diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e35c42a..c869294 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,23 +22,32 @@
 
 ## Usage
 ```
-usage: ssh-audit.py [-1246pbcnjvlt] <host>
+usage: ssh-audit.py [options] <host>
 
+   -h,  --help             print this help
    -1,  --ssh1             force ssh version 1 only
    -2,  --ssh2             force ssh version 2 only
    -4,  --ipv4             enable IPv4 (order of precedence)
    -6,  --ipv6             enable IPv6 (order of precedence)
-   -p,  --port=<port>      port to connect
    -b,  --batch            batch output
    -c,  --client-audit     starts a server on port 2222 to audit client
                                software config (use -p to change port;
                                use -t to change timeout)
-   -n,  --no-colors        disable colors
    -j,  --json             JSON output
-   -v,  --verbose          verbose output
    -l,  --level=<level>    minimum output level (info|warn|fail)
+   -L,  --list-policies    list all the official, built-in policies
+   -M,  --make-policy=<policy.txt>  creates a policy based on the target server
+                                    (i.e.: the target server has the ideal
+                                    configuration that other servers should
+                                    adhere to)
+   -n,  --no-colors        disable colors
+   -p,  --port=<port>      port to connect
+   -P,  --policy=<policy.txt>  run a policy test using the specified policy
    -t,  --timeout=<secs>   timeout (in seconds) for connection and reading
                                (default: 5)
+   -T,  --targets=<hosts.txt>  a file containing a list of target hosts (one
+                                   per line, format HOST[:PORT])
+   -v,  --verbose          verbose output
 ```
 * if both IPv4 and IPv6 are used, order of precedence can be set by using either `-46` or `-64`.  
 * batch flag `-b` will output sections without header and without empty lines (implies verbose flag).  
diff --git a/ssh-audit.py b/ssh-audit.py
index b5c9349..25d3af6 100755
--- a/ssh-audit.py
+++ b/ssh-audit.py
@@ -68,25 +68,23 @@ def usage(err: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
     uout.head('# {} {}, https://github.com/jtesta/ssh-audit\n'.format(p, VERSION))
     if err is not None and len(err) > 0:
         uout.fail('\n' + err)
-    uout.info('usage: {0} [-h1246ptbcMPjlLnv] <host>\n'.format(p))
+    uout.info('usage: {0} [options] <host>\n'.format(p))
     uout.info('   -h,  --help             print this help')
     uout.info('   -1,  --ssh1             force ssh version 1 only')
     uout.info('   -2,  --ssh2             force ssh version 2 only')
     uout.info('   -4,  --ipv4             enable IPv4 (order of precedence)')
     uout.info('   -6,  --ipv6             enable IPv6 (order of precedence)')
-    uout.info('   -p,  --port=<port>      port to connect')
-    uout.info('   -t,  --timeout=<secs>   timeout (in seconds) for connection and reading\n                               (default: 5)')
-    uout.info('   -T,  --targets=<hosts.txt>  a file containing a list of target hosts (one\n                                   per line, format HOST:PORT)')
-    uout.info('')
     uout.info('   -b,  --batch            batch output')
     uout.info('   -c,  --client-audit     starts a server on port 2222 to audit client\n                               software config (use -p to change port;\n                               use -t to change timeout)')
-    uout.info('   -M,  --make-policy=<policy.txt>  creates a policy based on the target server\n                                    (i.e.: the target server has the ideal\n                                    configuration that other servers should\n                                    adhere to)')
-    uout.info('   -P,  --policy=<policy.txt>  run a policy test using the specified policy')
-    uout.info('')
     uout.info('   -j,  --json             JSON output')
     uout.info('   -l,  --level=<level>    minimum output level (info|warn|fail)')
     uout.info('   -L,  --list-policies    list all the official, built-in policies')
+    uout.info('   -M,  --make-policy=<policy.txt>  creates a policy based on the target server\n                                    (i.e.: the target server has the ideal\n                                    configuration that other servers should\n                                    adhere to)')
     uout.info('   -n,  --no-colors        disable colors')
+    uout.info('   -p,  --port=<port>      port to connect')
+    uout.info('   -P,  --policy=<policy.txt>  run a policy test using the specified policy')
+    uout.info('   -t,  --timeout=<secs>   timeout (in seconds) for connection and reading\n                               (default: 5)')
+    uout.info('   -T,  --targets=<hosts.txt>  a file containing a list of target hosts (one\n                                   per line, format HOST[:PORT])')
     uout.info('   -v,  --verbose          verbose output')
     uout.sep()
     sys.exit(1)