diff --git a/doc/cd-opt.xml b/doc/cd-opt.xml
index eb7f5f8..d9334ca 100644
--- a/doc/cd-opt.xml
+++ b/doc/cd-opt.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ Disabled by default, since it does not work properly if there are multiple
 classes in the same source file (will add dependencies to every class in
 the source file).
 </dd>
+<dt>-verbose2</dt><dd>Will print on the standard output details regarding
+the progress of graph generation.
+(Note that -verbose is a javadoc option with a different meaning).
+</dd>
 <dt>-collpackages</dt><dd>Specify the classes that will be treated as
 containers for one to many relationships when inference is enabled. 
 Matching is done using a non-anchored regular match. Empty by default.
diff --git a/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java b/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
index b40fca1..86b5078 100644
--- a/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
+++ b/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
     boolean inferRelationships;
     boolean inferDependencies;
     boolean useImports;
+    boolean verbose2;
     String inferRelationshipType;
     private Vector<Pattern> collPackages;
 
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
 	inferRelationships = false;
 	inferDependencies = false;
 	useImports = false;
+	verbose2 = false;
 	inferRelationshipType = "navassoc";
 	collPackages = new Vector<Pattern>();
     }
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
 	return clone;
     }
 
-    /** Most verbose output */
+    /** Most complete output */
     public void setAll() {
 	showAttributes = true;
 	showEnumerations = true;
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
            option.equals("-views") ||
            option.equals("-inferrel") ||
            option.equals("-useimports") ||
+           option.equals("-verbose2") ||
            option.equals("-inferdep"))
 
             return 1;
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
             return 0;
     }
     
-    /** Set the options based on a lingle option and its arguments */
+    /** Set the options based on a single option and its arguments */
     void setOption(String[] opt) {
 	if(!opt[0].equals("-hide") && optionLength(opt[0]) > opt.length) {
 	    System.err.println("Skipping option '" + opt[0] + "', missing argument");
@@ -328,6 +331,8 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
 	    inferDependencies = false;
 	} else if(opt[0].equals("-useimports")) {
 	    useImports = true;
+	} else if(opt[0].equals("-verbose2")) {
+	    verbose2 = true;
 	} else if(opt[0].equals("-!useimports")) {
 	    useImports = false;
 	} else if (opt[0].equals("-collpackages")) {
diff --git a/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/UmlGraph.java b/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/UmlGraph.java
index 161035e..30cd02c 100644
--- a/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/UmlGraph.java
+++ b/src/gr/spinellis/umlgraph/doclet/UmlGraph.java
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ import com.sun.javadoc.RootDoc;
 public class UmlGraph {
     /** Entry point */
     public static boolean start(RootDoc root) throws IOException {
-	System.out.println("UMLGraph doclet started");
 	Options opt = new Options();
 	opt.setOptions(root.options());
 	opt.setOptions(findUMLOptions(root));
+	if (opt.verbose2)
+		System.out.println("UMLGraph doclet started");
 
 	View[] views = buildViews(opt, root);
 	if(views == null)
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ public class UmlGraph {
 	    }
 	}
 
-	System.out.println("Class diagram generation complete");
+	if (opt.verbose2)
+	    System.out.println("Class diagram generation complete");
 	return true;
     }
     
@@ -75,8 +77,9 @@ public class UmlGraph {
      * Builds and outputs a single graph according to the view overrides
      */
     private static void buildGraph(RootDoc root, OptionProvider op) throws IOException {
-	System.out.println("Building " + op.getDisplayName());
 	Options opt = op.getGlobalOptions();
+	if (opt.verbose2)
+	    System.out.println("Building " + op.getDisplayName());
 	ClassDoc[] classes = root.classes();
 
 	ClassGraph c = new ClassGraph(root, op);
diff --git a/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java b/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
index b40fca1..86b5078 100644
--- a/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
+++ b/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/Options.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
     boolean inferRelationships;
     boolean inferDependencies;
     boolean useImports;
+    boolean verbose2;
     String inferRelationshipType;
     private Vector<Pattern> collPackages;
 
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
 	inferRelationships = false;
 	inferDependencies = false;
 	useImports = false;
+	verbose2 = false;
 	inferRelationshipType = "navassoc";
 	collPackages = new Vector<Pattern>();
     }
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
 	return clone;
     }
 
-    /** Most verbose output */
+    /** Most complete output */
     public void setAll() {
 	showAttributes = true;
 	showEnumerations = true;
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
            option.equals("-views") ||
            option.equals("-inferrel") ||
            option.equals("-useimports") ||
+           option.equals("-verbose2") ||
            option.equals("-inferdep"))
 
             return 1;
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
             return 0;
     }
     
-    /** Set the options based on a lingle option and its arguments */
+    /** Set the options based on a single option and its arguments */
     void setOption(String[] opt) {
 	if(!opt[0].equals("-hide") && optionLength(opt[0]) > opt.length) {
 	    System.err.println("Skipping option '" + opt[0] + "', missing argument");
@@ -328,6 +331,8 @@ class Options implements Cloneable, OptionProvider {
 	    inferDependencies = false;
 	} else if(opt[0].equals("-useimports")) {
 	    useImports = true;
+	} else if(opt[0].equals("-verbose2")) {
+	    verbose2 = true;
 	} else if(opt[0].equals("-!useimports")) {
 	    useImports = false;
 	} else if (opt[0].equals("-collpackages")) {
diff --git a/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/UmlGraph.java b/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/UmlGraph.java
index 161035e..30cd02c 100644
--- a/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/UmlGraph.java
+++ b/src/org/umlgraph/doclet/UmlGraph.java
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ import com.sun.javadoc.RootDoc;
 public class UmlGraph {
     /** Entry point */
     public static boolean start(RootDoc root) throws IOException {
-	System.out.println("UMLGraph doclet started");
 	Options opt = new Options();
 	opt.setOptions(root.options());
 	opt.setOptions(findUMLOptions(root));
+	if (opt.verbose2)
+		System.out.println("UMLGraph doclet started");
 
 	View[] views = buildViews(opt, root);
 	if(views == null)
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ public class UmlGraph {
 	    }
 	}
 
-	System.out.println("Class diagram generation complete");
+	if (opt.verbose2)
+	    System.out.println("Class diagram generation complete");
 	return true;
     }
     
@@ -75,8 +77,9 @@ public class UmlGraph {
      * Builds and outputs a single graph according to the view overrides
      */
     private static void buildGraph(RootDoc root, OptionProvider op) throws IOException {
-	System.out.println("Building " + op.getDisplayName());
 	Options opt = op.getGlobalOptions();
+	if (opt.verbose2)
+	    System.out.println("Building " + op.getDisplayName());
 	ClassDoc[] classes = root.classes();
 
 	ClassGraph c = new ClassGraph(root, op);
diff --git a/umlgraph.bat b/umlgraph.bat
index 68633ae..13b83e9 100755
--- a/umlgraph.bat
+++ b/umlgraph.bat
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-@echo off
+rem @echo off
 
 rem Run UMLGraph on the specified base file name
 
 rem $Id$
 
 if not "%2" == "" goto ok
-echo usage: umlgraph base_file_name filetype
+echo usage: umlgraph base_file_name filetype [umlgraph arguments]
 goto end
 
 :ok
-javadoc -docletpath lib/UmlGraph.jar -doclet gr.spinellis.umlgraph.doclet.UmlGraph -private -output %1.dot %1.java
+javadoc -docletpath lib/UmlGraph.jar -doclet gr.spinellis.umlgraph.doclet.UmlGraph -private %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 -output %1.dot %1.java
 dot -T%2 -o%1.%2 %1.dot
 
 :end