diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index 16650bc..12366aa 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ triton create -n|--dry-run   # does the fake delay, shows what img/pkg/etc.
 
 image "name@version" in 'triton insts' table. Optionally?
 
-delete, stop, start, reboot:
-- print alias only if have it
-- don't dupe the id in status line
-- drop time from status line
-
 # DONE
 
 triton
diff --git a/lib/do_delete_instance.js b/lib/do_delete_instance.js
index 443383b..e6d6ebd 100644
--- a/lib/do_delete_instance.js
+++ b/lib/do_delete_instance.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function do_delete_instance(subcmd, opts, args, callback) {
     }
 
     var arg = args[0];
-    var uuid;
+    var uuid, alias;
 
     if (common.isUUID(arg)) {
         uuid = arg;
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function do_delete_instance(subcmd, opts, args, callback) {
                 callback(err);
                 return;
             }
+            alias = arg;
             uuid = machine.id;
             go1();
         });
@@ -45,8 +46,10 @@ function do_delete_instance(subcmd, opts, args, callback) {
             }
 
             if (!opts.wait) {
-                console.log('Deleted (async) instance %s (id %s, %s)',
-                    arg, uuid, common.humanDurationFromMs(Date.now() - now));
+                if (alias)
+                    console.log('Deleted (async) instance %s (%s)', alias, uuid);
+                else
+                    console.log('Deleted (async) instance %s', uuid);
                 callback();
                 return;
             }
@@ -57,8 +60,11 @@ function do_delete_instance(subcmd, opts, args, callback) {
             }, function (err, machine, res) {
                 if (res && res.statusCode === 410) {
                     // gone... success!
-                    console.log('Deleted instance %s (id %s, %s)',
-                        arg, uuid, common.humanDurationFromMs(Date.now() - now));
+                    var dur = common.humanDurationFromMs(Date.now() - now);
+                    if (alias)
+                        console.log('Deleted instance %s (%s, %s)', alias, uuid, dur);
+                    else
+                        console.log('Deleted instance %s (%s)', uuid, dur);
                     callback();
                     return;
                 } else if (err) {
diff --git a/lib/do_startstop_instance.js b/lib/do_startstop_instance.js
index 2401794..823db96 100644
--- a/lib/do_startstop_instance.js
+++ b/lib/do_startstop_instance.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright 2015 Joyent Inc.
  *
  * `triton stop-instance ...`
+ * `triton start-instance ...`
+ * `triton reboot-instance ...`
  */
 
 var f = require('util').format;
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ function _do_instance(action, subcmd, opts, args, callback) {
     }
 
     var arg = args[0];
-    var uuid;
+    var uuid, alias;
 
     if (common.isUUID(arg)) {
         uuid = arg;
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ function _do_instance(action, subcmd, opts, args, callback) {
                 callback(err);
                 return;
             }
+            alias = arg;
             uuid = machine.id;
             go1();
         });
@@ -96,9 +99,10 @@ function _do_instance(action, subcmd, opts, args, callback) {
             }
 
             if (!opts.wait) {
-                console.log('%s (async) instance %s (id %s, %s)',
-                    common.capitalize(action), arg, uuid,
-                    common.humanDurationFromMs(Date.now() - now));
+                if (alias)
+                    console.log('%s (async) instance %s (%s)', common.capitalize(action), alias, uuid);
+                else
+                    console.log('%s (async) instance %s', common.capitalize(action), uuid);
                 callback();
                 return;
             }
@@ -111,9 +115,11 @@ function _do_instance(action, subcmd, opts, args, callback) {
                     callback(err);
                     return;
                 }
-                console.log('%s instance %s (id %s, %s)',
-                    common.capitalize(action), arg, uuid,
-                    common.humanDurationFromMs(Date.now() - now));
+                var dur = common.humanDurationFromMs(Date.now() - now);
+                if (alias)
+                    console.log('%s instance %s (%s, %s)', common.capitalize(action), alias, uuid, dur);
+                else
+                    console.log('%s instance %s (%s)', common.capitalize(action), uuid, dur);
                 callback();
             });
         });