diff --git a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectTarget.cpp b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectTarget.cpp
index b957314cbd47..c450046cef91 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectTarget.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectTarget.cpp
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ class CommandObjectTargetVariable : public CommandObject
 public:
     CommandObjectTargetVariable (CommandInterpreter &interpreter) :
         CommandObject (interpreter,
-                       "target select",
-                       "Select a target as the current target by target index.",
+                       "target variable",
+                       "Read global variable(s) prior to running your binary.",
                        NULL,
                        0),
         m_option_group (interpreter),