diff --git a/floss/language/cli_common.py b/floss/language/cli_common.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dbcb5d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/floss/language/cli_common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import logging
+import argparse
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def add_common_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, default_min_length: int):
+    parser.add_argument("path", help="file or path to analyze")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-n",
+        "--minimum-length",
+        dest="min_length",
+        type=int,
+        default=default_min_length,
+        help="minimum string length",
+    )
+
+    logging_group = parser.add_argument_group("logging arguments")
+    logging_group.add_argument("-d", "--debug", action="store_true", help="enable debugging output on STDERR")
+    logging_group.add_argument(
+        "-q",
+        "--quiet",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="disable all status output except fatal errors",
+    )
+
+
+def configure_logging(args: argparse.Namespace):
+    if args.debug:
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    else:
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
diff --git a/floss/language/go/coverage.py b/floss/language/go/coverage.py
index 5081dfc59..7598121e0 100644
--- a/floss/language/go/coverage.py
+++ b/floss/language/go/coverage.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from floss.utils import get_static_strings
 from floss.results import StaticString, StringEncoding
 from floss.language.utils import get_extract_stats
+from floss.language.cli_common import add_common_args, configure_logging
 from floss.language.go.extract import extract_go_strings
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -32,31 +33,10 @@
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Get Go strings")
-    parser.add_argument("path", help="file or path to analyze")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-n",
-        "--minimum-length",
-        dest="min_length",
-        type=int,
-        default=MIN_STR_LEN,
-        help="minimum string length",
-    )
-    logging_group = parser.add_argument_group("logging arguments")
-    logging_group.add_argument("-d", "--debug", action="store_true", help="enable debugging output on STDERR")
-    logging_group.add_argument(
-        "-q",
-        "--quiet",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="disable all status output except fatal errors",
-    )
+    add_common_args(parser, MIN_STR_LEN)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    if args.debug:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-    else:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    configure_logging(args)
 
     try:
         pe = pefile.PE(args.path)
diff --git a/floss/language/rust/coverage.py b/floss/language/rust/coverage.py
index 0596a1ec1..1e3f8492d 100644
--- a/floss/language/rust/coverage.py
+++ b/floss/language/rust/coverage.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 from floss.strings import extract_ascii_unicode_strings
 from floss.language.utils import get_extract_stats
+from floss.language.cli_common import add_common_args, configure_logging
 from floss.language.rust.extract import extract_rust_strings
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -32,31 +33,10 @@
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Get Rust strings")
-    parser.add_argument("path", help="file or path to analyze")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-n",
-        "--minimum-length",
-        dest="min_length",
-        type=int,
-        default=MIN_STR_LEN,
-        help="minimum string length",
-    )
-    logging_group = parser.add_argument_group("logging arguments")
-    logging_group.add_argument("-d", "--debug", action="store_true", help="enable debugging output on STDERR")
-    logging_group.add_argument(
-        "-q",
-        "--quiet",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="disable all status output except fatal errors",
-    )
+    add_common_args(parser, MIN_STR_LEN)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    if args.debug:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-    else:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    configure_logging(args)
 
     try:
         pe = pefile.PE(args.path)