diff --git a/syncoid b/syncoid
index cb9385e..31c9955 100755
--- a/syncoid
+++ b/syncoid
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if ($args{'version'}) {
 my $rawsourcefs = $args{'source'};
 my $rawtargetfs = $args{'target'};
 my $debug = $args{'debug'};
+my $quiet = $args{'quiet'};
 
 my $zfscmd = '/sbin/zfs';
 my $sshcmd = '/usr/bin/ssh';
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ sub syncdataset {
 		my $disp_pvsize = readablebytes($pvsize);
 		if ($pvsize == 0) { $disp_pvsize = 'UNKNOWN'; }
 		my $synccmd = buildsynccmd($sendcmd,$recvcmd,$pvsize,$sourceisroot,$targetisroot);
-		print "INFO: Sending oldest full snapshot $sourcefs\@$oldestsnap (~ $disp_pvsize) to new target filesystem:\n";
+		if (!$quiet) { print "INFO: Sending oldest full snapshot $sourcefs\@$oldestsnap (~ $disp_pvsize) to new target filesystem:\n"; }
 		if ($debug) { print "DEBUG: $synccmd\n"; }
 	
 		# make sure target is (still) not currently in receive.
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ sub syncdataset {
 				die "Cannot sync now: $targetfs is already target of a zfs receive process.\n";
 			}
 	
-			print "INFO: Updating new target filesystem with incremental $sourcefs\@$oldestsnap ... $newsyncsnap (~ $disp_pvsize):\n";
+			if (!$quiet) { print "INFO: Updating new target filesystem with incremental $sourcefs\@$oldestsnap ... $newsyncsnap (~ $disp_pvsize):\n"; }
 			if ($debug) { print "DEBUG: $synccmd\n"; }
 			system($synccmd) == 0 
 				or die "CRITICAL ERROR: $synccmd failed: $?";
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ sub syncdataset {
 		if ($pvsize == 0) { $disp_pvsize = "UNKNOWN"; }
 		my $synccmd = buildsynccmd($sendcmd,$recvcmd,$pvsize,$sourceisroot,$targetisroot);
 
-		print "Sending incremental $sourcefs\@$matchingsnap ... $newsyncsnap (~ $disp_pvsize):\n";
+		if (!$quiet) { print "Sending incremental $sourcefs\@$matchingsnap ... $newsyncsnap (~ $disp_pvsize):\n"; }
 		if ($debug) { print "DEBUG: $synccmd\n"; }
 		system("$synccmd") == 0 
 			or die "CRITICAL ERROR: $synccmd failed: $?";
@@ -270,14 +271,14 @@ sub getargs {
 
 	my %novaluearg;
 	my %validarg;
-	push my @validargs, ('debug','nocommandchecks','version','monitor-version','compress','source-bwlimit','target-bwlimit','dumpsnaps','recursive','r','sshkey','sshport');
+	push my @validargs, ('debug','nocommandchecks','version','monitor-version','compress','source-bwlimit','target-bwlimit','dumpsnaps','recursive','r','sshkey','sshport','quiet');
 	foreach my $item (@validargs) { $validarg{$item} = 1; }
-	push my @novalueargs, ('debug','nocommandchecks','version','monitor-version','dumpsnaps','recursive','r');
+	push my @novalueargs, ('debug','nocommandchecks','version','monitor-version','dumpsnaps','recursive','r','quiet');
 	foreach my $item (@novalueargs) { $novaluearg{$item} = 1; }
 
 	while (my $rawarg = shift(@args)) {
 		my $arg = $rawarg;
-		my $argvalue;
+		my $argvalue = '';
 		if ($rawarg =~ /=/) {
 			# user specified the value for a CLI argument with =
 			# instead of with blank space. separate appropriately.
@@ -586,13 +587,13 @@ sub buildsynccmd {
 		}
 
 		if ($avail{'sourcembuffer'}) { $synccmd .= " $mbuffercmd $bwlimit $mbufferoptions |"; }
-		if ($avail{'localpv'}) { $synccmd .= " $pvcmd -s $pvsize |"; }
+		if ($avail{'localpv'} && !$quiet) { $synccmd .= " $pvcmd -s $pvsize |"; }
 		$synccmd .= " $recvcmd";
 	} elsif ($sourcehost eq '') {
 		# local source, remote target.
 		#$synccmd = "$sendcmd | $pvcmd | $args{'compresscmd'} | $mbuffercmd | $sshcmd $targethost '$args{'decompresscmd'} | $mbuffercmd | $recvcmd'";
 		$synccmd = "$sendcmd |";
-		if ($avail{'localpv'}) { $synccmd .= " $pvcmd -s $pvsize |"; }
+		if ($avail{'localpv'} && !$quiet) { $synccmd .= " $pvcmd -s $pvsize |"; }
 		if ($avail{'compress'}) { $synccmd .= " $args{'compresscmd'} |"; }
 		if ($avail{'sourcembuffer'}) { $synccmd .= " $mbuffercmd $args{'source-bwlimit'} $mbufferoptions |"; }
 		$synccmd .= " $sshcmd $targethost '";
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ sub buildsynccmd {
 		$synccmd .= "' | ";
 		if ($avail{'targetmbuffer'}) { $synccmd .= "$mbuffercmd $args{'target-bwlimit'} $mbufferoptions | "; }
 		if ($avail{'compress'}) { $synccmd .= "$args{'decompresscmd'} | "; }
-		if ($avail{'localpv'}) { $synccmd .= "$pvcmd -s $pvsize | "; }
+		if ($avail{'localpv'} && !$quiet) { $synccmd .= "$pvcmd -s $pvsize | "; }
 		$synccmd .= "$recvcmd";
 	} else {
 		#remote source, remote target... weird, but whatever, I'm not here to judge you.
@@ -618,7 +619,7 @@ sub buildsynccmd {
 		if ($avail{'sourcembuffer'}) { $synccmd .= " | $mbuffercmd $args{'source-bwlimit'} $mbufferoptions"; }
 		$synccmd .= "' | ";
 		if ($avail{'compress'}) { $synccmd .= "$args{'decompresscmd'} | "; }
-		if ($avail{'localpv'}) { $synccmd .= "$pvcmd -s $pvsize | "; }
+		if ($avail{'localpv'} && !$quiet) { $synccmd .= "$pvcmd -s $pvsize | "; }
 		if ($avail{'compress'}) { $synccmd .= "$args{'compresscmd'} | "; }
 		if ($avail{'localmbuffer'}) { $synccmd .= "$mbuffercmd $mbufferoptions | "; }
 		$synccmd .= "$sshcmd $targethost '";