diff --git a/docs/commands/crop.asciidoc b/docs/commands/crop.asciidoc
index 9d1a35a..246dcb6 100644
--- a/docs/commands/crop.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/commands/crop.asciidoc
@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@
=== Description
-The +crop+ command crops a map to the given bounds. Individual features on the border are modified to make sure nothing
-is outside the given bounds.
+The +crop+ command crops a map to the given bounds.
-* +input+ - The input OSM data path.
-* +output+ - The output OSM data path.
-* +bounds+ - Comma delimited bounds. minx,miny,maxx,maxy e.g.38,-105,39,-104
+The default cropping behavior is that individual features on the border are modified to make sure nothing is outside the given bounds. This
+behavior may be customized with the `crop.*` configuration options.
+
+* +input+ - The input data path
+* +output+ - The output data path
+* +bounds+ - Comma delimited bounds. minx,miny,maxx,maxy e.g.38,-105,39,-104
+* +--write-bounds+ - Optionally outputs a file containing the input bounds. The location of the file is controlled via the
+ `bounds.output.file` configuration option.
=== Usage
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-crop (input.osm) (output.osm) (bounds)
+crop (input.osm) (output.osm) (bounds) [--write-bounds]
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=== Configuration Options
@@ -24,14 +28,14 @@ The configuration options `crop.*` control the behavior of map cropping. See the
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# regular crop
-hoot crop data/dc-roads/dcgis-cropped.osm "-77.0551,38.8845,-77.0281,38.9031"
+hoot crop data/dc-roads/dcgis-cropped.osm "-77.0551,38.8845,-77.0281,38.9031"
# don't split feature that cross the bounds
-hoot crop -D crop.keep.entire.features.crossing.bounds=true data/dc-roads/dcgis-cropped.osm "-77.0551,38.8845,-77.0281,38.9031"
+hoot crop -D crop.keep.entire.features.crossing.bounds=true data/dc-roads/dcgis-cropped.osm "-77.0551,38.8845,-77.0281,38.9031"
# only keep features completely within the bounds
-hoot crop -D crop.keep.only.features.inside.bounds=true data/dc-roads/dcgis-cropped.osm "-77.0551,38.8845,-77.0281,38.9031"
+hoot crop -D crop.keep.only.features.inside.bounds=true data/dc-roads/dcgis-cropped.osm "-77.0551,38.8845,-77.0281,38.9031"
# reverse the crop; keep only features outside of the bounds
-hoot crop -D crop.invert=true data/dc-roads/dcgis-cropped.osm "-77.0551,38.8845,-77.0281,38.9031"
+hoot crop -D crop.invert=true data/dc-roads/dcgis-cropped.osm "-77.0551,38.8845,-77.0281,38.9031"
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