diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 `simple-cmd-args` uses [PVP Versioning](https://pvp.haskell.org).
 
+## 0.1.8 (2022-08-03)
+- add *LongWith versions of *With and also *LongMods:
+  allows defining options with only a long option and no short option
+
 ## 0.1.7 (2021-06-28)
 - re-export maybeReader, eitherReader, and ReadM
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@
 A thin layer over optparse-applicative that avoids type plumbing for
 subcommands by using `Parser (IO ())`.
 
+Various wrapper functions are also provided for common option/arg idioms.
+
+See the library's [documentation](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/simple-cmd-args/docs/SimpleCmdArgs.html) for details of all the functions provided.
+
 ## Usage
 
-```console
+```shellsession
 $ cat readme.hs
 ```
 ```haskell
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@
 mkdir parents =
   if parents then createDirectoryIfMissing True else createDirectory
 ```
-```console
+```shellsession
 $ ghc readme.hs
 $ ./readme --help
 readme example
@@ -56,6 +60,16 @@
   mkdir                    Create directory
 $ ./readme echo hello world
 hello world
+$ ./readme mkdir -h
+Usage: readme mkdir [-p|--parents] DIR
+  Create directory
+
+Available options:
+  -p,--parents             Make missing directories
+  -h,--help                Show this help text
 ```
 
-See more [examples](https://github.com/juhp/simple-cmd-args/tree/main/examples).
+# Examples
+See the [examples](https://github.com/juhp/simple-cmd-args/tree/main/examples).
+
+Hackage packages using this library: https://packdeps.haskellers.com/reverse/simple-cmd-args
diff --git a/SimpleCmdArgs.hs b/SimpleCmdArgs.hs
--- a/SimpleCmdArgs.hs
+++ b/SimpleCmdArgs.hs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
 {-|
 This library provides a thin layer on optparse-applicative
 argument and option parsing, using @Parser (IO ())@,
 applying commands directly to their argument parsing.
 
-A few option Mod functions are also provided.
+Some option Mod functions are also provided.
 -}
 
 module SimpleCmdArgs
@@ -16,15 +18,25 @@
    -- * Option and arg helpers
    strArg,
    switchWith,
+   switchLongWith,
    flagWith,
    flagWith',
+   flagLongWith,
+   flagLongWith',
    switchMods,
+   switchLongMods,
    strOptionWith,
+   strOptionLongWith,
    optionWith,
+   optionLongWith,
    optionMods,
+   optionLongMods,
    strOptionalWith,
+   strOptionalLongWith,
    optionalWith,
+   optionalLongWith,
    optionalMods,
+   optionalLongMods,
    argumentWith,
    -- * Re-exports from optparse-applicative
    Parser,
@@ -160,6 +172,15 @@
 switchWith s l h =
   switch (switchMods s l h)
 
+-- | switchWith with only long option
+--
+-- > switchLongWith "option" "help description"
+--
+-- @since 0.1.8
+switchLongWith :: String -> String -> Parser Bool
+switchLongWith l h =
+  switch (switchLongMods l h)
+
 -- | flag with Mods
 --
 -- > flagWith offVal onVal 'f' "flag" "help description"
@@ -178,6 +199,24 @@
 flagWith' val s l h =
   flag' val (switchMods s l h)
 
+-- | flagWith with only long option
+--
+-- > flagLongWith offVal onVal "flag" "help description"
+--
+-- @since 0.1.8
+flagLongWith :: a -> a -> String -> String -> Parser a
+flagLongWith off on l h =
+  flag off on (switchLongMods l h)
+
+-- | flagWith' with only long option
+--
+-- > flagLongWith' val "flag" "help description"
+--
+-- @since 0.1.8
+flagLongWith' :: a -> String -> String -> Parser a
+flagLongWith' val l h =
+  flag' val (switchLongMods l h)
+
 -- | @Mod@s for a switch.
 --
 -- > switchMods 'o' "option" "help description"
@@ -186,6 +225,14 @@
 switchMods s l h =
   short s <> long l <> help h
 
+-- | @Mod@s for a switch.
+--
+-- > switchLongMods "option" "help description"
+switchLongMods :: HasName f =>
+  String -> String -> Mod f a
+switchLongMods l h =
+  long l <> help h
+
 -- | strOption with Mods
 --
 -- > strOptionWith 'o' "option" "METAVAR" "help description"
@@ -195,6 +242,15 @@
 strOptionWith s l meta h =
   strOption (optionMods s l meta h)
 
+-- | strOptionWith with only long option
+--
+-- > strOptionLongWith "option" "METAVAR" "help description"
+--
+-- @since 0.1.8
+strOptionLongWith :: String -> String -> String -> Parser String
+strOptionLongWith l meta h =
+  strOption (optionLongMods l meta h)
+
 -- | option with Mods
 --
 -- > optionWith auto 'o' "option" "METAVAR" "help description"
@@ -204,6 +260,15 @@
 optionWith r s l meta h =
   option r (optionMods s l meta h)
 
+-- | optionWith with only long option
+--
+-- > optionLongWith auto "option" "METAVAR" "help description"
+--
+-- @since 0.1.8
+optionLongWith :: ReadM a -> String -> String -> String -> Parser a
+optionLongWith r l meta h =
+  option r (optionLongMods l meta h)
+
 -- | @Mod@s for a mandatory option.
 --
 -- > optionMods 'o' "option" "METAVAR" "help description"
@@ -212,6 +277,14 @@
 optionMods s l meta h =
   short s <> long l <> metavar meta <> help h
 
+-- | optionMods with only long option
+--
+-- > optionLongMods "option" "METAVAR" "help description"
+optionLongMods :: (HasMetavar f, HasName f) =>
+  String -> String -> String -> Mod f a
+optionLongMods l meta h =
+  long l <> metavar meta <> help h
+
 -- | strOptional with Mods
 --
 -- > strOptionalWith 'o' "option" "METAVAR" "help description" default
@@ -230,6 +303,24 @@
 optionalWith r s l meta h d =
   option r (optionalMods s l meta h d)
 
+-- | strOptionalWith with only long option
+--
+-- > strOptionalLongWith "option" "METAVAR" "help description" default
+--
+-- @since 0.1.8
+strOptionalLongWith :: String -> String -> String -> String -> Parser String
+strOptionalLongWith l meta h d =
+  strOption (optionalLongMods l meta (h <> " [default: " <> show d <> "]") d)
+
+-- | optionalWith with only long option
+--
+-- > optionalLongWith auto "option" "METAVAR" "help description" default
+--
+-- @since 0.1.8
+optionalLongWith :: ReadM a -> String -> String -> String -> a -> Parser a
+optionalLongWith r l meta h d =
+  option r (optionalLongMods l meta h d)
+
 -- | @Mod@s for an optional option: includes a default value.
 --
 -- > optionalMods 'o' "option" "METAVAR" "help description" default
@@ -237,6 +328,16 @@
   Char -> String -> String -> String -> a -> Mod f a
 optionalMods s l meta h d =
   short s <> long l <> metavar meta <> help h <> value d
+
+-- | optionalMods with only long option
+--
+-- > optionalLongMods "option" "METAVAR" "help description" default
+--
+-- @since 0.1.8
+optionalLongMods :: (HasMetavar f, HasName f, HasValue f) =>
+  String -> String -> String -> a -> Mod f a
+optionalLongMods l meta h d =
+  long l <> metavar meta <> help h <> value d
 
 -- | argument with METAVAR
 --
diff --git a/simple-cmd-args.cabal b/simple-cmd-args.cabal
--- a/simple-cmd-args.cabal
+++ b/simple-cmd-args.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       1.18
 name:                simple-cmd-args
-version:             0.1.7
+version:             0.1.8
 synopsis:            Simple command args parsing and execution
 description:
             This is a small wrapper over optparse-applicative which
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
 license-file:        LICENSE
 author:              Jens Petersen
 maintainer:          juhpetersen@gmail.com
-copyright:           2019-2021 Jens Petersen
+copyright:           2019-2022 Jens Petersen
 category:            System
 build-type:          Simple
 extra-doc-files:     README.md
                    , CHANGELOG.md
 tested-with:         GHC == 7.10.3, GHC == 8.0.2, GHC == 8.2.2,
                      GHC == 8.4.4, GHC == 8.6.5, GHC == 8.8.4
-                     GHC == 8.10.4, GHC == 9.0.1
+                     GHC == 8.10.7, GHC == 9.0.2, GHC == 9.2.4
 
 source-repository head
   type:                git
@@ -37,4 +37,3 @@
   ghc-options:         -Wall -fwarn-missing-signatures
 
   default-language:    Haskell2010
-  default-extensions:  CPP