--- old-tahoe/src/allmydata/scripts/runner.py	2010-01-11 05:17:12.270000000 +0000
+++ new-tahoe/src/allmydata/scripts/runner.py	2010-01-11 05:17:12.321000000 +0000
@@ -10,24 +10,40 @@
 from allmydata.scripts.common import BaseOptions
 import debug, create_node, startstop_node, cli, keygen, stats_gatherer
 
-_general_commands = ( create_node.subCommands
-                    + keygen.subCommands
-                    + stats_gatherer.subCommands
-                    + debug.subCommands
-                    + cli.subCommands
-                    )
+def group(s):
+    return [["\n" + s, None, None, None]]
+
+_commandUsage = ( group("Administration")
+                +   create_node.subCommands
+                +   keygen.subCommands
+                +   stats_gatherer.subCommands
+                + group("Controlling a node")
+                +   startstop_node.subCommands
+                + group("Debugging")
+                +   debug.subCommands
+                + group("Using the filesystem")
+                +   cli.subCommands
+                )
+
+_subCommands = filter(lambda (a, b, c, d): not a.startswith("\n"), _commandUsage)
+_synopsis = "Usage:  tahoe <command> [command options]"
 
 class Options(BaseOptions, usage.Options):
-    synopsis = "Usage:  tahoe <command> [command options]"
+    synopsis = _synopsis
+    subCommands = _subCommands
 
-    subCommands = []
-    subCommands += _general_commands
-    subCommands += startstop_node.subCommands
+    def getUsage(self, **kwargs):
+        t = _Usage().getUsage(**kwargs)
+        return t + "\nPlease run 'tahoe <command> --help' for more details on each command.\n"
 
     def postOptions(self):
         if not hasattr(self, 'subOptions'):
             raise usage.UsageError("must specify a command")
 
+class _Usage(BaseOptions, usage.Options):
+    synopsis = _synopsis
+    subCommands = _commandUsage
+
 def runner(argv,
            run_by_human=True,
            stdin=sys.stdin, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr,