diff --git a/shell.go b/shell.go
index 52b9f92..20f5f79 100644
--- a/shell.go
+++ b/shell.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func displayMessageDetails(fields []string, writer io.Writer, state shellState)
 
 func interactiveShell(reader io.Reader, writer io.Writer) {
 	var state shellState = initialShellState()
-	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "Let's try an interactive shell!")
+	printHelp(writer)
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
 	for {
 		fmt.Fprint(writer, "> ")
@@ -104,11 +104,15 @@ func interactiveShell(reader io.Reader, writer io.Writer) {
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "\nGoodbye!\n")
 }
 
 func printHelp(writer io.Writer) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "Available commands:")
-	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "?, help: display this output")
-	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "exit: quit this program")
+	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "help\tdisplay this output")
+	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "exit\tquit this program")
+	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "reload\treload mailq")
+	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "sort\tdefine how to sort mailq before showing")
+	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "show\tshow mailq")
+	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "summary\tshow mailq summary")
+	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "")
 }