1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/commands/list_command.rb b/lib/rubygems/commands/list_command.rb
index 4edeabef02..c6ff237311 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/commands/list_command.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/commands/list_command.rb
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ require 'rubygems/commands/query_command'
 class Gem::Commands::ListCommand < Gem::Commands::QueryCommand
 
   def initialize
-    super 'list', 'Display local gems whose name starts with STRING'
+    super 'list', 'Display local gems whose name matches REGEXP'
 
     remove_option('--name-matches')
   end
 
   def arguments # :nodoc:
-    "STRING        start of gem name to look for"
+    "REGEXP        regexp to look for in gem name"
   end
 
   def defaults_str # :nodoc: