diff --git a/cmd/plugins.go b/cmd/plugins.go
index 99b8908..abda305 100644
--- a/cmd/plugins.go
+++ b/cmd/plugins.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 var pluginsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "plugins",
-	Short: "Manage, inspect, and compile plugins (requires Go build tools)",
+	Short: "Manage, inspect, and compile plugins (requires Go build tools and C compiler)",
 	PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		setenv(cmd, "host", "MAKESHIFT_HOST")
 	},
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ var pluginsCompileCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
   # try to compile all plugins in current directory
   cd src/plugins
-  makeshift plugin compile
+  makeshift plugins compile
 
   # try to compile all plugins in specified directory
-  makeshift plugin compile src/plugins
+  makeshift plugins compile src/plugins
   
   # compile 'src/plugins/myplugin.go' and save to 'lib/myplugin.so'
-  makeshift plugin compile src/plugins/myplugin.go -o lib/myplugin.so
+  makeshift plugins compile src/plugins/myplugin.go -o lib/myplugin.so
 `,
 	Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ var pluginsInspectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 	Example: `
   # inspect a plugin and print its information
-  makeshift plugin inspect lib/jinja2.so
+  makeshift plugins inspect lib/jinja2.so
 `,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		for _, path := range args {