diff --git a/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/processlist.rb b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/processlist.rb
index cfb568f51827..4b61886d66d1 100644
--- a/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/processlist.rb
+++ b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/processlist.rb
@@ -27,9 +27,13 @@ def help
 
   hbase> processlist
   hbase> processlist 'all'
+  # list non-RPC Tasks, such as compact, flush etc
   hbase> processlist 'general'
+  # list RPC Handler Tasks
   hbase> processlist 'handler'
+  # list RPC Handler Tasks which state is RUNNING
   hbase> processlist 'rpc'
+  # list RPC Handler Tasks which state is RUNNING and from client
   hbase> processlist 'operation'
   hbase> processlist 'all','host187.example.com'
   hbase> processlist 'all','host187.example.com,16020'