diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index 64d12db..12e9cb2 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 CMDINCL      = PROGENV + "CMDS"
 HOSTINCL     = PROGENV + "HOSTS"
 
-CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.204 2014/12/04 23:34:35 tundra Exp $"
+CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.205 2014/12/08 15:50:42 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION      = CVSID.split()[2]
 CPRT         = "(c)"
 PROGDATE     = "2011-2014"
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 HOSTNOISE   = '[%s]'
 HOSTLIST    = 'Hosts'
 INDENTWIDTH = 8
-OPTIONSLIST = 'EKG:H:NP:ST:aef:hkl:n:p:qtvxy'
+OPTIONSLIST = 'EKG:H:NP:ST:aef:hkl:n:p:qstvxy'
 PADWIDTH    = 12
 PATHDELIM   = ':'
 PATHSEP     = os.sep
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 USAGE       = \
     PROGVER  + "\n"                                                                        +\
     HOMEPAGE + "\n\n"                                                                      +\
-    "Usage:  tsshbatch.py [-EKNSTaehkqvxy -G 'file dest' -P 'file dest' -f cmdfile -l logfile -n name -p pw ] -H 'host ..' | hostlistfile [command arg ... ]\n" +\
+    "Usage:  tsshbatch.py [-EKNSTaehkqstvy -G 'file dest' -P 'file dest' -f cmdfile -l logfile -n name -p pw ] -H 'host ..' | hostlistfile [command arg ... ]\n" +\
     "          where,\n"                                                                   +\
     "\n"                                                                                   +\
     "            -E              Write error output to stdout instead of stderr\n"         +\
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
     "            -n name         Specify login name\n"                                     +\
     "            -p pw           Specify login password\n"                                 +\
     "            -q              Quiet mode - produce less 'noisy' output\n"               +\
+    "            -s              Silence all program noise - only return command output\n" +\
     "            -t              Run in test mode, don't actually execute commands\n"      +\
     "            -v              Display extended program version information\n"           +\
     "            -x              Turn off test mode (if on) and execute requests\n"        +\
@@ -196,10 +197,8 @@
 Hosts          = []           # List of hosts to target
 KEYEXCHANGE    = False        # Do key exchange-based auth?
 LOGFILE        = "/dev/null"  # Where paramiko logging output goes
-NOISY          = False        # Print output with extra detail
 PROMPTUSERNAME = False        # Don't use $USER, prompt for username
 PWORD          = ""           # Password
-QUIET          = False        # Make output less noisy
 REDIRSTDERR    = False        # Redirect stderr to stdout
 REPORTERR      = True         # Report stderr output from remote host
 TESTMODE       = True         # Run program in test mode, don't actually execute commands
@@ -207,6 +206,14 @@
 UNAME          = ""           # Login name
 
 
+# Noise levels
+
+NOISELEVEL     = 0            # Normal noisy
+SILENT         = 1            # No program noise at all
+QUIET          = 2            # Make output less noisy
+NOISY          = 3            # Print output with extra detail
+
+
 #####
 # Global Data Structures
 #####
@@ -274,16 +281,16 @@
 # Print Message(s) To stderr
 #####
 
-def PrintStderr(msg, TERMINATOR="\n"):
+def PrintStderr(msg, EOL="\n"):
 
     # If we've been told to redirect to stdout, do so instead
 
     if REDIRSTDERR:
-        PrintStdout(msg, TERMINATOR)
+        PrintStdout(msg, EOL)
 
     else:
 
-        sys.stderr.write(msg + TERMINATOR)
+        sys.stderr.write(msg + EOL)
         sys.stderr.flush()
 
 # End of 'PrintStderr()'
@@ -293,8 +300,8 @@
 # Print Message(s) To stdout
 #####
 
-def PrintStdout(msg, TERMINATOR="\n"):
-    sys.stdout.write(msg + TERMINATOR)
+def PrintStdout(msg, EOL="\n"):
+    sys.stdout.write(msg + EOL)
     sys.stdout.flush()
 
 # End of 'PrintStdout()'
@@ -400,7 +407,7 @@
         else:
             ssh.connect(host, username=user, password=pw, allow_agent=False, look_for_keys=False, timeout=TIMEOUT)
 
-        if not QUIET:
+        if NOISELEVEL !=  QUIET:
             PrintReport([host, CONSUCCESS])
 
         # Run all requested commands
@@ -445,7 +452,7 @@
                     raise SystemExit
                     
             cmdreport = " [%s]" % command
-            if QUIET:
+            if NOISELEVEL == QUIET:
                 cmdreport = ""
 
             PrintReport([host + " (stdout)" + cmdreport, "\n"] + stdout.readlines() + ["\n"])
@@ -483,20 +490,32 @@
 
 def PrintReport(results, HANDLER=PrintStdout):
 
-    hostname = results[0]
-    HANDLER(SEPARATOR + hostname +
-            TRAILER +
-            (PADWIDTH - len(results[0])) * " " +
-            results[1])
 
-    # Prepend the host name if we've asked for noisy reporting
+    if NOISELEVEL != SILENT:
 
-    hostnoise =""
-    if NOISY:
-        hostnoise = HOSTNOISE % hostname
+        hostname = results[0]
+        HANDLER(SEPARATOR + hostname +
+                TRAILER +
+                (PADWIDTH - len(results[0])) * " " +
+                results[1])
 
-    for r in results[2:]:                             # Command Results
-        HANDLER(hostnoise + INDENTWIDTH * " " + r.strip())
+        # Prepend the host name if we've asked for noisy reporting
+
+        hostnoise =""
+        if NOISELEVEL == NOISY:
+            hostnoise = HOSTNOISE % hostname
+
+        for r in results[2:]:                             # Command Results
+            HANDLER(hostnoise + INDENTWIDTH * " " + r.strip())
+
+    # In silent mode we just return results with no headers or formatting.
+    # We suppress the last line in the list.  It is an empty line
+    # introduced for formatting by the caller, but isn't really part
+    # of the returned output.
+    else:
+
+        for r in results[2:-1]:
+            HANDLER(r, EOL="")
 
 # End of 'PrintReport()'
 
@@ -738,8 +757,10 @@
         PWORD = val
 
     if opt == "-q":
-        QUIET = True
-        NOISY = False 
+        NOISELEVEL = QUIET
+
+    if opt == "-s":
+        NOISELEVEL = SILENT
 
     if opt == "-t":
         TESTMODE = True
@@ -752,8 +773,7 @@
         TESTMODE = False
 
     if opt == "-y":
-        NOISY = True 
-        QUIET = False
+        NOISELEVEL = NOISY
 
 
 #####
diff --git a/tsshbatch.rst b/tsshbatch.rst
index 6f5f8b4..16abd02 100644
--- a/tsshbatch.rst
+++ b/tsshbatch.rst
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 --------
 ::
 
-  tsshbatch.py [-EKNSTaehkqvxy -G 'file dest' -P 'file dest' -f cmdfile -l logfile -n name -p pw ] -H 'host ..' | hostlistfile [command arg ... ]
+  tsshbatch.py [-EKNSTaehkqstvxy -G 'file dest' -P 'file dest' -f cmdfile -l logfile -n name -p pw ] -H 'host ..' | hostlistfile [command arg ... ]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@
 
 ::
 
-  $Id: tsshbatch.rst,v 1.156 2014/12/05 20:59:05 tundra Exp $
+  $Id: tsshbatch.rst,v 1.157 2014/12/08 15:50:42 tundra Exp $
 
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