diff --git a/bin/maestro.js b/bin/maestro.js
index 417fd4e..52fce7b 100755
--- a/bin/maestro.js
+++ b/bin/maestro.js
@@ -3,41 +3,42 @@
 const minimist = require("minimist");
 
 const argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
-  boolean: ["force", "n"],
+  boolean: ["force", "n", "help"],
   string: ["roles", "template"],
   alias: {
     f: "force",
     t: "template",
+    h: "help",
   },
   default: {
     roles: "",
   },
 });
 
-const defaultMsg = `See man pages for commands:
-maestro(1)
-maestro-config(1)
-maestro-deploy(1)
-maestro-teardown(1)
-maestro-new(1)
-maestro-get-templates(1)`;
-
-switch (argv._[0]) {
-  case "config":
-    require("../src/commands/config")();
-    break;
-  case "deploy":
-    require("../src/commands/deploy")();
-    break;
-  case "teardown":
-    require("../src/commands/teardown")(argv);
-    break;
-  case "new":
-    require("../src/commands/newProject")(argv);
-    break;
-  case "get-templates":
-    require("../src/commands/getTemplates")();
-    break;
-  default:
-    console.log(defaultMsg);
+if (argv.help) {
+  require("../src/commands/help")(argv._[0]);
+} else {
+  switch (argv._[0]) {
+    case "config":
+      require("../src/commands/config")();
+      break;
+    case "deploy":
+      require("../src/commands/deploy")();
+      break;
+    case "teardown":
+      require("../src/commands/teardown")(argv);
+      break;
+    case "new":
+      require("../src/commands/newProject")(argv);
+      break;
+    case "get-templates":
+      require("../src/commands/getTemplates")();
+      break;
+    case "help":
+      require("../src/commands/help")(argv._[1]);
+      break;
+    default:
+      require("../src/commands/help")();
+      break;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/doc/man/maestro-help.1 b/doc/man/maestro-help.1
index a8340d0..58390a7 100644
--- a/doc/man/maestro-help.1
+++ b/doc/man/maestro-help.1
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ maestro \- display help information about maestro or maestro command
 .B maestro
 [\fIcommand\fR] \fB\-h\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR
 
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-
-.SH OPTIONS
-
-.SH NOTES
-
 .SH BUGS
 
 .PP
@@ -30,6 +24,46 @@ the GitHub Issues page
 
 .SH EXAMPLE
 
+.SS Using the --help flag
+
+.PP
+This shows an example of running
+.IR "maestro <subcommand> --help" .
+
+.PP
+.RS
+.EX
+$ \fBmaestro config --help\fR
+maestro-config: \fImaestro config\fR
+    Set up or alter your Maestro configuration files.
+
+    Run \fImaestro config\fR to set the global config values of AWS account number and
+    region.
+
+    See manual page \fBmaestro-config(1)\fR for more information.
+.EE
+.RE
+
+.SS Using the help subcommand
+
+.PP
+This shows an example of running
+.IR "maestro help <subcommand>" .
+
+.PP
+.RS
+.EX
+$ \fBmaestro help config\fR
+maestro-config: \fImaestro config\fR
+    Set up or alter your Maestro configuration files.
+
+    Run \fImaestro config\fR to set the global config values of AWS account number and
+    region.
+
+    See manual page \fBmaestro-config(1)\fR for more information.
+.EE
+.RE
+
 .SH SEE ALSO
 
 .BR maestro (1),
diff --git a/src/commands/help.js b/src/commands/help.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf96118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/help.js
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+const codes = {
+  reset: "\033[m",
+  bold: "\033[1m",
+  faint: "\033[2m",
+  italic: "\033[3m",
+  underline: "\033[4m",
+  black: "\033[30m",
+  red: "\033[31m",
+  green: "\033[32m",
+  yellow: "\033[33m",
+  blue: "\033[34m",
+  magenta: "\033[35m",
+  cyan: "\033[36m",
+  white: "\033[37m",
+};
+
+const configMsg = `maestro-config: ${codes.italic + codes.blue}maestro config${
+  codes.reset
+}
+    Set up or alter your Maestro configuration files.
+
+    Run ${codes.italic + codes.blue}maestro config${
+  codes.reset
+} to set the global config values of AWS account number and
+    region.
+
+    See manual page ${codes.yellow + codes.bold}maestro-config(1)${
+  codes.reset
+} for more information.`;
+
+const deployMsg = `maestro-deploy: ${codes.italic + codes.blue}maestro deploy${
+  codes.reset
+}
+    Deploy a full AWS Step Functions workflow with AWS Lambdas.
+
+    Run ${codes.italic + codes.blue}maestro deploy${
+  codes.reset
+} inside a Maestro project to quickly deploy all the
+    project's resources including AWS IAM Roles, AWS Lambdas, and the AWS Step
+    Functions state machine.
+
+    See manual page ${codes.yellow + codes.bold}maestro-deploy(1)${
+  codes.reset
+} for more information.`;
+
+const teardownMsg = `maestro-teardown: ${
+  codes.italic + codes.blue
+}maestro teardown${codes.reset} [${
+  codes.italic + codes.bold + codes.red
+}options${codes.reset} ...]
+    Teardown an existing Maestro project.
+
+    Run ${codes.italic + codes.blue}maestro teardown${
+  codes.reset
+} inside a Maestro project to quickly tear down all
+    the project's resources including AWS Lambdas, the AWS Step Functions state
+    machine, and optionally AWS IAM Roles.
+
+    Options:
+      -f, --force
+          Do not prompt for confirmation.
+
+      --roles ${codes.italic + codes.bold + codes.red}role1${codes.reset}[,${
+  codes.italic + codes.bold + codes.red
+}role2${codes.reset}...],
+      --roles=${codes.italic + codes.bold + codes.red}role1${codes.reset}[,${
+  codes.italic + codes.bold + codes.red
+}role2${codes.reset}...]
+          Specify the roles to be deleted in addition to the other resources.
+
+    See manual page ${codes.yellow + codes.bold}maestro-teardown(1)${
+  codes.reset
+} for more information.`;
+
+const newMsg = `maestro-new: ${codes.italic + codes.blue}maestro new ${
+  codes.reset
+}[${codes.italic + codes.bold + codes.red}options ${codes.reset}...] ${
+  codes.bold + codes.red
+}project_name${codes.reset}
+    Create a new Maestro project.
+
+    Run ${codes.italic + codes.blue}maestro new ${
+  codes.bold + codes.red
+}project_name${codes.reset} to create a new maestro project with the
+    given project name.
+    When this command is executed a prompt is displayed listing all of the
+    available templates on which to base this new project.
+
+    Options:
+      -n, --no-template
+          Don't use a template for the new project.
+
+      -t ${codes.italic + codes.bold + codes.red}template_name${codes.reset},
+      --template ${codes.italic + codes.bold + codes.red}template_name${
+  codes.reset
+},
+      --template=${codes.italic + codes.bold + codes.red}template_name${
+  codes.reset
+}
+          Use a specific template for the new project.
+
+    See manual page ${codes.yellow + codes.bold}maestro-new(1)${
+  codes.reset
+} for more information.`;
+
+const getTemplatesMsg = `maestro-get-templates: ${
+  codes.italic + codes.blue
+}maestro get-templates${codes.reset}
+    Fetch and install the default Maestro templates.
+
+    Run ${codes.italic + codes.blue}maestro get-templates${
+  codes.reset
+} to fetch and install the default Maestro
+    templates from the ${codes.yellow}⟨${
+  codes.green + codes.underline
+}https://github.com/maestro-framework/maestro-templates${
+  codes.reset + codes.yellow
+}⟩${codes.reset}
+    git repository.
+
+    See manual page ${codes.yellow + codes.bold}maestro-get-templates(1)${
+  codes.reset
+} for more information.`;
+
+const helpMsg = `maestro-help: ${codes.italic + codes.blue}maestro help ${
+  codes.bold + codes.red
+}command${codes.reset}
+    Display help about a specific Maestro command.
+
+    Run ${codes.italic + codes.blue}maestro help ${
+  codes.bold + codes.red
+}command${codes.reset} to get help specific to a Maestro subcommand.
+
+    See manual page ${codes.yellow + codes.bold}maestro-help(1)${
+  codes.reset
+} for more information.`;
+
+const defaultMsg = `Run \`${codes.italic + codes.blue}maestro help ${
+  codes.bold + codes.red
+}command${codes.reset}\` to get help specific to a subcommand.`;
+
+const help = (command) => {
+  switch (command) {
+    case undefined:
+      console.log(defaultMsg);
+      break;
+    case "config":
+      console.log(configMsg);
+      break;
+    case "deploy":
+      console.log(deployMsg);
+      break;
+    case "teardown":
+      console.log(teardownMsg);
+      break;
+    case "new":
+      console.log(newMsg);
+      break;
+    case "get-templates":
+      console.log(getTemplatesMsg);
+      break;
+    case "help":
+      console.log(helpMsg);
+      break;
+    default:
+      console.log(defaultMsg);
+      break;
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = help;