diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99471cd9..c588de6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,54 +128,54 @@ in your shell’s init file.
 ```
 Usage of powerline-go:
   -colorize-hostname
-    	Colorize the hostname based on a hash of itself
+    	 Colorize the hostname based on a hash of itself
   -cwd-max-depth int
-    	Maximum number of directories to show in path
-        (default 5)
+    	 Maximum number of directories to show in path
+    	 (default 5)
   -cwd-max-dir-size int
-    	Maximum number of letters displayed for each directory in the path
-        (default -1)
+    	 Maximum number of letters displayed for each directory in the path
+    	 (default -1)
   -cwd-mode string
-    	How to display the current directory
-    	(valid choices: fancy, plain, dironly)
-        (default "fancy")
+    	 How to display the current directory
+    	 (valid choices: fancy, plain, dironly)
+    	 (default "fancy")
   -east-asian-width
-    	Use East Asian Ambiguous Widths
+    	 Use East Asian Ambiguous Widths
   -error int
-    	Exit code of previously executed command
+    	 Exit code of previously executed command
   -ignore-repos string
-    	A list of git repos to ignore. Separate with ','
-Repos are identified by their root directory.
+    	 A list of git repos to ignore. Separate with ','
+    	 Repos are identified by their root directory.
   -max-width int
-    	Maximum width of the shell that the prompt may use, in percent. Setting this to 0 disables the shrinking subsystem.
-        (default 50)
+    	 Maximum width of the shell that the prompt may use, in percent. Setting this to 0 disables the shrinking subsystem.
+    	 (default 50)
   -mode string
-    	The characters used to make separators between segments.
-    	(valid choices: patched, compatible, flat)
-        (default "patched")
+    	 The characters used to make separators between segments.
+    	 (valid choices: patched, compatible, flat)
+    	 (default "patched")
   -modules string
-    	The list of modules to load, separated by ','
-    	(valid choices: aws, cwd, docker, dotenv, exit, git, gitlite, hg, host, jobs, perlbrew, perms, root, ssh, time, user, venv)
-        (default "venv,user,host,ssh,cwd,perms,git,hg,jobs,exit,root")
+    	 The list of modules to load, separated by ','
+    	 (valid choices: aws, cwd, docker, dotenv, exit, git, gitlite, hg, host, jobs, perlbrew, perms, root, ssh, time, user, venv)
+    	 (default "venv,user,host,ssh,cwd,perms,git,hg,jobs,exit,root")
   -newline
-    	Show the prompt on a new line
+    	 Show the prompt on a new line
   -priority string
-    	Segments sorted by priority, if not enough space exists, the least priorized segments are removed first. Separate with ','
-    	(valid choices: aws, cwd, cwd-path, docker, exit, git-branch, git-status, hg, host, jobs, perlbrew, perms, root, ssh, time, user, venv)
-        (default "root,cwd,user,host,ssh,perms,git-branch,git-status,hg,jobs,exit,cwd-path")
+    	 Segments sorted by priority, if not enough space exists, the least priorized segments are removed first. Separate with ','
+    	 (valid choices: aws, cwd, cwd-path, docker, exit, git-branch, git-status, hg, host, jobs, perlbrew, perms, root, ssh, time, user, venv)
+    	 (default "root,cwd,user,host,ssh,perms,git-branch,git-status,hg,jobs,exit,cwd-path")
   -shell string
-    	Set this to your shell type
-    	(valid choices: bare, bash, zsh)
-        (default "bash")
+    	 Set this to your shell type
+    	 (valid choices: bare, bash, zsh)
+    	 (default "bash")
   -shorten-gke-names
-    	Shortens names for GKE Kube clusters.
+    	 Shortens names for GKE Kube clusters.
   -theme string
-    	Set this to the theme you want to use
-    	(valid choices: default, low-contrast)
-        (default "default")
+    	 Set this to the theme you want to use
+    	 (valid choices: default, low-contrast)
+    	 (default "default")
   -truncate-segment-width int
-    	Minimum width of a segment, segments longer than this will be shortened if space is limited. Setting this to 0 disables it.
-        (default 16)
+    	 Minimum width of a segment, segments longer than this will be shortened if space is limited. Setting this to 0 disables it.
+    	 (default 16)
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 014ea75c..7f74f765 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -104,89 +104,87 @@ var modules = map[string](func(*powerline)){
 	"venv":     segmentVirtualEnv,
 }
 
+func comments(lines ...string) string {
+	return " " + strings.Join(lines, "\n"+"    \t ")
+}
+
+func commentsWithDefaults(lines ...string) string {
+	return comments(lines...) + "\n" + "    \t"
+}
+
 func main() {
 	args := args{
 		CwdMode: flag.String(
 			"cwd-mode",
 			"fancy",
-			"How to display the current directory\n"+
-				"    	(valid choices: fancy, plain, dironly)\n"+
-				"       "),
+			commentsWithDefaults("How to display the current directory",
+				"(valid choices: fancy, plain, dironly)")),
 		CwdMaxDepth: flag.Int(
 			"cwd-max-depth",
 			5,
-			"Maximum number of directories to show in path\n"+
-				"       "),
+			commentsWithDefaults("Maximum number of directories to show in path")),
 		CwdMaxDirSize: flag.Int(
 			"cwd-max-dir-size",
 			-1,
-			"Maximum number of letters displayed for each directory in the path\n"+
-				"       "),
+			commentsWithDefaults("Maximum number of letters displayed for each directory in the path")),
 		ColorizeHostname: flag.Bool(
 			"colorize-hostname",
 			false,
-			"Colorize the hostname based on a hash of itself"),
+			comments("Colorize the hostname based on a hash of itself")),
 		EastAsianWidth: flag.Bool(
 			"east-asian-width",
 			false,
-			"Use East Asian Ambiguous Widths"),
+			comments("Use East Asian Ambiguous Widths")),
 		PromptOnNewLine: flag.Bool(
 			"newline",
 			false,
-			"Show the prompt on a new line"),
+			comments("Show the prompt on a new line")),
 		Mode: flag.String(
 			"mode",
 			"patched",
-			"The characters used to make separators between segments.\n"+
-				"    	(valid choices: patched, compatible, flat)\n"+
-				"       "),
+			commentsWithDefaults("The characters used to make separators between segments.",
+				"(valid choices: patched, compatible, flat)")),
 		Theme: flag.String(
 			"theme",
 			"default",
-			"Set this to the theme you want to use\n"+
-				"    	(valid choices: default, low-contrast)\n"+
-				"       "),
+			commentsWithDefaults("Set this to the theme you want to use",
+				"(valid choices: default, low-contrast)")),
 		Shell: flag.String(
 			"shell",
 			"bash",
-			"Set this to your shell type\n"+
-				"    	(valid choices: bare, bash, zsh)\n"+
-				"       "),
+			commentsWithDefaults("Set this to your shell type",
+				"(valid choices: bare, bash, zsh)")),
 		Modules: flag.String(
 			"modules",
 			"venv,user,host,ssh,cwd,perms,git,hg,jobs,exit,root",
-			"The list of modules to load, separated by ','\n"+
-				"    	(valid choices: aws, cwd, docker, dotenv, exit, git, gitlite, hg, host, jobs, perlbrew, perms, root, ssh, time, user, venv)\n"+
-				"       "),
+			commentsWithDefaults("The list of modules to load, separated by ','",
+				"(valid choices: aws, cwd, docker, dotenv, exit, git, gitlite, hg, host, jobs, perlbrew, perms, root, ssh, time, user, venv)")),
 		Priority: flag.String(
 			"priority",
 			"root,cwd,user,host,ssh,perms,git-branch,git-status,hg,jobs,exit,cwd-path",
-			"Segments sorted by priority, if not enough space exists, the least priorized segments are removed first. Separate with ','\n"+
-				"    	(valid choices: aws, cwd, cwd-path, docker, exit, git-branch, git-status, hg, host, jobs, perlbrew, perms, root, ssh, time, user, venv)\n"+
-				"       "),
+			commentsWithDefaults("Segments sorted by priority, if not enough space exists, the least priorized segments are removed first. Separate with ','",
+				"(valid choices: aws, cwd, cwd-path, docker, exit, git-branch, git-status, hg, host, jobs, perlbrew, perms, root, ssh, time, user, venv)")),
 		MaxWidthPercentage: flag.Int(
 			"max-width",
 			50,
-			"Maximum width of the shell that the prompt may use, in percent. Setting this to 0 disables the shrinking subsystem.\n"+
-				"       "),
+			commentsWithDefaults("Maximum width of the shell that the prompt may use, in percent. Setting this to 0 disables the shrinking subsystem.")),
 		TruncateSegmentWidth: flag.Int(
 			"truncate-segment-width",
 			16,
-			"Minimum width of a segment, segments longer than this will be shortened if space is limited. Setting this to 0 disables it.\n"+
-				"       "),
+			commentsWithDefaults("Minimum width of a segment, segments longer than this will be shortened if space is limited. Setting this to 0 disables it.")),
 		PrevError: flag.Int(
 			"error",
 			0,
-			"Exit code of previously executed command"),
+			comments("Exit code of previously executed command")),
 		IgnoreRepos: flag.String(
 			"ignore-repos",
 			"",
-			"A list of git repos to ignore. Separate with ','\n"+
-				"Repos are identified by their root directory."),
+			comments("A list of git repos to ignore. Separate with ','",
+				"Repos are identified by their root directory.")),
 		ShortenGKENames: flag.Bool(
 			"shorten-gke-names",
 			false,
-			"Shortens names for GKE Kube clusters."),
+			comments("Shortens names for GKE Kube clusters.")),
 	}
 	flag.Parse()
 	if strings.HasSuffix(*args.Theme, ".json") {