diff --git a/CmdLine/Usage.hs b/CmdLine/Usage.hs
index cdbb776231..ed390d0e8f 100644
--- a/CmdLine/Usage.hs
+++ b/CmdLine/Usage.hs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ usageMessage s = "Usage: " ++ s
 usage :: String -> [Command] -> String
 usage header cmds = unlines $ usageMessage header : commandList cmds
 
-{- Commands listed by section, with breif usage and description. -}
+{- Commands listed by section, with brief usage and description. -}
 commandList :: [Command] -> [String]
 commandList cmds = concatMap go [minBound..]
   where
diff --git a/Command/Export.hs b/Command/Export.hs
index 0ad856f0fc..e3e48db547 100644
--- a/Command/Export.hs
+++ b/Command/Export.hs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import Control.Concurrent
 cmd :: Command
 cmd = withGlobalOptions [jobsOption, jsonOptions, jsonProgressOption] $
 	command "export" SectionCommon
-		"export content to a remote"
+		"export a tree of files to a special remote"
 		paramTreeish (seek <$$> optParser)
 
 data ExportOptions = ExportOptions
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-export.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-export.mdwn
index 2c42a8f376..1b803cedee 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex-export.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-export.mdwn
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # NAME
 
-git-annex export - export content to a remote
+git-annex export - export a tree of files to a special remote
 
 # SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-import.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-import.mdwn
index 2320df52b5..afe37a7690 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex-import.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-import.mdwn
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # NAME
 
-git-annex import - add a tree of files to the repository
+git-annex import - import files from a special remote
 
 # SYNOPSIS