diff -r 1ee45eb6aab9 Lib/compileall.py
--- a/Lib/compileall.py	Sat Nov 09 23:15:52 2013 +0200
+++ b/Lib/compileall.py	Sun Nov 10 17:38:37 2013 +0800
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@
                         success = False
             return success
         else:
-            return compile_path(legacy=args.legacy)
+            return compile_path(legacy=args.legacy, force=args.force,
+                                quiet=args.quiet)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print("\n[interrupted]")
         return False
diff -r 1ee45eb6aab9 Lib/test/test_compileall.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_compileall.py	Sat Nov 09 23:15:52 2013 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_compileall.py	Sun Nov 10 17:38:37 2013 +0800
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 import py_compile
 import shutil
 import struct
-import subprocess
-import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
 import unittest
@@ -176,10 +174,24 @@
     def test_no_args_compiles_path(self):
         # Note that -l is implied for the no args case.
         bazfn = script_helper.make_script(self.directory, 'baz', '')
-        self.assertRunOK(PYTHONPATH=self.directory)
+        noisy = self.assertRunOK(PYTHONPATH=self.directory)
+        self.assertIn(b'Listing', noisy)
         self.assertCompiled(bazfn)
         self.assertNotCompiled(self.initfn)
         self.assertNotCompiled(self.barfn)
+        pycpath = importlib.util.cache_from_source(bazfn)
+        # Set atime/mtime backward to avoid file timestamp resolution issues
+        os.utime(pycpath, (time.time()-60,)*2)
+        mtime = os.stat(pycpath).st_mtime
+        # Without force, no recompilation. On the other hand, use quiet flag.
+        quiet = self.assertRunOK('-q', PYTHONPATH=self.directory)
+        mtime2 = os.stat(pycpath).st_mtime
+        self.assertEqual(mtime, mtime2)
+        self.assertNotIn(b'Listing', quiet)
+        # Now force it.
+        self.assertRunOK('-f', PYTHONPATH=self.directory)
+        mtime2 = os.stat(pycpath).st_mtime
+        self.assertNotEqual(mtime, mtime2)
 
     # Ensure that the default behavior of compileall's CLI is to create
     # PEP 3147 pyc/pyo files.