diff --git a/docs/man/man1/kubectl-autoscale.1 b/docs/man/man1/kubectl-autoscale.1
index 60da629327a..348f55e05ed 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/kubectl-autoscale.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/kubectl-autoscale.1
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ An autoscaler can automatically increase or decrease number of pods deployed wit
 
 .PP
 \fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-filename\fP=[]
-    Filename, directory, or URL to a file identifying the resource to get from a server.
+    Filename, directory, or URL to a file identifying the resource to autoscale.
 
 .PP
 \fB\-\-generator\fP="horizontalpodautoscaler/v1beta1"
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_autoscale.md b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_autoscale.md
index 678042ee8d2..99222cc3c48 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_autoscale.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_autoscale.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ $ kubectl autoscale rc foo --max=5 --cpu-percent=80
 ```
       --cpu-percent=-1: The target average CPU utilization (represented as a percent of requested CPU) over all the pods. If it's not specified or negative, the server will apply a default value.
       --dry-run[=false]: If true, only print the object that would be sent, without creating it.
-  -f, --filename=[]: Filename, directory, or URL to a file identifying the resource to get from a server.
+  -f, --filename=[]: Filename, directory, or URL to a file identifying the resource to autoscale.
       --generator="horizontalpodautoscaler/v1beta1": The name of the API generator to use. Currently there is only 1 generator.
       --max=-1: The upper limit for the number of pods that can be set by the autoscaler. Required.
       --min=-1: The lower limit for the number of pods that can be set by the autoscaler. If it's not specified or negative, the server will apply a default value.
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ $ kubectl autoscale rc foo --max=5 --cpu-percent=80
 
 * [kubectl](kubectl.md)	 - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 24-Nov-2015
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Nov-2015
 
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diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
index e9a578d001b..1338de60091 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func NewCmdAutoscale(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().Int("cpu-percent", -1, fmt.Sprintf("The target average CPU utilization (represented as a percent of requested CPU) over all the pods. If it's not specified or negative, the server will apply a default value."))
 	cmd.Flags().String("name", "", "The name for the newly created object. If not specified, the name of the input resource will be used.")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("dry-run", false, "If true, only print the object that would be sent, without creating it.")
-	usage := "Filename, directory, or URL to a file identifying the resource to get from a server."
+	usage := "Filename, directory, or URL to a file identifying the resource to autoscale."
 	kubectl.AddJsonFilenameFlag(cmd, &filenames, usage)
 	cmdutil.AddApplyAnnotationFlags(cmd)
 	return cmd