diff --git a/comp/src/gb.args/.component b/comp/src/gb.args/.component
index 63ac1873c..8e35be858 100644
--- a/comp/src/gb.args/.component
+++ b/comp/src/gb.args/.component
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [Component]
 Key=gb.args
-Version=3.14.90
+Version=3.15.90
 Authors=Benoît Minisini
diff --git a/comp/src/gb.args/.project b/comp/src/gb.args/.project
index 3f293691b..c1484bdf7 100644
--- a/comp/src/gb.args/.project
+++ b/comp/src/gb.args/.project
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Gambas Project File 3.0
 Title=gb.args
 Startup=MMain
-Version=3.14.90
+Version=3.15.90
 VersionFile=1
 Authors="Benoît Minisini"
-Arguments=[["-V","-p","toto","zozo","-s","512","--","project"]]
+Arguments=[["-V","-p","toto","zozo","-s","512","--","project"],["--help"]]
+CurrentArgumentList=["--help"]
 TabSize=2
 Translate=1
 Language=en
diff --git a/comp/src/gb.args/.src/Args.module b/comp/src/gb.args/.src/Args.module
index 3a96bc60a..65fd48e7d 100644
--- a/comp/src/gb.args/.src/Args.module
+++ b/comp/src/gb.args/.src/Args.module
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Private $cArg As Collection
 Private $aRest As Integer[]
 Private $aHelp As String[]
 Private $sUsage As String
+Private $bManualVersion As Boolean
+Private $bManualHelp As Boolean
 
 Private Sub Abort(sErr As String)
   
@@ -70,21 +72,18 @@ Public Sub End() As String[]
   Dim aRest As New String[]
   Dim I As Integer
   
-  If Has("V", "version", ("Display version")) Then
-    Print Application.Version
-    Quit
+  If Not $bManualVersion Then
+    If Has("V", "version", ("Display version")) Then
+      Print Application.Version
+      Quit
+    Endif
   Endif
   
-  If Has("h", "help", ("Display this help")) Then
-    If $sUsage Then
-      Print $sUsage
-    Else
-      Print Subst(("Usage: &1 <options> <arguments>"), Application.Title)
+  If Not $bManualHelp Then
+    If Has("h", "help", ("Display this help")) Then
+      HelpText(True)
+      Quit
     Endif
-    Print
-    Print ("Options:")
-    Print $aHelp.Join("\n")
-    Quit
   Endif
   
   If $cArg.Count Then
@@ -101,6 +100,31 @@ Public Sub End() As String[]
   
 End
 
+'' Get the default help message.<br>Must be used **after** Args.Begin()\
+'' Returns the message text and will Print to stdout if boolean arg PrintText is True.
+Public Sub HelpText(Optional PrintText As Boolean) As String
+
+If Not $aHelp Then
+  Abort(("Error: Args.Helptext() must be called after the command Args.Begin()"))
+Endif
+
+  Dim sVar As String
+    If $sUsage Then
+      sVar &= $sUsage & "\n"
+    Else
+      sVar &= Subst(("Usage: &1 <options> <arguments>"), Application.Title) & "\n"
+    Endif
+
+    sVar &= "\n" & ("Options:") & "\n"
+    sVar &= $aHelp.Join("\n")
+  
+  If PrintText Then Print sVar
+  
+  Return sVar
+
+End
+
+
 Private Sub GetKey(ShortName As String, LongName As String) As String
   
   Dim sKey As String
@@ -140,6 +164,12 @@ Public Sub Has(ShortName As String, LongName As String, Optional Description As
   
   AddHelp(ShortName, LongName, Description)
   
+  If ShortName = "V" Then 
+    $bManualVersion = True
+  Else If ShortName = "h" Then 
+    $bManualHelp = True
+  Endif
+
   vShort = $cArg["-" & ShortName]
   vLong = $cArg["--" & LongName]
   
@@ -152,18 +182,18 @@ Public Sub Has(ShortName As String, LongName As String, Optional Description As
   
 End
 
-Public Sub Get(ShortName As String, LongName As String, Optional Description As String, Optional ArgName As String) As String
+Public Sub Get(ShortName As String, LongName As String, Optional Description As String, Optional ArgName As String, Optional {Default} As String) As String
   
   Dim sKey As String = GetKey(ShortName, LongName)
   Dim vShort, vLong As Variant
   
-  If Not sKey Then Return
+  If Not sKey Then Return {Default}
   AddHelp(ShortName, LongName, Description, ArgName)
   
   vShort = $cArg["-" & ShortName]
   vLong = $cArg["--" & LongName]
   
-  If IsNull(vShort) And If IsNull(vLong) Then Return ""
+  If IsNull(vShort) And If IsNull(vLong) Then Return {Default}
 
   If TypeOf(vShort) = gb.Boolean Then Abort(Subst("argument missing for option -&1", ShortName))
   If TypeOf(vLong) = gb.Boolean Then Abort(Subst("argument missing for option --&1", LongName))
@@ -182,6 +212,8 @@ Public Sub Get(ShortName As String, LongName As String, Optional Description As
     Return Args[vLong]
   Endif
   
+  Return {Default}
+  
 End
 
 Public Sub GetInteger(ShortName As String, LongName As String, Optional Description As String, Optional ArgName As String, Optional {Default} As Integer) As Integer
diff --git a/comp/src/gb.args/.src/MMain.module b/comp/src/gb.args/.src/MMain.module
index 9adaf06d1..ab13969c1 100644
--- a/comp/src/gb.args/.src/MMain.module
+++ b/comp/src/gb.args/.src/MMain.module
@@ -3,13 +3,19 @@
 Public Sub Main()
 
   Dim iStack As Integer
-  
+
   Args.Begin() '"Usage: gbx3 <options> <project>\n       gbx3 -e <expression>")
   
   Args.Has("k", "no-unload", "Do not unload shared libraries")
   Args.Get("p", "profile", "Activate profiling mode", "path")
   iStack = Args.GetInteger("s", "stack-size", "Stack size [256]", "kilobytes", 256)
-  
+
+  If Args.Has("h", "help", "custom help") Then
+    Print "I CAN PREFIX....."
+    Print Args.HelpText()
+    Print "I CAN SUFFIX..."
+  Endif
+
   Print Args.End().Join(",")
   Print iStack