diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 2dab75d5b..40ab1acb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           go test ./...
-          go build -v .
+          go build -v ./cmd/gh
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index b3ee2336c..c8ffa8997 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ before:
     - go mod tidy
 builds:
   - binary: bin/gh
+    main: ./cmd/gh
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/github/gh-cli/command.Version={{.Version}} -X github.com/github/gh-cli/command.BuildDate={{time "2006-01-02"}}
       - -X github.com/github/gh-cli/context.oauthClientID={{.Env.GH_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID}}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d17f749bf..d3cb03449 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ifdef GH_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET
 endif
 
 bin/gh: $(BUILD_FILES)
-	@go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o "$@"
+	@go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o "$@" ./cmd/gh
 
 test:
 	go test ./...
diff --git a/main.go b/cmd/gh/main.go
similarity index 66%
rename from main.go
rename to cmd/gh/main.go
index 726b50784..15925a6a9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gh/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/github/gh-cli/utils"
 	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
 	"github.com/mgutz/ansi"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 var updaterEnabled = ""
@@ -24,12 +28,10 @@ func main() {
 		updateMessageChan <- rel
 	}()
 
+	hasDebug := os.Getenv("DEBUG") != ""
+
 	if cmd, err := command.RootCmd.ExecuteC(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
-		_, isFlagError := err.(command.FlagError)
-		if isFlagError || strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "unknown command ") {
-			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, cmd.UsageString())
-		}
+		printError(os.Stderr, err, cmd, hasDebug)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -46,6 +48,28 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
+func printError(out io.Writer, err error, cmd *cobra.Command, debug bool) {
+	var dnsError *net.DNSError
+	if errors.As(err, &dnsError) {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "error connecting to %s\n", dnsError.Name)
+		if debug {
+			fmt.Fprintln(out, dnsError)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, "check your internet connection or githubstatus.com")
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, err)
+
+	var flagError *command.FlagError
+	if errors.As(err, &flagError) || strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "unknown command ") {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "\n") {
+			fmt.Fprintln(out)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, cmd.UsageString())
+	}
+}
+
 func shouldCheckForUpdate() bool {
 	errFd := os.Stderr.Fd()
 	return updaterEnabled != "" && (isatty.IsTerminal(errFd) || isatty.IsCygwinTerminal(errFd))
diff --git a/cmd/gh/main_test.go b/cmd/gh/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a62f6470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/gh/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/github/gh-cli/command"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func Test_printError(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
+
+	type args struct {
+		err   error
+		cmd   *cobra.Command
+		debug bool
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		wantOut string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "generic error",
+			args: args{
+				err:   errors.New("the app exploded"),
+				cmd:   nil,
+				debug: false,
+			},
+			wantOut: "the app exploded\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "DNS error",
+			args: args{
+				err: fmt.Errorf("DNS oopsie: %w", &net.DNSError{
+					Name: "api.github.com",
+				}),
+				cmd:   nil,
+				debug: false,
+			},
+			wantOut: `error connecting to api.github.com
+check your internet connection or githubstatus.com
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Cobra flag error",
+			args: args{
+				err:   &command.FlagError{Err: errors.New("unknown flag --foo")},
+				cmd:   cmd,
+				debug: false,
+			},
+			wantOut: "unknown flag --foo\n\nUsage:\n\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unknown Cobra command error",
+			args: args{
+				err:   errors.New("unknown command foo"),
+				cmd:   cmd,
+				debug: false,
+			},
+			wantOut: "unknown command foo\n\nUsage:\n\n",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			out := &bytes.Buffer{}
+			printError(out, tt.args.err, tt.args.cmd, tt.args.debug)
+			if gotOut := out.String(); gotOut != tt.wantOut {
+				t.Errorf("printError() = %q, want %q", gotOut, tt.wantOut)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/issue.go b/command/issue.go
index 52e441419..faf1418fa 100644
--- a/command/issue.go
+++ b/command/issue.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var issueCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 An issue can be supplied as argument in any of the following formats:
 - by number, e.g. "123"; or
-- by URL, e.g. "https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/issues/123".`,
+- by URL, e.g. "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/issues/123".`,
 }
 var issueCreateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "create",
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var issueViewCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use: "view {<number> | <url> | <branch>}",
 	Args: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		if len(args) < 1 {
-			return errors.New("requires an issue number as an argument")
+			return FlagError{errors.New("issue required as argument")}
 		}
 		return nil
 	},
diff --git a/command/pr.go b/command/pr.go
index bcb773b67..02e67814f 100644
--- a/command/pr.go
+++ b/command/pr.go
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ var prCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 A pull request can be supplied as argument in any of the following formats:
 - by number, e.g. "123";
-- by URL, e.g. "https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/pull/123"; or
-- by the name of its head branch, e.g. "patch-1" or "<owner>:patch-1".`,
+- by URL, e.g. "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/123"; or
+- by the name of its head branch, e.g. "patch-1" or "OWNER:patch-1".`,
 }
 var prCheckoutCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "checkout {<number> | <url> | <branch>}",
@@ -68,9 +68,13 @@ var prStatusCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	RunE:  prStatus,
 }
 var prViewCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "view {<number> | <url> | <branch>}",
+	Use:   "view [{<number> | <url> | <branch>}]",
 	Short: "View a pull request in the browser",
-	RunE:  prView,
+	Long: `View a pull request specified by the argument in the browser.
+
+Without an argument, the pull request that belongs to the current
+branch is opened.`,
+	RunE: prView,
 }
 
 func prStatus(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -286,10 +290,6 @@ func prView(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		} else {
 			pr, err = api.PullRequestForBranch(apiClient, baseRepo, branchWithOwner)
 			if err != nil {
-				var notFoundErr *api.NotFoundError
-				if errors.As(err, &notFoundErr) {
-					return fmt.Errorf("%s. To open a specific pull request use the pull request's number as an argument", err)
-				}
 				return err
 			}
 
diff --git a/command/pr_test.go b/command/pr_test.go
index 5a324cab1..9c17c3d4f 100644
--- a/command/pr_test.go
+++ b/command/pr_test.go
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func TestPRView_noResultsForBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	defer restoreCmd()
 
 	_, err := RunCommand(prViewCmd, "pr view")
-	if err == nil || err.Error() != `no open pull requests found for branch "blueberries". To open a specific pull request use the pull request's number as an argument` {
+	if err == nil || err.Error() != `no open pull requests found for branch "blueberries"` {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `pr view`: %v", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/command/root.go b/command/root.go
index c945d02e8..be94146d8 100644
--- a/command/root.go
+++ b/command/root.go
@@ -35,13 +35,21 @@ func init() {
 	// RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP("verbose", "V", false, "enable verbose output")
 
 	RootCmd.SetFlagErrorFunc(func(cmd *cobra.Command, err error) error {
-		return FlagError{err}
+		return &FlagError{Err: err}
 	})
 }
 
 // FlagError is the kind of error raised in flag processing
 type FlagError struct {
-	error
+	Err error
+}
+
+func (fe FlagError) Error() string {
+	return fe.Err.Error()
+}
+
+func (fe FlagError) Unwrap() error {
+	return fe.Err
 }
 
 // RootCmd is the entry point of command-line execution