diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a99164..a606d8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ optional parameters, can appear in any order
 ## git-migrate-repo.sh
 create mirror or copy of src.koozali.org repository in a local GITEA instance
 
-    git-migrate-repo.sh <repository> <organisation> [<copy|mirror> <target organisation> <debug>]
+    git-migrate-repo.sh <repository> <organisation> [<target organisation> <copy|mirror> <local> <debug>]
 
 * \<repository\> repository (package) to be copied (e.g. smeserver-yum)
 * \<organisation\> can be any organisation or user on the remote GITEA instance
-* \<debug\> run in debug mode
 
 optional parameters, can appear in any order
 
-* \<copy|mirror\> will create local repo as either a copy or a mirror of the remote repo (default = copy)
 * \<target organisation\> within your local GITEA, otherwise local user - must exist already
+* \<copy|mirror\> will create local repo as either a copy or a mirror of the remote repo (default = copy)
+* \<local\> use local GITEA as source (i.e. copy between organisations on local GITEA)
 * \<debug\> run in debug mode
 
 ## git-migrate-org.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ This works whether the repo and local files exist of not (it deletes them if nec
 ## parse-list.sh
 Parse a list of parameters and execute script with those parameters
 
-    parse-list.sh <param file|org='organisation> <script> [<local> <noisy> <additional> <additional> <additional>]
+    parse-list.sh <param file|org='organisation'> <script> [<local> <noisy> <review> <additional*>]
 
 * \<param file\|org='organisation'> name of file containing parameters or organisation which will be used to generate a list of all repos for input to \<script\>
 * \<script\> script to run (e.g. rename-e-smith-pkg.sh)
@@ -92,9 +92,20 @@ optional params can appear in any order
 
 * \<local\> used with org= and will use local GITEA instance, default remote - will be passed to \<script\>
 * \<noisy\> show line being executed
-* \<review\> show line being executed, but NOT executing
+* \<review\> show line to be executed, but NOT executing
 * \<additional\> additional params to be passed (up to 3) e.g. debug,force,local
 
+### example:
+
+    parse-list.sh org=smeserver git-migrate-repo.sh review
+
+will echo the command that would be run for each repo in the smeserver organisation on the remote GITEA instance
+
+    git-migrate-repo.sh perl-Moo smeserver
+    git-migrate-repo.sh buildsys-macros smeserver
+    git-migrate-repo.sh clamav smeserver
+    ...
+
 ## git-post-create-repo.sh
 Update a repo created from a template (contribs,base or 3rd party) with things not able to be updated from the template:
 
diff --git a/parse-list.sh b/parse-list.sh
index 4afc961..3a5316e 100755
--- a/parse-list.sh
+++ b/parse-list.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ fi
 
 # parse the command line parameters
 PROCESSORG=
+EXTRAPARAMS=
 if [[ $1 == org=* ]] ; then
     # using a list of the repos in this organisatoin as input
     PROCESSORG=${1#*=}
+    EXTRAPARAMS=$PROCESSORG # add the org as the first additional param
     # Get the ini file and relevant parameters - only needed for org processing
     inifilename=$(echo ~)"/.smegit/config"
     if [ ! -e $inifilename ] ; then
@@ -59,7 +61,6 @@ fi
 
 REVIEW=
 NOISY=
-EXTRAPARAMS=
 GITEAHOST=${remote_GITEAHOST}
 ACCESSTOKEN=${remote_GITEAACCESSTOKEN}
 for param in $3 $4 $5 $6; do