diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b429216..126ebb2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ For example, the following command will create a "myapp" directory from the
 
         user@localhost$ webskel new myapp dolphins7
 
-* **webskel ls** <br>
-The `webskel ls` command lists all available skeletons by name, and includes a
+* **webskel list** <br>
+The `webskel list` command lists all available skeletons by name, and includes a
 short description as well. These skeletons are located in the [share/webskel/](share/webskel)
 directory, which is typically installed relative to `/usr/local`:
 
diff --git a/bin/webskel b/bin/webskel
index cfac6e4..be984af 100755
--- a/bin/webskel
+++ b/bin/webskel
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ libexec="${localbase}"/libexec/webskel
 ##
 # main
 case $1 in
-    "new")
+    n|new)
         "${libexec}"/commands/new "${2}" "${3}"
         ;;
-    "ls")
-        "${libexec}"/commands/ls
+    l|list)
+        "${libexec}"/commands/list
         ;;
     *)
         printf "Usage: webskel COMMAND [OPTIONS]\n"
diff --git a/libexec/webskel/commands/ls b/libexec/webskel/commands/list
similarity index 100%
rename from libexec/webskel/commands/ls
rename to libexec/webskel/commands/list