diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 222b4ee..5dca020 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ A command line program with shortcuts for managing hosts file entries.
       hosts add <ip> <hostname>
       hosts remove <hostname>
       hosts list [<search string>]
+      hosts show ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> )
       hosts edit
       hosts file
 
diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
index 5b29f9e..04f4617 100755
--- a/hosts
+++ b/hosts
@@ -694,15 +694,15 @@ file() {
 
 desc list <<EOM
 Usage:
-  $_me list [127.]
+  $_me list [<search string>]
 
 Description:
-  List the existing IP / hostname pairs. When provided with the beginning of
-  an IP address, lists the pairs with matching IP addresses.
+  List the existing IP / hostname pairs. When provided with a seach string, all
+  matching lines will be printed.
 EOM
 list() {
   if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
-    grep "^[^#]*$1" /etc/hosts
+    $_me show "$1"
   else
     # NOTE: use separate expressions since using a | for the or results in
     # inconsistent behavior.
@@ -729,6 +729,24 @@ remove() {
   fi
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------ show
+
+desc show <<EOM
+Usage:
+  $_me show ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> )
+
+Description:
+  Print entries matching a given IP address, hostname, or search string.
+EOM
+show() {
+  if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+    grep "^[^#]*$1" /etc/hosts
+  else
+    $_me help show
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
 ###############################################################################
 # Run Program
 ###############################################################################