diff --git a/pyfpdb/Options.py b/pyfpdb/Options.py
index 11ef9d43..19139278 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Options.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Options.py
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ def fpdb_options():
                       default = 'EMPTY')
     parser.add_option("-v", "--version", action = "store_true", 
                       help = _("Print version information and exit."))
+    parser.add_option("-u", "--usage", action="store_true", dest="usage", default=False,
+                    help=_("Print some useful one liners"))
+
 
     (options, argv) = parser.parse_args()
     return (options, argv)