diff --git a/cmd/litestreamd/config.go b/cmd/litestream/config.go
similarity index 88%
rename from cmd/litestreamd/config.go
rename to cmd/litestream/config.go
index 40acc85..a473bc8 100644
--- a/cmd/litestreamd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/litestream/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
@@ -11,6 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
+// Default settings.
+const (
+	DefaultConfigPath = "~/litestream.yml"
+)
+
 // Config represents a configuration file for the litestream daemon.
 type Config struct {
 	DBs []*DBConfig `yaml:"databases"`
@@ -57,3 +63,7 @@ type ReplicaConfig struct {
 	Name string `yaml:"name"` // name of replicator, optional.
 	Path string `yaml:"path"` // used for file replicators
 }
+
+func registerConfigFlag(fs *flag.FlagSet, p *string) {
+	fs.StringVar(p, "config", DefaultConfigPath, "config path")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/litestream/main.go b/cmd/litestream/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5f8b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/litestream/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Build information.
+var (
+	Version = "(development build)"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	log.SetFlags(0)
+
+	m := NewMain()
+	if err := m.Run(context.Background(), os.Args[1:]); err == flag.ErrHelp {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	} else if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+type Main struct{}
+
+func NewMain() *Main {
+	return &Main{}
+}
+
+func (m *Main) Run(ctx context.Context, args []string) (err error) {
+	var cmd string
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		cmd, args = args[0], args[1:]
+	}
+
+	switch cmd {
+	case "replicate":
+		return (&ReplicateCommand{}).Run(ctx, args)
+	case "version":
+		return (&VersionCommand{}).Run(ctx, args)
+	default:
+		if cmd == "" || cmd == "help" || strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "-") {
+			m.Usage()
+			return flag.ErrHelp
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("litestream %s: unknown command", cmd)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *Main) Usage() {
+	fmt.Println(`
+litestream is a tool for replicating SQLite databases.
+
+Usage:
+
+	litestream <command> [arguments]
+
+The commands are:
+
+	replicate   runs a server to replicate databases
+	version     prints the version
+`[1:])
+}
diff --git a/cmd/litestreamd/main.go b/cmd/litestream/replicate.go
similarity index 50%
rename from cmd/litestreamd/main.go
rename to cmd/litestream/replicate.go
index 5f7addb..76b3d60 100644
--- a/cmd/litestreamd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/litestream/replicate.go
@@ -5,64 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
 	"github.com/benbjohnson/litestream"
 )
 
-// Build information.
-var (
-	Version = "(development build)"
-)
-
-// Default settings.
-const (
-	DefaultConfigPath = "~/litestreamd.yml"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	// Setup signal handler.
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(c, os.Interrupt)
-	go func() { <-c; cancel() }()
-
-	// Initialize program and read flags/config.
-	m := NewMain()
-	if err := m.ParseFlags(ctx, os.Args[1:]); err == flag.ErrHelp {
-		os.Exit(1)
-	} else if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	// Display version information.
-	fmt.Printf("litestreamd %s\n", Version)
-
-	// Start monitoring databases.
-	if err := m.Run(ctx); err != nil {
-		m.Close()
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	// Notify user that initialization is done.
-	fmt.Printf("Initialized with %d databases.\n", len(m.DBs))
-
-	// Wait for signal to stop program.
-	<-ctx.Done()
-	signal.Reset()
-
-	// Gracefully close
-	if err := m.Close(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-}
-
-type Main struct {
+type ReplicateCommand struct {
 	ConfigPath string
 	Config     Config
 
@@ -70,55 +19,71 @@ type Main struct {
 	DBs []*litestream.DB
 }
 
-func NewMain() *Main {
-	return &Main{}
+func NewReplicateCommand() *ReplicateCommand {
+	return &ReplicateCommand{}
 }
 
-// ParseFlags parses the flag set from args & loads the configuration.
-func (m *Main) ParseFlags(ctx context.Context, args []string) (err error) {
-	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("litestreamd", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	fs.StringVar(&m.ConfigPath, "config", DefaultConfigPath, "configuration path")
-	fs.Usage = m.Usage
+// Run loads all databases specified in the configuration.
+func (c *ReplicateCommand) Run(ctx context.Context, args []string) (err error) {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("litestream-replicate", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	registerConfigFlag(fs, &c.ConfigPath)
+	fs.Usage = c.Usage
 	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Initialize log.
-	log.SetFlags(0)
-
 	// Load configuration.
-	if m.ConfigPath == "" {
+	if c.ConfigPath == "" {
 		return errors.New("-config required")
-	} else if m.Config, err = ReadConfigFile(m.ConfigPath); err != nil {
+	}
+	config, err := ReadConfigFile(c.ConfigPath)
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return nil
-}
+	// Setup signal handler.
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	ch := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(ch, os.Interrupt)
+	go func() { <-ch; cancel() }()
 
-// Run loads all databases specified in the configuration.
-func (m *Main) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
-	if len(m.Config.DBs) == 0 {
+	// Display version information.
+	fmt.Printf("litestream %s\n", Version)
+
+	if len(config.DBs) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("configuration must specify at least one database")
 	}
 
-	for _, dbc := range m.Config.DBs {
-		if err := m.openDB(dbc); err != nil {
+	for _, dbc := range config.DBs {
+		if err := c.openDB(dbc); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Notify user that initialization is done.
+	fmt.Printf("Initialized with %d databases.\n", len(c.DBs))
+
+	// Wait for signal to stop program.
+	<-ctx.Done()
+	signal.Reset()
+
+	// Gracefully close
+	if err := c.Close(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
 // openDB instantiates and initializes a DB based on a configuration.
-func (m *Main) openDB(config *DBConfig) error {
+func (c *ReplicateCommand) openDB(config *DBConfig) error {
 	// Initialize database with given path.
 	db := litestream.NewDB(config.Path)
 
 	// Instantiate and attach replicators.
 	for _, rconfig := range config.Replicas {
-		r, err := m.createReplicator(db, rconfig)
+		r, err := c.createReplicator(db, rconfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -129,23 +94,23 @@ func (m *Main) openDB(config *DBConfig) error {
 	if err := db.Open(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	m.DBs = append(m.DBs, db)
+	c.DBs = append(c.DBs, db)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // createReplicator instantiates a replicator for a DB based on a config.
-func (m *Main) createReplicator(db *litestream.DB, config *ReplicaConfig) (litestream.Replicator, error) {
+func (c *ReplicateCommand) createReplicator(db *litestream.DB, config *ReplicaConfig) (litestream.Replicator, error) {
 	switch config.Type {
 	case "", "file":
-		return m.createFileReplicator(db, config)
+		return c.createFileReplicator(db, config)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown replicator type in config: %q", config.Type)
 	}
 }
 
 // createFileReplicator returns a new instance of FileReplicator build from config.
-func (m *Main) createFileReplicator(db *litestream.DB, config *ReplicaConfig) (*litestream.FileReplicator, error) {
+func (c *ReplicateCommand) createFileReplicator(db *litestream.DB, config *ReplicaConfig) (*litestream.FileReplicator, error) {
 	if config.Path == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("file replicator path require for db %q", db.Path())
 	}
@@ -153,8 +118,8 @@ func (m *Main) createFileReplicator(db *litestream.DB, config *ReplicaConfig) (*
 }
 
 // Close closes all open databases.
-func (m *Main) Close() (err error) {
-	for _, db := range m.DBs {
+func (c *ReplicateCommand) Close() (err error) {
+	for _, db := range c.DBs {
 		if e := db.SoftClose(); e != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("error closing db: path=%s err=%s\n", db.Path(), e)
 			if err == nil {
@@ -165,18 +130,19 @@ func (m *Main) Close() (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (m *Main) Usage() {
+func (c *ReplicateCommand) Usage() {
 	fmt.Println(`
-litestreamd is a daemon for replicating SQLite databases.
+The replicate command starts a server to monitor & replicate databases 
+specified in your configuration file.
 
 Usage:
 
-	litestreamd [arguments]
+	litestream replicate [arguments]
 
 Arguments:
 
 	-config PATH
-	    Specifies the configuration file. Required.
+	    Specifies the configuration file. Defaults to ~/litestream.yml
 
 `[1:])
 }
diff --git a/cmd/litestream/version.go b/cmd/litestream/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc5c7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/litestream/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type VersionCommand struct{}
+
+func (c *VersionCommand) Run(ctx context.Context, args []string) (err error) {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("litestream-version", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	fs.Usage = c.Usage
+	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("litestream", Version)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *VersionCommand) Usage() {
+	fmt.Println(`
+Prints the version.
+
+Usage:
+
+	litestream version
+`[1:])
+}