diff --git a/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.8 b/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.8
--- a/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.8
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd December 20, 2021
+.Dd December 21, 2021
 .Dt USBCONFIG 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@
 .Op Fl u Ar unit
 .Op Fl a Ar addr
 .Op Fl i Ar interface_index
+.Op Fl v
 .Op cmds...
 .Nm
 .Fl d Ar [[/dev/]ugen]<unit>.<addr>
 .Op Fl i Ar interface_index
+.Op Fl v
 .Op cmds...
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
@@ -56,11 +58,19 @@
 The unit and address coordinates may be prefixed by the lowercased word "ugen",
 or the full path name
 .Pa /dev/ugen .
+.It Fl h
+Show help and available commands.
 .It Fl i Ar interface_index
 Specify interface index as indicated by the command description.
 If this argument is not specified a value of zero will be used for the interface index.
-.It Fl h
-Show help and available commands.
+.It Fl v
+Shortcut to activate the
+.Cm dump_device_desc ,
+.Cm dump_curr_config_desc ,
+and
+.Cm show_ifdrv
+commands
+.Pq Dq verbose mode .
 .El
 .Pp
 The following commands may be used with
diff --git a/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.c b/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.c
--- a/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <err.h>
+#include <sysexits.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
@@ -267,12 +268,12 @@
 }
 
 static void
-usage(void)
+usage(int exitcode)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, ""
 	    "usbconfig - configure the USB subsystem" "\n"
-	    "usage: usbconfig [-u <busnum>] [-a <devaddr>] [-i <ifaceindex>] [cmds...]" "\n"
-	    "usage: usbconfig -d [ugen]<busnum>.<devaddr> [-i <ifaceindex>] [cmds...]" "\n"
+	    "usage: usbconfig [-u <busnum>] [-a <devaddr>] [-i <ifaceindex>] [-v] [cmds...]" "\n"
+	    "usage: usbconfig -d [ugen]<busnum>.<devaddr> [-i <ifaceindex>] [-v] [cmds...]" "\n"
 	    "commands:" "\n"
 	    "  set_config <cfg_index>" "\n"
 	    "  set_alt <alt_index>" "\n"
@@ -558,13 +559,13 @@
 	int ch;
 
 	if (argc < 1) {
-		usage();
+		usage(EX_USAGE);
 	}
 	pbe = libusb20_be_alloc_default();
 	if (pbe == NULL)
 		err(1, "could not access USB backend\n");
 
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "a:d:i:u:")) != -1) {
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "a:d:hi:u:v")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'a':
 			opt->addr = num_id(optarg, "addr");
@@ -593,6 +594,10 @@
 			opt->got_addr = 1;
 			break;
 
+		case 'h':
+			usage(EX_OK);
+			break;
+
 		case 'i':
 			opt->iface = num_id(optarg, "iface");
 			break;
@@ -602,8 +607,15 @@
 			opt->got_bus = 1;
 			break;
 
+		case 'v':
+			opt->got_dump_device_desc = 1;
+			opt->got_dump_curr_config = 1;
+			opt->got_show_iface_driver = 1;
+			opt->got_any += 2; /* only the dump options count */
+			break;
+
 		default:
-			usage();
+			usage(EX_USAGE);
 		}
 	}
 	argc -= optind;
@@ -856,7 +868,7 @@
 				    &unit, &addr) != 2) ||
 				    (unit < 0) || (unit > 65535) ||
 				    (addr < 0) || (addr > 65535)) {
-					usage();
+					usage(EX_USAGE);
 					break;
 				}
 
@@ -866,7 +878,7 @@
 				opt->got_addr = 1;
 				break;
 			}
-			usage();
+			usage(EX_USAGE);
 			break;
 		}
 	}