diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 50e51c8..3b04b80 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -3726,7 +3726,7 @@ sub get_options{
 	my ($b_downloader,$b_help,$b_no_man,$b_no_man_force,$b_recommends,$b_updater,$b_version,
 	$b_use_man,$self_download, $download_id);
 	GetOptions (
-	'admin' => sub {
+	'a|admin' => sub {
 		$b_admin = 1;},
 	'A|audio' => sub {
 		$show{'short'} = 0;
@@ -4520,7 +4520,7 @@ sub show_options {
 		push @data, @rows;
 	}
 	@rows = (
-	['1', '', '--admin', "Adds advanced sys admin data (only works with 
+	['1', '-a', '--admin', "Adds advanced sys admin data (only works with 
 	verbose or line output, not short form):" ],
 	['2', '-C', '', "If available: CPU vulnerabilities (bugs); family, model-id, stepping - format:
 	hex (decimal) if greater than 9, otherwise hex; microcode - format: hex." ],
diff --git a/inxi.1 b/inxi.1
index 751c5c3..99b5635 100644
--- a/inxi.1
+++ b/inxi.1
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ inxi  \- Command line system information script for console and IRC
 
 \fBinxi\fR [\fB\-\-recommends\fR] \fR[\fB\-\-slots\fR] \fR[\fB\-\-usb\fR]
 
-\fBinxi\fB [\-x\fR|\fB\-xx\fR|\fB\-xxx\fR|\-\-admin] \fB\-OPTION(s) \fR
+\fBinxi\fB [\fB\-x\fR|\fB\-xx\fR|\fB\-xxx\fR|\fB\-a\fR|\fB\-\-admin\fR] \fB\-OPTION(s)\fR
 
 All options have long form variants \- see below for these and more advanced options.
 
@@ -810,11 +810,12 @@ lxpanel, xfce4\-panel, lxqt\-panel, tint2, cairo-dock, trayer, and many others.
 \- Adds location (city state country), altitude, weather observation time.
 
 .SH ADMIN EXTRA DATA OPTIONS
-These options are triggered with \fB\-\-admin\fR. Admin options are advanced output options,
-and are more technical, and mostly of interest to system administrators or other machine admins. 
+These options are triggered with \fB\-\-admin\fR or \fB\-a\fR. Admin options are 
+advanced output options, and are more technical, and mostly of interest to system 
+administrators or other machine admins. 
 The \fB\-\-admin\fR option only has to be used once, and will trigger the following features.
 .TP
-.B \-\-admin \-C\fR
+.B \-a \-C\fR
 \- Adds CPU family, model\-id, and stepping (replaces \fBrev\fR of \fB\-Cx\fR). 
 Format is \fBhexadecimal (decimal)\fR if greater than 9, otherwise \fBhexadecimal\fR. 
 
diff --git a/inxi.changelog b/inxi.changelog
index 84cbfe8..fa6610c 100644
--- a/inxi.changelog
+++ b/inxi.changelog
@@ -39,17 +39,18 @@ correct anoymous debugger dataset report from rakasunka.
 
 Enhancements:
 1. Added --admin to -v 8 and to --debugger 2x
-2. Expanded system base to use Debian version tool, like the ubuntu one, that 
+2. Added -a to trigger --admin. This lets you run something like -Fxxxaz
+3. Expanded system base to use Debian version tool, like the ubuntu one, that 
 lets me match version number to codename. The ubuntu one matches code names to
 release dates. Added Neptune, PureOS, Sparky, Tails, to new Debian system base
 handler.
-3. Big enhancement: --admin -C now shows a nice report on cpu vulnerabilities, 
+4. Big enhancement: --admin -C now shows a nice report on cpu vulnerabilities, 
 and has a good error message if no data found. Report shows:
 Vulnerabilities: Type: [e.g. meltdown] status/mitigation: text explanation. 
 Note: 'status' is for when no mitigation, either not applicable,  or is vulnerable.
 'mitigation' is when it's handled, and how. Thanks issue #160 Vascom from Fedora 
 for that request.
-4. The never-ending saga of disk vendor IDs continues. More obscure vendors,
+5. The never-ending saga of disk vendor IDs continues. More obscure vendors,
 more matches to existing vendors. Thanks linuxlite/linux hardware database
 
 Changes: