diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdc7940..f0a185e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,34 +19,34 @@ go install ./...
 ## Usage
 
 ```
-Usage: ccmetadata -cert=<path> -key=<path> -mspid=<name> -connection=<path> -channel=<name> [-aslocalhost] [-verbose] <chaincode>
+Usage: ccmetadata --cert=<path> --key=<path> --mspid=<name> --connection=<path> --channel=<name> [--aslocalhost] [--verbose] <chaincode>
 
 Get metadata for the specified chaincode name
 
-  -aslocalhost
-        use discovery service as localhost
-  -cert string
+  -c, --cert string
         certificate file
-  -channel string
-        channel name, e.g. mychannel
-  -connection string
-        connection profile file
-  -key string
+  -k, --key string
         private key file
-  -mspid string
+  -m, --mspid string
         private key file, e.g. Org1MSP
-  -verbose
+  -p, --connection string
+        connection profile file
+  -n, --channel string
+        channel name, e.g. mychannel
+  -l, --aslocalhost
+        use discovery service as localhost
+  -v, --verbose
         enable verbose logging
 ```
 
 For example, in the _fabric-samples/test-network_ directory:
 
 ```
-ccmetadata -cert=organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/User1@org1.example.com/msp/signcerts/User1@org1.example.com-cert.pem \
--key=organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/User1@org1.example.com/msp/keystore/priv_sk \
--mspid=Org1MSP \
--connection=organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/connection-org1.yaml \
--channel=mychannel \
--aslocalhost \
+ccmetadata --cert=organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/User1@org1.example.com/msp/signcerts/User1@org1.example.com-cert.pem \
+--key=organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/User1@org1.example.com/msp/keystore/priv_sk \
+--mspid=Org1MSP \
+--connection=organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/connection-org1.yaml \
+--channel=mychannel \
+--aslocalhost \
 basic
 ```
diff --git a/cmd/ccmetadata/main.go b/cmd/ccmetadata/main.go
index f0f2ee8..531454e 100644
--- a/cmd/ccmetadata/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ccmetadata/main.go
@@ -14,20 +14,44 @@ import (
 )
 
 func usage() {
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Usage: ccmetadata -cert=<path> -key=<path> -mspid=<name> -connection=<path> -channel=<name> [-aslocalhost] [-verbose] <chaincode>\n\nGet metadata for the specified chaincode name\n\n")
-	flag.PrintDefaults()
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Usage: ccmetadata --cert=<path> --key=<path> --mspid=<name> --connection=<path> --channel=<name> [--aslocalhost] [--verbose] <chaincode>\n\n")
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Get metadata for the specified chaincode name\n\n")
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  -c, --cert string\n        certificate file\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  -k, --key string\n        private key file\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  -m, --mspid string\n        private key file, e.g. Org1MSP\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  -p, --connection string\n        connection profile file\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  -n, --channel string\n        channel name, e.g. mychannel\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  -l, --aslocalhost\n        use discovery service as localhost\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  -v, --verbose\n        enable verbose logging\n")
 }
 
 func main() {
+	var certPath string
+	var keyPath string
+	var mspid string
+	var ccpPath string
+	var channelName string
+	var aslocalhost bool
+	var verbose bool
+
 	flag.Usage = usage
 
-	certPath := flag.String("cert", "", "certificate file")
-	keyPath := flag.String("key", "", "private key file")
-	mspid := flag.String("mspid", "", "private key file, e.g. Org1MSP")
-	ccpPath := flag.String("connection", "", "connection profile file")
-	channelName := flag.String("channel", "", "channel name, e.g. mychannel")
-	aslocalhost := flag.Bool("aslocalhost", false, "use discovery service as localhost")
-	verbose := flag.Bool("verbose", false, "enable verbose logging")
+	flag.StringVar(&certPath, "cert", "", "certificate file")
+	flag.StringVar(&certPath, "c", "", "certificate file")
+	flag.StringVar(&keyPath, "key", "", "private key file")
+	flag.StringVar(&keyPath, "k", "", "private key file")
+	flag.StringVar(&mspid, "mspid", "", "private key file, e.g. Org1MSP")
+	flag.StringVar(&mspid, "m", "", "private key file, e.g. Org1MSP")
+	flag.StringVar(&ccpPath, "connection", "", "connection profile file")
+	flag.StringVar(&ccpPath, "p", "", "connection profile file")
+	flag.StringVar(&channelName, "channel", "", "channel name, e.g. mychannel")
+	flag.StringVar(&channelName, "n", "", "channel name, e.g. mychannel")
+	flag.BoolVar(&aslocalhost, "aslocalhost", false, "use discovery service as localhost")
+	flag.BoolVar(&aslocalhost, "l", false, "use discovery service as localhost")
+	flag.BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "enable verbose logging")
+	flag.BoolVar(&verbose, "v", false, "enable verbose logging")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -49,30 +73,30 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	chaincodeName := flag.Arg(0)
 
-	if *verbose {
-		fmt.Printf("Certificate file: %s\n", *certPath)
-		fmt.Printf("Private key file: %s\n", *keyPath)
-		fmt.Printf("MSP ID: %s\n", *mspid)
-		fmt.Printf("Channel name: %s\n", *channelName)
-		fmt.Printf("As localhost option: %t\n", *aslocalhost)
+	if verbose {
+		fmt.Printf("Certificate file: %s\n", certPath)
+		fmt.Printf("Private key file: %s\n", keyPath)
+		fmt.Printf("MSP ID: %s\n", mspid)
+		fmt.Printf("Channel name: %s\n", channelName)
+		fmt.Printf("As localhost option: %t\n", aslocalhost)
 		fmt.Printf("Chaincode name: %s\n", chaincodeName)
 	} else {
 		logging.SetLevel("", logging.ERROR)
 	}
 
-	if *aslocalhost {
+	if aslocalhost {
 		err := os.Setenv("DISCOVERY_AS_LOCALHOST", "true")
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Failed to set DISCOVERY_AS_LOCALHOST environment variable: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	wallet, err := createWallet(*certPath, *keyPath, *mspid)
+	wallet, err := createWallet(certPath, keyPath, mspid)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to get credentials: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	connectionConfig := config.FromFile(filepath.Clean(*ccpPath))
+	connectionConfig := config.FromFile(filepath.Clean(ccpPath))
 
 	gateway, err := gateway.Connect(
 		gateway.WithConfig(connectionConfig),
@@ -83,7 +107,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer gateway.Close()
 
-	network, err := gateway.GetNetwork(*channelName)
+	network, err := gateway.GetNetwork(channelName)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to get network: %v", err)
 	}