diff --git a/cobra/Makefile b/cobra/Makefile
index 4995000d..6fceccbe 100644
--- a/cobra/Makefile
+++ b/cobra/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
-XC_OS="linux darwin"
-XC_ARCH="amd64"
-XC_PARALLEL="2"
-BIN="../bin"
-SRC=$(shell find . -name "*.go")
+
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+XC_OS := "linux darwin"
+XC_ARCH := "amd64"
+XC_PARALLEL := "2"
+BIN := "../bin"
+E2EPATH := "../_test"
+SRC := $(shell find . -name "*.go")
+OS := $(shell sh -c 'uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo not supported' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+ifeq ($(shell uname -m),x86_64)
+ARCH ?= amd64
+endif
+ifeq ($(shell uname -m),i686)
+ARCH ?= 386
+endif
+ifeq ($(shell uname -m),aarch64)
+ARCH ?= arm
+endif
+
+cobracmd := $(BIN)/cobra_$(OS)_$(ARCH)
 
 ifeq (, $(shell which gox))
 $(warning "could not find gox in $(PATH), run: go get github.com/mitchellh/gox")
@@ -14,10 +30,41 @@ default: all
 
 all: build
 
-build:
+build: ## Builds cobra generator utility
 	gox \
 		-os=$(XC_OS) \
 		-arch=$(XC_ARCH) \
 		-parallel=$(XC_PARALLEL) \
 		-output=$(BIN)/{{.Dir}}_{{.OS}}_{{.Arch}} \
 		;
+
+e2e: ## Creates fake project for e2e testing
+	@echo "Creating fake project and adding commands for e2e testing..."
+	@rm -rf $(E2EPATH)
+	@mkdir -p $(E2EPATH)
+	@cd $(E2EPATH) && \
+		$(cobra) init \
+			-a "Author Name <someauthor@somedomain.com>" \
+			-l "MIT" \
+			--pkg-name github.com/somecompany/cobragenerated && \
+		$(cobra) add \
+			-a "Author Name <someauthor@somedomain.com>" \
+			-l "MIT" \
+			-p rootCmd \
+			version && \
+		$(cobra) add \
+			-a "Author Name <someauthor@somedomain.com>" \
+			-l "MIT" \
+			-p rootCmd \
+			--shortdesc 'configuration subcommands' \
+			--longdesc 'configuration subcommands. Use config to show or update \
+configuration for this application.' \
+			config  && \
+		$(cobra) add \
+			-a "Author Name <someauthor@somedomain.com>" \
+			-l "MIT" \
+			-p configCmd \
+			--shortdesc 'show app configuration' \
+			--longdesc 'show app configuration. Can be used to generate a default \
+configuration file by piping its output to a file.' \
+			show
diff --git a/cobra/cmd/add.go b/cobra/cmd/add.go
index 6645a755..b3ceadbc 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/add.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/add.go
@@ -21,9 +21,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+const (
+	defaultShortDesc = "A brief description of your command"
+	defaultLongDesc  = `A longer description that spans multiple lines and likely contains examples
+and usage of using your command. For example:
+
+Cobra is a CLI library for Go that empowers applications.
+This application is a tool to generate the needed files
+to quickly create a Cobra application.`
+)
+
 var (
 	packageName string
 	parentName  string
+	shortDesc   string
+	longDesc    string
 
 	addCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "add [command name]",
@@ -48,10 +60,22 @@ Example: cobra add server -> resulting in a new cmd/server.go`,
 				er(err)
 			}
 
+			effectiveLongDesc := defaultLongDesc
+			if longDesc != "" {
+				effectiveLongDesc = longDesc
+			}
+
+			effectiveShortDesc := defaultShortDesc
+			if shortDesc != "" {
+				effectiveShortDesc = shortDesc
+			}
+
 			commandName := validateCmdName(args[0])
 			command := &Command{
-				CmdName:   commandName,
-				CmdParent: parentName,
+				CmdName:      commandName,
+				CmdParent:    parentName,
+				CmdShortDesc: effectiveShortDesc,
+				CmdLongDesc:  effectiveLongDesc,
 				Project: &Project{
 					AbsolutePath: wd,
 					Legal:        getLicense(),
@@ -72,6 +96,8 @@ Example: cobra add server -> resulting in a new cmd/server.go`,
 func init() {
 	addCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&packageName, "package", "t", "", "target package name (e.g. github.com/spf13/hugo)")
 	addCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&parentName, "parent", "p", "rootCmd", "variable name of parent command for this command")
+	addCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&shortDesc, "shortdesc", "", "", "short description for this command")
+	addCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&longDesc, "longdesc", "", "", "long description for this command")
 	addCmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("package", "this operation has been removed.")
 }
 
diff --git a/cobra/cmd/project.go b/cobra/cmd/project.go
index ecd783d0..fd2b9e36 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/project.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/project.go
@@ -3,15 +3,18 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra/cobra/tpl"
 )
 
-// Project contains name, license and paths to projects.
+// Project contains name, license, descriptions, and paths to projects.
 type Project struct {
 	// v2
 	PkgName      string
+	PkgShortDesc string
+	PkgLongDesc  string
 	Copyright    string
 	AbsolutePath string
 	Legal        License
@@ -19,12 +22,16 @@ type Project struct {
 	AppName      string
 }
 
+// Command contains name, parent command, and descriptions for commands
 type Command struct {
-	CmdName   string
-	CmdParent string
+	CmdName      string
+	CmdParent    string
+	CmdShortDesc string
+	CmdLongDesc  string
 	*Project
 }
 
+// Create will create a new project
 func (p *Project) Create() error {
 	// check if AbsolutePath exists
 	if _, err := os.Stat(p.AbsolutePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
@@ -81,8 +88,14 @@ func (p *Project) createLicenseFile() error {
 	return licenseTemplate.Execute(licenseFile, data)
 }
 
+// Create will create a new command for a project
 func (c *Command) Create() error {
-	cmdFile, err := os.Create(fmt.Sprintf("%s/cmd/%s.go", c.AbsolutePath, c.CmdName))
+	cmdFileName := c.CmdName
+	if c.CmdParent != "rootCmd" {
+
+		cmdFileName = fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", strings.Replace(validateCmdName(c.CmdParent), "Cmd", "", -1), c.CmdName)
+	}
+	cmdFile, err := os.Create(fmt.Sprintf("%s/cmd/%s.go", c.AbsolutePath, cmdFileName))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cobra/tpl/main.go b/cobra/tpl/main.go
index 4348e561..b0fa8575 100644
--- a/cobra/tpl/main.go
+++ b/cobra/tpl/main.go
@@ -123,13 +123,8 @@ import (
 // {{ .CmdName }}Cmd represents the {{ .CmdName }} command
 var {{ .CmdName }}Cmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "{{ .CmdName }}",
-	Short: "A brief description of your command",
-	Long: ` + "`" + `A longer description that spans multiple lines and likely contains examples
-and usage of using your command. For example:
-
-Cobra is a CLI library for Go that empowers applications.
-This application is a tool to generate the needed files
-to quickly create a Cobra application.` + "`" + `,
+	Short: "{{ .CmdShortDesc }}",
+	Long: ` + "`" + `{{ .CmdLongDesc }}` + "`" + `,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		fmt.Println("{{ .CmdName }} called")
 	},
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e8b69c60..6c476667 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsr
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+github.com/deadcheat/goblet v1.3.1/go.mod h1:IrMNyAwyrVgB30HsND2WgleTUM4wHTS9m40yNY6NJQg=
+github.com/deadcheat/gonch v0.0.0-20180528124129-c2ff7a019863/go.mod h1:/5mH3gAuXUxGN3maOBAxBfB8RXvP9tBIX5fx2x1k0V0=
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@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/go-sockaddr v1.0.0/go.mod h1:7Xibr9yA9JjQq1JpNB2Vw7kxv8xerX
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+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.0.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.1/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
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@@ -111,9 +115,12 @@ github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORN
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