diff --git a/_py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py b/_py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py
index 9c3121bd2..e511ecfbc 100644
--- a/_py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py
+++ b/_py/test/plugin/pytest_capture.py
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ import os
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser):
     group = parser.getgroup("general")
-    group._addoption('-s', action="store_const", const="no", dest="capture", 
-        help="shortcut for --capture=no.")
     group._addoption('--capture', action="store", default=None,
         metavar="method", type="choice", choices=['fd', 'sys', 'no'],
         help="set capturing method during tests: fd (default)|sys|no.")
+    group._addoption('-s', action="store_const", const="no", dest="capture", 
+        help="shortcut for --capture=no.")
 
 def addouterr(rep, outerr):
     repr = getattr(rep, 'longrepr', None)
diff --git a/_py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py b/_py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py
index 1917ac569..54240eb6f 100644
--- a/_py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py
+++ b/_py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ def pytest_report_iteminfo(item):
     return item.reportinfo()
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser):
-    group = parser.getgroup("general", "general testing options")
-    group._addoption('-v', '--verbose', action="count", 
-               dest="verbose", default=0, help="increase verbosity."),
+    group = parser.getgroup("general", "running and selection options")
     group._addoption('-x', '--exitfirst',
                action="store_true", dest="exitfirst", default=False,
                help="exit instantly on first error or failed test."),
@@ -56,16 +54,6 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
              "space separated keywords.  precede a keyword with '-' to negate. "
              "Terminate the expression with ':' to treat a match as a signal "
              "to run all subsequent tests. ")
-    group._addoption('-l', '--showlocals',
-               action="store_true", dest="showlocals", default=False,
-               help="show locals in tracebacks (disabled by default).")
-    #group._addoption('--showskipsummary',
-    #           action="store_true", dest="showskipsummary", default=False,
-    #           help="always show summary of skipped tests") 
-    group._addoption('--tb', metavar="style", 
-               action="store", dest="tbstyle", default='long',
-               type="choice", choices=['long', 'short', 'no'],
-               help="traceback verboseness (long/short/no).")
     group._addoption('-p', action="append", dest="plugins", default = [],
                help=("load the specified plugin after command line parsing. "))
     if execnet:
diff --git a/_py/test/plugin/pytest_terminal.py b/_py/test/plugin/pytest_terminal.py
index 8e483f19d..3ca0bb4d2 100644
--- a/_py/test/plugin/pytest_terminal.py
+++ b/_py/test/plugin/pytest_terminal.py
@@ -7,6 +7,23 @@ import py
 import sys
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser):
+    group = parser.getgroup("terminal reporting", after="general")
+    group._addoption('-v', '--verbose', action="count", 
+               dest="verbose", default=0, help="increase verbosity."),
+    group._addoption('-l', '--showlocals',
+               action="store_true", dest="showlocals", default=False,
+               help="show locals in tracebacks (disabled by default).")
+    group.addoption('--report',
+               action="store", dest="report", default=None, metavar="opts",
+               help="comma separated reporting options")
+    group._addoption('--tb', metavar="style", 
+               action="store", dest="tbstyle", default='long',
+               type="choice", choices=['long', 'short', 'no'],
+               help="traceback verboseness (long/short/no).")
+    group._addoption('--fulltrace',
+               action="store_true", dest="fulltrace", default=False,
+               help="don't cut any tracebacks (default is to cut).")
+
     group = parser.getgroup("debugconfig")
     group.addoption('--collectonly',
         action="store_true", dest="collectonly",
@@ -17,15 +34,9 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     group._addoption('--nomagic',
                action="store_true", dest="nomagic", default=False,
                help="don't reinterpret asserts, no traceback cutting. ")
-    group._addoption('--fulltrace',
-               action="store_true", dest="fulltrace", default=False,
-               help="don't cut any tracebacks (default is to cut).")
     group.addoption('--debug',
                action="store_true", dest="debug", default=False,
-               help="generate and show debugging information.")
-    group.addoption('--report',
-               action="store", dest="report", default=None, metavar="opts",
-               help="comma separated reporting options")
+               help="generate and show internal debugging information.")
 
 
 def pytest_configure(config):
diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index c10e5041b..2e7f0fb51 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Changes between 1.0.2 and '1.1.0b1'
 =====================================
 
+* reshuffle / refine command line grouping
+
 * deprecate parser.addgroup in favour of getgroup which creates option group
 
 * add --report command line option that allows to control showing of skipped/xfailed sections