diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/bucket/BucketUri.java b/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/bucket/BucketUri.java
index baf09d094935..fcfc06762117 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/bucket/BucketUri.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/bucket/BucketUri.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 public class BucketUri implements CommandLine.ITypeConverter<OzoneAddress> {
 
   private static final String OZONE_BUCKET_URI_DESCRIPTION =
-      "URI of the volume/bucket.\n" + Shell.OZONE_URI_DESCRIPTION;
+      "URI of the bucket (format: volume/bucket).\n" + Shell.OZONE_URI_DESCRIPTION;
 
   @CommandLine.Parameters(index = "0", arity = "1..1",
       description = OZONE_BUCKET_URI_DESCRIPTION,
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/common/VolumeBucketUri.java b/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/common/VolumeBucketUri.java
index f9025625d934..57037ea0f01c 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/common/VolumeBucketUri.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/common/VolumeBucketUri.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class VolumeBucketUri
     implements CommandLine.ITypeConverter<OzoneAddress> {
 
   private static final String OZONE_VOLUME_BUCKET_URI_DESCRIPTION =
-      "URI of the volume or bucket.\n" + Shell.OZONE_URI_DESCRIPTION;
+      "URI of the volume (format: volume) or bucket (format: volume/bucket).\n" + Shell.OZONE_URI_DESCRIPTION;
 
   @CommandLine.Parameters(index = "0", arity = "1..1",
       description = OZONE_VOLUME_BUCKET_URI_DESCRIPTION,
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/keys/KeyUri.java b/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/keys/KeyUri.java
index 04f210241ba5..981ee9439a49 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/keys/KeyUri.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/keys/KeyUri.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 public class KeyUri implements CommandLine.ITypeConverter<OzoneAddress> {
 
   private static final String OZONE_KEY_URI_DESCRIPTION =
-      "URI of the volume/bucket/key.\n" + Shell.OZONE_URI_DESCRIPTION;
+      "URI of the key (format: volume/bucket/key).\n" + Shell.OZONE_URI_DESCRIPTION;
 
   @CommandLine.Parameters(index = "0", arity = "1..1",
       description = OZONE_KEY_URI_DESCRIPTION,
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/prefix/PrefixUri.java b/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/prefix/PrefixUri.java
index 37bb351b93be..5d70912777d1 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/prefix/PrefixUri.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/prefix/PrefixUri.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 public class PrefixUri implements CommandLine.ITypeConverter<OzoneAddress> {
 
   private static final String OZONE_PREFIX_URI_DESCRIPTION =
-      "URI of the volume/bucket/prefix.\n" + Shell.OZONE_URI_DESCRIPTION;
+      "URI of the prefix (format: volume/bucket/prefix).\n" + Shell.OZONE_URI_DESCRIPTION;
 
   @CommandLine.Parameters(index = "0", arity = "1..1",
       description = OZONE_PREFIX_URI_DESCRIPTION,
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/snapshot/SnapshotUri.java b/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/snapshot/SnapshotUri.java
index 6eea17f15991..c7bad24dd9bc 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/snapshot/SnapshotUri.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/cli-shell/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/shell/snapshot/SnapshotUri.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 public class SnapshotUri implements CommandLine.ITypeConverter<OzoneAddress> {
 
   private static final String OZONE_SNAPSHOT_URI_DESCRIPTION =
-      "URI of the volume/bucket/snapshot.\n" + Shell.OZONE_URI_DESCRIPTION;
+      "URI of the snapshot (format: volume/bucket/snapshot).\n" + Shell.OZONE_URI_DESCRIPTION;
 
   @CommandLine.Parameters(index = "0", arity = "1..1",
       description = OZONE_SNAPSHOT_URI_DESCRIPTION,