--- boxes-1.0.1.orig/src/boxes.c
+++ boxes-1.0.1/src/boxes.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@
     fprintf (st, "        -i mode  indentation mode [default: box]\n");
     fprintf (st, "        -k bool  kill leading/trailing blank lines on removal or not\n");
     fprintf (st, "        -l       list available box designs w/ samples\n");
+    fprintf (st, "        -m       mend box, i. e. remove it and redraw it afterwards" );
     fprintf (st, "        -p fmt   padding [default: none]\n");
     fprintf (st, "        -r       remove box from input\n");
     fprintf (st, "        -s wxh   specify box size (width w and/or height h)\n");
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@
      *  Parse Command Line
      */
     do {
-        oc = getopt (argc, argv, "a:d:f:hi:k:lp:rs:t:v");
+        oc = getopt (argc, argv, "a:d:f:hi:k:lmp:rs:t:v");

         switch (oc) {

@@ -683,6 +684,13 @@
                 opt.l = 1;
                 break;

+            case 'm':
+                /*
+                 * remove and redraw
+                 */
+                opt.r = 2;
+                break;
+
             case 'p':
                 /*
                  *  Padding. format is ([ahvtrbl]n)+
@@ -1564,10 +1572,11 @@
         rc = apply_substitutions (1);
         if (rc)
             exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
-        output_input();
+        if( 1 == opt.r )
+            output_input();
     }

-    else {
+    if( !opt.r || 2 == opt.r ) {
         /*
          *  Generate box
          */