1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/commands/stale_command.rb b/lib/rubygems/commands/stale_command.rb
index 36c517e27c..0ef0755960 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/commands/stale_command.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/commands/stale_command.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ class Gem::Commands::StaleCommand < Gem::Command
     super('stale', 'List gems along with access times')
   end
 
+  def description # :nodoc:
+    <<-EOF
+The stale command lists the latest access time for all the files in your
+installed gems.
+
+You can use this command to discover gems and gem versions you are no
+longer using.
+    EOF
+  end
+
   def usage # :nodoc:
     "#{program_name}"
   end