diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 9a34f7e6f7f..aa7df4c2d9c 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 	Author Tobias Koppers @sokra
 */
 
+const { NON_COMPILATION_ARGS } = require("./utils/constants");
+
 (function() {
 	// wrap in IIFE to be able to use return
 
@@ -18,17 +20,6 @@
 
 	const ErrorHelpers = require("./utils/errorHelpers");
 
-	const NON_COMPILATION_ARGS = [
-		"init",
-		"migrate",
-		"add",
-		"remove",
-		"serve",
-		"generate-loader",
-		"generate-plugin",
-		"info"
-	];
-
 	const NON_COMPILATION_CMD = process.argv.find(arg => {
 		if (arg === "serve") {
 			global.process.argv = global.process.argv.filter(a => a !== "serve");
@@ -52,7 +43,6 @@ For more information, see https://webpack.js.org/api/cli/.`);
 
 	require("./config/config-yargs")(yargs);
 
-
 	// yargs will terminate the process early when the user uses help or version.
 	// This causes large help outputs to be cut short (https://github.com/nodejs/node/wiki/API-changes-between-v0.10-and-v4#process).
 	// To prevent this we use the yargs.parse API and exit the process normally
@@ -104,7 +94,7 @@ For more information, see https://webpack.js.org/api/cli/.`);
 		const stdout = argv.silent
 			? {
 				write: () => {}
-				} // eslint-disable-line
+			  } // eslint-disable-line
 			: process.stdout;
 
 		function ifArg(name, fn, init) {
diff --git a/bin/config/config-yargs.js b/bin/config/config-yargs.js
index 19a3c489e68..105358875a7 100644
--- a/bin/config/config-yargs.js
+++ b/bin/config/config-yargs.js
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 const optionsSchema = require("../config/optionsSchema.json");
 
+const { GROUPS } = require("../utils/constants");
+
+const {
+	CONFIG_GROUP,
+	BASIC_GROUP,
+	MODULE_GROUP,
+	OUTPUT_GROUP,
+	ADVANCED_GROUP,
+	RESOLVE_GROUP,
+	OPTIMIZE_GROUP,
+	DISPLAY_GROUP
+} = GROUPS;
+
 const nestedProperties = ["anyOf", "oneOf", "allOf"];
 
 const resolveSchema = schema => {
@@ -52,15 +65,6 @@ const getSchemaInfo = (path, property, subProperty) => {
 	return findPropertyInSchema(current, property, subProperty);
 };
 
-const CONFIG_GROUP = "Config options:";
-const BASIC_GROUP = "Basic options:";
-const MODULE_GROUP = "Module options:";
-const OUTPUT_GROUP = "Output options:";
-const ADVANCED_GROUP = "Advanced options:";
-const RESOLVE_GROUP = "Resolving options:";
-const OPTIMIZE_GROUP = "Optimizing options:";
-const DISPLAY_GROUP = "Stats options:";
-
 module.exports = function(yargs) {
 	yargs
 		.help("help")
diff --git a/bin/utils/constants.js b/bin/utils/constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28a36c88a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/utils/constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+const NON_COMPILATION_ARGS = [
+	"init",
+	"migrate",
+	"add",
+	"remove",
+	"serve",
+	"generate-loader",
+	"generate-plugin",
+	"info"
+];
+
+const CONFIG_GROUP = "Config options:";
+const BASIC_GROUP = "Basic options:";
+const MODULE_GROUP = "Module options:";
+const OUTPUT_GROUP = "Output options:";
+const ADVANCED_GROUP = "Advanced options:";
+const RESOLVE_GROUP = "Resolving options:";
+const OPTIMIZE_GROUP = "Optimizing options:";
+const DISPLAY_GROUP = "Stats options:";
+const GROUPS = {
+	CONFIG_GROUP,
+	BASIC_GROUP,
+	MODULE_GROUP,
+	OUTPUT_GROUP,
+	ADVANCED_GROUP,
+	RESOLVE_GROUP,
+	OPTIMIZE_GROUP,
+	DISPLAY_GROUP
+};
+
+const WEBPACK_OPTIONS_FLAG = "WEBPACK_OPTIONS";
+
+module.exports = {
+	NON_COMPILATION_ARGS,
+	GROUPS,
+	WEBPACK_OPTIONS_FLAG
+};
diff --git a/bin/utils/errorHelpers.js b/bin/utils/errorHelpers.js
index 5098f4ca14d..96fe950f34d 100644
--- a/bin/utils/errorHelpers.js
+++ b/bin/utils/errorHelpers.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 */
 "use strict";
 
-const webpackOptionsFlag = "WEBPACK_OPTIONS";
+const { WEBPACK_OPTIONS_FLAG } = require("./constants");
 
 exports.cutOffByFlag = (stack, flag) => {
 	stack = stack.split("\n");
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ exports.cutOffByFlag = (stack, flag) => {
 	return stack.join("\n");
 };
 
-exports.cutOffWebpackOptions = stack => exports.cutOffByFlag(stack, webpackOptionsFlag);
+exports.cutOffWebpackOptions = stack => exports.cutOffByFlag(stack, WEBPACK_OPTIONS_FLAG);
 
 exports.cutOffMultilineMessage = (stack, message) => {
 	stack = stack.split("\n");