diff --git a/cmd/buildah/config.go b/cmd/buildah/config.go
index 3f66d08f281..8afe1d89696 100644
--- a/cmd/buildah/config.go
+++ b/cmd/buildah/config.go
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ var (
 			Usage: "`operating system` of the target image",
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "user",
+			Name:  "user, u",
 			Usage: "`user` to run containers based on image as",
 		},
 		cli.StringSliceFlag{
-			Name:  "port",
+			Name:  "port, p",
 			Usage: "`port` to expose when running containers based on image",
 		},
 		cli.StringSliceFlag{
-			Name:  "env",
+			Name:  "env, e",
 			Usage: "`environment variable` to set when running containers based on image",
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ var (
 			Usage: "`command` for containers based on image",
 		},
 		cli.StringSliceFlag{
-			Name:  "volume",
+			Name:  "volume, v",
 			Usage: "`volume` to create for containers based on image",
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ var (
 			Usage: "working `directory` for containers based on image",
 		},
 		cli.StringSliceFlag{
-			Name:  "label",
+			Name:  "label, l",
 			Usage: "image configuration `label` e.g. label=value",
 		},
 		cli.StringSliceFlag{
-			Name:  "annotation",
+			Name:  "annotation, a",
 			Usage: "`annotation` e.g. annotation=value, for the target image",
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/buildah/list.go b/cmd/buildah/list.go
index 393046520a0..d08961def8e 100644
--- a/cmd/buildah/list.go
+++ b/cmd/buildah/list.go
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ var (
 	// TODO implement
 	listFlags = []cli.Flag{
 		cli.BoolFlag{
-			Name:  "quiet",
-			Usage: "omit column headings",
+			Name:  "quiet, q",
+			Usage: "list only container image id's",
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "noheading, n",
+			Usage: "do not print column headings",
 		},
 	}
 	listDescription = "Lists containers which appear to be " + buildah.Package + " working containers, their\n   names and IDs, and the names and IDs of the images from which they were\n   initialized"
@@ -38,18 +42,27 @@ func listCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 		quiet = c.Bool("quiet")
 	}
 
+	noheading := false
+	if c.IsSet("noheading") {
+		noheading = c.Bool("noheading")
+	}
+
 	builders, err := openBuilders(store)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error reading build containers: %v", err)
 	}
-	if len(builders) > 0 && !quiet {
+	if len(builders) > 0 && !noheading && !quiet {
 		fmt.Printf("%-64s %-64s %-10s %s\n", "CONTAINER ID", "IMAGE ID", "IMAGE NAME", "CONTAINER NAME")
 	}
 	for _, builder := range builders {
 		if builder.FromImage == "" {
 			builder.FromImage = buildah.BaseImageFakeName
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("%-64s %-64s %-10s %s\n", builder.ContainerID, builder.FromImageID, builder.FromImage, builder.Container)
+		if quiet {
+			fmt.Printf("%-64s\n", builder.ContainerID)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("%-64s %-64s %-10s %s\n", builder.ContainerID, builder.FromImageID, builder.FromImage, builder.Container)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil