diff --git a/cmakelang/annotate.py b/cmakelang/annotate.py
index c8f387f..0019e39 100644
--- a/cmakelang/annotate.py
+++ b/cmakelang/annotate.py
@@ -107,17 +107,26 @@ def setup_argparser(arg_parser):
   arg_parser.add_argument('infilepaths', nargs='*')
 
 
+def get_argparser():
+  argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+      prog='cmake-annotate',
+      description=__doc__,
+      formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
+      usage=USAGE_STRING)
+
+  setattr(argparser, 'man_short_description', __doc__.strip().splitlines()[0])
+
+  setup_argparser(argparser)
+  return argparser
+
+
 def main():
   """Parse arguments, open files, start work."""
 
   # set up main logger, which logs everything. We'll leave this one logging
   # to the console
   logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-  arg_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-      description=__doc__,
-      formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-      usage=USAGE_STRING)
-  setup_argparser(arg_parser)
+  arg_parser = get_argparser()
   args = arg_parser.parse_args()
 
   assert (len(args.infilepaths) == 1
diff --git a/cmakelang/format/__main__.py b/cmakelang/format/__main__.py
index bbcbf98..da0b9e6 100644
--- a/cmakelang/format/__main__.py
+++ b/cmakelang/format/__main__.py
@@ -566,15 +566,22 @@ def onefile_main(infile_path, args, argparse_dict):
     shutil.move(tempfile_path, infile_path)
 
 
-def inner_main():
-  """Parse arguments, open files, start work."""
-
+def get_argparser():
   arg_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+      prog='cmake-format',
       description=__doc__,
       formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
       usage=USAGE_STRING)
 
+  setattr(arg_parser, 'man_short_description', __doc__.strip().splitlines()[0])
+
   setup_argparser(arg_parser)
+  return arg_parser
+
+def inner_main():
+  """Parse arguments, open files, start work."""
+
+  arg_parser = get_argparser()
   try:
     import argcomplete
     argcomplete.autocomplete(arg_parser)
diff --git a/cmakelang/genparsers.py b/cmakelang/genparsers.py
index 410f541..adaf313 100644
--- a/cmakelang/genparsers.py
+++ b/cmakelang/genparsers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
-Parse cmake listfiles, find function and macro declarations, and generate
-parsers for them.
+Parse cmake listfiles, find function and macro declarations, and generate parsers for them.
 """
 from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals
 
@@ -214,6 +213,19 @@ def setup_argparse(argparser):
   argparser.add_argument('infilepaths', nargs='*')
 
 
+def get_argparser():
+  argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+      prog='cmake-genparsers',
+      description=__doc__,
+      formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
+      usage=USAGE_STRING)
+
+  setattr(argparser, 'man_short_description', __doc__.strip().splitlines()[0])
+
+  setup_argparse(argparser)
+  return argparser
+
+
 USAGE_STRING = """
 cmake-genparsers [-h] [-o OUTFILE_PATH] infilepath [infilepath ...]
 """
@@ -223,12 +235,7 @@ def main():
   """Parse arguments, open files, start work."""
   logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s %(message)s")
 
-  argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-      description=__doc__,
-      formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-      usage=USAGE_STRING)
-
-  setup_argparse(argparser)
+  argparser = get_argparser()
   args = argparser.parse_args()
   logging.getLogger().setLevel(getattr(logging, args.log_level.upper()))
 
diff --git a/cmakelang/lint/__main__.py b/cmakelang/lint/__main__.py
index a172290..0c8e883 100644
--- a/cmakelang/lint/__main__.py
+++ b/cmakelang/lint/__main__.py
@@ -94,16 +94,23 @@ def setup_argparse(argparser):
 """
 
 
-def inner_main():
-  """Parse arguments, open files, start work."""
-  logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s %(message)s")
-
-  argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+def get_argparser():
+  arg_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+      prog='cmake-lint',
       description=__doc__,
       formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
       usage=USAGE_STRING)
 
-  setup_argparse(argparser)
+  setattr(arg_parser, 'man_short_description', __doc__.strip().splitlines()[0])
+
+  setup_argparse(arg_parser)
+  return arg_parser
+
+def inner_main():
+  """Parse arguments, open files, start work."""
+  logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s %(message)s")
+
+  argparser = get_argparser()
   try:
     import argcomplete
     argcomplete.autocomplete(argparser)