diff --git a/README b/README
index 4f74942..b27ad5b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 OpenFlow Testing Framework
-February, 2010
+March, 2010
 
 Warning
 +++++++
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@
     parameters this way.  Each test case in the new file must derive
     from unittest.TestCase.
 
+    CONVENTIONS:
+
+    The first line of the doc string for a file and for a test class is 
+    displayed in the list command.  Please keep it clear and under 50
+    characters.
+
 
 Using CentOS/RHEL
 +++++++++++++++++
diff --git a/tests/basic.py b/tests/basic.py
index 9110f1f..cc0bea4 100644
--- a/tests/basic.py
+++ b/tests/basic.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-Basic test cases for the oftest OpenFlow test framework
+Basic protocol and dataplane test cases
 
 It is recommended that these definitions be kept in their own
 namespace as different groups of tests will likely define 
diff --git a/tests/oft b/tests/oft
index 0b54a99..0ccebda 100755
--- a/tests/oft
+++ b/tests/oft
@@ -311,6 +311,16 @@
     logging.info("Adding test " + mod.__name__ + "." + name)
     suite.addTest(eval("mod." + name)())
 
+def _space_to(n, str):
+    """
+    Generate a string of spaces to achieve width n given string str
+    If length of str >= n, return one space
+    """
+    spaces = n - len(str)
+    if spaces > 0:
+        return " " * spaces
+    return " "
+
 #
 # Main script
 #
@@ -322,11 +332,25 @@
 
 # Check if test list is requested; display and exit if so
 if config["list"]:
+    did_print = False
     print "\nTest List:"
     for mod in config["all_tests"].keys():
-        print "    Module: " + mod.__name__
+        if config["test_spec"] != "all" and \
+                config["test_spec"] != mod.__name__:
+            continue
+        did_print = True
+        desc = mod.__doc__.strip()
+        desc = desc.split('\n')[0]
+        start_str = "  Module " + mod.__name__ + ": "
+        print start_str + _space_to(22, start_str) + desc
         for test in config["all_tests"][mod]:
-            print "        " + test
+            desc = eval('mod.' + test + '.__doc__.strip()')
+            desc = desc.split('\n')[0]
+            start_str = "    " + test + ":"
+            print start_str + _space_to(22, start_str) + desc
+        print
+    if not did_print:
+        print "No tests found for " + config["test_spec"]
     sys.exit(0)
 
 logging_setup(config)