diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ce44b3..f2ad017 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ LIBIFUPDOWN_SRC = \
 LIBIFUPDOWN_OBJ = ${LIBIFUPDOWN_SRC:.c=.o}
 LIBIFUPDOWN_LIB = libifupdown.a
 
-MULTICALL_SRC = cmd/multicall.c
+MULTICALL_SRC = \
+	cmd/multicall.c \
+	cmd/multicall-options.c
 MULTICALL_OBJ = ${MULTICALL_SRC:.c=.o}
 MULTICALL = ifupdown
 
diff --git a/cmd/multicall-options.c b/cmd/multicall-options.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..415d24a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/multicall-options.c
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/*
+ * cmd/multicall-options.c
+ * Purpose: multi-call binary frontend -- option handling
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Ariadne Conill <ariadne@dereferenced.org>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * This software is provided 'as is' and without any warranty, express or
+ * implied.  In no event shall the authors be liable for any damages arising
+ * from the use of this software.
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include "cmd/multicall.h"
+
+static void
+generic_usage(const struct if_applet *applet, int result)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s", applet->name);
+	if (applet->desc != NULL)
+		fprintf(stderr, " - %s", applet->desc);
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+
+	size_t iter;
+	for (iter = 0; applet->groups[iter] != NULL; iter++)
+	{
+		const struct if_option_group *group = applet->groups[iter];
+
+		fprintf(stderr, "\n%s:\n", group->desc);
+
+		size_t group_iter;
+		for (group_iter = 0; group_iter < group->group_size; group_iter++)
+		{
+			const struct if_option *opt = &group->group[group_iter];
+
+			fprintf(stderr, "  ");
+
+			if (opt->short_opt)
+				fprintf(stderr, "-%c", opt->short_opt);
+			else
+				fprintf(stderr, "  ");
+
+			if (opt->long_opt)
+				fprintf(stderr, "%c --%-30s", opt->short_opt ? ',' : ' ',
+					opt->long_opt);
+			else
+				fprintf(stderr, "%34s", "");
+
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", opt->desc);
+		}
+	}
+
+	exit(result);
+}
+
+static void
+generic_usage_request(int short_opt, const struct if_option *option, const char *opt_arg, const struct if_applet *applet)
+{
+	(void) short_opt;
+	(void) option;
+	(void) opt_arg;
+
+	generic_usage(applet, EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
+
+static struct if_option global_options[] = {
+	{'h', "help", "displays program help", false, generic_usage_request},
+	{'V', "version", "displays program version", false, (void *) lif_common_version},
+};
+
+struct if_option_group global_option_group = {
+	.desc = "Global options",
+	.group_size = ARRAY_SIZE(global_options),
+	.group = global_options
+};
+
+const struct if_option *
+lookup_option(const struct if_applet *applet, int opt)
+{
+	size_t iter;
+	for (iter = 0; applet->groups[iter] != NULL; iter++)
+	{
+		const struct if_option_group *group = applet->groups[iter];
+		size_t group_iter;
+
+		for (group_iter = 0; group_iter < group->group_size; group_iter++)
+		{
+			const struct if_option *option = &group->group[group_iter];
+
+			if (option->short_opt == opt)
+				return option;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void
+process_options(const struct if_applet *applet, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	char short_opts[256] = {}, *p = short_opts;
+	struct option long_opts[256] = {};
+
+	size_t iter, long_opt_iter = 0;
+	for (iter = 0; applet->groups[iter] != NULL; iter++)
+	{
+		const struct if_option_group *group = applet->groups[iter];
+		size_t group_iter;
+
+		for (group_iter = 0; group_iter < group->group_size; group_iter++)
+		{
+			const struct if_option *opt = &group->group[group_iter];
+
+			if (opt->short_opt)
+			{
+				*p++ = opt->short_opt;
+				if (opt->require_argument)
+					*p++ = ':';
+			}
+
+			if (opt->long_opt)
+			{
+				/* XXX: handle long-opts without short-opts */
+				long_opts[long_opt_iter] = (struct option) {
+					.name = opt->long_opt,
+					.has_arg = opt->require_argument ? required_argument : no_argument,
+					.val = opt->short_opt
+				};
+
+				long_opt_iter++;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (;;)
+	{
+		int c = getopt_long(argc, argv, short_opts, long_opts, NULL);
+		if (c == -1)
+			break;
+
+		const struct if_option *opt = lookup_option(applet, c);
+		if (opt == NULL)
+			break;
+
+		opt->handle(c, opt, optarg, applet);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/multicall.c b/cmd/multicall.c
index 65bd9e9..6121776 100644
--- a/cmd/multicall.c
+++ b/cmd/multicall.c
@@ -35,68 +35,6 @@ struct if_applet *applet_table[] = {
 	&ifupdown_applet,
 };
 
-static void
-generic_usage(const struct if_applet *applet, int result)
-{
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s", applet->name);
-	if (applet->desc != NULL)
-		fprintf(stderr, " - %s", applet->desc);
-
-	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-
-	size_t iter;
-	for (iter = 0; applet->groups[iter] != NULL; iter++)
-	{
-		const struct if_option_group *group = applet->groups[iter];
-
-		fprintf(stderr, "\n%s:\n", group->desc);
-
-		size_t group_iter;
-		for (group_iter = 0; group_iter < group->group_size; group_iter++)
-		{
-			const struct if_option *opt = &group->group[group_iter];
-
-			fprintf(stderr, "  ");
-
-			if (opt->short_opt)
-				fprintf(stderr, "-%c", opt->short_opt);
-			else
-				fprintf(stderr, "  ");
-
-			if (opt->long_opt)
-				fprintf(stderr, "%c --%-30s", opt->short_opt ? ',' : ' ',
-					opt->long_opt);
-			else
-				fprintf(stderr, "%34s", "");
-
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", opt->desc);
-		}
-	}
-
-	exit(result);
-}
-
-static void
-generic_usage_request(int short_opt, const struct if_option *option, const char *opt_arg, const struct if_applet *applet)
-{
-	(void) short_opt;
-	(void) option;
-	(void) opt_arg;
-
-	generic_usage(applet, EXIT_SUCCESS);
-}
-
-static struct if_option global_options[] = {
-	{'h', "help", "displays program help", false, generic_usage_request},
-	{'V', "version", "displays program version", false, (void *) lif_common_version},
-};
-
-struct if_option_group global_option_group = {
-	.desc = "Global options",
-	.group_size = ARRAY_SIZE(global_options),
-	.group = global_options
-};
-
 int
 applet_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
@@ -108,78 +46,6 @@ applet_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 
 void multicall_usage(int status) __attribute__((noreturn));
 
-static const struct if_option *
-lookup_option(const struct if_applet *applet, int opt)
-{
-	size_t iter;
-	for (iter = 0; applet->groups[iter] != NULL; iter++)
-	{
-		const struct if_option_group *group = applet->groups[iter];
-		size_t group_iter;
-
-		for (group_iter = 0; group_iter < group->group_size; group_iter++)
-		{
-			const struct if_option *option = &group->group[group_iter];
-
-			if (option->short_opt == opt)
-				return option;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static void
-process_options(const struct if_applet *applet, int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	char short_opts[256] = {}, *p = short_opts;
-	struct option long_opts[256] = {};
-
-	size_t iter, long_opt_iter = 0;
-	for (iter = 0; applet->groups[iter] != NULL; iter++)
-	{
-		const struct if_option_group *group = applet->groups[iter];
-		size_t group_iter;
-
-		for (group_iter = 0; group_iter < group->group_size; group_iter++)
-		{
-			const struct if_option *opt = &group->group[group_iter];
-
-			if (opt->short_opt)
-			{
-				*p++ = opt->short_opt;
-				if (opt->require_argument)
-					*p++ = ':';
-			}
-
-			if (opt->long_opt)
-			{
-				/* XXX: handle long-opts without short-opts */
-				long_opts[long_opt_iter] = (struct option) {
-					.name = opt->long_opt,
-					.has_arg = opt->require_argument ? required_argument : no_argument,
-					.val = opt->short_opt
-				};
-
-				long_opt_iter++;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	for (;;)
-	{
-		int c = getopt_long(argc, argv, short_opts, long_opts, NULL);
-		if (c == -1)
-			break;
-
-		const struct if_option *opt = lookup_option(applet, c);
-		if (opt == NULL)
-			break;
-
-		opt->handle(c, opt, optarg, applet);
-	}
-}
-
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
diff --git a/cmd/multicall.h b/cmd/multicall.h
index 48deb26..97056a2 100644
--- a/cmd/multicall.h
+++ b/cmd/multicall.h
@@ -58,4 +58,7 @@ struct match_options {
 	char *property;
 };
 
+extern void process_options(const struct if_applet *applet, int argc, char *argv[]);
+extern const struct if_option *lookup_option(const struct if_applet *applet, int opt);
+
 #endif