Info feature
diff --git a/action/project_info.go b/action/project_info.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..807a53d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/action/project_info.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package action
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+
+	"github.com/Masterminds/glide/msg"
+)
+
+func Info(format string) {
+	conf := EnsureConfig()
+	var buffer bytes.Buffer
+	varInit := false
+	for _, var_format := range format {
+		if varInit {
+			switch var_format {
+			case 'n':
+				buffer.WriteString(conf.Name)
+			case 'd':
+				buffer.WriteString(conf.Description)
+			case 'h':
+				buffer.WriteString(conf.Home)
+			case 'l':
+				buffer.WriteString(conf.License)
+			case 'v':
+				buffer.WriteString(conf.Version)
+			default:
+				msg.Die("Invalid format %s", string(var_format))
+			}
+		} else {
+			switch var_format {
+			case '%':
+				varInit = true
+				continue
+			default:
+				buffer.WriteString(string(var_format))
+			}
+		}
+		varInit = false
+	}
+	msg.Puts(buffer.String())
+}
diff --git a/action/version.go b/action/version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a26d747..0000000
--- a/action/version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package action
-
-import (
-	"github.com/Masterminds/glide/msg"
-)
-
-func Version() {
-	conf := EnsureConfig()
-	msg.Puts(conf.Version)
-}
diff --git a/glide.go b/glide.go
index 1233e97..9a745fe 100644
--- a/glide.go
+++ b/glide.go
@@ -596,24 +596,38 @@
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			Name:      "project",
-			ShortName: "prj",
-			Usage:     "Project prints some information about this project based on glide.yaml",
+			Name:  "info",
+			Usage: "Info prints some information about this project based on glide.yaml",
 			Flags: []cli.Flag{
-				cli.BoolFlag{
-					Name:  "version, v",
-					Usage: "Get the project version.",
-				},
-				cli.BoolFlag{
-					Name:  "name",
-					Usage: "Get the project name.",
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name: "format, f",
+					Usage: `Format of the information wanted. Variables:
+                        %n - name
+                        %d - description
+                        %h - homepage
+                        %l - license
+                        %v - version
+
+                        Examples:
+                        Given the project with the following glide.yaml:
+                        package: foo
+                        version: 1.0
+                        homepage: https://foo.io
+                        license: MIT
+                        description: Some foo description
+
+                        Then:
+                        glide info -f %n
+                              prints 'foo'
+                        glide info -f "Version: %v"
+                              prints 'Version: 1.0'
+                        glide info -f "%n - %v - %d - %h - %l"
+                              prints 'foo - 1.0 - Some foo description - https://foo.io - MIT'`,
 				},
 			},
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
-				if c.IsSet("version") {
-					action.Version()
-				} else if c.IsSet("name") {
-					action.Name()
+				if c.IsSet("format") {
+					action.Info(c.String("format"))
 				} else {
 					cli.ShowCommandHelp(c, c.Command.Name)
 				}
diff --git a/glide.yaml b/glide.yaml
index f0108f1..a55094c 100644
--- a/glide.yaml
+++ b/glide.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 version: 1.0
 homepage: https://glide.sh
 license: MIT
+description: A dependency manager
 owners:
 - name: Matt Butcher
   email: technosophos@gmail.com