diff --git a/keyvault.py b/keyvault.py
index fac73b7..86065ce 100644
--- a/keyvault.py
+++ b/keyvault.py
@@ -189,25 +189,39 @@ print("\nkeyvault initialized.")
 print("keyvault is ready to use! Type 'help' for a list of commands.\n")
 
 while True:
-    command = input("> ").lower()
-    if command == 'help':
-        print("\nUsage:\n\nadd - add an entry\nls - list entires\nrm - remove entry\ngen - generate a password or username\nstrength - check password strength\nedit - edit an entry\nfind/search - open search wizard\nhelp - display this message\nversion - print current version\n")
-    elif command == 'search' or command == 'find':
+    command = input("> ")[0].lower()
+    if command == 'h':
+        print("""
+Usage:
+
+add - add an entry
+ls - list entires
+edit - edit an entry
+find/search - open search wizard
+rm - remove entry
+gen - generate a password or username
+strength - check password strength
+help - display this message
+version - print current version
+quit - quit the program
+
+        """)
+    elif command == 's' or command == 'f':
         find()
-    elif command == 'ls':
+    elif command == 'l':
         ls()
-    elif command == 'add':
+    elif command == 'a':
         add()
-    elif command == 'rm':
+    elif command == 'r':
         rm()
-    elif command == 'edit':
+    elif command == 'e':
         edit()
-    elif command == 'version':
-        print("keyvault: v1.0.0")
-    elif command == 'gen':
+    elif command == 'v':
+        print("keyvault: v1.0.1")
+    elif command == 'g':
         gen()
-    elif command == 'strength':
+    elif command == 's':
         strength()
-    elif command == 'exit':
+    elif command == 'q':
         print("Thank for you using keyvault!")
         exit()