diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index c698c641..d6e5bfe7 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ mod cmd {
         TypableCommand {
             name: "quit!",
             aliases: &["q!"],
-            doc: "Close the current view.",
+            doc: "Close the current view forcefully (ignoring unsaved changes).",
             fun: force_quit,
             completer: None,
         },
@@ -2173,35 +2173,35 @@ mod cmd {
         TypableCommand {
             name: "write-quit",
             aliases: &["wq", "x"],
-            doc: "Writes changes to disk and closes the current view. Accepts an optional path (:wq some/path.txt)",
+            doc: "Write changes to disk and close the current view. Accepts an optional path (:wq some/path.txt)",
             fun: write_quit,
             completer: Some(completers::filename),
         },
         TypableCommand {
             name: "write-quit!",
             aliases: &["wq!", "x!"],
-            doc: "Writes changes to disk and closes the current view forcefully. Accepts an optional path (:wq! some/path.txt)",
+            doc: "Write changes to disk and close the current view forcefully. Accepts an optional path (:wq! some/path.txt)",
             fun: force_write_quit,
             completer: Some(completers::filename),
         },
         TypableCommand {
             name: "write-all",
             aliases: &["wa"],
-            doc: "Writes changes from all views to disk.",
+            doc: "Write changes from all views to disk.",
             fun: write_all,
             completer: None,
         },
         TypableCommand {
             name: "write-quit-all",
             aliases: &["wqa", "xa"],
-            doc: "Writes changes from all views to disk and close all views.",
+            doc: "Write changes from all views to disk and close all views.",
             fun: write_all_quit,
             completer: None,
         },
         TypableCommand {
             name: "write-quit-all!",
             aliases: &["wqa!", "xa!"],
-            doc: "Writes changes from all views to disk and close all views forcefully (ignoring unsaved changes).",
+            doc: "Write changes from all views to disk and close all views forcefully (ignoring unsaved changes).",
             fun: force_write_all_quit,
             completer: None,
         },