diff --git a/src/_usage.c b/src/_usage.c
index 533a6672..54e30d96 100644
--- a/src/_usage.c
+++ b/src/_usage.c
@@ -17,6 +17,3 @@ static void usage (int exit_status)
 	exit (exit_status);
 }
 
-#define case_RC_COMMON_GETOPT \
-	case 'h': usage (EXIT_SUCCESS); \
-	default:  usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/src/env-update.c b/src/env-update.c
index 0fc76150..463cdf45 100644
--- a/src/env-update.c
+++ b/src/env-update.c
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ static const char *space_separated[] = {
 
 static char *applet = NULL;
 
-#define getoptstring "hL"
+#include "_usage.h"
+#define getoptstring "L" getoptstring_COMMON
 static struct option longopts[] = {
-	{ "help",           0, NULL, 'h'},
 	{ "no-ldconfig",    0, NULL, 'L'},
+	longopts_COMMON
 	{ NULL,             0, NULL, 0}
 };
 #include "_usage.c"
@@ -98,12 +99,11 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 			case 'L':
 				ldconfig = false;
 				break;
-			case 'h':
-				usage (EXIT_SUCCESS);
-			default:
-				usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+			case_RC_COMMON_GETOPT
 		}
 	}
+
 	if (! files)
 		eerrorx ("%s: no files in " ENVDIR " to process", applet);
 
diff --git a/src/fstabinfo.c b/src/fstabinfo.c
index 15334760..4601c57e 100644
--- a/src/fstabinfo.c
+++ b/src/fstabinfo.c
@@ -56,13 +56,14 @@ static struct mntent *getmntfile (FILE *fp, const char *file)
 }
 #endif
 
-#define getoptstring "f:m:o:p:h"
+#include "_usage.h"
+#define getoptstring "f:m:o:p:" getoptstring_COMMON
 static struct option longopts[] = {
 	{ "fstype",         1, NULL, 'f'},
 	{ "mountcmd",       1, NULL, 'm'},
 	{ "opts",           1, NULL, 'o'},
 	{ "passno",         1, NULL, 'p'},
-	{ "help",           0, NULL, 'h'},
+	longopts_COMMON
 	{ NULL,             0, NULL, 0}
 };
 #include "_usage.c"
@@ -139,12 +140,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 				}
 				break;
 
-			case 'h':
-				END_ENT;
-				usage (EXIT_SUCCESS);
-			default:
-				END_ENT;
-				usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
+			case_RC_COMMON_GETOPT
 		}
 
 		END_ENT;
diff --git a/src/libeinfo.c b/src/libeinfo.c
index b5d0fa19..7f80c1dc 100644
--- a/src/libeinfo.c
+++ b/src/libeinfo.c
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ static bool colour_terminal (void)
 	static int in_colour = -1;
 	int i = 0;
 
+	if (is_env ("RC_NOCOLOR", "yes"))
+		return (false);
+
 	if (in_colour == 0)
 		return (false);
 	if (in_colour == 1)
 		return (true);
 
-	if (is_env ("RC_NOCOLOR", "yes"))
-		return (false);
-
 	if (! term) {
 		term = getenv ("TERM");
 		if (! term)
diff --git a/src/mountinfo.c b/src/mountinfo.c
index b56282f4..18243fb3 100644
--- a/src/mountinfo.c
+++ b/src/mountinfo.c
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ static char **find_mounts (regex_t *node_regex, regex_t *fstype_regex,
 #  error "Operating system not supported!"
 #endif
 
-#define getoptstring "F:N:S:fnrhV"
+#include "_usage.h"
+#define getoptstring "F:N:S:fnrV" getoptstring_COMMON
 static struct option longopts[] = {
 	{ "fstype-regex",   1, NULL, 'F'},
 	{ "node-regex",     1, NULL, 'N'},
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ static struct option longopts[] = {
 	{ "fstype",         0, NULL, 'f'},
 	{ "node",           0, NULL, 'n'},
 	{ "reverse",        0, NULL, 'r'},
-	{ "help",           0, NULL, 'h'},
+	longopts_COMMON
 	{ NULL,             0, NULL, 0}
 };
 #include "_usage.c"
diff --git a/src/rc-status.c b/src/rc-status.c
index 358e3439..7c99df7e 100644
--- a/src/rc-status.c
+++ b/src/rc-status.c
@@ -53,13 +53,14 @@ static void print_service (char *service)
 	ebracket (cols, color, status);
 }
 
-#define getoptstring "alsuh"
+#include "_usage.h"
+#define getoptstring "alsu" getoptstring_COMMON
 const struct option longopts[] = {
 	{"all",         0, NULL, 'a'},
 	{"list",        0, NULL, 'l'},
 	{"servicelist", 0, NULL, 's'},
 	{"unused",      0, NULL, 'u'},
-	{"help",        0, NULL, 'h'},
+	longopts_COMMON
 	{NULL,          0, NULL, 0}
 };
 #include "_usage.c"
diff --git a/src/rc.c b/src/rc.c
index 0981f633..2e2a2e04 100644
--- a/src/rc.c
+++ b/src/rc.c
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@
    Released under the GPLv2
    */
 
+#define APPLET "rc"
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -600,6 +603,14 @@ static void run_script (const char *script) {
 		exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
+#include "_usage.h"
+#define getoptstring getoptstring_COMMON 
+static struct option longopts[] = {
+	longopts_COMMON
+	{ NULL,             0, NULL, 0}
+};
+#include "_usage.c"
+
 int main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	char *RUNLEVEL = NULL;
@@ -615,6 +626,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	int depoptions = RC_DEP_STRICT | RC_DEP_TRACE;
 	char ksoftbuffer [PATH_MAX];
 	char pidstr[6];
+	int opt;
 
 	if (argv[0])
 		applet = rc_xstrdup (basename (argv[0]));
@@ -660,13 +672,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	if (strcmp (applet, "rc" ) != 0)
 		eerrorx ("%s: unknown applet", applet);
 
-	/* OK, so we really are the main RC process
-	   Only root should be able to run us */
-	if (geteuid () != 0)
-		eerrorx ("%s: root access required", applet);
-
 	atexit (cleanup);
-	newlevel = argv[0];
 
 	/* Change dir to / to ensure all scripts don't use stuff in pwd */
 	chdir ("/");
@@ -712,6 +718,23 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 		/* We don't free our list as that would be null in environ */
 	}
 
+	argc++;
+	argv--;
+	while ((opt = getopt_long (argc, argv, getoptstring,
+							   longopts, (int *) 0)) != -1)
+	{
+		switch (opt) {
+			case_RC_COMMON_GETOPT
+		}
+	}
+
+	newlevel = argv[optind++];
+	
+	/* OK, so we really are the main RC process
+	   Only root should be able to run us */
+	if (geteuid () != 0)
+		eerrorx ("%s: root access required", applet);
+
 	/* Enable logging */
 	setenv ("RC_ELOG", "rc", 1);