diff --git a/scripts/monboob b/scripts/monboob
index 5cf92671..ebbecedb 100755
--- a/scripts/monboob
+++ b/scripts/monboob
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ from weboob.tools.misc import html2text
 
 class Monboob(ConsoleApplication):
     APPNAME = 'monboob'
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+    COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright(C) 2010 Romain Bignon'
     CONFIG = {'interval':  15,
               'domain':    'weboob.example.org',
               'recipient': 'weboob@example.org',
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/boobank/boobank.py b/weboob/frontends/boobank/boobank.py
index b07da453..6cb5f843 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/boobank/boobank.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/boobank/boobank.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ __all__ = ['Boobank']
 
 class Boobank(ConsoleApplication):
     APPNAME = 'boobank'
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+    COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright(C) 2010 Romain Bignon'
 
     def main(self, argv):
         self.load_backends(ICapBank, names=self.enabled_backends)
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/havesex/application.py b/weboob/frontends/havesex/application.py
index 890722b4..3afc34d7 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/havesex/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/havesex/application.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ from weboob.capabilities.dating import ICapDating
 
 class HaveSex(PromptApplication):
     APPNAME = 'havesex'
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+    COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright(C) 2010 Romain Bignon'
     STORAGE_FILENAME = 'dating.storage'
 
     def main(self, argv):
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/qvideoob/application.py b/weboob/frontends/qvideoob/application.py
index 91c70a55..06988d93 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/qvideoob/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/qvideoob/application.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ from .main_window import MainWindow
 
 class QVideoob(QtApplication):
     APPNAME = 'qvideoob'
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+    COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright(C) 2010 Romain Bignon'
     CONFIG = {'settings': {'nsfw': True,
                            'sortby': 0,
                            'backend': ''
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/travel/application.py b/weboob/frontends/travel/application.py
index 7a1182a5..76e08246 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/travel/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/travel/application.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ from weboob.tools.application import ConsoleApplication
 
 class Travel(ConsoleApplication):
     APPNAME = 'travel'
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+    COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright(C) 2010 Romain Bignon'
 
     def main(self, argv):
         self.load_modules(ICapTravel)
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/travel_ui/application.py b/weboob/frontends/travel_ui/application.py
index 2438d1b6..8511aeee 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/travel_ui/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/travel_ui/application.py
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ class TransilienUI():
 class Travel(BaseApplication):
     "Application Class"
     APPNAME = 'travel'
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+    COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright(C) 2010 Julien Hébert'
 
     def main(self, argv):
         "main fonction"
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/videoob/application.py b/weboob/frontends/videoob/application.py
index c1449526..c1ffa403 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/videoob/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/videoob/application.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ from weboob.tools.application import ConsoleApplication
 
 class Videoob(ConsoleApplication):
     APPNAME = 'videoob'
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+    COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright(C) 2010 Christophe Benz, Romain Bignon'
     CONFIG = {}
 
     def main(self, argv):
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/weboobcfg/application.py b/weboob/frontends/weboobcfg/application.py
index e2604906..e0de8a58 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/weboobcfg/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/weboobcfg/application.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ from weboob.tools.application import ConsoleApplication
 
 class WeboobCfg(ConsoleApplication):
     APPNAME = 'weboobcfg'
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+    COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright(C) 2010 Romain Bignon'
 
     def main(self, argv):
         return self.process_command(*argv[1:])
diff --git a/weboob/frontends/wetboobs/application.py b/weboob/frontends/wetboobs/application.py
index a65fc8cc..ffc24e4a 100644
--- a/weboob/frontends/wetboobs/application.py
+++ b/weboob/frontends/wetboobs/application.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ from weboob.tools.application import ConsoleApplication
 
 class WetBoobs(ConsoleApplication):
     APPNAME = 'wetboobs'
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+    COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright(C) 2010 Romain Bignon'
 
     def main(self, argv):
         self.load_modules(ICapWeather)
diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/base.py b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
index 870325fd..6636734a 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/base.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/base.py
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
     CONFIG = {}
     # Configuration directory
     CONFDIR = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.weboob')
+    # Synopsis
+    SYNOPSIS = 'Usage: %prog [options (-h for help)] ...'
+    # Version
+    VERSION = None
+    # Copyright
+    COPYRIGHT = None
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.weboob = self.create_weboob()
@@ -119,7 +125,13 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
     @classmethod
     def run(klass):
         app = klass()
-        parser = OptionParser('Usage: %prog [options (-h for help)] URL...')
+        version = None
+        if app.VERSION:
+            if app.COPYRIGHT:
+                version = '%s v%s (%s)' % (app.APPNAME, app.VERSION, app.COPYRIGHT)
+            else:
+                version = '%s v%s' % (app.APPNAME, app.VERSION)
+        parser = OptionParser(app.SYNOPSIS, version=version)
         parser.add_option('-b', '--backends', help='what backend(s) to enable (comma separated)')
         parser.add_option('-d', '--debug', action='store_true', help='display debug messages')
         parser.add_option('-q', '--quiet', action='store_true', help='display only error messages')
diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/console.py b/weboob/tools/application/console.py
index 42b18a4f..a2b5cb06 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/console.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/console.py
@@ -87,12 +87,14 @@ class TextFormatter(object):
         return unicode(formatted).strip()
 
 
-formatters = dict(text=TextFormatter,
-                  table=TableFormatter,
-                 )
+formatters = {'text':  TextFormatter,
+              'table': TableFormatter,
+             }
 
 
 class ConsoleApplication(BaseApplication):
+    SYNOPSIS = 'Usage: %prog [options (-h for help)] command [parameters...]'
+
     def __init__(self):
         try:
             BaseApplication.__init__(self)
@@ -149,40 +151,45 @@ class ConsoleApplication(BaseApplication):
 
         if len(matching_commands) == 0:
             sys.stderr.write("No such command: %s.\n" % command)
-        elif len(matching_commands) == 1:
-            func = getattr(self, matching_commands[0])
-
-            _args, varargs, varkw, defaults = getargspec(func)
-            nb_max_args = nb_min_args = len(_args) - 1
-            if defaults:
-                nb_min_args -= len(defaults)
-
-            if len(args) < nb_min_args or len(args) > nb_max_args and not varargs:
-                if varargs or defaults:
-                    sys.stderr.write("Command '%s' takes at least %d arguments.\n" % (command, nb_min_args))
-                else:
-                    sys.stderr.write("Command '%s' takes %d arguments.\n" % (command, nb_min_args))
-                return
-            command_result = func(*args)
-            if isinstance(command_result, dict):
-                if self.options.output_format is not None:
-                    output_format = self.options.output_format
-                else:
-                    if self.default_output_format is not None:
-                        output_format = self.default_output_format
-                    else:
-                        output_format = 'table'
-                print formatters[output_format].format(command_result)
-                return 0
-            elif isinstance(command_result, int):
-                return command_result
-            elif command_result is None:
-                return 0
-            else:
-                raise Exception('Should never go here')
-        else:
+            return 1
+        if len(matching_commands) != 1:
             sys.stderr.write("Ambiguious command %s: %s.\n" % (command, ', '.join(
                 [s.replace('command_', '', 1) for s in matching_commands])))
+            return 1
+
+        func = getattr(self, matching_commands[0])
+
+        _args, varargs, varkw, defaults = getargspec(func)
+        nb_max_args = nb_min_args = len(_args) - 1
+        if defaults:
+            nb_min_args -= len(defaults)
+
+        if len(args) < nb_min_args or len(args) > nb_max_args and not varargs:
+            if varargs or defaults:
+                sys.stderr.write("Command '%s' takes at least %d arguments.\n" % (command, nb_min_args))
+            else:
+                sys.stderr.write("Command '%s' takes %d arguments.\n" % (command, nb_min_args))
+            return 1
+
+        command_result = func(*args)
+
+        # Process result
+        if isinstance(command_result, dict):
+            if self.options.output_format is not None:
+                output_format = self.options.output_format
+            else:
+                if self.default_output_format is not None:
+                    output_format = self.default_output_format
+                else:
+                    output_format = 'table'
+            print formatters[output_format].format(command_result)
+            return 0
+        elif isinstance(command_result, int):
+            return command_result
+        elif command_result is None:
+            return 0
+        else:
+            raise Exception('Should never go here')
 
     _command_help = []
     def register_command(f, doc_string, register_to=_command_help):