diff --git a/src/const.py.in b/src/const.py.in
index 80e030c4d..991953fb1 100644
--- a/src/const.py.in
+++ b/src/const.py.in
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ NO_GIVEN     = "(%s)" % _("none")
 # Note: Make sure to edit argparser.py _help string too!
 # (longName, shortName, type , default, flags, descrip , argDescrip)
 POPT_TABLE = [
-    ("config",  'c', str, None, 0, "Set config setting",  ""),
+    ("config",  'c',  str, None, 0, "Set config setting(s) and start Gramps",  ""),
     ("open",    'O', str, None, 0, "Open family tree",  "FAMILY_TREE"), 
     ("import",  'i', str, None, 0, "Import file",       "FILENAME"), 
     ("export",  'e', str, None, 0, "Export file",       "FILENAME"),
@@ -247,8 +247,9 @@ POPT_TABLE = [
     ("debug",   'd', str, None, 0, 'Enable debug logs', "LOGGER_NAME"), 
     ("",        'l', None, None, 0, 'List Family Trees', ""),
     ("",        'L', None, None, 0, 'List Family Tree Details', ""),
+    ("show",    's', None, None, 0, "Show config settings",  ""),
     ("force-unlock", 'u', None, None, 0, 'Force unlock of family tree', ""),
-    ("version", 'v', None, None, 0, 'Show versions and settings', ""),
+    ("version", 'v', None, None, 0, 'Show versions', ""),
 ]
 
 LONGOPTS = [
@@ -280,7 +281,8 @@ LONGOPTS = [
     "oaf-private",
     "open=",
     "options=",
-    "screen=", 
+    "screen=",
+    "show", 
     "sm-client-id=", 
     "sm-config-prefix=", 
     "sm-disable",
@@ -290,6 +292,6 @@ LONGOPTS = [
     "qml",
 ]
 
-SHORTOPTS = "O:i:e:f:a:p:d:lLhuv?c"
+SHORTOPTS = "O:i:e:f:a:p:d:c:lLhuv?s"
 
 GRAMPS_UUID =  uuid.UUID('516cd010-5a41-470f-99f8-eb22f1098ad6')