diff --git a/README b/README
index cd1be807a686732fccdca40012914521ab8d5059..78f07a78dc23c40ebc86b2bd694139edb5a62dfb 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ Parameters:
     --sync                            Run with time-step synchronization
                                       of particles hit by feedback events.
 
+  Simulation meta-options:
+
+    --eagle                           Run with all the options needed for the 
+                                      EAGLE model. This is equivalent to --hydro 
+                                      --limiter --sync --self-gravity --stars 
+                                      --star-formation --cooling --feedback 
+                                      --black-holes --fof. 
+
   Control options:
   
     -a, --pin                         Pin runners using processor affinity.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c4fca31879302f7dd2e25203d7e93aa40aaa58f0..b4df1a355c580e8878e0a17c746926d95ab213d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,7 +94,14 @@ Parameters:
     --limiter                         Run with time-step limiter.
     --sync                            Run with time-step synchronization
                                       of particles hit by feedback events.
-
+  Simulation meta-options:
+
+    --eagle                           Run with all the options needed for the 
+                                      EAGLE model. This is equivalent to --hydro 
+                                      --limiter --sync --self-gravity --stars 
+                                      --star-formation --cooling --feedback 
+                                      --black-holes --fof.
+				      
   Control options:
   
     -a, --pin                         Pin runners using processor affinity.
diff --git a/doc/RTD/source/CommandLineOptions/index.rst b/doc/RTD/source/CommandLineOptions/index.rst
index 353c8eafbf0e2889c615cc30d8b08c492558f096..f7cadd1f3a1f049392c1465f4bbc23065a562d67 100644
--- a/doc/RTD/source/CommandLineOptions/index.rst
+++ b/doc/RTD/source/CommandLineOptions/index.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ can be found by typing ``./swift -h``:
     --limiter                         Run with time-step limiter.
     --sync                            Run with time-step synchronization
                                       of particles hit by feedback events.
+  Simulation meta-options:
+
+    --eagle                           Run with all the options needed for the 
+                                      EAGLE model. This is equivalent to --hydro 
+                                      --limiter --sync --self-gravity --stars 
+                                      --star-formation --cooling --feedback 
+                                      --black-holes --fof. 
 
   Control options:
 
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/run.sh b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/run.sh
index 2f375fa06d7890ba21467df06dc7bdb91f6ec0d6..e908b552de266a29b34bee18e462987c2f2bfffe 100755
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/run.sh
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/run.sh
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@ fi
 # The corresponding parameter file for this run
 
 ../../swift \
-    --cosmology --hydro --self-gravity \
-    --stars --star-formation \
-    --cooling --feedback \
-    --limiter --sync \
-    --black-holes --fof \
+    --cosmology --eagle \
     --threads=16 --pin \
     eagle_12.yml
 
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/run.sh b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/run.sh
index 03390a25d8344f431ff2b7f1478a133a384b33b5..17dcb98069ced54348b9c4050fa68462c1c41c18 100755
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/run.sh
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/run.sh
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ fi
 # The corresponding parameter file for this run
 
 ../../swift \
-    --cosmology --hydro --self-gravity \
-    --stars --star-formation \
-    --cooling --feedback \
-    --limiter --sync \
-    --black-holes --fof \
+    --cosmology --eagle \
     --threads=16 --pin \
     eagle_25.yml
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/run.sh b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/run.sh
index 9c7aa4471c3e5996813887dea6d2761ba54fb96a..18e8f5cfce0600fad349a66f650d9b1557e9d5ff 100755
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/run.sh
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/run.sh
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ fi
 # The corresponding parameter file for this run
 
 ../../swift \
-    --cosmology --hydro --self-gravity \
-    --stars --star-formation \
-    --cooling --feedback \
-    --limiter --sync \
-    --black-holes --fof \
+    --cosmology --eagle \
     --threads=16 --pin \
     eagle_50.yml