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diff --git a/gdb/printcmd.c b/gdb/printcmd.c
index fc9d7e4..13b967f 100644
--- a/gdb/printcmd.c
+++ b/gdb/printcmd.c
@@ -2680,8 +2680,9 @@ No argument means cancel all automatic-display expressions.\n\
Do \"info display\" to see current list of code numbers."), &deletelist);
add_com ("printf", class_vars, printf_command, _("\
-printf \"printf format string\", arg1, arg2, arg3, ..., argn\n\
-This is useful for formatted output in user-defined commands."));
+Formatted printing, like the C \"printf\" function.\n\
+Usage: printf \"format string\", arg1, arg2, arg3, ..., argn\n\
+This supports most C printf format specifications, like %s, %d, etc."));
add_com ("output", class_vars, output_command, _("\
Like \"print\" but don't put in value history and don't print newline.\n\