diff --git a/cmd/dns.go b/cmd/dns.go
index 6a58d62..415b447 100644
--- a/cmd/dns.go
+++ b/cmd/dns.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Examples:
 	}
 
 	// dns specific flags
+	localFlags.BoolP("help", "h", false, "help for dns")
 	localFlags.StringVar(&r.ctx.Protocol, "protocol", r.ctx.Protocol, "specify the protocol to use for the DNS query: TCP or UDP (default \"udp\")")
 	localFlags.IntVar(&r.ctx.Port, "port", r.ctx.Port, "specify a non-standard port on the server to send the query to (default 53)")
 	localFlags.StringVar(&r.ctx.Resolver, "resolver", r.ctx.Resolver, "specify the hostname or IP address of the name server to use as the resolver (default defined by the probe)")
diff --git a/cmd/http.go b/cmd/http.go
index 3d9935c..681b5f6 100644
--- a/cmd/http.go
+++ b/cmd/http.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Examples:
 	}
 
 	// http specific flags
+	localFlags.BoolP("help", "h", false, "help for http")
 	localFlags.StringVar(&r.ctx.Protocol, "protocol", r.ctx.Protocol, "specify the protocol to use: HTTP, HTTPS, or HTTP2  (default \"HTTP\")")
 	localFlags.IntVar(&r.ctx.Port, "port", r.ctx.Port, "specify the port to use (default 80 for HTTP, 443 for HTTPS and HTTP2)")
 	localFlags.StringVar(&r.ctx.Resolver, "resolver", r.ctx.Resolver, "specify the hostname or IP address of the name server to use for the DNS lookup (default defined by the probe)")
diff --git a/cmd/mtr.go b/cmd/mtr.go
index b27f67f..9314152 100644
--- a/cmd/mtr.go
+++ b/cmd/mtr.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Examples:
 	}
 
 	// mtr specific flags
+	localFlags.BoolP("help", "h", false, "help for mtr")
 	localFlags.StringVar(&r.ctx.Protocol, "protocol", r.ctx.Protocol, "specify the protocol to use for MTR: ICMP, TCP, or UDP (default \"icmp\")")
 	localFlags.IntVar(&r.ctx.Port, "port", r.ctx.Port, "specify the port to use for MTR; only applicable for the TCP protocol (default 53)")
 	localFlags.IntVar(&r.ctx.Packets, "packets", r.ctx.Packets, "specify the number of packets to send to each hop (default 3)")
diff --git a/cmd/ping.go b/cmd/ping.go
index 67befe0..258543f 100644
--- a/cmd/ping.go
+++ b/cmd/ping.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Examples:
 	}
 
 	// ping specific flags
+	localFlags.BoolP("help", "h", false, "help for ping")
 	localFlags.IntVar(&r.ctx.Packets, "packets", r.ctx.Packets, "specify the number of ECHO_REQUEST packets to send (default 3)")
 	localFlags.BoolVar(&r.ctx.Infinite, "infinite", r.ctx.Infinite, "enable continuous pinging of the target until manually stopped (default false)")
 	pingCmd.Flags().AddFlagSet(measurementFlags)
diff --git a/cmd/traceroute.go b/cmd/traceroute.go
index 4e0da24..8020f18 100644
--- a/cmd/traceroute.go
+++ b/cmd/traceroute.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Examples:
 	}
 
 	// traceroute specific flags
+	localFlags.BoolP("help", "h", false, "help for traceroute")
 	localFlags.StringVar(&r.ctx.Protocol, "protocol", r.ctx.Protocol, "specify the protocol to use for tracerouting: ICMP, TCP, or UDP (default \"icmp\")")
 	localFlags.IntVar(&r.ctx.Port, "port", r.ctx.Port, "specify the port to use for the traceroute; only applicable for the TCP protocol (default 80)")
 	tracerouteCmd.Flags().AddFlagSet(measurementFlags)