diff --git a/command/012_config_upgrade.go b/command/012_config_upgrade.go
index dd601a1f3..28a57ff73 100644
--- a/command/012_config_upgrade.go
+++ b/command/012_config_upgrade.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (c *ZeroTwelveUpgradeCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	var skipConfirm, force bool
 
-	flags := c.Meta.flagSet("0.12upgrade")
+	flags := c.Meta.extendedFlagSet("0.12upgrade")
 	flags.BoolVar(&skipConfirm, "yes", false, "skip confirmation prompt")
 	flags.BoolVar(&force, "force", false, "override duplicate upgrade heuristic")
 	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
diff --git a/command/apply.go b/command/apply.go
index 0ce426b00..01751b7be 100644
--- a/command/apply.go
+++ b/command/apply.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (c *ApplyCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		cmdName = "destroy"
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet(cmdName)
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.extendedFlagSet(cmdName)
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&autoApprove, "auto-approve", false, "skip interactive approval of plan before applying")
 	if c.Destroy {
 		cmdFlags.BoolVar(&destroyForce, "force", false, "deprecated: same as auto-approve")
diff --git a/command/console.go b/command/console.go
index 3c1f9d356..cf309621f 100644
--- a/command/console.go
+++ b/command/console.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (c *ConsoleCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("console")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("console")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", DefaultStateFilename, "path")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func (c *ConsoleCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.showDiagnostics(diags)
 		return 1
 	}
+
 	{
 		var moreDiags tfdiags.Diagnostics
 		opReq.Variables, moreDiags = c.collectVariableValues()
diff --git a/command/debug_json2dot.go b/command/debug_json2dot.go
index 64361bcf1..5b05e1773 100644
--- a/command/debug_json2dot.go
+++ b/command/debug_json2dot.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (c *DebugJSON2DotCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	if err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("debug json2dot")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.extendedFlagSet("debug json2dot")
 
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return cli.RunResultHelp
diff --git a/command/fmt.go b/command/fmt.go
index 3e86a8c54..e3a785326 100644
--- a/command/fmt.go
+++ b/command/fmt.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -46,14 +45,13 @@ func (c *FmtCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := flag.NewFlagSet("fmt", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("fmt")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.list, "list", true, "list")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.write, "write", true, "write")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.diff, "diff", false, "diff")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.check, "check", false, "check")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.recursive, "recursive", false, "recursive")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
-
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
diff --git a/command/get.go b/command/get.go
index ba8729d79..c588108d1 100644
--- a/command/get.go
+++ b/command/get.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package command
 
 import (
-	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ func (c *GetCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := flag.NewFlagSet("get", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("get")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&update, "update", false, "update")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
diff --git a/command/graph.go b/command/graph.go
index d923ce437..b6f051404 100644
--- a/command/graph.go
+++ b/command/graph.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package command
 
 import (
-	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -20,21 +19,21 @@ type GraphCommand struct {
 }
 
 func (c *GraphCommand) Run(args []string) int {
-	var moduleDepth int
-	var verbose bool
 	var drawCycles bool
 	var graphTypeStr string
+	var moduleDepth int
+	var verbose bool
 
 	args, err := c.Meta.process(args, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := flag.NewFlagSet("graph", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	cmdFlags.IntVar(&moduleDepth, "module-depth", -1, "module-depth")
-	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "verbose")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("graph")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&drawCycles, "draw-cycles", false, "draw-cycles")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&graphTypeStr, "type", "", "type")
+	cmdFlags.IntVar(&moduleDepth, "module-depth", -1, "module-depth")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "verbose")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
@@ -187,12 +186,9 @@ Options:
   -module-depth=n  Specifies the depth of modules to show in the output.	
                    By default this is -1, which will expand all.
 
-  -no-color        If specified, output won't contain any color.
-
   -type=plan       Type of graph to output. Can be: plan, plan-destroy, apply,
                    validate, input, refresh.
 
-
 `
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/import.go b/command/import.go
index eadc201b7..0b6bde83e 100644
--- a/command/import.go
+++ b/command/import.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (c *ImportCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("import")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.extendedFlagSet("import")
 	cmdFlags.IntVar(&c.Meta.parallelism, "parallelism", 0, "parallelism")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", "", "path")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.stateOutPath, "state-out", "", "path")
diff --git a/command/init.go b/command/init.go
index e8a8c24e1..bf6f1234c 100644
--- a/command/init.go
+++ b/command/init.go
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ func (c *InitCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	if err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
-	cmdFlags := c.flagSet("init")
+
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.extendedFlagSet("init")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&flagBackend, "backend", true, "")
 	cmdFlags.Var(flagConfigExtra, "backend-config", "")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&flagFromModule, "from-module", "", "copy the source of the given module into the directory before init")
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ func (c *InitCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&flagUpgrade, "upgrade", false, "")
 	cmdFlags.Var(&flagPluginPath, "plugin-dir", "plugin directory")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&flagVerifyPlugins, "verify-plugins", true, "verify plugins")
-
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
diff --git a/command/meta.go b/command/meta.go
index b73989c35..53c59831b 100644
--- a/command/meta.go
+++ b/command/meta.go
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ type Meta struct {
 	// parallelism is used to control the number of concurrent operations
 	// allowed when walking the graph
 	//
-	// shadow is used to enable/disable the shadow graph
-	//
 	// provider is to specify specific resource providers
 	//
 	// stateLock is set to false to disable state locking
@@ -153,7 +151,6 @@ type Meta struct {
 	stateOutPath     string
 	backupPath       string
 	parallelism      int
-	shadow           bool
 	provider         string
 	stateLock        bool
 	stateLockTimeout time.Duration
@@ -350,25 +347,9 @@ func (m *Meta) contextOpts() *terraform.ContextOpts {
 	return &opts
 }
 
-// flags adds the meta flags to the given FlagSet.
-func (m *Meta) flagSet(n string) *flag.FlagSet {
+// defaultFlagSet creates a default flag set for commands.
+func (m *Meta) defaultFlagSet(n string) *flag.FlagSet {
 	f := flag.NewFlagSet(n, flag.ContinueOnError)
-	f.BoolVar(&m.input, "input", true, "input")
-	f.Var((*FlagTargetSlice)(&m.targets), "target", "resource to target")
-
-	if m.variableArgs.items == nil {
-		m.variableArgs = newRawFlags("-var")
-	}
-	varValues := m.variableArgs.Alias("-var")
-	varFiles := m.variableArgs.Alias("-var-file")
-	f.Var(varValues, "var", "variables")
-	f.Var(varFiles, "var-file", "variable file")
-
-	// Advanced (don't need documentation, or unlikely to be set)
-	f.BoolVar(&m.shadow, "shadow", true, "shadow graph")
-
-	// Experimental features
-	experiment.Flag(f)
 
 	// Create an io.Writer that writes to our Ui properly for errors.
 	// This is kind of a hack, but it does the job. Basically: create
@@ -393,8 +374,30 @@ func (m *Meta) flagSet(n string) *flag.FlagSet {
 	// Set the default Usage to empty
 	f.Usage = func() {}
 
-	// command that bypass locking will supply their own flag on this var, but
-	// set the initial meta value to true as a failsafe.
+	return f
+}
+
+// extendedFlagSet adds custom flags that are mostly used by commands
+// that are used to run an operation like plan or apply.
+func (m *Meta) extendedFlagSet(n string) *flag.FlagSet {
+	f := m.defaultFlagSet(n)
+
+	f.BoolVar(&m.input, "input", true, "input")
+	f.Var((*FlagTargetSlice)(&m.targets), "target", "resource to target")
+
+	if m.variableArgs.items == nil {
+		m.variableArgs = newRawFlags("-var")
+	}
+	varValues := m.variableArgs.Alias("-var")
+	varFiles := m.variableArgs.Alias("-var-file")
+	f.Var(varValues, "var", "variables")
+	f.Var(varFiles, "var-file", "variable file")
+
+	// Experimental features
+	experiment.Flag(f)
+
+	// commands that bypass locking will supply their own flag on this var,
+	// but set the initial meta value to true as a failsafe.
 	m.stateLock = true
 
 	return f
diff --git a/command/meta_backend_test.go b/command/meta_backend_test.go
index b6e23a8f0..1d363cd8e 100644
--- a/command/meta_backend_test.go
+++ b/command/meta_backend_test.go
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ func testMetaBackend(t *testing.T, args []string) *Meta {
 	var m Meta
 	m.Ui = new(cli.MockUi)
 	m.process(args, true)
-	f := m.flagSet("test")
+	f := m.extendedFlagSet("test")
 	if err := f.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/command/meta_config.go b/command/meta_config.go
index b7619dccf..7c17c923d 100644
--- a/command/meta_config.go
+++ b/command/meta_config.go
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ func (f rawFlags) Empty() bool {
 }
 
 func (f rawFlags) AllItems() []rawFlag {
+	if f.items == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	return *f.items
 }
 
diff --git a/command/meta_test.go b/command/meta_test.go
index b03fdff64..978dca8c7 100644
--- a/command/meta_test.go
+++ b/command/meta_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestMetaInputMode(t *testing.T) {
 	m := new(Meta)
 	args := []string{}
 
-	fs := m.flagSet("foo")
+	fs := m.extendedFlagSet("foo")
 	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestMetaInputMode_envVar(t *testing.T) {
 	m := new(Meta)
 	args := []string{}
 
-	fs := m.flagSet("foo")
+	fs := m.extendedFlagSet("foo")
 	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestMetaInputMode_disable(t *testing.T) {
 	m := new(Meta)
 	args := []string{"-input=false"}
 
-	fs := m.flagSet("foo")
+	fs := m.extendedFlagSet("foo")
 	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func TestMetaInputMode_defaultVars(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	fs := m.flagSet("foo")
+	fs := m.extendedFlagSet("foo")
 	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func TestMetaInputMode_vars(t *testing.T) {
 	m := new(Meta)
 	args := []string{"-var", "foo=bar"}
 
-	fs := m.flagSet("foo")
+	fs := m.extendedFlagSet("foo")
 	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/command/output.go b/command/output.go
index 23484ddeb..090f320c6 100644
--- a/command/output.go
+++ b/command/output.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package command
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ func (c *OutputCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	var module string
 	var jsonOutput bool
-	cmdFlags := flag.NewFlagSet("output", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("output")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&jsonOutput, "json", false, "json")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", DefaultStateFilename, "path")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&module, "module", "", "module")
diff --git a/command/plan.go b/command/plan.go
index 1e1664609..836b8d14e 100644
--- a/command/plan.go
+++ b/command/plan.go
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@ func (c *PlanCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("plan")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.extendedFlagSet("plan")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&destroy, "destroy", false, "destroy")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&refresh, "refresh", true, "refresh")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&outPath, "out", "", "path")
-	cmdFlags.IntVar(
-		&c.Meta.parallelism, "parallelism", DefaultParallelism, "parallelism")
+	cmdFlags.IntVar(&c.Meta.parallelism, "parallelism", DefaultParallelism, "parallelism")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", "", "path")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&detailed, "detailed-exitcode", false, "detailed-exitcode")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.Meta.stateLock, "lock", true, "lock state")
diff --git a/command/providers.go b/command/providers.go
index 7faefcf7b..095518050 100644
--- a/command/providers.go
+++ b/command/providers.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (c *ProvidersCommand) Synopsis() string {
 func (c *ProvidersCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	c.Meta.process(args, false)
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("providers")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("providers")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
diff --git a/command/refresh.go b/command/refresh.go
index 309d61d27..79dab83c0 100644
--- a/command/refresh.go
+++ b/command/refresh.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (c *RefreshCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("refresh")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.extendedFlagSet("refresh")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", DefaultStateFilename, "path")
 	cmdFlags.IntVar(&c.Meta.parallelism, "parallelism", 0, "parallelism")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.stateOutPath, "state-out", "", "path")
@@ -72,13 +72,15 @@ func (c *RefreshCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	// Build the operation
 	opReq := c.Operation(b)
-	opReq.Type = backend.OperationTypeRefresh
 	opReq.ConfigDir = configPath
+	opReq.Type = backend.OperationTypeRefresh
+
 	opReq.ConfigLoader, err = c.initConfigLoader()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.showDiagnostics(err)
 		return 1
 	}
+
 	{
 		var moreDiags tfdiags.Diagnostics
 		opReq.Variables, moreDiags = c.collectVariableValues()
diff --git a/command/show.go b/command/show.go
index 66140a4a3..477bd8978 100644
--- a/command/show.go
+++ b/command/show.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package command
 
 import (
-	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ func (c *ShowCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := flag.NewFlagSet("show", flag.ContinueOnError)
-
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("show")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
@@ -87,6 +85,7 @@ func (c *ShowCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	// Get the schemas from the context
 	schemas := ctx.Schemas()
 
 	env := c.Workspace()
diff --git a/command/state_list.go b/command/state_list.go
index 8925ff5a0..0ee2d236b 100644
--- a/command/state_list.go
+++ b/command/state_list.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (c *StateListCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("state list")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("state list")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", "", "path")
 	lookupId := cmdFlags.String("id", "", "Restrict output to paths with a resource having the specified ID.")
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
diff --git a/command/state_mv.go b/command/state_mv.go
index db6ae74a0..05fff8c7b 100644
--- a/command/state_mv.go
+++ b/command/state_mv.go
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ func (c *StateMvCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	var backupPathOut, statePathOut string
 
 	var dryRun bool
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("state mv")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("state mv")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&dryRun, "dry-run", false, "dry run")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.backupPath, "backup", "-", "backup")
-	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.statePath, "state", "", "path")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&backupPathOut, "backup-out", "-", "backup")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.Meta.stateLock, "lock", true, "lock states")
+	cmdFlags.DurationVar(&c.Meta.stateLockTimeout, "lock-timeout", 0, "lock timeout")
+	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.statePath, "state", "", "path")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&statePathOut, "state-out", "", "path")
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return cli.RunResultHelp
@@ -301,6 +303,10 @@ Options:
                       to be specified if -state-out is set to a different path
                       than -state.
 
+  -lock=true          Lock the state files when locking is supported.
+
+  -lock-timeout=0s    Duration to retry a state lock.
+
   -state=PATH         Path to the source state file. Defaults to the configured
                       backend, or "terraform.tfstate"
 
diff --git a/command/state_pull.go b/command/state_pull.go
index 0ac531aa1..fbd546b45 100644
--- a/command/state_pull.go
+++ b/command/state_pull.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (c *StatePullCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("state pull")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("state pull")
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return cli.RunResultHelp
 	}
diff --git a/command/state_push.go b/command/state_push.go
index 5df0af528..8de0ad9f7 100644
--- a/command/state_push.go
+++ b/command/state_push.go
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ func (c *StatePushCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	var flagForce bool
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("state push")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("state push")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&flagForce, "force", false, "")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.Meta.stateLock, "lock", true, "lock state")
+	cmdFlags.DurationVar(&c.Meta.stateLockTimeout, "lock-timeout", 0, "lock timeout")
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return cli.RunResultHelp
 	}
@@ -139,6 +141,10 @@ Options:
   -force              Write the state even if lineages don't match or the
                       remote serial is higher.
 
+  -lock=true          Lock the state file when locking is supported.
+
+  -lock-timeout=0s    Duration to retry a state lock.
+
 `
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/state_rm.go b/command/state_rm.go
index 0c57a33c1..f3965810d 100644
--- a/command/state_rm.go
+++ b/command/state_rm.go
@@ -22,15 +22,17 @@ func (c *StateRmCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	var dryRun bool
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("state show")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("state rm")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&dryRun, "dry-run", false, "dry run")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.backupPath, "backup", "-", "backup")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.Meta.stateLock, "lock", true, "lock state")
+	cmdFlags.DurationVar(&c.Meta.stateLockTimeout, "lock-timeout", 0, "lock timeout")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.statePath, "state", "", "path")
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return cli.RunResultHelp
 	}
-	args = cmdFlags.Args()
 
+	args = cmdFlags.Args()
 	if len(args) < 1 {
 		c.Ui.Error("At least one address is required.\n")
 		return cli.RunResultHelp
@@ -165,6 +167,10 @@ Options:
                       will write it to the same path as the statefile with
                       a backup extension.
 
+  -lock=true          Lock the state file when locking is supported.
+
+  -lock-timeout=0s    Duration to retry a state lock.
+
   -state=PATH         Path to the source state file. Defaults to the configured
                       backend, or "terraform.tfstate"
 
diff --git a/command/state_show.go b/command/state_show.go
index 79a3afc49..a20dc8c59 100644
--- a/command/state_show.go
+++ b/command/state_show.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (c *StateShowCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("state show")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("state show")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", "", "path")
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return cli.RunResultHelp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func (c *StateShowCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	// Build the operation (required to get the schemas)
 	opReq := c.Operation(b)
 	opReq.ConfigDir = cwd
+
 	opReq.ConfigLoader, err = c.initConfigLoader()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error initializing config loader: %s", err))
@@ -79,14 +80,6 @@ func (c *StateShowCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	// Make sure to unlock the state
-	defer func() {
-		err := opReq.StateLocker.Unlock(nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
-		}
-	}()
-
 	// Get the schemas from the context
 	schemas := ctx.Schemas()
 
diff --git a/command/taint.go b/command/taint.go
index ec9188d3a..80ecfb70d 100644
--- a/command/taint.go
+++ b/command/taint.go
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/states"
-
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/addrs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/command/clistate"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/states"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/tfdiags"
 )
 
@@ -24,16 +23,16 @@ func (c *TaintCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	var allowMissing bool
 	var module string
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("taint")
+	var allowMissing bool
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("taint")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&allowMissing, "allow-missing", false, "module")
-	cmdFlags.StringVar(&module, "module", "", "module")
-	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", DefaultStateFilename, "path")
-	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.stateOutPath, "state-out", "", "path")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.backupPath, "backup", "", "path")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.Meta.stateLock, "lock", true, "lock state")
 	cmdFlags.DurationVar(&c.Meta.stateLockTimeout, "lock-timeout", 0, "lock timeout")
+	cmdFlags.StringVar(&module, "module", "", "module")
+	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", DefaultStateFilename, "path")
+	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.stateOutPath, "state-out", "", "path")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
@@ -199,8 +198,6 @@ Options:
 
   -lock-timeout=0s    Duration to retry a state lock.
 
-  -no-color           If specified, output won't contain any color.
-
   -state=path         Path to read and save state (unless state-out
                       is specified). Defaults to "terraform.tfstate".
 
diff --git a/command/unlock.go b/command/unlock.go
index cf974030a..8d8ec3034 100644
--- a/command/unlock.go
+++ b/command/unlock.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ func (c *UnlockCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	force := false
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("force-unlock")
+	var force bool
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("force-unlock")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&force, "force", false, "force")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ func (c *UnlockCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	env := c.Workspace()
-	st, err := b.StateMgr(env)
+	stateMgr, err := b.StateMgr(env)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to load state: %s", err))
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	_, isLocal := st.(*statemgr.Filesystem)
+	_, isLocal := stateMgr.(*statemgr.Filesystem)
 
 	if !force {
 		// Forcing this doesn't do anything, but doesn't break anything either,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (c *UnlockCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := st.Unlock(lockID); err != nil {
+	if err := stateMgr.Unlock(lockID); err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to unlock state: %s", err))
 		return 1
 	}
diff --git a/command/untaint.go b/command/untaint.go
index ce1733642..a23f3c3ff 100644
--- a/command/untaint.go
+++ b/command/untaint.go
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/states"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/tfdiags"
-
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/addrs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/command/clistate"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/states"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/tfdiags"
 )
 
 // UntaintCommand is a cli.Command implementation that manually untaints
@@ -25,16 +23,16 @@ func (c *UntaintCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	var allowMissing bool
 	var module string
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("untaint")
+	var allowMissing bool
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("untaint")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&allowMissing, "allow-missing", false, "module")
-	cmdFlags.StringVar(&module, "module", "", "module")
-	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", DefaultStateFilename, "path")
-	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.stateOutPath, "state-out", "", "path")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.backupPath, "backup", "", "path")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&c.Meta.stateLock, "lock", true, "lock state")
 	cmdFlags.DurationVar(&c.Meta.stateLockTimeout, "lock-timeout", 0, "lock timeout")
+	cmdFlags.StringVar(&module, "module", "", "module")
+	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", DefaultStateFilename, "path")
+	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.stateOutPath, "state-out", "", "path")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
@@ -202,8 +200,6 @@ Options:
                       default this will be root. Child modules can be specified
                       by names. Ex. "consul" or "consul.vpc" (nested modules).
 
-  -no-color           If specified, output won't contain any color.
-
   -state=path         Path to read and save state (unless state-out
                       is specified). Defaults to "terraform.tfstate".
 
diff --git a/command/validate.go b/command/validate.go
index 7c9188ac7..3041c4785 100644
--- a/command/validate.go
+++ b/command/validate.go
@@ -25,13 +25,18 @@ func (c *ValidateCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	var jsonOutput bool
-
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("validate")
-	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&jsonOutput, "json", false, "produce JSON output")
-	cmdFlags.Usage = func() {
-		c.Ui.Error(c.Help())
+	if c.Meta.variableArgs.items == nil {
+		c.Meta.variableArgs = newRawFlags("-var")
 	}
+	varValues := c.Meta.variableArgs.Alias("-var")
+	varFiles := c.Meta.variableArgs.Alias("-var-file")
+
+	var jsonOutput bool
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("validate")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&jsonOutput, "json", false, "produce JSON output")
+	cmdFlags.Var(varValues, "var", "variables")
+	cmdFlags.Var(varFiles, "var-file", "variable file")
+	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
@@ -68,49 +73,6 @@ func (c *ValidateCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	return c.showResults(diags, jsonOutput)
 }
 
-func (c *ValidateCommand) Synopsis() string {
-	return "Validates the Terraform files"
-}
-
-func (c *ValidateCommand) Help() string {
-	helpText := `
-Usage: terraform validate [options] [dir]
-
-  Validate the configuration files in a directory, referring only to the
-  configuration and not accessing any remote services such as remote state,
-  provider APIs, etc.
-
-  Validate runs checks that verify whether a configuration is
-  internally-consistent, regardless of any provided variables or existing
-  state. It is thus primarily useful for general verification of reusable
-  modules, including correctness of attribute names and value types.
-
-  To verify configuration in the context of a particular run (a particular
-  target workspace, operation variables, etc), use the following command
-  instead:
-      terraform plan -validate-only
-
-  It is safe to run this command automatically, for example as a post-save
-  check in a text editor or as a test step for a re-usable module in a CI
-  system.
-
-  Validation requires an initialized working directory with any referenced
-  plugins and modules installed. To initialize a working directory for
-  validation without accessing any configured remote backend, use:
-      terraform init -backend=false
-
-  If dir is not specified, then the current directory will be used.
-
-Options:
-
-  -json        Produce output in a machine-readable JSON format, suitable for
-               use in e.g. text editor integrations.
-
-  -no-color    If specified, output won't contain any color.
-`
-	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
-}
-
 func (c *ValidateCommand) validate(dir string) tfdiags.Diagnostics {
 	var diags tfdiags.Diagnostics
 
@@ -254,3 +216,45 @@ func (c *ValidateCommand) showResults(diags tfdiags.Diagnostics, jsonOutput bool
 	}
 	return 0
 }
+
+func (c *ValidateCommand) Synopsis() string {
+	return "Validates the Terraform files"
+}
+
+func (c *ValidateCommand) Help() string {
+	helpText := `
+Usage: terraform validate [options] [dir]
+
+  Validate the configuration files in a directory, referring only to the
+  configuration and not accessing any remote services such as remote state,
+  provider APIs, etc.
+
+  Validate runs checks that verify whether a configuration is
+  internally-consistent, regardless of any provided variables or existing
+  state. It is thus primarily useful for general verification of reusable
+  modules, including correctness of attribute names and value types.
+
+  To verify configuration in the context of a particular run (a particular
+  target workspace, operation variables, etc), use the following command
+  instead:
+      terraform plan -validate-only
+
+  It is safe to run this command automatically, for example as a post-save
+  check in a text editor or as a test step for a re-usable module in a CI
+  system.
+
+  Validation requires an initialized working directory with any referenced
+  plugins and modules installed. To initialize a working directory for
+  validation without accessing any configured remote backend, use:
+      terraform init -backend=false
+
+  If dir is not specified, then the current directory will be used.
+
+Options:
+
+  -json        Produce output in a machine-readable JSON format, suitable for
+               use in e.g. text editor integrations.
+
+`
+	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
+}
diff --git a/command/workspace_command.go b/command/workspace_command.go
index cfe2bcf13..ebf3aece8 100644
--- a/command/workspace_command.go
+++ b/command/workspace_command.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (c *WorkspaceCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	envCommandShowWarning(c.Ui, c.LegacyName)
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("workspace")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.extendedFlagSet("workspace")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 
 	c.Ui.Output(c.Help())
diff --git a/command/workspace_delete.go b/command/workspace_delete.go
index 0604e3f87..e363b5e6a 100644
--- a/command/workspace_delete.go
+++ b/command/workspace_delete.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/command/clistate"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/tfdiags"
@@ -24,23 +25,28 @@ func (c *WorkspaceDeleteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	envCommandShowWarning(c.Ui, c.LegacyName)
 
-	force := false
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("workspace")
+	var force bool
+	var stateLock bool
+	var stateLockTimeout time.Duration
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("workspace delete")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&force, "force", false, "force removal of a non-empty workspace")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&stateLock, "lock", true, "lock state")
+	cmdFlags.DurationVar(&stateLockTimeout, "lock-timeout", 0, "lock timeout")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
+
 	args = cmdFlags.Args()
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		c.Ui.Error("expected NAME.\n")
 		return cli.RunResultHelp
 	}
 
-	delEnv := args[0]
+	workspace := args[0]
 
-	if !validWorkspaceName(delEnv) {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(envInvalidName, delEnv))
+	if !validWorkspaceName(workspace) {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(envInvalidName, workspace))
 		return 1
 	}
 
@@ -69,41 +75,41 @@ func (c *WorkspaceDeleteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	states, err := b.Workspaces()
+	workspaces, err := b.Workspaces()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	exists := false
-	for _, s := range states {
-		if delEnv == s {
+	for _, ws := range workspaces {
+		if workspace == ws {
 			exists = true
 			break
 		}
 	}
 
 	if !exists {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(strings.TrimSpace(envDoesNotExist), delEnv))
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(strings.TrimSpace(envDoesNotExist), workspace))
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	if delEnv == c.Workspace() {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(strings.TrimSpace(envDelCurrent), delEnv))
+	if workspace == c.Workspace() {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(strings.TrimSpace(envDelCurrent), workspace))
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	// we need the actual state to see if it's empty
-	sMgr, err := b.StateMgr(delEnv)
+	stateMgr, err := b.StateMgr(workspace)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	var stateLocker clistate.Locker
-	if c.stateLock {
-		stateLocker = clistate.NewLocker(context.Background(), c.stateLockTimeout, c.Ui, c.Colorize())
-		if err := stateLocker.Lock(sMgr, "workspace_delete"); err != nil {
+	if stateLock {
+		stateLocker = clistate.NewLocker(context.Background(), stateLockTimeout, c.Ui, c.Colorize())
+		if err := stateLocker.Lock(stateMgr, "workspace_delete"); err != nil {
 			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error locking state: %s", err))
 			return 1
 		}
@@ -111,15 +117,15 @@ func (c *WorkspaceDeleteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		stateLocker = clistate.NewNoopLocker()
 	}
 
-	if err := sMgr.RefreshState(); err != nil {
+	if err := stateMgr.RefreshState(); err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	hasResources := sMgr.State().HasResources()
+	hasResources := stateMgr.State().HasResources()
 
 	if hasResources && !force {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(strings.TrimSpace(envNotEmpty), delEnv))
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(strings.TrimSpace(envNotEmpty), workspace))
 		return 1
 	}
 
@@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ func (c *WorkspaceDeleteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	// be delegated from the Backend to the State itself.
 	stateLocker.Unlock(nil)
 
-	err = b.DeleteWorkspace(delEnv)
+	err = b.DeleteWorkspace(workspace)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
@@ -142,14 +148,14 @@ func (c *WorkspaceDeleteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	c.Ui.Output(
 		c.Colorize().Color(
-			fmt.Sprintf(envDeleted, delEnv),
+			fmt.Sprintf(envDeleted, workspace),
 		),
 	)
 
 	if hasResources {
 		c.Ui.Output(
 			c.Colorize().Color(
-				fmt.Sprintf(envWarnNotEmpty, delEnv),
+				fmt.Sprintf(envWarnNotEmpty, workspace),
 			),
 		)
 	}
@@ -181,6 +187,11 @@ Usage: terraform workspace delete [OPTIONS] NAME [DIR]
 Options:
 
     -force    remove a non-empty workspace.
+
+    -lock=true          Lock the state file when locking is supported.
+
+    -lock-timeout=0s    Duration to retry a state lock.
+
 `
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/workspace_list.go b/command/workspace_list.go
index 080b654a1..93eeb6c13 100644
--- a/command/workspace_list.go
+++ b/command/workspace_list.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (c *WorkspaceListCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	envCommandShowWarning(c.Ui, c.LegacyName)
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("workspace list")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("workspace list")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ func (c *WorkspaceListCommand) Help() string {
 Usage: terraform workspace list [DIR]
 
   List Terraform workspaces.
+
 `
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/workspace_new.go b/command/workspace_new.go
index 2b8cac099..e26984d8e 100644
--- a/command/workspace_new.go
+++ b/command/workspace_new.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/command/clistate"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/states/statefile"
@@ -26,30 +27,34 @@ func (c *WorkspaceNewCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	envCommandShowWarning(c.Ui, c.LegacyName)
 
-	statePath := ""
-
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("workspace new")
+	var stateLock bool
+	var stateLockTimeout time.Duration
+	var statePath string
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("workspace new")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&stateLock, "lock", true, "lock state")
+	cmdFlags.DurationVar(&stateLockTimeout, "lock-timeout", 0, "lock timeout")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&statePath, "state", "", "terraform state file")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
+
 	args = cmdFlags.Args()
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		c.Ui.Error("Expected a single argument: NAME.\n")
 		return cli.RunResultHelp
 	}
 
-	newEnv := args[0]
+	workspace := args[0]
 
-	if !validWorkspaceName(newEnv) {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(envInvalidName, newEnv))
+	if !validWorkspaceName(workspace) {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(envInvalidName, workspace))
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	// You can't ask to create a workspace when you're overriding the
 	// workspace name to be something different.
-	if current, isOverridden := c.WorkspaceOverridden(); current != newEnv && isOverridden {
+	if current, isOverridden := c.WorkspaceOverridden(); current != workspace && isOverridden {
 		c.Ui.Error(envIsOverriddenNewError)
 		return 1
 	}
@@ -79,32 +84,32 @@ func (c *WorkspaceNewCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	states, err := b.Workspaces()
+	workspaces, err := b.Workspaces()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to get configured named states: %s", err))
 		return 1
 	}
-	for _, s := range states {
-		if newEnv == s {
-			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(envExists, newEnv))
+	for _, ws := range workspaces {
+		if workspace == ws {
+			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(envExists, workspace))
 			return 1
 		}
 	}
 
-	_, err = b.StateMgr(newEnv)
+	_, err = b.StateMgr(workspace)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	// now set the current workspace locally
-	if err := c.SetWorkspace(newEnv); err != nil {
+	if err := c.SetWorkspace(workspace); err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error selecting new workspace: %s", err))
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	c.Ui.Output(c.Colorize().Color(fmt.Sprintf(
-		strings.TrimSpace(envCreated), newEnv)))
+		strings.TrimSpace(envCreated), workspace)))
 
 	if statePath == "" {
 		// if we're not loading a state, then we're done
@@ -112,15 +117,15 @@ func (c *WorkspaceNewCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	// load the new Backend state
-	sMgr, err := b.StateMgr(newEnv)
+	stateMgr, err := b.StateMgr(workspace)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	if c.stateLock {
-		stateLocker := clistate.NewLocker(context.Background(), c.stateLockTimeout, c.Ui, c.Colorize())
-		if err := stateLocker.Lock(sMgr, "workspace_delete"); err != nil {
+	if stateLock {
+		stateLocker := clistate.NewLocker(context.Background(), stateLockTimeout, c.Ui, c.Colorize())
+		if err := stateLocker.Lock(stateMgr, "workspace_new"); err != nil {
 			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error locking state: %s", err))
 			return 1
 		}
@@ -141,12 +146,12 @@ func (c *WorkspaceNewCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	// save the existing state in the new Backend.
-	err = sMgr.WriteState(stateFile.State)
+	err = stateMgr.WriteState(stateFile.State)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
 	}
-	err = sMgr.PersistState()
+	err = stateMgr.PersistState()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
@@ -178,7 +183,12 @@ Usage: terraform workspace new [OPTIONS] NAME [DIR]
 
 Options:
 
+    -lock=true          Lock the state file when locking is supported.
+
+    -lock-timeout=0s    Duration to retry a state lock.
+
     -state=path    Copy an existing state file into the new workspace.
+
 `
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/workspace_select.go b/command/workspace_select.go
index 432eea30a..28b1755db 100644
--- a/command/workspace_select.go
+++ b/command/workspace_select.go
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ func (c *WorkspaceSelectCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	envCommandShowWarning(c.Ui, c.LegacyName)
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("workspace select")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("workspace select")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
+
 	args = cmdFlags.Args()
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		c.Ui.Error("Expected a single argument: NAME.\n")
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ func (c *WorkspaceSelectCommand) Help() string {
 Usage: terraform workspace select NAME [DIR]
 
   Select a different Terraform workspace.
+
 `
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/workspace_show.go b/command/workspace_show.go
index cca688d78..cccc4f586 100644
--- a/command/workspace_show.go
+++ b/command/workspace_show.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func (c *WorkspaceShowCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("workspace show")
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.extendedFlagSet("workspace show")
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1