diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index ae8bf41..c8caa66 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ To add a task, use `t [task description]`:
     $ t Clean the apartment.
     $ t Write chapter 10 of the novel.
     $ t Buy more beer.
+    $ t Write some code
     $
 
 ### List Your Tasks
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ Listing your tasks is even easier -- just use `t`:
     9  - Buy more beer.
     30 - Clean the apartment.
     31 - Write chapter 10 of the novel.
+    e  - Write some code
     $
 
 `t` will list all of your unfinished tasks and their IDs.
@@ -127,6 +129,10 @@ After you're done with something, use `t -f ID` to finish it:
     $ t
     9  - Buy more beer.
     30 - Clean the apartment.
+    e  - Write some code
+    $ t -f 9,30
+    $ t
+    e - Write some code
     $
 
 ### Edit a Task
diff --git a/t.py b/t.py
index b2594f8..093de6a 100755
--- a/t.py
+++ b/t.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import os, re, sys, hashlib
 from operator import itemgetter
 from optparse import OptionParser, OptionGroup
+from re import split as re_split
 
 
 class InvalidTaskfile(Exception):
@@ -195,27 +196,28 @@ def edit_task(self, prefix, text):
         task['text'] = text
         task['id'] = _hash(text)
 
-    def finish_task(self, prefix):
-        """Mark the task with the given prefix as finished.
+    def finish_task(self, prefix_list):
+        """Mark tasks with the given prefix as finished.
 
         If more than one task matches the prefix an AmbiguousPrefix exception
         will be raised, if no tasks match it an UnknownPrefix exception will
         be raised.
 
         """
-        task = self.tasks.pop(self[prefix]['id'])
-        self.done[task['id']] = task
+        for prefix in re_split(",", prefix_list):
+            task = self.tasks.pop(self[prefix]['id'])
+            self.done[task['id']] = task
 
-    def remove_task(self, prefix):
-        """Remove the task from tasks list.
+    def remove_task(self, prefix_list):
+        """Remove tasks from tasks list.
 
         If more than one task matches the prefix an AmbiguousPrefix exception
         will be raised, if no tasks match it an UnknownPrefix exception will
         be raised.
 
         """
-        self.tasks.pop(self[prefix]['id'])
-
+        for prefix in re_split(",", prefix_list):
+            self.tasks.pop(self[prefix]['id'])
 
     def print_list(self, kind='tasks', verbose=False, quiet=False, grep=''):
         """Print out a nicely formatted list of unfinished tasks."""
@@ -262,9 +264,9 @@ def _build_parser():
     actions.add_option("-e", "--edit", dest="edit", default="",
                        help="edit TASK to contain TEXT", metavar="TASK")
     actions.add_option("-f", "--finish", dest="finish",
-                       help="mark TASK as finished", metavar="TASK")
+                       help="mark TASK (t -f ID) or TASKS (t -f ID,ID) as finished", metavar="TASK")
     actions.add_option("-r", "--remove", dest="remove",
-                       help="Remove TASK from list", metavar="TASK")
+                       help="Remove TASK (t -r ID) or TASKS (t -r ID,ID) from list", metavar="TASK")
     parser.add_option_group(actions)
 
     config = OptionGroup(parser, "Configuration Options")