diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 936558a..b9306fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ repo, follow the instructions according to your operating system:
 Copy the two script files to `/usr/local/bin`. That's it. 
 
 
-### Windows (with Bash shell) ###
+### Windows ###
 
 On Windows with Msysgit, you can copy them into `C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin`.
 
 Following caveats:
 
  - You will probably have to replace the shebang line with `#!c:\python34\python.exe` or wherever else you have Python 3 installed.
- - You can only run these scripts from the ~Git Bash~. If you haven't installed Msysgit with `Git Bash Here` option, invoke `bin\bash.exe`.
+ - You can only run these scripts from the Git Bash. If you haven't installed Msysgit with `Git Bash Here` option, invoke `bin\bash.exe`.
  - You have to run `git-cascade` and `git-forward-merge` instead of `git cascade` and `git forward-merge` due to Windows shenanigans.
 
 
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ If only one argument is specified, git cascade will assume you want to cascade
 
 Will cascade `HEAD` into `staging` and all of its dependents.
 
+If no arguments are specified:
+
+    git cascade
+    
+Then HEAD will be cascaded into the current branch. (It's often useful to
+cascade a branch into itself because it also merges it into the branches it
+flows into.)
+
 
 How does it work?
 -----------------
@@ -239,4 +247,5 @@ Copyright and license
 =====================
 
 Both scripts are copyright 2009-2014 Ram Rachum and are released under the MIT
-license.
+license. I provide 
+[development services in Python and Django](https://chipmunkdev.com).
diff --git a/git-cascade b/git-cascade
index a7b8aa7..e5e855d 100755
--- a/git-cascade
+++ b/git-cascade
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ If only one argument is specified, git cascade will assume you want to cascade
 
 Will cascade `HEAD` into `staging` and all of its dependents.
 
+If no arguments are specified:
+
+    git cascade
+    
+Then HEAD will be cascaded into the current branch. (It's often useful to
+cascade a branch into itself because it also merges it into the branches it
+flows into.)
+
 
 How does it work?
 -----------------
@@ -132,12 +140,14 @@ And then run:
     git cascade foo m
 
 It will cascade `foo` into `master` and all of its dependents.
+
+Also, you may use `.` as an alias for the current branch.
 '''
 
 VersionInfo = collections.namedtuple('VersionInfo', 'major minor micro release')
 
-__version__ = '0.1'
-__version_info__ = VersionInfo(0, 0, 1, 'alpha')
+__version__ = '0.3'
+__version_info__ = VersionInfo(0, 3, 0, 'alpha')
 
 def run(command, show=True, assert_success=True, env=None):
     popen = subprocess.Popen(
@@ -199,10 +209,16 @@ alias_strings = [line[19:] for line in config_lines if
 aliases_dict = dict(
     alias_string.split('=', 1) for alias_string in alias_strings
 )
-expand_alias = lambda branch: aliases_dict.get(branch, branch)
+def expand_branch_name(short_branch_name):
+    if short_branch_name == '.':
+        return current_branch
+    else:
+        return aliases_dict.get(short_branch_name, short_branch_name)
 #                                                                             #
 ###############################################################################
 
+current_branch = run('git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD')    
+
 ### Organizing cascades: ######################################################
 #                                                                             #
 
@@ -263,10 +279,11 @@ for cascade_string in cascade_strings:
 
 ### Analyzing input to get source and destinations: ###########################
 #                                                                             #
-branches = tuple(map(expand_alias, map(str.strip, sys.argv[1:])))
+branches = tuple(map(expand_branch_name, map(str.strip, sys.argv[1:])))
 if not branches:
-    show_help_and_exit()
-if len(branches) == 1:
+    global_source = 'HEAD'
+    global_destinations = {current_branch}
+elif len(branches) == 1:
     global_source = 'HEAD'
     global_destinations = {branches[0]}
 else:
diff --git a/git-forward-merge b/git-forward-merge
index ccd422c..19f99c1 100755
--- a/git-forward-merge
+++ b/git-forward-merge
@@ -78,12 +78,14 @@ And then run:
     git forward-merge s m
 
 It will merge `staging` into `master`.
+
+Also, you may use `.` as an alias for the current branch.
 '''
 
 VersionInfo = collections.namedtuple('VersionInfo', 'major minor micro release')
 
-__version__ = '0.1'
-__version_info__ = VersionInfo(0, 0, 1, 'alpha')
+__version__ = '0.3'
+__version_info__ = VersionInfo(0, 3, 0, 'alpha')
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def create_temp_folder():
@@ -143,14 +145,19 @@ alias_strings = [line[19:] for line in config_lines if
 aliases_dict = dict(
     alias_string.split('=', 1) for alias_string in alias_strings
 )
-expand_alias = lambda branch: aliases_dict.get(branch, branch)
+def expand_branch_name(short_branch_name):
+    if short_branch_name == '.':
+        return current_branch
+    else:
+        return aliases_dict.get(short_branch_name, short_branch_name)
 #                                                                             #
 ###############################################################################
 
+current_branch = run('git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD')    
 
 ### Analyzing input to get source and destinations: ###########################
 #                                                                             #
-branches = tuple(map(expand_alias, map(str.strip, sys.argv[1:])))
+branches = tuple(map(expand_branch_name, map(str.strip, sys.argv[1:])))
 if not branches:
     show_help_and_exit()
 if len(branches) == 1:
@@ -163,8 +170,6 @@ else:
 #                                                                             #
 ### Finished analyzing input to get source and destinations. ##################
 
-current_branch = run('git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD')    
-
 print('Pushing %s' % (', '.join(
       (('%s -> %s' % (source, destination)) for destination in destinations))))