adding to the notes

README

@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@ and set in ~/.bashrc:
 
 == USAGE
 See the --help also,
-  Usage: bash_history [options]
+Usage: bash_history [options]
         --inspect                    inspect the data
+    -h, --history FILE               use bash_history FILE instead of the default (~/.bash_history)
+    -d, --db FILE                    use database FILE instead of the default (~/.bash_history.db)
     -l, --list                       list history
         --fix                        fix times
+        --format FORMAT              specify a different strftime format. (default is "%F %T")
     -f, --find PAT                   find a command with pattern PAT
 
 
-
 == LICENSE
 Copyright (c) 2012  Vincent Batts, Raleigh, NC, USA
 

bash_history.rb

@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ if $0 == __FILE__
     opts.on('--inspect','inspect the data') do |o|
       options[:inspect] = o
     end
-    opts.on('--history FILE','use bash_history FILE instead of the default (~/.bash_history)') do |o|
+    opts.on('-h','--history FILE','use bash_history FILE instead of the default (~/.bash_history)') do |o|
       bh_options[:file] = o
     end
-    opts.on('--db FILE','use database FILE instead of the default (~/.bash_history.db)') do |o|
+    opts.on('-d','--db FILE','use database FILE instead of the default (~/.bash_history.db)') do |o|
       bh_options[:archive_file] = o
     end
     opts.on('-l','--list','list history') do |o|