@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"flag"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -14,17 +14,18 @@ "syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
+	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
 
 	"alin.ovh/erl/command"
 	"alin.ovh/erl/state"
 	"alin.ovh/erl/watcher"
 )
 
-var (
-	Exec    = flag.String("exec", "", "command to execute on file change")
-	Quiet   = flag.Bool("quiet", false, "suppress own output")
-	Verbose = flag.Bool("verbose", false, "verbose output (print events)")
-)
+type Options struct {
+	Exec    string `short:"x" long:"exec"    description:"command to execute on file change"`
+	Quiet   bool   `short:"q" long:"quiet"   description:"suppress own output"`
+	Verbose bool   `short:"v" long:"verbose" description:"verbose output (print events)"`
+}
 
 func Start(ctx context.Context, verbose *log.Logger, w watcher.Watcher, sm *state.StateMachine) {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -102,11 +103,20 @@ wg.Wait()
 }
 
 func main() {
+	var opts Options
 	log.SetFlags(log.Lmsgprefix)
-	flag.Parse()
+
+	fp := flags.NewParser(&opts, flags.Default)
+	args, err := fp.Parse()
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, flags.ErrHelp) {
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
+
+		log.Fatalf("failed to parse flags: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	program := *Exec
-	args := flag.Args()
+	program := opts.Exec
 	if program == "" {
 		program = "go"
 
@@ -132,12 +142,12 @@ )
 	defer cancel()
 
 	copts := command.Options{}
-	if *Quiet {
+	if opts.Quiet {
 		copts.Output = io.Discard
 	}
 
 	var logger *log.Logger
-	if *Verbose {
+	if opts.Verbose {
 		logger = log.New(os.Stderr, "", 0)
 	} else {
 		logger = log.New(io.Discard, "", 0)