diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 19fb54bc..6f5128ff 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ OK := $(foreach exec,$(EXECUTABLES),\
 
 ### EXECUTABLES AND MISC FILES TO BE CHECKED
 
-FORCE_EXE = force force-info force-cube force-higher-level force-import-modis \
+FORCE_EXE = force-info force-cube force-higher-level force-import-modis \
             force-l2ps force-l2ps_ force-level1-csd force-level1-landsat \
             force-level2 force-lut-modis \
             force-magic-parameters force-mdcp force-mosaic force-parameter \
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ cross: string_cl enum_cl cite_cl utils_cl alloc_cl brick_cl imagefuns_cl param_c
 lower: table_ll param_ll meta_ll cube_ll equi7_ll glance7_ll atc_ll sunview_ll read_ll radtran_ll topo_ll cloud_ll gas_ll brdf_ll atmo_ll aod_ll resmerge_ll coreg_ll coregfuns_ll acix_ll modwvp_ll
 higher: param_hl progress_hl tasks_hl read-aux_hl read-ard_hl quality_hl bap_hl level3_hl cso_hl tsa_hl index_hl interpolate_hl stm_hl fold_hl standardize_hl pheno_hl polar_hl trend_hl ml_hl texture_hl lsm_hl lib_hl sample_hl imp_hl cfimp_hl l2imp_hl spec-adjust_hl pyp_hl rsp_hl udf_hl
 aux: param_aux param_train_aux train_aux
-exe: force force-parameter force-qai-inflate force-tile-finder force-tabulate-grid force-l2ps force-higher-level force-train force-lut-modis force-mdcp force-stack force-import-modis force-cube-init force-hist force-stratified-sample
+exe: force-parameter force-qai-inflate force-tile-finder force-tabulate-grid force-l2ps force-higher-level force-train force-lut-modis force-mdcp force-stack force-import-modis force-cube-init force-hist force-stratified-sample
 .PHONY: temp all install install_ bash python rstats misc external clean build check
 
 ### TEMP
@@ -387,9 +387,6 @@ train_aux: temp $(DA)/train-aux.cpp
 
 ### EXECUTABLES
 
-force: temp cross $(DA)/_main.c
-	$(G11) $(CFLAGS) $(GDAL) $(GSL) $(CURL) -o $(TB)/force $(DA)/_main.c $(TC)/*.o $(LDGDAL) $(LDGSL) $(LDCURL)
-
 force-parameter: temp cross aux $(DA)/_parameter.c
 	$(G11) $(CFLAGS) $(GDAL) $(GSL) $(CURL) $(OPENCV) -o $(TB)/force-parameter $(DA)/_parameter.c $(TC)/*.o $(TA)/*.o $(LDGDAL) $(LDGSL) $(LDCURL) $(LDOPENCV)
 
diff --git a/docs/source/history/vdev.rst b/docs/source/history/vdev.rst
index a01e852f..461d6698 100755
--- a/docs/source/history/vdev.rst
+++ b/docs/source/history/vdev.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ Develop version
 
 - **FORCE AUX**
 
+  - new auxilliary program `force-info`, which replaces `force` effective immediately.
+    The new program has the same functionality, but does not hardcode the available tools.
+    Tools that are still missing the ``-i`` option are currently not listed though. This
+    still needs to be done.
+
   - new auxilliary program `force-init`.
     This program will create a new project with reasonably named folders that
     can be used as a starting point for a new project with some suggestions