diff --git a/minix/commands/rotate/rotate.8 b/minix/commands/rotate/rotate.8
index 6fb18c170..700a70ee4 100644
--- a/minix/commands/rotate/rotate.8
+++ b/minix/commands/rotate/rotate.8
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ rotate \- rotate logs
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 rotate <log> <keep>
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Rotate logs
+Rotate logs, where <log> is the name of the log and <keep>
+is the number of copies you wish to keep
 .SH EXAMPLES
-
+rotate /var/log/syslog 1
 .SH SEE ALSO
 
 .SH AUTHOR