diff --git a/packages/cspell/src/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap b/packages/cspell/src/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap
index 815238537eee..70eac7676949 100644
--- a/packages/cspell/src/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/cspell/src/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`Validate cli app --help Expect Error: outputHelp 1`] = `
+Array [
+  "Usage: cspell [options] [command]",
+  "",
+  "Spelling Checker for Code",
+  "",
+  "Options:",
+  "  -V, --version               output the version number",
+  "  -h, --help                  display help for command",
+  "",
+  "Commands:",
+  "  lint [options] [files...]   Check spelling",
+  "  trace [options] <words...>  Trace words",
+  "    Search for words in the configuration and dictionaries.",
+  "  check [options] <files...>  Spell check file(s) and display the result. The",
+  "                              full file is displayed in color.",
+  "  link                        Link dictionaries any other settings to the",
+  "                              cspell global config.",
+  "  help [command]              display help for command",
+  "",
+]
+`;
+
+exports[`Validate cli app --help Expect Error: outputHelp 2`] = `""`;
+
 exports[`Validate cli app LICENSE Expect Error: undefined 1`] = `Array []`;
 
 exports[`Validate cli app LICENSE Expect Error: undefined 2`] = `
@@ -303,6 +328,7 @@ Array [
   "                               \\".cspellcache\\")",
   "  --gitignore                  Ignore files matching glob patterns found in",
   "                               .gitignore files.",
+  "  --no-gitignore               Do NOT use .gitignore files.",
   "  --gitignore-root <path>      Prevent searching for .gitignore files past",
   "                               root.",
   "  --no-color                   Turn off color.",
diff --git a/packages/cspell/src/app.test.ts b/packages/cspell/src/app.test.ts
index f1e5d08ae604..7bccc57e1126 100644
--- a/packages/cspell/src/app.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cspell/src/app.test.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ describe('Validate cli', () => {
         msg                                            | testArgs                                                                   | errorCheck         | eError   | eLog     | eInfo
         ${'with errors and excludes'}                  | ${['-r', 'samples', '*', '-e', 'Dutch.txt', '-c', 'samples/.cspell.json']} | ${app.CheckFailed} | ${true}  | ${true}  | ${false}
         ${'no-args'}                                   | ${[]}                                                                      | ${'outputHelp'}    | ${false} | ${false} | ${false}
+        ${'--help'}                                    | ${['--help']}                                                              | ${'outputHelp'}    | ${false} | ${false} | ${false}
         ${'current_file'}                              | ${[__filename]}                                                            | ${undefined}       | ${true}  | ${false} | ${false}
         ${'with spelling errors Dutch.txt'}            | ${[pathSamples('Dutch.txt')]}                                              | ${app.CheckFailed} | ${true}  | ${true}  | ${false}
         ${'with spelling errors Dutch.txt words only'} | ${[pathSamples('Dutch.txt'), '--wordsOnly']}                               | ${app.CheckFailed} | ${true}  | ${true}  | ${false}
diff --git a/packages/cspell/src/app.ts b/packages/cspell/src/app.ts
index 57aefb357f76..37dc167c3ddc 100644
--- a/packages/cspell/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/cspell/src/app.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ export async function run(program?: commander.Command, argv?: string[]): Promise
 
     prog.exitOverride();
 
-    prog.version(npmPackage.version)
-        .description('Spelling Checker for Code')
-        .name('cspell')
-        .option('--no-color', 'Turn off color.')
-        .option('--color', 'Force color');
+    prog.version(npmPackage.version).description('Spelling Checker for Code').name('cspell');
 
     commandLint(prog);
     commandTrace(prog);
diff --git a/packages/cspell/src/commandLint.ts b/packages/cspell/src/commandLint.ts
index dd457565eb08..7357d9c9fa73 100644
--- a/packages/cspell/src/commandLint.ts
+++ b/packages/cspell/src/commandLint.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export function commandLint(prog: Command): Command {
         )
         .option('--cache-location <path>', `Path to the cache file or directory`, DEFAULT_CACHE_LOCATION)
         .option('--gitignore', 'Ignore files matching glob patterns found in .gitignore files.')
+        .option('--no-gitignore', 'Do NOT use .gitignore files.')
         .option('--gitignore-root <path>', 'Prevent searching for .gitignore files past root.', collect)
         .option('--no-color', 'Turn off color.')
         .option('--color', 'Force color')