diff --git a/bin/compass b/bin/compass
index 094bd700..c174ce02 100755
--- a/bin/compass
+++ b/bin/compass
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ fallback_load_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')) do
 end
 
 runner = Proc.new do
-  command_line_class = Compass::Exec::Helpers.select_appropriate_command_line_ui(ARGV)
-  command_line_class.new(ARGV).run!
+  Compass::Exec::SubCommandUI.new(ARGV).run!
 end
 
 if ARGV.delete("--profile")
diff --git a/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown b/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown
index b51faea3..38de3be2 100644
--- a/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown
+++ b/doc-src/content/CHANGELOG.markdown
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ The Documentation for the [latest preview release](http://beta.compass-style.org
 * Add a `--time` option to the compile and watch commands. This will print out
   the time spent compiling each sass file and a total at the end.
 * Upgrade FSSM, the internal library that monitors the filesystem events for compass.
+* Removed the command line options that were deprecated in v0.10.
 
 0.11.alpha.3 (12/05/2010)
 -------------------------
diff --git a/lib/compass/commands.rb b/lib/compass/commands.rb
index 8896100d..f4230ef4 100644
--- a/lib/compass/commands.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/commands.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ end
 
 require 'compass/commands/registry'
 
-%w(base generate_grid_background help list_frameworks project_base
+%w(base generate_grid_background default help list_frameworks project_base
    update_project watch_project create_project imports installer_command
    print_version project_stats stamp_pattern sprite validate_project
    write_configuration interactive unpack_extension).each do |lib|
diff --git a/lib/compass/commands/default.rb b/lib/compass/commands/default.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab50a3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compass/commands/default.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+module Compass
+  module Commands
+    module DefaultOptionsParser
+      def set_options(opts)
+        opts.on("--trace") do
+          self.options[:trace] = true
+        end
+        opts.on("-?", "-h", "--help") do
+          self.options[:command] = Proc.new do
+            Help.new(working_path, options.merge(:help_command => "help"))
+          end
+        end
+        opts.on("-q", "--quiet") do
+          self.options[:quiet] = true
+        end
+        opts.on("-v", "--version") do
+          self.options[:command] = Proc.new do
+            PrintVersion.new(working_path, options)
+          end
+        end
+        super
+      end
+    end
+    class Default < Base
+      
+      class << self
+        def option_parser(arguments)
+          parser = Compass::Exec::CommandOptionParser.new(arguments)
+          parser.extend(DefaultOptionsParser)
+        end
+        # def usage
+        #   $stderr.puts caller.join("\n")
+        #   "XXX"
+        # end
+        def parse!(arguments)
+          parser = option_parser(arguments)
+          parser.parse!
+          parser.options[:command] ||= Proc.new do
+            Help.new(working_path, options.merge(:help_command => "help"))
+          end
+          parser.options
+        end
+      end
+
+      def execute
+        instance_eval(&options[:command]).execute
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/compass/commands/registry.rb b/lib/compass/commands/registry.rb
index 767cc652..64372079 100644
--- a/lib/compass/commands/registry.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/commands/registry.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module Compass::Commands
       @commands[name.to_sym] = command_class
     end
     def get(name)
+      return unless name
       @commands ||= Hash.new
       @commands[name.to_sym] || @commands[abbreviation_of(name)]
     end
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ module Compass::Commands
       matching = @commands.keys.select{|k| k.to_s =~ re}
       if matching.size == 1
         matching.first
+      elsif name =~ /^-/
+        nil
       else
         raise Compass::Error, "Ambiguous abbreviation '#{name}'. Did you mean one of: #{matching.join(", ")}"
       end
diff --git a/lib/compass/exec.rb b/lib/compass/exec.rb
index 0d49b8e7..872cbc01 100644
--- a/lib/compass/exec.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/exec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ end
 module Compass::Exec
 end
 
-%w(helpers switch_ui sub_command_ui
+%w(helpers sub_command_ui
    global_options_parser project_options_parser
    command_option_parser).each do |lib|
   require "compass/exec/#{lib}"
diff --git a/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb b/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb
index e0ba7e5e..5cf05a05 100644
--- a/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
 module Compass::Exec
   module Helpers
     extend self
-    def select_appropriate_command_line_ui(arguments)
-      if Compass::Commands.command_exists? arguments.first
-        SubCommandUI
-      else
-        unless arguments.include?("-h") || arguments.include?("--help")
-          Compass::Logger.new.red do
-            Compass::Util.compass_warn "WARNING: This interface is deprecated. Please use the new subcommand interface.\nSee `compass help` for more information.\n"
-          end
-        end
-        SwitchUI
-      end
-    end
     def report_error(e, options)
       $stderr.puts "#{e.class} on line #{get_line e} of #{get_file e}: #{e.message}"
       if options[:trace]
diff --git a/lib/compass/exec/sub_command_ui.rb b/lib/compass/exec/sub_command_ui.rb
index 45ff9c84..972f82c8 100644
--- a/lib/compass/exec/sub_command_ui.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/exec/sub_command_ui.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ module Compass::Exec
     def perform!
       $command = args.shift
       command_class = Compass::Commands[$command]
+      unless command_class
+        args.unshift($command)
+        $command = "help"
+        command_class = Compass::Commands::Default
+      end
       @options = if command_class.respond_to?("parse_#{$command}!")
         command_class.send("parse_#{$command}!", args)
       else
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ module Compass::Exec
       command_class.new(Dir.getwd, @options).execute
     rescue OptionParser::ParseError => e
       puts "Error: #{e.message}"
-      puts command_class.usage
+      puts command_class.usage if command_class.respond_to?(:usage)
     end
     
   end
diff --git a/test/command_line_helper.rb b/test/command_line_helper.rb
index b6b47825..c2b58cd9 100644
--- a/test/command_line_helper.rb
+++ b/test/command_line_helper.rb
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ module Compass::CommandLineHelper
   end
 
   def execute(*arguments)
-    command_line_class = Compass::Exec::Helpers.select_appropriate_command_line_ui(arguments)
-    exit_code = command_line_class.new(arguments).run!
+    exit_code = Compass::Exec::SubCommandUI.new(arguments).run!
     # fail "Command Failed with exit code: #{exit_code}" unless exit_code == 0
     exit_code
   end
diff --git a/test/command_line_test.rb b/test/command_line_test.rb
index f81dceca..93ee388c 100644
--- a/test/command_line_test.rb
+++ b/test/command_line_test.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class CommandLineTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   def test_basic_install
     within_tmp_directory do
-      compass "--boring", "basic"
+      compass "create", "--boring", "basic"
       assert File.exists?("basic/sass/screen.scss")
       assert File.exists?("basic/stylesheets/screen.css")
       assert_action_performed :directory, "basic/"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class CommandLineTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     next if framework.name =~ /^_/
     define_method "test_#{framework.name}_installation" do
       within_tmp_directory do
-        compass *%W(--boring --framework #{framework.name} #{framework.name}_project)
+        compass *%W(create --boring --using #{framework.name} #{framework.name}_project)
         assert File.exists?("#{framework.name}_project/sass/screen.scss"), "sass/screen.scss is missing. Found: #{Dir.glob("#{framework.name}_project/**/*").join(", ")}"
         assert File.exists?("#{framework.name}_project/stylesheets/screen.css")
         assert_action_performed :directory, "#{framework.name}_project/"
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ class CommandLineTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   def test_basic_update
     within_tmp_directory do
-      compass "--boring", "basic"
+      compass "create", "--boring", "basic"
       Dir.chdir "basic" do
         # basic update with timestamp caching
-        compass "--boring"
+        compass "compile", "--boring"
         assert_action_performed :unchanged, "sass/screen.scss"
         # basic update with force option set
-        compass "--force", "--boring"
+        compass "compile", "--force", "--boring"
         assert_action_performed :identical, "stylesheets/screen.css"
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/rails_integration_test.rb b/test/rails_integration_test.rb
index edf38abb..5e69ca9e 100644
--- a/test/rails_integration_test.rb
+++ b/test/rails_integration_test.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class RailsIntegrationTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     within_tmp_directory do
       generate_rails_app_directories("compass_rails")
       Dir.chdir "compass_rails" do
-        compass(*%w(--rails --trace --boring --sass-dir app/stylesheets --css-dir public/stylesheets/compiled .))
+        compass(*%w(init rails --trace --boring --sass-dir app/stylesheets --css-dir public/stylesheets/compiled .))
         assert_action_performed :create, "./app/stylesheets/screen.scss"
         assert_action_performed :create, "./config/initializers/compass.rb"
       end