diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/cluster_health.go b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/cluster_health.go
index 0a3e4d6e9..954bb0f08 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/cluster_health.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/cluster_health.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func NewClusterHealthCommand() cli.Command {
 		Usage:     "check the health of the etcd cluster",
 		ArgsUsage: " ",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "forever", Usage: "forever check the health every 10 second until CTRL+C"},
+			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "forever, f", Usage: "forever check the health every 10 second until CTRL+C"},
 		},
 		Action: handleClusterHealth,
 	}
diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/exec_watch_command.go b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/exec_watch_command.go
index ed6fec774..5c89cca59 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/exec_watch_command.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/exec_watch_command.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func NewExecWatchCommand() cli.Command {
 		ArgsUsage: "<key> <command> [args...]",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			cli.IntFlag{Name: "after-index", Value: 0, Usage: "watch after the given index"},
-			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "recursive", Usage: "watch all values for key and child keys"},
+			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "recursive, r", Usage: "watch all values for key and child keys"},
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
 			execWatchCommandFunc(c, mustNewKeyAPI(c))
diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/get_command.go b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/get_command.go
index 6835e8658..57d7002ba 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/get_command.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/get_command.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func NewGetCommand() cli.Command {
 		ArgsUsage: "<key>",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "sort", Usage: "returns result in sorted order"},
-			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "quorum", Usage: "require quorum for get request"},
+			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "quorum, q", Usage: "require quorum for get request"},
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
 			getCommandFunc(c, mustNewKeyAPI(c))
diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/ls_command.go b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/ls_command.go
index b90db4a11..8eccefef8 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/ls_command.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/ls_command.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ func NewLsCommand() cli.Command {
 		ArgsUsage: "[key]",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "sort", Usage: "returns result in sorted order"},
-			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "recursive", Usage: "returns all key names recursively for the given path"},
+			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "recursive, r", Usage: "returns all key names recursively for the given path"},
 			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "p", Usage: "append slash (/) to directories"},
-			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "quorum", Usage: "require quorum for get request"},
+			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "quorum, q", Usage: "require quorum for get request"},
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
 			lsCommandFunc(c, mustNewKeyAPI(c))
diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/rm_command.go b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/rm_command.go
index 2f39cbe86..9e1effa95 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/rm_command.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/rm_command.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func NewRemoveCommand() cli.Command {
 		ArgsUsage: "<key>",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "dir", Usage: "removes the key if it is an empty directory or a key-value pair"},
-			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "recursive", Usage: "removes the key and all child keys(if it is a directory)"},
+			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "recursive, r", Usage: "removes the key and all child keys(if it is a directory)"},
 			cli.StringFlag{Name: "with-value", Value: "", Usage: "previous value"},
 			cli.IntFlag{Name: "with-index", Value: 0, Usage: "previous index"},
 		},
diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/role_commands.go b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/role_commands.go
index 633f1fb1f..f83cac4f8 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/role_commands.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/role_commands.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func NewRoleCommands() cli.Command {
 					cli.StringFlag{Name: "path", Value: "", Usage: "Path granted for the role to access"},
 					cli.BoolFlag{Name: "read", Usage: "Grant read-only access"},
 					cli.BoolFlag{Name: "write", Usage: "Grant write-only access"},
-					cli.BoolFlag{Name: "readwrite", Usage: "Grant read-write access"},
+					cli.BoolFlag{Name: "readwrite, rw", Usage: "Grant read-write access"},
 				},
 				Action: actionRoleGrant,
 			},
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func NewRoleCommands() cli.Command {
 					cli.StringFlag{Name: "path", Value: "", Usage: "Path revoked for the role to access"},
 					cli.BoolFlag{Name: "read", Usage: "Revoke read access"},
 					cli.BoolFlag{Name: "write", Usage: "Revoke write access"},
-					cli.BoolFlag{Name: "readwrite", Usage: "Revoke read-write access"},
+					cli.BoolFlag{Name: "readwrite, rw", Usage: "Revoke read-write access"},
 				},
 				Action: actionRoleRevoke,
 			},
diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/watch_command.go b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/watch_command.go
index 2f17f2548..33af51868 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/watch_command.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/watch_command.go
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ func NewWatchCommand() cli.Command {
 		Usage:     "watch a key for changes",
 		ArgsUsage: "<key>",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "forever", Usage: "forever watch a key until CTRL+C"},
+			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "forever, f", Usage: "forever watch a key until CTRL+C"},
 			cli.IntFlag{Name: "after-index", Value: 0, Usage: "watch after the given index"},
-			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "recursive", Usage: "returns all values for key and child keys"},
+			cli.BoolFlag{Name: "recursive, r", Usage: "returns all values for key and child keys"},
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
 			watchCommandFunc(c, mustNewKeyAPI(c))