diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1991725..6413bdc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The included `ctr` command-line tool allows you interact with the containerd dae
 $ sudo ctr containers start redis /containers/redis
 $ sudo ctr containers list
 ID                  PATH                STATUS              PROCESSES
-1                   /containers/redis   running             14063
+redis               /containers/redis   running             14063
 ```
 
 `/containers/redis` is the path to an OCI bundle. [See the docs for more information.](docs/bundle.md)
diff --git a/ctr/checkpoint.go b/ctr/checkpoint.go
index 5332a84..bc02097 100644
--- a/ctr/checkpoint.go
+++ b/ctr/checkpoint.go
@@ -10,14 +10,24 @@ import (
 	netcontext "golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
+var checkpointSubCmds = []cli.Command{
+	listCheckpointCommand,
+	createCheckpointCommand,
+	deleteCheckpointCommand,
+}
+
 var checkpointCommand = cli.Command{
-	Name:  "checkpoints",
-	Usage: "list all checkpoints",
-	Subcommands: []cli.Command{
-		listCheckpointCommand,
-		createCheckpointCommand,
-		deleteCheckpointCommand,
-	},
+	Name:        "checkpoints",
+	Usage:       "list all checkpoints",
+	ArgsUsage:   "COMMAND [arguments...]",
+	Subcommands: checkpointSubCmds,
+	Description: func() string {
+		desc := "\n    COMMAND:\n"
+		for _, command := range checkpointSubCmds {
+			desc += fmt.Sprintf("    %-10.10s%s\n", command.Name, command.Usage)
+		}
+		return desc
+	}(),
 	Action: listCheckpoints,
 }
 
diff --git a/ctr/container.go b/ctr/container.go
index 7989384..ab44606 100644
--- a/ctr/container.go
+++ b/ctr/container.go
@@ -41,20 +41,30 @@ func getClient(ctx *cli.Context) types.APIClient {
 	return types.NewAPIClient(conn)
 }
 
+var contSubCmds = []cli.Command{
+	execCommand,
+	killCommand,
+	listCommand,
+	pauseCommand,
+	resumeCommand,
+	startCommand,
+	statsCommand,
+	watchCommand,
+	updateCommand,
+}
+
 var containersCommand = cli.Command{
-	Name:  "containers",
-	Usage: "interact with running containers",
-	Subcommands: []cli.Command{
-		execCommand,
-		killCommand,
-		listCommand,
-		pauseCommand,
-		resumeCommand,
-		startCommand,
-		statsCommand,
-		watchCommand,
-		updateCommand,
-	},
+	Name:        "containers",
+	Usage:       "interact with running containers",
+	ArgsUsage:   "COMMAND [arguments...]",
+	Subcommands: contSubCmds,
+	Description: func() string {
+		desc := "\n    COMMAND:\n"
+		for _, command := range contSubCmds {
+			desc += fmt.Sprintf("    %-10.10s%s\n", command.Name, command.Usage)
+		}
+		return desc
+	}(),
 	Action: listContainers,
 }
 
@@ -107,8 +117,9 @@ func listContainers(context *cli.Context) {
 }
 
 var startCommand = cli.Command{
-	Name:  "start",
-	Usage: "start a container",
+	Name:      "start",
+	Usage:     "start a container",
+	ArgsUsage: "ID BundlePath",
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "checkpoint,c",