diff --git a/v2v/cmdline.ml b/v2v/cmdline.ml
index ab47b28d1..0ef133834 100644
--- a/v2v/cmdline.ml
+++ b/v2v/cmdline.ml
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ let parse_cmdline () =
 
   let ditto = " -\"-" in
   let argspec = Arg.align [
-    "--bridge",  Arg.String add_bridge,     "in:out " ^ s_"Map bridge 'in' to 'out'";
+    "-b",        Arg.String add_bridge,     "in:out " ^ s_"Map bridge 'in' to 'out'";
+    "--bridge",  Arg.String add_bridge,     ditto;
     "--debug-gc",Arg.Set debug_gc,          " " ^ s_"Debug GC and memory allocations";
     "--debug-overlay",Arg.Set debug_overlays,
     " " ^ s_"Save overlay files";
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ let parse_cmdline () =
     "format " ^ s_"Input format (for -i disk)";
     "--long-options", Arg.Unit display_long_options, " " ^ s_"List long options";
     "--machine-readable", Arg.Set machine_readable, " " ^ s_"Make output machine readable";
-    "--network", Arg.String add_network,    "in:out " ^ s_"Map network 'in' to 'out'";
+    "-n",        Arg.String add_network,    "in:out " ^ s_"Map network 'in' to 'out'";
+    "--network", Arg.String add_network,    ditto;
     "--no-copy", Arg.Clear do_copy,         " " ^ s_"Just write the metadata";
     "--no-trim", Arg.String set_no_trim,    "all|mp,mp,.." ^ s_"Don't trim selected mounts";
     "-o",        Arg.String set_output_mode, o_options ^ " " ^ s_"Set output mode (default: libvirt)";
diff --git a/v2v/test-v2v-networks-and-bridges.sh b/v2v/test-v2v-networks-and-bridges.sh
index 178be9be0..68743d6c4 100755
--- a/v2v/test-v2v-networks-and-bridges.sh
+++ b/v2v/test-v2v-networks-and-bridges.sh
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ $VG virt-v2v --debug-gc \
     -i libvirt -ic "$libvirt_uri" windows \
     -o local -os $d --no-copy \
     --bridge "VM Network:bridge1" \
-    --bridge bridge2 \
+    -b bridge2 \
     --network default:network1 \
     --network john:network2 \
-    --network paul:network3 \
+    -n paul:network3 \
     --network network4
 
 # Test the libvirt XML metadata was created.
diff --git a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod
index 6383e8246..93df52044 100644
--- a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod
+++ b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ qemu, do:
 
 Display help.
 
+=item B<-b> ...
+
 =item B<--bridge> ...
 
 See I<--network> below.
@@ -231,10 +233,18 @@ This option is used to make the output more machine friendly
 when being parsed by other programs.  See
 L</MACHINE READABLE OUTPUT> below.
 
+=item B<-n> in:out
+
+=item B<-n> out
+
 =item B<--network> in:out
 
 =item B<--network> out
 
+=item B<-b> in:out
+
+=item B<-b> out
+
 =item B<--bridge> in:out
 
 =item B<--bridge> out