 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ testdir/.prepare: testdir testdir/.lmtab
 .PHONY: testdir/.prepare
 
 test: testdir/.prepare testdir/.lmtab
-	cd testdir ; ../logmanager -nc .lmtab
-	cd testdir ; ../logmanager -Nc .lmtab
-	cd testdir ; ../logmanager -c .lmtab
+	cd testdir ; env -i HOME="$$HOME" ../logmanager -nc .lmtab
+	cd testdir ; env -i HOME="$$HOME" ../logmanager -Nc .lmtab
+	cd testdir ; env -i HOME="$$HOME" ../logmanager -c .lmtab
diff --git a/lmtab.example b/lmtab.example
index d5feed8..a0bdc2f 100644
--- a/lmtab.example
+++ b/lmtab.example
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 #
-# Diese Datei sollte ~/.lmtab heiszen.
+# This file should be named ~/.lmtab
 #
 
-# Variablen, etwa damit fuser gefunden werden kann.
+# Variables are possible. For example PATH, because fuser can't be found without it.
 PATH=${PATH}:/usr/sbin
 
-/opt/jbossmsg/jboss/server/default_4/log *.log 30
+# example:
+# archive all files:
+# * in /opt/appsrv/jboss/server/cms/log
+# * named *.log
+# * retention for 30 days
+#/opt/appsrv/jboss/server/cms/log *.log 30
 
-# Vorsicht:
-# Keine Angabe der Zeit, wann die Datei entfernt werden soll,
-# bedeutet,  dass sie nach 60 Tagen entfernt wird.
-# Wenn die Datei nie entfernt werden soll,  0 angeben.
+# Attantion:
+# No given time ("") means default retention time (60 days!).
+# If you want to hold these files forever, say "0".
+#/opt/webserver/log * 0
 
-#/var/opt/mmp/log/tomcat * 0
-
-# Mehrere Dateipatterns sind ebenso moeglich:
-
-#/var/opt/mmp/log/mmp *.log.*/*.log
+# / will be used as separator.
+# More than one pattern in one directory.
+#/opt/dbsrc/log *.log.*/*.log
diff --git a/logarchiver b/logarchiver
index d47e289..20bc416 100755
--- a/logarchiver
+++ b/logarchiver
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ n=
 help() {
 	cat <<EOF
   `basename "$0"` -h | [-i|-n] [-e EXP] DIR [DIR [...]]
-Dursucht DIR und dessen Unterverzeichnisse nach Dateien und verschiebt alle,
-die auf den Ausdruck EXP passen nach DIR/archive.
--e EXP	Ausdruck, der gefunden werden soll (std: "$e")
--n	Trockenlauf: Zeigt nur die Dateinamen an.
--i	Fragt nach (siehe mv)
+Look for files in DIR and his subdirs named like EXP and moves them to DIR/archive.
+-e EXP	File must have this expression (std: "$e").
+-n	Dummy mode. Shows files, which will be moved if not dummy mode.
+-i	Asks you to move (see also mv)
 EOF
 	exit
 }
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ do
 done
 shift `expr $OPTIND - 1`
 
-if fuser "$0" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+if ( fuser "$0" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null )
 then :
 else
 	echo "fuser not found or does not work! logarchiver won't to destroy any files, so exit."
diff --git a/logcleaner b/logcleaner
index 8d631a2..c72a352 100755
--- a/logcleaner
+++ b/logcleaner
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ n=
 help() {
         cat <<EOF
 Usage:  `basename "$0"` -h | [-i|-n] [-a AGE] DIR [DIR [...]]
-Findet alle Dateien in DIR/archive, die zu alt sind und loescht sie.
--a	Alter der Datei in Tagen (std: $a)
--i	Fragt vorher nach (siehe rm)
--n	Trockenlauf
+Looks for all files in DIR/archive, which are older than AGE and removes these.
+-a AGE	Maximal age of file in days to hold (std: $a).
+-n	Dummy mode. Shows files to remove, if not in dummy mode.
+-i	Asks to remove (see also rm).
 EOF
         exit
 }
diff --git a/logcompressor b/logcompressor
index 4163573..e93c5b8 100755
--- a/logcompressor
+++ b/logcompressor
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+p=gzip
+
 help() {
 	cat <<EOF
-Usage:	`basename "$0"` -h | [-n] [-g|-b|-l|-x|-c PACKER] DIR [DIR [...]]
-Komprimiert alle Dateien in DIR/archive.
--n	Trockenlauf
-Packer: -g: gzip, -b: bzip2, -l: lzma, -x: xz, -c PACKER: einen anderen.
+Usage:	`basename "$0"` -h | [-n] [-g|-b|-l|-x|-c ZIP] DIR [DIR [...]]
+Compress all uncompressed files in DIR/archive
+-c ZIP	Use this compressor ZIP (std: $p).
+-n	dummy mode. Shows files which will be compressed, if not in dummy mode.
+Predefined compressors: -g: gzip, -b: bzip2, -l: lzma, -x: xz
 EOF
 	exit
 }
 
-p=gzip
-
 while getopts he:ngblxc: o
 do
 	case "$o" in
diff --git a/logmanager b/logmanager
index af9d1c1..cce1138 100755
--- a/logmanager
+++ b/logmanager
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ cmd=
 
 help() {
 	cat <<EOF
-  `basename "$0"` -h | [-a EXE] [-z EXE] [-C EXE] -c CONF
--c CONF	Konfigurationsdatei
+  `basename "$0"` -h | [-a EXE] [-z EXE] [-C EXE] [-c CONF]
+-c CONF	Config file (std: ./lmtab ~/.lmtab /etc/lmtab (first come first serve)
 -a EXE	Archiver (std: ./logarchiver)
 -z EXE	Compressor (std: ./logcompressor)
 -C EXE	Cleaner (std: ./logcleaner)
--n	Gibt die Befehle aus, die Ausgefuehrt werden wuerden
--N	Fuehrt die Unterprozesse mit -n aus
+-n	Dummy mode: prints what will called if not dummy.
+-N	Calls archiver, compressor and cleaner in dummy mode (-n).
+-h  Prints this.
 EOF
 	exit
 }
@@ -57,14 +58,15 @@ then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+# Read variables from config-file and export it as process variables.
 eval `sed -ne '
 	s/#.*//;s/'\''/'"'\\\\\''"'/g;
 	s/\${\([a-zA-Z][0-9a-zA-Z_]*\)}/'\''"$\1"'\''/;
-	s/^\([a-zA-Z_][0-9a-zA-Z_]*\)=\(.*\)/\1='\''\2'\''/p
+	s/^\([a-zA-Z_][0-9a-zA-Z_]*\)=\(.*\)/\1='\''\2'\''; export \1/p
 ' < "$c"`
 
-# Format: Verzeichnis [Ausdruck[/Ausdruck[,...]] [Aufbewahrungszeit]]
-# Verzeichnisse duerfen nur einmalig Vorkommen
+# Format: Directory [Expression[/Expression[/...]]] [retention time]
+# Directories must be uniq!
 sed -ne 's/#.*//;s/^[a-zA-Z_][0-9a-zA-Z_]*=.*//;/\//p' "$c" | while read dir exp age opts
 do
 	[ X = "X$age" ] || age="-a$age"