diff --git a/profile.d/processes.sh b/profile.d/processes.sh
index 75ec278..1e89085 100644
--- a/profile.d/processes.sh
+++ b/profile.d/processes.sh
@@ -39,13 +39,36 @@
 # Usage: ppg <string>
 ppg()
 {
-    if [[ "$1" == "-h" || "$1" == "--help" ]]; then
-        printf "ppg: Search processes matching the given string.\n\n"
-        printf "Usage: ppg <string>\n\n"
-        printf "Options:\n"
-        printf "\t-h, --help\t\tDisplay this help screen\n"
-        return 0
+    local PARSED
+
+    PARSED=$(getopt -o h --long help -n 'ppg' -- "$@")
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2181 # getopt return code is checked immediately after
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        disp E "Invalid options, use \"ppg --help\" to display usage."
+        return 1
     fi
+
+    eval set -- "$PARSED"
+    while true; do
+        case "$1" in
+            -h|--help)
+                printf "ppg: Search processes matching the given string.\n\n"
+                printf "Usage: ppg <string>\n\n"
+                printf "Options:\n"
+                printf "\t-h, --help\t\tDisplay this help screen\n"
+                return 0
+                ;;
+            --)
+                shift
+                break
+                ;;
+            *)
+                disp E "Invalid options, use \"ppg --help\" to display usage."
+                return 1
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
     if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
         disp E "Usage: ppg <string>"
         return 1
@@ -81,13 +104,36 @@ export -f ppg
 # Usage: ppu <username>
 ppu()
 {
-    if [[ "$1" == "-h" || "$1" == "--help" ]]; then
-        printf "ppu: List processes owned by a specific user.\n\n"
-        printf "Usage: ppu <username>\n\n"
-        printf "Options:\n"
-        printf "\t-h, --help\t\tDisplay this help screen\n"
-        return 0
+    local PARSED
+
+    PARSED=$(getopt -o h --long help -n 'ppu' -- "$@")
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2181 # getopt return code is checked immediately after
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        disp E "Invalid options, use \"ppu --help\" to display usage."
+        return 1
     fi
+
+    eval set -- "$PARSED"
+    while true; do
+        case "$1" in
+            -h|--help)
+                printf "ppu: List processes owned by a specific user.\n\n"
+                printf "Usage: ppu <username>\n\n"
+                printf "Options:\n"
+                printf "\t-h, --help\t\tDisplay this help screen\n"
+                return 0
+                ;;
+            --)
+                shift
+                break
+                ;;
+            *)
+                disp E "Invalid options, use \"ppu --help\" to display usage."
+                return 1
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
     if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
         disp E "Usage: ppu <username>"
         return 1
@@ -106,13 +152,36 @@ export -f ppu
 # Usage: ppn <command_name>
 ppn()
 {
-    if [[ "$1" == "-h" || "$1" == "--help" ]]; then
-        printf "ppn: List processes by exact command name (no path/parameters).\n\n"
-        printf "Usage: ppn <command_name>\n\n"
-        printf "Options:\n"
-        printf "\t-h, --help\t\tDisplay this help screen\n"
-        return 0
+    local PARSED
+
+    PARSED=$(getopt -o h --long help -n 'ppn' -- "$@")
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2181 # getopt return code is checked immediately after
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        disp E "Invalid options, use \"ppn --help\" to display usage."
+        return 1
     fi
+
+    eval set -- "$PARSED"
+    while true; do
+        case "$1" in
+            -h|--help)
+                printf "ppn: List processes by exact command name (no path/parameters).\n\n"
+                printf "Usage: ppn <command_name>\n\n"
+                printf "Options:\n"
+                printf "\t-h, --help\t\tDisplay this help screen\n"
+                return 0
+                ;;
+            --)
+                shift
+                break
+                ;;
+            *)
+                disp E "Invalid options, use \"ppn --help\" to display usage."
+                return 1
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
     if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
         disp E "Usage: ppn <command_name>"
         return 1
@@ -133,13 +202,36 @@ export -f ppn
 # Usage: ppid <process_name [process_name2 ...]>
 gpid()
 {
-    if [[ "$1" == "-h" || "$1" == "--help" ]]; then
-        printf "gpid: Get PID list of the given process name.\n\n"
-        printf "Usage: gpid <process_name [process_name2 ...]>\n\n"
-        printf "Options:\n"
-        printf "\t-h, --help\t\tDisplay this help screen\n"
-        return 0
+    local PARSED
+
+    PARSED=$(getopt -o h --long help -n 'gpid' -- "$@")
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2181 # getopt return code is checked immediately after
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        disp E "Invalid options, use \"gpid --help\" to display usage."
+        return 1
     fi
+
+    eval set -- "$PARSED"
+    while true; do
+        case "$1" in
+            -h|--help)
+                printf "gpid: Get PID list of the given process name.\n\n"
+                printf "Usage: gpid <process_name [process_name2 ...]>\n\n"
+                printf "Options:\n"
+                printf "\t-h, --help\t\tDisplay this help screen\n"
+                return 0
+                ;;
+            --)
+                shift
+                break
+                ;;
+            *)
+                disp E "Invalid options, use \"gpid --help\" to display usage."
+                return 1
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
     if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
         disp E "Usage: gpid <process_name [process_name2 ...]>"
         return 1
@@ -190,10 +282,19 @@ export -f gpid
 # Usage: ku <username1 [username2 ...]>
 ku()
 {
+    local PARSED
     local dry_run=0
     local -a signal_opt=()
 
-    while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    PARSED=$(getopt -o hns: --long help,dry-run,signal: -n 'ku' -- "$@")
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2181 # getopt return code is checked immediately after
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        disp E "Invalid options, use \"ku --help\" to display usage."
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    eval set -- "$PARSED"
+    while true; do
         case "$1" in
             -h|--help)
                 printf "ku: Kill all processes owned by the given users.\n\n"
@@ -203,7 +304,7 @@ ku()
                 printf "\t-n, --dry-run\t\tDisplay commands without executing them\n"
                 printf "\t-s, --signal SIG\tSignal to send (overrides KU_DEFAULT_SIGNAL)\n"
                 printf "\t    --signal=SIG\tSame as above\n"
-                printf "\t    -SIG / -NUM\tSignal format compatible with kill\n"
+                printf "\t    -SIG / -NUM\t\tSignal format compatible with kill\n"
                 return 0
                 ;;
             -n|--dry-run)
@@ -211,21 +312,26 @@ ku()
                 shift
                 ;;
             -s|--signal)
-                if [[ -z "${2:-}" || "$2" == -* ]]; then
-                    disp E "--signal requires a value."
-                    return 1
-                fi
                 signal_opt=(-s "$2")
                 shift 2
                 ;;
-            --signal=*)
-                if [[ -z "${1#*=}" ]]; then
-                    disp E "--signal requires a value."
-                    return 1
-                fi
-                signal_opt=(-s "${1#*=}")
+            --)
+                shift
+                break
+                ;;
+            -*)
+                signal_opt=("$1")
                 shift
                 ;;
+            *)
+                break
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    # Accept kill-style signal forms not handled by getopt, before usernames.
+    while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+        case "$1" in
             -[0-9]*|-SIG*|-[[:alpha:]]*)
                 signal_opt=("$1")
                 shift
@@ -284,10 +390,19 @@ export -f ku
 # Usage: kt <pid> [kill_options]
 kt()
 {
+    local PARSED
     local dry_run=0
     local -a pre_kill_opts=()
 
-    while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    PARSED=$(getopt -o hns: --long help,dry-run,signal: -n 'kt' -- "$@")
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2181 # getopt return code is checked immediately after
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        disp E "Invalid options, use \"kt --help\" to display usage."
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    eval set -- "$PARSED"
+    while true; do
         case "$1" in
             -h|--help)
                 printf "kt: Kill all children of a process then the process (kill tree).\n\n"
@@ -297,7 +412,7 @@ kt()
                 printf "\t-n, --dry-run\t\tDisplay kill commands without executing them\n"
                 printf "\t-s, --signal SIG\tSignal to send to process tree\n"
                 printf "\t    --signal=SIG\tSame as above\n"
-                printf "\t    -SIG / -NUM\tSignal format compatible with kill\n"
+                printf "\t    -SIG / -NUM\t\tSignal format compatible with kill\n"
                 return 0
                 ;;
             -n|--dry-run)
@@ -305,21 +420,26 @@ kt()
                 shift
                 ;;
             -s|--signal)
-                if [[ -z "${2:-}" || "$2" == -* ]]; then
-                    disp E "--signal requires a value."
-                    return 1
-                fi
                 pre_kill_opts+=(-s "$2")
                 shift 2
                 ;;
-            --signal=*)
-                if [[ -z "${1#*=}" ]]; then
-                    disp E "--signal requires a value."
-                    return 1
-                fi
-                pre_kill_opts+=(-s "${1#*=}")
+            --)
+                shift
+                break
+                ;;
+            -*)
+                pre_kill_opts+=("$1")
                 shift
                 ;;
+            *)
+                break
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    # Accept kill-style signal forms not handled by getopt, before the PID.
+    while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+        case "$1" in
             -[0-9]*|-SIG*|-[[:alpha:]]*)
                 pre_kill_opts+=("$1")
                 shift
@@ -328,6 +448,10 @@ kt()
                 shift
                 break
                 ;;
+            -*)
+                disp E "Unknown option: $1, use \"kt --help\" to display usage."
+                return 1
+                ;;
             *)
                 break
                 ;;