diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e080e4c..b0c28bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,18 +48,26 @@ dokku mysql:create lolipop
 # official mysql image
 export MYSQL_IMAGE="mysql"
 export MYSQL_IMAGE_VERSION="5.5"
+dokku mysql:create lolipop
 
 # you can also specify custom environment
 # variables to start the mysql service
 # in semi-colon separated forma
 export MYSQL_CUSTOM_ENV="USER=alpha;HOST=beta"
-
-# create a mysql service
 dokku mysql:create lolipop
 
 # get connection information as follows
 dokku mysql:info lolipop
 
+# you can also retrieve a specific piece of service info via flags
+dokku mysql:info lolipop --config-dir
+dokku mysql:info lolipop --data-dir
+dokku mysql:info lolipop --dsn
+dokku mysql:info lolipop --exposed-ports
+dokku mysql:info lolipop --links
+dokku mysql:info lolipop --status
+dokku mysql:info lolipop --version
+
 # a mysql service can be linked to a
 # container this will use native docker
 # links via the docker-options plugin
diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 262e752..0af5b53 100755
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -139,13 +139,37 @@ service_exposed_ports() {
 }
 
 service_info() {
-  local SERVICE="$1"
+  local SERVICE="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
   local SERVICE_ROOT="$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/$SERVICE"
   local SERVICE_URL=$(service_url "$SERVICE")
+  local PORT_FILE="$SERVICE_ROOT/PORT"
+  local flag key valid_flags
 
-  echo "       DSN: $SERVICE_URL"
-  echo "       Config dir: $SERVICE_ROOT/config"
-  echo "       Data dir: $SERVICE_ROOT/data"
+  local flag_map=(
+    "--config-dir: ${SERVICE_ROOT}/config"
+    "--data-dir: ${SERVICE_ROOT}/data"
+    "--dsn: ${SERVICE_URL}"
+    "--exposed-ports: $(service_exposed_ports "$SERVICE")"
+    "--links: $(service_linked_apps "$SERVICE")"
+    "--status: $(service_status "$SERVICE")"
+    "--version: $(service_version "$SERVICE")"
+  )
+  if [[ -z "$INFO_FLAG" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_info2 "Container Information"
+    for flag in "${flag_map[@]}"; do
+      key="$(echo "${flag#--}" | cut -f1 -d' ' | tr - ' ')"
+      dokku_log_verbose "$(printf "%-20s %-25s" "${key^}" "${flag#*: }")"
+    done
+  else
+    local match=false
+    for flag in "${flag_map[@]}"; do
+      valid_flags="${valid_flags} $(echo "$flag" | cut -d':' -f1)"
+      if [[ "$flag" == "${INFO_FLAG}:"* ]]; then
+        echo "${flag#*: }" && match=true
+      fi
+    done
+    [[ "$match" == "true" ]] || dokku_log_fail "Invalid flag passed, valid flags:${valid_flags}"
+  fi
 }
 
 service_link() {
@@ -388,7 +412,7 @@ service_create_container() {
   local SERVICE="$1"
   local SERVICE_ROOT="$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/$SERVICE"
   local SERVICE_NAME="$(get_service_name "$SERVICE")"
-  local ROOTPASSWORD=$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/ROOTPASSWORD")
+  local ROOTPASSWORD="$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/ROOTPASSWORD")"
   local PASSWORD="$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/PASSWORD")"
 
   ID=$(docker run --name "$SERVICE_NAME" -v "$SERVICE_ROOT/data:/var/lib/mysql" -v "$SERVICE_ROOT/config:/etc/mysql/conf.d" -e "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=$ROOTPASSWORD" -e MYSQL_USER=mysql -e "MYSQL_PASSWORD=$PASSWORD" -e "MYSQL_DATABASE=$SERVICE" --env-file="$SERVICE_ROOT/ENV" -d --restart always --label dokku=service --label dokku.service=mysql "$PLUGIN_IMAGE:$PLUGIN_IMAGE_VERSION")
@@ -418,7 +442,7 @@ service_import() {
   local SERVICE="$1"
   SERVICE_ROOT="$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/$SERVICE"
   SERVICE_NAME="$(get_service_name "$SERVICE")"
-  PASSWORD=$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/PASSWORD")
+  PASSWORD="$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/PASSWORD")"
 
   if [[ -t 0 ]]; then
     dokku_log_fail "No data provided on stdin."
@@ -440,7 +464,7 @@ service_start() {
   dokku_log_info1_quiet "Starting container"
   local PREVIOUS_ID=$(docker ps -f status=exited | grep -e "$SERVICE_NAME$" | awk '{print $1}') || true
   local IMAGE_EXISTS=$(docker images | grep -e "^$PLUGIN_IMAGE " | grep -q " $PLUGIN_IMAGE_VERSION " && true)
-  local ROOTPASSWORD=$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/ROOTPASSWORD")
+  local ROOTPASSWORD="$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/ROOTPASSWORD")"
   local PASSWORD="$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/PASSWORD")"
 
   if [[ -n $PREVIOUS_ID ]]; then
diff --git a/subcommands/info b/subcommands/info
index 0d3569c..ae2ec30 100755
--- a/subcommands/info
+++ b/subcommands/info
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ source "$(dirname "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)")/functions"
 mysql-info-cmd() {
   declare desc="print the connection information"
   local cmd="$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" argv=("$@"); [[ ${argv[0]} == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
-  declare SERVICE="$1"
+  declare SERVICE="$1" INFO_FLAG="$2"
 
   [[ -z "$SERVICE" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify a name for the service"
   verify_service_name "$SERVICE"
-  service_info "$SERVICE"
+  service_info "$SERVICE" "$INFO_FLAG"
 }
 
 mysql-info-cmd "$@"
diff --git a/tests/service_info.bats b/tests/service_info.bats
index 49ba529..2472baf 100755
--- a/tests/service_info.bats
+++ b/tests/service_info.bats
@@ -21,14 +21,46 @@ teardown() {
 
 @test "($PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info) success" {
   run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l
-  password="$(cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/l/PASSWORD")"
-  assert_contains "${lines[*]}" "DSN: mysql://mysql:$password@dokku-mysql-l:3306/l"
+  local password="$(cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/l/PASSWORD")"
+  assert_contains "${lines[*]}" "mysql://mysql:$password@dokku-mysql-l:3306/l"
 }
 
 @test "($PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info) replaces underscores by dash in hostname" {
   dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:create" test_with_underscores
   run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" test_with_underscores
-  password="$(cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/test_with_underscores/PASSWORD")"
-  assert_contains "${lines[*]}" "DSN: mysql://mysql:$password@dokku-mysql-test-with-underscores:3306/test_with_underscores"
+  local password="$(cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/test_with_underscores/PASSWORD")"
+  assert_contains "${lines[*]}" "mysql://mysql:$password@dokku-mysql-test-with-underscores:3306/test_with_underscores"
   dokku --force "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:destroy" test_with_underscores
 }
+
+@test "($PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info) success with flag" {
+  run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l --dsn
+  local password="$(cat "$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/l/PASSWORD")"
+  assert_output "mysql://mysql:$password@dokku-mysql-l:3306/l"
+
+  run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l --config-dir
+  assert_success
+
+  run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l --data-dir
+  assert_success
+
+  run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l --dsn
+  assert_success
+
+  run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l --exposed-ports
+  assert_success
+
+  run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l --links
+  assert_success
+
+  run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l --status
+  assert_success
+
+  run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l --version
+  assert_success
+}
+
+@test "($PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info) error when invalid flag" {
+  run dokku "$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info" l --invalid-flag
+  assert_failure
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_helper.bash b/tests/test_helper.bash
index 6cdc6d8..a2f62f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_helper.bash
+++ b/tests/test_helper.bash
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ assert_success() {
   fi
 }
 
+assert_failure() {
+  if [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]; then
+    flunk "expected failed exit status"
+  elif [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; then
+    assert_output "$1"
+  fi
+}
+
 assert_exists() {
   if [ ! -f "$1" ]; then
     flunk "expected file to exist: $1"