diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mktemp.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mktemp.rs
index cbe67e65ce..f3fe9af43c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mktemp.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/mktemp.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ impl Command for Mktemp {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Create temporary files or directories using uutils/coreutils mktemp."
+        "Create temporary files or directories."
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs
index 6077278c18..864bd5d99a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl Command for UCp {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Copy files using uutils/coreutils cp."
+        "Copy files."
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ impl Command for UCp {
                 "preserve",
                 SyntaxShape::List(Box::new(SyntaxShape::String)),
                 "preserve only the specified attributes (empty list means no attributes preserved)
-                    if not specified only mode is preserved
-                    possible values: mode, ownership (unix only), timestamps, context, link, links, xattr",
+                    if not specified only mode is preserved possible values: mode, ownership (unix only),
+                    timestamps, context, link, links, xattr",
                 None
             )
             .switch("debug", "explain how a file is copied. Implies -v", None)
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umkdir.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umkdir.rs
index 7565beee5e..ee709d57d7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umkdir.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umkdir.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl Command for UMkdir {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Create directories, with intermediary directories if required using uutils/coreutils mkdir."
+        "Create directories, with intermediary directories if required."
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umv.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umv.rs
index 9f68a6697f..0a9d56533d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/umv.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ impl Command for UMv {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Move files or directories using uutils/coreutils mv."
+        "Move or rename files."
     }
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/whoami.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/whoami.rs
index a1edc1e184..d7a85e9410 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/whoami.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/whoami.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ impl Command for Whoami {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Get the current username using uutils/coreutils whoami."
+        "Get the current username."
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/system/uname.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/system/uname.rs
index 0bcb749f02..485eec4b4e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/system/uname.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/system/uname.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ impl Command for UName {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Print certain system information using uutils/coreutils uname."
+        "Print certain system information."
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {