diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/drop/column.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/drop/column.rs
index b34694a20d..a3d5ec7acf 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/drop/column.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/drop/column.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl Command for DropColumn {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Remove N columns at the right-hand end of the input table. To remove columns by name, use 'reject'."
+        "Remove N columns at the right-hand end of the input table. To remove columns by name, use `reject`."
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/drop/drop_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/drop/drop_.rs
index 48b3c0ed90..6600d58916 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/drop/drop_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/drop/drop_.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl Command for Drop {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Remove items/rows from the end of the input list/table. Counterpart of 'skip'. Opposite of 'last'."
+        "Remove items/rows from the end of the input list/table. Counterpart of `skip`. Opposite of `last`."
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/first.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/first.rs
index 194e85a5f0..535b3dfbc3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/first.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/first.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl Command for First {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Return only the first several rows of the input. Counterpart of 'last'. Opposite of 'skip'."
+        "Return only the first several rows of the input. Counterpart of `last`. Opposite of `skip`."
     }
 
     fn run(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/get.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/get.rs
index 8d84e533f8..0ab32c8e39 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/get.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/get.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ impl Command for Get {
         "Extract data using a cell path."
     }
 
+    fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
+        r#"This is equivalent to using the cell path access syntax: `$env.OS` is the same as `$env | get OS`.
+
+If multiple cell paths are given, this will produce a list of values."#
+    }
+
     fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
         Signature::build("get")
             .input_output_types(vec![
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/last.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/last.rs
index 7a59f145f3..97a6688a59 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/last.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/last.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl Command for Last {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Return only the last several rows of the input. Counterpart of 'first'. Opposite of 'drop'."
+        "Return only the last several rows of the input. Counterpart of `first`. Opposite of `drop`."
     }
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/reject.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/reject.rs
index e59929fd14..07d321f1f1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/reject.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/reject.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ impl Command for Reject {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Remove the given columns from the table. To remove rows, use 'drop'."
+        "Remove the given columns or rows from the table. Opposite of `select`."
+    }
+
+    fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "To remove a quantity of rows or columns, use `skip`, `drop`, or `drop column`."
     }
 
     fn run(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/select.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/select.rs
index f8b7a75cd8..3be756729a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/select.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/select.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,13 @@ impl Command for Select {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Down-select table to only these columns."
+        "Select only these columns or rows from the input. Opposite of `reject`."
+    }
+
+    fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
+        r#"This differs from `get` in that, rather than accessing the given value in the data structure,
+it removes all non-selected values from the structure. Hence, using `select` on a table will
+produce a table, a list will produce a list, and a record will produce a record."#
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
@@ -72,13 +78,13 @@ impl Command for Select {
                 result: Some(Value::test_record(vec!["a"], vec![Value::test_string("a")])),
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Select just the name column",
+                description: "Select just the `name` column",
                 example: "ls | select name",
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Select the name and size columns",
-                example: "ls | select name size",
+                description: "Select the first four rows (this is the same as `first 4`)",
+                example: "ls | select 0 1 2 3",
                 result: None,
             },
         ]
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/skip/skip_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/skip/skip_.rs
index 49067c06f6..bfe6a12377 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/skip/skip_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/skip/skip_.rs
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ impl Command for Skip {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Skip the first several rows of the input. Counterpart of 'drop'. Opposite of 'first'."
+        "Skip the first several rows of the input. Counterpart of `drop`. Opposite of `first`."
     }
 
     fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
-        r#"To skip specific numbered rows, try 'drop nth'. To skip specific named columns, try 'reject'."#
+        r#"To skip specific numbered rows, try `drop nth`. To skip specific named columns, try `reject`."#
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {