diff --git a/vlib/cli/command.v b/vlib/cli/command.v
index 06963ce003..6eecdd5cd0 100644
--- a/vlib/cli/command.v
+++ b/vlib/cli/command.v
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ pub mut:
 	disable_version bool
 	disable_flags bool
 
+	sort_flags bool = true
+	sort_commands bool = true
+
 	parent &Command = nil()
 	commands []Command
 	flags []Flag
@@ -49,6 +52,13 @@ pub fn (mut cmd Command) parse(args []string) {
 	}
 	cmd.add_default_commands()
 
+	if cmd.sort_flags {
+		cmd.flags.sort()
+	}
+	if cmd.sort_commands {
+		cmd.commands.sort()
+	}
+
 	cmd.args = args[1..]
 	for i in 0..cmd.commands.len {
 		cmd.commands[i].parent = cmd
@@ -88,6 +98,7 @@ fn (mut cmd Command) parse_flags() {
 			mut flag := &cmd.flags[i]
 			if flag.matches(cmd.args) {
 				found = true
+				flag.found = true
 				cmd.args = flag.parse(cmd.args) or {
 					println('failed to parse flag ${cmd.args[0]}: ${err}')
 					exit(1)
@@ -127,8 +138,7 @@ fn (mut cmd Command) parse_commands() {
 	if int(cmd.execute) == 0 {
 		if !cmd.disable_help {
 			help_cmd := cmd.commands.get('help') or { return } // ignore error and handle command normally
-			execute := help_cmd.execute
-			execute(help_cmd)
+			help_cmd.execute(help_cmd)
 		}
 	} else {
 		cmd.check_required_flags()
@@ -153,8 +163,7 @@ fn (mut cmd Command) check_help_flag() {
 		help_flag := cmd.flags.get_bool('help') or { return } // ignore error and handle command normally
 		if help_flag {
 			help_cmd := cmd.commands.get('help') or { return } // ignore error and handle command normally
-			execute := help_cmd.execute
-			execute(help_cmd)
+			help_cmd.execute(help_cmd)
 			exit(0)
 		}
 	}
@@ -168,8 +177,7 @@ fn (mut cmd Command) check_version_flag() {
 		version_flag := cmd.flags.get_bool('version') or { return } // ignore error and handle command normally
 		if version_flag {
 			version_cmd := cmd.commands.get('version') or { return } // ignore error and handle command normally
-			execute := version_cmd.execute
-			execute(version_cmd)
+			version_cmd.execute(version_cmd)
 			exit(0)
 		}
 	}
@@ -185,6 +193,15 @@ fn (mut cmd Command) check_required_flags() {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (cmds []Command) get(name string) ?Command {
+	for cmd in cmds {
+		if cmd.name == name {
+			return cmd
+		}
+	}
+	return error('command \'${name}\' not found.')
+}
+
 fn (cmds []Command) contains(name string) bool {
 	for cmd in cmds {
 		if cmd.name == name {
@@ -194,11 +211,8 @@ fn (cmds []Command) contains(name string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-fn (cmds []Command) get(name string) ?Command {
-	for cmd in cmds {
-		if cmd.name == name {
-			return cmd
-		}
-	}
-	return error('command \'${name}\' not found.')
+fn (mut cmds []Command) sort() {
+	cmds.sort_with_compare(fn(a &Command, b &Command) int {
+		return compare_strings(&a.name, &b.name)
+	})
 }
diff --git a/vlib/cli/flag.v b/vlib/cli/flag.v
index 5cc0d38757..031ab64801 100644
--- a/vlib/cli/flag.v
+++ b/vlib/cli/flag.v
@@ -15,14 +15,24 @@ pub mut:
 	description string
 	global bool
 	required bool
-
 	value string
+
+mut:
+	found bool
+}
+
+pub fn (flags []Flag) get_all_found() []Flag {
+	return flags.filter(it.found)
+}
+
+pub fn (flag Flag) get_bool() ?bool {
+	if flag.flag != .bool { return error('invalid flag type') }
+	return flag.value == 'true'
 }
 
 pub fn (flags []Flag) get_bool(name string) ?bool {
 	flag := flags.get(name) or { return error(err) }
-	if flag.flag != .bool { return error('invalid flag type') }
-	return flag.value == 'true'
+	return flag.get_bool()
 }
 
 pub fn (flags []Flag) get_bool_or(name string, or_value bool) bool {
@@ -30,34 +40,46 @@ pub fn (flags []Flag) get_bool_or(name string, or_value bool) bool {
 	return value
 }
 
-pub fn (flags []Flag) get_int(name string) ?int {
-	flag := flags.get(name) or { return error(err) }
+pub fn (flag Flag) get_int() ?int {
 	if flag.flag != .int { return error('invalid flag type') }
 	return flag.value.int()
 }
 
+pub fn (flags []Flag) get_int(name string) ?int {
+	flag := flags.get(name) or { return error(err) }
+	return flag.get_int()
+}
+
 pub fn (flags []Flag) get_int_or(name string, or_value int) int {
 	value := flags.get_int(name) or { return or_value }
 	return value
 }
 
-pub fn (flags []Flag) get_float(name string) ?f32 {
-	flag := flags.get(name) or { return error(err) }
+pub fn (flag Flag) get_float() ?f64 {
 	if flag.flag != .float { return error('invalid flag type') }
-	return flag.value.f32()
+	return flag.value.f64()
 }
 
-pub fn (flags []Flag) get_float_or(name string, or_value f32) f32 {
+pub fn (flags []Flag) get_float(name string) ?f64 {
+	flag := flags.get(name) or { return error(err) }
+	return flag.get_float()
+}
+
+pub fn (flags []Flag) get_float_or(name string, or_value f64) f64 {
 	value := flags.get_float(name) or { return or_value }
 	return value
 }
 
-pub fn (flags []Flag) get_string(name string) ?string {
-	flag := flags.get(name) or { return error(err) }
+pub fn (flag Flag) get_string() ?string {
 	if flag.flag != .string { return error('invalid flag type') }
 	return flag.value
 }
 
+pub fn (flags []Flag) get_string(name string) ?string {
+	flag := flags.get(name) or { return error(err) }
+	return flag.get_string()
+}
+
 pub fn (flags []Flag) get_string_or(name string, or_value string) string {
 	value := flags.get_string(name) or { return or_value }
 	return value
@@ -81,8 +103,10 @@ fn (mut flag Flag) parse(args []string) ?[]string {
 // check if first arg matches flag
 fn (mut flag Flag) matches(args []string) bool {
 	return
-		(flag.name != '' && args[0].starts_with('--${flag.name}')) ||
-		(flag.abbrev != '' && args[0].starts_with('-${flag.abbrev}'))
+		(flag.name != '' && args[0] == '--${flag.name}') || 
+		(flag.name != '' && args[0].starts_with('--${flag.name}=')) ||
+		(flag.abbrev != '' && args[0] == '-${flag.abbrev}') || 
+		(flag.abbrev != '' && args[0].starts_with('-${flag.abbrev}='))
 }
 
 fn (mut flag Flag) parse_raw(args []string) ?[]string {
@@ -127,3 +151,9 @@ fn (flags []Flag) contains(name string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+fn (mut flags []Flag) sort() {
+	flags.sort_with_compare(fn(a &Flag, b &Flag) int {
+		return compare_strings(&a.name, &b.name)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/vlib/cli/flag_test.v b/vlib/cli/flag_test.v
index 220d3f4a80..b670ee0891 100644
--- a/vlib/cli/flag_test.v
+++ b/vlib/cli/flag_test.v
@@ -18,15 +18,27 @@ fn test_if_bool_flag_parses() {
 		flag: .bool,
 		name: 'flag',
 	}
+	mut value := false
 
 	flag.parse(['--flag']) or { panic(err) }
-	assert flag.value == 'true'
+	value = flag.get_bool() or { panic(err) }
+	assert value == true
 
 	flag.parse(['--flag', 'true']) or { panic(err) }
-	assert flag.value == 'true'
+	value = flag.get_bool() or { panic(err) }
+	assert value == true
 
 	flag.parse(['--flag=true']) or { panic(err) }
-	assert flag.value == 'true'
+	value = flag.get_bool() or { panic(err) }
+	assert value == true
+
+	flag.parse(['--flag', 'false']) or { panic(err) }
+	value = flag.get_bool() or { panic(err) }
+	assert value == false
+
+	flag.parse(['--flag=false']) or { panic(err) }
+	value = flag.get_bool() or { panic(err) }
+	assert value == false
 }
 
 fn test_if_int_flag_parses() {
@@ -34,12 +46,15 @@ fn test_if_int_flag_parses() {
 		flag: .int,
 		name: 'flag',
 	}
+	mut value := 0
 
 	flag.parse(['--flag', '42']) or { panic(err) }
-	assert flag.value.int() == 42
+	value = flag.get_int() or { panic(err) }
+	assert value == 42
 
 	flag.parse(['--flag=42']) or { panic(err) }
-	assert flag.value.int() == 42
+	value = flag.get_int() or { panic(err) }
+	assert value == 42
 }
 
 fn test_if_float_flag_parses() {
@@ -47,10 +62,14 @@ fn test_if_float_flag_parses() {
 		flag: .float,
 		name: 'flag',
 	}
+	mut value := f64(0)
 
 	flag.parse(['--flag', '3.14159']) or { panic(err) }
-	assert flag.value.f64() == 3.14159
+	value = flag.get_float() or { panic(err) }
+	assert value == 3.14159
 
 	flag.parse(['--flag=3.14159']) or { panic(err) }
 	assert flag.value.f64() == 3.14159
+	value = flag.get_float() or { panic(err) }
+	assert value == 3.14159
 }