-The contrib/restore.pl script is a simple (proof-of-concept, really)
-program for restoring the contents of an LBS snapshot. Ideally, it
-should be stored with the backup files so it is available if it is
-needed.
+A listing of all currently-stored snapshots (and their sizes) can be
+produced with
+ $ cumulus-util --store=/cumulus list-snapshot-sizes
+
+If data from a snapshot needs to be restored, this can be done with
+ $ cumulus-util --store=/cumulus restore-snapshot \
+ test-20080101T121500 /dest/dir <files...>
+Here, "test-20080101T121500" is the name of the snapshot (consisting of
+the scheme name and a timestamp; this can be found from the output of
+list-snapshot-sizes) and "/dest/dir" is the path under which files
+should be restored (this directory should initially be empty).
+"<files...>" is a list of files or directories to restore. If none are
+specified, the entire snapshot is restored.
+
+
+Alternate Restore Tool
+----------------------
+
+The contrib/restore.pl script is a simple program for restoring the
+contents of a Cumulus snapshot. It is not as full-featured as the
+restore functionality in cumulus-util, but it is far more compact. It
+could be stored with the backup files so a tool for restores is
+available even if all other data is lost.