diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b6056bc..d498004 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ clean: test-pre-clean
 
 install: installdirs
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) todo.sh $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/todo.sh
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) todo_completion $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/todo
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) todo_completion $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/todo.sh
 	[ -e $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/todo/config ] || \
 	    sed "s/^\(export[ \t]*TODO_DIR=\).*/\1~\/.todo/" todo.cfg > $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/todo/config
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 925afc8..594cb9e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ make test
 *NOTE:* Makefile defaults to several default paths for installed files. Adjust to your system:
 
 - `INSTALL_DIR`: PATH for executables (default /usr/local/bin)
-- `CONFIG_DIR`: PATH for todo.txt config
+- `CONFIG_DIR`: PATH for the todo.txt configuration template
 - `BASH_COMPLETION`: PATH for autocompletion scripts (default to /etc/bash_completion.d)
 
 ```shell
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ make install CONFIG_DIR=/etc INSTALL_DIR=/usr/bin BASH_COMPLETION=/usr/share/bas
 https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/todotxt/
 
 
+## Configuration
+
+No configuration is required; however, most users tweak the default settings (e.g. relocating the todo.txt directory to a subdirectory of the user's home directory, or onto a cloud drive (via the `TODO_DIR` variable)), modify the colors, add additional highlighting of projects, contexts, dates, and so on. A configuration template with a commented-out list of all available options is included.
+It is recommended to _copy_ that template into one of the locations listed by `todo.sh help` on `-d CONFIG_FILE`, even if it is installed in the global configuration location (`/etc/todo/config`).
+
 ## Usage
 ```shell
 todo.sh [-fhpantvV] [-d todo_config] action [task_number] [task_description]
diff --git a/todo.cfg b/todo.cfg
index 0ab7d9b..3ccd218 100644
--- a/todo.cfg
+++ b/todo.cfg
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ export REPORT_FILE="$TODO_DIR/report.txt"
 
 # === BEHAVIOR ===
 
+## verbosity
+#
+# By default, additional information and confirmation of actions (like
+# "TODO: 1 added") are printed. You can suppress this via 0 or add extra
+# verbosity via 2.
+# export TODOTXT_VERBOSE=1
+
 ## customize list output
 #
 # TODOTXT_SORT_COMMAND will filter after line numbers are