diff --git a/fimfarchive/commands/__init__.py b/fimfarchive/commands/__init__.py
index 96631e0..00ccc3c 100644
--- a/fimfarchive/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/fimfarchive/commands/__init__.py
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ Command module.
 
 from .base import Command
 from .root import RootCommand
+from .update import UpdateCommand
 
 
 __all__ = (
     'Command',
     'RootCommand',
+    'UpdateCommand',
 )
diff --git a/fimfarchive/commands/root.py b/fimfarchive/commands/root.py
index 3f6611d..b5adcc9 100644
--- a/fimfarchive/commands/root.py
+++ b/fimfarchive/commands/root.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Root command.
 from typing import Dict, Type
 
 from .base import Command
+from .update import UpdateCommand
 
 
 __all__ = (
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ class RootCommand(Command):
     """
     The main application command.
     """
-    commands: Dict[str, Type[Command]] = dict()
+    commands: Dict[str, Type[Command]] = {
+        'update': UpdateCommand,
+    }
 
     def load(self, command: str) -> Command:
         """
diff --git a/fimfarchive/commands/update.py b/fimfarchive/commands/update.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db20dfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fimfarchive/commands/update.py
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+"""
+Update command.
+"""
+
+
+#
+# Fimfarchive, preserves stories from Fimfiction.
+# Copyright (C) 2015  Joakim Soderlund
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+
+import traceback
+from argparse import ArgumentParser, FileType
+from typing import Any, Iterable, Iterator, Optional
+
+from jmespath import search
+
+from fimfarchive.fetchers import FimfarchiveFetcher, FimfictionFetcher
+from fimfarchive.flavors import UpdateStatus
+from fimfarchive.signals import SignalReceiver
+from fimfarchive.stories import Story
+from fimfarchive.tasks import UpdateTask
+
+from .base import Command
+
+
+__all__ = (
+    'UpdateCommand',
+)
+
+
+class StoryFormatter(Iterable[str]):
+    """
+    Generates a text representation of story meta.
+    """
+    attrs = (
+        'title',
+        'author',
+        'status',
+        'words',
+        'likes',
+        'dislikes',
+        'approval',
+        'chapters',
+        'action',
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, story: Story) -> None:
+        """
+        Constructor.
+
+        Args:
+            story: Instance to represent.
+        """
+        self.story = story
+
+    def __getattr__(self, key: str) -> Any:
+        """
+        Returns a value from story meta, or None.
+        """
+        meta = self.story.meta
+        return meta.get(key)
+
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[str]:
+        """
+        Yields the text representation line by line.
+        """
+        for attr in self.attrs:
+            label = attr.capitalize()
+            value = getattr(self, attr)
+            yield f"{label}: {value}"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns the entire text representation.
+        """
+        return '\n'.join(self)
+
+    @property
+    def author(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        """
+        Returns the name of the author, or None.
+        """
+        meta = self.story.meta
+        return search('author.name', meta)
+
+    @property
+    def approval(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        """
+        Returns the likes to dislikes ratio, or None.
+        """
+        meta = self.story.meta
+        likes = meta.get('likes')
+        dislikes = meta.get('dislikes')
+
+        try:
+            ratio = likes / (likes + dislikes)
+        except TypeError:
+            return None
+        except ZeroDivisionError:
+            return f"{0:.0%}"
+        else:
+            return f"{ratio:.0%}"
+
+    @property
+    def chapters(self) -> Optional[int]:
+        """
+        Returns the number of chapters, or None.
+        """
+        meta = self.story.meta
+        chapters = meta.get('chapters')
+
+        try:
+            return len(chapters)
+        except TypeError:
+            return None
+
+    @property
+    def action(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        """
+        Returns the `UpdateStatus` name, or None.
+        """
+        for flavor in self.story.flavors:
+            if isinstance(flavor, UpdateStatus):
+                return flavor.name.capitalize()
+
+        return None
+
+
+class UpdatePrinter(SignalReceiver):
+    """
+    Prints story information.
+    """
+
+    def on_attempt(self, sender, key, skips, retries):
+        """
+        Shows an upcoming fetch attempt.
+        """
+        print(f"\nStory: {key}")
+
+        if retries:
+            print(f"Retries: {retries}")
+        else:
+            print(f"Skips: {skips}")
+
+    def on_success(self, sender, key, story):
+        """
+        Shows the story from a successful fetch.
+        """
+        print(StoryFormatter(story))
+
+    def on_skipped(self, sender, key, story):
+        """
+        Shows information from a skipped fetch.
+        """
+        if story:
+            print(StoryFormatter(story))
+        else:
+            print("Status: Missing")
+
+    def on_failure(self, sender, key, error):
+        """
+        Shows the exception from a failed fetch.
+        """
+        print("Error:", error)
+        traceback.print_exc()
+
+
+class UpdateCommand(Command):
+    """
+    Fetches updates from Fimfiction.
+    """
+
+    @property
+    def parser(self) -> ArgumentParser:
+        """
+        Returns a command line arguments parser.
+        """
+        parser = ArgumentParser(
+            prog='',
+            description=self.__doc__,
+        )
+
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--archive',
+            help="previous version of the archive",
+            type=FileType('rb'),
+            required=True,
+            metavar='PATH',
+        )
+
+        return parser
+
+    def __call__(self, *args):
+        opts = self.parser.parse_args(args)
+
+        task = UpdateTask(
+            fimfarchive=FimfarchiveFetcher(opts.archive),
+            fimfiction=FimfictionFetcher(),
+        )
+
+        with UpdatePrinter(task):
+            task.run()
+
+        return 0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d9bc224..14f5624 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 blinker
+jmespath
 requests
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_update.py b/tests/commands/test_update.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..931b8b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/commands/test_update.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+"""
+Update command tests.
+"""
+
+
+#
+# Fimfarchive, preserves stories from Fimfiction.
+# Copyright (C) 2015  Joakim Soderlund
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+
+from textwrap import dedent
+from typing import Any, Dict, Set
+
+from fimfarchive.flavors import Flavor, MetaPurity, UpdateStatus
+from fimfarchive.commands.update import StoryFormatter
+
+
+class TestStoryFormatter():
+    """
+    StoryFormatter tests.
+    """
+
+    def assert_formatted_equals(self, expected, story):
+        """
+        Asserts that the formatted story matches the expected text.
+        """
+        formatted = str(StoryFormatter(story))
+        dedented = dedent(expected).strip()
+
+        assert dedented == formatted
+
+    def test_empty_meta(self, story):
+        """
+        Tests story formatting with empty meta.
+        """
+        flavors: Set[Flavor] = set()
+        meta: Dict[str, Any] = dict()
+
+        expected = """
+            Title: None
+            Author: None
+            Status: None
+            Words: None
+            Likes: None
+            Dislikes: None
+            Approval: None
+            Chapters: None
+            Action: None
+        """
+
+        story = story.merge(meta=meta, flavors=flavors)
+        self.assert_formatted_equals(expected, story)
+
+    def test_complete_meta(self, story):
+        """
+        Tests story formatting with complete meta.
+        """
+        flavors: Set[Flavor] = {
+            UpdateStatus.CREATED,
+        }
+
+        meta: Dict[str, Any] = {
+            'title': 'A',
+            'author': {
+                'name': 'B'
+            },
+            'status': 'C',
+            'words': 4,
+            'likes': 3,
+            'dislikes': 2,
+            'chapters': [
+                1
+            ],
+        }
+
+        expected = """
+            Title: A
+            Author: B
+            Status: C
+            Words: 4
+            Likes: 3
+            Dislikes: 2
+            Approval: 60%
+            Chapters: 1
+            Action: Created
+        """
+
+        story = story.merge(meta=meta, flavors=flavors)
+        self.assert_formatted_equals(expected, story)
+
+    def test_edge_meta(self, story):
+        """
+        Tests story formatting with some edge cases.
+        """
+        flavors: Set[Flavor] = {
+            MetaPurity.DIRTY,
+        }
+
+        meta: Dict[str, Any] = {
+            'title': None,
+            'author': {},
+            'status': {},
+            'words': 0,
+            'likes': 0,
+            'dislikes': 0,
+            'chapters': (),
+        }
+
+        expected = """
+            Title: None
+            Author: None
+            Status: {}
+            Words: 0
+            Likes: 0
+            Dislikes: 0
+            Approval: 0%
+            Chapters: 0
+            Action: None
+        """
+
+        story = story.merge(meta=meta, flavors=flavors)
+        self.assert_formatted_equals(expected, story)