diff --git a/xclip.c b/xclip.c
index d55029a..62f6177 100644
--- a/xclip.c
+++ b/xclip.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "xclib.h"
 
 /* command line option table for XrmParseCommand() */
-XrmOptionDescRec opt_tab[18];
+XrmOptionDescRec opt_tab[20];
 int opt_tab_size;
 
 /* Options that get set on the command line */
@@ -802,7 +802,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* Declare variables */
     Window win;			/* Window */
     int exit_code;
-
      /* As a convenience to command-line users, default to -o if stdin
      * is a tty. Will be overridden by -i or if user specifies a
      * filename as input.
@@ -841,6 +840,13 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     opt_tab[i].value = (XPointer) NULL;
     i++;
 
+    /* selection option shortcut */
+    opt_tab[i].option = xcstrdup("-s");
+    opt_tab[i].specifier = xcstrdup(".selection");
+    opt_tab[i].argKind = XrmoptionSepArg;
+    opt_tab[i].value = (XPointer) NULL;
+    i++;
+
     /* filter option entry */
     opt_tab[i].option = xcstrdup("-filter");
     opt_tab[i].specifier = xcstrdup(".filter");
@@ -869,6 +875,13 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     opt_tab[i].value = (XPointer) xcstrdup("V");
     i++;
 
+    /* version option shortcut*/
+    opt_tab[i].option = xcstrdup("-v");
+    opt_tab[i].specifier = xcstrdup(".print");
+    opt_tab[i].argKind = XrmoptionNoArg;
+    opt_tab[i].value = (XPointer) xcstrdup("V");
+    i++;
+
     /* help option entry */
     opt_tab[i].option = xcstrdup("-help");
     opt_tab[i].specifier = xcstrdup(".print");
diff --git a/xcprint.c b/xcprint.c
index a16947f..03ed71b 100644
--- a/xcprint.c
+++ b/xcprint.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ prhelp(char *name)
 "  -i, -in          read text into X selection from stdin or files [DEFAULT]\n"
 "  -f, -filter      text piped in to selection will also be printed out\n"
 "  -o, -out         prints the selection to standard out\n"
-"      -selection   primary [DEFAULT], clipboard, secondary, or buffer-cut\n"
+"  -s, -selection   primary [DEFAULT], clipboard, secondary, or buffer-cut (p, c, s or b)\n"
 "  -t, -target      specify target atom: image/jpeg, UTF8_STRING [DEFAULT]\n"
 "      -alt-text    specify text representation for STRING target\n"
 "      -silent      errors only, (run in background) [DEFAULT]\n"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ prhelp(char *name)
 "      -noutf8      don't treat text as utf-8, use old unicode\n"
 "  -r, -rmlastnl    remove the last newline character if present\n"
 "  -d, -display     X display to connect to (eg localhost:0\")\n"
-"      -version     version information\n"
+"  -v  -version     version information\n"
 "  -h, -help        this usage information\n"
 "\n" "Report bugs to <astrand@lysator.liu.se>\n", name);
     exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);